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the_o angel_n be_v make_v minister_a spirit_n ever_o since_o their_o lord_n become_v our_o brother_n *_o christ_n have_v by_o a_o miraculous_a sacrament_n 4._o give_v we_o his_o body_n to_o eat_v and_o his_o blood_n to_o drink_v he_o make_v way_n that_o we_o may_v become_v all_o one_o with_o he_o *_o he_o have_v give_v we_o 5._o a_o easy_a religion_n and_o have_v establish_v our_o future_a felicity_n upon_o natural_a and_o pleasant_a condition_n and_o we_o be_v to_o be_v happy_a hereafter_o if_o we_o suffer_v god_n to_o make_v we_o happy_a here_o and_o thing_n be_v so_o order_v that_o a_o man_n must_v take_v more_o pain_n to_o perish_v then_o to_o be_v happy_a *_o god_o 6._o have_v find_v out_o rare_a way_n to_o make_v our_o prayer_n acceptable_a our_o weak_a petition_n the_o desire_n of_o our_o imperfect_a soul_n to_o prevail_v mighty_o with_o god_n and_o to_o lay_v a_o holy_a violence_n and_o a_o undeniable_a necessity_n upon_o himself_o and_o god_n will_v deny_v we_o nothing_o but_o 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make_v intercession_n for_o we_o with_o groan_n unutterable_a and_o all_o the_o holy_a 26._o man_n in_o the_o world_n pray_v for_o all_o and_o for_o every_o one_o and_o god_n have_v instruct_v we_o with_o scripture_n and_o precedent_n and_o collateral_a and_o direct_a assistance_n to_o pray_v and_o he_o encourage_v we_o with_o divers_a excellent_a promise_n and_o parable_n and_o example_n and_o teach_v we_o what_o to_o pray_v and_o how_o and_o give_v one_o promise_n to_o public_a prayer_n and_o another_o to_o private_a prayer_n and_o to_o both_o the_o blessing_n of_o be_v hear_v *_o add_v to_o this_o account_n that_o god_n do_v heap_v blessing_n upon_o we_o 8._o without_o order_n infinite_o perpetual_o and_o in_o all_o instance_n when_o we_o need_v and_o when_o we_o need_v not_o *_o he_o hear_v we_o when_o we_o pray_v 9_o give_v we_o all_o and_o give_v we_o more_o than_o we_o desire_v *_o he_o desire_a 10._o that_o we_o shall_v ask_v and_o yet_o he_o have_v also_o prevent_v our_o desire_n *_o he_o watch_v for_o we_o and_o at_o his_o own_o charge_n send_v a_o whole_a order_n of_o 11._o man_n who_o employment_n be_v to_o minister_v to_o our_o soul_n and_o if_o all_o this_o have_v not_o be_v enough_o he_o have_v give_v we_o more_o also_o *_o he_o promise_a 12._o heaven_n to_o our_o obedience_n a_o province_n for_o a_o dish_n of_o water_n a_o kingdom_n for_o a_o prayer_n satisfaction_n for_o desire_v it_o grace_n for_o receive_v and_o more_o grace_n for_o accept_v and_o use_v the_o first_o *_o he_o 13._o invite_v we_o with_o gracious_a word_n and_o perfect_a entertainment_n *_o he_o 14._o threaten_v horrible_a thing_n to_o we_o if_o we_o will_v not_o be_v happy_a *_o he_o 15._o have_v make_v strange_a necessity_n for_o we_o make_v our_o very_a repentance_n to_o be_v a_o conjugation_n of_o holy_a action_n and_o holy_a time_n and_o a_o long_a succession_n *_o he_o have_v take_v away_o all_o excuse_n from_o we_o he_o have_v call_v 16._o we_o off_o from_o temptation_n 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