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work_n or_o a_o inwrought_a prayer_n those_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v great_a thing_n 3._o we_o must_v pray_v with_o perseverance_n we_o must_v pray_v and_o not_o faint_a perseverance_n 3._o we_o must_v pray_v with_o perseverance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luk._n 18._o 1._o the_o word_n as_o eustathius_n observe_v be_v derive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la cedendo_fw-la from_o shrink_v back_o as_o some_o cowardly_a soldier_n do_v in_o time_n of_o danger_n our_o duty_n be_v to_o pray_v without_o cease_v 1_o thes_n 5._o 19_o job_n make_v it_o the_o mark_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n that_o he_o will_v not_o pray_v always_o he_o will_v not_o always_o call_v upon_o god_n the_o four_o and_o last_o use_v be_v a_o word_n of_o consolation_n to_o pray_v consolation_n use_v 4._o for_o consolation_n christian_n such_o as_o be_v much_o in_o prayer_n who_o tug_v hard_o at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n and_o in_o joy_n frequent_a communion_n with_o god_n in_o this_o 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