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the_o man_n and_o last_o he_o aggravate_v his_o sin_n so_o far_o that_o he_o grow_v to_o impudence_n and_o so_o deny_v his_o lord_n with_o curse_v and_o swear_v i_o know_v not_o the_o man_n here_o be_v a_o lie_n a_o oath_n and_o a_o curse_n the_o sin_n be_v begin_v at_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o woman_n a_o silly_a damosel_n not_o any_o of_o the_o great_a lady_n she_o be_v only_o a_o poor_a serving-maid_n that_o keep_v the_o door_n but_o it_o grow_v to_o ripeness_n when_o the_o men-servant_n sell_v upon_o he_o now_o he_o swear_v and_o vow_n and_o curse_n himself_o if_o he_o know_v the_o man._n o_o peter_n be_v the_o man_n so_o vile_a 74._o ver._n 74._o that_o thou_o will_v not_o own_v he_o have_v thou_o not_o before_o confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v he_o to_o be_v man_n as_o well_o as_o god_n say_v be_v not_o this_o the_o man-god_n god-man_n that_o call_v thou_o and_o thy_o brother_n andrew_n at_o the_o sea_n of_o 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we_o into_o tear_n o_o let_v we_o not_o sink_v in_o despair_n but_o look_v up_o to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v look_v down_o on_o we_o pliny_n tell_v we_o of_o some_o rock_n in_o phrygia_n hist_o plin._n hist_o that_o when_o the_o sun_n do_v but_o shine_v upon_o they_o they_o send_v out_o drop_v of_o water_n as_o if_o they_o weep_v tear_n peter_n signify_v a_o rock_n and_o whilst_o peter_n persist_v in_o his_o sin_n of_o deny_v christ_n his_o heart_n be_v hard_a as_o the_o rock_n but_o when_o christ_n the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n look_v uqon_v he_o his_o heart_n be_v soften_v and_o he_o drop_v tear_n continual_o such_o be_v the_o virtue_n of_o christ_n look_n it_o turn_v the_o rock_n into_o a_o stand_a water_n and_o the_o flint_n into_o a_o fountain_n of_o water_n 114.8_o psal_n 114.8_o last_o let_v we_o not_o decry_v repentance_n but_o rather_o be_v in_o the_o use_n and_o practice_v and_o exercise_v of_o it_o be_v not_o here_o a_o gospel_n precedent_n 6._o precedent_n flevit_fw-la 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