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5.12_o elisha_n curse_v the_o forty_o and_o two_o child_n 2_o king_n 2.24_o paul_n curse_a alexander_n 2_o tim._n 4.14_o answ_n when_o the_o saint_n desire_v these_o thing_n it_o be_v make_v evident_a to_o they_o from_o god_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v they_o do_v not_o do_v it_o out_o of_o any_o spirit_n of_o enmity_n object_n but_o be_v this_o commandment_n of_o love_v our_o enemy_n possible_a answ_n it_o be_v possible_a according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o gospel_n though_o not_o according_a to_o the_o law_n when_o we_o consent_v to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n herein_o and_o have_v
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prayer_n 1_o it_o wrestle_v with_o god_n by_o argument_n job_n 23.4_o i_o will_v fill_v my_o mouth_n with_o argument_n man_n when_o they_o be_v perseverant_o earnest_a for_o a_o thing_n will_v bring_v all_o argument_n to_o effect_v their_o end_n so_o will_v a_o believer_n to_o obtain_v his_o end_n lord_n it_o be_v a_o grace_n of_o the_o covenant_n thou_o be_v my_o father_n who_o shall_v i_o go_v to_o but_o thou_o this_o be_v for_o thy_o honour_n and_o what_o will_v thou_o do_v to_o thy_o great_a name_n esa_n 63.16_o i_o be_o a_o poor_a creature_n consider_v my_o frame_n remember_v i_o be_o dust_n psal_n 103.14_o 15._o our_o near_a approach_n to_o death_n when_o we_o can_v no_o more_o call_v upon_o god_n job_n 7.21_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o pardon_v my_o sin_n for_o now_o shall_v i_o sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n psal_n 115.17_o so_o from_o our_o own_o extremity_n be_v not_o silent_a to_o i_o lest_o if_o thou_o be_v silent_a to_o i_o i_o become_v like_o one_o that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o 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a_o end_n object_n but_o i_o have_v pray_v long_o and_o find_v no_o benefit_n by_o my_o pray_n job_n 30.20_o i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o and_o thou_o do_v not_o hear_v i_o i_o stand_v up_o and_o thou_o regard_v i_o not_o answ_n 1_o god_n sometime_o answer_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o servant_n before_o they_o perceive_v it_o dan._n 9.23_o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o thy_o supplication_n the_o commandment_n come_v forth_o yet_o for_o three_o week_n he_o chastened_a himself_o by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v cap._n 10.2_o 3._o v._o 12._o from_o the_o first_o day_n thou_o do_v set_v thy_o heart_n to_o chasten_v thyself_o before_o thy_o god_n
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19_o 20._o israel_n anger_v god_n say_v can_v god_n prepare_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n can_v he_o give_v bread_n can_v he_o provide_v flesh_n they_o do_v not_o say_v he_o can_v not_o but_o only_o question_v his_o power_n they_o limit_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n v._o 41._o this_o be_v moses_n sin_n num._n 11.19_o to_o 24._o when_o god_n say_v he_o will_v feed_v 600000_o man_n with_o flesh_n a_o whole_a month_n he_o can_v not_o believe_v it_o martha_n can_v not_o believe_v christ_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v up_o lazarus_n be_v dead_a four_o day_n john_n 11.39_o so_o when_o elisha_n prophesy_v of_o such_o a_o plenty_n next_o day_n the_o nobleman_n say_v if_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v window_n in_o heaven_n may_v this_o thing_n be_v 2_o king_n 7.19_o 20._o 2_o information_n 1_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o too_o hard_o for_o god_n gen._n 18.14_o he_o have_v bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n 2_o cor._n 4.6_o good_a out_o of_o evil_a gen._n 50.20_o man_n may_v make_v 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authority_n nor_o force_n unless_o it_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o say_v christ_n to_o pilate_n when_o a_o enemy_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o hurt_v we_o he_o have_v the_o power_n of_o his_o strength_n from_o god_n if_o we_o see_v a_o bear_n or_o lion_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o father_n we_o need_v not_o be_v afraid_a 8_o his_o power_n can_v frustrate_v and_o annihilate_v all_o other_o power_n as_o the_o babel-builder_n the_o egyptian_n god_n take_v off_o their_o charet-wheel_n exod._n 14.25_o and_o the_o sea_n overwhelm_v they_o v._o 26._o haman_n combination_n against_o the_o church_n all_o power_n come_v against_o god_n his_o cause_n and_o people_n be_v as_o if_o a_o pitcher_n shall_v rise_v against_o a_o stone-wall_n or_o as_o if_o the_o thorn_n and_o briar_n shall_v put_v themselves_o in_o arm_n against_o the_o fire_n isai_n 27.4_o job_n 9.4_o 1_o cor._n 10.21_o object_n but_o i_o doubt_v not_o of_o his_o power_n but_o of_o his_o will_n answ_n his_o will_n be_v see_v in_o his_o promise_n if_o we_o be_v confirm_v of_o his_o power_n and_o believe_v his_o promise_n you_o need_v not_o be_v trouble_v object_n but_o if_o this_o power_n be_v so_o comfortable_a how_o shall_v i_o know_v it_o answ_n believe_v it_o christ_n will_v not_o show_v miraculous_a power_n where_o unbelief_n hinder_v matth._n 13.58_o 2_o see_v god_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o his_o word_n jer._n 32.17_o and_o work_n as_o in_o make_v the_o world_n rom._n 1.20_o in_o bind_v in_o the_o sea_n jer._n 5.22_o by_o the_o sand._n 3_o pray_v god_n to_o open_v thy_o eye_n to_o behold_v it_o as_o elisha_n pray_v for_o his_o
not_o that_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n exclude_v the_o teach_n of_o man_n for_o then_o why_o will_v christ_n send_v out_o his_o apostle_n and_o the_o seventy_o disciple_n and_o why_o do_v he_o establish_v a_o ministry_n in_o his_o church_n one_o essential_a property_n whereof_o be_v that_o he_o must_v be_v apt_a to_o teach_v yea_o do_v not_o christ_n bid_v we_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o harvest_n for_o such_o labourer_n christ_n also_o show_v we_o that_o from_o the_o lord_n teach_v as_o a_o principal_a cause_n the_o ministry_n of_o man_n become_v effectual_a 1_o cor._n 3.7_o there_o be_v many_o other_o fruit_n of_o false_a prophet_n as_o the_o soothe_n and_o flatter_v of_o prince_n 1_o king_n 18.6_o compare_v with_o v._o 1â—_n the_o mingle_n of_o truth_n and_o error_n together_o or_o at_o least_o truth_n and_o corrupt_a affection_n from_o which_o the_o apostle_n clear_v himself_o 2_o cor._n 2.17_o there_o be_v many_o other_o note_n of_o false_a prophet_n which_o by_o a_o 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