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this_o protestation_n that_o if_o i_o judge_v myself_o thou_o will_v not_o judge_v i_o if_o i_o chastise_v myself_o thou_o will_v not_o condemn_v i_o if_o i_o execute_v my_o own_o just_a and_o unpartial_a sentence_n against_o my_o own_o heart_n the_o capital_a offender_n thou_o will_v favourable_o spare_v and_o merciful_o pardon_v i_o for_o ever_o o_o lord_n i_o pray_v not_o for_o myself_o alone_o but_o for_o thy_o whole_a church_n wheresoever_o disperse_v howsoever_o distress_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o i_o pray_v that_o thou_o will_v be_v merciful_a to_o i_o particular_o so_o i_o beg_v also_o that_o thou_o will_v be_v favourable_a etc._n to_o zion_n universal_o be_v a_o member_n of_o that_o mystical_a body_n whereof_o thy_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n so_o long_o as_o i_o have_v spiritual_a life_n in_o i_o i_o can_v but_o resent_v such_o affliction_n as_o any_o of_o thy_o choose_a do_v sustain_v o_o lord_n i_o pray_v thou_o for_o jerusalem_n the_o kingdom_n wherein_o 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acknowledge_v thy_o gracious_a goodness_n and_o in_o testimony_n thereof_o render_v unto_o thou_o all_o honour_n and_o glory_n all_o manner_n of_o praise_n and_o thanks_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n even_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la bern._n ad_fw-la frat_fw-la in_o mon._n tertul._n de_fw-fr paenit_fw-la aug._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 51._o chrysost._n in_o hunc_fw-la psalmum_fw-la psal._n 103._o melius_fw-la impressum_fw-la quam_fw-la expressum_fw-la innotescit_fw-la in_o his_o non_fw-la capit_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la nisi_fw-la quantum_fw-la attingit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d bern._n in_o cant._n 3._o qui_fw-la non_fw-la gustaverit_fw-la non_fw-la intelliget_fw-la quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sapit_fw-la mell_v aug._n in_o psal._n 30._o rom._n 5._o miserationum_fw-la dei_fw-la nec_fw-la magnitudo_fw-la mensurari_fw-la nec_fw-la multitudo_fw-la numerari_fw-la potest_fw-la basil._n jerem._n 31._o psal._n 38._o job._n 7._o john_n 13._o rom._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d
love_v itself_o in_o the_o abstract_n the_o extent_n of_o thy_o goodness_n love_n and_o mercy_n be_v such_o as_o have_v no_o bound_n the_o depth_n be_v such_o as_o have_v no_o bottom_n the_o influence_n of_o it_o will_v make_v i_o feel_v that_o which_o no_o eloquence_n can_v utter_v no_o innotescit_fw-la intelligence_n can_v contain_v no_o man_n can_v tell_v how_o sweet_a honey_n be_v but_o he_o 3._o that_o taste_v it_o i_o see_v o_o lord_n great_a fruit_n of_o thy_o rich_a root_n of_o mercy_n for_o be_v not_o thy_o mercy_n exceed_v great_a few_o or_o none_o can_v live_v 30._o here_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n or_o there_o the_o life_n of_o glory_n look_v how_o many_o saint_n there_o be_v in_o heaven_n or_o on_o earth_n by_o inchoation_n here_o in_o perfection_n there_o so_o many_o worthy_a example_n so_o many_o infallible_a demonstration_n there_o be_v of_o thy_o unspeakable_a mercy_n without_o which_o they_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d have_v perish_v and_o sink_v down_o to_o hell_n if_o therefore_o thy_o justice_n lift_v up_o itself_o as_o the_o high_a mountain_n to_o eclipse_v the_o light_n of_o thy_o gracious_a countenance_n from_o i_o i_o will_v raise_v myself_o yet_o high_a in_o confidence_n of_o thy_o truth_n which_o reach_v to_o the_o cloud_n and_o thy_o mercy_n which_o mount_v even_o to_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n i_o will_v frame_v this_o comfortable_a consequence_n to_o my_o distress_a soul_n if_o thy_o mercy_n be_v magnify_v above_o thy_o justice_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v far_o above_o my_o transgression_n o_o lord_n i_o have_v cause_v my_o sin_n to_o abound_v far_o beyond_o the_o bank_n and_o bound_n of_o thy_o law_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o property_n to_o pardon_v and_o the_o property_n of_o thy_o mercy_n where_o sin_n abound_v 5._o there_o to_o superabound_v thy_o mercy_n do_v even_o cross_a and_o control_n thy_o justice_n and_o as_o the_o high_a orb_n do_v by_o violence_n carry_v with_o it_o the_o inferior_a sphere_n against_o their_o proper_a inclination_n and_o motion_n so_o the_o force_n of_o thy_o powerful_a mercy_n do_v over-rule_v my_o natural_a and_o wilful_a course_n run_v to_o wickedness_n and_o in_o that_o race_n haste_v to_o just_a condemnation_n my_o sin_n therefore_o how_o great_a soever_o can_v stop_v the_o flow_a of_o thy_o vast_a ocean_n of_o mercy_n when_o i_o fall_v into_o computation_n and_o comparison_n of_o my_o sin_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o thy_o mercy_n on_o the_o other_o i_o find_v by_o divine_a arithmetic_n and_o the_o true_a jacobs-staffe_n to_o my_o singular_a comfort_n that_o my_o sin_n how_o great_a and_o how_o many_o soever_o yet_o may_v be_v both_o measure_v and_o reckon_v but_o on_o the_o other_o part_n that_o neither_o the_o magnitude_n nor_o the_o multitude_n basil._n of_o thy_o mercy_n can_v be_v either_o fathom_v or_o number_v i_o beg_v thy_o great_a mercy_n because_o thy_o lesser_a mercy_n will_v not_o do_v the_o turn_n which_o my_o miserable_a condition_n require_v for_o they_o may_v ease_v i_o of_o lesser_a misery_n of_o affliction_n in_o body_n of_o distress_n in_o estate_n of_o other_o encumbrance_n in_o the_o world_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o large_a mercy_n that_o must_v forgive_v not_o my_o lesser_a only_a but_o my_o great_a sin_n which_o have_v provoke_v thy_o just_a and_o heavy_a indignation_n against_o i_o thy_o way_n o_o god_n be_v not_o as_o man_n way_n nor_o thy_o mercy_n as_o man_n mercy_n man_n mercy_n be_v short_a and_o scant_o mingle_v with_o hardness_n and_o maim_v with_o sundry_a imperfection_n in_o civil_a matter_n some_o man_n will_v forgive_v the_o interest_n but_o not_o the_o principal_a some_o man_n will_v forgive_v the_o half_a but_o not_o the_o whole_a debt_n some_o man_n will_v forbear_v to_o demand_v the_o debt_n yet_o will_v not_o forgo_v the_o bond_n he_o will_v keep_v that_o to_o curb_v his_o debtor_n upon_o all_o occasion_n in_o matter_n criminal_a one_o will_v forgive_v the_o fault_n but_o not_o the_o punishment_n another_o will_v remit_v a_o part_n but_o not_o all_o the_o penalty_n a_o three_o will_v forgive_v but_o not_o forget_v the_o injury_n but_o thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n be_v great_a &_o large_a free_a and_o absolute_a entire_a and_o indefinite_a or_o rather_o infinite_a thou_o forgive_v both_o the_o fault_n and_o punishment_n royal_o and_o real_o all_o be_v acquit_v and_o discharge_v at_o once_o in_o accomplishment_n of_o that_o comfortable_a clause_n in_o the_o close_n of_o thy_o new_a covenant_n thou_o will_v remember_v our_o 31._o iniquity_n no_o more_o the_o multitude_n of_o my_o sin_n occasion_n i_o to_o parallel_v they_o with_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o medicine_n for_o each_o malady_n a_o salve_n for_o every_o sore_n i_o touch_v still_o upon_o one_o and_o the_o same_o string_n though_o with_o some_o variety_n because_o the_o meditation_n and_o modulation_n of_o this_o mercy_n of_o thou_o be_v as_o sweet_a music_n in_o my_o ear_n and_o a_o joyful_a jubilee_n in_o my_o soul_n i_o strive_v to_o express_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o diverse_a word_n or_o phrase_n great_a mercy_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o mercy_n be_v all_o one_o in_o sense_n and_o meaning_n for_o great_a mercy_n comprehend_v a_o multitude_n of_o mercy_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o mercy_n amount_n to_o one_o great_a mass_n of_o mercy_n the_o great_a mercy_n that_o the_o great_a person_n can_v do_v to_o the_o most_o miserable_a wretch_n upon_o earth_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o mercy_n which_o thou_o affoorde_o to_o the_o holy_a man_n that_o live_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o infinite_a disproportion_n that_o be_v between_o the_o offender_n and_o the_o offend_a the_o creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o dust_n and_o ash_n howbeit_o even_o in_o thy_o infinite_a mercy_n as_o it_o have_v relation_n to_o sinful_a man_n there_o be_v degree_n whereof_o we_o can_v better_o take_v the_o skantling_n then_o by_o our_o great_a or_o lesser_a offence_n commit_v against_o thy_o divine_a majesty_n for_o the_o law_n of_o gratitude_n among_o man_n teach_v i_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o thy_o love_n be_v great_a to_o they_o to_o who_o thou_o forgive_v great_a they_o to_o such_o as_o thou_o acquite_v of_o small_a debt_n therefore_o as_o my_o more_o heinous_a sin_n at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o thy_o justice_n do_v call_v for_o severe_a punishment_n so_o at_o thy_o throne_n of_o mercy_n which_o be_v above_o thy_o seat_n of_o justice_n and_o to_o which_o i_o appeal_v as_o to_o thy_o court_n of_o last_o resort_n they_o beg_v and_o crave_v for_o thy_o more_o great_a and_o tender_a compassion_n debt_n be_v a_o burden_n and_o a_o great_a debt_n be_v a_o heavy_a burden_n he_o that_o bear_v a_o honest_a mind_n can_v be_v quiet_a in_o mind_n so_o long_o as_o he_o continue_v in_o debt_n my_o sin_n be_v my_o debt_n and_o that_o score_z run_v still_o in_o my_o mind_n whereon_o i_o have_v run_v so_o fast_o and_o so_o far_o i_o profess_v true_o that_o my_o sin_n have_v go_v over_o not_o my_o 38._o body_n only_o but_o my_o head_n also_o and_o that_o they_o be_v a_o burden_n too_o heavy_a for_o i_o to_o bear_v i_o know_v o_o lord_n thou_o keeper_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o mark_v 7._o what_o be_v amiss_o in_o i_o thou_o score_v up_o my_o sin_n my_o wild_a and_o wander_a thought_n my_o vain_a and_o wicked_a word_n my_o foul_a and_o filthy_a action_n thou_o keep_v a_o day_n and_o a_o debt-book_n of_o they_o to_o charge_v i_o by_o way_n of_o account_n whensoever_o it_o please_v thou_o thou_o set_v they_o down_o in_o capital_a and_o red_a letter_n to_o declare_v thy_o anger_n thou_o grave_a they_o with_o the_o point_n of_o a_o diamond_n and_o write_v they_o with_o a_o pen_n of_o iron_n both_o in_o thy_o registry_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o tablet_n of_o my_o own_o conscience_n on_o earth_n place_v on_o the_o right_a side_n thereof_o the_o straight_a rule_n of_o thy_o law_n and_o my_o obliquity_n on_o the_o left_a each_o as_o a_o foil_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o other_o debt_n must_v either_o be_v pay_v or_o forgive_v else_o they_o can_v be_v discharge_v pay_v o_o lord_n i_o can_v i_o be_o become_v bankrupt_a i_o be_o not_o able_a no_o not_o by_o way_n of_o composition_n to_o answer_v thou_o one_o for_o a_o thousand_o therefore_o it_o remain_v only_o that_o i_o beseech_v thou_o who_o property_n it_o be_v to_o have_v mercy_n and_o forgive_v to_o cross_v this_o debt-book_n to_o wipe_v out_o the_o score_n to_o cancel_v the_o hand-writing_n and_o deface_v the_o record_n that_o be_v against_o i_o to_o put_v away_o and_o blot_v out_o my_o transgression_n that_o there_o may_v remain_v no_o memory_n of_o they_o either_o to_o provoke_v thy_o heavy_a vengeance_n or_o to_o affright_v my_o
distress_a soul_n wash_v i_o wash_v i_o again_o and_o again_o or_o wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n as_o my_o sin_n be_v in_o nature_n of_o debt_n be_v register_v in_o thy_o book_n and_o set_v upon_o thy_o score_n so_o like_o spot_n and_o stain_n they_o blemish_n and_o deface_v the_o image_n of_o thy_o divine_a nature_n engrave_v in_o my_o soul_n at_o the_o creation_n of_o it_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o thou_o can_v hardly_o discern_v it_o to_o be_v thy_o workmanship_n and_o therefore_o i_o entreat_v thou_o to_o wash_v i_o often_o and_o thorough_o that_o i_o may_v appear_v clean_a and_o holy_a in_o thy_o pure_a and_o pierce_a eye_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o pure_a o_o lord_n as_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o divine_a nature_n nothing_o so_o foul_a as_o i_o be_o by_o natural_a and_o actual_a corruption_n wherefore_o i_o think_v nothing_o too_o much_o to_o bring_v the_o most_o defile_a thing_n on_o earth_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d essence_n in_o heaven_n and_o that_o make_v i_o to_o beg_v again_o and_o again_o that_o thou_o will_v wash_v i_o again_o and_o again_o sin_n be_v filthy_a to_o think_v of_o more_o filthy_a to_o speak_v and_o hear_v of_o most_o filthy_a to_o act_v and_o commit_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o or_o any_o part_n or_o passage_n of_o it_o but_o vileness_n baseness_n and_o filthiness_n all_o the_o wash_n in_o thy_o leviticall_a law_n be_v type_n and_o figure_n of_o this_o spiritual_a wash_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n wash_v i_o o_o lord_n with_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o grace_n with_o that_o water_n whereof_o whoso_o drink_v shall_v never_o thirst_v wash_v i_o with_o the_o water_n of_o my_o own_o tear_n with_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o word_n with_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o sacrament_n i_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o unless_o thou_o wash_v i_o i_o can_v have_v no_o part_n or_o portion_n in_o the._n e_o wherefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o wash_v not_o my_o foot_n 13._o only_o but_o my_o head_n also_o and_o all_o the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o my_o body_n yea_o to_o rinse_v and_o scour_v my_o soul_n and_o all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n thereof_o that_o i_o may_v present_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n a_o holy_a and_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n 12._o unto_o thou_o it_o be_v thy_o bless_a business_n o_o christ_n to_o 〈◊〉_d i_o in_o this_o world_n that_o thou_o may_v render_v i_o spotless_a to_o thy_o father_n in_o another_o world_n i_o sin_v daily_o and_o therefore_o have_v need_n of_o daily_a wash_n i_o sin_v continual_o and_o therefore_o have_v 〈◊〉_d of_o continual_a wash_n for_o the_o word_n include_v a_o multiplication_n of_o wash_v do_v imply_v a_o multiplication_n of_o sin_v for_o if_o my_o soul_n loathe_v the_o filth_n and_o mire_n wherewith_o she_o have_v soil_v herself_o even_o to_o ugliness_n take_v a_o course_n by_o the_o tear_n of_o contrition_n for_o the_o clean_a wash_n of_o her_o face_n how_o soon_o do_v the_o old_a dirt_n of_o sin_n spurt_n into_o her_o visage_n again_o so_o that_o the_o business_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o life_n if_o it_o be_v a_o life_n of_o repentance_n be_v never_o at_o a_o end_n be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o wash_n of_o that_o which_o be_v foul_a and_o the_o foul_n of_o that_o which_o be_v wash_v there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v report_v in_o the_o story_n of_o nature_n certain_o fly_v fish_n who_o wing_n by_o fly_a wax_n dry_a and_o be_v dry_a lose_v their_o fly_n so_o as_o they_o must_v ever_o and_o anon_o return_v to_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o moisture_n thereof_o to_o enable_v their_o flight_n again_o even_o so_o my_o soul_n wash_v in_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n and_o mount_v up_o towards_o heaven_n through_o this_o wicked_a world_n her_o wing_n even_o her_o best_a purpose_n cogitation_n and_o conception_n easy_o grow_v dry_a by_o the_o contagion_n of_o earthly_a conversation_n unless_o they_o be_v often_o bathe_v and_o moisten_v in_o the_o water_n of_o repentance_n to_o carry_v she_o through_o to_o her_o journey_n end_n so_o then_o my_o case_n and_o condition_n be_v such_o as_o in_o regard_n of_o many_o sport_n hourly_o fall_v and_o deep_o stain_v my_o ill_a favour_a and_o disfigure_a soul_n 〈◊〉_d have_v just_a cause_n to_o pray_v earnest_o that_o i_o may_v be_v both_o often_o and_o thorough_o wash_v and_o by_o thou_o who_o can_v alone_o make_v i_o clean_o and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n as_o i_o have_v a_o great_a debt_n to_o be_v discharge_v much_o filthiness_n to_o be_v wash_v so_o have_v i_o a_o loathsome_a leprosy_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v cleanse_v wherefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o cleanse_v i_o from_o from_o my_o sin_n this_o leprosy_n and_o the_o cure_n of_o it_o be_v shadow_v out_o and_o figure_v also_o by_o sundry_a purgation_n &_o cleansing_n in_o thy_o leviticall_a law_n all_o point_v to_o that_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n whereby_o my_o sin_n be_v purge_v the_o leprosy_n as_o physiican_n tell_v we_o be_v a_o hereditary_a disease_n descend_v from_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n a_o ignominious_a and_o odious_a disease_n banish_v the_o leper_n from_o all_o company_n a_o contagious_a disease_n spread_v from_o man_n to_o man_n 〈◊〉_d then_o the_o plague_n a_o dull_a and_o stupid_a disease_n that_o make_v he_o insensible_a altogether_o and_o a_o dangerous_a or_o rather_o desperate_a disease_n 〈◊〉_d or_o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v cure_v in_o all_o which_o 〈◊〉_d sin_n may_v fit_o be_v resemble_v to_o a_o 〈◊〉_d for_o sin_n come_v by_o propagation_n from_o our_o first_o parent_n to_o all_o their_o posterity_n it_o separate_v we_o from_o thy_o presence_n from_o the_o company_n of_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o angel_n and_o all_o good_a man_n it_o infect_v other_o and_o poylon_v not_o only_o with_o the_o breath_n but_o with_o the_o sight_n of_o it_o too_o it_o benumb_v we_o so_o as_o we_o feel_v not_o thy_o fearful_a judgement_n it_o be_v utter_o incurable_a otherwise_o then_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n it_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o tear_n of_o a_o vine_n when_o it_o bleed_v be_v a_o very_a good_a medicine_n for_o cure_v of_o the_o bodily_a leprosy_n 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o tear_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o lie_v low_a as_o do_v 〈◊〉_d vine_n that_o 〈◊〉_d and_o mourn_v in_o humility_n for_o sin_n avail_n much_o to_o 〈◊〉_d cleanse_v of_o this_o leprosy_n of_o the_o soul_n my_o sin_n as_o a_o leprosy_n do_v overspread_v both_o my_o soul_n and_o body_n from_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n to_o the_o sole_a of_o the_o foot_n from_o the_o high_a faculty_n of_o my_o understanding_n to_o the_o low_a affection_n of_o my_o will_n there_o be_v no_o sound_a part_n in_o i_o my_o disease_n be_v grow_v to_o the_o height_n to_o full_a ripeness_n or_o rather_o foul_a rottenness_n it_o have_v put_v out_o the_o scab_n as_o they_o say_v by_o enormous_a and_o scandalous_a action_n wherefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o who_o be_v the_o prime_n and_o sovereign_a physician_n to_o look_v upon_o i_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o pity_n and_o to_o cleanse_v and_o cure_v i_o of_o my_o leprous_a sin_n and_o sinful_a leprosy_n 2._o i_o know_v my_o own_o wickedness_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o or_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o against_o i_o before_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n be_v send_v as_o a_o special_a bailife_n to_o summon_v i_o by_o a_o writ_n ad_fw-la meliùs_fw-la inquirendum_fw-la i_o cast_v my_o eye_n careless_o i_o do_v not_o fix_v it_o full_o i_o look_v slight_o and_o superficial_o as_o in_o passage_n not_o sad_o and_o mournful_o upon_o my_o grievous_a sin_n i_o do_v not_o behold_v they_o so_o serious_o as_o i_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v i_o see_v but_o the_o epitome_n or_o gross_a sum_n of_o they_o i_o do_v not_o view_v they_o in_o the_o large_a volume_n write_v at_o length_n or_o rathere_o paint_v out_o as_o now_o they_o be_v in_o their_o true_a shape_n and_o colour_n every_o man_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n must_v needs_o see_v somewhat_o of_o this_o kind_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n but_o through_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n no_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o take_v a_o perfect_a survey_n and_o make_v a_o full_a portraiture_n of_o his_o own_o transgression_n there_o be_v in_o man_n a_o affect_a humi_fw-la ignorance_n and_o blindness_n in_o this_o behalf_n and_o who_o so_o blind_a as_o he_o that_o will_v not_o see_v who_o so_o ignorant_a as_o he_o that_o will_v not_o know_v as_o we_o put_v off_o the_o evil_a day_n so_o long_o as_o we_o can_v so_o we_o put_v by_o the_o evil_a object_n so_o far_o as_o we_o may_v