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be_v damn_v by_o reason_n of_o my_o grievous_a and_o enormous_a sin_n i_o humble_o appeal_v from_o thy_o severe_a justice_n to_o thy_o gracious_a &_o pitiful_a mercy_n assure_o trust_v that_o thou_o my_o lord_n jesus_n will_v be_v gracious_a and_o merciful_a to_o my_o soul_n as_o a_o gracious_a father_n and_o a_o merciful_a god._n what_o profit_n o_o good_a jesus_n will_v there_o be_v in_o my_o flesh_n if_o my_o soul_n go_v down_o to_o hell_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a o_o lord_n that_o no_o man_n in_o hell_n shall_v yield_v praise_n to_o thy_o holy_a name_n jesus_n o_o most_o merciful_a jesus_n be_v merciful_a to_o us._n o_o most_o sweet_a jesus_n deliver_v we_o from_o all_o our_o tribulation_n and_o anguish_n o_o good_a jesus_n be_v gentle_a and_o kind_a to_o we_o wretched_a sinner_n o_o most_o holy_a jesus_n associate_v our_o soul_n with_o thy_o elect_a in_o heaven_n o_o most_o pitiful_a jesus_n the_o salvation_n of_o all_o they_o that_o hope_v in_o thou_o comfort_n us._n o_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a virgin_n mary_n bestow_v on_o we_o thy_o mercy_n grace_n wisdom_n charity_n chastity_n humility_n and_o patience_n in_o all_o our_o adversity_n and_o extremity_n that_o we_o may_v always_o bless_v glorify_v honour_n and_o praise_n jesus_n amen_n laus_fw-la tri-uni_a deo_fw-la finis_fw-la eccles_n 1._o eccle._n 12._o esay_n 30_o a_o simile_n what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v in_o the_o morning_n what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v at_o night_n what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v when_o the_o hour_n sound_v what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v when_o we_o sit_v at_o meat_n a_o prayer_n against_o temptation_n a_o prayer_n john_n 17._o jerem._n 20._o hugo_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la anima_fw-la what_o man_n be_v before_o he_o be_v bear_v eccles_n 3._o s._n augustine_n s._n bernard_n in_o his_o meditation_n innocentius_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n life_n job_n 14_o go_v 3_o job_n 10_o job_n 21_o isidore_n chrysost._n epist._n add_v the_o odor_n lap_n the_o devil_n be_v the_o king_n of_o pride_n job._n 41._o greg._n lib._n 34._o moral_a cap._n 25._o 1_o john_n 3._o sin_n be_v to_o be_v eschew_v for_o three_o thing_n job._n 7._o apoc._n 2._o esay_n 53._o ibidem_fw-la god_n plagu_v and_o punish_v sin_n every_o where_o micah_n 7._o a_o simile_n a_o simile_n psal._n 51._o sin_n make_v the_o devil_n merry_a gen._n 14._o gregory_n a_o simile_n job_n 1._o job_n 30._o 1_o pet._n 5._o job_n 40._o luke_n 15._o the_o damage_n and_o hurt_n that_o come_v to_o the_o soul_n by_o sin_n esay_n 59_o augustine_n ezra_n 6._o ester_n 7._o prou._n 19_o lib._n 3._o the_o consol_n philoso_n cap._n 1._o soph._n 2._o psal._n 21._o esay_n 59_o a_o simile_n esay_n 10._o august_n ser._n 144._o the_o tempt_v lib._n 4._o de_fw-la consola_fw-la philos._n psal._n 49._o 1_o john_n 3._o john_n 8._o math._n 16._o luke_n 9_o hier._n in_o a_o epistle_n to_o susanna_n high_a in_o a_o epistle_n to_o juliana_n cap._n true_a repentance_n august_n in_o his_o soliloquy_n three_o part_n of_o repentance_n contrition_n what_o it_o be_v in_o his_o 16._o sermon_n upon_o the_o cant._n august_n cassianus_n upon_o the_o 120._o psalm_n chrysost._n of_o the_o compunction_n of_o the_o hart_n confession_n in_o his_o 30._o sermon_n to_o the_o brethren_n in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o his_o 5â—_n sermon_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la jerem._n 8._o isidor_n lib._n de_fw-fr etym._n leo_n in_o a_o sermon_n satisfaction_n augustine_n in_o his_o soliloquity_n gregory_n hom_o 5_o ad_fw-la monachos_fw-la augustine_n in_o psal_n 50_o in_o what_o thing_n satisfaction_n consist_v 1_o john_n 2_o ecclus_n 35_o luke_n 11_o the_o fruit_n of_o almsdeed_n prou_z 16_o 2_o king_n 4._o esay_n 58._o tob_z 4_o lib._n 18._o moral_a c._n 10_o 1_o king_n 1â—_n prou_z 3_o three_o
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augustine_n admonish_v we_o very_o well_o let_v we_o deny_v our_o own_o will_n for_o jesus_n christ_n for_o they_o must_v once_o be_v forsake_v neither_o do_v it_o please_v god_n that_o for_o temporal_a thing_n we_o shall_v loose_v eternal_a blessing_n if_o thou_o be_v permit_v certain_a year_n to_o live_v in_o the_o delight_n of_o this_o flesh_n with_o this_o condition_n that_o afterward_o thy_o eye_n shall_v be_v pluck_v out_o or_o that_o thou_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o delicate_n shall_v most_v miserable_o perish_v through_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o wretched_o contend_v with_o famine_n affliction_n &_o misery_n i_o persuade_v myself_o that_o thou_o will_v never_o wish_v for_o such_o manner_n of_o delicate_n what_o i_o pray_v thou_o be_v this_o life_n in_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o the_o space_n of_o one_o month_n what_o do_v i_o say_v of_o a_o month_n nay_o it_o be_v not_o the_o space_n of_o one_o hour_n not_o of_o a_o minute_n no_o not_o of_o a_o moment_n if_o it_o be_v compare_v to_o that_o eternal_a beatitude_n or_o to_o those_o torment_n of_o hell_n which_o have_v none_o end_n and_o like_o which_o none_o can_v be_v think_v of_o the_o three_o meditation_n for_o wednesday_n how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o defer_v repentance_n our_o redeemer_n invite_v we_o all_o unto_o repentance_n say_v if_o any_o man_n will_v follow_v i_o 16._o let_v he_o forsake_v himself_o 9_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o for_o whosoever_o will_v save_v his_o life_n shall_v loose_v it_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o sinner_n do_v take_v up_o this_o cross_n and_o carry_v it_o with_o perseverance_n if_o they_o desire_v to_o reign_v with_o christ_n jesus_n wherefore_o saint_n hierome_n write_v to_o susanna_n say_v that_o repentance_n ought_v to_o be_v equal_a or_o great_a than_o the_o sin_n susanna_n that_o repentance_n be_v necessary_a say_v he_o which_o may_v either_o equalise_v the_o fault_n or_o exceed_v they_o and_o saint_n augustine_n say_v whosoever_o will_v be_v save_v it_o be_v necesary_a that_o he_o be_v wash_v at_o the_o least_o with_o the_o tear_n of_o the_o contrition_n of_o his_o hart_n be_v cleanse_v before_o by_o baptism_n from_o all_o those_o blemish_n and_o pollution_n which_o sin_n have_v spot_v and_o soil_v he_o withal_o but_o if_o thou_o shall_v say_v that_o this_o be_v a_o hard_a say_n and_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o forsake_v the_o world_n nor_o hate_v thy_o flesh_n nor_o chastise_v thy_o body_n hear_v what_o be_v say_v not_o of_o i_o but_o of_o saint_n hierome_n cap._n it_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n nay_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o one_o shall_v enjoy_v both_o present_a and_o future_a blessing_n that_o he_o shall_v fill_v his_o belly_n here_o and_o his_o soul_n there_o that_o from_o delicacy_n he_o shall_v pass_v unto_o delight_n that_o in_o both_o world_n he_o shall_v be_v grace_v &_o carry_v his_o head_n aloft_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v appear_v glorious_a both_o in_o heaven_n &_o in_o earth_n which_o sentence_n saint_n gregory_n confirm_v many_o say_v he_o do_v desire_v to_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o exile_n of_o this_o present_a life_n unto_o celestial_a joy_n who_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n will_v not_o forsake_v the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n the_o grace_n of_o christ_n jesus_n do_v call_v they_o but_o the_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o world_n do_v detain_v they_o they_o desire_v to_o die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o they_o will_v not_o live_v as_o they_o do_v such_o shall_v everlasting_o perish_v because_o their_o work_n shall_v follow_v they_o the_o austerity_n of_o holy_a john_n baptist_n life_n say_v saint_n bernard_n be_v a_o hard_a sentence_n of_o death_n unto_o sinner_n who_o when_o there_o arise_v not_o a_o great_a than_o he_o among_o those_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o woman_n do_v so_o chastise_v correct_v and_o afflict_v his_o most_o innocent_a body_n and_o you_o haste_v to_o be_v clothe_v with_o silk_n fine_a linen_n and_o purple_a and_o 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