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foolishness_n it_o be_v you_o see_v a_o very_a short_a prayer_n and_o yet_o if_o you_o look_v to_o chap._n 17.23_o you_o shall_v find_v how_o it_o be_v succeed_v he_o go_v home_o and_o hang_v himself_o because_o his_o counsel_n be_v not_o follow_v and_o thus_o you_o find_v in_o other_o case_n prayer_n have_v bring_v down_o judgement_n upon_o a_o people_n the_o single_a prayer_n of_o the_o prophet_n elijah_n bring_v down_o judgement_n upon_o all_o israel_n 1_o king_n 17.1_o as_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n live_v before_o who_o i_o stand_v there_o shall_v not_o be_v dew_n nor_o rain_v these_o year_n but_o according_a to_o my_o word_n that_o be_v according_a to_o my_o prayer_n and_o elias_n you_o read_v in_o jam._n 5.17_o he_o pray_v down_o a_o judgement_n for_o three_o year_n and_o sâ—x_n month_n he_o pray_v earnest_o that_o it_o may_v not_o rain_v and_o it_o rain_v not_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o all_o the_o dreadful_a 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be_v destroy_v because_o of_o the_o anoint_v vers_fw-la 27._o that_o evil_n shall_v be_v remove_v how_o by_o the_o anoint_v one_o part_n of_o the_o sense_n whereof_o be_v that_o a_o part_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n shall_v be_v pour_v forth_o on_o the_o people_n they_o shall_v plead_v with_o god_n and_o because_o of_o that_o anoint_v they_o shall_v be_v deliver_v psal_n 40.1_o 2._o i_o wait_v patient_o for_o the_o lord_n and_o cry_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o incline_v unto_o i_o and_o hear_v my_o cry_n he_o pray_v and_o god_n hear_v he_o and_o this_o be_v the_o issue_n he_o bring_v i_o up_o also_o etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 2_o 3._o that_o be_v a_o three_o thing_n it_o deliver_v from_o many_o evil_n feel_v as_o well_o as_o fear_v 4._o it_o prevail_v for_o strength_n to_o stand_v up_o under_o and_o grapple_v with_o great_a difficulty_n when_o god_n think_v not_o fit_a to_o remove_v difficulty_n than_o the_o soul_n pray_v for_o strength_n to_o stand_v up_o under_o 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god_n give_v he_o a_o promise_n of_o preservation_n and_o be_v with_o he_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n thus_o you_o see_v what_o great_a thing_n prayer_n do_v 1._o it_o have_v pull_v down_o dreadful_a judgement_n 2._o prevent_v evil_n fear_v 3._o remove_v evil_n fâ—lt_v 4._o prevail_v for_o strength_n to_o bear_v up_o under_o difficulty_n and_o 5._o prevail_v also_o for_o preservation_n in_o time_n of_o great_a distress_n to_o the_o three_o thing_n then_o how_o come_v prayer_n to_o bâ—â—seful_a for_o our_o preservation_n in_o common_a calamity_n it_o come_v to_o be_v useful_a in_o that_o as_o in_o all_o other_o case_n these_o four_o or_o five_o way_n 1._o from_o a_o
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and_o make_v up_o that_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o hold_v up_o your_o â—eads_n in_o the_o great_a and_o notable_a day_n of_o tâ—e_v lord_n for_o such_o it_o will_v be_v and_o so_o it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n i_o have_v already_o show_v you_o what_o kind_n of_o person_n they_o must_v be_v that_o shall_v stand_v before_o christ_n that_o it_o must_v be_v one_o that_o have_v renounce_v his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o put_v on_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o inner_a man_n and_o bind_v in_o spirit_n for_o god_n desirous_a to_o be_v find_v in_o his_o will_n both_o by_o do_v and_o suffer_v you_o may_v reflect_v upon_o what_o have_v be_v say_v and_o consult_v your_o spirit_n thereby_o but_o here_o you_o will_v say_v whether_o have_v i_o receive_v christ_n or_o no_o that_o be_v that_o that_o stick_v with_o i_o and_o i_o can_v answer_v that_o to_o my_o own_o satisfaction_n why_o consider_v oh_o soul_n thou_o may_v know_v it_o by_o the_o precious_a 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