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before_o thou_o and_o agur_n prov._n 30.2_o i_o be_o more_o brutish_a than_o any_o man_n or_o as_o that_o martyr_n who_o cry_v out_o gehenna_n sum_fw-la domine_fw-la etc._n etc._n lord_n thou_o be_v heaven_n but_o i_o be_o as_o bad_a as_o hell_n tantillitas_fw-la nostra_fw-la say_v ignatius_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o colleague_n the_o humble_a man_n like_o paul_n do_v not_o elevate_v but_o aggravate_v his_o sin_n against_o himself_o veil_v all_o the_o topsail_n and_o sit_v down_o in_o the_o dust_n job_n 42.6_o my_o eye_n see_v thou_o therefore_o i_o abhor_v myself_o in_o dust_n and_o ash_n when_o he_o have_v a_o glorious_a apparition_n of_o god_n he_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o in_o his_o own_o thought_n the_o star_n vanish_v when_o the_o sun_n appear_v and_o our_o poor_a candle_n vanish_v into_o a_o disappearance_n when_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n arise_v in_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o humble_a three_o by_o this_o when_o heavenly_a object_n appear_v in_o our_o eye_n great_a and_o beautiful_a more_o and_o more_o as_o in_o david_n psal_n 4.6_o who_o prefer_v god_n favour_n to_o all_o thing_n and_o in_o paul_n phil._n 3.8_o who_o count_v all_o thing_n but_o dung_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n he_o undervalue_v a_o whole_a sky_n full_a of_o star_n to_o one_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n and_o as_o holy_a lambert_n none_o but_o christ_n none_o but_o christ_n to_o they_o that_o believe_v he_o be_v precious_a they_o can_v see_v those_o beauty_n and_o excellency_n in_o he_o that_o be_v not_o discover_v to_o other_o to_o unbeliever_n heavenly_a object_n be_v as_o orient_a pearl_n in_o a_o heap_n of_o sand_n and_o a_o mine_n of_o gold_n cover_v over_o with_o rubbish_n and_o earth_n four_o by_o meekness_n and_o readiness_n to_o yield_v in_o all_o your_o own_o cause_n but_o resoluteness_n in_o the_o cause_n oâ—_n god_n in_o behalf_n of_o his_o truth_n moses_n one_o of_o the_o meek_a man_n on_o earth_n yet_o who_o more_o hot_a and_o zealous_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n the_o three_o child_n dan._n 3.16_o be_v well_o resolve_v in_o the_o like_a case_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v truth_n to_o fall_v for_o they_o luther_n regard_v not_o himself_o nor_o the_o rich_a present_n but_o be_v eat_v up_o with_o the_o zeal_n of_o god_n house_n five_o by_o a_o patient_a wait_a upon_o god_n till_o the_o time_n appoint_v he_o that_o believe_v will_v not_o make_v haste_n to_o step_v aside_o through_o indirect_a mean_n to_o obtain_v what_o be_v pray_v for_o or_o promise_v not_o sorcery_n charm_n witchcraft_n to_o find_v thing_n lose_v to_o obtain_v health_n or_o grow_v rich_a who_o be_v thou_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o obeye_v the_o voice_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o yet_o walk_v in_o darkness_n wait_v upon_o god_n and_o stay_v thyself_o on_o the_o lord_n we_o reâ—d_v of_o zachary_n that_o he_o pray_v for_o a_o child_n heretofore_o while_o there_o be_v any_o ordinary_a ground_n of_o hope_n but_o after_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a leave_v off_o that_o suit_n but_o not_o wait_v what_o god_n will_v do_v for_o he_o and_o he_o have_v his_o request_n at_o last_o prayer_n be_v often_o grant_v long_o before_o manifest_v thus_o must_v grace_n be_v exercise_v in_o acceptable_a prayer_n it_o be_v the_o palaestra_fw-la the_o arena_n the_o artillary-yard_n of_o all_o our_o grace_n in_o which_o they_o must_v show_v their_o activity_n and_o thus_o much_o may_v suffice_v for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o condition_n require_v in_o prayer_n in_o the_o last_o place_n we_o come_v to_o the_o motive_n not_o to_o the_o read_n or_o repeat_v say_v over_o of_o prayer_n only_o not_o to_o a_o cold_a careless_a performance_n of_o this_o duty_n at_o all_o but_o to_o fervent_a pray_v this_o be_v pray_v with_o power_n whereof_o that_o passage_n be_v fit_o verify_v and_o right_o to_o be_v understand_v act_v 9.11_o behold_v he_o pray_v saul_n strike_v to_o the_o ground_n remain_v three_o day_n without_o sight_n and_o do_v neither_o 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