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punish_v whence_o follow_v the_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n not_o impute_v their_o trespass_n unto_o they_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v that_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v pardon_v shall_v be_v punish_v for_o can_v that_o be_v justice_n in_o a_o prince_n to_o pardon_v a_o thief_n and_o yet_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o gallow_n for_o that_o fact_n though_o the_o malefactor_n do_v just_o deserve_v it_o yet_o after_o a_o pardon_n and_o the_o word_n pass_v it_o be_v not_o just_o inflict_v god_n indeed_o do_v punish_v for_o that_o sin_n which_o be_v pardon_v though_o nathan_n by_o god_n commission_n have_v declare_v david_n sin_n pardon_v yet_o the_o sword_n be_v to_o stick_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o his_o family_n 2_o sam._n 12.10_o 15._o the_o sword_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o thy_o house_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o a_o punishment_n in_o order_n to_o satisfaction_n because_o christ_n satisfaction_n have_v no_o flaw_n in_o it_o and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o nothing_o to_o eek_v it_o out_o but_o it_o be_v for_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n holiness_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v think_v a_o approver_n of_o sin_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o david_n punishment_n in_o the_o death_n of_o his_o child_n by_o bathsheba_n 2_o sam._n 12.14_o because_o by_o this_o deed_n thou_o have_v give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o blaspheme_n 2._o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o penal_a as_o medicinal_a a_o judge_n command_v a_o hand_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o that_o be_v for_o punishment_n a_o physician_n and_o a_o father_n order_v the_o same_o but_o for_o the_o patient_n cure_n and_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o body_n and_o though_o god_n after_o pardon_n act_v not_o towards_o his_o people_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o judge_n yet_o he_o never_o lay_v aside_o the_o authority_n and_o affection_n of_o a_o father_n we_o be_v deliver_v from_o a_o judge_n wrath_n but_o not_o from_o a_o father_n anger_n in_o that_o remarkable_a dumbness_n inflict_v upon_o zachary_n for_o his_o unbelief_n luk_n 1.18.20_o there_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o his_o faith_n as_o well_o as_o the_o chastisement_n of_o his_o incredulity_n the_o angel_n upon_o his_o unbelieving_a desire_n of_o a_o sign_n give_v he_o a_o testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o errand_n but_o such_o a_o one_o that_o shall_v make_v he_o feel_v in_o some_o measure_n the_o smart_n of_o his_o unbelief_n 3._o if_o it_o be_v penal_a it_o be_v not_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n due_a to_o sin_n it_o be_v but_o temporary_a and_o not_o embitter_v by_o wrath_n which_o be_v the_o gall_n of_o punishment_n this_o take_v off_o the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n be_v the_o true_a nature_n of_o pardon_n which_o will_v be_v evident_a from_o 2_o sam._n 19.19_o let_v not_o my_o lord_n impute_v iniquity_n unto_o i_o shimei_n desire_v david_n not_o to_o impute_v iniquity_n and_o not_o to_o remember_v it_o it_o be_v not_o in_o david_n power_n absolute_o to_o forget_v it_o and_o shimei_n confess_v the_o fact_n with_o those_o circumstance_n in_o verse_n 20._o be_v enough_o to_o recall_v it_o to_o david_n memory_n if_o he_o have_v forget_v it_o but_o he_o desire_v david_n not_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o satisfy_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n for_o revile_v his_o sovereign_n ii_o the_o author_n of_o pardon_n god_n for_o pardon_n be_v the_o sovereign_a prerogative_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o do_v acquit_v a_o believe_a sinner_n from_o all_o obligation_n to_o satisfactory_a punishment_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n and_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n 1._o it_o be_v god_n act_n remission_n be_v the_o creditor_n not_o the_o debtor_n act_n though_o the_o debtor_n be_v oblige_v in_o justice_n to_o pay_v the_o debt_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o obligation_n upon_o the_o creditor_n to_o demand_v the_o debt_n because_o it_o be_v at_o his_o liberty_n to_o renounce_v or_o maintain_v his_o right_n to_o it_o and_o god_n have_v as_o much_o power_n as_o man_n to_o relax_v his_o right_n provide_v it_o be_v with_o a_o salvo_n to_o his_o own_o honour_n and_o the_o holiness_n of_o his_o nature_n which_o he_o can_v deny_v for_o the_o sinner_n safety_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o god_n can_v deny_v himself_o yet_o proper_o say_v some_o though_o sin_n be_v a_o debt_n god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v consider_v in_o pardon_n as_o a_o creditor_n because_o sin_n be_v not_o a_o pecuniary_a debt_n but_o a_o criminal_a and_o so_o god_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v as_o a_o governor_n lawgiver_n guardian_n and_o executor_n of_o his_o law_n and_o so_o may_v dispense_v with_o the_o severity_n of_o they_o if_o a_o inferior_a person_n tear_v a_o indictment_n it_o may_v be_v bring_v again_o into_o court_n but_o if_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n order_v the_o cast_v it_o out_o who_o can_v plead_v it_o it_o be_v god_n act_n and_o if_o god_n justify_v who_o can_v condemn_v rom._n 8.33_o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_v it_o be_v god_n that_o justify_v who_o shall_v condemn_v that_o god_n absolve_v thou_o that_o have_v power_n to_o condemn_v thou_o that_o god_n who_o enact_v the_o law_n whereby_o thou_o be_v sentence_v proclaim_v the_o gospel_n whereby_o thou_o be_v reconcile_v it_o be_v a_o offend_a god_n who_o be_v a_o forgive_a god_n that_o god_n who_o name_n thou_o have_v profane_v who_o patience_n thou_o have_v abuse_v who_o law_n thou_o have_v violate_v who_o mercy_n thou_o have_v slight_v who_o justice_n thou_o have_v dare_v and_o who_o glory_n thou_o have_v stain_v 2._o it_o be_v not_o only_a his_o act_n but_o his_o prerogative_n and_o he_o only_o can_v do_v it_o god_n be_v the_o party_n wrong_v nemo_fw-la potest_fw-la remittere_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la alieno_fw-la this_o prerogative_n he_o glory_v in_o as_o peculiar_a to_o himself_o the_o thought_n 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and_o though_o the_o apostle_n have_v a_o power_n of_o remission_n and_o bind_v that_o be_v only_o ministerial_a and_o declarative_a like_o that_o prophetical_a power_n which_o jeremy_n have_v to_o root_v up_o nation_n and_o destroy_v jerm_n 1.10_o i_o e._n to_o declare_v god_n will_v in_o such_o and_o such_o judgement_n as_o he_o shall_v send_v he_o to_o pronounce_v man_n can_v pardon_v a_o infinite_a wrong_n do_v to_o a_o infinite_a justice_n forgiveness_n belong_v to_o god_n as_o 1._o proprietor_fw-la he_o have_v a_o great_a right_n to_o we_o than_o we_o have_v to_o ourselves_o 2_o sovereign_a he_o be_v lord_n over_o we_o as_o we_o be_v his_o creature_n 3._o governor_n of_o we_o as_o we_o be_v part_n of_o the_o world_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o his_o mercy_n not_o our_o merit_n though_o there_o be_v a_o conditional_a connexion_n between_o pardon_n and_o repentance_n and_o faith_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o meritorious_a connexion_n arise_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o grace_n but_o remission_n flow_v from_o the_o gracious_a indulgence_n of_o the_o promise_n it_o be_v the_o very_a tenderness_n of_o mercy_n the_o melt_n of_o inward_a bowel_n luke_n 1.78_o to_o give_v knowledge_n of_o salvation_n and_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n through_o the_o tender_a mercy_n of_o our_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o inexhaustible_a mercy_n psal_n 86.5_o thou_o lord_n be_v ready_a to_o forgive_v and_o be_v plenteous_a in_o mercy_n a_o multitude_n of_o tender_a mercy_n psal_n 51.1_o what_o arithmetic_n can_v count_v all_o the_o bubling_n up_o of_o mercy_n in_o the_o breast_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o glance_n and_o all_o the_o dole_n of_o his_o pardon_v grace_n towards_o his_o creature_n and_o he_o keep_v this_o mercy_n by_o he_o as_o in_o a_o treasury_n to_o
fruit_n of_o his_o wait_n it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o christ_n exaltation_n whether_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o his_o be_v lift_v up_o on_o the_o cross_n or_o his_o exaltation_n in_o heaven_n it_o be_v true_a of_o both_o that_o his_o end_n be_v to_o have_v mercy_n upon_o you_o 2._o god_n will_v pardon_v the_o great_a sin_n his_o infinite_a compassion_n can_v exhaust_v itself_o by_o a_o frequent_a remission_n mercy_n hold_v proportion_n to_o justice_n as_o his_o justice_n punish_v little_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o great_a so_o do_v mercy_n pass_v by_o great_a sin_n as_o well_o as_o little_a your_o high_a sin_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n but_o the_o mercy_n offer_v be_v the_o mercy_n of_o a_o god_n the_o debt_n you_o owe_v be_v a_o vast_a debt_n but_o christ_n satisfaction_n be_v of_o a_o great_a value_n and_o a_o king_n revenue_n may_v well_o pay_v a_o beggar_n debt_n though_o she_o owe_v many_o thousand_o the_o first_o day_n of_o marriage_n multiply_a sin_n upon_o repentance_n shall_v meet_v with_o multiply_v pardon_n isay_n 55.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abundant_o pardon_v we_o can_v vie_v our_o sin_n with_o god_n mercy_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o remission_n of_o one_o sin_n be_v infinite_a and_o no_o more_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o pardon_n of_o the_o great_a yea_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n if_o they_o be_v upon_o thy_o single_a score_n the_o grace_n confer_v upon_o paul_n be_v more_o than_o will_v suit_v his_o necessity_n 1_o tim._n 1.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d superabound_v and_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v exceed_v abundant_a enough_o to_o have_v pardon_v a_o whole_a world_n as_o well_o as_o paul_n like_o the_o sun_n that_o emit_v as_o much_o heat_n in_o his_o beam_n upon_o one_o puddle_n as_o be_v enough_o not_o only_o to_o exhale_v the_o moisture_n of_o that_o but_o of_o a_o 100_o more_o suppose_v thou_o be_v the_o great_a sinner_n that_o ever_o be_v yet_o extant_a in_o the_o world_n do_v not_o think_v that_o god_n who_o have_v snatch_v so_o many_o firebrand_n of_o hell_n out_o of_o the_o devil_n hand_n will_v neglect_v such_o a_o opportunity_n to_o make_v his_o grace_n illustrious_a upon_o thy_o humble_a soul_n if_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o repentance_n it_o be_v a_o certain_a evidence_n he_o will_v follow_v it_o with_o a_o pardon_n though_o thy_o sin_n be_v of_o a_o deep_a scarlet_a than_o ever_o yet_o be_v see_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o if_o he_o do_v not_o mean_a to_o bestow_v this_o he_o will_v never_o have_v bestow_v upon_o thou_o the_o necessary_a condition_n of_o it_o be_v there_o not_o a_o sinner_n can_v equal_v thou_o then_o sure_o god_n be_v wise_a than_o to_o lose_v the_o high_a opportunity_n he_o yet_o have_v to_o evidence_n his_o superlative_a grace_n and_o therefore_o 1._o continue_v thy_o humiliation_n there_o must_v be_v a_o conformity_n between_o christ_n and_o thou_o he_o be_v humble_v when_o he_o purchase_v remission_n and_o you_o must_v be_v humble_v when_o you_o receive_v it_o god_n will_v not_o part_v with_o that_o very_a cheap_a that_o cost_v his_o son_n so_o dear_a though_o thou_o be_v not_o at_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o soul_n thou_o must_v be_v at_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o sin_n when_o a_o man_n come_v to_o be_v deep_o affect_v with_o his_o sin_n than_o god_n send_v a_o message_n of_o peace_n isay_n 6_o 6_o 7._o then_o fly_v one_o of_o the_o seraphim_n and_o lay_v a_o live_a coal_n upon_o his_o mouth_n and_o say_v thy_o iniquity_n be_v take_v away_o and_o thy_o sin_n purge_v when_o v._o 5._o he_o have_v cry_v out_o woe_n be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n the_o way_n to_o have_v a_o debt_n forgive_v be_v to_o acknowledge_v it_o ps_n 32.5_o i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o transgression_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n god_n stand_v as_o 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govern_v power_n in_o our_o soul_n these_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o three_o head_n 1._o in_o regard_n of_o god_n 2._o of_o ourselves_o 3._o of_o other_o i._o in_o regard_n of_o god_n 1._o cold_a thought_n of_o god_n when_o no_o affection_n be_v raise_v in_o we_o by_o they_o when_o we_o delight_v not_o in_o god_n the_o object_n of_o those_o thought_n but_o in_o the_o thought_n itself_o and_o operation_n of_o our_o mind_n about_o he_o consist_v of_o some_o quaint_a notion_n of_o god_n of_o our_o own_o conceive_n this_o be_v to_o delight_v in_o the_o act_n or_o manner_n of_o think_v not_o in_o the_o object_n think_v of_o and_o thus_o these_o thought_n have_v a_o folly_n and_o vanity_n in_o they_o they_o be_v also_o sinful_a in_o a_o regenerate_a man_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o faintness_n of_o the_o understanding_n not_o act_v with_o that_o vigour_n and_o spriteliness_n nor_o with_o those_o raise_v and_o spiritual_a
most_o last_a of_o all_o plant_n three_o time_n it_o be_v compare_v to_o lebanon_n in_o the_o promise_n hos_n 14.5_o 6_o 7._o the_o cedar_n never_o rot_v worm_n eat_v it_o not_o it_o be_v not_o only_o free_a from_o putrefaction_n itself_o but_o the_o juice_n of_o it_o preserve_v other_o thing_n numa_n book_n loc_n book_n sanct._n in_o loc_n though_o of_o paper_n yet_o dip_v in_o the_o juice_n of_o cedar_n remain_v without_o corruption_n in_o the_o ground_n 500_o year_n how_o shall_v that_o god_n who_o always_o remember_v every_o thing_n yea_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o creature_n forget_v his_o own_o variety_n of_o expression_n and_o multiply_a promise_n concern_v his_o zion_n 6._o in_o regard_n it_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o glory_n it_o be_v the_o branch_n of_o his_o plant_n the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v isa_n 60.21_o his_o glory_n will_v have_v a_o brush_n if_o zion_n shall_v sink_v to_o ruin_v he_o sow_v she_o for_o himself_o hos_fw-la 2.23_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n not_o to_o the_o devil_n to_o sin_n to_o the_o world_n but_o to_o his_o own_o glory_n as_o husbandman_n sow_v their_o field_n for_o their_o own_o use_n to_o reap_v from_o they_o a_o fruitful_a crop_n and_o therefore_o till_o the_o harvest_n be_v in_o they_o take_v care_n to_o make_v up_o the_o breach_n and_o preserve_v they_o from_o the_o incursion_n of_o beast_n though_o god_n have_v a_o objective_a glory_n from_o all_o creature_n yet_o he_o have_v a_o active_a glory_n only_o from_o the_o church_n it_o be_v israel_n the_o house_n of_o aaron_n and_o those_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n that_o the_o psalmist_n call_v upon_o to_o render_v god_n the_o praise_n of_o the_o eternity_n of_o his_o mercy_n psal_n 118.2_o 3_o 4._o he_o forbid_v the_o profane_a and_o disobedient_a world_n to_o take_v his_o covenant_n in_o their_o mouth_n psal_n 50.16_o none_o do_v none_o can_v true_o honour_v and_o acknowledge_v he_o but_o the_o church_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o doxology_n appropriate_v the_o glory_n that_o be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n as_o the_o object_n to_o the_o church_n as_o the_o subject_n ephes_n 3.21_o unto_o he_o be_v glory_n in_o the_o church_n by_o jesus_n christ_n throughout_o all_o age_n world_n without_o end_n so_o solemn_a a_o wish_n from_o so_o great_a a_o apostle_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v amount_v to_o a_o certainty_n that_o it_o will_v be_v there_o can_v be_v a_o glory_n to_o god_n in_o the_o church_n throughout_o all_o age_n without_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n god_n will_v have_v a_o revenue_n of_o glory_n pay_v he_o during_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o world_n there_o shall_v therefore_o be_v a_o stand_a church_n during_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o world_n while_o he_o therefore_o expect_v a_o glory_n from_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o people_n he_o will_v be_v a_o wall_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o they_o and_o keep_v zion_n one_o where_o or_o other_o in_o a_o posture_n to_o glorify_v he_o what_o be_v the_o apostle_n motive_n to_o this_o glory_n it_o be_v not_o a_o remote_a power_n such_o as_o can_v act_v but_o will_v not_o but_o a_o power_n operative_a in_o the_o church_n in_o do_v those_o thing_n for_o she_o which_o she_o can_v never_o ask_v nor_o think_v for_o herself_o we_o herself_o v._o 20._o now_o to_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o do_v exceed_v abundan_n lie_v above_o all_o that_o we_o ask_v or_o think_v according_a to_o the_o power_n that_o work_v in_o we_o god_n have_v a_o great_a glory_n from_o the_o church_n than_o he_o can_v have_v from_o the_o world_n he_o therefore_o give_v she_o more_o signal_n experiment_n of_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o love_n than_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n he_o have_v a_o glory_n from_o angel_n but_o only_o as_o creator_n not_o as_o redeemer_n till_o they_o be_v acquaint_v with_o his_o design_n and_o be_v speculator_n of_o his_o action_n in_o gather_v a_o church_n in_o 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in_o her_o high_a comeliness_n in_o this_o world_n have_v her_o blackness_n of_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o of_o affliction_n because_o though_o sin_n be_v dismount_v from_o its_o throne_n by_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o expel_v out_o of_o its_o residence_n it_o dwell_v in_o we_o though_o it_o do_v not_o rule_v over_o we_o rom._n 7.20_o and_o it_o can_v but_o manifest_v itself_o by_o its_o fruit_n while_o it_o remain_v yet_o those_o sin_n do_v not_o destroy_v our_o adoption_n christ_n in_o his_o sermon_n on_o the_o mount_n to_o his_o disciple_n suppose_v the_o inherency_n of_o sin_n with_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o relation_n of_o child_n matth._n 7.11_o if_o then_o you_o be_v evil_a know_v how_o to_o give_v good_a gift_n to_o your_o child_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n give_v good_a thing_n to_o they_o that_o ask_v he_o he_o do_v acknowledge_v they_o evil_a while_o he_o call_v god_n their_o father_n and_o give_v they_o the_o title_n of_o child_n 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to_o the_o throat_n of_o his_o only_a son_n which_o sure_o god_n will_v not_o have_v do_v have_v not_o pardon_v of_o sin_n be_v infinite_o please_v to_o he_o and_o how_o great_a a_o pleasure_n must_v that_o be_v that_o swallow_v up_o all_o grief_n at_o his_o son_n suffering_n yea_o he_o seem_v to_o love_v our_o salvation_n more_o than_o he_o love_v the_o life_n of_o his_o son_n since_o the_o end_n be_v always_o more_o amiable_a than_o the_o mean_n and_o the_o mean_n only_o lovely_a as_o they_o respect_v the_o end_n 2._o the_o certainty_n of_o forgiveness_n god_n must_v deny_v christ_n payment_n before_o he_o can_v deny_v thy_o pardon_n god_n will_v not_o deny_v what_o his_o son_n have_v earn_v so_o dear_o and_o what_o he_o earn_v be_v for_o we_o and_o not_o for_o himself_o do_v god_n pardon_v many_o before_o christ_n die_v and_o will_v he_o not_o pardon_v believe_v soul_n since_o christ_n die_v some_o be_v certain_o save_v before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n upon_o what_o account_n 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condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n rom._n 8.1_o and_o therefore_o not_o damn_v matter_n or_o guilt_n leave_v in_o arrear_n it_o have_v be_v folly_n else_o for_o the_o apostle_n to_o have_v publish_v a_o defy_v challenge_n to_o the_o whole_a creation_n to_o have_v bring_v a_o indictment_n against_o a_o justify_v person_n rom._n 8.33_o who_o shall_v lay_v anything_o to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_v if_o the_o least_o crime_n remain_v unremit_v for_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n the_o severity_n of_o the_o law_n the_o acuteness_n of_o conscience_n or_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o draw_v up_o into_o a_o charge_n since_o the_o end_n of_o his_o come_n be_v to_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n whereby_o he_o have_v acquire_v a_o power_n over_o man_n he_o leave_v not_o therefore_o any_o one_o sin_n of_o a_o believer_n unsatisfy_a for_o which_o may_v continue_v and_o establish_v the_o devil_n right_a over_o he_o if_o the_o redemption_n only_o 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be_v like_o mary_n magdalen_n to_o wash_v christ_n foot_n with_o its_o tear_n when_o it_o have_v be_v wash_v its_o self_n with_o christ_n blood_n the_o soul_n can_v enough_o hate_n that_o which_o god_n have_v be_v merciful_a in_o the_o pardon_n of_o forgiveness_n be_v like_o the_o warmth_n of_o the_o spring_n it_o draw_v out_o the_o sap_n of_o the_o tree_n the_o tear_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o else_o will_v scarce_o stir_v if_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o repentance_n it_o be_v sure_a enough_o that_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o a_o pardon_n for_o if_o he_o do_v not_o mean_a to_o give_v thou_o that_o he_o will_v never_o have_v give_v thou_o the_o other_o 3._o fearfulness_n of_o sin_n whosoever_o know_v the_o bitterness_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o a_o pardon_n can_v never_o confident_o rush_v into_o it_o a_o pardon_v man_n will_v never_o go_v about_o to_o forfeit_v that_o which_o he_o have_v new_o receive_v forgiveness_n from_o god_n do_v produce_v fear_n in_o the_o creature_n 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