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Full & due rewards of obed. [obedience] or disobed. [disobedience].
never received in this life – –

The design of all God's mercies is
to lead to convic. [conviction] of sin – to true repentance.

God's dealings with men in this life are
all in mercy – wrath & judgment in true sense
not felt here at all; during probation.

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G. [God] is good – & bec. [because] he is good – he tries
to induce to rep. [repentance]. – that they may escape.

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All G^s [God's] present dealings with us are in mercy
& are designed to lead us to repentance.

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I. All G'^s [God's] dealings are in mercy.

1 These consist in t. [the] riches of his good-
-ness properly so called ~

In prolonging life – preserving health –
reason – power – faculty – sun – moon
– day, night – wind, storm, rain, dew – fruitful
seasons, abounding prosperity – good fortune