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propter_fw-la deum_fw-la fit_a equaliter_fw-la fit_n 5_o sordet_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la judicis_fw-la quod_fw-la fulget_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la operantis_fw-la 6_o bone_fw-la res_fw-la neminem_fw-la scandalizant_fw-la nisi_fw-la malam_fw-la mentem_fw-la 7_o non_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la licet_fw-la etiam_fw-la honestum_fw-la est_fw-la 9_o quae_fw-la per_fw-la rationem_fw-la innotescunt_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la articuli_fw-la fidei_fw-la sed_fw-la praeambula_fw-la ad_fw-la articulos_fw-la 10_o mors_fw-la optima_fw-la est_fw-la perire_fw-la dum_fw-la lachrimant_fw-la svi_fw-la p._n 12_o nemo_fw-la me_fw-it lac_fw-la hriâ—_fw-la be_v decoret_fw-la nee_n funera_fw-la fletu_fw-la faxit_fw-la cur_n volito_fw-la vivus_fw-la per_fw-la ora_fw-la virum_fw-la 14_o ne_fw-la excedat_fw-la medicine_n modum_fw-la 15_o si_fw-la molliora_fw-la frustrà _fw-la cesserint_fw-la medice_fw-la ferret_v venam_fw-la 17_o suâ_fw-la sponte_fw-la cadentem_fw-la
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a_o good_a gracious_a patient_a father_n and_o so_o it_o cut_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n to_o have_v offend_v such_o a_o father_n and_o god_n he_o look_v upon_o the_o law_n and_o see_v it_o to_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a and_o this_o gall_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n to_o have_v violate_v so_o holy_a and_o so_o pure_a a_o law_n now_o wicked_a man_n they_o look_v whole_o at_o the_o justice_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n at_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o so_o nothing_o trouble_v they_o but_o the_o fear_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n if_o these_o may_v be_v avoid_v the_o offend_a of_o a_o holy_a and_o good_a god_n the_o violate_v of_o a_o holy_a and_o good_a law_n will_v not_o a_o whit_n afflict_v or_o disquiet_v they_o nay_o it_o be_v remarkable_a in_o david_n that_o though_o he_o have_v upon_o nathan_n message_n to_o he_o confess_v his_o sin_n and_o nathan_n upon_o his_o confession_n have_v pronounce_v the_o pardon_n of_o it_o yet_o after_o this_o he_o cry_v out_o my_o sin_n be_v 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