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not_o bid_v thou_o part_n with_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o thy_o soul_n only_o acknowledge_v thy_o iniquity_n do_v but_o draw_v up_o a_o indictment_n against_o thyself_o and_o plead_v guilty_a and_o thou_o shall_v be_v sure_a of_o mercy_n methinks_v all_o this_o shall_v render_v this_o duty_n amiable_a throw_v out_o the_o poison_n of_o sin_n by_o confession_n and_o this_o day_n be_v salvation_n come_v to_o thy_o house_n eremo_fw-la let_v this_o suffice_v to_o have_v speak_v of_o our_o confession_n of_o sin_n to_o god_n only_o there_o remain_v one_o case_n of_o conscience_n whether_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o confess_v our_o sin_n to_o quest._n man_n the_o papist_n insist_v much_o upon_o
lord_n the_o â—…ail_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o the_o vail_n of_o ignoâ—…nce_n which_o be_v draw_v over_o the_o jew_n â—…yes_n by_o repentance_n shall_v be_v take_v â—…way_o repentance_n inflame_v love_n weepâ—…g_v mary_n magdalen_n love_v much_o luk._n 7._o 47._o â—…od_a preserve_v these_o spring_n of_o sorrow_n in_o â—…e_a soul_n to_o water_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o â—…pirit_n 2â—…_n 8._o repentance_n usher_v in_o temporal_a 8._o â—…lessings_n the_o prophet_n joel_n persuade_v â—…e_a people_n to_o repentance_n bring_v in_o the_o â—…romise_n of_o secular_a good_a thing_n joel_n 2._o â—…2_n 19_o rend_a your_o heart_n and_o not_o your_o garâ—…ent_n and_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n â—…ill_v answer_v and_o say_v to_o his_o people_n behold_v i_o â—…nd_v you_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o oil_n when_o â—…e_o put_v water_n into_o the_o pump_n it_o fetch_v â—…p_v only_a water_n but_o when_o we_o put_v the_o waâ—…er_n of_o tear_n into_o god_n bottle_n this_o fetch_v up_o wine_n i_o will_v send_v you_o wine_n and_o oil_n sin_n blast_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n hag._n 1._o 6._o you_o have_v sow_v much_o and_o bring_v in_o little_a lap._n but_o repentance_n make_v the_o pomgranate_n bud_n and_o the_o vine_n flourish_v with_o full_a cluster_n fill_v god_n bottle_n and_o he_o will_v fill_v your_o basket_n job_n 22._o 23._o if_o thou_o return_v to_o the_o almighty_a thou_o shall_v lay_v up_o gold_n as_o dust_n repent_v be_v a_o return_v to_o god_n and_o this_o bring_v a_o golden_a harvest_n 9_o repentance_n staff_n off_o judgement_n 9_o from_o a_o land_n when_o god_n be_v go_v to_o destroy_v a_o nation_n the_o penitent_a sinner_n stay_v his_o hand_n as_o the_o angel_n do_v abraham_n gen._n 22._o 12._o '_o the_o ninivites_fw-la repentance_n cause_v god_n to_o l._n repent_v jonah_n 3._o 10._o god_n see_v that_o they_o turn_v from_o their_o evil_a way_n and_o god_n repent_v etc._n etc._n a_o outward_a repentance_n have_v adjourn_v and_o keep_v off_o 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