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1â—_n 1._o sam._n 16_o 1._o suffer_v i_o now_o that_o i_o may_v destroy_v they_o and_o again_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o samuel_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o mourn_v for_o saul_n see_v i_o have_v cast_v he_o away_o from_o reign_v over_o israel_n no_o doubt_n this_o mourning_n be_v in_o his_o prayer_n such_o a_o forceable_a thing_n prayer_n be_v that_o it_o seem_v even_o as_o it_o be_v to_o bind_v god_n himself_o 10.13_o jos_n 10.13_o so_o at_o josuah_n his_o prayer_n the_o sun_n stand_v still_o and_o josuah_n when_o as_o he_o be_v overcome_v of_o his_o enemy_n by_o achan_n sin_n 7.6_o 7.6_o he_o and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n seek_v with_o prayer_n and_o so_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o overthrow_n elias_n as_o s._n james_n report_v by_o prayer_n open_v and_o shut_v heaven_n 5.17_o jam._n 5.17_o and_o as_o ecclesiastical_a history_n do_v testify_v saint_n james_n be_v such_o a_o diligent_a practiser_n of_o this_o holy_a exercise_n 23_o euseb_n eccles_n hist_o lib._n 2._o c._n 23_o that_o his_o knee_n be_v with_o often_o kneel_v down_o to_o prayer_n as_o hard_o as_o brawn_n neither_o must_v christian_n only_o pray_v but_o also_o even_o watch_v in_o prayer_n as_o s._n paul_n often_o command_v they_o first_o to_o the_o ephesian_n 6.18_o ephes_n 6.18_o and_o pray_v always_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o watch_v thereunto_o with_o all_o perseverance_n and_o again_o to_o the_o colosian_o continue_v in_o prayer_n 4.2_o col._n 4.2_o and_o watch_v in_o the_o same_o with_o thanksgiving_n and_o that_o this_o his_o watch_v be_v literal_o mean_v no_o doubt_n that_o example_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n from_o which_o he_o derive_v it_o plain_o prove_v 6.12_o luke_n 6.12_o who_o
declare_v the_o great_a zeal_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v and_o the_o love_n to_o jesus_n christ_n when_o as_o they_o be_v once_o convert_v they_o shall_v be_v like_o marie_n magdalen_n as_o zealous_a of_o he_o at_o his_o second_o come_v as_o she_o be_v at_o his_o resurrection_n peter_n and_o john_n when_o as_o they_o have_v come_v to_o the_o grave_n and_o find_v not_o his_o body_n there_o go_v home_o again_o by_o and_o by_o 20.10.11_o joh._n 20.10.11_o but_o marie_n tarry_v still_o by_o the_o grave_n weep_v she_o love_v he_o better_o than_o so_o so_o zealous_a of_o christ_n shall_v the_o jew_n be_v when_o as_o he_o shall_v arise_v also_o to_o they_o and_o here_o also_o be_v insinuate_v to_o we_o a_o good_a lesson_n why_o god_n will_v then_o show_v they_o such_o mercy_n and_o to_o make_v we_o beware_v lest_o we_o fall_v from_o god_n mercy_n oh_o say_v david_n 59.5_o psal_n 59.5_o be_v not_o merciful_a to_o those_o that_o offend_v of_o malicious_a wickedness_n 10.2_o rom._n 10.2_o 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