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as_o the_o ship_n in_o which_o faith_n sail_v to_o heaven_n and_o which_o they_o that_o put_v away_o make_v shipwreck_n 1._o of_o faith_n we_o must_v therefore_o first_o get_v a_o good_a conscience_n by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o heart_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n from_o 10._o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o with_o his_o spirit_n from_o the_o filth_n thereof_o and_o have_v get_v it_o must_v keep_v the_o same_o with_o all_o care_n and_o tenderness_n special_o by_o eschew_v presumptuous_a sin_n 25._o in_o which_o be_v much_o transgression_n and_o by_o which_o the_o conscience_n be_v waste_v and_o consume_v as_o iron_n by_o the_o rust_n we_o offend_v too_o much_o alas_o through_o ignorance_n and_o infirmity_n let_v we_o not_o add_v to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n by_o sin_n against_o conscience_n in_o which_o we_o sin_n against_o a_o double_a voice_n of_o god_n first_o speak_v in_o his_o law_n and_o second_o in_o our_o own_o heart_n where_o this_o be_v no_o marvayl_n though_o the_o voice_n of_o faith_n and_o witness_v of_o god_n spirit_n cease_v and_o that_o the_o conscience_n so_o violate_v excuse_v not_o but_o accuse_v chap._n xlviii_o of_o prayer_n no_o christian_n exercise_n have_v so_o many_o counterfeyt_v as_o prayer_n which_o whilst_o all_o will_v seem_v to_o practice_v few_o in_o truth_n &_o experimental_o know_v we_o may_v say_v prayer_n &_o sing_v prayer_n and_o read_v prayer_n and_o hear_v prayer_n and_o yet_o not_o pray_v indeed_o yea_o we_o may_v out_o of_o a_o kind_n of_o natural_a instinct_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o indissolible_a relation_n between_o the_o creature_n and_o creator_n be_v carry_v towards_o god_n so_o far_o as_o to_o appeal_v unto_o he_o tertul._n or_o hearty_o wish_v good_a from_o he_o wherein_o as_o one_o say_v the_o soul_n give_v testimony_n to_o god_n and_o yet_o be_v far_o from_o pray_v aright_o that_o be_v from_o make_v know_v our_o request_n to_o god_n 8._o according_a to_o his_o will_n with_o faith_n in_o his_o love_n and_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o own_o want_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o true_a prayer_n be_v not_o every_o man_n work_n be_v because_o god_n must_v first_o work_v it_o in_o man_n heart_n by_o pour_v upon_o they_o 12._o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_z thereby_o to_o teach_v they_o both_o what_o to_o pray_v as_o they_o ought_v for_o matter_n and_o how_o for_o 8._o manner_n and_o without_o the_o handleading_a of_o which_o spirit_n we_o calvin_n dare_v not_o in_o truth_n approach_v unto_o god_n but_o do_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n fly_v from_o his_o presence_n as_o adam_n do_v how_o nigh_o unto_o he_o soever_o we_o seem_v to_o draw_v where_o with_o the_o apostle_n i_o speak_v of_o make_v our_o request_n know_v to_o god_n my_o meaning_n be_v not_o
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