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people_n have_v need_n either_o of_o thing_n want_v to_o be_v supply_v or_o thing_n dangerous_a to_o be_v prevent_v if_o he_o be_v true_o call_v upon_o in_o one_o danger_n he_o deliver_v from_o many_o as_o if_o in_o famine_n a_o people_n be_v relieve_v by_o their_o faithful_a prayer_n unto_o god_n he_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o humiliation_n and_o repentance_n do_v free_v they_o from_o the_o plague_n which_o he_o purpose_v shall_v have_v follow_v the_o famine_n and_o of_o war_n that_o shall_v have_v follow_v the_o famine_n and_o plague_n as_o he_o do_v with_o the_o people_n of_o samaria_n who_o he_o do_v not_o only_o relieve_v with_o plenty_n after_o their_o famine_n but_o from_o their_o enemy_n also_o and_o this_o hold_v not_o in_o general_a multitude_n only_o but_o with_o private_a man_n fear_v and_o faithful_o serve_v god_n in_o constant_a perseverance_n chap._n xxiv_o devotion_n late_o hot_a be_v now_o become_v more_o cold_a which_o may_v presage_v some_o consequent_a danger_n but_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o word_n and_o prayer_n prevail_v with_o god_n the_o neglect_n whereof_o make_v man_n senseless_a of_o sin_n it_o be_v to_o be_v lament_v to_o observe_v how_o the_o coldness_n of_o christian_a devotion_n increase_v especial_o consider_v how_o zeal_n flourish_v within_o these_o few_o year_n and_o how_o fruitful_o it_o wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o many_o insomuch_o as_o there_o seem_v a_o kind_n of_o religious_a emulation_n in_o young_a and_o old_a who_o can_v be_v most_o forward_o in_o hear_v the_o word_n preach_v in_o the_o church_n in_o read_v the_o same_o and_o pray_v together_o not_o only_o in_o the_o church_n but_o also_o in_o their_o family_n but_o now_o many_o be_v slack_a in_o that_o christian_a duty_n and_o some_o hold_v it_o a_o sufficient_a service_n of_o god_n to_o visit_v the_o church_n once_o a_o week_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n to_o hear_v the_o word_n to_o conjoin_v in_o conclude_v the_o ordinary_a prayer_n say_v amen_n and_o sometime_o to_o receive_v the_o outward_a sign_n of_o the_o sacrament_n neglect_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o meditate_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o they_o have_v hear_v to_o confirm_v the_o believer_n faith_n and_o faith_n beget_v all_o other_o grace_n &_o especial_o prayer_n which_o prevail_v with_o god_n above_o all_o other_o duty_n if_o it_o be_v fervent_a and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o life_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n the_o life_n &_o move_v of_o the_o soul_n the_o neglect_n whereof_o may_v be_v well_o compare_v to_o the_o foolishness_n of_o a_o man_n voluntary_o starve_a himself_n for_o as_o the_o neglect_n of_o moderate_a receive_v food_n do_v by_o degree_n macerate_v and_o in_o fine_a consume_v the_o body_n and_o it_o perish_v so_o the_o contempt_n of_o prayer_n work_v in_o the_o soul_n a_o loathe_n of_o the_o word_n whereon_o unless_o the_o soul_n do_v feed_v it_o can_v but_o wax_v feeble_a in_o faith_n the_o want_n whereof_o be_v the_o absolute_a confusion_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o as_o the_o fish_n can_v live_v out_o of_o the_o water_n the_o salamander_n out_o of_o the_o fire_n nor_o the_o chameleon_n out_o of_o the_o air_n can_v live_v out_o of_o it_o own_o element_n the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o which_o it_o be_v create_v &_o the_o word_n profit_v not_o without_o meditation_n and_o prayer_n hear_v read_v and_o often_o ruminate_v the_o same_o for_o as_o the_o seed_n sow_v though_o in_o a_o good_a soil_n if_o it_o have_v not_o the_o former_a and_o latter_a rain_n it_o will_v not_o grow_v to_o perfection_n so_o the_o word_n unless_o it_o be_v water_v as_o it_o be_v by_o continual_a practice_n and_o prayer_n fructify_v not_o although_o the_o carnal_a man_n grow_v from_o ill_a to_o worse_o feel_v it_o not_o nor_o find_v how_o he_o decay_v but_o as_o one_o in_o a_o consumption_n die_v spiritual_o the_o regenerate_a man_n by_o the_o word_n the_o sacrament_n and_o prayer_n perceive_v in_o himself_o a_o daily_a increase_n of_o lively_a effect_n work_v in_o his_o heart_n more_o and_o more_o assurance_n that_o all_o thing_n shall_v work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a in_o this_o life_n and_o after_o this_o life_n his_o endless_a glory_n moreover_o the_o spiritual_a man_n apprehend_v in_o himself_o the_o least_o motion_n of_o sin_n he_o perceive_v when_o the_o flesh_n or_o his_o corrupt_a thought_n begin_v to_o rebel_v in_o the_o least_o measure_n &_o then_o begin_v he_o to_o encounter_v they_o by_o abstinence_n and_o prayer_n but_o the_o carnal_a man_n sell_v under_o sin_n sin_n be_v of_o another_o more_o obdurate_a temper_n he_o feel_v nothing_o to_o be_v sin_n but_o as_o a_o man_n may_v make_v what_o corosive_n or_o incision_n he_o will_v in_o a_o dead_a member_n without_o feeling_n or_o pain_n as_o in_o a_o gangrine_n or_o the_o like_a so_o when_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o his_o conscience_n sear_v up_o nothing_o can_v be_v feel_v to_o be_v sin_n contrary_o as_o the_o least_o prick_n of_o the_o point_n of_o a_o needle_n annoy_v the_o lively_a flesh_n so_o the_o least_o prick_n of_o satan_n temptation_n be_v feel_v and_o avoid_v by_o the_o regenerate_v man_n chap._n xxv_o beast_n foresee_v fly_v danger_n more_o than_o reasonable_a man_n besort_a with_o security_n and_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n there_o be_v no_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n so_o dull_a and_o insensible_a but_o can_v foresee_v and_o by_o nature_n instinct_n endeavour_v to_o prevent_v and_o fly_v danger_n and_o yet_o a_o carnal_a man_n endow_v with_o reason_n oftentimes_o run_v wilful_o into_o his_o own_o ruin_n as_o while_o he_o with_o the_o foolish_a fly_n soar_v about_o the_o vain_a pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n scorch_v the_o wingâ—_n of_o divine_a obedience_n and_o fall_v into_o endless_a destruction_n he_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o esop_n hart_n who_o while_o he_o behold_v his_o beautiful_a head_n in_o the_o water_n forget_v the_o peril_n which_o follow_v security_n be_v sudden_o 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