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answer_v i_o neither_o by_o dream_n nor_o by_o urim_n nor_o by_o prophet_n he_o can_v get_v no_o answer_n from_o god_n his_o cry_n have_v no_o place_n this_o trouble_a he_o more_o than_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o philistines_n i_o be_o sore_o distress_v say_v he_o the_o philistines_n make_v war_n upon_o i_o and_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o i_o when_o trouble_n come_v and_o god_n go_v away_o man_n be_v in_o a_o woeful_a estate_n we_o have_v no_o promise_n to_o receive_v unless_o we_o ask_v and_o though_o we_o do_v ask_v we_o can_v receive_v unless_o our_o prayer_n be_v receive_v god_n receive_v the_o prayer_n of_o man_n before_o man_n receive_v any_o thing_n from_o god_n in_o prayer_n all_o our_o treasure_n lie_v in_o heaven_n our_o comfort_n be_v in_o heaven_n our_o protection_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o prayer_n be_v the_o messenger_n which_o we_o send_v to_o heaven_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n for_o all_o thing_n or_o for_o whatsoever_o else_o we_o need_v on_o earth_n now_o 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