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and_o my_o mouth_n shall_v show_v forth_o etc._n etc._n this_o versicle_n the_o church_n have_v choose_v to_o begin_v divine_a service_n and_o have_v place_v it_o in_o the_o next_o place_n after_o the_o confession_n and_o absolution_n as_o david_n do_v in_o this_o psalm_n for_o when_o our_o sin_n be_v remove_v by_o our_o repentance_n &_o god_n pardon_n then_o not_o till_o then_o we_o be_v fit_a for_o prayer_n and_o praise_n the_o word_n contain_v 1_o a_o prayer_n 2_o a_o promise_n 1_o the_o prayer_n domine_fw-la labia_fw-la mea_fw-la etc._n etc._n lord_n open_z thou_o my_o lip_n there_o be_v a_o season_n for_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n a_o time_n to_o open_v and_o a_o time_n to_o shut_v our_o lip_n david_n say_v i_o will_v 9_o keep_v my_o mouth_n with_o a_o bridle_n i_o be_v dumb_a with_o silence_n i_o hold_v my_o peace_n even_o from_o good_a yet_o here_o he_o desire_v to_o have_v his_o lip_n open_v but_o he_o will_v have_v they_o of_o god_n open_v psal_n not_o his_o own_o hactenus_fw-la os_fw-la meum_fw-la ego_fw-la aperui_fw-la &_o ideâ—_n in_o vaniloquio_fw-la peccatum_fw-la contraxi_fw-la nunc_fw-la vi_o tu_fw-la aperias_fw-la defidero_fw-la quia_fw-la nihil_fw-la nisiquod_fw-la tu_fw-la suggesâ—erisloqui_fw-la concupisco_fw-la i_o have_v hither_o to_o open_v my_o mouth_n and_o therefore_o in_o vain-speaking_a i_o have_v sin_v now_o i_o desire_v thou_o to_o open_v it_o for_o i_o desire_v to_o speak_v nothing_o but_o what_o thou_o shall_v put_v in_o my_o mouth_n there_o be_v a_o door_n of_o utterance_n which_o none_o but_o god_n do_v open_a he_o keep_v the_o key_n he_o open_v and_o no_o man_n shut_v he_o shut_v and_o no_o man_n open_v saint_n paul_n desire_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o colossian_n for_o 3._o we_o that_o god_n will_v open_v to_o we_o a_o door_n of_o utterance_n to_o speak_v the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n that_o i_o may_v make_v it_o manifest_a as_o i_o ought_v to_o speak_v for_o we_o can_v open_v this_o door_n ourselves_o to_o speak_v as_o we_o ought_v to_o speak_v saint_n ambrose_n say_v see_v god_n say_v to_o the_o wicked_a quare_fw-la tu_fw-la enarras_fw-la &_o c_o claudit_fw-la deus_fw-la os_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la why_o do_v thou_o preach_v etc._n etc._n he_o shut_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o sinner_n cujus_fw-la os_fw-la deus_fw-la aperit_fw-la hunc_fw-la peccati_fw-la absolvit_fw-la reatu_fw-la who_o mouth_n god_n open_v he_o free_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n justos_fw-la decet_fw-la laudatio_fw-la praise_n become_v the_o upright_a non_fw-fr est_fw-fr speciosa_fw-la â—â—_o laus_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la peccatoris_fw-la praise_n be_v not_o seemly_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o sinner_n weigh_v thy_o word_n in_o a_o balance_n and_o make_v a_o door_n and_o bar_n for_o thy_o mouth_n the_o lord_n god_n have_v 4â—_n give_v i_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o learned_a that_o i_o shall_v know_v how_o to_o speak_v a_o word_n in_o season_n if_o unseasonable_a speak_v to_o man_n may_v make_v anger_n we_o have_v more_o cause_n to_o beware_v we_o speak_v not_o to_o god_n out_o of_o time_n and_o if_o god_n open_v our_o lip_n we_o be_v out_o of_o that_o fear_n 4._o for_o as_o he_o open_v our_o mouth_n to_o speak_v so_o his_o spirit_n give_v utterance_n saint_n gregory_n be_v very_o full_a in_o this_o point_n and_o say_v illius_fw-la os_fw-la deus_fw-la aperit_fw-la qui_fw-la attendit_fw-la his_o mouth_n he_o open_v who_o observe_v 1_o quid._n what_o 2_o quando_fw-la when_o 3_o ubi_fw-la where_o 4_o câ—â—_n loquatur_fw-la to_o who_o he_o speak_v 1_o quid_fw-la what_o we_o must_v speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o cord_n â—_o the_o truth_n in_o our_o heart_n our_o speech_n season_v with_o sâ—lt_n it_o must_v tend_v to_o edify_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o wise_a guide_v his_o mouth_n wise_o 2_o quandâ—_n when._n how_o good_a be_v a_o word_n in_o due_a season_n a_o word_n speak_v in_o season_n be_v like_a apple_n of_o