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if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n and_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n very_o frequent_a in_o this_o duty_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o humiliation_n and_o conversion_n unto_o god_n thus_o daniel_n confess_v his_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n 9_o dan._n 5_o 9_o we_o have_v sin_v say_v he_o and_o have_v commit_v iniquity_n and_o have_v do_v wicked_o yea_o we_o have_v rebel_v and_o have_v depart_v from_o thy_o precept_n and_o from_o thy_o judgement_n thus_o ezra_n that_o noble_a and_o religious_a scribe_n 6._o ezra_n 9_o 6._o o_o my_o god_n i_o be_o ashamed_a and_o confound_v to_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n to_o thou_o for_o our_o iniquity_n be_v increase_v over_o our_o head_n and_o our_o trespass_n be_v go_v up_o to_o heaven_n so_o esay_n the_o prophet_n we_o have_v all_o be_v as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n 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