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13._o he_o that_o cover_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v but_o he_o that_o confess_v and_o forsake_v they_o shall_v find_v mercy_n and_o therefore_o david_n use_v this_o as_o a_o reason_n to_o move_v god_n to_o mercy_n psalm_n 51._o 3._o for_o i_o acknowledge_v my_o transgression_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o many_o think_v that_o the_o ministry_n that_o plain_o and_o powerful_o rebuke_v sin_n serve_v to_o no_o other_o use_n then_o to_o bring_v man_n to_o despair_n and_o to_o fill_v they_o with_o melancholy_a but_o this_o be_v a_o fond_a conceit_n the_o true_a knowledge_n and_o sense_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o comfort_n john_n 16._o 7_o 8._o christ_n say_v the_o spirit_n the_o comforter_n which_o he_o will_v send_v shall_v reprove_v and_o convince_v the_o world_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n never_o comfort_v any_o till_o he_o have_v first_o reprove_v and_o convince_v they_o therefore_o paul_n rejoice_v great_o to_o hear_v of_o the_o corinthian_n sorrow_n 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leave_v it_o or_o repent_v of_o it_o though_o he_o will_v no_o more_o than_o the_o leopard_n can_v change_v his_o spot_n jer._n 13._o 23._o 2._o god_n have_v threaten_v to_o punish_v such_o as_o sin_n against_o the_o light_n of_o their_o heart_n presumptuous_o by_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n from_o they_o and_o harden_v their_o heart_n deut._n 29._o 19_o 20._o he_o will_v not_o spare_v that_o man_n that_o bless_v himself_o in_o his_o heart_n because_o i_o have_v purge_v thou_o say_v the_o lord_n ezek._n 24._o 13._o and_o thou_o be_v not_o purge_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o thy_o filthiness_n any_o more_o till_o
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encourage_v of_o himself_o to_o sin_n and_o to_o the_o harden_v of_o his_o heart_n against_o all_o check_n of_o conscience_n for_o sin_n yet_o must_v this_o doctrine_n so_o clear_o and_o plentiful_o deliver_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o tend_v so_o much_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o god_n people_n be_v teach_v though_o there_o be_v never_o so_o many_o wicked_a man_n that_o will_v take_v hurt_v by_o it_o the_o child_n bread_n must_v not_o be_v keep_v from_o they_o because_o of_o the_o dog_n that_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o snatch_v it_o out_o of_o our_o hand_n when_o we_o break_v it_o to_o they_o yet_o before_o i_o give_v the_o child_n their_o bread_n and_o apply_v this_o doctrine_n to_o they_o unto_o who_o it_o only_o belong_v i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o drive_v away_o the_o dog_n by_o show_v that_o the_o profane_a and_o impenitent_a sinner_n that_o turn_v god_n grace_n into_o wantonness_n and_o encourage_v himself_o to_o sin_n by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n mercy_n have_v 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ever_o and_o 115._o 11._o you_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n 2._o this_o be_v note_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v a_o fearful_a sign_n of_o reprobation_n and_o that_o thou_o shall_v never_o taste_v of_o god_n mercy_n because_o thou_o stumble_v and_o 2._o take_v occasion_n of_o be_v more_o wicked_a even_o from_o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n and_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o his_o mercy_n 1._o pet._n 2._o 8._o 3._o this_o god_n who_o mercy_n thou_o so_o much_o glory_a in_o and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o who_o mercy_n thou_o do_v so_o much_o abuse_v and_o christ_n jesus_n through_o who_o 3._o thou_o trust_v to_o find_v he_o so_o merciful_a will_v appear_v unto_o thou_o one_o day_n so_o terrible_a as_o thou_o shall_v cry_v to_o the_o hill_n and_o rock_n to_o fall_v upon_o thou_o to_o hide_v thou_o from_o his_o presence_n apoc._n 6._o 15_o 16._o yea_o this_o shall_v increase_v thy_o horror_n at_o that_o day_n that_o thou_o have_v sin_v against_o 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nation_n so_o unlikely_a to_o receive_v the_o gospel_n as_o they_o rom._n 11._o 8._o god_n have_v give_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n etc._n etc._n unto_o this_o day_n no_o people_n under_o heaven_n do_v bear_v so_o bitter_a hatred_n to_o christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n as_o they_o do_v daily_o in_o their_o synagogue_n they_o blaspheme_v and_o curse_v christ._n 3._o never_o be_v there_o any_o nation_n so_o unlikely_a that_o god_n shall_v show_v this_o mercy_n unto_o as_o the_o jew_n for_o what_o people_n ever_o do_v bear_v so_o evident_a mark_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o indignation_n as_o they_o have_v do_v what_o people_n be_v ever_o so_o like_a to_o be_v a_o people_n that_o god_n have_v hate_v and_o accurse_a and_o reject_v as_o they_o which_o make_v the_o apostle_n to_o say_v 1._o thess_n 2._o 16._o wrath_n be_v come_v upon_o they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a these_o thing_n consider_v we_o may_v wonder_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v ever_o vouchsafe_v they_o that_o honour_n as_o 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