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service_n to_o god_n confess_v thy_o own_o imperfection_n and_o to_o call_v to_o god_n for_o his_o assistance_n now_o when_o a_o sinner_n by_o himself_o call_v his_o own_o way_n to_o remembrance_n and_o confess_v his_o particular_a sin_n than_o he_o see_v what_o sin_n his_o own_o nature_n be_v most_o subject_a unto_o and_o pray_v earnest_o against_o that_o sin_n wherewith_o he_o be_v most_o infect_a and_o confess_v his_o own_o weakness_n and_o wonder_v at_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o overcome_v that_o one_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o some_o other_o sin_n of_o as_o great_a force_n the_o reason_n be_v this_o the_o
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see_v who_o they_o be_v that_o say_v i_o fast_o or_o we_o fast_o as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v i_o fear_v it_o shall_v never_o be_v know_v that_o it_o be_v i_o or_o we_o that_o fast_o and_o pray_v and_o pay_v tithe_n of_o all_o that_o we_o have_v and_o that_o we_o deal_v just_o and_o keep_v the_o commandment_n but_o the_o publican_n stand_v a_o far_o off_o and_o dare_v not_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o smite_v on_o his_o breast_n and_o say_v lord_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n here_o you_o see_v we_o must_v humble_v ourselves_o and_o confess_v our_o sin_n for_o christ_n say_v he_o go_v away_o justify_v rather_o than_o the_o other_o for_o he_o that_o humble_v himself_o shall_v be_v exalt_v and_o he_o that_o exalt_v himself_o shall_v be_v bring_v low_o also_o he_o will_v always_o to_o pray_v and_o not_o to_o wax_v faint_a say_v there_o be_v a_o certain_a judge_n in_o a_o city_n 18.2_o which_o neither_o fear_v god_n nor_o reverence_a man_n and_o there_o be_v a_o widow_n in_o the_o city_n which_o say_v do_v i_o justice_n against_o my_o adversary_n but_o he_o will_v not_o for_o a_o time_n yet_o afterward_o he_o say_v although_o i_o fear_v not_o god_n nor_o reverence_n man_n yet_o will_v i_o do_v her_o justice_n lest_o at_o the_o last_o she_o chance_v to_o weary_v i_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v hear_v what_o the_o unrighteous_a judge_n say_v and_o shall_v not_o god_n avenge_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o elect_n which_o cry_v and_o call_v day_n &_o night_n upon_o he_o and_o therefore_o pray_v continual_o and_o do_v not_o think_v my_o son_n that_o i_o have_v speak_v too_o much_o of_o prayer_n for_o as_o i_o say_v before_o without_o it_o we_o have_v no_o promise_n to_o obtain_v any_o favour_n of_o god_n nor_o yet_o to_o be_v keep_v from_o any_o evil_n by_o god_n and_o therefore_o do_v it_o you_o must_v needs_o also_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o his_o mercy_n in_o christ_n &_o most_o humble_o thank_v christ_n who_o have_v thus_o merciful_o teach_v you_o to_o 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