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thou_o by_o sin_n i_o shall_v never_o forsake_v so_o good_a a_o god_n as_o thou_o have_v be_v unto_o i_o either_o for_o fear_n of_o persecution_n or_o death_n itself_o or_o for_o love_n of_o whatsoever_o the_o world_n can_v afford_v but_o rather_o shall_v so_o joy_v in_o all_o temporal_a sufferance_n and_o loss_n for_o thou_o here_o on_o earth_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v make_v worthy_a to_o joy_n and_o rejoice_v with_o thy_o angel_n and_o saint_n by_o thy_o clear_a vision_n and_o fruition_n for_o all_o eternity_n docebo_fw-la iniquos_fw-la vias_fw-la tuas_fw-la &_o impij_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la convertentur_fw-la i_o will_v teach_v the_o unjust_a thy_o way_n and_o the_o impious_a shall_v be_v convert_v 1._o a_o scar_n spott_n or_o blot_n in_o the_o
in_o cry_n and_o my_o eye_n witness_v it_o with_o floudde_n of_o tear_n o_o david_n who_o be_v thou_o who_o now_o be_v so_o humble_a even_o in_o heart_n be_v not_o thou_o elect_v by_o god_n and_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n king_n of_o the_o jews_n be_v it_o not_o thou_o 10._o 2._o reg._n 10._o who_o kill_v a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_v 17._o 1._o reg._n 17._o foyl_v at_o thy_o foot_n the_o great_a giant_n goliath_n who_o brave_v the_o host_n of_o god_n &_o make_v they_o all_o to_o quake_v be_v not_o thou_o he_o of_o who_o the_o young_a maid_n &_o virgin_n sing_v 18._o 1._o reg._n 18._o saul_n strike_v a_o thousand_o and_o david_n ten_o thousand_o it_o be_v true_a i_o be_o he_o that_o do_v all_o this_o but_o i_o who_o kill_v the_o lion_n 17._o 1._o reg._n 17._o the_o bear_n and_o the_o giant_n goliath_n be_o now_o slay_v by_o a_o homebred_a yet_o more_o cruel_a beast_n concupiscence_n which_o pretend_v to_o do_v i_o a_o pleasure_n have_v give_v i_o my_o deadly_a wound_n and_o like_o a_o traitorous_a joab_n seem_v to_o offer_v i_o a_o kiss_n 88_o 2._o reg._n 20._o 1._o reg._n 18._o psa_fw-la 88_o give_v i_o the_o stab_n o_o david_n be_v not_o thou_o he_o to_o who_o god_n promise_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n to_o continue_v in_o thy_o race_n for_o ever_o of_o which_o race_n the_o messiah_n be_v to_o descend_v why_o then_o be_v thou_o so_o deject_a and_o humble_v in_o heart_n i_o be_o he_o but_o i_o be_o now_o a_o grievous_a sinner_n and_o those_o great_a title_n prerogative_n and_o privilege_n wherewith_o god_n heretofore_o honour_v i_o do_v now_o but_o aggravat_fw-la my_o sin_n and_o therefore_o not_o withstand_v the_o aforesaid_a title_n i_o be_o afflict_v in_o spirit_n my_o heart_n be_v contrite_a break_v with_o sorrow_o and_o humble_v 11._o and_o yet_o o_o lord_n say_v he_o i_o will_v not_o despair_v know_v thou_o to_o be_v merciful_a and_o mercy_n itself_o ibid._n psa_fw-la 21._o ps_n 70_o ibid._n thou_o be_v my_o hope_n from_o the_o breast_n of_o my_o mother_n thou_o be_v my_o hope_n from_o my_o youth_n in_o thou_o lord_n i_o have_v hope_v let_v i_o not_o be_v confound_v for_o ever_o 131._o ps_n 131._o remember_v david_n o_o lord_n and_o all_o his_o meekness_n remember_v what_o i_o be_v heretofore_o 13._o act._n 13._o a_o man_n according_a to_o thy_o heart_n consider_v not_o what_o i_o be_o but_o pardon_v what_o i_o be_o &_o restore_v i_o to_o what_o i_o be_v to_o my_o former_a virtue_n grace_n and_o favout_a and_o for_o my_o sin_n past_a i_o will_v offer_v thou_o a_o sacrifice_n not_o of_o ox_n or_o sheep_n but_o of_o myself_o of_o a_o afflict_a spirit_n of_o a_o contrite_a &_o humble_a heart_n which_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o thou_o they_o hecatomb_n of_o brute_n beast_n i_o o_o lord_n will_v be_v myself_o the_o priest_n my_o altar_n shall_v be_v my_o soul_n my_o sacrifice_n my_o heart_n which_o by_o contrition_n i_o shall_v break_v and_o bruise_v by_o charity_n i_o will_v burn_v unto_o thy_o honour_n as_o a_o most_o grateful_a holocauste_n know_v that_o a_o contrite_a heart_n and_o humble_a thou_o will_v not_o despise_v 13._o o_o the_o noble_a sacrifice_n of_o a_o contrite_a heart_n this_o sacrifice_n in_o all_o law_n be_v it_o the_o la_o of_o nature_n before_o moses_n or_o the_o la_o write_v before_o christ_n or_o the_o new_a law_n since_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n be_v avaylable_a always_o grateful_a never_o abrogate_a as_o the_o old_a sacrifice_n be_v i_o need_v not_o seek_v far_o country_n for_o it_o it_o be_v within_o i_o i_o need_v not_o lay_v out_o money_n to_o buy_v it_o it_o be_v i_o christ_n jesus_n by_o his_o passion_n buy_v it_o and_o give_v it_o to_o i_o if_o i_o will_v i_o need_v not_o beg_v it_o of_o any_o but_o christ_n jesus_n it_o be_v in_o my_o power_n with_o his_o grace_n it_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n which_o every_o one_o may_v offer_v aswell_o the_o poor_a as_o the_o rich_a aswell_o the_o subject_n as_o the_o king_n aswell_o the_o servant_n as_o the_o master_n it_o maybe_o offer_v aswell_o in_o the_o night_n as_o the_o day_n aswell_o in_o the_o field_n as_o the_o church_n no_o time_n no_o place_n no_o person_n no_o hour_n no_o moment_n unfit_a for_o this_o sacrifice_n 14._o ay_o o_o lod_n remember_v with_o david_n my_o many_o &_o grievous_a sin_n be_o desirous_a with_o he_o to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o appease_v thy_o anger_n conceive_v against_o i_o for_o they_o and_o because_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o brute_n beast_n which_o be_v offer_v in_o the_o old_a la_o be_v not_o now_o please_v unto_o thou_o nor_o never_o be_v for_o themselves_o unless_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o inward_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o heart_n i_o offer_v unto_o thou_o the_o inward_a sacrifice_n which_o david_n offer_v thou_o to_o wit_v a_o contrite_a and_o humble_a heart_n beat_v to_o powder_n with_o contrition_n burn_v to_o ash_n by_o love_n of_o thou_o and_o charity_n the_o zealous_a moses_n when_o he_o see_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v adore_v the_o golden_a calf_n instead_o of_o god_n 32._o exod._n 32._o be_v transport_v with_o such_o a_o holy_a rage_n &_o fury_n that_o in_o this_o zeal_n he_o slay_v the_o idolater_n and_o cause_v the_o golden_a calf_n their_o idol_n to_o be_v beat_v to_o powder_n and_o mingle_v the_o powder_n with_o water_n cause_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o drink_v it_o if_o moses_n be_v so_o angry_a with_o that_o idol_n which_o commit_v no_o idolatry_n but_o be_v only_o the_o object_n of_o the_o jew_n idolatry_n to_o which_o also_o it_o can_v not_o consent_v how_o shall_v i_o detest_v my_o heart_n in_o what_o a_o rage_n shall_v i_o be_v against_o it_o why_o shall_v i_o not_o beat_v it_o to_o powder_n by_o contrition_n it_o have_v commit_v a_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n so_o often_o as_o it_o sin_v mortal_o in_o prefer_v the_o creature_n before_o the_o creator_n &_o his_o commandment_n and_o why_o shall_v not_o i_o mingle_v this_o powder_n with_o the_o tear_n of_o contrition_n and_o drink_v daily_a this_o potion_n and_o make_v it_o my_o meat_n and_o drink_v 41._o psa_fw-la 41._o as_o he_o do_v who_o say_v fuerunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la meae_fw-la pane_n die_fw-la ac_fw-la nocte_fw-la my_o tear_n have_v be_v bread_n unto_o i_o day_n and_o night_n 15._o o_o sweet_a jesus_n our_o true_a moses_n the_o verity_n of_o the_o jews_n moses_n a_o type_n &_o figure_n of_o thou_o who_o give_v we_o the_o law_n write_v in_o heart_n not_o in_o table_n as_o he_o do_v who_o deliver_v we_o not_o from_o a_o temporal_a captivity_n of_o pharaoh_n as_o he_o do_v 17._o exod._n 17._o but_o from_o a_o eternal_a thraldom_n of_o the_o devil_n strike_v with_o the_o rod_n of_o thy_o cross_n and_o consideration_n of_o thy_o passion_n suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n on_o it_o the_o rock_n of_o my_o stony_a heart_n that_o the_o tear_n of_o contrition_n may_v gushe_v forth_o and_o flow_v from_o it_o by_o my_o eye_n as_o they_o do_v from_o david_n s._n peter_n &_o s._n marie_n magdalen_n eye_n o_o sweet_a jesus_n resolve_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o passion_n my_o hard_a heart_n into_o the_o river_n of_o tear_n in_o which_o david_n manasses_n s._n peter_n s._n marie_n magdalene_n wash_v their_o soul_n from_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o jordan_n of_o tear_n wash_v i_o o_o lord_n 4._o 4._o reg._n 5._o luc._n 4._o from_o my_o leprosy_n of_o sin_n with_o naaman_n syrus_n in_o this_o pool_n of_o siloe_n wash_v my_o eye_n with_o the_o blind-borne_a 9_o joan._n 9_o 5._o joan._n 5._o in_o this_o probatica_fw-la heal_v i_o and_o cure_v i_o of_o all_o my_o infirmity_n 4._o joan._n 4._o wash_v i_o in_o this_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n which_o spring_v up_o to_o life_n everlasting_a in_o this_o second_o baptism_n call_v baptismus_fw-la flaminis_fw-la regenerate_v i_o a_o new_a creature_n 26._o 2._o par._n 33._o jonae_fw-la 3._o 4._o reg._n 20._o 1._o reg._n 2_o psa_n 50._o luc._n 7._o math._n 26._o these_o tear_n restore_v manasses_n to_o his_o kingdom_n deliver_v ninive_n from_o destruction_n prolong_v ezechias_n life_n fifteen_o year_n procure_v to_o anna_n a_o samuel_n to_o david_n s._n peter_n s._n marie_n magdalene_n and_o thousand_o other_o sinner_n remission_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o if_o in_o noë_n his_o time_n the_o world_n have_v be_v wash_v in_o this_o water_n it_o have_v never_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o deluge_n in_o this_o water_n the_o ship_n of_o my_o soul_n shall_v sail_v to_o the_o haven_n of_o heaven_n secure_o because_o in_o this_o sea_n of_o tear_n there_o be_v no_o storm_n to_o shake_v it_o no_o surge_a wave_n to_o toss_v it_o no_o rock_n to_o shiver_v it_o in_o piece_n or_o on_o which_o
put_v of_o the_o old_a man_n and_o put_v on_o the_o new_a it_o regenerate_v we_o and_o make_v we_o new_a creature_n and_o after_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o soul_n by_o sin_n it_o restore_v we_o to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n yea_o &_o glory_n also_o if_o we_o persevere_v in_o grace_n for_o these_o cause_n i_o have_v make_v these_o paraphrastical_a discourse_n to_o allure_v sinner_n to_o repentance_n know_v how_o miserable_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o live_v in_o sin_n how_o dangerous_a to_o defer_v repentance_n and_o how_o hopeless_a to_o die_v in_o sin_n without_o it_o and_o if_o by_o these_o my_o small_a labour_n i_o shall_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o convert_v any_o sinner_n yea_o but_o one_o sinner_n i_o shall_v esteem_v it_o no_o small_a benefit_n not_o only_o to_o the_o sinner_n convert_v but_o also_o to_o myself_o because_o s._n james_n assure_v i_o that_o he_o that_o make_v a_o sinner_n to_o be_v convert_v from_o the_o error_n of_o his_o way_n 5._o jacobi_fw-la 5._o shall_v save_v his_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o cover_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n not_o only_o of_o the_o sinner_n who_o he_o convert_v but_o also_o of_o his_o own_o because_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n soul_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o converter_n soul_n more_o please_v to_o god_n then_o if_o he_o have_v offer_v a_o hecatomb_n yea_o a_o world_n to_o god_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n for_o as_o s._n chrysostome_n say_v corinth_n chrysost_n ho_o 3._o in_o 1._o ad_fw-la corinth_n nullius_fw-la rei_fw-la pretium_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la anima_fw-la conferendun_v ne_fw-la totus_fw-la quidem_fw-la mundus_fw-la quare_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la divitias_fw-la innumeras_fw-la dederis_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la tale_n efficies_n quale_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la convertit_fw-la animam_fw-la the_o price_n of_o nothing_o no_o not_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v to_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o soul_n wherefore_o although_o thou_o shall_v give_v innumerable_a riches_n to_o the_o poor_a thou_o shall_v not_o do_v so_o great_a a_o work_n as_o he_o that_o convert_v a_o soul_n but_o of_o penance_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v in_o this_o epistle_n to_o use_v more_o word_n it_o be_v the_o principal_a subject_n of_o my_o ensue_a paraphrastical_a discourse_n and_o therefore_o here_o i_o shall_v take_v my_o leave_n of_o my_o reader_n and_o desire_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v catholicque_n or_o not_o catholicque_n to_o take_v in_o good_a part_n this_o my_o little_a labour_n intend_v and_o take_v for_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o other_o and_o if_o he_o take_v profit_n by_o it_o let_v he_o thank_v god_n the_o author_n of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a if_o through_o my_o default_n it_o move_v he_o not_o to_o that_o repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n which_o i_o intend_v i_o must_v desire_v he_o to_o pardon_v i_o i_o be_v not_o so_o able_a as_o willing_a approbatio_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la coronam_fw-la hanc_fw-la in_o quâ—_n nihil_fw-la quod_fw-la fidei_fw-la catholicae_fw-la splendori_fw-la morumue_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la integritati_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la consentaneum_fw-la de_fw-la speciosissimis_fw-la psalmi_n quinquagefimi_fw-la floribus_fw-la poenitentium_fw-la principis_fw-la memoriae_fw-la scitè_fw-fr contexuit_fw-la pius_fw-la hic_fw-la paraphrastes_n ita_fw-la sentio_fw-la ed._n st._n s._n t._n d._n approbatio_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la paraphrasi_fw-la psalmi_n quinquagesimi_fw-la fidei_fw-la catholicae_fw-la aut_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la contrarium_fw-la sed_fw-la plurima_fw-la ad_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la excitandam_fw-la &_o iwandam_fw-la conducenntia_fw-la qua_fw-la propter_fw-la utiliter_fw-la excudi_fw-la poterit_fw-la actum_fw-la duaci_fw-la die_v 30._o martij_fw-la 1635._o georgius_n colvenerius_fw-la sacrae_fw-la theol._n doctor_n &_o regius_n ordinariusque_fw-la professor_n duacensis_fw-la academiae_fw-la cancellarius_n &_o librorum_fw-la censor_n paraphrastical_a and_o devout_n discourse_n upon_o the_o fiftith_n psalm_n miserere_fw-la miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o god_n the_o royal_a prophet_n david_n have_v through_o human_a frailty_n commit_v twoe_o great_a offence_n against_o the_o divine_a majesty_n 12._o 2_o reg._n 1â—_n &_o 12._o no_o less_o than_o adalterie_n with_o bersabee_n and_o murder_n of_o her_o husband_n urias_n and_o be_v reproove_v thereof_o by_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n accuse_v by_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o move_v by_o the_o divine_a grace_n he_o conceive_v such_o a_o detestation_n and_o horror_n of_o those_o his_o sin_n and_o be_v so_o ashamed_a and_o confound_v with_o the_o horrid_a aspect_n of_o they_o that_o he_o fall_v down_o prostrate_a at_o the_o foot_n of_o his_o god_n who_o he_o have_v thus_o offend_v and_o at_o the_o first_o sorrow_n hinder_v his_o tongue_n from_o crave_v pardon_n but_o his_o eye_n undertake_v the_o office_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o tongue_n and_o plead_v better_a for_o the_o delinquent_n by_o tear_n than_o the_o mouth_n can_v have_v do_v by_o tongue_n and_o word_n tear_n be_v the_o best_a orator_n at_o length_n his_o speech_n come_v to_o he_o he_o sing_v or_o rather_o sob_v forth_o this_o his_o doleful_a psalm_n and_o sonnette_n and_o peradventure_o he_o play_v to_o it_o with_o his_o harp_n but_o assure_o with_o his_o heart_n and_o so_o make_v a_o sweet_a consort_n of_o his_o heart_n by_o sorrow_n of_o his_o eye_n by_o tear_n &_o of_o his_o voice_n by_o a_o lamentable_a tune_n and_o fear_v god_n his_o justice_n he_o fly_v to_o his_o mercy_n and_o begin_v with_o that_o doleful_a note_n miserere_fw-la have_v mereie_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v 1._o thou_o be_v just_a o_o lord_n 118._o psal_n 118._o and_o thy_o judgement_n be_v right_a 2._o joel_n 2._o but_o thou_o be_v also_o benign_a and_o merciful_a patient_a and_o of_o much_o mercy_n and_o ready_a to_o be_v gracious_a upon_o the_o malice_n if_o thou_o be_v just_o only_o i_o shall_v despair_v know_v my_o two_o so_o great_a offence_n which_o now_o especial_o i_o lament_v if_o thou_o be_v merciful_a only_a i_o shall_v presume_v but_o because_o thou_o be_v just_a and_o merciful_a my_o fear_n be_v mix_v with_o hope_n and_o my_o hope_n with_o fear_n and_o i_o so_o fear_v thy_o justice_n as_o i_o hope_v in_o thy_o mercy_n thou_o be_v o_o lord_n i_o confess_v so_o just_a that_o thou_o be_v justice_n itself_o and_o this_o make_v i_o fear_n but_o thou_o be_v also_o so_o merciful_a that_o thou_o be_v mercy_n itself_o and_o this_o make_v i_o hope_v that_o discourage_v i_o very_o much_o this_o as_o much_o encourage_v and_o give_v i_o the_o hart_n to_o say_v miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o god_n if_o i_o be_v o_o lord_n as_o just_a and_o holy_a as_o a_o saint_n yet_o dare_v i_o not_o appear_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o justice_n 25._o job_n 4._o job_n 25._o which_o in_o the_o angel_n find_v wickedness_n and_o in_o who_o sight_n the_o moon_n do_v not_o shine_v and_o the_o star_n be_v not_o clean_o but_o see_v that_o i_o be_o no_o saint_n but_o a_o wretched_a sinner_n conceive_v in_o sin_n bear_v in_o sin_n bring_v up_o in_o sin_n and_o guilty_a of_o the_o twoe_o mention_v and_o many_o other_o sin_n how_o shall_v i_o dare_v to_o appear_v before_o thy_o justice_n for_o if_o the_o just_a man_n tremble_v before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o thy_o justice_n how_o shall_v the_o sinner_n stand_v before_o it_o 2._o but_o i_o appeal_v o_o lord_n say_v david_n from_o thy_o justice_n to_o thy_o mercy_n not_o as_o to_o a_o high_a tribunal_n for_o thy_o justice_n and_o mercy_n be_v both_o infinite_a and_o so_o equal_a but_o as_o to_o a_o tribunal_n more_o benign_a more_o clement_a and_o gentle_a and_o although_o i_o be_v guilty_a of_o grievous_a and_o enormous_a sin_n and_o those_o so_o great_a that_o if_o i_o regard_v they_o only_o and_o their_o ill_a diserte_n 4._o gen._n 4._o i_o may_v say_v with_o cain_n my_o iniquity_n be_v great_a then_o that_o i_o may_v deserve_v pardon_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o so_o great_a but_o thy_o mercy_n be_v infinite_o great_a &_o so_o compare_v to_o it_o they_o be_v not_o so_o great_a but_o they_o may_v deserve_v pardon_n for_o if_o thou_o please_v o_o lord_n to_o put_v not_o only_o my_o sin_n but_o also_o all_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o man_n in_o one_o scale_n of_o thy_o divine_a balance_n and_o thy_o mercy_n in_o the_o other_o thy_o mercy_n will_v out_o way_n and_o oversway_v they_o and_o as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n 6._o job_n 6._o thy_o mercy_n will_v appear_v heavy_a 3._o wherefore_o o_o merciful_a lord_n not_o dare_v to_o appear_v before_o thou_o as_o a_o just_a judge_n i_o present_v myself_o before_o thou_o as_o a_o merciful_a and_o love_a father_n he_o that_o be_v present_v as_o guilty_a before_o a_o judge_n use_v to_o deny_v or_o diminish_v or_o excuse_v the_o fault_n but_o i_o present_v myself_o before_o thou_o o_o lord_n as_o
before_o a_o merciful_a father_n do_v neither_o deny_v nor_o excuse_v nor_o extenuat_fw-la my_o fault_n thy_o prophet_n nathan_n 12._o 2._o reg._n 12._o thy_o under_o judge_n have_v condemn_v i_o as_o guilty_a of_o no_o less_o than_o adultery_n and_o murder_n &_o my_o own_o conscience_n have_v pronounce_v sentence_n against_o i_o cry_v in_o my_o name_n peccavi_fw-la but_o stand_v before_o thou_o as_o a_o condenned_a person_n i_o bring_v in_o no_o witness_n to_o defend_v i_o no_o slight_n nor_o excuse_n to_o hide_v my_o fault_n as_o who_o can_v hide_v any_o thing_n from_o thou_o who_o eye_n do_v penetrate_v the_o most_o secret_a corner_n of_o our_o heart_n only_o i_o plead_v beg_v and_o claim_v thy_o mercy_n cry_v miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o god_n 119._o psal_n 119._o for_o if_o thou_o shall_v observe_v iniquity_n o_o lord_n lord_z who_o shall_v sustain_v it_o and_o therefore_o 142._o psal_n 142._o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o once_o seruamt_v david_n examine_v not_o his_o case_n and_o cause_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o justice_n but_o according_a to_o thy_o mercy_n i_o confess_v all_o &_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v for_o myself_o but_o miserere_fw-la have_v mercy_n i_o hide_v not_o my_o fault_n nor_o can_v i_o it_o be_v too_o well_o know_v unto_o thou_o only_o i_o can_v say_v miserere_fw-la have_v mercy_n 4._o deal_v not_o with_o i_o o_o lord_n say_v david_n according_a to_o thy_o justice_n that_o will_v cast_v i_o in_o all_o law_n but_o according_a to_o thy_o mercy_n by_o that_o only_o i_o can_v be_v save_v thou_o be_v it_o be_v true_a sovereign_a lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o who_o even_o king_n and_o potentate_n be_v but_o vassal_n but_o lord_n also_o do_v pardon_v their_o servant_n when_o with_o tear_n of_o eye_n &_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n they_o demand_v pardon_n i_o demand_v it_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n 5._o apoc._n 5._o thou_o be_v a_o a_o lion_n &_o a_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n but_o lion_n also_o will_v spare_v they_o who_o prostrate_v themselves_o before_o they_o i_o prostrate_v both_o body_n &_o soul_n unto_o thou_o 5._o i_o confess_v that_o by_o sin_n i_o be_o become_v 31_o psal_n 31_o sicut_fw-la equus_fw-la &_o mulas_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la intellectus_fw-la as_o a_o horse_n and_o mule_n which_o have_v no_o understanding_n and_o my_o brutish_a appetite_n to_o which_o i_o have_v be_v a_o slave_n have_v metamorphize_v i_o &_o make_v i_o so_o brutish_a that_o i_o be_o in_o life_n and_o conversation_n rather_o a_o brute_n beast_n then_o a_o reasonable_a creature_n 35_o psal_n 35_o but_o yet_o man_n and_o beast_n thou_o will_v save_v o_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o law_n deliver_v by_o moses_n though_o it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o terror_n thou_o have_v pity_v even_o of_o brute_n beast_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o jew_n to_o plough_v with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n 22._o deut._n 22._o 14._o exod._n 23._o &_o deut._n 14._o lest_o the_o ass_n shall_v be_v over_o labour_v nor_o to_o seethe_v the_o kid_n in_o the_o milk_n of_o his_o damn_n that_o seem_a cruelty_n nor_o in_o a_o nest_n to_o kill_v or_o take_v the_o old_a bird_n with_o the_o young_a one_o 22._o deut._n 22._o nor_o to_o moosel_n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o ox_n that_o tread_v out_o the_o corn_n have_v mercy_n then_o on_o i_o though_o by_o sin_n more_o a_o beast_n than_o they_o 6._o if_o i_o be_v the_o only_a sinner_n o_o lord_n thou_o shall_v have_v less_o reason_n to_o pardon_v i_o but_o see_v all_o have_v sin_v and_o transgress_v 13_o psal_n 13_o see_v that_o all_o have_v decline_v and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o if_o thou_o shall_v exercise_v justice_n only_o on_o sinner_n thou_o shoul_a find_v none_o on_o who_o thou_o can_v exercise_v thy_o mercy_n if_o thou_o shall_v punish_v all_o sinner_n thou_o shall_v have_v none_o to_o pardon_v and_o so_o thy_o most_o grateful_a attribute_n mercy_n shall_v never_o show_v itself_o and_o yet_o none_o of_o thy_o divine_a attribute_n be_v so_o grateful_a as_o thy_o clemency_n none_o do_v make_v thou_o so_o popular_a as_o thy_o mercy_n neither_o have_v thy_o divine_a nature_n any_o thing_n great_a than_o that_o thou_o can_v remit_v sin_n nor_o more_o please_v to_o man_n &_o angel_n then_o that_o thou_o will_v if_o no_o sinner_n o_o merciful_a lord_n have_v ever_o obtain_v mercy_n and_o pardon_n at_o thy_o hand_n than_o may_v it_o seem_v arrogancy_n in_o i_o to_o demand_v mercy_n but_o if_o many_o and_o very_o grievous_a sinner_n have_v find_v mercy_n at_o thy_o hand_n then_o do_v thou_o vouch_v safe_a to_o pardon_v i_o who_o by_o pardon_v other_o thou_o have_v cause_v to_o hope_v for_o pardon_n and_o be_v not_o displease_v if_o the_o burden_n of_o my_o doleful_a sonnet_n be_v still_o the_o same_o miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o god_n o_o most_o merciful_a god_n and_o thou_o o_o christian_a soul_n who_o have_v sin_v with_o david_n cry_v peccavi_fw-la i_o have_v sin_v with_o he_o cry_v miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o god_n 7._o rue_v the_o day_n and_o hour_n yea_o the_o many_o day_n and_o hour_n in_o which_o thou_o have_v offend_v god_n and_o acknowledge_v therein_o thy_o to_o too_o great_a ingratitude_n because_o in_o offend_v he_o thou_o have_v offend_v thy_o creator_n by_o who_o thou_o have_v thy_o natural_a be_v by_o who_o thou_o live_v and_o breathe_v thou_o have_v offend_v thy_o redeemer_n who_o to_o ransom_n thou_o from_o death_n the_o devil_n and_o sin_n become_v man_n for_o thou_o and_o suffer_v the_o most_o shameful_a and_o most_o painful_a death_n of_o the_o cross_n to_o give_v to_o thou_o here_o in_o this_o life_n a_o spiritual_a life_n and_o be_v by_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o next_o life_n a_o eternal_a life_n and_o be_v by_o glory_n saye_z unto_o he_o i_o ought_v myself_o whole_o unto_o thou_o for_o my_o creation_n and_o i_o ought_v myself_o again_o whole_o unto_o thou_o for_o my_o redemption_n and_o so_o i_o but_o one_o be_o twice_o thou_o and_o twice_o due_a unto_o thou_o and_o if_o i_o owe_v myself_o and_o consequent_o my_o all_o for_o my_o creation_n what_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o for_o my_o redemption_n what_o shall_v i_o render_v to_o our_o lord_n 115._o psal_n 115._o for_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v render_v to_o i_o i_o be_o less_o o_o lord_n than_o either_o of_o these_o benefit_n of_o creation_n and_o redemption_n yea_o then_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o grace_n and_o favour_n how_o ungrateful_a then_o be_v i_o to_o offend_v thou_o and_o thereby_o as_o much_o as_o lay_v in_o i_o to_o take_v from_o thou_o who_o can_v never_o give_v thou_o sufficient_a to_o injure_v thou_o disgrace_n dishonour_v thou_o who_o can_v never_o render_v thou_o sufficient_a for_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o benefit_n though_o i_o give_v all_o i_o be_o and_o have_v yea_o though_o i_o can_v give_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o than_o i_o be_o and_o have_v but_o see_v i_o owe_v more_o than_o i_o be_o and_o have_v and_o yet_o have_v also_o beme_fw-mi so_o ungrateful_a as_o to_o offend_v thou_o what_o will_v thou_o expect_v of_o i_o thou_o know_v o_o lord_n that_o of_o a_o ill_a &_o unable_a debtor_n thou_o can_v expecte_v nothing_o but_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o debt_n &_o a_o humble_a demand_n of_o pardon_n for_o the_o offence_n and_o remission_n of_o the_o debt_n as_o i_o do_v in_o david_n doleful_a cry_n which_o i_o repeat_v after_o he_o miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o god_n 8._o and_o o_o my_o not_o only_o ingratitude_n but_o impudency_n who_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o vile_a worm_n compare_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n dare_v offend_v thy_o infinite_a majesty_n and_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o commit_v those_o my_o heinous_a offence_n not_o only_o before_o thou_o but_o also_o against_o thou_o which_o i_o will_v have_v shame_v to_o commit_v before_o my_o servant_n or_o in_o presence_n of_o the_o poor_a beggar_n as_o though_o i_o have_v think_v there_o have_v be_v no_o god_n or_o that_o thou_o who_o make_v the_o eye_n do_v not_o see_v or_o that_o thou_o who_o be_v every_o where_n have_v not_o be_v present_a i_o say_v then_o in_o effect_n as_o the_o fornicatour_n or_o adulterer_n do_v in_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 23._o ecclesiastici_fw-la 23._o who_o see_v i_o darkness_n compass_v i_o and_o the_o wall_n cover_v i_o and_o no_o man_n behold_v i_o who_o do_v i_o fear_v the_o high_a will_v not_o be_v mindful_a of_o my_o sin_n o_o good_a god_n where_o be_v then_o my_o understanding_n that_o i_o can_v think_v that_o i_o can_v hide_v
of_o the_o world_n who_o have_v number_v so_o may_v i_o say_v my_o sin_n of_o mouth_n heart_n deed_n my_o many_o sin_n of_o my_o five_o sense_n of_o the_o body_n &_o of_o the_o faculty_n &_o power_n of_o my_o soul_n which_o i_o commit_v every_o day_n and_o night_n every_o hour_n and_o moment_n in_o this_o place_n in_o that_o place_n and_o in_o all_o place_n who_o can_v reckon_v they_o be_v so_o many_o that_o i_o myself_o can_v not_o number_v they_o thou_o only_o o_o lord_n have_v they_o all_o in_o thy_o count-book_n which_o one_o day_n will_v be_v produce_v against_o i_o if_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n by_o my_o sorrow_n with_o thy_o grace_n they_o be_v not_o cancel_v and_o while_o i_o thus_o multiply_v my_o sin_n what_o patience_n what_o mercy_n o_o lord_n do_v thou_o show_v unto_o i_o when_o i_o provoke_v on_o my_o part_n more_o and_o more_o by_o often_o sin_v thy_o wrath_n and_o indignation_n thou_o extend_v thy_o patience_n and_o mercy_n for_o when_o thou_o may_v have_v just_o take_v i_o in_o my_o sin_n &_o for_o they_o by_o sudden_a death_n may_v have_v send_v i_o present_o to_o hell_n there_o to_o receive_v my_o just_a punishment_n as_o thou_o have_v deal_v with_o many_o no_o great_a yea_o lesser_a sinner_n than_o i_o yet_o thou_o graunt_v i_o lesure_n and_o grace_n to_o repent_v and_o while_o i_o contemn_v thy_o goodness_n &_o patience_n and_o longanimitie_n thy_o benignity_n expect_v i_o to_o penance_n wherefore_o resolve_v by_o thy_o grace_n to_o multiply_v my_o sin_n no_o more_o yea_o never_o to_o add_v any_o one_o mortal_a sin_n to_o my_o former_a i_o desire_v thou_o to_o pardon_v my_o former_a sin_n and_o because_o they_o be_v very_o many_o to_o have_v mercy_n on_o i_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o commiseration_n and_o mercy_n 2._o and_o thou_o o_o christian_n who_o have_v multiply_v sin_n upon_o sin_n with_o david_n &_o peradventure_o more_o than_o he_o desire_n god_n with_o he_o to_o have_v mercy_n on_o thou_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n 12._o 2._o reg._n 12._o say_v with_o he_o thou_o forgave_v penitent_a david_n penitent_a ezechias_n and_o penitent_a manasses_n thou_o pardoneâ—st_v s._n peter_n s._n paul_n s._n matthew_n s._n marie_n magdalene_n and_o thousand_o other_o great_a sinner_n pardon_v i_o also_o o_o sweet_a lord_n accord_v to_o these_o thy_o so_o many_o mercy_n 88_o psal_n 88_o &_o commiseration_n where_o be_v thy_o old_a mercy_n o_o lord_n which_o thou_o show_v heretofore_o to_o sinner_n 21_o psal_n 21_o in_o thou_o our_o forefather_n though_o sinner_n as_o we_o have_v hope_v they_o have_v hope_v &_o thou_o do_v deliver_v they_o they_o tie_v to_o thou_o &_o be_v save_v they_o hope_v &_o be_v not_o confound_v i_o cry_v o_o lord_n with_o they_o hear_v i_o as_o thou_o do_v they_o i_o hope_v with_o they_o for_o mercy_n let_v i_o find_v mercy_n at_o thy_o hand_n as_o they_o do_v and_o let_v not_o i_o be_v confound_v be_v all_o thy_o mercy_n spend_v be_v none_o leave_v for_o i_o may_v i_o say_v unto_o thou_o as_o esau_n say_v to_o his_o father_n isaac_n 27._o genes_n 27._o have_v thou_o not_o reserve_v i_o also_o a_o blessing_n a_o mercy_n have_v thou_o one_o only_a blessing_n father_n have_v thou_o no_o more_o blessing_n nor_o mercy_n leave_v for_o i_o no_o i_o can_v not_o say_v so_o thou_o be_v o_o lord_n infinite_o more_o rich_a in_o mercy_n than_o isaac_n be_v in_o blessing_n thou_o have_v bestow_v thousand_o &_o million_o of_o mercy_n on_o sinner_n and_o yet_o thou_o have_v infinite_a mercy_n reserve_v for_o other_o sinner_n that_o cry_v unto_o thou_o for_o mercy_n thy_o mercy_n be_v infinite_a and_o a_o infinite_a number_n can_v not_o be_v exhaust_v thy_o mercy_n be_v above_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n thy_o mercy_n be_v a_o sea_n which_o can_v not_o want_v the_o cool_a water_n of_o mercy_n soon_o may_v the_o sea_n be_v dry_v up_o then_o the_o ocean_n of_o thy_o mercy_n draw_v dry_a wherefore_o i_o cry_v with_o david_n have_v mercy_n on_o i_o o_o god_n according_a to_o thy_o great_a mercy_n because_o my_o sin_n be_v great_a and_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o commiseration_n and_o mercy_n because_o my_o sin_n be_v many_o &_o as_o he_o cry_v peccavi_fw-la for_o his_o sin_n so_o will_v i_o send_v forth_o from_o hart_n and_o tongue_n many_o a_o peccavi_fw-la and_o day_n and_o night_n and_o howerlie_a and_o whensoever_o my_o sin_n occur_v to_o my_o memory_n i_o will_v cry_v peccavi_fw-la 3._o and_o because_o i_o can_v not_o safe_o enough_o rely_v in_o my_o opinion_n on_o my_o peccavy_n not_o know_v whether_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o true_o contrite_a heart_n or_o no_o i_o will_v have_v recourse_n to_o thy_o infinite_a mercy_n o_o son_n of_o god_n which_o be_v merit_n in_o respect_n of_o thou_o as_o which_o deserve_v of_o thy_o father_n our_o redemption_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o i_o who_o deserve_v they_o not_o they_o be_v mercy_n and_o i_o shall_v offer_v unto_o thou_o all_o the_o step_n thou_o walk_v on_o earth_n for_o i_o all_o the_o hour_n thou_o live_v for_o i_o all_o the_o word_n thou_o speak_v all_o the_o prayer_n and_o exhortation_n thou_o make_v all_o thy_o theandricke_n or_o humane-divine_a work_n and_o operation_n all_o thy_o miracle_n all_o the_o drop_n of_o sweat_n thou_o swet_v for_o i_o in_o the_o garden_n all_o those_o lash_n thou_o endure_v for_o i_o at_o the_o pillar_n all_o the_o prick_v thou_o feel_v in_o thy_o coronation_n with_o thorn_n all_o the_o pearsinge_n of_o the_o nail_n all_o the_o pang_n on_o the_o cross_n all_o that_o shower_n of_o blood_n which_o rain_v from_o the_o heavenly_a cloud_n of_o thy_o sacred_a humanity_n yea_o all_o the_o drop_n of_o that_o shower_n of_o which_o every_o one_o be_v a_o mercy_n to_o i_o of_o which_o every_o one_o be_v such_o a_o merit_n in_o respect_n of_o thou_o that_o the_o least_o will_v have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o redeem_v a_o thousand_o world_n and_o according_a to_o this_o multitude_n of_o thy_o commiseration_n and_o mercy_n take_v away_o my_o iniquity_n and_o take_v our_o all_o the_o stain_n and_o blotte_n which_o sin_n have_v leave_v in_o my_o soul_n and_o cross_v and_o cancel_v by_o thy_o death_n and_o passion_n out_o of_o thy_o book_n of_o account_n all_o the_o item_n and_o debt_n i_o owe_v take_v away_o my_o sin_n from_o my_o soul_n from_o thy_o eye_n from_o thy_o memory_n that_o they_o may_v not_o only_o be_v forgive_v but_o also_o forget_v and_o so_o bury_v in_o perpetual_a oblivion_n 4._o for_o although_o thou_o can_v not_o forget_v any_o sin_n commit_v against_o thou_o no_o not_o s._n marie_n magdalen_n sin_n which_o be_v wash_v away_o with_o many_o tear_n of_o eye_n and_o heart_n yet_o when_o sin_n by_o true_a repentance_n and_o hearty_a sorrow_n be_v remit_v &_o quite_o effaced_a and_o take_v away_o thou_o do_v no_o more_o impute_v they_o nor_o do_v thou_o punish_v they_o at_o least_o with_o eternal_a pain_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v forget_v they_o &_o therefore_o thou_o have_v promise_v and_o this_o promise_n be_v my_o comfort_n that_o whensoever_o a_o sinner_n shall_v repent_v himself_o of_o his_o sin_n thou_o will_v not_o remember_v they_o 18._o ezech._n 18._o that_o be_v so_o as_o to_o punish_v they_o or_o to_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o sinner_n for_o they_o because_o by_o contrition_n and_o the_o grace_n thereof_o they_o be_v take_v away_o as_o if_o they_o never_o have_v be_v amplius_fw-la lava_fw-la i_o ab_fw-la iniquitate_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o à _fw-la peccato_fw-la meo_fw-la munda_fw-la i_o wash_v i_o more_o ample_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n 1._o a_o foul_a cloth_n and_o especial_o if_o it_o be_v also_o stain_v require_v much_o wash_n and_o no_o less_o rub_v and_o a_o soul_n that_o have_v much_o sin_v require_v much_o washinge_v by_o the_o tear_n of_o contrition_n and_o much_o rub_n by_o the_o austere_a work_n of_o penance_n king_n david_n have_v cry_v peccavi_fw-la domino_fw-la 1â—_n 2._o reg._n 1â—_n i_o have_v sin_v to_o 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