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will_v prevail_v without_o prayer_n and_o some_o may_v pray_v and_o make_v supplication_n but_o it_o be_v not_o prayer_n without_o tear_n will_v prevail_v prayer_n and_o tear_n weep_v prayer_n weep_v supplication_n be_v the_o prevayl_v prayer_n for_o safety_n wrestle_v prayer_n be_v prevayl_v prayer_n with_o god_n and_o prevayl_v with_o god_n be_v the_o way_n to_o prevail_v with_o man_n so_o do_v jacob_n run_v into_o this_o tower_n and_o be_v safe_a these_o prayer_n and_o tear_n so_o prevayl_v that_o esau_n instead_o of_o kill_a fall_n to_o kiss_v of_o jacob_n the_o king_n that_o be_v not_o able_a with_o his_o ten_o thousand_o to_o meet_v with_o he_o that_o come_v against_o he_o with_o twenty_o thousand_o while_o his_o adversary_n be_v yet_o a_o great_a way_n off_o send_v a_o ambassage_n and_o desire_n condition_n of_o peace_n luke_n 14._o 31_o 32._o now_o in_o case_n of_o fear_n and_o danger_n our_o prayer_n to_o god_n be_v ambassador_n for_o peace_n and_o safety_n now_o as_o these_o ambassador_n act_n their_o cause_n such_o be_v our_o speed_n if_o these_o agent_n do_v their_o business_n cold_o and_o only_o for_o form_n there_o be_v little_a peace_n and_o safety_n to_o be_v hope_v for_o by_o their_o ambassage_n but_o if_o we_o will_v have_v peace_n and_o safety_n by_o their_o embassy_n they_o must_v go_v to_o work_v as_o those_o isa_n 33._o 7._o behold_v their_o messenger_n shall_v cry_v without_o the_o ambassador_n of_o peace_n shall_v weep_v bitter_o the_o messenger_n must_v cry_v the_o ambassador_n weep_v and_o weep_v bitter_o that_o