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blood_n of_o thou_o i_o thirsty_o drink_v down_o this_o blood_n of_o thou_o i_o hearty_o apply_v with_o a_o comfortable_a expectation_n of_o all_o these_o bless_a benefit_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n oh_o my_o soul_n here_o be_v pardon_v blood_n to_o comfort_v thou_o against_o thy_o guilt_n here_o be_v sanctify_a blood_n to_o comfort_v thou_o against_o the_o pollution_n of_o thy_o nature_n chap._n 20_o here_o be_v crucify_a blood_n to_o comfort_v thou_o against_o thy_o lust_n here_o be_v follow_a blood_n to_o help_v thou_o against_o thy_o hardness_n quicken_a blood_n to_o help_v thou_o against_o thy_o deadness_n he_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n isa_n 53._o 5._o and_o here_o in_o the_o sacrament_n we_o may_v see_v his_o wound_n and_o faith_n must_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o heal_a wound_n with_o his_o stripe_n be_v we_o heal_v isa_n 53._o 5._o what_o sweet_a comfort_n may_v faith_n fetch_v hence_o look_v upon_o the_o wound_n of_o christ_n on_o the_o cross_n as_o on_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n whither_o thy_o pursue_a soul_n by_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n may_v fly_v for_o safety_n and_o sanctuary_n indeed_o i_o be_o a_o grievous_a sinner_n i_o have_v wound_v my_o conscience_n 61._o feccavi_fw-la peccatum_fw-la grande_fw-fr turbatur_fw-la conscientia_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la perturbabitur_fw-la quoniam_fw-la vulnerum_fw-la domini_fw-la recordabor_fw-la nempe_fw-la vulneratus_fw-la est_fw-la propter_fw-la iniquiâ—ates_fw-la nostâ—â—â—_n quid_fw-la tam_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la christi_fw-la moâ—te_fw-la saluâ—tur_fw-la bernard_n â—iâ—p_n can._n serm._n 61._o with_o my_o transgression_n but_o behold_v my_o saviour_n here_o wound_v for_o my_o transgression_n i_o have_v â—â—â—se_n to_o be_v trouble_v in_o my_o conscience_n for_o the_o wound_n my_o transgression_n have_v make_v therein_o but_o yet_o my_o conscience_n need_v not_o sink_v in_o a_o despondency_n of_o spirit_n while_o i_o look_v at_o these_o wound_n of_o christ_n here_o be_v wound_n for_o wound_n heal_v wound_n for_o stab_a wound_n cure_v wound_n for_o kill_a wound_n he_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n what_o wound_n so_o deadly_a that_o can_v or_o may_v not_o be_v heal_v by_o his_o death_n and_o wound_n what_o comfort_n be_v here_o for_o faith_n in_o the_o wound_n of_o christ_n crucify_v who_o death_n be_v represent_v in_o the_o sacrament_n 61._o sacrament_n foderunt_fw-la manus_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o pedes_fw-la latusque_fw-la lancea_fw-la foraverunt_fw-la &_o per_fw-la have_v rimas_fw-la licet_fw-la mihi_fw-la sugere_fw-la mell_v de_fw-la petra_fw-la &_o oleum_fw-la de_fw-la saxon_a id_fw-la est_fw-la gustare_fw-la &_o videre_fw-la quoniam_fw-la suavis_fw-la est_fw-la dominus_fw-la at_o clavis_fw-la reserans_fw-la clavis_fw-la penetrans_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la ut_fw-la videan_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la domini_fw-la quidni_fw-la videan_fw-la per_fw-la foramen_fw-la clamat_fw-la câ—edens_fw-fr sit_fw-la