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4.2_o nisi_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la in_o â—riori_fw-la gâ—atâ—â_fw-la mâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o like_o a_o good_a workman_n that_o need_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a yea_o though_o he_o can_v speak_v with_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n and_o be_v instant_a in_o his_o labour_n preach_v both_o in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n upon_o occasion_n offer_v nay_o if_o christ_n himself_o shall_v be_v again_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o preach_v in_o our_o temple_n every_o sabbath_n day_n shall_v he_o heal_v the_o disease_a restore_v the_o blind_a to_o sight_n cast_v out_o devil_n turn_v water_n into_o wiâ—e_n feed_v thousand_o with_o a_o few_o loau_n and_o fish_n work_v as_o many_o wonder_n in_o our_o
army_n of_o 100000_o be_v utter_o defeat_v not_o a_o man_n of_o the_o roman_a side_n slay_v no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o wound_v the_o power_n of_o prayer_n be_v so_o well_o know_v and_o ratify_v by_o experience_n that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o state_n christian_n or_o gentile_n but_o they_o have_v acknowledge_v it_o bucholcerus_n plut._n in_o vit_fw-mi numae_fw-la o_o admirabilem_fw-la plarum_fw-la precum_fw-la vim_o quibus_fw-la coelestia_fw-la cedunt_fw-la host_n terret_fw-la manus_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la vâ—ctoriae_n suae_fw-la trophaea_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la coeli_fw-la orbibus_fw-la figit_fw-la bucholcerus_n insomuch_o that_o infidel_n in_o their_o idolatry_n and_o heretic_n in_o their_o schism_n have_v have_v recourse_n unto_o it_o yea_o turk_n and_o barbarian_n at_o this_o day_n enjoin_v prayer_n and_o religious_a service_n to_o their_o idol_n before_o they_o go_v out_o to_o war_n and_o for_o the_o security_n of_o their_o state_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v numa_n pompilius_n a_o heathen_a king_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o one_o that_o bring_v he_o news_n that_o his_o enemy_n be_v at_o hand_n to_o surprise_v he_o what_o tell_v you_o i_o of_o enemy_n i_o be_o about_o sacrifice_v to_o god_n no_o danger_n can_v make_v they_o forbear_v superstitious_a rite_n oh_o the_o admirable_a power_n of_o godly_a prayer_n say_v one_o to_o which_o heavenly_a thing_n give_v place_n that_o hand_n terrify_v the_o enemy_n which_o fasten_v the_o token_n of_o its_o victory_n in_o the_o celestial_a orbs._n plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o pyrrhus_n say_v of_o cyneas_n a_o thessalian_a orator_n that_o he_o overcome_v more_o by_o word_n and_o speech_n than_o pyrrhus_n by_o the_o sword_n one_o prayer_n be_v more_o powerful_a to_o obtain_v a_o victory_n than_o ten_o sword_n in_o that_o famous_a battle_n of_o israel_n against_o the_o amalekite_n 17.11_o exod._n 17.11_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n give_v a_o sensible_a advantage_n to_o israel_n side_n and_z indeed_o the_o 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