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But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth.
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Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins:
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Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less.
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Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination.
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And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before thee, and in prayer to the most high God.
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Go to the side of the holy age, with them that live and give praise to God.
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Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, give glory before death. Praise perisheth from the dead as nothing.
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Give thanks whilst thou art living, whilst thou art alive and in health thou shalt give thanks, and shalt praise God, and shalt glory in his mercies.
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How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness to them that turn to him I
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For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and they are delighted with the vanity of evil.
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What is brighter than the sun; yet it shall be eclipsed. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood hath invented? and this shall be reproved.