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affection_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o a_o duty_n that_o give_v it_o a_o name_n and_o make_v it_o successful_a so_o eliezer_n here_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o his_o master_n son_n and_o prayer_n be_v our_o duty_n to_o show_v our_o dependence_n on_o god_n in_o he_o we_o live_v move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v our_o daily_a exigency_n invite_v we_o to_o it_o inf._n inf._n let_v we_o therefore_o pray_v daily_o for_o prayer_n be_v as_o useful_a to_o we_o as_o our_o daily_a bread_n and_o we_o be_v encourage_v hereto_o for_o he_o fill_v the_o hungry_a with_o good_a thing_n and_o exhort_v to_o pray_v without_o cease_v in_o all_o thing_n let_v your_o request_n and_o supplication_n be_v make_v know_v to_o god_n that_o some_o form_n of_o invocation_n and_o phraseology_n be_v very_o prevalent_a 2._o observe_v 2._o so_o eliezer_n here_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o master_n abraham_n and_o this_o expression_n be_v use_v to_o strengthen_v eliezer_n faith_n and_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o hence_o that_o 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