- Then:
- "He keepeth backª° his soulª from¹ the pit,ª and his lifeª from perishingª°¹ by the sword.ª" {Job 33:18} + "Acquaintª° now¹ thyself with¹ him, and be at peace:ª° thereby goodª shall comeª° unto thee." {Job 22:21} + "And he said,ª° I¹ will make all¹ my goodnessª passª° before¹¹ thee, and I will proclaimª° the nameª of the LORDª beforeª thee; and will be graciousª°¹ to whom¹ I will be gracious,ª° and will shew mercyª°¹ on whom¹ I will shew mercy.ª°" {Exd 33:19} + "And the LORDª passed byª° before¹¹ him,² and proclaimed,ª° The LORD,ª The LORDª God,ª mercifulª and gracious,ª longsuffering,ªª and abundantª in goodnessª and truth,ª ... Keepingª° mercyª for thousands,ª forgivingª° iniquityª and transgressionª and sin,ª and that will by no means²° clearª°¹ [the guilty]; visitingª° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the children,ª and upon¹ the children'sª children,¹ unto¹ the thirdª and to¹ the fourthª [generation]." {Exd 34:6-7} + "For¹ thou,¹ Lord,ª [art] good,ª and ready to forgive;ª and plenteousª in mercyª unto all¹ them that call²° upon¹ thee." {Psa 86:5} + "But thou,¹ O Lord,ª [art] a Godª full of compassion,ª and gracious,ª longsuffering,ªª and plenteousª in mercyª and truth.ª" {Psa 86:15} + "Takeª° with¹ you words,ª and turnª° to¹ the LORD:ª sayª° unto¹ him, Take awayª° all¹ iniquity,ª and receiveª° [us] graciously:²¹ so will we renderª° the calvesª of our lips.ª" {Hsa 14:2} + "I will healª° their backsliding,ª I will loveª° them freely:ª for¹ mine angerª is turned awayª° from¹ him." {Hsa 14:4} + "Who¹ [is] a Godª like unto thee,¹ that pardonethª° iniquity,ª and passeth byª°¹ the transgressionª of the remnantª of his heritage?ª he retainethª° not¹ his angerª for ever,ª because¹ he¹ delightethª° [in] mercy.ª ... Thou wilt performª° the truthª to Jacob,ª [and] the mercyª to Abraham,ª which¹ thou hast swornª° unto our fathersª from the daysª¹ of old.ª" {Mic 7:18-20} + "Moreoverª the lawª entered,ª° thatª the¹ offenceª might abound.ª° Butª whereª sinª abounded,ª° graceª did much more abound:ª° ... Thatª asª sinª hath reignedª° untoª death,ª evenª soª might²° graceª reignª° throughª righteousnessª untoª eternalª lifeª byª Jesusª Christª ourª Lord.ª" {Rom 5:20-21}
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