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31.24_o stay_v gen._n 31.24_o for_o jacob_n laban_n hand_n and_o etc._n and_o gen._n 32.9.10_o etc._n etc._n assuage_v esau_n wrath_n ii_o it_o remoove_v the_o evil_n that_o we_o feel_v when_o israel_n groan_v under_o their_o taskmaster_n in_o egypt_n the_o lord_n remoove_v their_o shoulder_n from_o the_o burden_n 81.6_o burden_n ps_n 81.6_o and_o their_o hand_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o pot_n psal_n 32.4.5_o iii_o it_o procure_v what_o we_o desire_v elias_n say_v james_n 5.17.18_o james_n jam._n 5.17.18_o be_v a_o man_n subject_n to_o like_a passion_n as_o we_o be_v and_o he_o pray_v earnest_o that_o it_o may_v not_o rain_v and_o it_o rain_v not_o on_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n and_o he_o pray_v again_o and_o the_o heaven_n give_v rain_v and_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o her_o fruit_n and_o if_o any_o man_n lack_v wisdom_n 1.5_o wisdom_n james_n 1.5_o he_o bid_v that_o we_o ask_v of_o god_n iv_o it_o sanctifi_v what_o we_o have_v 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conscience_n in_o submission_n to_o god_n command_n 1.12_o command_n isa_n 1.12_o when_o you_o come_v to_o appear_v before_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n who_o have_v require_v this_o at_o your_o hand_n to_o tread_v my_o court_n the_o lord_n do_v require_v their_o appearance_n but_o not_o such_o a_o appear_a they_o come_v but_o not_o right_a they_o come_v for_o custom_n and_o not_o for_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o ii_o the_o will_n that_o there_o be_v always_o in_o our_o prayer_n 1._o a_o submission_n of_o our_o will_n to_o god_n will_n 26.39_o will_n mat._n 26.39_o hereof_o we_o have_v a_o worthy_a example_n in_o our_o saviour_n o_o my_o father_n say_v he_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o cup_n pass_v from_o i_o nevertheless_o not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v 2._o a_o resign_v up_o ourselves_o to_o rest_v upon_o god_n 14.22_o god_n jer._n 14.22_o be_v there_o any_o among_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o gentile_n say_v 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christ_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 11._o quid_fw-la prodest_fw-la clavis_fw-la aurea_fw-la si_fw-la aperire_fw-la quod_fw-la volumus_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la aut_fw-la quid_fw-la obest_fw-la lignea_fw-la si_fw-la hoc_fw-la potest_fw-la quando_fw-la nihil_fw-la quarimus_fw-la nisi_fw-la aperire_fw-la quod_fw-la clausum_fw-la erat_fw-la 2._o vain_a and_o idle_a but_o pertinent_a and_o to_o the_o purpose_n when_o we_o pray_v say_v our_o saviour_n 6.7_o saviour_n mat._n 6.7_o use_v not_o vain_a repetition_n as_o the_o heathen_a do_v for_o they_o think_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v hear_v for_o their_o much_o speak_n 3._o in_o a_o strange_a tongue_n but_o know_v and_o familiar_a the_o greek_n say_v origen_n etc._n origen_n orig._n contr_n celsum_fw-la lib._n 8._o graeci_fw-la quidem_fw-la gracè_fw-la deum_fw-la nominant_fw-la &_o latin_a romani_n &_o singuli_fw-la item_n nativa_fw-la &_o vernacula_fw-la lingua_fw-la deum_fw-la precantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n name_n god_n in_o greek_a and_o the_o 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cell_n lib._n 8._o ille_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la linguarum_fw-la omnium_fw-la dominus_fw-la audit_n quaevis_fw-la lingua_fw-la orantes_fw-la idque_fw-la non_fw-la secùs_fw-la quà m_fw-la si_fw-la unam_fw-la vocem_fw-la exciperet_fw-la è_fw-la variis_fw-la linguis_fw-la expressam_fw-la deus_fw-la enim_fw-la cùm_fw-la praesit_fw-la machinae_fw-la universi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quasi_fw-la unus_fw-la aliquit_fw-la qui_fw-la linguam_fw-la vel_fw-la graecam_fw-la vel_fw-la barbaram_fw-la sit_fw-la sortitus_fw-la ut_fw-la caeteras_fw-la nesciat_fw-la hear_v they_o that_o pray_v in_o any_o tongue_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v hear_v one_o voice_n pronounce_v from_o diverse_a tongue_n for_o god_n see_v he_o rule_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v not_o as_o some_o one_o that_o have_v get_v the_o greek_a or_o latin_a tongue_n so_o as_o he_o know_v none_o other_o yet_o in_o private_a where_o man_n have_v liberty_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o abuse_v it_o to_o the_o hindrance_n of_o the_o gracious_a work_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n but_o always_o to_o use_v that_o language_n in_o prayer_n whereby_o the_o mind_n may_v be_v the_o least_o distract_a and_o the_o affection_n most_o inflame_v ii_o real_a touch_v the_o thing_n desire_v in_o prayer_n 1._o our_o prayer_n must_v always_o be_v for_o good_a thing_n and_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o both_o the_o thing_n themselves_o the_o mean_n and_o manner_n of_o come_v by_o they_o as_o also_o our_o intent_n of_o use_v they_o 2._o temporal_a blessing_n the_o measure_n of_o spiritual_a with_o the_o special_a mean_n and_o circumstance_n of_o all_o must_v moderate_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o his_o wisdom_n 3._o the_o more_o worthy_a the_o thing_n be_v the_o more_o instant_n we_o may_v and_o must_v be_v for_o they_o iii_o personal_n touch_v which_o this_o be_v a_o inseparable_a adjunct_n of_o prayer_n under_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o must_v always_o be_v put_v up_o