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his_o hand_n than_o israel_n prevail_v exod._n 17._o 11._o security_n against_o the_o storm_n of_o god_n assault_n for_o a_o prayer_n of_o moses_n be_v call_v a_o stand_n in_o the_o breach_n against_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v to_o destroy_v the_o people_n by_o a_o plague_n psalm_n 106._o 23._o so_o god_n say_v he_o will_v destroy_v they_o have_v not_o moses_n his_o choose_a stand_v before_o he_o in_o the_o breach_n to_o turn_v away_o his_o wrathful_a indignation_n lest_o he_o shall_v destroy_v they_o they_o be_v term_n of_o war_n and_o do_v express_v the_o desperate_v act_n of_o valour_n which_o war_n have_v occasion_n for_o when_o wall_n and_o rampart_n can_v not_o resist_v the_o storm_n of_o shot_n but_o the_o assault_v make_v its_o way_n through_o stone_n and_o bulwark_n then_o must_v courage_n become_v the_o rampart_n maintain_v the_o breach_n and_o repulse_v the_o assailant_n this_o be_v the_o danger_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o valour_n and_o this_o very_a expression_n do_v 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dimitte_v i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d permit_v i_o ut_fw-la invalescat_fw-la syr._n &_o nunc_fw-la si_fw-la permiseris_fw-la mihi_fw-la invalescet_fw-la arab._n dimitte_n deprecationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la à _fw-la fancy_n mea_fw-la chald._n loose_v i_o and_o let_v i_o go_v suffer_v i_o let_v i_o alone_o that_o i_o may_v destroy_v they_o do_v not_o pray_v to_o i_o thy_o strong_a desire_n be_v as_o bond_n and_o cord_n upon_o i_o lose_v i_o and_o do_v not_o hold_v i_o i_o can_v do_v nothing_o if_o thou_o pray_v my_o arm_n of_o power_n my_o stretch_a our_o arm_n be_v hold_v in_o it_o be_v restrain_v by_o thy_o strong_a cry_n thy_o violent_a sigh_n they_o cool_v my_o wrath_n that_o it_o can_v wax_v hot_a against_o they_o thy_o zeal_n it_o be_v irresistible_a do_v not_o therefore_o make_v use_n of_o it_o do_v not_o hinder_v i_o do_v not_o pray_v now_o let_v i_o alone_o and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n i_o will_v bribe_v thou_o to_o silence_n because_o my_o fury_n will_v not_o withstand_v thy_o prayer_n if_o thou_o maintain_v the_o breach_n i_o shall_v not_o take_v this_o people_n now_o by_o storm_n be_v hire_v then_o to_o withdraw_v let_v i_o alone_o but_o moses_n he_o will_v take_v no_o bribe_n from_o god_n but_o he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n as_o it_o follow_v there_o and_o the_o sudden_a effect_n of_o his_o prayer_n be_v the_o lord_n repent_v of_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o think_v to_o do_v unto_o his_o people_n here_o be_v the_o power_n of_o a_o fervent_a prayer_n it_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o force_n on_o the_o almighty_a a_o force_n that_o he_o do_v seem_v as_o it_o be_v afraid_a of_o &_o will_v have_v prevent_v and_o
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author_n of_o the_o hebrew_n c._n 11._o v._n 5._o express_v that_o testimony_n which_o the_o scripture_n give_v of_o enoch_n that_o he_o walk_v with_o god_n and_o which_o the_o chaldee_n word_n he_o walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n thus_o he_o receive_v the_o testimony_n that_o he_o please_v god_n and_o that_o very_o walk_v be_v the_o same_o word_n with_o this_o come_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o here_o also_o make_v the_o same_o for_o v_o 6._o of_o that_o chapter_n without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v he_o for_o he_o that_o come_v must_v believe_v that_o be_v certain_o for_o he_o that_o please_v he_o must_v believe_v or_o else_o it_o do_v not_o prove_v to_o walk_v with_o god_n therefore_o in_o his_o law_n in_o his_o fear_n and_o in_o his_o favour_n it_o be_v but_o the_o progress_n and_o the_o life_n of_o this_o very_a thing_n we_o be_v here_o exhort_v to_o come_v unto_o he_o now_o if_o this_o be_v to_o come_v to_o god_n 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yet_o another_o sense_n of_o the_o invitation_n come_v unto_o i_o and_o in_o that_o sense_n it_o be_v very_o often_o use_v by_o our_o saviour_n even_o of_o believe_v in_o he_o john_n 6._o 35._o i_o be_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n he_o that_o come_v to_o i_o shall_v never_o hunger_n and_o he_o that_o believe_v on_o i_o shall_v never_o thirst_v where_o he_o that_o come_v shall_v never_o hunger_n be_v he_o that_o eat_v this_o bread_n that_o give_v life_n and_o he_o that_o believe_v shall_v never_o thirst_n be_v he_o that_o drinâ—eth_v to_o let_v we_o see_v that_o eat_v he_o and_o drink_v he_o come_v to_o he_o and_o believe_v on_o he_o be_v all_o the_o same_o so_o in_o v_o 40._o and_o 44._o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o that_o every_o one_o that_o see_v the_o son_n and_o believe_v on_o he_o shall_v have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o i_o will_v raise_v he_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n no_o man_n can_v come_v to_o i_o except_o the_o father_n which_o have_v send_v i_o 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