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no_o man_n know_v whether_o thou_o do_v or_o not_o for_o he_o that_o be_v the_o searcher_n of_o the_o heart_n know_v all_o but_o if_o thou_o want_v opportunity_n to_o do_v it_o secret_o rather_o than_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v do_v thou_o must_v do_v it_o public_o and_o that_o upon_o no_o less_o penalty_n than_o damnation_n for_o the_o contrary_n must_v needs_o be_v to_o that_o of_o christ_n to_o zacheus_n that_o no_o restitution_n exclude_v salvation_n out_o of_o thy_o house_n and_o heart_n for_o as_o augustine_n say_v ibid._n non_fw-la remittetur_fw-la peccatum_fw-la nisi_fw-la restituatur_fw-la ablatum_fw-la sed_fw-la cùm_fw-la restitui_fw-la potest_fw-la august_n ibid._n the_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v remit_v if_o that_o which_o be_v take_v away_o be_v not_o restore_v when_o a_o man_n have_v ability_n to_o restore_v for_o if_o it_o deserve_v damnation_n to_o take_v any_o thing_n from_o a_o man_n wrongful_o as_o doubtless_o it_o do_v then_o be_v it_o as_o dangerous_a to_o keep_v it_o 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consist_v of_o the_o former_a kind_n be_v faith_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o man_n self_n and_o the_o inward_a and_o outward_a humiliation_n speak_v of_o which_o may_v in_o a_o general_a sense_n be_v call_v part_n because_o it_o can_v be_v without_o they_o though_o most_o of_o they_o may_v be_v without_o it_o of_o the_o latter_a be_v these_o two_o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o vivification_n of_o the_o spirit_n call_v by_o the_o prophet_n leave_v of_o evil_a and_o do_v of_o good_a of_o which_o it_o consist_v and_o which_o whole_o make_v it_o of_o which_o in_o their_o order_n i_o will_v now_o speak_v mortification_n the_o first_o part_n of_o repentance_n mortification_n mortification_n be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o repentance_n whereby_o the_o repentant_a do_v not_o only_o change_v and_o take_v away_o sin_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n which_o yet_o he_o do_v but_o also_o purge_v the_o heart_n crucifi_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o corruption_n of_o it_o and_o take_v 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untamed_a calf_n convert_v thou_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v convert_v etc._n etc._n and_o jeremie_n pray_v in_o his_o lamentation_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n thus_o 5.21_o lament_n 5.21_o turn_v thou_o we_o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v turn_v renew_v our_o day_n as_o of_o old_a by_o all_o which_o place_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o prayer_n be_v a_o mean_n by_o which_o repentance_n be_v obtain_v from_o god_n and_o that_o man_n of_o old_a have_v seek_v it_o from_o he_o and_o reason_n they_o have_v to_o do_v so_o 1._o reason_n 1._o first_o because_o it_o be_v god_n gift_n now_o his_o gift_n he_o give_v to_o man_n who_o desire_v they_o and_o so_o seek_v for_o they_o by_o fervent_a prayer_n for_o desire_n will_v make_v they_o ask_v and_o that_o with_o earnestness_n for_o most_o common_o where_o the_o heart_n affect_v there_o as_o one_o say_v the_o hand_n touch_v and_o the_o tongue_n talk_v yea_o and_o that_o with_o earnestness_n and_o intention_n see_v 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transgress_v 2._o reason_n 2._o 2._o because_o a_o christian_a man_n life_n be_v deficit_fw-la via_fw-la semita_fw-la cursus_fw-la ubi_fw-la eundum_fw-la non_fw-la standum_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la non_fw-la progreditur_fw-la in_o via_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o now_o proficit_fw-la be_v deficit_fw-la a_o way_n a_o path_n and_o a_o walk_n therefore_o in_o this_o way_n a_o man_n must_v not_o stand_v but_o go_v he_o may_v not_o sit_v down_o but_o go_v on_o and_o grow_v to_o perfection_n and_o he_o that_o do_v not_o increase_v do_v decrease_v for_o there_o be_v no_o stand_v at_o a_o stay_n now_o this_o increase_n be_v wrought_v by_o repentance_n and_o renovation_n therefore_o he_o must_v needs_o exercise_v regeneration_n and_o repentance_n and_o that_o
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