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necessary_a and_o profitable_a use_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n ans._n three_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v almost_o unprecedented_a in_o former_a age_n which_o maintain_v a_o constant_a reverence_n and_o esteem_v thereof_o as_o the_o lord_n prayer_n and_o lord_n of_o prayer_n but_o alas_o we_o be_v fall_v into_o such_o a_o impudent_a age_n wherein_o many_o begin_v to_o slight_v it_o of_o who_o i_o will_v say_v no_o more_o than_o this_o if_o they_o begin_v to_o think_v mean_o of_o god_n prayer_n what_o cause_n have_v god_n to_o think_v base_o of_o they_o and_o now_o i_o remember_v what_o john_n the_o baptist_n say_v to_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 3._o 14._o i_o have_v need_n to_o be_v baptise_v of_o thou_o and_o come_v thou_o to_o i_o in_o humble_a allusion_n whereunto_o i_o may_v say_v my_o prayer_n have_v need_n to_o come_v to_o christ_n to_o mediate_v and_o intercede_v to_o god_n for_o they_o and_o to_o present_v they_o with_o his_o merit_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n and_o now_o his_o prayer_n come_v to_o i_o so_o the_o all_o dispose_n providence_n of_o god_n have_v order_v the_o matter_n that_o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o my_o text_n i_o must_v be_v a_o weak_a advocate_n in_o the_o defence_n thereof_o the_o best_a be_v it_o matter_v not_o who_o be_v the_o pleader_n when_o god_n be_v the_o client_n and_o what_o be_v want_v in_o my_o weakness_n and_o worthlesness_n will_v be_v abundant_o supply_v in_o the_o might_n and_o merit_n of_o the_o subject_n which_o i_o undertake_v first_o it_o be_v object_v that_o it_o be_v a_o set_a form_n of_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o do_v opinion_n and_o confine_v the_o wing_n of_o the_o dove_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v at_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o his_o own_o expression_n of_o itself_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 8._o 26._o the_o spirit_n itself_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o with_o groan_n which_o can_v be_v utter_v it_o be_v therefore_o presumption_n in_o man_n to_o make_v himself_o god_n 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