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heaven_n and_o hell_n can_v frustrate_v to_o make_v the_o lord_n repeal_v his_o purpose_n this_o be_v the_o best_a support_n that_o shore_v up_o peter_n when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o hard_a shock_n luke_n 22.31_o 32._o simon_n simon_n satan_n have_v desire_v to_o winnow_v thou_o as_o chaff_n but_o i_o have_v pray_v that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o thy_o heart_n and_o hope_v and_o grace_n and_o all_o may_v have_v fail_v and_o will_v but_o i_o have_v pray_v that_o it_o fail_v not_o thou_o happy_o will_v say_v satan_n be_v subtle_a indeed_o and_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o world_n secret_a but_o i_o find_v most_o harm_n from_o my_o own_o heart_n a_o will_n that_o can_v submit_v and_o will_v not_o come_v though_o i_o may_v be_v save_v look_v high_o and_o further_o for_o help_n to_o the_o prayer_n of_o our_o saviour_n now_o in_o heaven_n and_o there_o thou_o may_v certain_o find_v christ_n say_v father_n i_o will_v that_o they_o be_v with_o i_o the_o devil_n and_o man_n and_o thy_o own_o heart_n will_v the_o contrary_a whether_o will_v the_o father_n grant_v and_o which_o of_o all_o these_o be_v like_a to_o prevail_v the_o will_n of_o christ_n shall_v stand_v certain_o and_o he_o will_v do_v whatever_o he_o will_v do_v the_o will_n of_o devil_n shall_v not_o hinder_v it_o thou_o own_o will_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o resist_v 2._o comfort_n against_o all_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n when_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o mighty_a despise_v the_o meanness_n of_o the_o person_n disdain_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o poor_a saint_n if_o thou_o be_v reject_v on_o earth_n and_o receive_v into_o heaven_n if_o man_n disdain_v thy_o company_n and_o christ_n desire_v it_o nay_o the_o world_n desire_v it_o the_o more_o our_o saviour_n belong_v for_o it_o and_o thou_o thou_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v discourage_v nor_o discomfit_v thus_o david_n fence_v himself_o against_o the_o reproach_n of_o michal_n oh_o how_o glorious_o etc._n etc._n say_v he_o it_o be_v before_o 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i_o have_v not_o a_o heart_n to_o desire_v it_o be_v it_o thy_o heart_n and_o thy_o prayer_n fail_v thou_o yet_o the_o prayer_n of_o our_o saviour_n ever_o take_v place_n and_o find_v speed_a acceptance_n in_o heaven_n joh._n 11.41_o 42._o father_n i_o know_v that_o thou_o hearre_v i_o always_o he_o be_v always_o solicit_v and_o plead_v our_o cause_n before_o the_o father_n and_o he_o can_v but_o find_v acceptance_n therefore_o always_o preserve_v keep_v they_o in_o the_o world_n always_o assist_v always_o quicken_v to_o all_o perseverance_n use_v 4._o of_o exhortation_n if_o christ_n affectonate_o desire_v our_o presence_n let_v we_o long_o to_o be_v with_o he_o to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o pest-house_n of_o the_o world_n where_o we_o have_v be_v infect_v out_o of_o this_o prison_n of_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n where_o we_o have_v be_v deep_o annoy_v with_o the_o body_n of_o death_n and_o the_o stench_n of_o this_o carcase_n of_o abomination_n we_o bear_v about_o with_o we_o long_o we_o 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