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for_o they_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v o_o good_a saviour_n what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v with_o the_o jew_n say_v vbertinus_n and_o hangman_n and_o torturer_n they_o go_v about_o to_o condemn_v thou_o and_o thou_o to_o save_v they_o they_o to_o accuse_v thou_o and_o thou_o to_o excuse_v they_o they_o to_o carry_v thou_o to_o pilate_n to_o be_v condemn_v and_o thou_o to_o thy_o father_n that_o they_o may_v be_v pardon_v they_o to_o say_v crucifige_fw-la crucifige_fw-la crucify_v he_o crucify_v he_o and_o thou_o to_o say_v ignosce_fw-la ignosce_fw-la pardon_v they_o pardon_v they_o at_o what_o time_n the_o son_n of_o god_n hang_v upon_o the_o cross_n pray_v on_o one_o side_n unto_o his_o father_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o hebrew_n pray_v pilate_n there_o be_v a_o great_a conflict_n betwixt_o god_n justice_n and_o mercy_n for_o justice_n will_v the_o prayer_n of_o sanguis_fw-la eius_fw-la let_v his_o blood_n fall_v upon_o we_o to_o be_v hear_v and_o contrary_a mercy_n 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be_v rehearse_v yet_o it_o can_v be_v well_o comprehend_v and_o understand_v chap._n four_o of_o many_o high_a quality_n and_o condition_n which_o the_o prayer_n of_o father_n forgive_v they_o have_v in_o it_o and_o how_o it_o be_v meet_v for_o we_o to_o follow_v it_o in_o our_o prayer_n cvm_fw-la clamoro_fw-la valido_fw-la &_o lachrimis_fw-la efferens_fw-la preces_fw-la &_o supplicatienes_fw-la exauditus_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la sva_fw-la reverent_o say_v the_o apostle_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 5._o as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v crucify_v upon_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o cross_n he_o make_v many_o request_n unto_o his_o father_n &_o with_o many_o supplication_n entreat_v he_o pray_v unto_o he_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o pour_v down_o many_o tear_n before_o he_o this_o prayer_n be_v well_o hear_v of_o the_o eternal_a father_n and_o very_o acceptable_a unto_o his_o divine_a clemency_n partly_o because_o he_o who_o pray_v 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