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god_n all_o his_o prayer_n all_o his_o confession_n they_o come_v from_o a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n beâ—…ng_v hearty_a confession_n â—…affectionate_a acknowledgement_n such_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o confession_n of_o this_o our_o apostle_n which_o we_o so_o frequent_o meet_v with_o breathe_v forth_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o inward_a affection_n express_v both_o sorrow_n and_o shame_n indignation_n and_o detestation_n and_o such_o be_v the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o true_a penitent_n attend_v and_o accompany_v with_o sorrow_n and_o shame_n with_o sorrow_n i_o will_v declare_v shame_n my_o iniquity_n say_v david_n and_o i_o will_v be_v sorry_a for_o my_o sin_n psal._n 38._o 18._o with_o shame_n the_o publican_n make_v his_o confession_n in_o the_o temple_n he_o do_v it_o with_o shame_n stand_v afar_o off_o in_o some_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o outward_a court_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n unto_o heaven_n be_v ashamed_a of_o himself_o luke_n 18._o 13._o and_o so_o with_o indignation_n and_o detestation_n thus_o paul_n speak_v of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v his_o forwardness_n in_o persecute_v of_o the_o saint_n act._n 26._o 11._o i_o be_v say_v he_o exceed_o mad_a against_o the_o saint_n a_o speech_n savour_v of_o great_a indignation_n against_o himself_o and_o thus_o job_n say_v that_o he_o abhor_v himself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n job_n 42._o 6._o and_o paul_n speak_v of_o his_o corinthian_n show_v how_o they_o show_v themselves_o true_a penitent_n by_o their_o indignation_n and_o revenge_n indignation_n against_o their_o sin_n and_o revenge_n which_o they_o take_v upon_o themselves_o for_o it_o 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o and_o to_o these_o be_v ever_o join_v a_o serious_a resolution_n confess_v of_o abandon_v the_o sin_n confess_v never_o more_o to_o return_v to_o it_o again_o but_o to_o forsake_v it_o who_o so_o confess_v and_o for_o sake_v his_o sin_n shall_v have_v mercy_n say_v the_o wiseman_n prov._n 28._o 13._o such_o be_v that_o confession_n which_o good_a shecaniah_n make_v unto_o ezra_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o people_n ezra_n 10._o 2_o 3._o we_o have_v trespass_v against_o our_o god_n say_v he_o and_o have_v take_v strange_a wife_n etc._n etc._n now_o therefore_o let_v we_o make_v a_o new_a covenant_n with_o our_o god_n to_o put_v away_o all_o these_o strange_a wife_n etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o elihu_n in_o job_n describe_v the_o confession_n of_o a_o true_a penitent_n job._n 34._o 31_o 32._o sure_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n i_o have_v bear_v chastisement_n i_o will_v not_o offend_v any_o more_o that_o which_o i_o see_v not_o teach_v thou_o if_o i_o have_v do_v iniquity_n i_o will_v do_v no_o more_o such_o be_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o true_a penitent_n cordial_a and_o affectionate_a here_o be_v a_o four_o property_n take_v but_o one_o more_o and_o that_o brief_o filial_a be_v thus_o cordial_a it_o be_v also_o filial_a 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