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ourselves_o into_o this_o estate_n but_o thou_o o_o lord_n who_o see_v our_o distress_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o and_o let_v thy_o bowel_n yearn_v upon_o so_o wretched_a a_o spectacle_n forgive_v that_o horrid_a guilt_n that_o do_v amaze_v we_o for_o though_o we_o deserve_v no_o pity_n yet_o thou_o know_v we_o be_v most_o miserable_a sinner_n like_o to_o be_v eternal_o condemn_v by_o thy_o justice_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o pardon_v we_o and_o certain_a to_o perish_v under_o thy_o vengeance_n whensoever_o thou_o begin_v to_o punish_v we_o but_o for_o thy_o pity_n and_o compassion_n sake_n spare_v thou_o they_o o_o god_n that_o know_v they_o have_v deserve_v thy_o wrath_n and_o fear_v before_o it_o come_v do_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n confess_v their_o fault_n in_o hope_n to_o find_v mercy_n and_o a_o deliverance_n if_o it_o please_v thou_o from_o temporal_a judgement_n however_o from_o eternal_a although_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n when_o thou_o have_v remove_v thy_o judgement_n 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a_o reform_a life_n will_v not_o only_o be_v our_o advantage_n but_o turn_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o holy_a name_n which_o shall_v be_v praise_v by_o we_o and_o all_o the_o world_n for_o these_o incomparable_a testimony_n of_o thy_o unspeakable_a lovingkindness_n now_o and_o evermore_o and_o in_o token_n of_o our_o earnest_a desire_n of_o all_o these_o petition_n we_o unfeigned_o sign_v they_o by_o hearty_o say_v amen_n lord_n grant_v it_o may_v be_v so_o section_n iv_o of_o the_o absolution_n §._o 1._o of_o absolution_n in_o general_n sin_n do_v abridge_v the_o soul_n of_o its_o free_a converse_n with_o god_n and_o by_o the_o terror_n of_o it_o bind_v the_o soul_n down_o with_o fear_n and_o by_o it_o the_o wicked_a be_v reserve_v in_o chain_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n wherefore_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o bond_n 〈◊〉_d bond_n act_n 8.23_o graec._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o sinner_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hold_v in_o its_o cord_n 5.22_o cord_n prov._n 5.22_o but_o since_o christ_n come_v to_o loose_v those_o bond_n 66.1_o bond_n isai_n 66.1_o they_o be_v now_o prisoner_n of_o hope_n 9.12_o hope_n zach._n 9.12_o because_o jesus_n have_v the_o key_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n and_o he_o can_v loose_v who_o he_o please_v by_o forgive_a that_o be_v absolve_v and_o unloose_v those_o bond_n but_o because_o he_o be_v now_o invisible_a and_o employ_v in_o heaven_n to_o intercede_v for_o we_o before_o his_o departure_n he_o appoint_v his_o apostle_n to_o supply_v his_o place_n give_v they_o commission_n 23._o commission_n math._n 16.19_o chap._n 18.18_o john_n 20.22_o 23._o by_o a_o visible_a and_o external_a application_n of_o this_o power_n to_o support_v the_o spirit_n of_o all_o true_a penitent_n till_o himself_o shall_v come_v to_o ratify_v this_o absolution_n upon_o which_o ground_n the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_a church_n have_v ever_o use_v to_o absolve_v all_o that_o true_o repent_v and_o at_o 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of_o absolve_v set_v down_o the_o first_o declaratory_a here_o which_o be_v a_o solemn_a promulgation_n of_o pardon_n by_o a_o commissionated_a person_n repeat_v every_o day_n when_o the_o whole_a congregation_n confess_v their_o sin_n wherein_o they_o be_v assure_v of_o forgiveness_n if_o they_o repent_v and_o believe_v and_o this_o be_v fit_v for_o a_o mix_a company_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a man_n where_o many_o hypocrite_n feign_v repentance_n but_o this_o absolution_n give_v no_o encouragement_n to_o such_o only_o it_o assure_v all_o that_o there_o be_v a_o pardon_n and_o show_v on_o what_o term_n it_o may_v be_v have_v so_o that_o to_o those_o who_o true_o do_v repent_v it_o be_v present_a remission_n to_o those_o that_o do_v not_o it_o be_v a_o monitor_n that_o they_o may_v repent_v it_o comfort_v the_o godly_a and_o
of_o the_o christian_a church_n prove_v christ_n to_o be_v god_n 8._o god_n ergo_fw-la qui_fw-la remittit_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la nemo_fw-la remittit_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la hilar._n in_o math._n can._n 8._o because_o he_o forgive_v sin_n which_o none_o but_o god_n can_v do_v 15._o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n in_o 1_o cor._n 15._o and_o his_o son_n jesus_n who_o be_v also_o very_a god_n and_o purchase_v this_o mercy_n of_o absolution_n with_o his_o own_o blood_n cypr._n blood_n ille_fw-la solus_fw-la peccata_fw-la dimittit_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la peccatis_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la ambr._n veniam_fw-la peccatis_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o ipsum_fw-la commissa_fw-la sunt_fw-la solus_fw-la potest_fw-la ille_fw-la largiri_fw-la qui_fw-la peccata_fw-la nostra_fw-la portavit_fw-la cypr._n wherefore_o we_o give_v to_o god_n the_o thing_n which_o be_v god_n and_o plain_o declare_v he_o be_v the_o author_n we_o the_o dispenser_n only_o of_o this_o favour_n and_o the_o witness_n and_o messenger_n to_o bring_v certain_a news_n thereof_o 9_o thereof_o en_fw-fr fili_fw-la certificate_n remissa_fw-la tibi_fw-la esse_fw-la peccata_fw-la huius_fw-la i_o testem_fw-la habebis_fw-la vade_fw-la in_o pace_n fer._n in_o matth._n 9_o and_o this_o be_v more_o comfort_n to_o the_o penitent_a the_o supreme_a judge_n he_o from_o who_o sentence_n be_v no_o appeal_n pardon_v thou_o fear_v not_o the_o state_n of_o agag_n who_o saul_n have_v pardon_v but_o god_n have_v not_o wherefore_o samuel_n hew_v he_o to_o piece_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o vain_a hope_n that_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n be_v pass_v he_o pardon_v that_o have_v no_o equal_a to_o examine_v or_o approve_v much_o less_o superior_a to_o disannul_v his_o act_n our_o absolution_n be_v profitable_a when_o the_o person_n be_v meet_v to_o receive_v it_o 26._o it_o tunc_fw-la enim_fw-la vera_fw-la est_fw-la absolutio_fw-la praesidentis_fw-la cum_fw-la aeterni_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la sequitur_fw-la 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make_v example_n to_o you_o evermore_o praise_v god_n for_o these_o gracious_a discovery_n and_o say_v glory_n be_v etc._n etc._n 3._o the_o psalm_n of_o supplication_n which_o be_v most_o ardent_a petition_n for_o all_o good_a thing_n for_o yourselves_o your_o brother_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n in_o all_o circumstance_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n these_o be_v private_a prayer_n for_o pardon_n of_o sin_n 143._o sin_n psal_n 25._o and_o 51._o and_o 143._o for_o restauration_n to_o god_n favour_n 63._o favour_n psal_n 4._o and_o 42._o and_o 63._o for_o patience_n in_o trouble_n 88_o trouble_n psal_n 39_o and_o 88_o for_o deliverance_n from_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a enemy_n 74._o enemy_n psal_n 55._o and_o 59_o and_o 71._o and_o 74._o and_o also_o public_a prayer_n for_o the_o king_n 72._o king_n psal_n 21._o and_o 72._o and_o for_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n 80._o god_n psal_n 68_o and_o 79._o and_o 80._o and_o such_o like_a which_o that_o we_o may_v be_v fit_o 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request_n even_o that_o god_n will_v be_v gracious_a to_o we_o in_o forgive_a our_o sin_n give_v we_o his_o grace_n to_o profit_n and_o outward_o express_v the_o kindness_n of_o his_o heart_n by_o the_o smile_n of_o his_o countenance_n the_o second_o verse_n be_v the_o end_n why_o we_o desire_v this_o felicity_n to_o his_o church_n that_o the_o divine_a goodness_n to_o we_o may_v invite_v many_o convert_v in_o and_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o church_n will_v be_v our_o happiness_n as_o it_o be_v our_o desire_n the_o three_o verse_n be_v the_o second_o petition_n that_o we_o and_o all_o may_v so_o discern_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o law_n that_o he_o may_v be_v universal_o praise_v by_o jew_n and_o gentile_n verse_n four_o both_o for_o the_o holiness_n of_o his_o command_n and_o the_o righteous_a administration_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o to_o show_v how_o earnest_o we_o desire_v god_n glory_n and_o how_o constant_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v pay_v the_o same_o petition_n be_v 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