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〈◊〉_d arma_fw-la ministerij_fw-la the_o weapon_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o resist_v wrath_n non_fw-la vi_fw-la sed_fw-la precibus_fw-la all_o the_o create_a power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n can_v resist_v god_n yet_o may_v a_o poor_a man_n by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o prayer_n turn_v away_o god_n wrath_n and_o procure_v a_o undeserved_a blessing_n and_o remove_v a_o most_o just_a deserve_a punishment_n as_o the_o young_a infant_n more_o prevail_v with_o the_o father_n or_o mother_n by_o a_o tear_n simile_n than_o the_o strength_n of_o arm_n so_o god_n pity_v we_o as_o a_o father_n 13._o have_v more_o compassion_n than_o a_o mother_n 13._o he_o can_v but_o fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o such_o as_o fear_v he_o 19_o david_n see_v the_o angel_n stretch_v his_o hand_n out_o upon_o jerusalem_n to_o destroy_v it_o and_o yet_o by_o prayer_n prevail_v with_o god_n to_o spare_v it_o who_o say_v to_o the_o angel_n it_o be_v enough_o stay_v now_o thy_o hand_n 17._o in_o that_o great_a tempest_n by_o sea_n when_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o life_n yet_o paul_n pray_v and_o god_n give_v he_o the_o life_n of_o all_o that_o pass_v be_v to_o the_o number_n of_o two_o hundred_o threescore_o and_o sixteen_o soul_n so_o as_o though_o they_o make_v shipwreck_n and_o with_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o ship_n be_v break_v to_o piece_n yet_o not_o one_o soul_n be_v lose_v all_o come_v safe_a to_o shore_n ult_n and_o if_o the_o prayer_n of_o one_o be_v so_o powerful_a with_o god_n how_o much_o more_o the_o prayer_n of_o many_o be_v unite_v let_v hesther_n and_o mordechai_n and_o the_o jew_n fast_o and_o pray_v and_o then_o come_v most_o wonderful_a deliverance_n to_o
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