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confession_n but_o these_o confess_v their_o sin_n just_a as_o the_o 29._o the_o s_o mat_n 29._o devil_n confess_v christ_n more_o out_o of_o torment_n than_o any_o true_a love_n to_o god_n these_o confess_v their_o fault_n just_a as_o sâ—hâ—l-bâ—ys_a confess_v when_o they_o be_v under_o the_o lash_n and_o as_o traitor_n confess_v when_o they_o be_v upon_o the_o rack_n who_o will_v never_o say_v a_o word_n be_v not_o such_o violent_a extraordinary_a mean_n use_v with_o they_o to_o extort_v it_o from_o they_o it_o be_v only_o the_o present_a smart_n and_o feel_v of_o god_n severe_a plague_n and_o exemplary_a judgement_n that_o drive_v pharaoh_n to_o confess_v and_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v this_o time_n the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a and_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a 9_o exod._n 27._o &_o 10.16_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n his_o confession_n be_v involuntary_a for_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o plague_n be_v remove_v and_o he_o take_v off_o the_o rack_n ruâ—sâ—â—_n ad_fw-la ingenium_fw-la 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â—â—sâ—â—fied_v 〈◊〉_d â—â—sâ—â—fied_v imâ—_n eâ—tia_fw-la est_fw-la compaâ—â—â—o_fw-la 〈…〉_o the_o mean_v â—â—_o â—â—e_z be_v â—ustifâ—d_v 〈◊〉_d rather_o than_o the_o other_o 18_o luk._n 14._o and_o such_o too_o be_v the_o earnest_a desire_n of_o the_o good_a thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n it_o be_v put_v up_o in_o faith_n and_o hâ—pe_n for_o we_o find_v it_o be_v well_o accept_v and_o he_o have_v no_o soon_o say_v lord_n remember_v i_o when_o thou_o come_v into_o thy_o kingdom_n but_o christ_n return_v he_o this_o answer_n very_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o to_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n 23_o luk._n 42.43_o many_o be_v the_o scripture-example_n of_o the_o penitent_a sinner_n believe_v and_o hope_v in_o confession_n that_o be_v a_o famous_a one_o of_o holy_a humble_a sheâ—chaniah_n ezra_n 10.2_o we_o have_v trespass_v against_o our_o god_n say_v he_o and_o have_v take_v strange_a wife_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n yet_o now_o there_o be_v hope_n in_o israel_n concern_v this_o thing_n hope_v of_o god_n mercy_n in_o pardon_v this_o sin_n look_v how_o david_n put_v his_o confidence_n in_o god_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o the_o sin_n he_o confess_v deliver_v i_o say_v he_o from_o bloodguiltiness_n o_o god_n thou_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n psal_n 51.14_o he_o call_v god_n the_o god_n of_o his_o salvation_n still_o though_o he_o have_v commit_v so_o great_a a_o sin_n see_v with_o what_o a_o believe_a heart_n holy_a daniel_n confess_v dan._n 9.9_o to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n belong_v mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n though_o we_o have_v rebel_v against_o he_o and_o v._o 19_o o_o lord_n hear_v say_v he_o o_o lord_n forgive_v o_o lord_n hearken_v and_o do_v defer_v not_o for_o thy_o own_o sake_n o_o my_o god_n the_o reiteration_n and_o repetition_n of_o his_o request_n argue_v the_o earnestness_n and_o eagerness_n of_o his_o desire_n and_o his_o calling_n god_n his_o god_n show_v and_o declare_v his_o faith_n and_o hope_n so_o the_o 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