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thou_o forgive_v i_o the_o wickedness_n of_o my_o sin_n 32_o for_o this_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a make_v his_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o in_o a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v neither_o be_v this_o repugnant_a to_o that_o authority_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o apostle_n to_o remit_v sin_n 20._o for_o they_o do_v not_o forgive_v sin_n by_o their_o own_o power_n but_o as_o minister_n of_o christ_n &_o preacher_n of_o grace_n they_o do_v pronounce_v to_o the_o penitent_a &_o faithful_a that_o their_o sin_n be_v forgive_v according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n ay_o 43._o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o put_v away_o your_o sin_n &_o that_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n as_o we_o forgive_v our_o debtor_n c._n this_o condition_n be_v therefore_o add_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v presume_v to_o ask_v pardon_n for_o his_o sin_n except_o he_o be_v free_a from_o malice_n &_o hatred_n notwithstanding_o the_o pardon_n which_o we_o ask_v depend_v 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to_o remain_v a_o judge_n c._n therefore_o when_o we_o condemn_v adultery_n theft_n lie_v and_o such_o like_a we_o judge_v not_o but_o do_v geve_v place_n unto_o the_o lord_n which_o condemn_v and_o have_v condemn_v they_o so_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o may_v right_o condemn_v but_o then_o we_o go_v beyond_o our_o bond_n when_o we_o judge_v and_o pronounce_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o know_v not_o whereupon_o he_o say_v judge_v not_o that_o you_o be_v not_o judge_v c._n here_o he_o pronounce_v the_o punishment_n of_o such_o rash_a hard_a and_o cruel_a judger_n which_o desire_v to_o discuss_v other_o man_n matter_n as_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o dear_a and_o precious_a unto_o we_o than_o our_o fame_n so_o it_o be_v very_o sharp_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v condemn_v and_o subject_n to_o the_o reproach_n and_o infamy_n of_o man_n and_o yet_o by_o our_o own_o salt_n we_o bring_v that_o to_o ourselves_o which_o our_o nature_n do_v 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and_o he_o cast_v down_o the_o silver_n plate_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o depart_v and_o go_v and_o hang_v himself_o and_o he_o cast_v down_o a._n here_o we_o have_v depaint_v unto_o we_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o table_n the_o disposition_n &_o nature_n of_o hypocrite_n &_o wicked_a man_n as_o judas_n be_v most_o secure_a so_o also_o he_o be_v most_o impudent_a before_o that_o he_o acknowledge_v his_o fault_n he_o despise_v as_o well_o gentle_a as_o sharp_a admonition_n he_o though_o satan_n which_o have_v put_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o betray_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o so_o horrible_a as_o he_o be_v common_o paint_v forth_o neither_o that_o helfier_n be_v so_o hot_a as_o man_n common_o say_v it_o be_v he_o defer_v his_o repentance_n until_o the_o time_n of_o crooked_a age_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o feel_v &_o acknowledge_v the_o fault_n he_o despair_v and_o this_o be_v that_o carnal_a security_n and_o contempt_n of_o god_n judgement_n which_o great_o displease_v he_o when_o the_o 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they_o to_o cast_v away_o all_o hope_n of_o salvation_n insomuch_o that_o they_o find_v joy_n in_o nothing_o but_o in_o death_n judas_n himself_o cast_v away_o the_o thirty_o piece_n of_o silver_n for_o the_o which_o he_o betray_v not_o only_a christ_n but_o his_o own_o salvation_n also_o neither_o do_v he_o only_o deprive_v himself_o of_o the_o use_n of_o that_o money_n but_o also_o cast_v away_o his_o life_n with_o the_o abominable_a reward_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v for_o christ_n death_n even_o so_o although_o god_n do_v not_o move_v his_o hand_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o dâ—…siers_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v make_v frustrate_a in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o have_v get_v their_o desire_n do_v not_o only_o reject_v themselves_o by_o the_o fruition_n of_o their_o vain_a good_n but_o also_o do_v make_v thereof_o a_o snare_n &_o trap_n to_o catch_v themselves_o and_o although_o they_o be_v their_o own_o executioner_n or_o hang_v man_n in_o punish_v themselves_o yet_o for_o 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