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in_o his_o service_n and_o how_o to_o apportion_v out_o punishment_n in_o his_o own_o due_a time_n such_o as_o we_o deserve_v as_o augustus_n the_o emperor_n say_v to_o one_o who_o come_v rude_o into_o his_o presence_n to_o petition_n i_o wonder_v how_o we_o two_o come_v to_o be_v so_o familiar_a so_o if_o we_o do_v but_o observe_v how_o rude_o and_o with_o what_o unmannerly_a behaviour_n some_o person_n come_v into_o god_n presence_n to_o beg_v pardon_n of_o he_o for_o their_o sin_n it_o may_v raise_v more_o wonder_n to_o think_v how_o god_n and_o they_o come_v to_o be_v so_o familiar_a rubric_n the_o absolution_n or_o remission_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o priest_n alone_o stand_v the_o people_n still_o kneel_v almighty_a god_n gen._n 17.1_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n rom._n 15.6_o who_o desire_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o may_v turn_v from_o his_o wickedness_n and_o live_v ezek._n 33.11_o 1_o tim._n 2.4_o 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the_o priest_n remit_v or_o retain_v sin_n as_o a_o civil_a magistrate_n pardon_n or_o condemn_v a_o malefactor_n not_o by_o any_o power_n original_o in_o themselves_o but_o by_o a_o power_n delegated_a from_o god_n and_o to_o show_v by_o what_o power_n he_o act_n the_o priest_n pronounce_v the_o absolution_n stand_v and_o when_o the_o confession_n of_o sin_n be_v serious_a from_o the_o heart_n unfeigned_a such_o as_o god_n require_v and_o will_v accept_v of_o the_o priest_n absolution_n be_v without_o question_n as_o effectual_a as_o if_o god_n himself_o do_v pronounce_v it_o from_o heaven_n heaven_n wait_v for_o and_o expect_v the_o priest_n sentence_n on_o earth_n and_o if_o the_o person_n to_o be_v absolve_v by_o a_o hypocritical_a and_o feign_a repentance_n make_v not_o the_o key_n to_o fail_v in_o such_o case_n
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