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kind_n though_o some_o sin_n be_v more_o vocal_a and_o speak_v loud_o than_o other_o yet_o all_o speak_v but_o when_o he_o say_v sure_o or_o without_o all_o question_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v vanity_n by_o vanity_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v vain_a man_n pray_v or_o vanity_n be_v put_v for_o the_o prayer_n and_o cry_n of_o those_o person_n who_o be_v as_o vain_a as_o vanity_n itself_o the_o word_n render_v vanity_n mutili_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d temeritas_fw-la falsitas_fw-la mendacium_fw-la dicitur_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la salsa_fw-la vana_fw-la levi_fw-la &_o mutili_fw-la signify_v a_o lie_n as_o also_o rashness_n temerity_n god_n will_v neither_o hear_v rash-headed_n nor_o false-hearted_a prayer_n he_o will_v not_o hear_v vain_a prayer_n or_o the_o prayer_n of_o vain_a man_n the_o abstract_n be_v often_o put_v for_o the_o concrete_a in_o scripture_n psal_n 107.42_o all_o iniquity_n shall_v stop_v her_o mouth_n when_o the_o lord_n bring_v about_o that_o mighty_a work_n the_o bring_v down_o of_o the_o mighty_a &_o set_v the_o poor_a on_o high_a those_o that_o be_v at_o once_o poor_a and_o humble_a the_o lord_n will_v set_v on_o high_a than_o iniquity_n that_o be_v wicked_a man_n man_n of_o iniquity_n shall_v stop_v their_o mouth_n or_o have_v their_o mouth_n stop_v they_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o word_n to_o say_v as_o gainsay_v that_o righteous_a and_o glorious_a work_n of_o god_n so_o here_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v vanity_n that_o be_v vain_a man_n or_o man_n that_o pray_v vain_o all_o that_o which_o man_n speak_v or_o act_n be_v vain_a or_o vanity_n if_o it_o be_v not_o good_a if_o it_o be_v not_o answerable_a to_o the_o will_n and_o end_n of_o god_n yea_o whatsoever_o prayer_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o faith_n and_o flow_v from_o a_o pure_a heart_n be_v vanity_n it_o be_v but_o straw_n and_o stubble_n dross_n and_o dung_n god_n will_v not_o hear_v vanity_n neither_o will_v the_o almighty_a regard_n it_o he_o that_o will_v not_o hear_v will_v much_o less_o regard_n vanity_n the_o sense_n be_v gradual_a regard_v be_v more_o than_o hear_v we_o may_v put_v both_o together_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v with_o regard_n nor_o regard_v what_o he_o hear_v from_o such_o the_o strong_a god_n who_o have_v all_o power_n in_o his_o hand_n the_o power_n of_o authority_n or_o the_o power_n of_o a_o judge_n will_v not_o hear_v vanity_n the_o almighty_a the_o all-sufficient_a who_o have_v all_o power_n of_o efficiency_n in_o his_o hand_n the_o nourisher_n and_o preserver_n the_o punisher_n and_o correcter_n of_o all_o man_n observavit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intendit_fw-la oculos_fw-la &_o visum_fw-la intentis_fw-la &_o fiaeis_n oculis_fw-la intuitus_fw-la est_fw-la solicitè_fw
observavit_fw-la this_o shaddai_n will_v not_o regard_v vanity_n he_o will_v not_o give_v it_o a_o look_n with_o respect_n no_o not_o one_o good_a look_n the_o word_n signify_v to_o fix_v or_o set_v the_o eye_n with_o strong_a intention_n upon_o any_o thing_n or_o person_n the_o prophet_n elisha_n speak_v to_o this_o sense_n though_o he_o use_v another_o word_n when_o he_o say_v to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 3.14_o be_v it_o not_o that_o i_o regard_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n i_o will_v not_o look_v to_o thou_o nor_o see_v thou_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o regard_v he_o will_v not_o look_v to_o vanity_n to_o the_o prayer_n of_o vain_a man_n he_o will_v as_o it_o be_v shut_v his_o eye_n he_o will_v not_o see_v though_o he_o do_v see_v the_o almighty_a will_v not_o regard_v it_o hence_o note_v first_o the_o prayer_n of_o vain_a and_o evil_a person_n be_v vain_a thing_n the_o text_n do_v not_o say_v their_o oath_n be_v vain_a and_o their_o lie_n be_v 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