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day_n but_o upon_o all_o the_o sin_n that_o ever_o we_o commit_v even_o from_o our_o birth_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o remember_v they_o chap._n 3._o strain_v pease_n madam_n be_v not_o to_o be_v forget_v you_o know_v how_o to_o handle_v they_o so_o well_o that_o they_o will_v be_v delicate_a and_o pleasant_a to_o the_o taste_n by_o these_o strain_a pease_n our_o allegorise_a flute_n pipe_v nothing_o else_o but_o true_a contrition_n of_o heart_n which_o be_v one_o part_n of_o penance_n note_v this_o further_a that_o pease_n never_o see_v kind_o in_o well_o water_n nor_o conduit_n water_n but_o only_o in_o river_n water_n which_o mystical_o signify_v that_o true_a repentance_n can_v seethe_v right_o that_o be_v can_v be_v make_v perfect_a with_o well_o water_n or_o conduit_n water_n by_o which_o be_v mean_v tear_n of_o attrition_n but_o he_o that_o will_v have_v they_o to_o seethe_v well_o must_v of_o necessity_n take_v river_n water_n that_o be_v true_a contrition_n for_o by_o 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