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entire_o and_o absolute_o in_o the_o hand_n and_o power_n of_o god_n so_o that_o the_o only_a question_n be_v this_o which_o be_v the_o likely_a way_n to_o prevail_v with_o god_n to_o remove_v his_o judgement_n and_o take_v away_o his_o heavy_a hand_n the_o way_n of_o elisha_n or_o the_o way_n of_o joram_n now_o although_o it_o seem_v very_o easy_a to_o determine_v this_o question_n upon_o principle_n of_o common_a reason_n and_o by_o reflection_n upon_o the_o way_n of_o man_n yet_o see_v it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v that_o every_o one_o know_v best_a what_o way_n it_o be_v that_o will_v move_v and_o prevail_v upon_o himself_o and_o see_v god_n have_v declare_v himself_o in_o this_o matter_n and_o his_o declaration_n be_v then_o extant_a in_o the_o write_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n to_o which_o a_o king_n of_o israel_n ought_v to_o be_v no_o stranger_n i_o shall_v think_v it_o most_o congruous_a that_o the_o deliberation_n ought_v to_o proceed_v upon_o those_o measure_n and_o the_o enquiry_n according_o to_o be_v what_o be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o elisha_n way_n and_o what_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o joram_n way_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o this_o case_n of_o public_a calamity_n 1._o then_o how_o have_v god_n declare_v himself_o as_o to_o prayer_n and_o fast_v on_o one_o hand_n and_o to_o curse_v and_o swear_v on_o the_o other_o and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o particular_n in_o question_n 1._o in_o general_n 107._o call_v upon_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v hear_v thou_o and_o help_v i_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o my_o trouble_n say_v david_n and_o he_o deliver_v i_o out_o of_o my_o distress_n again_o as_o to_o fast_v and_o mourn_v in_o a_o day_n of_o darkness_n i._n e._n a_o case_n of_o public_a calamity_n the_o way_n 15._o