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body_n and_o soul_n unto_o salvation_n so_o david_n punish_v himself_o for_o his_o sin_n sometime_o by_o mingle_v his_o drink_n with_o weep_v psal._n 102._o 9_o sometime_o by_o make_v sackcloth_n his_o garment_n psal._n 69._o 11._o sometime_o by_o weaken_v his_o knee_n with_o fast_v and_o prayer_n psal._n 109._o 24._o sometime_o by_o make_v his_o bed_n swim_v with_o tear_n psal._n 6._o 6._o sometime_o by_o great_a act_n of_o self-denial_n as_o overcome_v shimei_n '_o s_o malice_n with_o patience_n and_o meekness_n 2_o sam._n 16._o 10._o and_o deliver_v he_o that_o without_o cause_n be_v his_o enemy_n psal._n 7._o 4._o and_o keep_v fast_n and_o humiliation_n day_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o those_o that_o be_v his_o enemy_n psal._n 35._o 13._o sometime_o by_o lie_v all_o night_n upon_o the_o earth_n or_o floor_n 2_o sam._n 12._o 16._o sometime_o by_o rise_v at_o midnight_n to_o praise_n god_n psal._n 119._o 61._o so_o the_o penitent_a publican_n punish_v himself_o by_o a_o violent_a smite_v his_o breast_n luke_n 16._o 13._o so_o mary_n magdalen_n punish_v herself_o by_o wash_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n with_o her_o tear_n and_o wipe_v they_o with_o the_o hair_n of_o her_o head_n luke_n 7._o 37._o so_o zacheus_n punish_v himself_o by_o give_v the_o half_a of_o his_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o by_o fourfold_a restitution_n luke_n 19_o 7._o so_o st._n paul_n punish_v himself_o by_o keep_v under_o his_o body_n and_o bring_v it_o into_o subjection_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 27._o by_o make_v himself_o a_o servant_n to_o all_o that_o he_o may_v gain_v the_o more_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 19_o by_o labour_a day_n and_o night_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v chargeable_a to_o the_o church_n 1_o thess._n 2._o 9_o by_o deny_v himself_o in_o marriage_n 1_o co._n 9_o 5._o so_o daniel_n punish_v himself_o for_o his_o own_o and_o his_o people_n offence_n three_o week_n together_o by_o eat_v no_o pleasant_a bread_n by_o avoid_v flesh_n and_o wine_n and_o forbear_v to_o anoint_v 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