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be_v say_v here_o to_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n rather_o than_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n or_o of_o isaac_n then_o second_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n because_o the_o lord_n be_v here_o speak_v of_o the_o blessing_n of_o his_o seed_n namely_o in_o the_o hear_n of_o their_o prayer_n now_o because_o jacob_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a in_o prayer_n though_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n no_o question_n be_v mighty_a with_o god_n in_o prayer_n yet_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o put_v such_o a_o eminency_n either_o upon_o abraham_n or_o isaac_n for_o prayer_n as_o upon_o jacob._n you_o have_v the_o most_o eminent_a expression_n for_o prayer_n that_o ever_o be_v speak_v of_o any_o man_n never_o the_o like_a gen._n 32.28_o and_o he_o say_v thy_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v no_o more_o jacob_n but_o israel_n for_o as_o a_o prince_n have_v thou_o power_n with_o god_n and_o with_o man_n and_o have_v prevail_v o_o how_o eminent_a be_v he_o in_o prayer_n therefore_o it_o be_v rather_o say_v the_o 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but_o say_v god_n i_o do_v not_o say_v unto_o they_o seek_v you_o i_o in_o vain_a that_o be_v i_o call_v not_o on_o my_o people_n to_o seek_v i_o and_o they_o go_v their_o own_o way_n but_o what_o i_o speak_v to_o they_o prevail_v with_o they_o and_o in_o they_o and_o they_o do_v that_o which_o i_o require_v this_o be_v a_o bless_a thing_n when_o that_o which_o god_n say_v be_v not_o in_o vain_a but_o we_o do_v that_o which_o the_o lord_n require_v of_o we_o that_o be_v the_o first_o second_o i_o say_v not_o to_o they_o seek_v you_o i_o in_o vain_a that_o be_v i_o do_v not_o
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in_o his_o own_o house_n the_o latter_a at_o cree-church_n in_o london_n upon_o novemb_n 5._o the_o annual_a commemoration_n of_o our_o deliverance_n from_o the_o gunpowder-plot_n it_o happen_v also_o to_o be_v a_o day_n of_o public_a humiliation_n the_o last_o be_v preach_v in_o another_o church_n in_o london_n accept_v the_o work_n then_o with_o the_o same_o candour_n as_o it_o be_v intend_v there_o and_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v further_v in_o holy_a walk_n by_o it_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o thy_o christian_a friend_n ¶_o the_o content_n of_o the_o ensue_a treatise_n the_o first_o part_n on_o isaiah_n 65.19_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o word_n page_n 1_o why_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v call_v the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n page_n 2_o the_o word_n open_v page_n 5_o doctrine_n when_o god_n require_v a_o people_n to_o seek_v he_o he_o will_v make_v it_o good_a to_o they_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a page_n 7_o i._o evidence_n that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a to_o seek_v god_n 1._o the_o great_a thing_n record_v of_o prayer_n page_n 10_o 2._o what_o the_o saint_n have_v get_v by_o prayer_n page_n 11_o 3._o no_o faithful_a seeker_n of_o god_n will_v leave_v off_o ibid._n 4._o wicked_a man_n seek_v he_o not_o in_o vain_a page_n 12_o 5._o godly_a man_n have_v give_v up_o themselves_o to_o it_o page_n 14_o 6._o godly_a man_n prize_v the_o prayer_n of_o other_o page_n 15_o 7._o god_n be_v find_v of_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o not_o ibid._n 8._o god_n forbid_v prayer_n when_o he_o will_v show_v no_o mercy_n page_n 16_o 9_o else_o a_o pray_a heart_n be_v not_o always_o a_o mercy_n ibid._n two_o what_o great_a thing_n prayer_n do_v 1._o it_o be_v the_o right_a exercise_n of_o our_o faculty_n and_o grace_n page_n 17_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o performance_n of_o our_o duty_n be_v creature_n page_n 17_o 3._o it_o be_v a_o tender_v of_o homage_n and_o worship_n to_o god_n page_n 18_o 4._o it_o show_v we_o be_v on_o god_n side_n ibid._n 5._o god_n accept_v every_o faithful_a prayer_n ibid._n 6._o god_n grant_v every_o faithful_a petition_n page_n 21_o iii_o wherein_o the_o efficacy_n of_o prayer_n lie_v 1._o god_n take_v pleasure_n in_o do_v good_a page_n 25_o 2._o god_n have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o page_n 26_o 3._o prayer_n be_v god_n own_o work_n page_n 32_o 4._o right_o prayer_n seek_v god_n for_o god_n page_n 33_o 5._o it_o be_v part_n of_o christ_n purchase_n page_n 34_o 6._o christ_n tender_v they_o up_o to_o his_o father_n page_n 35_o 7._o god_n be_v a_o god_n hear_v prayer_n page_n 36_o 8._o it_o be_v a_o pour_v out_o the_o spirit_n to_o god_n ibid._n 9_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n be_v dear_a to_o god_n page_n 37_o 10._o it_o be_v for_o god_n honour_n to_o hear_v his_o people_n page_n 38_o iu_o objection_n against_o prayer_n answer_v object_n 1._o we_o have_v pray_v and_o find_v not_o the_o issue_n page_n 39_o answ_n 1._o remember_v the_o time_n of_o old_a ibid._n 2._o god_n make_v good_a his_o promise_n on_o believe_a page_n 43_o 3._o god_n be_v great_a and_o we_o must_v wait_v page_n 44_o 4._o we_o must_v seek_v god_n in_o prayer_n page_n 46_o 5._o god_n answer_v not_o vain_a prayer_n page_n 47_o what_o make_v prayer_n vain_a page_n 50_o object_n 2._o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o pray_v page_n 54_o ans_fw-fr god_n hear_v the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n ibid._n 1._o jacob_n be_v mighty_a in_o prayer_n page_n 56_o 2._o he_o fear_v god_n ibid._n 3._o his_o heart_n be_v loose_a from_o the_o creature_n page_n 57_o 4._o he_o be_v of_o a_o tender_a spirit_n page_n 58_o 5._o he_o repair_v to_o the_o covenant_n in_o his_o strait_n page_n 59_o 6._o he_o be_v of_o a_o humble_a spirit_n page_n 60_o 7._o he_o look_v to_o his_o former_a condition_n ibid._n 8._o he_o be_v content_a with_o god_n alone_a page_n 61_o 9_o jacob_n posterity_n be_v all_o of_o the_o church_n page_n 63_o 10._o those_o of_o jacob_n seed_n have_v his_o inheritance_n page_n 68_o 11._o those_o of_o jacob_n seed_n be_v faithful_a in_o their_o place_n page_n 70_o 12._o they_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n page_n 71_o 13._o they_o be_v careful_a of_o their_o family_n ibid._n 14._o they_o be_v careful_a of_o the_o church_n good_a when_o they_o be_v go_v page_n 72_o object_n 3._o i_o be_o a_o poor_a wretched_a creature_n page_n 73_o ans_fw-fr god_n hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o destitute_a ibid._n object_n 4._o the_o thing_n we_o need_v be_v great_a page_n 74_o ans_fw-fr not_o to_o great_a for_o god_n to_o give_v ibid._n object_n 5._o but_o i_o pray_v in_o the_o time_n of_o affliction_n page_n 75_o ans_fw-fr yet_o god_n will_v hear_v prayer_n ibid._n object_n 6._o but_o my_o affliction_n be_v for_o sin_n page_n 76_o ans_fw-fr yet_o god_n will_v hear_v prayer_n ibid._n object_n 7._o but_o god_n have_v determine_v what_o he_o will_v do_v page_n 77_o ans_fw-fr yet_o god_n must_v be_v seek_v by_o prayer_n ibid._n it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a to_o pray_v 1._o because_o we_o have_v have_v many_o mercy_n already_o page_n 79_o 2._o god_n deny_v in_o grant_v &_o grant_v in_o deny_v page_n 80_o 3._o god_n delight_v in_o a_o pray_n as_o a_o praise_a voice_n page_n 81_o 4._o god_n stay_v to_o bring_v a_o great_a deal_n together_o page_n 82_o 5._o our_o vessel_n be_v not_o sometime_o capable_a page_n 83_o application_n 1._o there_o be_v great_a thing_n that_o god_n will_v do_v for_o the_o church_n in_o these_o latter_a day_n page_n 84_o 2._o the_o honour_n of_o those_o that_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n ib._n 3._o it_o be_v a_o great_a privilege_n to_o have_v a_o pray_a friend_n page_n 86_o 4._o to_o set_v the_o crown_n on_o prayer_n head_n in_o the_o mercy_n we_o have_v from_o god_n page_n 88_o 5._o reproof_n to_o those_o that_o begin_v to_o seek_v god_n and_o continue_v not_o page_n 92_o what_o god_n have_v do_v of_o late_a and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o page_n 93_o 1._o to_o be_v humble_v page_n 95_o 1._o for_o our_o unbelief_n ibid._n 2._o for_o our_o murmur_a ibid._n 3._o for_o be_v discourage_v in_o god_n way_n page_n 96_o 2._o to_o love_v prayer_n page_n 97_o 3._o to_o be_v resolute_a in_o god_n cause_n page_n 99_o 4._o to_o give_v god_n real_a praise_n page_n 100_o 5._o not_o to_o let_v god_n call_v on_o we_o in_o vain_a page_n 102_o the_o second_o part_n on_o psal._n 16.3_o the_o scope_n and_o dependence_n of_o the_o word_n page_n 105_o doctrine_n 1._o the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v the_o excellent_a in_o earth_n page_n 108_o the_o doctrine_n open_v page_n 109_o they_o be_v excellent_a 1._o because_o they_o have_v holiness_n the_o image_n of_o god_n page_n 111_o grace_n express_v in_o scripture_n by_o
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not_o lift_v up_o their_o heart_n to_o vanity_n though_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n be_v present_a their_o heart_n stir_v not_o they_o rise_v not_o but_o if_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o heavenly_a thing_n be_v present_v their_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o if_o thy_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o to_o vanity_n if_o thy_o heart_n be_v as_o iron_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n come_v and_o draw_v it_o up_o thou_o be_v not_o a_o son_n of_o jacob_n a_o little_a will_v serve_v jacob_n though_o he_o be_v a_o great_a heir_n he_o be_v a_o plain_a man_n and_o dwell_v in_o tent_n gen._n 25._o and_o have_v a_o plain_a spirit_n he_o do_v not_o look_v after_o great_a thing_n whereas_o esau_n look_v after_o great_a thing_n abroad_o again_o he_o be_v one_o of_o a_o tender_a spirit_n therefore_o where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o prevail_v with_o the_o angel_n it_o be_v say_v he_o weep_v and_o make_v supplication_n unto_o he_o he_o find_v he_o in_o bethel_n and_o there_o he_o speak_v with_o we_o 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he_o to_o god_n o_o god_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o of_o my_o father_n isaac_n the_o lord_n which_o say_v unto_o i_o return_v into_o thy_o country_n etc._n etc._n he_o repair_v to_o the_o covenant_n remember_v thy_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o with_o i_o too_o i_o go_v on_o thy_o word_n here_o be_v the_o guise_n of_o jacob_n can_v thou_o in_o a_o straight_o get_v thou_o too_o a_o word_n and_o a_o promise_n and_o brood_n thy_o soul_n over_o it_o and_o clasp_v it_o close_o &_o say_v this_o be_v the_o promise_n that_o must_v and_o will_v do_v i_o good_a again_o jacob_n be_v of_o a_o humble_a spirit_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o mercy_n he_o admire_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o he_o have_v any_o thing_n and_o god_n mercy_n make_v he_o more_o humble_a this_o be_v a_o excellent_a disposition_n we_o be_v many_o time_n humble_a and_o lowly_a when_o we_o be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o affliction_n but_o when_o mercy_n 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he_o for_o ever_o in_o gen._n 33._o compare_v the_o 9_o and_o 11._o verse_n you_o shall_v find_v a_o notable_a difference_n between_o esau_n and_o jacob_n yet_o the_o word_n in_o our_o book_n be_v the_o same_o but_o this_o scripture_n be_v much_o wrong_v by_o the_o translation_n in_o v._o 8._o esau_n when_o he_o come_v to_o jacob_n when_o jacob_n will_v have_v give_v he_o his_o present_n say_v he_o what_o mean_v thou_o by_o all_o these_o drove_n which_o i_o meet_v he_o say_v these_o be_v to_o find_v grace_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o my_o lord_n and_o esau_n say_v i_o have_v enough_o my_o brother_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a speech_n of_o esau_n a_o covetous_a wretch_n that_o be_v always_o pine_v and_o murmur_v for_o have_v no_o more_o and_o think_v he_o shall_v want_v before_o he_o die_v he_o do_v not_o come_v so_o far_o as_o esau_n and_o esau_n can_v say_v i_o have_v enough_o be_v there_o not_o many_o of_o you_o that_o never_o say_v you_o have_v enough_o i_o pray_v thou_o take_v my_o 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rebeccah_n or_o sarah_n but_o as_o rachel_n and_o leah_n it_o be_v a_o blessing_n upon_o a_o marriage_n condition_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o from_o rachel_n and_o leah_n come_v only_o those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o there_o come_v other_o from_o rebeccah_n and_o of_o sarah_n come_v only_a isaac_n but_o abraham_n posterity_n be_v otherwise_o and_o that_o church_n that_o be_v then_o be_v but_o a_o type_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v after_o that_o be_v of_o a_o company_n
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behold_v he_o lo_o the_o people_n shall_v dwell_v alone_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o nation_n they_o shall_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o nation_n all_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n be_v call_v out_o of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v separate_v from_o they_o by_o a_o mighty_a work_n of_o god_n to_o partake_v of_o christ_n and_o be_v a_o member_n of_o he_o and_o upon_o this_o such_o a_o one_o mighty_o belong_v after_o all_o the_o outward_a privilege_n of_o the_o church_n to_o enjoy_v all_o the_o outward_a ordinance_n of_o christ_n after_o his_o way_n those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n they_o prize_v the_o excellency_n of_o jacob_n as_o the_o great_a excellency_n their_o heart_n be_v towards_o it_o and_o they_o rejoice_v in_o that_o above_o all_o the_o excellency_n in_o the_o world_n if_o you_o ask_v what_o this_o excellency_n of_o jacob_n be_v it_o be_v the_o join_n of_o god_n people_n in_o the_o way_n of_o ordinance_n and_o duty_n of_o god_n worship_n 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judah_n a_o inheritor_n of_o my_o mountain_n and_o my_o elect_a shall_v inherit_v it_o and_o my_o servant_n shall_v dwell_v there_o isaiah_n 65.9_o what_o be_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n god_n ordinance_n in_o his_o church_n i_o will_v bring_v a_o seed_n out_o of_o jacob_n and_o judah_n and_o they_o shall_v inherit_v my_o moantain_n so_o that_o the_o great_a inheritance_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n be_v the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n communion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o his_o ordinance_n if_o you_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n your_o heart_n prize_n and_o rejoice_v in_o this_o and_o that_o you_o have_v in_o psal_n 24._o vers_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5._o you_o shall_v find_v how_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n prize_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n in_o his_o ordinance_n who_o shall_v ascend_v into_o the_o hill_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v stand_v in_o his_o holy_a place_n he_o that_o have_v clean_a hand_n and_o a_o pure_a heart_n who_o have_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o 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