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make_v of_o it_o sed_fw-la add_v adhuc_fw-la say_v he_o in_o that_o very_a place_n ut_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la credas_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la peccata_fw-la tibi_fw-la donantur_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la testimonium_fw-la quod_fw-la perhibet_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n in_o cord_n tuo_fw-la dimissa_fw-la sunt_fw-la tibi_fw-la peccata_fw-la tua_fw-la but_o yet_o add_v this_o say_v good_a bernard_n that_o thou_o also_o believe_v that_o by_o he_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o this_o be_v the_o testimony_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v in_o thy_o heart_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o here_o we_o have_v a_o particular_a application_n of_o that_o general_a knowledge_n before_o mention_v and_o out_o of_o this_o place_n of_o bernard_n we_o be_v by_o the_o way_n to_o note_v how_o the_o romish_a church_n which_o will_v though_o most_o unjust_o be_v count_v the_o true_a church_n have_v this_o long_a time_n deceive_v the_o world_n in_o make_v man_n believe_v the_o pope_n have_v power_n to_o forgive_v sin_n sin_n man_n can_v forgive_v sin_n whereas_o saint_n bernard_n most_o plain_o and_o to_o the_o scripture_n most_o agreeable_o do_v teach_v that_o god_n only_o can_v forgive_v sin_n both_o because_o our_o sin_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n and_o himself_o can_v sin_v fie_o therefore_o upon_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n who_o be_v himself_o full_a fraught_v with_o sin_n and_o overloden_v with_o wickedness_n dare_v take_v upon_o he_o that_o office_n that_o belong_v only_o to_o our_o sinless_a god._n he_o only_o can_v make_v clean_o that_o which_o be_v conceive_v of_o unclean_a seed_n 14.4_o job_n 14.4_o and_o beside_o he_o none_o he_o i_o say_v he_o only_o can_v true_o make_v this_o proclamation_n i_o i_o be_o he_o that_o put_v away_o thy_o iniquity_n 43.25_o esa_n 43.25_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n and_o will_v not_o remember_v thy_o sin_n