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the_o pagan_n distrust_v in_o thou_o who_o believe_v thou_o not_o let_v the_o wicked_a distrust_n in_o thou_o who_o serve_v thou_o not_o for_o i_o will_v hope_v in_o thou_o with_o those_o which_o serve_v thou_o and_o love_v thou_o for_o although_o i_o can_v whole_o serve_v thou_o i_o labour_v as_o much_o as_o i_o can_v not_o to_o offend_v thou_o anselmus_n upon_o the_o apostle_n say_v after_o i_o hear_v thou_o say_v o_o my_o good_a jesus_n pater_fw-la ignosce_fw-la illis_fw-la and_o the_o apostle_n say_v pater_fw-la misericordiarum_fw-la although_o my_o naughty_a life_n make_v i_o afraid_a yet_o thy_o great_a mercy_n come_v immediate_o to_o my_o mind_n for_o the_o same_o day_n that_o thou_o do_v make_v thyself_o man_n thou_o do_v change_v thy_o name_n from_o the_o god_n of_o revenge_n into_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n o_o glorious_a and_o happy_a change_n that_o be_v the_o change_v the_o name_n of_o god_n into_o the_o name_n of_o father_n and_o the_o name_n of_o a_o revenger_n into_o 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do_v there_o crucify_v thou_o with_o my_o sin_n anselmus_n in_o his_o meditation_n say_v o_o good_a jesus_n o_o the_o bliss_n of_o my_o soul_n who_o carry_v thou_o to_o the_o cross_n but_o the_o love_n which_o thou_o have_v to_o redeem_v we_o and_o what_o torment_v thou_o but_o thy_o dolour_n and_o what_o take_v thy_o life_n from_o thou_o but_o my_o sin_n and_o by_o who_o have_v i_o life_n but_o by_o thy_o merit_n o_o father_n of_o mercy_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o for_o my_o demerit_n thou_o do_v lose_v thy_o life_n and_o that_o by_o thy_o great_a merit_n i_o recover_v my_o soul_n do_v thou_o not_o think_v that_o thou_o have_v much_o in_o my_o fault_n to_o pardon_v &_o in_o my_o soul_n to_o redress_v and_o amend_v barnard_n say_v o_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n o_o redeemer_n of_o all_o sin_n unto_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n i_o offer_v myself_o and_o before_o thou_o o_o my_o lord_n i_o present_v myself_o not_o such_o a_o one_o as_o thou_o do_v leave_v i_o when_o thou_o do_v create_v i_o but_o such_o as_o one_o as_o thou_o find_v i_o when_o thou_o redeem_v i_o what_o a_o one_o do_v thou_o leave_v i_o but_o make_v to_o thy_o image_n and_o semblance_n and_o what_o a_o one_o do_v thou_o find_v i_o but_o with_o my_o innocency_n lose_v and_o load_v with_o sin_n o_o father_n of_o mercy_n pardon_v i_o see_v that_o i_o be_o a_o work_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n pardon_v i_o see_v that_o i_o be_o one_o of_o thy_o child_n and_o see_v i_o say_v unto_o thou_o upon_o my_o knee_n tibi_fw-la soli_fw-la peccavi_fw-la it_o be_v reason_n that_o thou_o answer_v i_o o_o my_o god_n with_o miscriatur_fw-la tui_fw-la chap._n ii_o of_o the_o