Mercy robin it is a work of the grace of God. 343 are all thefe to me fo long as others fuf }er hard things, what if I were in bondswirh them, and if I were fpoild of all that I have as they are, what if God had put me i7_o the fame con di_ion that they are, how Ihould I be arfeo }ed, and as I would have others to patty me if I were in the like condition, fo I h- bour in my heart to patty them, here's a mercifull man, a nier- . cifull woman : --- Thefe are the feveral workings of the bow- els of mercy. Secondly, Mercy when it is a work óf the grace of God, and not meerly fome natural' work, as may be in niturall men, there mercy arifes upon gracious motives, when the heart works in wayes of mercy gracioufly, ir' hath gracious motives to raife up this working, and CO maint aine thefe Workings of mercy. Firft, The foule looks upon God as the God of mercy, and looks upon the excellency of mercy in God himrelfe : Oh mercy it is lively in God, the bowels of Gods com; a`lion yearns towards his creatures in mifery, and therefore if I be a child of God why fhould it notyearne in me to, why Ihould there not be alikeneffe inme to the God that I profeffe tó be my Father. Secondly, I my felfe have need ofmercy every day, I live upon mercy, it'smercy that maintains me;, it's mercy that keeps me out of hell, it's mercy that provides for me, and if I have fuch need of mercy and live upon it, then whyíhouid not T be mercifull towards others. Thirdly, Ihave not onely need of it, but I have received mercy, the Lord hach been merciful" to me, merciful' to my body, merciful' to my foule, I have had preventing mercy, delivering mercy, healing mercy, comforting mercy, faxing mercies, mercies of all forts when I was in mìferes, I shave cryed, the Lord pittyed me and halm helped tire, now I that have received fò much mercy, it's inSnirely.equal that I fliould be mercifull towards my brethren-. 'Fourthly, When the mercy of God comes from grace, it comes from a fight of the mercy of God in Chri' }, n )t onely that God is merciful!, and hath been merciful' to me in a way of Motives.
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