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in_o love_n to_o my_o soul_n deliver_v i_o from_o the_o pit_n of_o corruption_n then_o deliverance_n be_v sweet_a when_o it_o come_v from_o god_n love_n to_o our_o soul_n q._n but_o how_o may_v we_o know_v that_o a._n as_o hezekiah_n do_v for_o say_v he_o thou_o have_v cast_v all_o my_o sin_n behind_o thy_o back_n when_o pardon_v of_o sin_n come_v with_o a_o mercy_n it_o be_v a_o mercy_n indeed_o a_o double_a mercy_n note_v when_o a_o soul-mercy_n come_v with_o a_o bodily_a mercy_n a_o soul-mercy_n with_o ease_n recovery_n etc._n etc._n then_o that_o outward_a mercy_n come_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n indeed_o and_o thus_o many_o time_n our_o lord_n jesus_n distribute_v his_o mercy_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n upon_o the_o earth_n heal_v soul_n and_o body_n together_o forgive_a their_o sin_n and_o cure_v their_o disease_n all_o at_o once_o q._n but_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v that_o our_o sin_n be_v forgive_v as_o well_o as_o our_o trouble_n remove_v ans_fw-fr 1._o when_o 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