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manifest_v his_o regard_n to_o they_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a for_o the_o wicked_a to_o call_v unto_o the_o lord_n much_o less_o be_v it_o in_o vain_a for_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n the_o elect_a of_o god_n to_o call_v unto_o he_o yea_o the_o lord_n hear_v the_o cry_n of_o the_o very_a raven_n &_o the_o beast_n psalm_n 147.9_o and_o psalm_n 104.21_o 27_o 28._o therefore_o the_o people_n of_o niniveh_n will_v have_v the_o beast_n eat_v nothing_o that_o they_o may_v cry_v unto_o god_n jonah_n 3.7_o 8._o sure_o if_o the_o brute_n beast_n and_o the_o foul_n be_v hear_v when_o they_o cry_v it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o call_v unto_o he_o there_o be_v very_o great_a reason_n that_o we_o shall_v call_v unto_o god_n because_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o have_v be_v wise_a and_o have_v converse_v with_o god_n and_o have_v know_v much_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n have_v give_v up_o themselves_o and_o all_o their_o strength_n to_o the_o duty_n of_o prayer_n now_o it_o be_v a_o weak_a part_n and_o a_o idle_a thing_n for_o any_o one_o to_o give_v up_o his_o strength_n &_o all_o his_o might_n to_o that_o which_o in_o reason_n we_o can_v not_o expect_v and_o whereby_o there_o be_v no_o great_a thing_n to_o be_v obtain_v it_o be_v say_v of_o jehoshaphat_n 2._o chron._n 20.3_o that_o he_o fear_v and_o set_v himself_o to_o seek_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v translate_v composuit_fw-la faciem_fw-la svam_fw-la he_o set_v his_o face_n he_o give_v himself_o up_o full_o to_o seek_v the_o lord_n they_o know_v what_o they_o do_v that_o give_v up_o themselves_o whole_o to_o seek_v god_n indeed_o carnal_a heart_n condemn_v the_o people_n of_o god_n because_o they_o see_v they_o so_o earnest_a in_o those_o thing_n that_o they_o think_v to_o be_v frivolous_a for_o it_o argue_v weakness_n in_o any_o man_n to_o give_v up_o himself_o with_o all_o his_o strength_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v vanity_n and_o have_v no_o strength_n in_o they_o therefore_o 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to_o god_n for_o i_o the_o apostle_n paul_n so_o great_a a_o man_n and_o one_o that_o have_v a_o mighty_a spirit_n in_o prayer_n write_v to_o private_a christian_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o beseech_v they_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o they_o strive_v in_o prayer_n for_o he_o he_o know_v that_o there_o be_v much_o to_o be_v have_v this_o way_n yea_o further_o god_n be_v find_v of_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o not_o isaiah_n 65_o 1._o then_o sure_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o call_v upon_o he_o shall_v receive_v answer_n from_o he_o yea_o yet_o further_o god_n when_o he_o intend_v to_o show_v no_o mercy_n give_v a_o straight_a charge_n to_o his_o people_n not_o to_o pray_v or_o he_o shut_v up_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o pray_v this_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o prayer_n be_v prevalent_a because_o when_o god_n will_v not_o show_v mercy_n he_o will_v not_o have_v such_o a_o precious_a thing_n lose_v 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with_o noise_n that_o there_o be_v no_o noise_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n hear_v at_o that_o time_n but_o only_o the_o noise_n of_o prayer_n certain_o a_o faithful_a prayer_n take_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n very_o much_o yea_o every_o faithful_a prayer_n be_v record_v in_o heaven_n you_o keep_v your_o letter_n upon_o the_o file_n that_o you_o may_v ready_o find_v they_o when_o you_o have_v occasion_n to_o look_v on_o such_o a_o letter_n send_v from_o such_o a_o country_n so_o god_n have_v his_o file_n in_o heaven_n where_o all_o faithful_a prayer_n be_v keep_v upon_o record_n as_o prince_n
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strength_n of_o a_o duty_n will_v you_o present_v a_o dish_n to_o your_o superior_a that_o be_v worm_n eat_v or_o that_o be_v gnaw_v on_o before_o when_o we_o let_v out_o our_o thought_n in_o duty_n and_o present_v they_o to_o god_n they_o be_v worm-eaten_a and_o tear_v the_o strength_n of_o they_o be_v quite_o go_v and_o after_o you_o have_v pray_v take_v heed_n that_o you_o make_v not_o your_o prayer_n vain_a by_o not_o look_v after_o they_o for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o they_o or_o by_o be_v proud_a of_o your_o prayer_n &_o gift_n by_o rest_v in_o they_o and_o again_o it_o be_v vanity_n when_o thou_o undo_v all_o as_o soon_o as_o thou_o have_v do_v by_o go_v contrary_a to_o thy_o prayer_n in_o thy_o life_n not_o add_v watchfulness_n to_o prayer_n if_o a_o man_n take_v pain_n to_o weave_v a_o web_n and_o spend_v so_o many_o hour_n in_o it_o and_o then_o ravell_v it_o out_o this_o man_n spend_v his_o time_n in_o vain_a so_o do_v most_o people_n with_o their_o prayer_n they_o 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