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and_o also_o to_o direct_v we_o what_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o ask_v of_o god_n by_o prayer_n according_a to_o that_o of_o s._n augustine_n deus_fw-la jubet_fw-la aliqua_fw-la 16._o de_fw-fr gratia_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d arbit_n cap._n 16._o quae_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la ut_fw-la noverimus_fw-la quid_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la petere_fw-la debeamus_fw-la god_n command_v we_o some_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o thing_n we_o have_v to_o ask_v of_o he_o by_o prayer_n for_o when_o i_o hear_v that_o i_o be_o command_v to_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o look_v upon_o my_o own_o strength_n i_o find_v no_o such_o power_n in_o myself_o this_o must_v make_v i_o go_v out_o of_o myself_o and_o fly_v unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n cry_v with_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n draw_v i_o and_o i_o will_v run_v after_o thou_o cant._n 1.3_o and_o with_o ephraim_n convert_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v convert_v 13._o jerem._n 2â—,18_n psalm_n 51_o 13._o and_o with_o david_n create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n and_o with_o the_o disciple_n lord_n increase_v our_o faith_n august_n s._n august_n and_o with_o that_o holy_a father_n domine_fw-la da_fw-mi quod_fw-la jubes_fw-la &_o jube_fw-la quod_fw-la vis_fw-la give_v i_o a_o power_n to_o do_v that_o which_o thou_o command_v and_o then_o command_v i_o to_o do_v what_o thou_o will_v final_o this_o precept_n be_v give_v unto_o we_o because_o there_o be_v something_o in_o our_o power_n to_o do_v we_o can_v use_v the_o mean_n as_o go_v to_o church_n and_o hear_v the_o word_n beside_o after_o that_o god_n in_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o our_o uprising_n have_v revive_v the_o heart_n and_o give_v life_n to_o the_o dead_a will_n then_o acti_fw-la agimus_fw-la we_o be_v no_o long_o passive_a but_o coworker_n with_o god_n 31.19_o jerem._n 31.19_o after_o i_o be_v convert_v i_o repent_v say_v ephraim_n hence_o as_o our_o conversion_n be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n as_o the_o first_o and_o 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thou_o may_v assure_v thyself_o thy_o sin_n be_v pardonable_a if_o thou_o will_v return_v unto_o he_o he_o will_v embrace_v thou_o in_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o mercy_n hence_o observe_v that_o the_o exhortation_n to_o repentance_n in_o scripture_n be_v found_v common_o upon_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n as_o isai_n chap._n 55.7_o let_v the_o wicked_a for_o sake_n his_o way_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a his_o own_o imagination_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v in_o the_o latin_a it_o be_v multus_fw-la ad_fw-la ignoscendum_fw-la whereupon_o say_v bernard_n in_o hoc_fw-la multo_fw-la nihil_fw-la deest_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la misericordia_fw-la &_o misericors_fw-la omnipotentia_fw-la he_o can_v pardon_v for_o his_o mercy_n be_v omnipotent_a and_o he_o will_v pardon_v for_o his_o omnipotency_n be_v merciful_a hos_fw-la 6.1_o come_v say_v the_o repent_a israelit_n let_v 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