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i_o know_v not_o which_o be_v great_a be_v thy_o want_n many_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n mercy_n have_v enough_o to_o supply_v they_o all_o and_o be_v as_o free_a to_o give_v as_o able_a and_o take_v this_o for_o they_o encouragement_n mercy_n never_o give_v where_o there_o be_v deserve_n be_v thy_o grief_n labour_n fear_n trouble_n and_o burden_v great_a yet_o comfort_n thyself_o misery_n and_o mercy_n be_v a_o kin_n mercy_n live_v in_o the_o climate_n of_o misery_n and_o never_o thrive_v better_a than_o in_o misery_n ground_n to_o do_v good_a to_o miserable_a creature_n be_v meat_n and_o drink_n to_o mercy_n john_n 4._o 32._o i_o have_v meat_n to_o eat_v
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bowel_n of_o mercy_n for_o crown_v the_o head_n of_o christ_n with_o thorn_n and_o trample_v his_o blood_n under_o foot_n what_o will_v thou_o do_v then_o o_o can_v thou_o read_v this_o and_o not_o shake_v when_o thou_o shall_v see_v devil_n round_o about_o thou_o and_o flame_a vengeance_n take_v hold_v of_o thou_o but_o thus_o it_o will_v be_v then_o they_o that_o will_v not_o let_v christ_n reign_v over_o they_o shall_v feel_v devil_n rend_v of_o they_o then_o they_o that_o flee_v from_o the_o arm_n of_o mercy_n shall_v fall_v into_o the_o jaw_n of_o fury_n then_o they_o that_o shut_v their_o ear_n against_o the_o fervent_a woo_n of_o christ_n shall_v open_v their_o heart_n to_o the_o fiery_a wrath_n of_o christ_n then_o they_o that_o will_v not_o get_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o christ_n shall_v lodge_v in_o the_o burn_n of_o hell_n then_o the_o furnace_n of_o hell_n shall_v be_v heat_v seven_o time_n hot_a for_o those_o who_o heart_n freeze_v under_o the_o warm_a beam_n of_o 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the_o most_o remarkable_a first_o that_o unvaluable_a gift_n of_o light_n he_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n joh._n 8._o 12._o how_o deform_a be_v darkness_n how_o beautiful_a be_v light_n eccles_n 11._o 7._o he_o be_v a_o light_n to_o lighten_v the_o gentile_n and_o the_o glory_n etc._n etc._n luke_n 2._o 32._o he_o be_v the_o bright_a morning_n star_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n from_o who_o the_o light_n of_o life_n and_o all_o true_a wisdom_n come_v now_o this_o be_v a_o great_a and_o excellent_a thing_n eccles_n 2._o 13._o wisdom_n excel_v folly_n as_o far_o as_o light_n excel_v darkness_n and_o this_o you_o know_v be_v very_o far_o wisdom_n be_v prefer_v before_o ruby_n and_o the_o most_o excellent_a thing_n prov._n 8._o from_o ver_fw-la 10._o to_o 20._o that_o must_v needs_o be_v great_a which_o all_o the_o world_n can_v purchase_v but_o this_o be_v wisdom_n now_o all_o true_a wisdom_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n he_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 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