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to_o call_v thou_o to_o account_v for_o every_o petty_a sin_n those_o great_a session_n be_v for_o heinous_a malefactor_n god_n be_v too_o merciful_a to_o condemn_v thou_o for_o small_a offence_n be_v not_o thou_o too_o rigorous_a to_o thyself_o in_o deny_v to_o thyself_o the_o pleasure_n of_o some_o harmless_a sin_n repel_v false_a tempter_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o of_o those_o harmless_a sin_n which_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v ready_a to_o aggravate_v against_o i_o one_o day_n before_o the_o dreadful_a tribunal_n of_o that_o infinite_a justice_n those_o that_o be_v now_o small_a will_v be_v then_o heinous_a and_o hardly_o capable_a of_o remission_n thy_o suggestion_n be_v no_o meet_a measure_n of_o the_o degree_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v some_o sin_n more_o grievous_a than_o other_o there_o be_v fault_n there_o be_v crime_n there_o be_v flagitious_a wickedness_n if_o some_o offence_n be_v foul_a other_o be_v horrible_a and_o some_o other_o 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in_o his_o resolution_n to_o sin_n if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n o_o 4._o lord_n who_o shall_v stand_v but_o there_o be_v forgiveness_n with_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v i_o know_v therefore_o whither_o to_o have_v my_o recourse_n when_o i_o have_v offend_v my_o god_n even_o to_o that_o throne_n of_o grace_n where_o there_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n free_a and_o full_a remission_n i_o hear_v the_o heavenly_a voice_n of_o he_o that_o say_v i_o even_o 25._o i_o be_o he_o that_o blot_v out_o thy_o transgression_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o will_v not_o remember_v thy_o sin_n but_o i_o dare_v not_o offend_v because_o his_o grace_n abound_v just_o do_v the_o psalmist_n make_v the_o use_n and_o effect_n of_o his_o mercy_n to_o be_v our_o fear_n we_o must_v fear_v he_o for_o his_o mercy_n and_o for_o his_o judge_n ment_n love_v he_o so_o far_o be_o i_o from_o give_v myself_o leave_n to_o sin_n because_o i_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o merciful_a god_n as_o 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all-sufficient_a surety_n have_v clear_v all_o my_o score_n in_o heaven_n in_o he_o i_o stand_v full_o discharge_v of_o all_o my_o debt_n and_o shall_v after_o all_o thy_o wicked_a temptation_n hold_v resolute_a as_o not_o to_o commit_v the_o least_o sin_n so_o not_o fear_v the_o great_a viii_o temptation_n what_o a_o vain_a imagination_n be_v this_o wherewith_o thou_o please_v thyself_o that_o thy_o sin_n be_v discharge_v in_o another_o man_n person_n that_o another_o righteousness_n shall_v be_v thou_o that_o thy_o offence_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v by_o another_o punishment_n tush_o they_o abuse_v thou_o that_o persuade_v thou_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o mankind_n which_o he_o love_v and_o favour_n or_o that_o his_o anger_n be_v appease_v by_o the_o bloody_a satisfaction_n of_o a_o saviour_n that_o thou_o stand_v acquit_v in_o heaven_n by_o that_o which_o another_o have_v do_v and_o suffer_v these_o be_v fancy_n not_o fit_a to_o find_v place_n in_o the_o head_n of_o wise_a man_n 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