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bring_v to_o a_o sense_n of_o their_o sin_n yet_o none_o more_o than_o paul_n who_o now_o convert_v yet_o grieve_v for_o his_o former_a unbelief_n true_a christian_n be_v tender_a heart_a &_o so_o easy_o melt_v into_o sorrow_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n which_o god_n work_v upon_o the_o heart_n in_o conversion_n viz._n a_o melt_a tenderness_n under_o sin_n how_o do_v mary_n magdalen_n former_o notorious_a shed_v a_o fountain_n of_o tear_n how_o tender_a be_v david_n heart_n when_o he_o have_v cut_v of_o saul_n garment_n and_o number_v the_o people_n 2._o sam._n 24._o 10._o and_o christian_n oft_o mourn_v even_o after_o god_n have_v pardon_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v by_o sin_n former_o so_o much_o dishonour_v he_o i_o question_v not_o but_o upon_o this_o account_n david_n water_v his_o couch_n with_o his_o tear_n and_o some_o say_v peter_n never_o hear_v the_o cock_n crow_n but_o he_o weep_v for_o the_o denial_n of_o his_o master_n and_o austin_n in_o his_o confession_n often_o 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