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mouth_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o thou_o be_v in_o earth_n in_o this_o kind_n of_o rash_a prayer_n the_o pharisie_n offend_v luk._n 18._o who_o not_o have_v first_o true_o humble_v himself_o press_v vainglorious_o into_o god_n presence_n whereas_o the_o publican_n stand_v a_o far_o off_o knock_v upon_o his_o breast_n &_o call_v for_o mercy_n 2._o observ._n that_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o make_v we_o more_o slack_a to_o pray_v v_o 2._o i_o daniel_n understand_v by_o book_n the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n though_o daniel_n be_v assure_v by_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremie_n that_o the_o captivity_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v after_o 70._o year_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o therefore_o secure_a and_o careless_a but_o he_o be_v thereby_o more_o stir_v up_o to_o prayer_n so_o the_o child_n of_o god_n which_o do_v ground_n themselves_o upon_o god_n promise_n be_v thereby_o encourage_v the_o more_o earnest_o to_o pray_v imagis_fw-la stimulantur_fw-la ad_fw-la precandum_fw-la they_o be_v more_o prick_v forward_o and_o animate_v to_o prayer_n calvin_n so_o jaacob_n pray_v gen._n 32._o 9_o o_o god_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n etc._n etc._n which_o say_v unto_o i_o return_v unto_o thy_o country_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v do_v thou_o good_a he_o be_v not_o negligent_a and_o secure_a because_o he_o have_v god_n promise_n but_o he_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o diligent_a in_o prayer_n 3._o observ._n the_o scripture_n be_v diligent_o to_o be_v read_v if_o daniel_n so_o great_a a_o prophet_n do_v exercise_v himself_o in_o the_o read_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n how_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v conversant_a in_o the_o scripture_n bull_v so_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v psal._n 119._o 24._o thy_o testimony_n be_v my_o delight_n and_o they_o be_v my_o counsellor_n if_o these_o holy_a man_n endue_v with_o such_o excellent_a gift_n and_o have_v so_o great_a a_o measure_n of_o god_n spirit_n that_o they_o be_v use_v thenselue_n as_o penman_n of_o scripture_n do_v yet_o frequent_a the_o read_n of_o scripture_n it_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o neglect_v so_o great_a a_o mean_n of_o our_o salvation_n 4._o observ._n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o prayer_n v_o 21._o while_o i_o be_v speak_v in_o prayer_n the_o man_n gabriel_n etc._n etc._n come_v in_o this_o that_o the_o angel_n come_v instant_o to_o daniel_n as_o he_o pray_v we_o see_v that_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v available_a with_o god_n as_o the_o prophet_n isai_n say_v c._n 30._o 19_o he_o will_v certain_o have_v mercy_n upon_o thou_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o thy_o cry_n when_o he_o hear_v thou_o he_o will_v answer_v thou_o so_o the_o lord_n hear_v nehemiah_n c._n 1._o and_o 2._o and_o jonas_n c._n 2._o 1._o i_o cry_v in_o my_o trouble_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o hear_v i_o this_o therefore_o shall_v encourage_v the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o pray_v see_v the_o lord_n hear_v they_o what_o subject_n know_v the_o ready_a inclination_n of_o his_o prince_n to_o hear_v he_o will_v not_o with_o boldness_n offer_v his_o suit_n and_o supplication_n unto_o he_o 5._o observ._n to_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o our_o prayer_n v_o 20._o for_o the_o holy_a mountain_n of_o my_o god_n daniel_n though_o he_o be_v in_o prosperous_a state_n himself_o yet_o remember_v the_o affliction_n of_o god_n people_n and_o the_o desolation_n of_o god_n house_n teach_v we_o that_o in_o our_o welfare_n we_o shall_v think_v of_o the_o misery_n of_o other_o church_n moses_n live_v in_o pharaoh_n court_n will_v not_o so_o content_v himself_o but_o he_o go_v forth_o to_o visit_v his_o brethren_n the_o prophet_n david_n have_v pray_v for_o himself_o thus_o conclude_v his_o prayer_n deliver_v israel_n o_o god_n out_o of_o all_o his_o trouble_n psal._n 25._o 22._o 6._o observ._n that_o we_o must_v always_o in_o heart_n communicate_v with_o the_o public_a service_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n v_o 21._o about_o the_o 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