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Soothly the mercy of thy promise is full-great and unsearchable, either may not be comprehended by man’s wit (or cannot be comprehended by one’s understanding); [Forsooth without measure great and unsearchable the mercy of thy promise;]

for thou art the Lord most high over all (the) earth; thou art patient, or long-abiding, and much merciful, and doing penance, or repenting, on the malices of men. Truly, Lord, by thy goodness thou hast promised penance of forgiveness of sins, that is, forgiving of sins for (the) repenting of men; [for thou art Lord alder-highest upon all earth, long abiding and much merciful, and repenting upon the malices of men. Thou forsooth, Lord, after thy goodness hast promised penance of remission of sins;]

and thou, Lord, that art God of just men, hast not set penance to just men, (as) to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, (yea), to them that sinned not against thee, (but thou hast appointed repentance unto me that am a sinner). (and thou, Lord, who art God of the just, hast not set penance for the just, for Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, yea, for those who sinned not against thee, but thou hast appointed repentance unto me, who is a sinner.) [and thou, God of rightwise men, hast not put penance to the rightwise, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to them that to thee sinned not.]

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