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that_o my_o sin_n have_v go_v over_o not_o my_o 38._o body_n only_o but_o my_o head_n also_o and_o that_o they_o be_v a_o burden_n too_o heavy_a for_o i_o to_o bear_v i_o know_v o_o lord_n thou_o keeper_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o mark_v 7._o what_o be_v amiss_o in_o i_o thou_o score_v up_o my_o sin_n my_o wild_a and_o wander_a thought_n my_o vain_a and_o wicked_a word_n my_o foul_a and_o filthy_a action_n thou_o keep_v a_o day_n and_o a_o debt-book_n of_o they_o to_o charge_v i_o by_o way_n of_o account_n whensoever_o it_o please_v thou_o thou_o set_v they_o down_o in_o capital_a and_o red_a letter_n to_o declare_v thy_o anger_n thou_o grave_a they_o with_o the_o point_n of_o a_o diamond_n and_o write_v they_o with_o a_o pen_n of_o iron_n both_o in_o thy_o registry_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o tablet_n of_o my_o own_o conscience_n on_o earth_n place_v on_o the_o right_a side_n thereof_o the_o straight_a rule_n of_o thy_o law_n and_o my_o obliquity_n on_o the_o left_a each_o as_o 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distress_a soul_n wash_v i_o wash_v i_o again_o and_o again_o or_o wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n as_o my_o sin_n be_v in_o nature_n of_o debt_n be_v register_v in_o thy_o book_n and_o set_v upon_o thy_o score_n so_o like_o spot_n and_o stain_n they_o blemish_n and_o deface_v the_o image_n of_o thy_o divine_a nature_n engrave_v in_o my_o soul_n at_o the_o creation_n of_o it_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o thou_o can_v hardly_o discern_v it_o to_o be_v thy_o workmanship_n and_o therefore_o i_o entreat_v thou_o to_o wash_v i_o often_o and_o thorough_o that_o i_o may_v appear_v clean_a and_o holy_a in_o thy_o pure_a and_o pierce_a eye_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o pure_a o_o lord_n as_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o divine_a nature_n nothing_o so_o foul_a as_o i_o be_o by_o natural_a and_o actual_a corruption_n wherefore_o i_o think_v nothing_o too_o much_o to_o bring_v the_o most_o defile_a thing_n on_o earth_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d essence_n in_o heaven_n and_o that_o make_v i_o to_o beg_v again_o and_o again_o that_o thou_o will_v wash_v i_o again_o and_o again_o sin_n be_v filthy_a to_o think_v of_o more_o filthy_a to_o speak_v and_o hear_v of_o most_o filthy_a to_o act_v and_o commit_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o or_o any_o part_n or_o passage_n of_o it_o but_o vileness_n baseness_n and_o filthiness_n all_o the_o wash_n in_o thy_o leviticall_a law_n be_v type_n and_o figure_n of_o this_o spiritual_a wash_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n wash_v i_o o_o lord_n with_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o grace_n with_o that_o water_n whereof_o whoso_o drink_v shall_v never_o thirst_v wash_v i_o with_o the_o water_n of_o my_o own_o tear_n with_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o word_n with_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o sacrament_n i_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o unless_o thou_o wash_v i_o i_o can_v have_v no_o part_n or_o portion_n in_o the._n e_o wherefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o wash_v not_o my_o foot_n 13._o only_o but_o my_o head_n also_o and_o all_o the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o my_o body_n yea_o to_o rinse_v and_o scour_v my_o soul_n and_o all_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n thereof_o that_o i_o may_v present_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n a_o holy_a and_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n 12._o unto_o thou_o it_o be_v thy_o bless_a business_n o_o christ_n to_o 〈◊〉_d i_o in_o this_o world_n that_o thou_o may_v render_v i_o spotless_a to_o thy_o father_n in_o another_o world_n i_o sin_v daily_o and_o therefore_o have_v need_n of_o daily_a wash_n i_o sin_v continual_o and_o therefore_o have_v 〈◊〉_d of_o continual_a wash_n for_o the_o word_n include_v a_o multiplication_n of_o wash_v do_v imply_v a_o multiplication_n of_o sin_v for_o if_o my_o soul_n loathe_v the_o filth_n and_o mire_n wherewith_o she_o have_v soil_v herself_o even_o to_o ugliness_n take_v a_o course_n by_o the_o tear_n of_o contrition_n for_o the_o clean_a wash_n of_o her_o face_n how_o soon_o do_v the_o old_a dirt_n of_o sin_n spurt_n into_o her_o visage_n again_o so_o that_o the_o business_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o life_n if_o it_o be_v a_o life_n of_o repentance_n be_v never_o at_o a_o end_n be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o wash_n of_o that_o which_o be_v foul_a and_o the_o foul_n of_o that_o which_o be_v wash_v there_o be_v as_o it_o be_v report_v in_o the_o story_n of_o nature_n certain_o fly_v fish_n who_o wing_n by_o fly_a wax_n dry_a and_o be_v dry_a lose_v their_o fly_n so_o as_o they_o must_v ever_o and_o anon_o return_v to_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o moisture_n thereof_o to_o enable_v their_o flight_n again_o even_o so_o my_o soul_n wash_v in_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n and_o mount_v up_o towards_o heaven_n through_o this_o wicked_a world_n her_o wing_n even_o her_o best_a purpose_n cogitation_n and_o conception_n easy_o grow_v dry_a by_o the_o contagion_n of_o earthly_a conversation_n unless_o they_o be_v often_o bathe_v and_o moisten_v in_o the_o water_n of_o repentance_n to_o carry_v she_o through_o to_o her_o journey_n end_n so_o then_o my_o case_n and_o condition_n be_v such_o as_o in_o regard_n of_o many_o sport_n hourly_o fall_v and_o deep_o stain_v my_o ill_a favour_a and_o disfigure_a soul_n 〈◊〉_d have_v just_a cause_n to_o pray_v earnest_o that_o i_o may_v be_v both_o often_o and_o thorough_o wash_v and_o by_o thou_o who_o can_v alone_o make_v i_o clean_o and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n as_o i_o have_v a_o great_a debt_n to_o be_v discharge_v much_o filthiness_n to_o be_v wash_v so_o have_v i_o a_o loathsome_a leprosy_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v cleanse_v wherefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o cleanse_v i_o from_o from_o my_o sin_n this_o leprosy_n and_o the_o cure_n of_o it_o be_v shadow_v out_o and_o figure_v also_o by_o sundry_a purgation_n &_o cleansing_n in_o thy_o leviticall_a law_n all_o point_v to_o that_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n whereby_o my_o sin_n be_v purge_v the_o leprosy_n as_o physiican_n tell_v we_o be_v a_o hereditary_a disease_n descend_v from_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n a_o ignominious_a and_o odious_a disease_n banish_v the_o leper_n from_o all_o company_n a_o contagious_a disease_n spread_v from_o man_n to_o man_n 〈◊〉_d then_o the_o plague_n a_o dull_a and_o stupid_a disease_n that_o make_v he_o insensible_a altogether_o and_o a_o dangerous_a or_o rather_o desperate_a disease_n 〈◊〉_d or_o not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v cure_v in_o all_o which_o 〈◊〉_d sin_n may_v fit_o be_v resemble_v to_o a_o 〈◊〉_d for_o sin_n come_v by_o propagation_n from_o our_o first_o parent_n to_o all_o their_o posterity_n it_o separate_v we_o from_o thy_o presence_n from_o the_o company_n of_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o angel_n and_o all_o good_a man_n it_o infect_v other_o and_o poylon_v not_o only_o with_o the_o breath_n but_o with_o the_o sight_n of_o it_o too_o it_o benumb_v we_o so_o as_o we_o feel_v not_o thy_o fearful_a judgement_n it_o be_v utter_o incurable_a otherwise_o then_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n it_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o tear_n of_o a_o vine_n when_o it_o bleed_v be_v a_o very_a good_a medicine_n for_o cure_v of_o the_o bodily_a leprosy_n 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o tear_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o lie_v low_a as_o do_v 〈◊〉_d vine_n that_o 〈◊〉_d and_o mourn_v in_o humility_n for_o sin_n avail_n much_o to_o 〈◊〉_d cleanse_v of_o this_o leprosy_n of_o the_o soul_n my_o sin_n as_o a_o leprosy_n do_v overspread_v both_o my_o soul_n and_o body_n from_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n to_o the_o sole_a of_o the_o foot_n from_o the_o high_a faculty_n of_o my_o understanding_n to_o the_o low_a affection_n of_o my_o will_n there_o be_v no_o sound_a part_n in_o i_o my_o disease_n be_v grow_v to_o the_o height_n to_o full_a ripeness_n or_o rather_o foul_a rottenness_n it_o have_v put_v out_o the_o scab_n as_o they_o say_v by_o enormous_a and_o scandalous_a action_n wherefore_o i_o beseech_v thou_o who_o be_v the_o prime_n and_o sovereign_a physician_n to_o look_v upon_o i_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o pity_n and_o to_o cleanse_v and_o cure_v i_o of_o my_o leprous_a sin_n and_o sinful_a leprosy_n 2._o i_o know_v my_o own_o wickedness_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o or_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o against_o i_o before_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n be_v send_v as_o a_o special_a bailife_n to_o summon_v i_o by_o a_o writ_n ad_fw-la meliùs_fw-la inquirendum_fw-la i_o cast_v my_o eye_n careless_o i_o do_v not_o fix_v it_o full_o i_o look_v slight_o and_o superficial_o as_o in_o passage_n not_o sad_o and_o mournful_o upon_o my_o grievous_a sin_n i_o do_v not_o behold_v they_o so_o serious_o as_o i_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v i_o see_v but_o the_o epitome_n or_o gross_a sum_n of_o they_o i_o do_v not_o view_v they_o in_o the_o large_a volume_n write_v at_o length_n or_o rathere_o paint_v out_o as_o now_o they_o be_v in_o their_o true_a shape_n and_o colour_n every_o man_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n must_v needs_o see_v somewhat_o of_o this_o kind_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n but_o through_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n no_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o take_v a_o perfect_a survey_n and_o make_v a_o full_a portraiture_n of_o his_o own_o transgression_n there_o be_v in_o man_n a_o affect_a humi_fw-la ignorance_n and_o blindness_n in_o this_o behalf_n and_o who_o so_o blind_a as_o he_o that_o will_v not_o see_v who_o so_o ignorant_a as_o he_o that_o will_v not_o know_v as_o we_o put_v off_o the_o evil_a day_n so_o long_o as_o we_o can_v so_o we_o put_v by_o the_o evil_a object_n so_o far_o as_o we_o may_v
from_o our_o sense_n and_o sight_n i_o know_v i_o have_v offend_v but_o i_o know_v not_o that_o i_o have_v so_o high_o offend_v i_o think_v thou_o do_v see_v my_o sin_n but_o i_o do_v little_o think_v that_o thou_o have_v take_v such_o special_a and_o exact_a notice_n of_o they_o as_o to_o send_v a_o herald_n or_o extraordinary_a ambassador_n of_o purpose_n to_o challenge_v and_o reprove_v i_o for_o they_o and_o to_o rouse_v i_o out_o of_o my_o sound_a sleep_n and_o snort_a security_n in_o they_o it_o be_v thy_o great_a mercy_n o_o god_n to_o send_v a_o prophet_n to_o check_v admonish_v and_o correct_v i_o and_o it_o be_v of_o thy_o gracious_a goodness_n that_o cross_n which_o be_v thy_o messenger_n for_o that_o purpose_n affliction_n of_o body_n or_o mind_n outward_a or_o inward_a one_o or_o other_o be_v ordinary_o lay_v upon_o thy_o child_n to_o make_v they_o know_v themselves_o and_o by_o know_v themselves_o to_o know_v thou_o and_o by_o know_v to_o love_v thou_o and_o by_o love_v thou_o to_o be_v belove_v of_o thou_o this_o be_v that_o golden_a chain_n every_o link_n whereof_o be_v fasten_v within_o another_o whereby_o a_o man_n be_v tie_v and_o nex_v to_o thou_o this_o be_v that_o ladder_n of_o jacob_n by_o which_o thou_o descende_v to_o he_o and_o he_o ascend_v to_o thou_o none_o be_v so_o dangerous_o 〈◊〉_d sick_a as_o he_o that_o do_v not_o find_v and_o feel_v himself_o to_o be_v sick_a i_o know_v my_o own_o malady_n and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d resort_v to_o thou_o the_o great_a physician_n to_o be_v ease_v and_o vult_fw-la cure_v thereof_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o seek_v health_n and_o help_n unless_o i_o lay_v open_a my_o 〈◊〉_d wound_n and_o discover_v the_o malignity_n of_o my_o disease_n which_o be_v morbus_fw-la complicatus_fw-la as_o the_o physician_n term_v it_o not_o a_o simple_a or_o single_a but_o a_o compound_n disease_n wherein_o many_o disease_n be_v fold_v and_o wrap_v together_o so_o as_o if_o there_o 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o extraordinary_a care_n take_v to_o apply_v somewhat_o to_o each_o ill_a affect_a part_n respective_o i_o may_v soon_o come_v ad_fw-la diliquium_fw-la animae_fw-la to_o the_o faint_a and_o fail_v of_o my_o spiritual_a life_n i_o know_v my_o sin_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n which_o albeit_o they_o flow_v from_o one_o and_o the_o same_o fountain_n yet_o run_v they_o into_o diverse_a stream_n for_o as_o much_o as_o to_o my_o adultery_n i_o add_v both_o treachery_n and_o murder_n neither_o do_v i_o betray_v and_o expose_v to_o slaughter_n one_o man_n alone_o or_o a_o few_o person_n but_o a_o whole_a band_n and_o troop_n of_o man_n fight_v in_o my_o own_o quarrel_n and_o in_o defence_n of_o thy_o church_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n that_o in_o one_o gross_a body_n of_o sin_n i_o represent_v unto_o myself_o many_o several_a branch_n and_o kind_n of_o sin_n by_o multiplication_n and_o sever_v it_o into_o sundry_a part_n by_o division_n he_o that_o know_v his_o sin_n know_v himself_o which_o the_o heathen_n hold_v to_o be_v a_o etc._n divine_a lesson_n and_o most_o profitable_a instruction_n for_o what_o can_v he_o understand_v that_o know_v himself_o but_o that_o the_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n the_o work_n of_o his_o 6._o hand_n be_v evil_a only_o and_o wicked_a continual_o on_o the_o other_o part_n he_o be_v not_o a_o sinner_n only_o that_o be_v one_o that_o have_v sin_n in_o he_o and_o somewhat_o also_o beside_o sin_n but_o he_o be_v a_o great_a lump_n and_o entire_a mass_n of_o chrysol_n sin_n nothing_o but_o sin_n that_o do_v not_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o sinner_n and_o that_o he_o have_v commit_v many_o and_o manifold_a sin_n he_o that_o know_v himself_o and_o his_o sin_n can_v but_o displease_v himself_o and_o thereby_o please_v thou_o as_o also_o he_o that_o neither_o know_v himself_o nor_o his_o sin_n may_v haply_o please_v himself_o but_o he_o can_v possible_o but_o displease_v thou_o he_o know_v his_o own_o sin_n as_o be_v fit_v who_o be_v sorry_a for_o it_o and_o displease_v with_o it_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o abide_v god_n chastisement_n and_o man_n reprofe_n for_o his_o amendment_n he_o that_o resolve_v for_o the_o time_n come_v to_o avoid_v sin_n and_o all_o occasion_n of_o sin_v who_o serious_o consider_v what_o the_o malignity_n of_o sin_n be_v of_o what_o good_a thing_n it_o bereave_v he_o to_o what_o penalty_n it_o make_v he_o liable_a how_o venomous_a 〈◊〉_d poison_n of_o it_o be_v at_o home_n how_o contagious_a the_o example_n of_o it_o be_v abroad_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o o_o lord_n the_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o law_n and_o by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o law_n the_o knowledge_n of_o my_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o which_o be_v right_a and_o straight_o do_v both_o show_n itself_o and_o that_o which_o be_v crooked_a also_o but_o if_o thy_o write_a law_n be_v silent_a and_o dumb_a and_o do_v conceal_v itself_o or_o my_o sin_n from_o i_o yet_o thy_o unwritten_a law_n grave_v in_o every_o man_n heart_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n do_v accuse_v i_o so_o oft_o as_o i_o transgress_v the_o limit_n thereof_o and_o leave_v i_o without_o excuse_n i_o own_o conscience_n cry_v aloud_o and_o lay_v wide_o open_a before_o my_o eye_n the_o book_n wherein_o my_o enormous_a sin_n be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o capital_a character_n so_o that_o i_o may_v run_v and_o read_v they_o it_o stand_v sentinel_n in_o the_o watch-towre_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o do_v keep_v i_o wake_v when_o my_o sense_n or_o sensuality_n will_v fain_o be_v sleep_v it_o do_v restles_o raise_v and_o rouse_v my_o dull_a and_o dead_a spirit_n out_o of_o the_o deep_a dungeon_n and_o spiritual_a lethargy_n of_o carnal_a security_n the_o true_a fence_n and_o full_a knowledge_n of_o my_o sin_n make_v i_o so_o anxious_a and_o ardent_a in_o beg_v pardon_n because_o i_o can_v rest_v till_o i_o have_v make_v my_o peace_n and_o wrought_v my_o reconciliation_n with_o thou_o the_o extremity_n of_o my_o danger_n and_o distress_n do_v cause_v i_o incessant_o to_o importune_v thou_o for_o relief_n and_o remedy_n and_o my_o strong_a hope_n be_v that_o this_o force_n will_v not_o be_v displease_v to_o thy_o tender_a mercy_n my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o i_o do_v not_o only_o know_v and_o understand_v my_o sin_n and_o there_o leave_v the_o matter_n i_o do_v not_o upon_o a_o bare_a enumeration_n and_o cogitation_n of_o they_o cast_v they_o careless_o behind_o my_o back_n but_o i_o muster_v they_o before_o my_o conscience_n daily_o i_o behold_v they_o as_o in_o a_o table_n set_v before_o my_o eye_n continual_o that_o upon_o sight_n of_o the_o uglines_n of_o they_o i_o may_v be_v humble_v and_o cast_v down_o of_o the_o terror_n and_o horror_n of_o they_o i_o may_v tremble_v and_o quake_v for_o fear_n of_o the_o baseness_n and_o filthiness_n of_o they_o i_o may_v loathe_v they_o &_o myself_o for_o they_o for_o sin_n commit_v be_v true_o feel_v and_o lively_o represent_v to_o the_o conscience_n like_o fury_n or_o 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the_o shape_n and_o form_n of_o his_o day-sinne_n do_v represent_v themselves_o to_o he_o in_o the_o night_n the_o pleasurable_a action_n thereof_o for_o the_o time_n do_v beget_v hideous_a apparition_n afterward_o on_o the_o other_o part_n a_o sinner_n conscience_n be_v like_o a_o grave_n that_o cast_v up_o the_o earth_n again_o as_o fast_o as_o he_o cast_v it_o in_o it_o be_v a_o grave_n sepultara_n ever_o open_a though_o he_o close_v it_o never_o so_o often_o it_o be_v report_v of_o the_o indian_a bracmanni_n that_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v still_o be_v occasion_v to_o think_v of_o their_o end_n they_o keep_v their_o grave_n ready_a dig_v and_o always_o open_a before_o their_o
the_o nocent_a can_v but_o yield_v and_o submit_v to_o such_o as_o in_o the_o same_o and_o in_o all_o other_o kind_n be_v innocent_a and_o faultless_a wherefore_o against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o offend_v who_o only_a may_v ask_v confident_o who_o can_v reprove_v i_o of_o sin_n now_o albeit_o thou_o know_v o_o lord_n my_o sin_n not_o only_o before_o i_o confess_v but_o before_o i_o commit_v they_o too_o yet_o i_o sinde_v that_o thou_o be_v well_o please_v to_o take_v knowledge_n of_o they_o by_o my_o acknowledgement_n and_o 〈◊〉_d that_o thy_o saint_n have_v ever_o hold_v it_o a_o point_n of_o honest_a policy_n to_o make_v thou_o propitious_a by_o confess_v who_o they_o can_v not_o find_v ignorant_a by_o deny_v or_o conceal_v their_o fault_n final_o though_o the_o hurt_n redound_v to_o many_o man_n 〈◊〉_d the_o sin_n be_v commit_v a_o against_o thou_o only_o because_o thou_o be_v supreme_a lord_n and_o sovereign_a king_n the_o transgression_n of_o who_o just_a law_n give_v be_v and_o birth_n to_o all_o sin_n in_o which_o regard_n i_o may_v true_o say_v that_o against_o thou_o thou_o only_o i_o have_v sin_v i_o have_v do_v this_o evil_n in_o thy_o sight_n since_o i_o profess_v to_o know_v my_o own_o wickedness_n i_o will_v yet_o confess_v it_o more_o free_o because_o the_o more_o vile_a i_o be_o in_o my_o own_o the_o more_o acceptable_a i_o shall_v be_v in_o thy_o eye_n by_o do_v this_o evil_a by_o fall_v into_o this_o enormous_a sin_n i_o have_v fall_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o atheism_n at_o the_o very_a name_n whereof_o i_o tremble_v for_o although_o i_o have_v not_o blasphemous_o and_o shameless_o speak_v with_o my_o mouth_n yet_o have_v i_o impious_o and_o sinful_o say_v in_o my_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o god_n or_o which_o be_v tantamount_n all_o one_o in_o effect_n god_n hide_v his_o face_n and_o will_v never_o see_v which_o when_o i_o call_v to_o remembrance_n i_o think_v i_o hear_v nathan_n the_o prophet_n again_o fearful_o thunder_v and_o direct_o charge_v i_o thou_o be_v the_o man_n that_o think_v there_o be_v no_o god_n for_o to_o deny_v express_o or_o tacit_o thy_o science_n and_o wisdom_n who_o be_v all_o eye_n and_o wisdom_n itself_o be_v to_o deny_v thy_o very_a essence_n and_o be_v whereupon_o my_o soul_n even_o melt_v within_o i_o and_o resolve_v itself_o into_o tear_n to_o think_v that_o i_o can_v be_v so_o impudent_o bold_a and_o insolent_o careless_a as_o in_o thy_o sight_n and_o presence_n though_o none_o else_o behold_v to_o commit_v such_o foul_a and_o ugly_a offence_n he_o be_v hold_v a_o desperate_a chrysol_n malefactor_n that_o commit_v a_o outrage_n in_o presence_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o before_o the_o judge_n his_o own_o face_n such_o in_o true_a judgement_n be_v my_o case_n and_o this_o consideration_n alone_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o ought_v to_o be_v instead_o of_o a_o bridle_n to_o restrain_v and_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o bogle_v to_o terrify_v i_o from_o all_o sinful_a and_o wicked_a action_n i_o be_v loath_a that_o man_n shall_v see_v i_o and_o yet_o not_o afraid_a that_o thou_o shall_v behold_v i_o while_o i_o do_v those_o foul_a and_o odious_a fact_n which_o in_o my_o better_a judgement_n i_o find_v to_o be_v so_o gross_a a_o absurdity_n as_o i_o be_o exceed_o both_o aggrieve_v and_o ashamed_a that_o i_o forbear_v not_o to_o do_v that_o when_o thou_o lookedst_a on_o with_o thy_o pure_a eye_n which_o i_o shall_v have_v be_v abash_v to_o have_v do_v if_o the_o mean_a servant_n in_o my_o house_n or_o the_o base_a groom_n in_o my_o stable_n have_v be_v by_o a_o frank_a and_o sincere_a confession_n such_o as_o this_o be_v a_o full_a and_o direct_a conviction_n in_o itself_o and_o of_o itself_o in_o court_n hold_v upon_o earth_n chrysost._n and_o before_o man_n in_o foro_fw-la fori_fw-la as_o the_o lawyer_n speak_v whereupon_o the_o judge_n have_v no_o other_o part_n to_o act_v but_o to_o pronounce_v sentence_n of_o condemnation_n but_o in_o foro_fw-la poli_fw-fr in_o thy_o 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man_n shall_v know_v nor_o god_n will_v punish_v what_o i_o do_v yet_o will_v i_o disdain_v to_o commit_v a_o act_n in_o it_o own_o nature_n foul_a and_o filthy_a how_o much_o more_o ought_v a_o faithful_a man_n who_o beside_o the_o obscure_a glimpse_n of_o nature_n have_v the_o pure_a light_n of_o thy_o spirit_n and_o the_o bright_a lamp_n of_o thy_o word_n shine_v unto_o he_o to_o be_v careful_a and_o wary_a that_o he_o do_v not_o witting_o and_o willing_o or_o rather_o wilful_o offend_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o thou_o the_o omnipotent_a and_o omniscient_a god_n who_o do_v not_o only_o threaten_v the_o loss_n of_o thy_o favour_n but_o the_o execution_n of_o thy_o eternal_a vengeance_n for_o the_o breach_n of_o thy_o commandment_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o say_n and_o pure_a when_o thou_o be_v judge_v and_o thus_o i_o make_v this_o frank_a acknowledgement_n of_o my_o foul_a fault_n as_o to_o ease_v my_o oppress_a soul_n so_o to_o vindicate_v thy_o honour_n from_o 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rigorous_a severity_n o_o lord_n thou_o be_v just_a when_o thou_o speak_v pure_a when_o thou_o judge_v true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o wicked_a cease_v not_o to_o grunt_v and_o bark_v against_o thou_o though_o they_o can_v bite_v thou_o there_o be_v a_o overgreat_a boldness_n and_o naughtiness_n in_o man_n that_o they_o desire_v nothing_o more_o then_o to_o lift_v up_o themselves_o and_o cast_v out_o ill_a word_n against_o thou_o at_o all_o adventure_n the_o creature_n erit_fw-la pass_v their_o bound_n so_o far_o that_o thou_o the_o creator_n must_v needs_o be_v blaspheme_v apolog._n and_o reproach_v and_o thy_o creature_n o_o indignity_n must_v become_v thy_o judge_n but_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o thou_o be_v and_o ever_o
creature_n which_o thy_o hand_n have_v make_v and_o fashion_v look_v upon_o thy_o own_o image_n which_o thou_o have_v stamp_v upon_o i_o look_v not_o upon_o my_o sin_n which_o have_v blemish_v and_o disfigure_v my_o soul_n which_o have_v almost_o quite_o deface_v that_o thy_o image_n and_o in_o stead_n thereof_o have_v place_v the_o very_a portraiture_n of_o satan_n although_o custom_n of_o sin_v have_v make_v my_o sin_n another_o nature_n in_o i_o although_o i_o be_v so_o compass_v with_o infirmity_n so_o enclose_v in_o my_o corruption_n as_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v incorporate_v in_o i_o and_o become_v my_o very_a substance_n yet_o thou_o o_o lord_n can_v distinguish_v between_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o rust_n between_o thy_o own_o and_o satan_n work_n between_o man_n and_o a_o sinner_n august_n thou_o can_v look_v on_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v make_v and_o look_v off_o that_o which_o i_o have_v mar_v with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o eye_n of_o pity_n and_o mercy_n when_o 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