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yet_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n so_o evil_a which_o can_v despair_v of_o mercy_n for_o as_o i_o have_v the_o matter_n of_o or_o for_o mercy_n in_o i_o to_o wit_n my_o sin_n so_o if_o i_o have_v the_o mean_n to_o apprehend_v this_o mercy_n which_o mean_n be_v faith_n alone_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v commend_v through_o my_o iniquity_n and_o my_o own_o sin_n shall_v turn_v to_o my_o own_o safety_n all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a unto_o they_o that_o love_n god_n even_o to_o they_o that_o be_v call_v of_o his_o purpose_n rom._n 8.28_o omnia_fw-la cooperantur_fw-la say_v s._n augustine_n all_o thing_n work_v etiam_fw-la peecata_fw-la domine_fw-la even_o our_o sin_n also_o o_o lord_n for_o by_o sin_n we_o have_v experience_n of_o our_o infirmity_n our_o infirmity_n draw_v we_o unto_o humility_n humility_n lift_v we_o up_o unto_o god_n in_o god_n every_o man_n have_v his_o quietus_n est_fw-la perfect_a rest_n and_o endless_a peace_n thus_o it_o be_v true_a that_o sin_n which_o natural_o and_o of_o itself_o work_v damnation_n may_v occasional_o and_o by_o accident_n work_v salvation_n also_o but_o by_o his_o power_n who_o bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n and_o work_v our_o good_a out_o of_o our_o own_o evil_n i_o dare_v not_o therefore_o add_v this_o grievous_a sin_n unto_o my_o other_o sin_n to_o despair_v of_o mercy_n for_o as_o to_o commit_v a_o sin_n it_o be_v the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o to_o despair_v of_o mercy_n it_o be_v to_o descend_v into_o hell_n and_o some_o fear_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o judas_n sin_v more_o by_o despair_n of_o mercy_n then_o by_o treason_n against_o his_o lord_n for_o what_o be_v more_o sacrilegious_a say_v fulgentius_n then_o to_o deny_v god_n mercy_n in_o forgive_a our_o sin_n if_o he_o be_v a_o skilful_a physician_n he_o can_v cure_v all_o our_o infirmity_n if_o a_o merciful_a god_n he_o can_v forgive_v all_o our_o sin_n therefore_o david_n psal_n 103._o exhort_v his_o own_o soul_n to_o 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