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the_o next_o place_n commend_v themselves_o unto_o god_n in_o humble_a and_o hearty_a prayer_n make_v their_o request_n know_v unto_o god_n thanksgiving_n 4._o his_o humble_a and_o holy_a prayer_n with_o thanksgiving_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o supplication_n with_o thanksgiving_n which_o he_o usual_o perform_v with_o that_o power_n and_o feeling_n fervency_n and_o sincerity_n faith_n and_o humility_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n give_v he_o understanding_n and_o utterance_n and_o their_o several_a occasion_n and_o other_o necessity_n do_v require_v that_o he_o be_v oftentimes_o much_o admire_v of_o they_o that_o hear_v he_o and_o by_o his_o holy_a petition_n and_o gracious_a affection_n do_v much_o refresh_v the_o heart_n and_o cheer_v the_o spirit_n of_o many_o of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o friend_n which_o join_v with_o he_o 12.4_o gen._n 32.26.27.28_o hos_fw-la 12.4_o he_o will_v so_o wrestle_v with_o god_n by_o prayer_n and_o tear_n like_o jacob_n that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v 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observation_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o judgement_n invocation_n of_o his_o name_n in_o prayer_n and_o praise_n and_o imitation_n of_o his_o bless_a example_n in_o his_o property_n and_o affection_n word_n and_o work_n chap._n l._n now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o which_o be_v his_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n 166._o 2_o his_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n cic._n tusc_n quaest._n lib._n 5._o in_o fol._n p._n 166._o when_o socrates_n be_v demand_v what_o countryman_n he_o be_v he_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o citizen_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o he_o may_v well_o know_v no_o other_o world_n but_o this_o present_a evil_a world_n but_o this_o gentleman_n although_o by_o his_o natural_a birth_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o same_o city_n and_o society_n with_o socrates_n yet_o by_o his_o new_a birth_n and_o regeneration_n be_v call_v out_o of_o the_o world_n 5.4_o joh._n 15.19_o 1_o joh._n 5.4_o and_o have_v by_o his_o faith_n overcome_v 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