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loin_n 107.11_o a_o psa_n 107.11_o rebel_n 17_o b_o 17_o fool_n 23_o c_o 23_o mariner_n even_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n can_v cry_v to_o god_n in_o their_o trouble_n the_o very_a heathen-mariner_n fall_v to_o their_o prayer_n in_o a_o storm_n and_o can_v awaken_v the_o sleepy_a prophet_n to_o this_o duty_n 6_o jonah_n 1.5_o 6_o what_o mean_v thou_o o_o sleeper_n arise_v and_o call_v upon_o thy_o god_n hence_o we_o use_v to_o say_v he_o that_o can_v pray_v navigarâ—_n qui_fw-la nescit_fw-la orare_fw-la discat_fw-la navigarâ—_n let_v he_o go_v to_o sea_n thus_o i_o say_v affliction_n open_v dumb_a lip_n and_o unty_v the_o string_n of_o the_o tongue_n to_o call_v upon_o god_n but_o who_o god_n teach_v in_o affliction_n they_o learn_v to_o pray_v in_o another_o manner_n more_o frequent_o more_o fervent_o first_o more_o frequent_o god_n people_n be_v vessel_n full_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n and_o affliction_n be_v a_o pierce_a whereby_o god_n draw_v it_o out_o for_o my_o love_n they_o be_v my_o adversary_n but_o i_o give_v myself_o unto_o prayer_n 109.4_o psal_n 109.4_o david_n be_v always_o a_o pray_a man_n but_o now_o under_o persecution_n he_o do_v nothing_o else_o i_o give_v myself_o unto_o prayer_n as_o wicked_a man_n give_v themselves_o up_o to_o their_o wickedness_n so_o david_n give_v himself_o up_o to_o prayer_n he_o make_v it_o his_o work_n hence_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o most_o of_o all_o the_o psalm_n be_v nothing_o else_o almost_o but_o the_o run_n out_o of_o david_n spirit_n in_o prayer_n under_o variety_n of_o affliction_n and_o persecution_n as_o his_o trouble_n be_v multiply_v so_o his_o prayer_n do_v multiply_v the_o holy_a man_n be_v never_o in_o that_o condition_n wherein_o he_o can_v not_o pray_v etc._n etc._n alas_o it_o be_v sad_a to_o consider_v that_o in_o our_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n we_o pray_v arbitrary_o by_o fit_n and_o start_v many_o time_n we_o suffer_v every_o trifle_n to_o come_v and_o justle_v out_o prayer_n but_o 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james_n 1.4_o there_o be_v a_o work_n of_o patience_n and_o there_o be_v a_o perfect_a work_n 3_o verse_n 3_o the_o trial_n of_o faith_n work_v patience_n i._n e._n the_o suffering_n whereby_o our_o faith_n be_v try_v as_o gold_n be_v try_v in_o the_o furnace_n it_o work_v or_o as_o the_o word_n signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o perfect_v the_o cross_n exercise_v and_o exercise_n perfect_v the_o grace_n of_o patience_n as_o suffering_n arise_v so_o patience_n arise_v also_o be_v patient_a 5.7_o james_n 5.7_o brethren_n till_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n i._n e._n do_v you_o bear_v the_o affliction_n till_o christ_n come_v and_o take_v it_o off_o let_v your_o patience_n be_v of_o the_o same_o extent_n with_o your_o suffering_n as_o patience_n so_o faith_n be_v not_o act_v only_o but_o perfect_v by_o temptation_n sometime_o the_o soul_n find_v that_o faith_n lively_a in_o a_o suffer_a condition_n which_o before_o it_o question_v whether_o it_o be_v alive_a or_o if_o 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or_o twice_o surprise_v with_o dreadful_a fear_n i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fâ—stinare_fw-la praecipitare_fw-la obstupescere_fw-la hicron_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n psa_n 31.22_o &_o 116.11_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v in_o trepidatione_fw-la mea_fw-la or_o in_o festinatione_fw-la mea_fw-la in_o my_o tremble_n in_o my_o precipitancy_n or_o as_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v it_o in_o my_o ecstasy_n when_o i_o be_v almost_o beside_o myself_o for_o fear_n well_o what_o do_v he_o say_v then_o why_o he_o say_v i_o be_o cut_v off_o from_o before_o thy_o eye_n that_o be_v god_n have_v cast_v i_o out_o of_o his_o care_n he_o look_v no_o more_o after_o i_o i_o be_o a_o lose_a man_n and_o again_o i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n in_o my_o passion_n all_o man_n be_v liar_n even_o samuel_n himself_o that_o tell_v i_o i_o shall_v be_v king_n he_o have_v see_v but_o a_o false_a vision_n and_o a_o lie_a 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