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judgement_n be_v one_o so_o in_o salomon_n prayer_n at_o gibeon_n and_o now_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n 8._o 1_o king_n 3._o v._o 7._o ver_fw-la 8._o thou_o have_v make_v thy_o servant_n king_n etc._n etc._n and_o now_o thy_o servant_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o have_v choose_v a_o great_a people_n etc._n etc._n give_v therefore_o thy_o servant_n a_o understand_a heart_n to_o judge_v thy_o people_n 9_o ver_fw-la 9_o that_o i_o may_v discern_v between_o good_a and_o bad_a next_o the_o fear_n and_o dread_n of_o the_o lord_n moreover_o 6._o exod_n 18._o v._o 21._o 2_o chr._n 19_o v._n 6._o thou_o shall_v provide_v out_o of_o all_o the_o people_n able_a man_n such_o as_o fear_v god_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o say_v to_o the_o judge_n take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v for_o you_o judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n 7._o ver_fw-la 7._o wherefore_o now_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o you_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v it_o again_o the_o spirit_n of_o courage_n and_o zeal_n say_v jehosaphat_n deal_v courageous_o 11._o ver_fw-la 11._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v with_o the_o good_a 3_o intercession_n we_o must_v not_o only_o deprecate_v all_o evil_a from_o they_o and_o petition_n for_o all_o good_a thing_n upon_o they_o but_o also_o we_o must_v postulare_fw-la intercede_v plead_v wrestle_v and_o strive_v with_o god_n in_o prayer_n as_o be_v say_v in_o another_o case_n 30._o rom._n 15._o v._n 30._o for_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n sake_n and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o spirit_n we_o shall_v strive_v together_o with_o they_o in_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o they_o 31._o ver_fw-la 31._o that_o they_o may_v be_v deliver_v from_o they_o that_o do_v not_o believe_v and_o that_o their_o service_n which_o they_o have_v for_o england_n may_v be_v accept_v of_o the_o saint_n in_o great_a and_o extraordinary_a time_n of_o hope_n and_o danger_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o be_v move_v with_o few_o and_o ordinary_a prayer_n 7._o gen._n 32_o v._n 6._o ver_fw-la 7._o see_v jacob_n perilous_a condition_n in_o his_o return_n from_o his_o uncle_n laban_n he_o be_v tell_v that_o his_o twice_o offend_a brother_n esau_n come_v against_o he_o with_o four_o hundred_o man_n than_o jacob_n be_v great_o afraid_a and_o distress_a but_o how_o do_v he_o wind_v out_o of_o this_o trouble_n loe_o a_o ordinary_a strive_n be_v not_o enough_o 25._o ver_fw-la 24._o ver_fw-la 25._o at_o peniel_n jacob_n be_v leave_v alone_o and_o there_o wrestle_v a_o man_n with_o he_o until_o the_o break_n of_o the_o day_n and_o he_o touch_v the_o hollow_a of_o his_o thigh_n and_o the_o hollow_a of_o jacob_n thigh_n be_v out_o of_o joint_n 28._o ver_fw-la 28._o and_o he_o wrestle_v with_o he_o then_o say_v god_n as_o a_o prince_n have_v thou_o power_n with_o god_n and_o with_o man_n and_o have_v prevail_v it_o cost_v he_o a_o ache_n yea_o a_o halt_v to_o prevail_v with_o god_n in_o such_o a_o grand_a extremity_n pulâ—â—ra_fw-la diffiâ—ilia_fw-la quae_fw-la pulâ—â—ra_fw-la good_a thing_n be_v difficult_a once_o more_o see_v what_o labour_n it_o cost_v elijah_n and_o his_o servant_n to_o obtain_v rain_n for_o israel_n 42._o 1_o kin._n 18._o v._n 42._o after_o three_o year_n drought_n in_o the_o land_n and_o elijah_n go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o carmel_n and_o he_o cast_v himself_o down_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o put_v his_o face_n between_o his_o knee_n what_o a_o painful_a grovel_a posture_n be_v that_o 43._o ver_fw-la 43._o and_o he_o say_v to_o his_o servant_n go_v up_o now_o look_v towards_o the_o sea_n and_o he_o go_v up_o and_o look_v and_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o and_o he_o say_v go_v again_o seven_o time_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o severth_n time_n that_o he_o say_v behold_v there_o arise_v a_o little_a cloud_n out_o of_o the_o sea_n 44._o ver_fw-la 44._o like_o a_o man_n hand_n etc._n etc._n thus_o brethren_n it_o have_v be_v a_o long_a time_n of_o drought_n with_o we_o many_o of_o our_o cloud_n in_o church_n and_o state_n though_o they_o have_v hide_v the_o face_n of_o our_o sun_n from_o we_o yet_o have_v prove_v to_o the_o land_n but_o as_o cloud_n without_o water_n 12._o jud_v v._n 12._o carry_v about_o with_o diverse_a â—inâ—s_n so_o that_o we_o have_v want_v both_o the_o former_a and_o the_o latter_a rain_n in_o their_o season_n now_o what_o mean_n be_v to_o be_v use_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v move_v to_o send_v a_o gracious_a rain_n upon_o this_o his_o inheritance_n 9_o psal_n 68_o v._n 9_o and_o to_o refresh_v it_o now_o it_o be_v weary_a look_v upon_o this_o zealous_a elijah_n get_v we_o all_o up_o to_o our_o closet_n and_o there_o cast_v down_o ourselves_o upon_o the_o earth_n with_o