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place_n of_o dragon_n this_o alone_a sting_n desperate_o keep_v i_o from_o christ_n and_o cut_v i_o off_o from_o all_o hope_n of_o heaven_n i_o be_o afraid_a my_o wilful_a wallow_n in_o it_o heretofore_o have_v so_o reprobate_v my_o mind_n sear_v my_o conscience_n and_o harden_v my_o heart_n that_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o repent_v with_o any_o hope_n of_o pardon_n and_o why_o so_o be_v this_o sin_n of_o thy_o great_a than_o manasseh_n familiarity_n with_o wicked_a spirit_n then_o paul_n drink_v up_o the_o blood_n of_o saint_n then_o any_o of_o they_o in_o that_o black_a bill_n 1._o cor._n 6._o 10._o 11._o who_o notwithstanding_o be_v afterward_o upon_o repentance_n wash_v sanctify_a and_o justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o god_n then_o eâ—…s_v transgression_n who_o open_v the_o floodgate_n to_o all_o the_o sin_n which_o shall_v be_v commit_v from_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o all_o 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deplore_v even_o with_o tear_n of_o blood_n that_o thou_o shall_v ever_o have_v so_o high_o dishonour_v thy_o gracious_a god_n with_o such_o a_o horrible_a sin_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o vanity_n and_o thou_o ought_v rather_o choose_v to_o be_v â—…orne_v in_o piece_n with_o wild_a horse_n then_o commit_v it_o again_o yet_o if_o thy_o heart_n now_o true_o wound_v with_o horror_n and_o hate_n of_o it_o will_v but_o cleave_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o tenderheartedness_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o his_o promise_n and_o fall_v into_o his_o bless_a and_o bleed_a arm_n stretch_v out_o most_o love_o to_o â—…ase_v and_o refresh_v thou_o as_o the_o heinousness_n of_o it_o have_v abound_v heretofore_o his_o grace_n will_v now_o abound_v to_o the_o roâ—…_n same_o proportion_n and_o much_o more_o nay_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o a_o pearl_n in_o this_o case_n by_o accident_n god_n mercy_n shall_v be_v extraordinary_o honour_v in_o pardon_v such_o a_o prodigious_a provocation_n because_o they_o be_v thereby_o as_o it_o be_v put_v into_o it_o and_o their_o dearness_n sweetness_n and_o infiniteness_n improove_v to_o the_o great_a height_n and_o excellency_n and_o par._n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n make_v as_o it_o be_v more_o orient_a and_o illustrious_a and_o the_o honour_n and_o preciousness_n of_o it_o advance_v by_o wash_v away_o such_o a_o heinous_a hellish_a spot_n if_o we_o bring_v break_v believe_v heart_n towards_o his_o mercy-seat_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n name_v to_o forgive_v all_o sort_n of_o offence_n hieron_n iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n exod._n 34._o 7._o it_o be_v his_o covenant_n to_o sprinkle_v clean_a water_n upon_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v clean_o and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o our_o filthiness_n and_o from_o all_o our_o idol_n exek_v 36._o 25._o even_o from_o idolatry_n the_o high_a villainy_n against_o the_o majesty_n of_o heaven_n so_o that_o a_o papist_n upon_o repentance_n may_v be_v save_v it_o be_v his_o promise_n not_o only_o to_o pardon_v ordinary_a sin_n but_o those_o also_o which_o be_v as_o scarlet_a and_o red_a like_o crimson_a isai._n 1._o 18._o it_o be_v his_o free_a compassion_n to_o cast_v all_o our_o sin_n into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n mich._n 7._o 19_o now_o the_o sea_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o vastness_n can_v drown_v as_o well_o mountain_n as_o molehill_n the_o boundless_a ocean_n of_o god_n mercy_n can_v swallow_v up_o our_o mighty_a sin_n much_o more_o it_o be_v his_o merciful_a power_n to_o blot_v out_o our_o sin_n as_o a_o cloud_n isai._n 44._o 22._o now_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o summer_n sun_n be_v able_a to_o scatter_v the_o thick_a fog_n as_o well_o as_o the_o thin_a mist_n nay_o to_o drive_v away_o the_o dark_a midnight_n the_o unresistable_a heat_n of_o god_n free_a love_n shine_v through_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n upon_o a_o penitent_a soul_n to_o dissolve_v to_o nothing_o the_o desperate_v work_v of_o darkness_n and_o most_o horrible_a sin_n far_o more_o easy_o but_o this_o mystery_n of_o mercy_n and_o miracle_n of_o god_n free_a love_n be_v a_o jewel_n only_o for_o true_o humble_v soul_n and_o the_o seal_a fountain_n let_v no_o stranger_n to_o the_o life_n of_o godliness_n meddle_v with_o it_o let_v no_o swine_n trample_v it_o under_o his_o foot_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la haec_fw-la iustorum_fw-la simplicitas_fw-la deridetur_fw-la quia_fw-la ab_fw-la hâ—…ius_fw-la mundi_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la puritatis_fw-la virtus_fw-la â—…atuitas_fw-la câ—…editur_fw-la greg._n in_o â—…ap_n 12._o job_n cap._n 16._o 16._o et_fw-la quid_fw-la divitiae_fw-la perâ—…untes_fw-la &_o transitoriae_fw-la facultates_fw-la nisi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aeter_fw-la na_fw-la diligentibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la â—…_n greg._n in_o 1_o reg._n cap._n 2._o 2._o non_fw-la debet_fw-la pro_fw-la magno_fw-la habeâ—…i_fw-la honour_n humanus_fw-la quia_fw-la nullius_fw-la est_fw-la ponderis_fw-la fumus_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr ciâ—…it_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 17._o 17._o cum_fw-la coeperit_fw-la deo_fw-la cuique_fw-la viâ—…ere_fw-la mundum_fw-la contemnere_fw-la iniurias_fw-la svas_fw-la nolle_fw-la ulcisci_fw-la nolle_fw-la hîc_fw-la diultias_fw-la non_fw-la hîc_fw-la quaerere_fw-la foelicitatem_fw-la terrenam_fw-la contemnere_fw-la omne_fw-la dominum_fw-la solùm_fw-la cogitare_fw-la viam_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-la deserere_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la à _fw-la paganis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la insanus_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la magis_fw-la dolendum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o intus_fw-la multi_fw-la dormiunt_fw-la &_o vigilare_fw-la nolunt_fw-la à _fw-la suis_fw-la à _fw-la christianis_fw-la audiunt_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o de_fw-la ipso_fw-la domino_fw-la quod_fw-la insaniret_fw-la august_n in_o psal._n 84._o 84._o nobilitas_fw-la heroica_fw-la est_fw-la eminentia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la notabilis_fw-la etc._n etc._n per_fw-la quam_fw-la homo_fw-la fiâ—…_n per_fw-la adoptionem_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la fit_a sponsa_fw-la christi_fw-la sit_fw-la templum_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la sine_fw-la quâ_fw-la nobilitates_fw-la caetâ—…rae_fw-la nihil_fw-la sunt_fw-la nhiil_n proficiunt_fw-la gers._fw-la tractat._n de_fw-fr nobilitate_fw-la psal._n 11._o 6._o 6._o cum_fw-la coeperit_fw-la homo_fw-la christianus_n cogitare_fw-la proficere_fw-la incipit_fw-la pati_fw-la linguas_fw-la adversaâ—…tium_fw-la quicunque_fw-la illas_fw-la nondum_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la nondum_fw-la proficit_fw-la quicunque_fw-la illas_fw-la non_fw-la patitut_o nec_fw-la conatur_fw-la proficere_fw-la august_n in_o psal._n 119._o 119._o heb._n 11._o 36_o 38._o 38._o isa._n 6._o 2_o 3._o 3._o ezech._n 16._o 14._o zech_n 13._o 11._o 11._o lib._n 5._o sect._n 1_o prou._n 3._o 17._o 17._o câ—…los_fw-la 1._o 1â—…_n 1â—…_n rom._n 12._o 11._o 11._o 1._o job._n 3._o 3_o 3_o phil._n 3._o 20._o colos._n 3._o 2._o 2._o ephes._n 5._o 15._o 15._o job_n 30._o 8_o 9_o psal._n 35._o 15_o 16._o and_o 69._o 12._o i_o be_o verò_fw-la illud_fw-la quale_fw-la quam_fw-la sanctum_fw-la quòd_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la ex_fw-la nobilibus_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la converti_fw-la coeperit_fw-la statim_fw-la hâ—…norem_fw-la nobilitatis_fw-la amittit_fw-la aut_fw-la quantus_fw-la in_o christiano_n populo_fw-la honour_n christi_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la religio_fw-la ignobilem_fw-la facit_fw-la statim_fw-la enim_fw-la ut_fw-la quis_fw-la melior_fw-la esse_fw-la tentaverit_fw-la de_fw-la eâ—…ioris_fw-la abiectione_n calcatur_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la omnes_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la mali_fw-la esse_fw-la coguntur_fw-la ne_fw-la vise_n habeantur_fw-la ita_fw-la seculum_fw-la totum_fw-la iniquitatibus_fw-la plenum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la aut_fw-la mali_fw-la sint_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la aut_fw-la qui_fw-la boni_fw-la sunt_fw-la multotum_fw-la persecutione_n crucientur_fw-la si_fw-mi honoratior_fw-la quispiam_fw-la religioni_fw-la se_fw-la applicueâ—…it_fw-la illicò_fw-la honoratus_fw-la esse_fw-la defistit_fw-la si_fw-la fuerit_fw-la splendidissimus_fw-la fit_a vilissimus_fw-la si_fw-mi fuerit_fw-la totus_fw-la honoris_fw-la fit_a totus_fw-la iniuriae_fw-la si_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la quispiam_fw-la quasi_fw-la malus_fw-la spernitur_fw-la si_fw-la est_fw-la maluâ—…_n quasi_fw-la bone_fw-la honoratur_fw-la nihil_fw-la itaque_fw-la mirum_fw-la si_fw-la deteriora_fw-la quotidâ—…è_fw-la patimur_fw-la qui_fw-la deteriores_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la fumus_fw-la saluianus_n de_fw-fr verâ—…_n iudicio_fw-la &_o providâ—…_n tia_fw-la dei_fw-la lib_fw-la 4._o pag._n 128_o 129._o 129._o