subject_n of_o prayer_n all_o man_n employ_v in_o one_o man_n i_o the_o universal_a necessity_n to_o pray_v sin_n and_o the_o universal_a motive_n to_o pray_v mercy_n therefore_o huius_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la totus_fw-la componitor_fw-la orbis_fw-la let_v this_o one_o man_n be_v a_o tutor_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n all_o shall_v pray_v as_o here_o he_o do_v pray_v god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n this_o be_v a_o general_n prayer_n and_o a_o special_a prayer_n it_o be_v general_n for_o all_o time_n and_o for_o all_o action_n but_o it_o be_v most_o special_a for_o this_o time_n and_o for_o this_o action_n above_o all_o other_o because_o of_o our_o concurrence_n and_o confluence_n in_o this_o holy_a action_n of_o speak_v and_o hear_v god_n holy_a word_n now_o special_o be_v we_o bind_v to_o use_v this_o prayer_n god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n i_o presume_v that_o you_o will_v permit_v the_o speaker_n to_o speak_v this_o phrase_n consider_v that_o i_o be_o 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