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discover_v and_o harbour_v within_o he_o the_o rebel_n who_o god_n be_v persew_v but_o when_o man_n turn_v against_o sin_n confess_v it_o bring_v it_o to_o light_n that_o it_o may_v be_v destroy_v then_o work_v he_o with_o ibid._n ibid._n god_n qui_fw-la confitetur_fw-la peccata_fw-la sva_fw-la et_fw-la accusat_fw-la iam_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la facit_fw-la accusat_fw-la deus_fw-la peccata_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o si_fw-la tu_fw-la accusas_fw-la iam_fw-la coniungeris_fw-la deo_fw-la yea_o he_o that_o in_o humble_a manner_n confess_v give_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o praise_n of_o justice_n that_o know_v if_o he_o do_v continue_v in_o these_o sin_n the_o lord_n ought_v to_o punish_v he_o he_o give_v he_o also_o the_o praise_n of_o wisdom_n that_o no_o secret_a thing_n can_v be_v hide_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o praise_n of_o power_n he_o know_v there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o flee_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o in_o time_n he_o fly_v to_o he_o and_o at_o last_o he_o give_v he_o 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sin_n yet_o be_v be_v sore_o trouble_v because_o he_o know_v that_o god_n know_v it_o creature_n but_o himself_o bathshabe_n and_o nathan_n be_v privy_a to_o it_o yet_o this_o terrify_v he_o that_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n look_v upon_o it_o it_o be_v no_o comfort_n to_o a_o man_n to_o have_v his_o sin_n hide_v from_o all_o the_o world_n unless_o he_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n also_o have_v cover_v and_o forgive_v it_o alioqui_fw-la 11._o ambros_n de_fw-mi paeniten_fw-ge li._n 2._o cap._n 11._o ita_fw-la gravis_fw-la est_fw-la culpa_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la ut_fw-la sine_fw-la iudice_fw-la ipsa_fw-la se_fw-la puniat_fw-la so_o heavy_a be_v the_o sin_n of_o any_o evil_a conscience_n that_o albeit_o no_o creature_n be_v to_o judge_v it_o it_o judge_n and_o punish_v itself_o he_o say_v in_o the_o three_o verse_n that_o they_o god_n will_v look_v to_o our_o sin_n if_o we_o look_v not_o to_o they_o his_o sin_n be_v always_o in_o his_o sight_n and_o now_o he_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v 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