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our_o sin_n original_a and_o actual_a to_o pray_v for_o clean_a heart_n right_a spirit_n escape_v of_o anger_n and_o continuance_n of_o grace_n to_o purpose_n amendment_n be_v forgive_v to_o direct_v other_o by_o our_o experience_n and_o example_n to_o humble_v ourselves_o for_o our_o own_o offence_n to_o be_v joyful_a and_o thankful_a towards_o almighty_a god_n for_o our_o particular_a favour_n and_o to_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v be_v serve_v praise_v and_o honour_v in_o our_o public_a church_n and_o at_o his_o holy_a altar_n amen_n thy_o well-willer_n in_o christ_n jesus_n james_n waddesworth_n a_o act_n of_o contrition_n o_o my_o lord_n jesus-christ_n very_a god_n and_o man_n my_o creator_n &_o redeemer_n thou_o be_v who_o thou_o be_v and_o for_o that_o i_o love_v thou_o above_o all_o thing_n it_o greive_v i_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o my_o hart_n that_o i_o have_v offend_v thy_o divine_a majesty_n and_o i_o firm_o
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have_v have_v my_o bastard_n misbegotten_a to_o be_v repute_v as_o another_o man_n heir_n legitimate_a on_o i_o who_o add_v murder_n to_o adultery_n who_o repay_v injury_n for_o requital_n of_o service_n on_o i_o who_o thus_o wrong_v a_o man_n altogether_o innocent_a &_o with_o he_o procure_v diverse_a other_o to_o be_v slay_v who_o be_v also_o harmless_a on_o i_o who_o cause_v he_o by_o fraud_n to_o carry_v letter_n like_o bellerophon_n contrive_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o own_o death_n on_o i_o who_o receive_v the_o tiding_n of_o his_o murder_n with_o gladness_n and_o present_o with_o delight_n marry_v his_o widow_n on_o i_o who_o long_o lie_v sleep_v in_o these_o sin_n without_o remorse_n and_o if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v rebuke_v by_o thy_o prophet_n peradventure_o of_o myself_o i_o have_v never_o repent_v on_o i_o who_o thou_o do_v deliver_v from_o the_o malice_n of_o saul_n and_o yet_o i_o myself_o wrought_v mischief_n against_o urias_n on_o i_o who_o be_v advance_v from_o a_o shepherd_n to_o a_o king_n yet_o towards_o i_o nabal_n be_v not_o so_o unthankful_a as_o by_o this_o offence_n i_o have_v be_v against_o thou_o ingrateful_a final_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o pour_v thy_o spiritte_v of_o prophecy_n on_o i_o in_o which_o i_o use_v to_o sing_v psalm_n unto_o thou_o but_o behold_v i_o have_v expel_v thy_o spirit_n which_o be_v my_o trusty_a comforter_n and_o i_o have_v enterteyn_v the_o spirit_n of_o lust_n a_o treacherous_a stranger_n i_o have_v change_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o spirit_n into_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o flesh_n i_o have_v forsake_v my_o psalm_n and_o prayer_n of_o devotion_n i_o have_v leave_v my_o good-worke_n and_o careful_a exercise_n of_o religion_n o_o have_v mercy_n on_o i_o who_o begin_v with_o much_o fervour_n to_o sequester_v all_o my_o thought_n from_o the_o world_n like_o a_o religious_a man_n but_o since_o i_o have_v give_v place_n to_o some_o coldness_n of_o desire_n and_o be_v content_a to_o pass_v along_o like_o another_o worldly_a man_n on_o i_o therefore_o o_o god_n miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la have_v mercy_n on_o i_o 3._o according_a to_o thy_o great_a mercy_n &_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o miseration_n genebrardus_n thou_o o_o god_n do_v so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o thou_o give_v thy_o only_a son_n be_v god_n equal_a to_o thyself_o to_o take_v our_o flesh_n and_o to_o taste_v of_o our_o misery_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o we_o man_n o_o great_a mercy_n o_o multitude_n of_o miseration_n we_o of_o ourselves_o be_v thy_o desperate_a enemy_n yet_o as_o s._n peter_n say_v 1_o according_a to_o thy_o great_a mercy_n thou_o haste_v regenerate_v we_o unto_o the_o hope_n through_o christ_n of_o a_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a in_o thou_o therefore_o o_o blessed_a jesus_n be_v contain_v this_o great_a mercy_n by_o thou_o we_o receive_v this_o multitude_n of_o miseration_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o for_o a_o man_n to_o abase_v himself_o to_o become_v a_o toad_n as_o it_o be_v for_o thou_o be_v god_n to_o become_v man_n this_o be_v great_a mercy_n but_o it_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o miseration_n to_o endure_v our_o misery_n to_o suffer_v torment_n and_o to_o undergo_v death_n for_o distress_a enemy_n herein_o say_v s._n paul_n god_n do_v commend_v his_o charity_n unto_o we_o see_v when_o we_o be_v yet_o sinner_n christ_n die_v for_o us._n 5._o 4._o it_o be_v mercy_n to_o give_v we_o food_n &_o raiment_n it_o be_v more_o mercy_n to_o continue_v we_o life_n it_o be_v yet_o more_o to_o create_v we_o be_v nothing_o and_o it_o be_v great_a mercy_n to_o affoarde_v we_o the_o use_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n both_o in_o necessity_n for_o which_o we_o owe_v he_o thanks_n and_o in_o delight_n which_o require_v praise_n before_o we_o be_v we_o merit_v nothing_o 4._o but_o if_o now_o god_n still_o show_v mercy_n after_o we_o have_v show_v ourselves_o unthankful_a to_o such_o a_o lord_n be_v not_o this_o great_a mercy_n to_o give_v his_o soon_n to_o redeem_v a_o 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man_n for_o man_n but_o to_o perform_v all_o this_o for_o man_n who_o worse_a than_o beast_n be_v become_v his_o revolt_a enemy_n this_o be_v great_a mercy_n in_o this_o be_v multitude_n of_o miseration_n 5._o it_o be_v mercy_n to_o forgive_v our_o offence_n they_o be_v miseration_n to_o relieve_v our_o necessity_n both_o great_a and_o with_o multitude_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o continue_a and_o discreet_a quantity_n unmeasurable_a mercy_n because_o so_o great_a and_o innumerable_a miseration_n because_o so_o many_o and_o not_o alone_o several_o a_o magnitude_n of_o great_a mercy_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o many_o miseration_n but_o also_o intermiâ—te_a great_a multitude_n of_o many_o mercy_n and_o many_o magnitude_n of_o great_a miseration_n