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in_o his_o service_n and_o how_o to_o apportion_v out_o punishment_n in_o his_o own_o due_a time_n such_o as_o we_o deserve_v as_o augustus_n the_o emperor_n say_v to_o one_o who_o come_v rude_o into_o his_o presence_n to_o petition_n i_o wonder_v how_o we_o two_o come_v to_o be_v so_o familiar_a so_o if_o we_o do_v but_o observe_v how_o rude_o and_o with_o what_o unmannerly_a behaviour_n some_o person_n come_v into_o god_n presence_n to_o beg_v pardon_n of_o he_o for_o their_o sin_n it_o may_v raise_v more_o wonder_n to_o think_v how_o god_n and_o they_o come_v to_o be_v so_o familiar_a rubric_n the_o absolution_n or_o remission_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o priest_n alone_o stand_v the_o people_n still_o kneel_v almighty_a god_n gen._n 17.1_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n rom._n 15.6_o who_o desire_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o may_v turn_v from_o his_o wickedness_n and_o live_v ezek._n 33.11_o 1_o tim._n 2.4_o and_o have_v give_v power_n and_o commandment_n to_o his_o minister_n to_o declare_v and_o pronounce_v to_o his_o people_n be_v penitent_a the_o absolution_n and_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n luk._n 24.47_o joh._n 20.23_o 2_o cor._n 5.19_o he_o pardon_v and_o absolve_v all_o they_o that_o true_o repent_v and_o unfeigned_o believe_v his_o holy_a gospel_n act._n 10.43_o luk._n 24.47_o act._n 3.19_o rom._n 1.16_o wherefore_o let_v we_o beseech_v he_o to_o grant_v we_o true_a repentance_n and_o his_o holy_a spirit_n 2_o tim._n 2.25_o act._n 11.18_o luk._n 11.13_o that_o those_o thing_n may_v please_v he_o which_o we_o do_v at_o this_o present_a heb._n 11.6_o rom._n 8.8_o and_o that_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o life_n hereafter_o may_v be_v pure_a and_o holy_a ephes_n 1.4_o joh._n 5.14_o rom._n 6.6_o so_o that_o at_o the_o last_o we_o may_v come_v to_o his_o eternal_a joy_n heb._n 12.14_o mat._n 5.8_o through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n rom._n 5.21_o rom._n 6.23_o rubric_n the_o 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