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cogitat_fw-la the_o covetous_a ask_v forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n when_o his_o thought_n be_v a_o forge_v a_o sin_n which_o need_v another_o forgiveness_n another_o mind_n be_v on_o revenge_n when_o he_o beg_v a_o pardon_n et_fw-fr quod_fw-la inconsultissimum_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la agunt_fw-la multi_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la affectu_fw-la &_o voto_fw-la volunt_fw-la id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la re_fw-la &_o actu_fw-la nolle_fw-la videantur_fw-la and_o which_o be_v the_o great_a folly_n in_o the_o world_n many_o speak_v with_o a_o great_a earnestness_n for_o that_o which_o they_o will_v not_o obtain_v and_o pray_v for_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n which_o they_o labour_v to_o multiply_v and_o so_o pour_v forth_o nutabundam_fw-la &_o ebriam_fw-la orationem_fw-la as_o cassian_n speak_v a_o stagger_a and_o a_o doubtful_a request_n beg_v for_o mercy_n but_o be_v afraid_a to_o be_v hear_v and_o make_v the_o hope_n of_o a_o pardon_n the_o intercessor_n and_o harbinger_n for_o sin_n which_o will_v hardly_o enter_v without_o such_o a_o encouragement_n three_o other_o there_o be_v who_o thought_n be_v at_o home_n and_o who_o with_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n acknowledge_v their_o sin_n but_o yet_o repent_v not_o a_o man_n may_v water_v his_o couch_n with_o his_o tear_n and_o lie_v down_o in_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n and_o yet_o fall_v short_a of_o true_a repentance_n and_o of_o that_o acknowledgement_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v a_o forerunner_n of_o mercy_n a_o man_n may_v lacrymis_fw-la orare_fw-la &_o ingemiscere_fw-la as_o hilary_n speak_v weep_v and_o groan_v for_o sin_n and_o yet_o all_o may_v be_v vox_fw-la &_o praeterea_fw-la nihil_fw-la those_o tear_n and_o that_o grief_n for_o sin_n may_v flow_v not_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n but_o from_o the_o very_a gall_n of_o bitterness_n the_o love_n of_o sin_n itself_o a_o man_n may_v be_v sorry_a not_o that_o he_o have_v sin_v but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o sin_n a_o man_n may_v be_v afraid_a of_o his_o sin_n and_o yet_o 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timore_fw-la natura_fw-la suffudit_fw-la sin_n have_v natural_o shame_n and_o fear_v to_o attend_v it_o and_o this_o may_v shut_v up_o our_o eye_n and_o seal_v up_o our_o lip_n and_o shackle_v our_o hand_n for_o awhile_o stomachum_fw-la nobis_fw-la facit_fw-la citò_fw-la redituris_fw-la in_o gratiam_fw-la it_o have_v turn_v our_o stomach_n a_o little_a but_o when_o the_o pang_n be_v off_o when_o we_o have_v some_o ease_n our_o appetite_n will_v come_v again_o and_o we_o shall_v return_v with_o the_o dog_n to_o our_o vomit_n and_o thus_o petita_fw-la relinquimus_fw-la relicta_fw-la repetimus_fw-la we_o ebb_v and_o flow_v we_o rise_v and_o fall_v and_o never_o remain_v at_o one_o stay_n in_o gradu_fw-la toti_fw-la sumus_fw-la we_o be_v in_o a_o perpetual_a recidivation_n to_o conclude_v this_o be_v not_o a_o acknowledgement_n but_o rather_o a_o contradiction_n infinite_o multiply_v and_o will_v never_o be_v hear_v in_o the_o court_n of_o mercy_n but_o rather_o censure_v as_o a_o foul_a absurdity_n and_o gross_a soloecism_n in_o christian_a behaviour_n no_o say_v tertullian_n cessatio_fw-la delicti_fw-la radix_fw-la est_fw-la veniae_fw-la the_o root_n from_o whence_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n spring_v be_v a_o cessation_n of_o sin_v and_o total_a forsake_v of_o sin_n and_o from_o this_o it_o will_v receive_v juice_n and_o nourishment_n and_o grow_v up_o and_o flourish_v and_o be_v as_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n in_o the_o revelation_n which_o will_v shadow_v and_o cover_v our_o sin_n and_o who_o leaf_n be_v to_o heal_v the_o nation_n in_o a_o word_n to_o acknowledge_v our_o sin_n be_v not_o to_o count_v it_o a_o part_n of_o our_o religion_n to_o cry_v out_o we_o be_v weak_a and_o can_v do_v that_o which_o we_o shall_v it_o be_v not_o a_o compliment_n or_o ceremony_n a_o father_n forgive_v we_o a_o remit_v nobis_fw-la and_o no_o more_o it_o be_v not_o find_v in_o a_o breath_n alone_o nor_o in_o a_o tear_n alone_o nor_o in_o a_o faint_a resolution_n nor_o in_o a_o short_a repentance_n to_o acknowledge_v our_o sin_n be_v not_o to_o profess_v our_o inability_n to_o avoid_v it_o be_v not_o to_o say_v our_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la be_v not_o to_o lie_v down_o in_o sorrow_n and_o rise_v up_o again_o in_o rebellion_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o fall_v and_o rise_v to_o repent_v and_o relapse_n it_o consist_v not_o in_o these_o qualm_n and_o fit_n and_o pause_n and_o interval_n of_o piety_n but_o as_o st._n augustine_n speak_v to_o acknowledge_v our_o sin_n be_v perseverantissimè_fw-la &_o invictissimè_fw-la nolle_fw-la be_v to_o confess_v they_o and_o constant_o to_o hate_v they_o and_o this_o perseverant_a and_o invincible_a renounce_n of_o our_o sin_n do_v eructare_fw-la se_fw-la in_o superficiem_fw-la breathe_v itself_o forth_o outward_a and_o be_v vocal_a in_o our_o confession_n float_v upon_o our_o tear_n be_v visible_a in_o the_o outward_a man_n and_o so_o fit_v and_o qualify_v we_o for_o god_n mercy_n and_o compassion_n who_o as_o he_o love_v his_o creature_n and_o hate_v sin_n so_o he_o have_v in_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o wisdom_n ordain_v a_o mean_n to_o destroy_v sin_n and_o to_o reconcile_v his_o creature_n at_o once_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o everlasting_a happiness_n which_o be_v the_o second_o general_a observation_n which_o we_o draw_v out_o of_o this_o petition_n and_o to_o the_o handle_n of_o which_o we_o now_o proceed_v the_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n though_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a as_o himself_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o operation_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la it_o suppose_v some_o object_n to_o work_v on_o by_o his_o wisdom_n he_o make_v the_o heaven_n for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o he_o redeem_v we_o from_o our_o enemy_n for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o he_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o so_o that_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n which_o be_v primariae_fw-la proprietates_fw-la prime_a quality_n in_o he_o 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〈◊〉_d wile_n and_o circumvention_n now_o the_o glossator_n tell_v we_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v all_o one_o and_o then_o all_o his_o power_n be_v but_o to_o come_v about_o we_o to_o use_v a_o kind_n of_o art_n to_o deceive_v we_o and_o noscere_fw-la inimici_fw-la art_n magna_fw-la pars_fw-la victoriae_fw-la to_o know_v his_o art_n and_o wile_n and_o devise_n be_v to_o overcome_v he_o though_o his_o infinite_a malice_n search_v and_o sift_v we_o and_o wind_n itself_o and_o run_v round_o in_o a_o circle_n yet_o we_o may_v find_v he_o out_o at_o every_o point_n at_o every_o turn_n and_o than_o god_n will_v save_v we_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o this_o lion_n the_o truth_n be_v our_o fear_n and_o cowardice_n and_o our_o negligence_n in_o buckle_v on_o our_o armour_n of_o defence_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n as_o the_o 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