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god_n exalt_v with_o his_o own_o right_a hand_n to_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o a_o saviour_n to_o give_v repentance_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n he_o give_v repentance_n to_o those_o that_o come_v to_o feel_v their_o need_n of_o a_o physician_n to_o heal_v they_o he_o make_v such_o a_o discovery_n to_o their_o soul_n such_o a_o sense_n he_o give_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o transgression_n as_o make_v it_o appear_v exceed_o sinful_a these_o be_v such_o as_o come_v to_o reflect_v upon_o themselves_o and_o see_v their_o woeful_a state_n this_o will_v lay_v low_a their_o mind_n and_o bow_v down_o their_o spirit_n these_o be_v they_o that_o come_v to_o self-abhorrence_a and_o to_o have_v a_o travel_n in_o their_o spirit_n and_o they_o come_v down_o into_o a_o lowly_a state_n according_a to_o what_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n speak_v lam._n 2._o 29._o he_o fit_v alone_o and_o keep_v silence_n he_o put_v his_o mouth_n in_o the_o dust_n if_o so_o be_v there_o may_v be_v hope_n wherefore_o do_v 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