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be_v speak_v afterward_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n the_o three_o be_v three_o the_o three_o that_o the_o penitent_a do_v firm_o and_o certain_o resolve_v with_o himself_o to_o amend_v his_o life_n and_o this_o the_o prophet_n have_v plain_o teach_v we_o in_o these_o word_n if_o the_o wicked_a will_v do_v penance_n for_o all_o his_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v and_o keep_v all_o my_o precept_n and_o do_v judgement_n and_o justice_n he_o shall_v live_v he_o shall_v not_o die_v i_o will_v remember_v none_o of_o his_o iniquity_n which_o he_o have_v do_v 18.21_o ezek._n 18.21_o and_o a_o little_a after_o when_o the_o wicked_a man_n will_v turn_v himself_o from_o his_o wickedness_n which_o he_o have_v do_v and_o will_v do_v judgement_n and_o justice_n he_o shall_v quicken_v his_o own_o soul_n and_o a_o little_a after_o be_v you_o convert_v say_v he_o and_o do_v penance_n for_o all_o your_o iniquity_n and_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v your_o ruin_n cast_v away_o from_o you_o all_o 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so_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n admonish_v and_o denounce_v 6.14_o mat._n 6.14_o if_o you_o forgive_v man_n their_o offence_n your_o heavenly_a father_n will_v also_o forgive_v you_o your_o sin_n but_o if_o you_o forgive_v not_o man_n neither_o will_v your_o heavenly_a father_n forgive_v you_o your_o sin_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v of_o the_o faithful_a in_o contrition_n the_o other_o thing_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v gather_v by_o the_o pastor_n belong_v to_o this_o matter_n will_v indeed_o make_v contrition_n to_o be_v more_o perfect_a and_o absolute_a in_o its_o kind_n but_o be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v so_o necessary_a as_o that_o without_o they_o the_o reason_n of_o true_a and_o save_a penance_n can_v consist_v but_o because_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v enough_o for_o the_o pastor_n to_o teach_v those_o thing_n which_o seem_v to_o belong_v to_o salvation_n contrition_n xlii_o the_o fruit_n of_o contrition_n unless_o also_o they_o labour_v with_o all_o care_n and_o industry_n that_o the_o faithful_a may_v direct_v their_o life_n and_o action_n after_o that_o very_a manner_n which_o be_v prescribe_v it_o will_v be_v very_o profitable_a very_o often_o to_o propose_v the_o power_n and_o profitableness_n of_o contrition_n for_o whereas_o very_o many_o other_o work_v of_o piety_n as_o alm_n to_o the_o poor_a fast_n prayer_n and_o other_o good_a and_o holy_a work_n of_o that_o kind_n be_v sometime_o reject_v of_o god_n certain_o this_o contrition_n can_v never_o be_v ungrateful_a or_o unacceptable_a to_o he_o 50.19_o psal_n 50.19_o for_o say_v the_o prophet_n a_o contrite_a and_o a_o humble_a heart_n o_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v but_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o we_o have_v conceive_v this_o in_o our_o mind_n those_o word_n of_o the_o same_o prophet_n in_o another_o place_n declare_v that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v give_v we_o of_o god_n 3.15_o psal_n 3.15_o i_o say_v i_o will_v confess_v against_o myself_o my_o injustice_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgav'_v the_o wickedness_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o hereof_o we_o may_v see_v a_o figure_n in_o the_o ten_o leper_n 17.14_o luc._n 17.14_o who_o be_v send_v by_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o priest_n before_o they_o come_v to_o they_o they_o be_v free_v from_o the_o leprosy_n where_o we_o may_v perceive_v that_o such_o be_v the_o power_n of_o true_a contrition_n whereof_o we_o have_v before_o speak_v that_o by_o benefit_n thereof_o we_o present_o get_v pardon_n of_o god_n for_o all_o our_o offence_n it_o will_v very_o much_o avail_v to_o stir_v up_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o faithful_a contrition_n xliii_o how_o the_o faithful_a be_v to_o be_v induce_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o contrition_n if_o the_o pastor_n will_v teach_v they_o some_o method_n whereby_o every_o one_o may_v exercise_v himself_o in_o contrition_n they_o ought_v therefore_o to_o admonish_v that_o frequent_o examine_v their_o conscience_n first_o first_o all_o man_n will_v see_v whether_o or_o 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