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and_o i_o shall_v esteem_v it_o above_o the_o most_o precious_a wine_n it_o shall_v be_v meat_n and_o drink_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v say_v with_o our_o royal_a prophet_n fuerunt_fw-la mibi_fw-la lacrymae_fw-la mea_fw-la pane_n die_fw-la ac_fw-la nocte_fw-la 41._o psal_n 41._o my_o tear_n have_v be_v bread_n unto_o i_o day_n and_o night_n &_o the_o grateful_a refection_n of_o my_o soul_n 13._o and_o give_v i_o o_o sweet_a god_n a_o watery_a ground_n above_o and_o a_o watery_n beneath_o 1_o judie_n 1_o as_o axa_fw-la ask_v of_o caleb_n water_n i_o beseech_v thou_o with_o this_o water_n of_o contrition_n not_o only_o the_o eye_n of_o my_o body_n but_o also_o the_o eye_n of_o my_o foul_a and_o not_o only_o the_o inferior_a part_n of_o my_o soul_n but_o also_o the_o superior_a if_o the_o eye_n of_o my_o soul_n &_o superior_a part_n be_v water_v with_o this_o heavenly_a water_n it_o be_v sufficient_a although_o the_o eye_n of_o my_o body_n shall_v be_v dry_a but_o i_o desire_n thou_o 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they_o not_o to_o be_v any_o more_o displease_v with_o i_o for_o they_o nor_o to_o think_v of_o punish_v i_o at_o least_o eternal_o for_o they_o but_o to_o be_v have_v thyself_o towards_o i_o hereafter_o as_o though_o thou_o do_v not_o more_o remember_v they_o as_o though_o thy_o face_n &_o eye_n shal_v turn_v from_o they_o and_o so_o to_o love_v i_o hereafter_o so_o to_o behold_v i_o and_o with_o such_o a_o mild_a aspect_n &_o countenance_n as_o though_o i_o have_v never_o sin_v for_o so_o thou_o behold_v all_o true_o penitent_a sinner_n and_o turn_v away_o thy_o angry_a face_n from_o i_o &_o behold_v i_o with_o a_o mild_a countenance_n wipe_v away_o all_o my_o iniquity_n 3._o thou_o promise_v o_o sweet_a lord_n 18._o ezech._n 18._o by_o the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n that_o if_o the_o impious_a shall_v do_v penance_n of_o all_o his_o sin_n etc._n etc._n ehou_n will_v not_o remember_v they_o that_o be_v so_o as_o to_o punish_v they_o at_o least_o eternal_o forget_v o_o lord_n my_o sin_n 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