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have_v this_o confidence_n in_o he_o that_o he_o will_v hear_v we_o whensoever_o we_o call_v and_o may_v we_o not_o know_v that_o he_o will_v answer_v our_o desire_n 1_o joh._n 5.14_o 15._o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v report_v to_o the_o commendation_n of_o some_o state_n and_o prince_n that_o they_o never_o reject_v any_o petitioner_n the_o senator_n of_o old_a rome_n do_v 548._o do_v rob._n cawdray_n treas_z of_o simil_n pag._n 548._o judge_v it_o a_o great_a disgrace_n to_o the_o roman_a state_n that_o any_o man_n shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o say_v that_o he_o have_v in_o vain_a ask_v help_n at_o their_o hand_n it_o do_v not_o become_v the_o emperor_n say_v 289._o say_v ne_fw-fr quem_fw-la sine_fw-la spe_fw-la dimitteret_fw-la negans_fw-la oportere_fw-la quenquam_fw-la a_o sermone_fw-la principis_fw-la tristem_fw-la discedere_fw-la cluver_n hist_o epit_fw-la in_o tito_n vespas_fw-la pag._n mihi_fw-la 289._o the_o noble_a and_o magnanimous_a titus_n vespasian_n to_o send_v any_o 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signify_v one_o who_o speak_v distinct_o pertinent_o and_o comfortable_o and_o so_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v well_o translate_v comforter_n or_o instructor_n and_o according_o our_o saviour_n have_v apply_v this_o epithet_n to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n fit_o subjoin_v joh._n 14.26_o he_o shall_v teach_v you_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o gerhard_n can_v deny_v and_o we_o may_v close_v with_o his_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n except_o in_o the_o controvert_v particular_a too_o rash_o add_v by_o he_o as_o be_v most_o full_a and_o pertinent_a for_o clear_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o word_n in_o that_o place_n while_n sup_n while_n ge_v ubi_fw-la sup_n say_v he_o the_o spirit_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thereby_o be_v employ_v that_o we_o receive_v from_o he_o comfort_n instruction_n firmness_n and_o stability_n government_n and_o counsel_n quicken_a correction_n strength_n defence_n and_o preservation_n you_o will_v say_v the_o 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