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rom._n iii._o 13._o etc._n etc._n not_o that_o every_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o these_o actual_a sin_n but_o because_o the_o spawn_n and_o original_n of_o they_o be_v inbred_a in_o every_o one_o that_o be_v the_o four_o thing_n the_o consequence_n v._o qui_fw-la usus_fw-la what_o be_v the_o use_v to_o be_v make_v hereof_o they_o be_v of_o three_o sort_n 1._o of_o conviction_n 2._o of_o caution_n 3._o of_o consolation_n 1._o of_o conviction_n be_v david_n thus_o trouble_v and_o perplex_v upon_o examination_n and_o search_v into_o his_o heart_n 1._o in_o what_o case_n be_v they_o qui_fw-la nunquam_fw-la inquirunt_fw-la who_o never_o so_o much_o as_o call_v their_o heart_n to_o examination_n if_o david_n who_o have_v so_o often_o reckon_v with_o god_n and_o by_o frequent_a repentance_n labour_v to_o make_v all_o even_a with_o he_o yet_o find_v so_o many_o back-reckoning_n how_o fearful_a be_v their_o case_n who_o multiply_v their_o arrearage_n and_o run_v use_n upon_o use_n and_o never_o 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can_v condemn_v thou_o the_o good_a centurion_n luke_n seven_o carry_v it_o clear_a by_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o neighbour_n dignus_fw-la est_fw-la vers_fw-la 4._o he_o be_v worthy_a that_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o he_o ay_o but_o his_o own_o conscience_n reprove_v he_o vers_n 7._o domine_fw-la non_fw-la sum_fw-la dignus_fw-la lord_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o come_v unto_o thou_o 2._o be_v this_o true_a none_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n then_o non_fw-la sufficit_fw-la judicium_fw-la proprium_fw-la the_o absolution_n of_o thy_o own_o conscience_n can_v full_o discharge_v thou_o i_o know_v nothing_o by_o myself_o say_v s._n paul_n 1_o cor._n four_o 4._o yet_o be_o i_o not_o hereby_o justify_v but_o he_o that_o judge_v i_o be_v the_o lord_n who_o can_v find_v fault_n with_o those_o action_n which_o we_o account_v unblameable_a and_o very_o commendable_a aliter_fw-la judicat_fw-la peritus_fw-la artifex_fw-la aliter_fw-la imperitus_fw-la inspector_fw-la say_v s._n aug._n a_o 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that_o be_v the_o second_o sort_n 3._o of_o consolation_n be_v thou_o cast_v into_o this_o perplexity_n with_o david_n cry_v thou_o out_o with_o he_o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n then_o ease_n and_o comfort_v thyself_o with_o these_o three_o relieve_v consideration_n 1._o quis_fw-la intelligit_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la misericordiarum_fw-la who_o can_v understand_v the_o multitude_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o compassion_n they_o be_v not_o only_o over_o all_o his_o good_a work_n but_o they_o be_v far_o beyond_o and_o above_o and_o over_o all_o our_o evil_a work_n thus_o s._n chrysostom_n discourse_v upon_o that_o passage_n psal._n iii._o 5_o 6._o thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n be_v in_o the_o heaven_n and_o thy_o faithfulness_n reach_v unto_o the_o cloud_n thy_o righteousness_n be_v like_o the_o great_a mountain_n thy_o judgement_n be_v a_o great_a deep_a see_v say_v he_o the_o dimension_n of_o his_o mercy_n be_v far_o beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o all_o his_o other_o attribute_n the_o height_n of_o the_o cloud_n the_o bigness_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n they_o may_v be_v fathom_v but_o who_o know_v the_o largeness_n of_o the_o heaven_n or_o who_o can_v comprehend_v the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n 2._o quis_fw-la intelligit_fw-la vim_o &_o virtutem_fw-la meriti_fw-la christi_fw-la do_v thy_o heart_n cry_v out_o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n quiet_a and_o comfort_v it_o with_o this_o meditation_n who_o can_v understand_v the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n blood_n the_o price_n of_o his_o merit_n the_o plenty_n of_o his_o redemption_n he_o be_v able_a to_o abolish_v all_o kind_n of_o sin_n his_o blood_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n i_o will_v cast_v all_o their_o sin_n into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n micah_n seven_o 19_o and_o that_o can_v drown_v mountain_n as_o well_o as_o molehill_n the_o strength_n of_o his_o mercy_n be_v like_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o that_o can_v dispel_v the_o thick_a cloud_n as_o well_o as_o the_o thin_a vapour_n isai._n xliv_o 22._o he_o will_v blot_v out_o as_o a_o thick_a cloud_n thy_o transgression_n and_o as_o a_o cloud_n thy_o sin_n 3._o quis_fw-la intelligit_fw-la vim_o poenitentiae_fw-la answer_v these_o doubt_n of_o thy_o own_o heart_n with_o this_o meditation_n who_o understand_v the_o virtue_n of_o repentance_n 1._o of_o general_a repentance_n for_o sin_n know_v and_o unknown_a in_o this_o case_n if_o upon_o search_n thou_o can_v not_o discover_v all_o thy_o sin_n deal_v as_o the_o israelite_n be_v to_o do_v in_o find_v out_o of_o a_o murder_n deut._n xxi_o 1._o they_o be_v to_o search_v into_o all_o their_o city_n and_o to_o measure_v round_o about_o they_o and_o if_o they_o can_v not_o find_v it_o out_o they_o be_v to_o pray_v lord_n be_v merciful_a to_o thy_o people_n so_o measure_v thou_o and_o search_v thou_o into_o every_o corner_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o say_v unto_o the_o lord_n forgive_v i_o my_o unknown_a sin_n look_v upon_o 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