their_o prayer_n the_o prayer_n of_o the_o righteous_a pierce_v even_o 35._o ecclus._n 35._o unto_o heaven_n they_o reach_v unto_o the_o cloud_n they_o come_v unto_o god_n himself_o they_o ascend_v to_o he_o and_o his_o grace_n descend_v unto_o the_o righteous_a though_o then_o there_o be_v infinite_a distance_n betwixt_o heaven_n and_o earth_n god_n and_o man_n yet_o hear_v he_o from_o his_o holy_a hill_n the_o prayer_n of_o his_o righteous_a servant_n pour_v out_o unto_o he_o which_o jeroboam_fw-la that_o wicked_a king_n also_o know_v who_o have_v his_o hand_n which_o he_o thrust_v out_o to_o have_v take_v the_o 13_o 3._o king_n 13_o man_n of_o god_n dry_v up_o he_o desire_v the_o prophet_n and_o man_n of_o exodus_fw-la exodus_fw-la god_n to_o pray_v that_o it_o may_v be_v restore_v pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n know_v that_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o righteous_a servant_n of_o god_n prevail_v much_o wherefore_o when_o the_o plague_n of_o god_n fall_v upon_o 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man_n person_n for_o thereby_o no_o doubt_n the_o law_n who_o tenor_n be_v love_n be_v wring_v and_o wrest_v of_o man_n the_o princely_a prophet_n see_v how_o man_n swerve_v away_o 82._o psal_n 82._o from_o true_a judgement_n by_o partiality_n &_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o man_n cry_v out_o against_o the_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n oâ—_n his_o time_n therefore_o how_o long_o will_v you_o judge_v unjust_o and_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o the_o wicked_a who_o solomon_n his_o son_n follow_v in_o that_o opinion_n condemn_v the_o same_o as_o 18._o pro._n 18._o hurtful_a and_o dangerous_a among_o man_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o accept_v the_o person_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o judgement_n and_o again_o 24._o pro._n 24._o it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o have_v respect_n of_o any_o man_n person_n in_o judge_n mean_v if_o god_n forbid_v respect_n of_o man_n person_n in_o civil_a judge_n ment_n shall_v it_o not_o much_o more_o be_v condemn_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n our_o saviour_n 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length_n of_o day_n from_o seed_n time_n to_o harvest_n shall_v not_o christian_n look_v for_o immortal_a fruit_n of_o their_o patience_n settle_v their_o heart_n so_o that_o neither_o multitude_n of_o trouble_n nor_o weight_n of_o misery_n nor_o grievousnes_n of_o oppression_n nor_o number_n of_o injury_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o dawnte_v and_o disquiet_v they_o be_v you_o therefore_o patient_a and_o settle_v your_o heart_n say_v the_o apostle_n and_o in_o the_o manifold_a affliction_n of_o this_o life_n the_o heart_n affection_n man_n mind_n settle_v in_o affection_n &_o mind_n of_o god_n saint_n be_v sundry_a way_n settle_v 1._o our_o heart_n be_v settle_v in_o our_o affliction_n by_o the_o sweet_a promise_n we_o have_v from_o god_n of_o our_o deliverance_n who_o have_v promise_v to_o deliver_v the_o righteous_a out_o of_o trouble_n and_o such_o aâ—_n put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o david_n thereof_o say_v many_o be_v 34._o psal_n 34._o the_o trouble_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o the_o lord_n deliver_v out_o of_o all_o in_o another_o place_n to_o like_a purpose_n the_o salvation_n 37._o psal_n 37._o of_o the_o righteous_a be_v of_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v be_v their_o strength_n in_o time_n of_o trouble_n therefore_o almighty_a god_n 5â—_n psal_n 5â—_n say_v to_o his_o people_n call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v i_o the_o prophet_n exhort_v man_n to_o settle_v themselves_o to_o rest_v 15._o psal_n 36._o 91._o 15._o and_o rely_v upon_o god_n in_o their_o misery_n yea_o in_o all_o thing_n give_v this_o counsel_n from_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n commit_v thy_o cause_n or_o thy_o way_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o pass_v he_o will_v bring_v forth_o thy_o righteousness_n as_o the_o light_n and_o thy_o judgement_n as_o the_o noon_n day_n thus_o have_v god_n promise_v to_o defend_v our_o cause_n to_o restore_v we_o to_o our_o 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godly_a king_n deliver_v 19_o psal_n 18._o 23._o 27._o 86._o 144._o 4._o king_n 19_o mighty_o by_o god_n from_o the_o power_n and_o army_n of_o sennacherib_n into_o who_o jaw_n god_n put_v his_o bit_n &_o bridle_n and_o lead_v he_o away_o into_o his_o own_o country_n by_o a_o rumour_n of_o invision_n that_o be_v bring_v he_o and_o by_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o army_n by_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n do_v he_o not_o deliver_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n &_o other_o their_o enemy_n which_o often_o and_o long_o time_n have_v they_o in_o subjection_n as_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n &_o of_o samuel_n record_v when_o the_o aramite_n have_v besiege_v samaria_n &_o therefore_o 7._o judge_n 1._o samu._n 4._o king_n 7._o the_o people_n prince_n and_o country_n in_o great_a distress_n by_o famine_n and_o peril_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v it_o not_o deliver_v miraculous_o by_o god_n who_o cause_v the_o aramite_n to_o hear_v a_o noise_n of_o 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