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it_o for_o the_o point_n therefore_o in_o hand_n what_o course_n soever_o you_o take_v have_v good_a warrant_n for_o it_o that_o you_o do_v do_v quick_o whether_o the_o judgement_n be_v public_a or_o private_a on_o ourselves_o or_o other_o let_v we_o make_v no_o delay_n take_v celebrate_v take_v at_o the_o time_n when_o this_o be_v preach_v viz._n aug._n 1625_o a_o public_a fast_n be_v weekly_o celebrate_v this_o opportunity_n now_o at_o length_n offer_v for_o public_a humiliation_n by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v and_o what_o you_o outward_o make_v show_v of_o before_o man_n do_v inward_o and_o effectual_o before_o god_n the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n put_v off_o no_o long_o time_n 8._o time_n heb._n 3._o 7_o 8._o wherefore_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n there_o be_v just_a cause_n to_o speak_v to_o you_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o in_o another_o case_n 21._o case_n act._n 27._o 21._o paul_n do_v to_o 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eorpore_fw-la in_o terram_fw-la prostrato_fw-la tam_fw-la diu_fw-la suspirareâ—t_fw-la plorarent_fw-la &_o orarent_fw-la donec_fw-la plenissimam_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la veniam_fw-la d_o deo_fw-la consequi_fw-la mercrentur_fw-la tu_fw-la verò_fw-la commedende_fw-la bibendo_fw-la jâ—câ—ndo_fw-la &_o ridendo_fw-la tempus_fw-la oâ—â—ose_a vivend_n perdis_fw-la quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_o dulserat_fw-la deus_fw-la ad_fw-la acquirendam_fw-la gratiam_fw-la &_o promereadam_n gloriam_fw-la cogita_fw-la etiam_fw-la quot_fw-la animae_fw-la in_o inserno_fw-la nunc_fw-la cruciantur_fw-la sine_fw-la spe_fw-la veniae_fw-la &_o misericordiae_fw-la si_fw-mi amor_fw-la dei_fw-la te_fw-la tenere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la saltem_fw-la teneat_fw-la &_o terreat_fw-la timor_fw-la judicij_fw-la metus_fw-la gehennae_fw-la etc._n etc._n bern._n de_fw-fr interiori_fw-la domo_fw-la cap._n 63._o o_o consider_v how_o many_o have_v die_v who_o if_o they_o have_v this_o time_n for_o repentance_n which_o you_o have_v 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