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and_o that_o yet_o the_o lord_n at_o last_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o arm_v a_o word_n of_o he_o a_o poor_a naked_a word_n of_o he_o with_o so_o much_o power_n â—o_o give_v such_o authority_n and_o to_o give_v such_o commission_n as_o to_o go_v and_o bring_v in_o the_o stout_a heart_a sinner_n and_o make_v he_o fall_v down_o at_o the_o footstole_n of_o jesus_n christ_n here_o be_v a_o miracle_n of_o power_n and_o than_o that_o god_n shall_v overcome_v all_o his_o wrath_n and_o all_o his_o fury_n and_o indignation_n and_o say_v it_o be_v not_o in_o i_o i_o give_v thou_o leave_v to_o draw_v nigh_o to_o i_o in_o my_o son_n fury_n be_v not_o in_o i_o that_o god_n shall_v overcome_v himself_o to_o stoop_v to_o the_o creature_n that_o the_o majesty_n of_o heaven_n shall_v first_o stoop_v to_o the_o creature_n that_o the_o prince_n shall_v come_v and_o beseech_v the_o rebel_n to_o accept_v of_o mercy_n offer_v the_o first_o term_n of_o peace_n and_o not_o look_v to_o the_o infinite_a distance_n that_o be_v between_o he_o and_o the_o creature_n but_o lay_v that_o aside_o and_o beseech_v a_o poor_a creature_n to_o accept_v of_o mercy_n here_o be_v a_o miracle_n of_o power_n and_o then_o there_o be_v a_o miracle_n of_o goodness_n a_o miracle_n of_o mercy_n in_o every_o soul_n conversion_n a_o miracle_n of_o mercy_n that_o god_n shall_v pardon_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n from_o eternity_n oh_o the_o miracle_n of_o mercy_n write_v the_o pardon_n give_v the_o pardon_n into_o the_o son_n hand_n that_o he_o shall_v work_v it_o over_o by_o covenant_n and_o make_v all_o sure_a for_o his_o people_n in_o christ_n even_o from_o eternity_n even_o to_o give_v christ_n a_o pardon_n for_o his_o people_n sin_n many_o thousand_o year_n before_o the_o sin_n be_v commit_v i_o do_v not_o say_v the_o pardon_n be_v give_v out_o to_o they_o before_o they_o be_v bring_v in_o to_o submit_v to_o christ_n but_o it_o be_v give_v out_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n that_o if_o they_o 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form_v i_o in_o the_o womb_n and_o he_o take_v i_o out_o of_o the_o womb_n he_o guard_v i_o all_o my_o life_n loâ—g_v thirty_o year_n and_o upward_a when_o i_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n with_o bear_n and_o tiger_n i_o remember_v how_o he_o send_v his_o angel_n to_o comfort_v i_o when_o i_o be_v weary_v out_o by_o satan_n temptation_n nay_o i_o remember_v when_o he_o stand_v by_o i_o when_o all_o leave_v i_o and_o flee_v when_o all_o leave_v i_o that_o i_o have_v none_o in_o the_o world_n to_o stand_v by_o i_o the_o father_n stand_v by_o i_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v lay_v all_o this_o kindness_n upon_o you_o his_o seed_n the_o last_o kindness_n that_o the_o father_n show_v to_o the_o son_n it_o take_v mighty_a impression_n upon_o he_o that_o his_o father_n do_v not_o leâ—ve_v he_o alone_o but_o be_v always_o with_o he_o and_o therefore_o christ_n he_o often_o make_v mention_n of_o it_o iâ—_n that_o 16_o of_o john_n vers_n 32._o the_o father_n have_v not_o lefâ—_n 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