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stat_fw-la in_o immensum_fw-la viribus_fw-la aucta_fw-la suis_fw-la ovid._n the_o reme_v nil_fw-la assuetudine_fw-la maius_fw-la oâ—id_fw-fr de_fw-fr arte_fw-la amandi_fw-la a_o young_a plant_n may_v easy_o be_v pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n but_o if_o it_o grow_v till_o it_o be_v a_o great_a tree_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v remove_v so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o dust_n in_o our_o floor_n a_o light_a broom_n will_v serve_v to_o sweep_v it_o away_o but_o if_o it_o be_v stiff_a clay_n a_o broom_n will_v do_v no_o good_a there_o must_v be_v a_o spade_n to_o spittle_n it_o out_o in_o like_a manner_n so_o long_o as_o our_o sin_n be_v young_a they_o may_v with_o little_a labour_n be_v root_v out_o but_o if_o once_o they_o be_v confirm_v in_o our_o heart_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o a_o very_a hard_a matter_n to_o displace_v they_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n say_v can_v the_o black_a moor_n change_v his_o skin_n or_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_v then_o may_v you_o also_o do_v good_a that_o be_v accustom_v to_o do_v evil_a jerem._n 13.23_o give_v we_o thereby_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v the_o most_o difficult_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n for_o a_o man_n to_o leave_v a_o custom_n or_o a_o habit_n of_o sin_v even_o as_o for_o a_o black_a moor_n to_o be_v make_v white_a who_o be_v natural_o so_o black_a as_o there_o be_v no_o mean_n to_o alter_v his_o hue_n though_o a_o man_n shall_v wash_v he_o with_o nitire_n and_o much_o soap_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o prevail_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v grow_v to_o a_o proverb_n that_o when_o a_o man_n undertake_v any_o impossible_a thing_n which_o can_v be_v effect_v be_v be_v say_v to_o wash_v a_o black_a moor_n troad_n moor_n ars_fw-la sit_fw-la ubi_fw-la a_o teneris_fw-la crimen_fw-la condiscitur_fw-la annis_fw-la ovid._n epist_n difficulter_n reciduntur_fw-la vitia_fw-la quae_fw-la
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they_o all_o for_o they_o will_v have_v scoff_v at_o he_o but_o he_o betake_v himself_o into_o such_o a_o place_n where_o he_o may_v do_v it_o most_o free_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o god_n child_n many_o time_n do_v weep_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o other_o but_o it_o be_v because_o the_o abundance_n of_o their_o sorrow_n be_v such_o as_o they_o can_v otherwise_o choose_v as_o the_o woman_n that_o wash_v our_o saviour_n christ_n foot_n come_v into_o the_o pharisee_n house_n and_o weep_v before_o all_o that_o be_v at_o table_n and_o in_o public_a humiliation_n when_o the_o church_n meet_v together_o to_o prevent_v or_o turn_v away_o some_o judgement_n of_o god_n there_o be_v qublique_a and_o open_a weep_v but_o especial_o when_o a_o man_n be_v alone_o his_o tear_n have_v full_a scope_n then_o he_o pull_v up_o the_o sluice_n and_o floodgate_n of_o his_o eye_n and_o guive_v they_o free_a passage_n as_o we_o see_v in_o david_n who_o weep_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o day_n time_n when_o he_o be_v among_o other_o but_o when_o night_n come_v that_o he_o be_v alone_o in_o his_o bed_n than_o he_o weep_v so_o abundant_o that_o he_o water_v his_o couch_n with_o his_o tear_n 6.6_o psal_n 6.6_o and_o that_o good_a king_n hezekiah_n lie_v sick_a on_o his_o bed_n though_o he_o can_v not_o go_v from_o those_o that_o stand_v about_o he_o 38.2.3_o isa_n 38.2.3_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v he_o turn_v his_o face_n to_o the_o wall_n that_o he_o may_v weep_v as_o private_o as_o he_o can_v indeed_o it_o be_v a_o true_a say_n though_o it_o be_v speak_v with_o a_o profane_a mouth_n 34._o mouth_n ille_fw-la dolet_fw-la verè_fw-la qui_fw-la sine_fw-la teste_fw-la dolet_fw-la mart._n lib._n 1_o epigr._fw-la 34._o he_o sorrow_v ttue_o that_o have_v no_o witness_n of_o his_o sorrow_n no_o witness_n i_o say_v but_o god_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n again_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o a_o little_a sorrow_n or_o a_o few_o tear_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n but_o we_o must_v have_v 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side_n where_o there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a sorrow_n there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a repentance_n and_o therefore_o s._n augustine_n have_v describe_v repentance_n 2.13_o repentance_n est_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la dolentis_fw-la vindicte_fw-la puniens_fw-la in_o se_fw-la quod_fw-la dolet_fw-la commisisse_fw-la de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o sal_fw-la paenit_fw-la cap._n 8._o 2._o cor._n 7.11_o magis_fw-la cord_n fundendae_fw-la sunt_fw-la quam_fw-la corpore_fw-la fulg._n ad_fw-la probam_fw-la epist_n 4._o joel_n 2.13_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a kind_n of_o revenge_n whereby_o a_o sorrowful_a man_n do_v punish_v that_o in_o himself_o which_o it_o grieve_v he_o to_o have_v committ_v and_o saint_n paul_n say_v that_o revenge_n be_v one_o of_o those_o bless_a fruit_n that_o do_v accompany_v true_a repentance_n even_o a_o cruciate_a of_o all_o the_o body_n and_o a_o sob_a to_o make_v the_o heart_n to_o ache_v that_o the_o tear_n that_o a_o man_n shed_v in_o this_o case_n may_v seem_v to_o come_v from_o the_o heart_n rather_o than_o from_o the_o body_n and_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o the_o lord_n call_v the_o people_n to_o sorrow_n for_o their_o sin_n do_v not_o require_v some_o light_a sorrow_n or_o some_o small_a measure_n of_o grief_n but_o such_o a_o sorrow_n as_o shall_v even_o rend_v their_o very_a bearss_n and_o david_n say_v that_o a_o man_n heart_n must_v be_v contrite_a and_o break_a 51.19_o psal_n 51.19_o even_o beat_v to_o powder_n as_o it_o be_v with_o godly_a sorrow_n or_o else_o his_o repentance_n will_v never_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n this_o be_v not_o only_o require_v but_o have_v also_o be_v practise_v by_o god_n child_n for_o other_o man_n sin_n 2.7.8_o 2._o pet._n 2.7.8_o righteous_a lot_n have_v his_o soul_n vex_v with_o the_o unclean_a conversation_n of_o the_o wicked_a sodomite_n and_o the_o prophet_n cry_v out_o in_o like_a manner_n my_o leanness_n 24.16_o isa_n 24.16_o my_o leanness_n woe_n be_v i_o the_o transgressor_n have_v offend_v 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man_n so_o deep_o as_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o all_o the_o penitentiaries_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o bring_v in_o with_o a_o sigh_n or_o a_o tear_n or_o two_o but_o with_o exceed_v great_a sorrow_n to_o give_v we_o to_o know_v that_o slender_a sorrow_n in_o repentance_n be_v but_o hypocrisy_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n that_o lament_v after_o the_o lord_n for_o their_o sin_n be_v say_v to_o have_v pour_v out_o bucket_n of_o tear_n 7._o 1._o sam._n 7.2_o 7._o as_o it_o be_v unto_o the_o lord_n 6.6_o psal_n 6.6_o and_o david_n say_v that_o he_o weep_v in_o such_o abundance_n as_o he_o cause_v his_o bed_n to_o swim_v and_o water_v his_o couch_n with_o his_o tear_n in_o both_o which_o place_n
be_v thou_o that_o be_v to_o say_v why_o do_v thou_o hide_v thyself_o why_o do_v thou_o seek_v corner_n why_o fly_v thou_o from_o he_o who_o before_o thou_o have_v so_o much_o desire_v to_o see_v so_o grievous_a as_o one_o say_v be_v the_o guilt_n of_o conscience_n that_o without_o a_o judge_n it_o punish_v itself_o and_o desire_v to_o cover_v itself_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v naked_a before_o god_n for_o this_o cause_n the_o conscience_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o be_v privy_a to_o all_o the_o action_n of_o a_o man_n life_n and_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v he_o according_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 2.15_o and_o howsoever_o it_o be_v say_v of_o wicked_a man_n that_o they_o have_v no_o conscience_n because_o for_o the_o time_n they_o have_v no_o touch_n of_o conscience_n yet_o in_o truth_n conscience_n itself_o can_v never_o die_v the_o lethargy_n can_v benumb_v the_o conscience_n and_o though_o a_o universal_a forgetfulness_n shall_v possess_v a_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v forget_v even_o his_o own_o name_n 7._o name_n messala_n corninus_fw-la post_fw-la aegritudinem_fw-la proprij_fw-la nominis_fw-la oblitus_fw-la est_fw-la jul._n sotinus_n cap._n 7._o as_o we_o read_v some_o have_v do_v yet_o he_o can_v never_o forget_v his_o sin_n the_o remembrance_n of_o they_o can_v never_o be_v wipe_v out_o because_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o not_o nature_n have_v engrave_v they_o scholar_n they_o bern._n the_o conversione_n ad_fw-la scholar_n and_o therefore_o bernard_n very_o fit_o compare_v the_o memory_n in_o this_o case_n to_o a_o thin_a skin_n of_o parchment_n which_o do_v not_o only_o receive_v the_o ink_n on_o the_o out_o side_n but_o drink_v it_o in_o so_o as_o the_o letter_n can_v never_o be_v get_v out_o unless_o the_o parchment_n be_v tear_v so_o as_o long_o as_o the_o memory_n be_v sound_a and_o not_o destroy_v no_o rason_a in_o the_o world_n can_v scrape_v out_o the_o stain_n which_o sin_n have_v make_v in_o it_o and_o this_o 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