Sentence:  Sometimes…wee humble ourselves lower than there is cause…And no lesse well doth God take these submisse <WSD>extenuations</WSD> of our selves. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The action of (representing) (something) as (slight) and (trifling); (underrating); an instance of this, a (plea) to this (end); a (modification) in (terms).