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against_o the_o most_o disease_n and_o have_v prescribe_v many_o rule_n how_o to_o preserve_v our_o health_n and_o to_o keep_v we_o from_o sickness_n but_o how_o to_o preserve_v and_o keep_v we_o from_o death_n there_o be_v never_o any_o that_o can_v invent_v any_o remedy_n and_o though_o paracelsus_n have_v such_o confidence_n in_o his_o knowledge_n that_o he_o profess_v himself_o able_a to_o keep_v a_o man_n by_o physic_n in_o so_o perfect_a a_o temperature_n that_o he_o shall_v never_o die_v of_o any_o disease_n whatfoever_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o prescribe_v any_o physic_n against_o death_n for_o though_o we_o diet_v our_o body_n and_o use_v all_o preservative_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o sioknesse_n and_o though_o we_o live_v all_o our_o life_n time_n without_o any_o disease_n yet_o either_o casnality_n or_o age_n will_v bring_v we_o to_o our_o grave_n therefore_o the_o grave_n be_v call_v by_o job_n 30.23_o job_n 30.23_o the_o house_n appoint_v for_o all_o the_o live_n i_o know_v say_v job_n that_o thou_o will_v bring_v i_o to_o death_n and_o to_o the_o house_n appoint_v for_o all_o the_o live_n it_o be_v appoint_v and_o therefore_o can_v be_v avoid_v it_o be_v appoint_v for_o all_o the_o live_n and_o therefore_o none_o be_v exempt_v but_o all_o that_o live_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v subject_a unto_o it_o in_o several_a kingdom_n there_o be_v several_a law_n whereunto_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v in_o other_o kingdom_n now_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n there_o be_v three_o kingdom_n where_o the_o law_n concern_v death_n be_v divers_a in_o heaven_n they_o have_v a_o law_n that_o they_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o and_o never_o die_v 19.17_o mat._n 19.17_o therefore_o heaven_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o life_n if_o say_v our_o saviour_n thou_o will_v enter_v into_o life_n
only_o be_v to_o be_v pray_v unto_o that_o can_v hear_v our_o prayer_n &_o he_o only_o can_v hear_v they_o that_o know_v our_o heart_n and_o understand_v with_o what_o affection_n we_o pray_v unto_o he_o but_o suppose_v again_o that_o saint_n and_o angel_n can_v hear_v our_o prayer_n and_o do_v know_v our_o heart_n and_o suppose_v that_o god_n have_v put_v it_o to_o our_o choice_n whether_o we_o will_v pray_v to_o he_o or_o to_o they_o have_v we_o not_o more_o reason_n to_o pray_v to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o grace_n then_o unto_o they_o who_o be_v but_o vessel_n of_o grace_n will_v they_o be_v so_o propitious_a as_o he_o be_v unto_o we_o will_v they_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o hear_v our_o prayer_n as_o he_o command_v we_o to_o pray_v unto_o he_o so_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v we_o whatsoever_o we_o ask_v 16.23_o john_n 16.23_o whatsoever_o say_v our_o saviour_n john_n 16._o you_o shall_v ask_v the_o father_n in_o my_o name_n he_o will_v give_v it_o unto_o you_o and_o because_o of_o ourselves_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o pray_v nor_o what_o to_o ask_v he_o give_v we_o his_o spirit_n to_o help_v our_o infirmity_n and_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v he_o prepar_v our_o heart_n as_o david_n say_v 10.17_o psal_n 10.17_o and_o his_o ear_n hearken_v thereunto_o and_o because_o we_o be_v not_o so_o ready_a to_o ask_v as_o he_o will_v have_v we_o he_o therefore_o many_o time_n prevent_v our_o ask_n &_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o grant_v our_o request_n than_o we_o be_v to_o make_v they_o so_o he_o promise_v esay_n 65.24_o antequam_fw-la clament_fw-la ego_fw-la exaudiam_fw-la before_o they_o call_v i_o will_v answer_v and_o while_o they_o be_v yet_o speak_v i_o will_v hear_v so_o he_o deal_v with_o david_n in_o this_o 32_o psalm_n who_o have_v no_o soon_o say_v he_o will_v confess_v his_o sin_n but_o god_n forgive_v he_o nay_o as_o he_o prevent_v our_o ask_n so_o many_o time_n he_o exceed_v our_o desire_n and_o give_v we_o more_o than_o we_o ask_v of_o he_o 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when_o man_n seek_v after_o he_o indeed_o befall_v priest_n 1_o king_n 18._o they_o seek_v and_o all_o to_o beseech_v their_o god_n sâ—â—â—_n morning_n to_o noon_n but_o can_v not_o find_v he_o cry_v say_v eluck_v 〈◊〉_d aloud_o unto_o your_o god_n for_o it_o may_v be_v he_o be_v talk_v with_o some_o body_n anâ—_n do_v not_o mark_v you_o or_o it_o may_v be_v he_o be_v rid_v on_o of_o town_n and_o be_v in_o his_o journey_n or_o it_o may_v be_v he_o be_v take_v a_o nap_n and_o â—â—ust_v be_v waken_v before_o he_o can_v hear_v you_o thus_o the_o prophet_n deride_v their_o counterfeit_a good_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n 4_o psal_n 12â—_n 4_o the_o keeper_n of_o israel_n neither_o slumber_n nor_o sleep_v if_o david_n seek_v he_o david_n shall_v find_v he_o nay_o david_n and_o every_o godly_a man_n shall_v find_v he_o whensoever_o they_o seek_v he_o paul_n and_o silas_n can_v pray_v at_o midnight_n but_o the_o will_v hear_v they_o 18.20_o act_n 16.25_o mat._n 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