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punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v sorry_a for_o it_o his_o tear_n appease_v divine_a justice_n the_o sentence_n of_o his_o death_n be_v defer_v and_o he_o have_v time_n grant_v he_o to_o people_n the_o world_n to_o instruct_v his_o child_n and_o to_o bewail_v his_o sin_n the_o disorder_n which_o we_o find_v in_o our_o soul_n and_o in_o our_o body_n be_v only_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o fault_n and_o when_o we_o be_v first_o bear_v we_o be_v only_o capable_a of_o of_o this_o offence_n incense_v heaven_n can_v impute_v nothing_o to_o we_o but_o our_o first_o father_n disobedience_n and_o whatsoever_o punishment_n it_o inflict_v upon_o we_o we_o have_v always_o this_o excuse_n that_o we_o be_v more_o unfortunate_a than_o faulty_a but_o a_o ill_a habit_n be_v a_o bastard_n daughter_n which_o have_v diverse_a father_n and_o which_o owe_v her_o birth_n to_o the_o malice_n of_o almost_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o sin_n vice_n and_o virtue_n be_v learn_v successive_o 123._o a_o man_n 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