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this_o exchequer_n will_v pay_v all_o thy_o debt_n this_o fountain_n will_v make_v thou_o clean_o i_o do_v not_o i_o dare_v not_o open_v a_o gap_n to_o licentiousness_n but_o i_o enlarge_v the_o riches_n of_o free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n do_v thou_o thirst_v here_o be_v a_o invitation_n be_v thou_o a_o godly_a mourner_n this_o day_n here_o be_v a_o fountain_n open_v be_v thy_o sin_n crimson_a sin_n double_o dye_v o_o now_o come_v in_o to_o jesus_n christ_n here_o be_v a_o plaster_n every_o way_n as_o broad_a as_o the_o sore_a be_v they_o as_o scarlet_a christ_n blood_n will_v make_v they_o as_o white_a as_o wool_n this_o fountain_n do_v miracle_n which_o none_o other_o can_v do_v for_o it_o wash_v the_o aethiopian_a &_o cleanse_v the_o leopard_n will_v you_o then_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o water_n and_o there_o be_v a_o fountain_n will_v you_o lie_v and_o die_v in_o your_o sin_n notwithstanding_o salvation_n be_v tender_v and_o thewater_n of_o life_n offer_v free_o o_o desperate_a 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