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deny_v he_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o damsel_n oh_o what_o unfaithfulness_n what_o weakness_n what_o wickedness_n oh_o that_o my_o head_n be_v water_n and_o my_o eye_n a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n that_o i_o may_v weep_v all_o my_o day_n for_o the_o fault_n of_o this_o one_o night_n bless_a indeed_o be_v the_o tear_n of_o a_o convert_a revolter_n and_o happy_a be_v the_o very_a misery_n of_o a_o mourn_a offender_n 3._o this_o holy_a man_n repentance_n be_v last_v and_o abide_v he_o have_v a_o lively_a sense_n and_o remembrance_n of_o this_o sin_n upon_o his_o soul_n all_o his_o life_n ecclesiastical_a history_n report_v that_o ever_o after_o when_o st._n peter_n hear_v the_o crow_n of_o a_o cock_n he_o fall_v upon_o his_o knee_n and_o mourn_v other_o say_v that_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o rise_v at_o midnight_n and_o spend_v the_o time_n in_o penitent_a devotion_n between_o cock-crowing_a and_o daylight_n and_o the_o papist_n who_o love_n to_o turn_v every_o thing_n into_o superstition_n 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some_o satisfaction_n and_o restitution_n for_o the_o wrong_n and_o injury_n do_v by_o it_o they_o that_o mourn_v for_o sin_n as_o sin_n they_o that_o mourn_v more_o for_o the_o intrinsical_a evil_n that_o be_v in_o sin_n than_o for_o the_o penal_a and_o consequential_a evil_n that_o follow_v sin_n they_o that_o confess_v sin_n voluntary_o and_o free_o particular_o penitent_o believe_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o sorrow_n upon_o their_o sin_n and_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n fix_v upon_o their_o saviour_n they_o that_o make_v restitution_n as_o a_o act_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o as_o a_o act_n of_o justice_n and_o righteousness_n to_o their_o neighbour_n such_o person_n repentance_n shall_v find_v acceptance_n with_o god_n obs_n 3._o the_o answer_n and_o reply_v which_o the_o wicked_a high_a priest_n and_o elder_n make_v to_o despair_a judas_n 1._o they_o excuse_v themselves_o what_o be_v that_o to_o we_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o all_o sinner_n to_o shift_v sin_n 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thence_o learn_v that_o uncharitableness_n and_o unmercifulness_n to_o the_o poor_a be_v a_o very_a great_a sin_n and_o such_o a_o sin_n as_o alone_o and_o without_o any_o other_o gild_n be_v sufficient_a to_o ruin_n a_o man_n for_o ever_o there_o be_v find_v in_o this_o sin_n great_a impiety_n towards_o god_n and_o great_a inhumanity_n towards_o our_o own_o nature_n obs_n 3._o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o his_o suffering_n they_o be_v exquisite_o painful_a and_o void_a of_o the_o least_o degree_n of_o comfort_n not_o a_o drop_n of_o water_n be_v grant_v to_o cool_v a_o inflame_a tongue_n learn_v thence_o that_o the_o least_o refreshment_n be_v impatient_o desire_v by_o damn_a soul_n in_o hell_n but_o righteous_o deny_v and_o withhold_v from_o they_o a_o drop_n of_o water_n be_v desire_v but_o not_o grant_v 25_o but_o abraham_n say_v son_n remember_v that_o thou_o in_o thy_o life_n time_n receive_v thy_o good_a thing_n and_o likewise_o lazarus_n evil_a thing_n but_o now_o he_o 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