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and_o he_o be_v call_v the_o friend_n of_o god_n for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v that_o solomon_n say_v 8._o say_v pro._n 15_o 8._o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o upright_o be_v his_o delight_n now_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o ourselves_o may_v please_v god_n and_o that_o our_o prayer_n may_v require_v to_o which_o two_o thing_n be_v require_v be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n two_o thing_n be_v special_o require_v of_o us._n the_o first_o be_v faith_n for_o s._n paul_n say_v 6._o say_v heb._n 11._o 6._o he_o that_o come_v faith_n 1_o faith_n to_o god_n must_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o but_o more_o of_o this_o hereafter_o when_o i_o come_v to_o show_v the_o manner_n how_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v in_o faith_n the_o second_o be_v repentance_n for_o as_o it_o be_v necessary_a in_o every_o that_o 2_o repentance_n for_o sin_n not_o 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if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o second_o diverse_a particular_a sin_n hinder_v prayer_n as_o 2_o in_o particular_a as_o which_o we_o must_v cast_v off_o and_o put_v away_o far_o from_o we_o if_o we_o will_v have_v the_o lord_n to_o hear_v our_o prayer_n and_o they_o be_v these_o the_o first_o be_v idolatry_n worship_v of_o idol_n in_o stead_n idolatry_n 1_o idolatry_n of_o the_o true_a god_n of_o this_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n say_v 14_o say_v jere._n 11._o 13._o 14_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o city_n be_v thy_o god_n o_o judah_n and_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v you_o set_v up_o altar_n to_o that_o shameful_a thing_n even_o altar_n to_o burn_v incense_n unto_o baal_n therefore_o pray_v not_o thou_o for_o this_o people_n neither_o lift_v up_o a_o cry_n or_o prayer_n for_o they_o for_o i_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o in_o the_o time_n that_o they_o cry_v unto_o i_o for_o 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