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chron._n 19_o 7._o three_o he_o give_v present_o mercy_n in_o hand_n he_o do_v not_o say_v as_o the_o unjust_a and_o covetous_a man_n go_v and_o come_v again_o to_o morrow_n and_o i_o will_v give_v it_o thou_o when_o it_o be_v by_o he_o he_o do_v not_o delay_v to_o bestow_v mercy_n on_o his_o poor_a creature_n one_o jot_n beyond_o the_o due_a time_n psal_n 145._o 15._o gal._n 6._o 9_o christ_n be_v never_o at_o a_o loss_n to_o give_v he_o only_o stay_v for_o a_o fit_a time_n he_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o say_v to_o his_o disciple_n but_o he_o want_v a_o convenient_a opportunity_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v they_o joh._n 16._o 12._o four_o he_o give_v hearty_o jer._n 32._o 41._o i_o will_v rejoice_v over_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a with_o my_o whole_a heart_n and_o with_o my_o whole_a soul_n he_o do_v not_o pretend_v kindness_n and_o yet_o begrudge_v it_o in_o his_o heart_n all_o his_o promise_n be_v the_o intent_n of_o his_o heart_n jer._n 30._o 24._o psal_n 51._o 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luke_n 12._o 22._o and_o therefore_o bid_v we_o open_v our_o mouth_n wide_a and_o he_o will_v fill_v they_o psal_n 81._o 10._o last_o he_o give_v constant_o every_o day_n and_o every_o moment_n he_o be_v never_o weary_a of_o well-doing_n isa_n 40._o 28._o the_o lord_n faint_v not_o neither_o be_v weary_a man_n be_v soon_o tire_v with_o act_n of_o bounty_n to_o which_o the_o apostle_n allude_v gal._n 6._o 9_o but_o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v a_o fountain_n that_o never_o cease_v run_v he_o be_v always_o do_v there_o be_v never_o a_o moment_n but_o he_o be_v open_v his_o treasure_n and_o fill_v the_o hungry_a soul_n psal_n 73._o 26._o god_n be_v my_o portion_n for_o ever_o the_o saint_n be_v always_o live_v on_o god_n and_o be_v ever_o receive_v from_o he_o his_o mercy_n be_v new_a every_o morning_n lam._n 3._o 23._o yea_o though_o through_o carelessness_n they_o have_v lose_v their_o mercy_n as_o the_o spouse_n lose_v the_o presence_n of_o christ_n cant._n 5._o and_o the_o taste_n of_o his_o love_n vers_n 2._o 6._o and_o though_o by_o sin_n they_o have_v forfeit_v their_o mercy_n and_o have_v give_v the_o lord_n cause_n to_o withhold_v they_o yet_o he_o be_v never_o weary_a of_o do_v they_o good_a but_o always_o communicate_v something_a or_o other_o to_o they_o use_v 1_o be_v christ_n so_o bountiful_a then_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o convince_v all_o christless_a soul_n under_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o sin_n in_o slight_v and_o contemn_v christ_n because_o it_o be_v utter_o opposite_a to_o the_o stream_n of_o his_o bounty_n towards_o they_o this_o sinner_n will_v gall_v thy_o conscience_n another_o day_n when_o christ_n shall_v say_v what_o iniquity_n have_v thou_o find_v in_o i_o that_o thy_o heart_n be_v set_v against_o i_o have_v not_o i_o bear_v thou_o all_o thy_o day_n maintain_v thou_o ever_o since_o thou_o be_v bear_v and_o feed_v thou_o with_o food_n convenient_a and_o yet_o thou_o will_v have_v none_o of_o i_o but_o lift_a up_o 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lord_n jesus_n lay_v out_o so_o much_o upon_o thou_o and_o have_v yet_o such_o riches_n in_o store_n for_o thou_o and_o be_v thou_o always_o distruct_v of_o he_o and_o on_o every_o occasion_n jealous_a and_o suspicious_a of_o his_o bounty_n ps_n 77._o 7_o 8_o 9_o ps_n 78._o 22._o 32._o three_o for_o their_o little_a improvement_n of_o christ_n bounty_n see_v this_o in_o joash_n 2_o kin._n 13._o from_o ver_fw-la 17._o to_o 20._o four_o for_o look_v to_o creature_n for_o their_o supply_n more_o than_o to_o christ_n jer._n 2._o 13._o this_o be_v a_o heathenish_a sin_n rom._n 1._o 25._o they_o love_v and_o serve_v the_o creature_n more_o than_o the_o creator_n isa_n 55._o 2._o chap._n xvi_o wherein_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o christ_n be_v open_v in_o accomplish_v all_o his_o prophecy_n fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o all_o the_o trust_v commit_v to_o he_o and_o in_o all_o the_o relation_n he_o stand_v to_o his_o people_n the_o sweetness_n and_o excellency_n of_o christ_n disposition_n 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