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of_o the_o church_n that_o shall_v be_v mark_v what_o the_o text_n say_v the_o lord_n shall_v regard_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o destitute_a and_o shall_v not_o despise_v their_o prayer_n speak_v of_o those_o that_o shall_v live_v in_o those_o time_n a_o little_a before_o this_o day_n of_o jezreel_n shall_v be_v the_o lord_n shall_v regard_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o destitute_a the_o word_n that_o be_v translate_v destitute_a 〈◊〉_d it_o signify_v in_o the_o hebrew_n a_o poor_a shrub_n in_o the_o wilderness_n a_o poor_a shrub_n that_o the_o foot_n of_o every_o beast_n be_v ready_a to_o tread_v down_o and_o that_o poor_a shrub_n that_o perhaps_o be_v despicable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n and_o despicable_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n yet_o say_v the_o text_n the_o lord_n shall_v regard_v the_o prayer_n of_o that_o poor_a shrub_n be_v there_o ever_o a_o poor_a shrub_n though_o never_o so_o destitute_a so_o despicable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n or_o in_o thy_o own_o eye_n 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part_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n it_o may_v seem_v more_o fit_a to_o be_v make_v the_o end_n of_o that_o than_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o former_a god_n be_v in_o a_o way_n of_o promise_a mercy_n to_o his_o people_n that_o those_o that_o be_v not_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o those_o that_o have_v not_o receive_v mercy_n shall_v receive_v mercy_n now_o he_o call_v upon_o all_o who_o heart_n be_v with_o god_n to_o speak_v to_o one_o another_o of_o this_o great_a favour_n of_o god_n to_o his_o people_n foâ—_n their_o mutual_a encouragement_n and_o for_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o name_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v well_o you_o have_v be_v under_o dreadful_a threat_n of_o god_n your_o sin_n have_v call_v for_o dreadful_a thing_n but_o my_o grace_n be_v free_a and_o it_o be_v rich_a &_o powerful_a therefore_o you_o that_o be_v not_o my_o people_n and_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v for_o ever_o cast_v off_o from_o be_v my_o people_n you_o that_o have_v not_o obtain_v mercy_n shall_v obtain_v mercy_n say_v to_o your_o brethren_n ammi_n and_o to_o your_o sister_n ruhamah_n that_o be_v o_o you_o that_o be_v godly_a speak_v one_o to_o another_o and_o telâ—_n one_o another_o for_o the_o quicken_a of_o one_o another_o heart_n of_o this_o great_a favour_n of_o god_n of_o his_o free_a grace_n oh_o say_v ammi_n ammi_n the_o people_n of_o god_n ruhamah_n god_n mercy_n we_o be_v not_o his_o people_n but_o now_o ammi_n again_o god_n have_v promise_v to_o make_v we_o to_o be_v his_o people_n we_o be_v reject_v from_o mercy_n but_o mercy_n be_v come_v again_o now_o ruhamah_n o_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n o_o that_o free_a grace_n of_o our_o god_n that_o we_o that_o have_v be_v so_o vile_a so_o provoke_v the_o eye_n of_o his_o glory_n we_o that_o have_v so_o sin_v against_o mercy_n itself_o yet_o mercy_n shall_v thus_o follow_v we_o to_o make_v we_o his_o people_n and_o to_o save_v we_o from_o his_o wrath_n kindness_n 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