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can_v prejudice_v i_o nothing_o that_o i_o be_o a_o drunkard_n for_o i_o be_o already_o out_o of_o all_o hope_n of_o heaven_n that_o i_o profane_v the_o sabbath_n for_o i_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o glory_n why_o shall_v i_o serve_v the_o lord_n i_o be_o none_o of_o his_o son_n please_v he_o i_o be_o none_o of_o his_o servant_n run_v i_o look_v for_o no_o garland_n fight_n i_o look_v for_o no_o crown_n strive_v i_o shall_v not_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n pray_v i_o shall_v nor_o be_v hear_v sow_v in_o tear_n i_o shall_v never_o reap_v in_o joy_n but_o let_v a_o sinner_n acknowledge_v and_o bewail_v his_o offence_n before_o god_n labour_v to_o forsake_v sin_n and_o lead_v a_o new_a life_n learn_v david_n rule_n eschew_v evil_a and_o do_v good_a psal_n 34.13_o the_o prophet_n ezekiels_n rule_n cast_v away_o your_o transgression_n and_o make_v you_o clean_a heart_n ezek._n 18.31_o the_o prophet_n isay_n rule_n cease_v to_o do_v evil_a and_o learn_v to_o do_v well_o chap._n 1.16_o 17._o and_o then_o comfort_v yourselves_o as_o god_n comfort_v they_o vers_n 18._o i_o will_v have_v all_o sinner_n to_o resolve_v with_o the_o servant_n of_o benhadad_n when_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o his_o army_n be_v slay_v in_o field_n and_o seven_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o wall_n upon_o they_o as_o 1_o king_n 20.29_o 30._o then_o his_o servant_n say_v unto_o he_o we_o have_v hear_v that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n be_v merciful_a king_n 58._o o_o homo_fw-la qui_fw-la tâ—lam_fw-la attendis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la multitudinâ—â—_n â—ar_fw-la non_fw-la attendis_fw-la omniâ—otenâ—iam_fw-la calestis_fw-la medici_n cum_fw-la enim_fw-la deus_fw-la velit_fw-la quia_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la &_o possit_fw-la quia_fw-la omnspotens_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n the_o temp_n serm._n 58._o we_o pray_v thou_o let_v we_o put_v sackcloth_n upon_o our_o loin_n and_o rope_n about_o our_o neck_n and_o go_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n it_o may_v be_v he_o will_v save_v we_o alive_a 1_o king_n 20.31_o it_o be_v a_o good_a say_n of_o augustine_n o_o man_n that_o consider_v the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o sin_n why_o consider_v thou_o not_o the_o omntipotencie_n of_o the_o heavenly_a physician_n see_v that_o god_n will_v because_o he_o be_v good_a and_o can_v because_o he_o be_v omnipotent_a he_o shut_v the_o gate_n of_o god_n love_n against_o himself_o who_o believe_v that_o either_o god_n can_v or_o will_v not_o have_v mercy_n on_o he_o and_o a_o excellent_a meditation_n of_o chrysostome_n if_o thou_o be_v wicked_a think_v of_o the_o publican_n 50._o si_fw-mi impius_fw-la es_fw-la cogita_fw-la publicanum_fw-la si_fw-la immundas_fw-la attend_v meretricem_fw-la si_fw-la homicida_fw-la prospice_fw-la latronem_fw-la si_fw-la iniquus_fw-la cogita_fw-la blasphemum_fw-la peccasti_fw-la poenitere_fw-la millies_fw-la peccasti_fw-la millies_fw-la poenitere_fw-la chrysost_n hom_n 2._o in_o psal_n 50._o if_o unclean_a 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