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he_o know_v that_o they_o sit_v in_o moses_n his_o seat_n 11.52_o mat._n 23_o â—_o luke_n 11.52_o and_o that_o they_o have_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v and_o therefore_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o relieve_v man_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o comfort_n but_o see_v how_o little_o they_o respect_v he_o what_o be_v that_o to_o we_o say_v they_o see_v thou_o to_o it_o as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v in_o that_o thou_o have_v sin_v in_o betray_v innocent_a blood_n it_o be_v nothing_o to_o we_o but_o thou_o be_v too_o blame_v for_o it_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o thou_o shall_v object_v the_o matter_n to_o us._n look_v thou_o to_o it_o how_o thou_o may_v escape_v it_o be_v thy_o sin_n it_o be_v none_o of_o we_o here_o be_v cold_a comfort_n these_o be_v miserable_a comforter_n as_o job_n say_v 16.2.5_o job._n 16.2.5_o they_o shall_v rather_o have_v strengthen_v he_o with_o their_o mouth_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o their_o lip_n 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wickedness_n out_o of_o his_o remembrance_n yea_o there_o be_v many_o that_o have_v never_o a_o word_n of_o scripture_n beside_o which_o yet_o have_v this_o sentence_n at_o their_o finger_n end_n for_o they_o make_v it_o the_o very_a neck-verse_n of_o their_o soul_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o the_o say_n be_v true_a for_o it_o be_v the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n deacon_n god_n omni_fw-la homini_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la potest_fw-la utilis_fw-la esse_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la quam_fw-la quocunque_fw-la tempore_fw-la homo_fw-la egerit_fw-la quam_fw-la libet_fw-la ini_fw-la quus_fw-la quam_fw-la libet_fw-la annosus_fw-la si_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n renunciaverit_n peccatis_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la ijs_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la corporis_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la cordis_fw-la lachrymas_fw-la fuderit_fw-la &_o malorum_fw-la operum_fw-la maculas_fw-la bonis_fw-la operibus_fw-la diluere_fw-la curaverit_n omnium_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la 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be_v indeed_o a_o acceptable_a time_n as_o david_n say_v and_o a_o day_n of_o grace_n but_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v present_o to_o be_v embrace_v now_o say_v he_o be_v the_o accept_a time_n now_o be_v the_o day_n of_o salvation_n and_o it_o may_v be_v either_o now_o or_o never_o and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n exhort_v say_v seek_v the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v and_o call_v upon_o he_o while_o he_o be_v near_o 55.6_o isa_n 55.6_o be_v there_o a_o time_n then_o when_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o be_v find_v and_o be_v there_o a_o time_n when_o he_o will_v be_v far_o off_o from_o man_n yes_o doubtless_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o god_n will_v absent_v himself_o as_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n say_v 1.28_o hos_fw-la 5.6_o etc._n etc._n prou._n 1.28_o they_o shall_v go_v with_o their_o sheep_n and_o with_o their_o bullock_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n but_o they_o shall_v not_o find_v he_o for_o he_o have_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o they_o and_o therefore_o to_o conclude_v this_o point_n
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 great_a measure_n of_o grief_n and_o with_o peter_n in_o this_o place_n we_o must_v weep_v bitter_o lapsl_n bitter_o quam_fw-la magna_fw-la deliquimus_fw-la tam_fw-la granditer_n defleamus_fw-la alto_fw-mi vulneri_fw-la diligens_fw-la &_o long_fw-mi medicina_fw-la non_fw-la defit_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la crimine_fw-la minor_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la cypri_n serm._n 5._o the_o lapsl_n look_v how_o grievous_o we_o have_v sin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o great_o shall_v we_o bewail_v our_o sin_n a_o deep_a wound_n must_v have_v a_o large_a plaster_n and_o our_o repentance_n must_v not_o be_v less_o than_o our_o fault_n it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v no_o matter_n of_o merit_n for_o a_o man_n to_o weep_v more_o or_o less_o we_o may_v say_v in_o this_o case_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o meat_n it_o be_v not_o our_o sorrow_n that_o make_v we_o acceptable_a to_o god_n 1._o cor._n 8.8_o but_o yet_o much_o sorrow_n be_v a_o token_n of_o great_a repentance_n and_o on_o the_o other_o 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 yea_o the_o transgressor_n have_v grievous_o offend_v he_o do_v so_o grieve_v at_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o people_n that_o he_o beecame_v exceed_v lean_a withal_o as_o the_o double_n of_o the_o word_n import_v the_o prophet_n jeremie_n likewise_o be_v full_a of_o passion_n in_o this_o behalf_n 4.19_o jere._n 4.19_o sometime_o he_o cry_v out_o as_o if_o he_o be_v in_o great_a perplexity_n my_o belly_n my_o belly_n i_o be_o pain_v even_o at_o the_o very_a heart_n my_o heart_n be_v trouble_v within_o i_o i_o can_v be_v still_o etc._n etc._n 9.1_o &_o 9.1_o sometime_o he_o wish_v that_o his_o head_n be_v full_a of_o water_n and_o his_o eye_n a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n that_o he_o may_v weep_v day_n and_o night_n etc._n etc._n 13.17_o &_o 13.17_o and_o he_o tell_v they_o his_o soul_n shall_v weep_v in_o secret_a for_o their_o pride_n and_o his_o eye_n shall_v weep_v and_o drop_v down_o tear_n 119.139_o psal_n 119.139_o and_o david_n say_v that_o his_o eye_n do_v gush_v out_o with_o river_n of_o water_n 19.41.42_o luke_n 19.41.42_o because_o man_n keep_v not_o the_o law_n yea_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o weep_v for_o jerusalem_n bewail_v the_o stubbornness_n of_o the_o people_n that_o will_v not_o be_v reclaim_v yea_o which_o be_v more_o the_o lord_n have_v absolute_o forbid_v the_o priest_n in_o the_o law_n 21.10.11_o levit._fw-la 21.10.11_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o mourn_v upon_o any_o occasion_n no_o not_o for_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n and_o mother_n but_o they_o must_v even_o overcome_v their_o own_o natural_a affection_n in_o that_o case_n and_o when_o god_n have_v fearful_o slay_v nadad_n and_o abihu_n 10.2.6_o &_o 10.2.6_o the_o son_n of_o aron_n with_o fire_n from_o heaven_n for_o offer_v strange_a fire_n upon_o the_o altar_n aron_n be_v command_v that_o for_o his_o life_n he_o shall_v not_o mourn_v nor_o show_v any_o token_n of_o sorrow_n for_o they_o and_o yet_o mark_v they_o that_o may_v not_o weep_v for_o any_o worldly_a matter_n 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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
though_o there_o be_v a_o hyperbolical_a excess_n of_o speech_n for_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o man_n to_o fill_v bucket_n with_o tear_n nor_o to_o cause_v themselves_o to_o swim_v in_o their_o bed_n yet_o it_o signify_v that_o there_o be_v a_o exceed_a great_a and_o unspeakable_a measure_n of_o grief_n 10_o grief_n cura_fw-la dolorque_fw-la animi_fw-la lacrymaque_fw-la alimenta_fw-la fuere_fw-la ovid._n met._n li._n 10_o again_o he_o say_v his_o tear_n be_v his_o meat_n day_n and_o night_n psal_n 42.3_o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o say_v he_o be_v bow_v and_o crooked_a together_o and_o make_v even_o black_a with_o mourn_v all_o the_o day_n 38.6_o psal_n 38.6_o he_o be_v natural_o of_o a_o very_a good_a complexion_n ruddy_a and_o of_o a_o good_a countenance_n and_o comely_a visage_n 16.12_o 1._o sam._n 16.12_o but_o his_o continual_a mourning_n have_v so_o change_v bim_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v disfigure_v with_o sickness_n 38.3_o isa_n 38.3_o and_o good_a josiah_n that_o his_o very_a heart_n do_v melt_v within_o he_o for_o grief_n and_o that_o poor_a penitent_a woman_n in_o the_o gospel_n 7.38_o 2._o king_n 22_o 19_o luke_n 7.38_o shed_v such_o plenty_n of_o tear_n as_o she_o wash_v our_o saviour_n christ_n foot_n with_o they_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v no_o small_a measure_n of_o sorrow_n that_o be_v sufficient_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o sin_n for_o if_o we_o have_v a_o hundred_o eye_n and_o shall_v weep_v they_o all_o out_o and_o if_o we_o have_v a_o thousand_o heart_n and_o they_o shall_v all_o break_v a_o sunder_o with_o remorse_n and_o sorrow_n for_o our_o sinnne_n it_o be_v too_o little_a aquavitae_fw-la little_a lacrymae_fw-la nobis_fw-la doerunt_fw-la antequam_fw-la causae_fw-la dolendi_fw-la senec._n de_fw-fr brevit_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la and_o we_o shall_v soon_o want_v tear_n than_o matter_n of_o mourning_n neither_o must_v this_o sorrow_n be_v only_o for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n for_o such_o kind_n of_o sorrow_n proceed_v from_o self_n love_n and_o may_v be_v in_o the_o reprobate_n as_o we_o see_v in_o saul_n ahab_n judas_n and_o other_o in_o regard_v whereof_o the_o lord_n tell_v the_o jew_n that_o when_o they_o fast_v and_o humble_v themselves_o they_o do_v it_o not_o to_o he_o neither_o do_v he_o approve_v it_o 7.5_o zech_n 7.5_o but_o this_o sorrow_n must_v only_o be_v for_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o godly_a sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d 2._o cor._n 7.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o sorrow_n according_a to_o god_n namely_o such_o a_o sorrow_n as_o respect_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o this_o that_o a_o man_n have_v by_o his_o sin_n displease_v and_o offend_v so_o good_a a_o god_n and_o so_o merciful_a a_o father_n and_o indeed_o ponto_n estque_fw-la pati_fw-la paenam_fw-la quam_fw-la meruisse_fw-la minus_fw-la ovid._n de_fw-fr ponto_n to_o a_o ingenuous_a nature_n it_o be_v a_o great_a grief_n to_o deserve_v they_o to_o suffer_v punishment_n as_o appear_v plain_o in_o the_o example_n of_o david_n and_o other_o of_o god_n child_n but_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o of_o this_o point_n when_o we_o come_v to_o entreat_v of_o the_o repentance_n of_o judas_n last_o of_o all_o this_o sorrow_n must_v not_o be_v for_o a_o time_n 22.26_o stella_fw-la in_o luc._n 22.26_o but_o it_o must_v be_v perpetual_a stella_n report_v of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n upon_o what_o ground_n or_o by_o what_o authority_n i_o know_v not_o that_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n it_o be_v his_o manner_n to_o rise_v out_o of_o his_o bed_n every_o night_n at_o the_o crow_n of_o the_o cock_n and_o to_o spend_v the_o time_n till_o morning_n in_o prayer_n weep_v so_o abundant_o that_o his_o face_n be_v wither_v with_o tear_n whether_o this_o be_v true_a or_o no_o it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a but_o howsoever_o we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o forasmuch_o 8._o forasmuch_o est_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la assiduè_fw-la peccantibus_fw-la assiduè_fw-la necessaria_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la panit_fw-la cap_n 8._o as_o we_o sin_v every_o day_n therefore_o repentance_n be_v necessary_a every_o day_n 13._o day_n quid_fw-la praeter_fw-la plorare_fw-la restat_fw-la quid_fw-la nisi_fw-la semper_fw-la dolere_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la ubi_fw-la enim_fw-la dolour_n finitur_fw-la deficit_fw-la &_o paenitentia_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 13._o and_o indeed_o what_o can_v a_o man_n do_v in_o regard_n of_o his_o manifold_a sin_n but_o weep_v and_o mourn_v all_o his_o life_n for_o where_o sorrow_n cease_v there_o repentance_n fail_v 9.1_o fail_v sit_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la continua_fw-la &_o amara_fw-la comes_fw-la aetatis_fw-la meae_fw-la aug._n the_o contrite_a cordis_fw-la in_o oratione_fw-la ad_fw-la finem_fw-la psal_n 6.6_o jere._n 9.1_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o make_v repentance_n a_o continual_a and_o sorrowful_a companion_n unto_o we_o through_o our_o whole_a life_n as_o david_n do_v who_o do_v not_o only_o weep_v now_o and_o then_o for_o his_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v his_o continual_a practice_n eevery_n night_n he_o cause_v his_o bed_n to_o swim_v and_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n wish_v that_o he_o can_v weep_v day_n and_o night_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n much_o more_o no_o doubt_n will_v he_o do_v it_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o as_o there_o be_v require_v this_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n past_a and_o present_a so_o there_o must_v be_v also_o a_o forsake_v of_o sin_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v as_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o ever_o this_o apostle_n deny_v his_o master_n any_o more_o after_o this_o but_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o act_n he_o be_v most_o bold_a and_o constant_a in_o confess_v he_o and_o his_o truth_n even_o to_o the_o beard_n of_o the_o great_a enemy_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o we_o to_o be_v inward_o sorrowful_a but_o withal_o we_o must_v put_v away_o our_o sin_n and_o testify_v the_o inward_a repentance_n of_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o outward_a reformation_n of_o our_o life_n paevit_fw-la life_n frustra_fw-la dolemus_fw-la praeterita_fw-la nisi_fw-la iusta_fw-la accedat_fw-la emendatio_fw-la aretius_n proble_v loc_fw-la 34._o de_fw-la paevit_fw-la nay_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o we_o to_o bewail_v our_o sin_n past_a unless_o there_o follow_v a_o due_a amendment_n afterwards_o as_o bernard_n write_v to_o eugenius_n the_o pope_n 1_o pope_n non_fw-la ambigo_fw-la te_fw-la quoque_fw-la ista_fw-la deplorare_fw-la at_o frustrà _fw-la istud_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la &_o emendare_fw-la studueris_fw-la bern._n the_o considerate_a l._n 1_o i_o make_v no_o question_n say_v he_o but_o thou_o bewail_v these_o thing_n but_o that_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n unless_o thou_o do_v also_o labour_v to_o reform_v they_o 53._o they_o vera_fw-la confessio_fw-la &_o vera_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la est_fw-la quaendo_fw-la sic_fw-la paenitet_fw-la hominem_fw-la peccasse_fw-la ut_fw-la crimen_fw-la non_fw-la repetat_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr con_fw-la aedif_a ca._n 53._o and_o therefore_o he_o describe_v true_a repentance_n to_o be_v this_o when_o a_o man_n so_o repent_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v as_o he_o will_v do_v so_o no_o more_o and_o in_o his_o meditation_n he_o have_v a_o sweet_a say_n to_o this_o purpose_n 4._o purpose_n verus_fw-la penitens_fw-la semper_fw-la est_fw-la in_o labour_v &_o dolore_fw-la dolet_fw-la de_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la laborat_fw-la pro_fw-la futuris_fw-la eavendis_fw-la sic_fw-la plangit_fw-la commissa_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la committat_fw-la plangenda_fw-la jrrisor_n enim_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la verus_fw-la paenitens_fw-la qui_fw-la adhuc_fw-la agit_fw-fr quod_fw-la paeniteat_fw-la sergiò_fw-la vis_fw-la esse_fw-la verus_fw-la paenitens_fw-la cessa_fw-la a_o peccato_fw-la &_o noli_fw-la amplius_fw-la peccare_fw-la quoniam_fw-la inanis_fw-la est_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la quam_fw-la sequens_fw-la coinquinat_fw-la culpa_fw-la meditat._n cap._n 4._o a_o man_n say_v he_o that_o true_o repent_v be_v always_o in_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n he_o be_v sorrowful_a for_o his_o sin_n past_a and_o labour_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o sin_n to_o come_v he_o do_v so_o bewail_v the_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v as_o he_o will_v no_o more_o commit_v thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v bewail_v for_o he_o be_v but_o a_o mocker_n and_o not_o true_o penitent_a that_o still_o do_v that_o whereof_o he_o repent_v if_o therefore_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o true_a penitent_a person_n cease_v from_o sin_n and_o sin_n no_o more_o for_o that_o repentance_n be_v vain_a which_o after-sinne_n do_v defile_v g._n defile_v si_fw-mi permanent_a opera_fw-la frustra_fw-la voce_fw-la assumitur_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la mag._n sentent_fw-fr lib._n 4._o dist_n 15._o g._n yea_o so_o long_o as_o a_o man_n former_a evil_a deed_n do_v remain_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o he_o to_o talk_v of_o repentance_n 5._o repentance_n qui_fw-fr agit_fw-fr penitentiam_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la diluere_fw-la lacrymis_fw-la debet_fw-la peccatum_fw-la suum_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la emendatioribus_fw-la factis_fw-la operiro_fw-la &_o tegere_fw-la delicta_fw-la superiora_fw-la ut_fw-la