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neither_o do_v i_o here_o require_v a_o mind_n so_o at_o liberty_n that_o it_o be_v prick_v &_o nip_v with_o no_o â—are_n whereas_o contrariwise_o the_o ferventness_n of_o prayer_n must_v by_o much_o carefulness_n be_v kindle_v in_o we_o as_o we_o see_v that_o the_o holy_a seruamt_n of_o god_n do_v somâ—â—â—e_o declare_v great_a torment_n much_o more_o carefulness_n when_o they_o 〈◊〉_d â—hat_n they_o utter_v to_o the_o lord_n a_o bewail_v voice_n out_o of_o the_o deep_a depth_n 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n but_o i_o say_v that_o all_o strange_a use_v foreyne_a care_n must_v be_v drive_v away_o wherewith_o the_o mind_n itself_o wander_v hither_o and_o thither_o be_v carry_v
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no_o marvel_v if_o the_o faithful_a do_v with_o this_o key_n open_a to_o themselves_o the_o door_n to_o pray_v which_o we_o learn_v out_o of_o many_o place_n of_o the_o psalm_n for_o david_n when_o he_o ask_v a_o other_o thing_n xviii_o say_v remember_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n remember_v i_o according_a to_o thy_o mercy_n for_o thy_o goodness_n sake_n o_o lord_n again_o look_v upon_o my_o affliction_n &_o my_o labour_v &_o forgeve_v all_o my_o sin_n where_o we_o also_o see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o if_o we_o every_o several_a day_n do_v call_v ourselves_o account_n for_o our_o new_a sin_n if_o we_o do_v not_o also_o remember_v those_o sin_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v long_o ago_o forget_v li.vii._n for_o the_o same_o prophet_n in_o a_o other_o place_n have_v confess_v one_o heinous_a offence_n by_o this_o occasion_n return_v even_o to_o his_o mother_n womb_n wherein_o he_o have_v gather_v the_o infection_n not_o to_o make_v the_o fault_n seem_v less_o 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of_o peine_n that_o they_o also_o pray_v to_o have_v their_o sin_n forgeven_v because_o it_o wear_v a_o absurdity_n to_o will_n that_o the_o effect_n to_o be_v take_v away_o while_o the_o cause_n abide_v for_o we_o must_v beware_v that_o god_n be_v favourable_a unto_o we_o before_o that_o he_o testify_v his_o favour_n with_o outward_a sign_n because_o boothe_n he_o himself_o will_v keep_v this_o order_fw-fr and_o it_o shall_v little_a profit_n we_o to_o have_v he_o benefytiall_a unless_o our_o conscience_n feel_v he_o appease_v shall_v througe_o make_v he_o lovelye_a unto_o us._n which_o we_o be_v also_o teach_v by_o the_o answer_n of_o christ_n for_o when_o he_o have_v decree_v to_o heal_v the_o man_n sycke_n of_o the_o palsy_n two_o he_o say_v thy_o sin_n be_v forgeven_v thou_o lift_v up_o our_o mind_n thereby_o to_o that_o which_o be_v chief_o to_o be_v wissh_v that_o god_n first_o receive_v we_o into_o favour_n and_o then_o show_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o reconciliation_n in_o 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therefore_o faulti_fw-la greediness_n of_o vengeance_n do_v bear_v rule_n therein_o god_n grant_v it_o whereupon_o it_o seem_v that_o it_o mai_fw-gr be_v gather_v that_o although_o the_o prayer_n be_v not_o frame_v accord_v to_o the_o prescribe_v rule_n of_o the_o word_n yet_o they_o obtain_v their_o effect_n i_o answer_v first_o that_o a_o general_a law_n be_v not_o take_v away_o by_o singular_a example_n again_o that_o sometime_o special_a motion_n have_v be_v put_v into_o a_o few_o man_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o theridamas_n be_v a_o other_o consideration_n of_o they_o than_o of_o the_o common_a people_n â—â—_o for_o the_o answer_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v note_v when_o the_o disciple_n do_v undiscret_o desire_v to_o counterfeit_v the_o example_n of_o elias_n that_o they_o know_v not_o with_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v endue_v but_o we_o must_v go_v yet_o further_o &_o say_v that_o the_o prayer_n do_v not_o alwai_fw-mi please_v god_n which_o he_o grant_v but_o 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