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that_o man_n in_o debt_n and_o distress_n follow_v he_o hope_v thereby_o to_o be_v free_v from_o their_o creditor_n hand_n so_o let_v we_o follow_v christ_n who_o only_o be_v able_a to_o take_v off_o this_o heavy_a burden_n from_o we_o and_o know_v the_o long_o we_o lie_v in_o our_o debt_n the_o more_o they_o will_v increase_v upon_o we_o now_o in_o two_o respect_n spiritual_a debt_n do_v exceed_v worldly_a debt_n debt_n 1._o in_o the_o danger_n of_o nonpayment_n suppose_v the_o high_a punishment_n that_o we_o read_v of_o in_o history_n against_o perfidious_a debtor_n yet_o that_o do_v not_o amount_v to_o the_o punishment_n of_o our_o spiritual_a debt_n in_o some_o law_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o sell_v their_o child_n non-paiment_n yea_o themselves_o to_o become_v slave_n exodus_fw-la 21.7_o exodus_fw-la 22.2_o 2_o king_n 4.1_o thus_o god_n command_v in_o the_o jewish_a law_n this_o be_v very_o miserable_a to_o have_v child_n sell_v for_o parent_n debt_n valentinian_n the_o emperor_n 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how_o soon_o justice_n may_v take_v we_o by_o the_o throat_n say_v pay_v that_o thou_o owe_v the_o use_n may_v be_v of_o instruction_n to_o the_o godly_a godly_a that_o notwithstanding_o their_o justification_n and_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n past_a yet_o they_o run_v into_o debt_n daily_o and_o such_o debt_n as_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o they_o they_o must_v renew_v daily_a sorrow_n and_o confession_n as_o also_o sue_v out_o continual_a pardon_n for_o certain_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o direct_v we_o to_o say_v this_o petition_n humiliter_fw-la only_a for_o humility_n sake_n as_o some_o of_o old_a thought_n but_o also_o veraciter_fw-la true_o and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a than_o we_o be_v not_o in_o a_o cold_a customary_a way_n of_o luke-warmnesse_n to_o beg_v this_o pardon_n but_o with_o the_o same_o deep_a sense_n conflict_n and_o agony_n of_o spirit_n as_o we_o see_v malefactor_n importune_v the_o judge_n for_o a_o pardon_n now_o if_o there_o be_v a_o malefactor_n that_o think_v 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