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est_fw-la venia_fw-la dignum_fw-la poeniâ—_n venial_a sin_n of_o his_o nature_n be_v worthy_a pardon_n a_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o err_a &_o wander_v from_o the_o will_n of_o god_n a_o deturn_v from_o his_o way_n for_o so_o do_v this_o word_n chot_n signify_v and_o yet_o forsooth_o he_o 〈◊〉_d stand_v in_o his_o own_o justice_n with_o god_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o be_o worthy_a to_o be_v pardon_v a_o wound_n which_o need_v not_o to_o be_v wrap_v a_o sore_a full_a of_o corruption_n that_o need_v no_o emplaster_n a_o swell_a that_o need_v not_o to_o be_v mollify_v with_o oil_n a_o sick_a man_n which_o need_v no_o physician_n well_o we_o shall_v have_v further_a occasion_n to_o speak_v of_o these_o more_o at_o large_a hereafter_o we_o will_v now_o come_v to_o your_o reason_n you_o bring_v to_o confirm_v your_o doctrine_n let_v we_o confer_v herewithal_o two_o say_n of_o the_o scripture_n 2._o the_o one_o of_o s._n john_n which_o say_v as_o well_o of_o himself_o and_o of_o every_o just_a man_n as_o of_o the_o sinner_n si_fw-mi dixerimus_fw-la etc_n etc_n if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o meaning_n that_o the_o just_a man_n a_o live_v be_v not_o without_o sin_n now_o if_o this_o sin_n be_v as_o m._n goughe_n teach_v deadly_a mortal_a and_o damnable_a sin_n which_o separate_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n from_o god_n and_o condemn_v it_o to_o hell_n fire_n let_v we_o see_v how_o a_o man_n may_v be_v call_v just_a which_o daily_o commit_v such_o damnable_a sin_n this_o place_n make_v more_o against_o you_o than_o with_o you_o you_o will_v not_o say_v i_o think_v that_o s._n john_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o grievous_a sinner_n that_o he_o be_v a_o adulterer_n a_o drunkard_n etc_n etc_n and_o yet_o be_v he_o a_o sinner_n as_o the_o just_a man_n be_v yet_o sin_v he_o vij_o time_n and_o lack_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o same_o sin_n he_o speak_v in_o that_o sentence_n of_o the_o same_o speak_v he_o in_o the_o sentence_n before_o say_v and_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n his_o son_n cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o sentence_n after_o if_o we_o acknowledge_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o unrighteousness_n he_o comprehend_v himself_o in_o the_o number_n and_o say_v cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o forgive_v we_o all_o our_o sin_n then_o belike_o the_o sin_n of_o s._n john_n have_v need_n of_o it_o if_o they_o have_v need_n why_o be_v it_o be_v it_o not_o because_o that_o stipendium_fw-la peccati_fw-la mors_fw-la est_fw-la the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o peradventure_o he_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v these_o for_o any_o sin_n then_o by_o your_o conclusion_n he_o have_v no_o sin_n take_v heed_n of_o that_o if_o you_o say_v so_o he_o will_v answer_v you_o straight_o you_o be_v a_o liar_n but_o you_o can_v not_o see_v how_o a_o man_n may_v be_v call_v just_a which_o daily_o commit_v such_o deadly_a sin_n you_o can_v not_o see_v how_o david_n say_v beati_fw-la quorum_fw-la remissae_fw-la sunt_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la &_o quorum_fw-la â—ecta_fw-la sunt_fw-la peccata_fw-la bless_v be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v and_o yet_o ne_o intre_n â—n_fw-la iudicium_fw-la cum_fw-la seruo_fw-la tuo_fw-la domine_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la iustificabitur_fw-la in_fw-la conspectu_fw-la tuo_fw-la omnis_fw-la vivens_fw-la enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n oh_o lord_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v none_o live_v be_v justify_v david_n tell_v you_o in_o a_o other_o place_n the_o just_a man_n fall_v but_o he_o rise_v up_o again_o he_o repent_v himself_o and_o fly_v to_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o he_o do_v forgive_v he_o after_o this_o you_o come_v again_o to_o the_o place_n of_o luke_n concern_v zacharie_n and_o elizabeth_n touch_v which_o place_n because_o i_o have_v answer_v it_o 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