though_o you_o make_v many_o prayer_n yet_o hear_v i_o nothing_o at_o all_o say_v god_n and_o wherefore_o because_o your_o hand_n be_v full_a of_o blood_n it_o be_v write_v in_o genesis_n 4._o that_o god_n will_v not_o look_v upon_o cayn_n and_o his_o offer_v that_o he_o will_v have_v no_o regard_n to_o his_o sacrifice_n and_o wherefore_o because_o his_o hart_n be_v full_a of_o malice_n solomon_n say_v precatio_fw-la iniusti_fw-la abhominabilis_fw-la est_fw-la the_o prayer_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v abominable_a the_o sinful_a man_n prayer_n be_v abominable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n 109._o david_n also_o let_v their_o prayer_n be_v as_o a_o sin_n let_v their_o prayer_n be_v turn_v into_o sin_n say_v he_o o_o miserable_a man_n thou_o be_v if_o thou_o be_v not_o in_o charity_n wretched_a and_o too_o sinful_a thou_o be_v if_o thou_o be_v not_o in_o love_n and_o unity_n thy_o prayer_n be_v abominable_a yea_o thy_o prayer_n be_v no_o prayer_n thy_o prayer_n be_v sin_n thou_o pray_v 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