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violent_a death_n that_o his_o hand_n may_v be_v the_o more_o apt_a and_o ready_a for_o further_a act_n of_o murder_n and_o cruelty_n and_o o_o how_o do_v the_o consideration_n of_o these_o thing_n whet_v and_o provoke_v their_o spirit_n to_o prayer_n o_o now_o they_o will_v have_v no_o nay_o now_o they_o will_v give_v god_n no_o rest_n till_o he_o have_v overturn_v the_o tyrant_n counsel_n and_o design_n and_o send_v his_o angel_n to_o open_v the_o prison_n door_n and_o to_o knock_v off_o peter_n chain_n and_o to_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o wrath_n and_o fury_n of_o herod_n and_o their_o prayer_n be_v successful_a as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o 12._o ver_fw-la and_o when_o he_o have_v consider_v the_o thing_n he_o come_v to_o the_o house_n of_o mary_n the_o mother_n of_o john_n meeting_n this_o house_n be_v think_v by_o many_o to_o be_v the_o house_n where_o the_o apostle_n common_o have_v their_o meeting_n who_o surname_n be_v mark_n where_o many_o be_v gather_v together_o pray_v 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myself_o unto_o prayer_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o but_o i_o be_o prayer_n or_o a_o man_n of_o prayer_n persecute_a saint_n be_v man_n of_o prayer_n yea_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v make_v up_o all_o of_o prayer_n david_n pray_v before_o but_o o_o when_o his_o enemy_n fall_v a_o persecute_v of_o he_o than_o he_o give_v up_o himself_o whole_o to_o prayer_n o_o then_o he_o be_v more_o earnest_a more_o fervent_a more_o frequent_a more_o diligent_a more_o constant_a and_o more_o abundant_a in_o the_o work_n of_o prayer_n numa_n plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o numa_n when_o numa_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v tell_v that_o his_o enemy_n be_v in_o arm_n against_o he_o he_o do_v but_o laugh_v at_o it_o
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most_o severe_a judgement_n have_v still_o follow_v the_o persecutor_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n let_v i_o close_o up_o this_o argument_n thus_o look_v as_o in_o prince_n court_n they_o be_v judge_v but_o silly_a shallow_a brain_a man_n that_o profess_v open_a and_o mortal_a hatred_n to_o the_o great_a favourite_n of_o the_o king_n because_o in_o so_o do_v they_o take_v the_o right_a and_o ready_a way_n to_o ruin_v themselves_o and_o family_n so_o they_o be_v doubtless_o the_o most_o silly_a shallow-brained_a man_n in_o the_o world_n how_o wise_a soever_o they_o may_v be_v in_o their_o own_o eye_n or_o in_o other_o eye_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o themselves_o who_o persecute_v the_o favourite_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n that_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o their_o own_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n but_o four_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o persecutor_n be_v in_o the_o most_o sad_a and_o deplorable_a condition_n if_o you_o do_v but_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v a_o day_n a_o come_n wherein_o god_n will_v full_o reckon_v with_o all_o persecutor_n for_o their_o persecute_v of_o his_o saint_n psal_n 9.12_o when_o he_o make_v inquisition_n for_o blood_n 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damim_a blood_n in_o the_o plural_a it_o note_v the_o killing_n and_o murdering_n of_o god_n afflict_v once_o gen._n 4.10_o 1_o king_n 9.26_o 2_o chron._n 24._o chap._n 22._o he_o remember_v they_o he_o forget_v not_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o humble_a there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o god_n will_v make_v inquisition_n for_o innocent_a blood_n the_o hebrew_a word_n dorâ—sh_n from_o darash_n that_o be_v here_o render_v inquisition_n signify_v not_o bare_o to_o seek_v to_o search_v but_o to_o seek_v search_n and_o inquire_v with_o all_o diligence_n and_o care_n imaginable_a o_o there_o be_v a_o time_n a_o come_n when_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v a_o very_a diligent_a and_o careful_a search_n and_o enquiry_n after_o all_o the_o innocent_a blood_n of_o his_o afflict_a and_o persecute_a 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