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the_o treaâ—uâ—â—â—_n of_o the_o church_n rise_v aâ—â—o_o by_o the_o desert_n of_o the_o depart_v neither_o do_v the_o desert_n only_o of_o the_o live_a help_n the_o necessity_n of_o their_o fellow_n member_n be_v yet_o alive_a but_o such_o as_o be_v dead_a also_o do_v communicate_v in_o their_o work_n with_o their_o brethren_n yet_o abide_v in_o this_o world_n and_o god_n of_o his_o singular_a mercy_n be_v often_o content_v to_o be_v answer_v by_o they_o for_o their_o poor_a fellow_n servant_n that_o be_v indebt_v so_o far_o in_o the_o church_n that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a in_o their_o own_o person_n to_o discharge_v their_o own_o debt_n nor_o come_v out_o of_o the_o same_o confess_v sermon_n â—â—e_v poeniâ—â—â—_n &_o confess_v whereof_o the_o say_a s._n chrysostom_n do_v excellent_o well_o consider_v in_o these_o word_n of_o his_o sermon_n de_fw-fr poenitentia_fw-la mihi_fw-la autem_fw-la say_v he_o aliud_fw-la maius_fw-la est_fw-la divinae_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la iudicium_fw-la quod_fw-la dicam_fw-la cum_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la invenit_fw-la homines_fw-la vivos_fw-la et_fw-la fiducia_fw-la praeditos_fw-la qui_fw-la possint_fw-la intercedendo_fw-la veniam_fw-la obtinere_fw-la confugit_fw-la ad_fw-la defunctos_fw-la &_o per_fw-la illos_fw-la inquit_fw-la se_fw-la remissurum_fw-la peccata_fw-la ezechiae_fw-la enim_fw-la dicit_fw-la protegam_fw-la civitatem_fw-la hanc_fw-la propter_fw-la i_o &_o propter_fw-la david_n puerummeun_fw-mi olim_fw-la enim_fw-la mortuus_fw-la erat_fw-la david_n that_o be_v to_o say_v i_o have_v yet_o a_o plain_a and_o great_a token_n of_o god_n mercy_n which_o i_o will_v show_v you_o for_o when_o he_o find_v none_o alive_a that_o be_v of_o confidence_n which_o may_v by_o intercession_n procure_v pardon_n he_o turn_v to_o the_o depart_a and_o say_v he_o will_v remit_v sin_n for_o their_o sake_n 37._o 4._o reg._n 10._o &_o esa_n 37._o for_o he_o speak_v to_o ezechias_n thus_o i_o will_v defend_v this_o city_n for_o my_o own_o sake_n &_o for_o my_o child_n david_n sake_n &_o yet_o david_n be_v dead_a long_o afore_o and_o sure_o if_o in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a where_o neither_o so_o much_o grace_n nor_o mercy_n be_v to_o be_v find_v nor_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o pardon_n be_v not_o yet_o offer_v up_o to_o pay_v the_o debt_n of_o his_o brother_n sin_n nor_o the_o communion_n of_o sancte_n be_v yet_o so_o full_o establish_v whereby_o the_o merit_n of_o one_o may_v redound_v to_o a_o other_o nor_o the_o church_n so_o honour_v with_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n spirit_n for_o remisson_n of_o man_n offence_n nor_o the_o priesthood_n of_o god_n so_o credit_v with_o the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n if_o afore_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o otherwise_o wrought_v but_o in_o base_a figur_n such_o way_n be_v find_v out_o and_o that_o by_o god_n own_o procurement_n of_o mercy_n and_o grace_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o enjoin_v