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that_o he_o rise_v by_o repentance_n behold_v i_o be_o vile_a say_v he_o what_o shall_v i_o answer_v thou_o 6._o job_n 40._o 4_o 5._o ch_z 42._o 5_o 6._o i_o will_v lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o my_o mouth_n once_o have_v i_o speak_v but_o i_o will_v not_o answer_v yea_o twice_o but_o i_o will_v proceed_v no_o further_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o thou_o by_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o â—are_n but_o now_o my_o eye_n see_v thou_o wherefore_o i_o abhor_v my_o repent_v tertullian_n say_v that_o he_o be_v nalli_n rei_fw-la natus_fw-la nisi_fw-la penitentiae_fw-la bear_v for_o no_o other_o purpose_n but_o to_o repent_v self_n and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n peter_n fall_v dreadful_o but_o rise_v by_o repentance_n sweet_o a_o look_n of_o love_n from_o christ_n melt_v he_o into_o tear_n he_o know_v that_o repentance_n be_v the_o key_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n as_o once_o his_o faith_n be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o leap_v as_o it_o be_v into_o a_o sea_n of_o water_n to_o come_v to_o 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