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thou_o forgive_v i_o the_o wickedness_n of_o my_o sin_n 32_o for_o this_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a make_v his_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o in_o a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v neither_o be_v this_o repugnant_a to_o that_o authority_n which_o be_v give_v to_o the_o apostle_n to_o remit_v sin_n 20._o for_o they_o do_v not_o forgive_v sin_n by_o their_o own_o power_n but_o as_o minister_n of_o christ_n &_o preacher_n of_o grace_n they_o do_v pronounce_v to_o the_o penitent_a &_o faithful_a that_o their_o sin_n be_v forgive_v according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n ay_o 43._o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o put_v away_o your_o sin_n &_o that_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n as_o we_o forgive_v our_o debtor_n c._n this_o condition_n be_v therefore_o add_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v presume_v to_o ask_v pardon_n for_o his_o sin_n except_o he_o be_v free_a from_o malice_n &_o hatred_n notwithstanding_o the_o pardon_n which_o we_o ask_v depend_v 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10._o so_o christ_n say_v fear_v not_o they_o which_o kill_v the_o body_n but_o can_v not_o kill_v the_o soul_n a._n and_o the_o apostell_n peter_n say_v let_v they_o that_o be_v trouble_v accord_v to_o the_o will_n of_o god_o commit_v they_o re_o soul_n to_o he_o with_o well_o do_v 7._o as_o unto_o a_o faithful_a creator_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o bless_a martyr_n saint_n steven_n cry_v say_v at_o his_o death_n lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n for_o this_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_o and_o the_o reprobate_n that_o the_o one_o do_v despair_n and_o the_o other_o commit_v their_o soul_n to_o the_o tuition_n of_o god_o as_o a_o precious_a jewel_n to_o be_v keep_v until_o the_o day_n of_o resurrection_n yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n c._n the_o evangelist_n saint_n luke_n have_v and_o when_o he_o have_v speak_v these_o thing_n he_o bow_v down_o the_o head_n say_v saint_n john_n and_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n â–ª_o namely_o 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