- ! t . ' .. " 'i ., , ... . ' 1""heSaint1 mercies. It.ft~m.es that they ~eaioned thus;, .or" in · the like maoner within therritelves ; . Wee have bee.ne fa wretchedly rebellious, and have fo grie– vouOyJinned·agairiil: the Lord, th~t there is nore– _rurnihg unto him, there is ao .hope o£pardon. · ·•· Y\'hatfaith God, will you meafur~ mym~rcy.hy · yout merde ? Why there is as gr~at. Oddes be– rweene my wayes .and yol.lr wayes.~ my thoughts andyour thoughts ; that·is>petweene my ·.mercy) and your-~.onceitsQfmymercy, as ~here isdiil:ance _betweene heavenand·e:arth ; they areas farredif– ferent, as theutmofr endsof theworld aredifrant one fr0m .a~other. Men many times are fo unap:. peafable .,.apd implacabte in thei~ ang~r,. thht -·no fubmiffion' no fatisfactionwillwipne againeitheir . favour and affetl:~on : Bu~ ·God almightyofano– ther te~pe.r, though ~ -rna.n have traiterouflyand re.belliQufly_~ood..:out,· long aga;irtfr .him, eV'en againfr ~he hono.Ur of hisMaje~ie;· and powerof his Kingdot;ne,yet h~ ha~h evera pardon ready,and mercyin !rote, ifthat wretched rebell hath grace to.fubmit :himfelf~ with true hup:tiliation, and to .fue for it w_ith . ,tear.es ·of :unfamsd repentance. Wh~taman is there, tllJthaving his·fonne cruelly tnurthered, .\Vouldbe r~conci~ed .unto the·party, or ev~r reft fatisfied untill hehadhis _bloud; yerour gr~cjq~l,$.G9d (fo farre is his excell~ht mercyabo.ve - ~ll}:lu_man·econceit}. evenfooghtl5Y. the ~H:nifrery ,ff Pete~, 4{1. 2·: to. be recortCi!~~ lint({ the :bloudy . f11Urderersofhts·owneondy_mnqcent Sonne. Af– ter~hey ·wereEricked in their.h.earts-, and' amended ~h~ir Jives, hee ,tav~d thetn--by 'the '(jlcild of r~e Lord·: - ...:.c.:· ~--- ,_:;:_ .. -- .:
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