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the_o build_n up_o of_o zion_n the_o fruit_n of_o god_n people_n prayer_n prove_v 1_o from_o god_n providence_n deut._n 32._o 36._o esa._n 16_o 17_o 18._o jer._n 29._o 11._o zach_n 12._o esa._n 62._o 1._o psal._n 102._o 13._o deut._n 9_o 8._o 2_o from_o his_o command_n jer._n 29._o 11._o psal._n 122._o 6._o jer._n 51._o 50._o 3_o from_o his_o promise_n hose_n 12._o 4_o with_o gen._n 32._o 26._o exo._n 32._o 10._o 14_o reason_n 1._o this_o way_n god_n provide_v that_o himself_o alone_o shall_v have_v the_o glory_n ephes._n 3._o 20._o psal._n 21._o 3._o 1_o kin._n 3._o 12._o 13._o reason_n 2._o for_o his_o servant_n glory_n job_n 42._o 8._o gen._n 20_o 7._o and_o benefit_n prov._n 31._o 2._o 1_o sam._n 2._o application_n 1._o instruction_n what_o under_o god_n have_v be_v our_o great_a help_n even_o the_o prayer_n of_o god_n people_n use_v 2._o in_o what_o high_a esteem_n prayer_n and_o pray_v man_n ought_v to_o be_v four_o thing_n wherein_o prayer_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o all_o other_o help_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o most_o universal_a remedy_n 1_o king_n 8_o 33_o ad_fw-la sit_v they_o pro._n 15._o 4._o 2._o it_o will_v help_v in_o any_o extremâ—ty_n 3._o it_o help_v at_o any_o distance_n psal._n 139._o 8_o 9_o 4._o it_o be_v the_o most_o speedy_a help_n use_v 3._o exhortation_n to_o all_o who_o can_v pray_v to_o ply_v the_o throne_n of_o grace_n 1._o motive_n thereunto_o 1._o prayer_n have_v do_v much_o already_o psal._n 66._o 19_o jonah_n 2._o 7._o 2._o our_o need_n as_o great_a as_o ever_o 2_o king_n 13._o 19_o a_o caution_n to_o be_v remember_v not_o every_o man_n not_o every_o prayer_n will_v do_v it_o 1._o not_o every_o man_n jer._n 14._o 12._o job_n 22._o 21_o 27._o 2._o not_o every_o prayer_n psal._n 102._o title_n jam._n 5._o 6._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 8._o heb._n 10._o 22._o psal._n 66._o 19_o ezek._n 14_o 4._o