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i_o now_o say_v of_o thou_o thou_o set_v free_v the_o soul_n that_o be_v bind_v and_o preserve_v that_o which_o be_v unbound_v by_o thou_o the_o thief_n obtain_v paradise_n the_o prodigal_a son_n a_o chain_n of_o worship_n the_o city_n of_o niniveh_n pardon_n and_o peter_n forgiveness_n when_o as_o he_o have_v deny_v christ._n philosophy_n say_v that_o every_o thing_n be_v undo_v by_o the_o same_o cause_v it_o grow_v the_o rule_n of_o law_n say_v the_o thing_n be_v not_o forgive_v except_o the_o thing_n wrongful_o take_v be_v restore_v god_n grant_v that_o the_o penitence_n which_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o offence_n be_v not_o require_v to_o the_o last_o farthing_n if_o thou_o ask_v when_o penitence_n be_v to_o be_v do_v forsooth_o present_o it_o be_v but_o presumption_n to_o defer_v it_o eccles._n that_o which_o thou_o may_v do_v do_v it_o forthwith_o gal._n 6._o while_o we_o have_v time_n let_v we_o do_v thing_n that_o be_v good_a aristot._n of_o all_o our_o 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will_v merciful_o look_v upon_o i_o thy_o naughty_a servant_n and_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o that_o have_v mercy_n on_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n and_o on_o mary_n magdalene_n that_o sparedst_v the_o publican_n and_o forgave_v the_o thief_n hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n to_o thou_o o_o most_o holy_a father_n i_o confess_v my_o sin_n which_o if_o i_o will_v hide_v from_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o can_v not_o spare_v i_o o_o christ_n who_o i_o have_v much_o offend_v in_o think_v speak_a and_o do_v and_o in_o every_o manner_n wherein_o i_o frail_a man_n and_o sinful_a may_v sin_v by_o my_o fault_n by_o my_o own_o fault_n through_o my_o great_a default_n therefore_o o_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thy_o mercy_n that_o camme_v down_o from_o heaven_n for_o my_o salvation_n that_o lift_v up_o david_n from_o his_o fall_n of_o sin_n spare_v i_o o_o lord_n spare_v i_o o_o christ_n that_o sparedst_v peter_n when_o he_o deny_v thou_o thou_o be_v my_o creator_n and_o my_o redeemer_n my_o lord_n and_o my_o 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