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for_o their_o good_a use_n of_o it_o and_o improvement_n under_o it_o i_o do_v not_o intend_v in_o all_o this_o such_o rigid_a measure_n as_o be_v practise_v and_o exact_v by_o some_o of_o the_o religious_a order_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n where_o a_o man_n be_v be_v not_o allow_v so_o much_o as_o to_o laugh_v or_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n but_o frater_fw-la memento_fw-la mori_fw-la for_o several_a year_n together_o this_o will_v be_v to_o turn_v society_n into_o a_o dumb_a show_n to_o make_v life_n a_o burden_n and_o withal_o to_o bring_v a_o ill_a report_n upon_o the_o good_a land_n of_o promise_n and_o to_o discourage_v man_n from_o the_o christian_a religion_n but_o that_o which_o i_o
that_o he_o of_o all_o creature_n shall_v show_v mercy_n as_o it_o will_v second_o if_o we_o consider_v what_o he_o expect_v man_n have_v not_o yet_o receive_v so_o much_o mercy_n but_o that_o he_o expect_v more_o the_o mercy_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v be_v by_o the_o redemption_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v put_v into_o a_o capacity_n of_o salvation_n but_o the_o mercy_n that_o he_o expect_v be_v to_o be_v actual_o save_v the_o court_n of_o mercy_n be_v the_o only_a court_n where_o man_n dare_v appear_v or_o can_v abide_v a_o trial._n brief_o man_n expect_v mercy_n both_o from_o god_n and_o from_o man_n in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o next_o in_o death_n and_o after_o death_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n to_o conclude_v that_o he_o of_o all_o creature_n shall_v be_v merciful_a and_o that_o cruelty_n be_v as_o little_o make_v for_o man_n as_o pride_n nor_o be_v this_o affection_n less_o useful_a than_o reasonable_a the_o condition_n of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v such_o as_o make_v it_o as_o necessary_a for_o he_o to_o be_v pitiful_a as_o to_o be_v a_o sociable_a creature_n man_n can_v subsist_v without_o the_o guardianship_n and_o protection_n of_o society_n nor_o be_v society_n any_o security_n without_o this_o affection_n for_o what_o signify_v strength_n and_o ability_n and_o society_n as_o such_o infer_v no_o more_o without_o inclination_n to_o assist_v the_o wise_a man_n tell_v we_o that_o wisdom_n be_v better_a than_o 16._o strength_n and_o it_o be_v very_o true_a but_o neither_o of_o they_o nor_o both_o of_o they_o signify_v any_o thing_n without_o a_o tender_a and_o compassionate_a temper_n then_o only_o may_v we_o expect_v happiness_n and_o defence_n from_o society_n when_o there_o be_v the_o same_o sympathy_n in_o the_o politic_a as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o natural_a body_n when_o there_o be_v a_o mutual_a correspondency_n and_o communication_n of_o part_n like_o the_o sympathetick_a answer_n of_o one_o lute_n to_o another_o when_o the_o heaven_n hear_v the_o earth_n in_o the_o prophet_n phrase_n or_o as_o the_o apostle_n more_o full_o express_v it_o when_o if_o one_o member_n 26._o suffer_v all_o the_o member_n suffer_v with_o it_o or_o if_o one_o member_n be_v honour_v all_o the_o member_n rejoice_v with_o it_o this_o will_v make_v a_o millennium_n indeed_o nor_o be_v any_o thing_n further_o want_v but_o only_o that_o man_n will_v agree_v together_o to_o make_v the_o experiment_n and_o now_o if_o this_o divine_a affection_n for_o so_o we_o may_v now_o venture_v to_o call_v it_o be_v not_o yet_o sufficient_o recommend_v from_o its_o nobleness_n and_o excellency_n and_o from_o its_o great_a reasonableness_n and_o usefulness_n let_v we_o further_o add_v the_o particular_a blessedness_n here_o assign_v to_o it_o bless_a be_v the_o merciful_a say_v our_o saviour_n for_o they_o shall_v obtain_v mercy_n this_o they_o shall_v obtain_v from_o man_n and_o from_o god_n here_o and_o hereafter_o first_o they_o shall_v obtain_v mercy_n from_o man_n here_o not_o that_o this_o be_v to_o pass_v for_o a_o absolute_a rule_n without_o any_o exception_n since_o as_o long_o as_o man_n be_v but_o man_n mercy_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v abuse_v and_o ill-requited_n as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o virtue_n otherwise_o our_o saviour_n will_v have_v be_v more_o kind_o treat_v than_o he_o be_v by_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o nothing_o do_v more_o natural_o recommend_v a_o man_n to_o the_o good_a will_n and_o compassion_n of_o other_o than_o a_o merciful_a and_o benign_a temper_n and_o that_o general_o speak_v if_o man_n be_v but_o tolerable_o well_o dispose_v and_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o justice_n and_o gratitude_n the_o merciful_a man_n will_v actual_o find_v mercy_n amon_n they_o however_o if_o not_o he_o have_v the_o great_a stock_n of_o mercy_n to_o come_v for_o second_o the_o merciful_a shall_v obtain_v mercy_n from_o god_n hereafter_o and_o this_o do_v not_o depend_v upon_o so_o many_o casualty_n and_o such_o uncertain_a supposition_n as_o the_o other_o here_o it_o be_v only_o require_v that_o mercy_n and_o truth_n meet_v together_o and_o that_o the_o man_n be_v sincere_a and_o upright_a in_o all_o other_o moral_a respect_n and_o so_o much_o indeed_o be_v necessary_a for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o mercy_n alone_o any_o more_o than_o any_o other_o solitary_a virtue_n can_v qualify_v a_o man_n for_o mercy_n no_o the_o man_n must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perfect_a and_o entire_a and_o want_v nothing_o as_o to_o all_o the_o integral_a part_n of_o duty_n to_o be_v accept_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n only_o there_o may_v i_o think_v be_v allow_v this_o further_a sense_n in_o the_o proposition_n that_o no_o one_o virtue_n shall_v go_v so_o far_o towards_o the_o obtain_n of_o full_a mercy_n from_o god_n as_o this_o of_o mercifulness_n and_o that_o if_o the_o merciful_a man_n for_o want_n of_o other_o necessary_a part_n of_o christian_a perfection_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v in_o the_o last_o judgement_n yet_o however_o his_o fall_n shall_v be_v much_o the_o mild_a and_o he_o shall_v have_v great_a abatement_n of_o punishment_n make_v he_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o this_o one_o excellency_n to_o which_o purpose_n it_o be_v very_o considerable_a that_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o last_o judgement_n make_v all_o the_o favour_n and_o all_o the_o severity_n of_o that_o day_n to_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o practice_n or_o omission_n 25._o of_o this_o duty_n one_o way_n or_o other_o therefore_o the_o merciful_a shall_v be_v sure_a to_o obtain_v mercy_n nor_o will_v god_n forget_v this_o labour_n of_o love_n pray_v god_n we_o may_v not_o forget_v it_o ourselves_o but_o may_v so_o love_v study_n and_o practice_v mercy_n here_o that_o we_o may_v hereafter_o not_o only_o receive_v a_o mild_a sentence_n but_o find_v such_o a_o degree_n of_o 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