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prescribe_v and_o enjoin_v for_o that_o end_n 9_o quod_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la svam_fw-la promisit_fw-la clementiam_fw-la per_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la implet_fw-la preces_fw-la hier._n com._n in_o dan._n 9_o there_o unto_o have_v he_o make_v many_o precious_a promise_n here_o upon_o saint_n in_o all_o age_n have_v use_v this_o mean_n and_o find_v it_o to_o be_v effectual_a that_o which_o through_o his_o grace_n he_o promise_v upon_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o saint_n he_o perform_v 10._o from_o the_o subject_a matter_n that_o be_v desire_v which_o be_v a_o right_a way_n it_o appear_v that_o a_o prosperous_a journey_n may_v be_v seek_v of_o god_n 10._o observe_v 10._o man_n in_o their_o journey_n be_v subject_a to_o many_o danger_n the_o divine_a providence_n can_v keep_v they_o fare_v from_o all_o their_o danger_n yea_o he_o can_v so_o order_v it_o that_o by_o mistake_v of_o a_o way_n they_o may_v avoid_v some_o dangerous_a plot_n of_o enemy_n against_o they_o austin_n relate_v a_o 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be_v remove_v if_o the_o foresaid_a mean_n have_v be_v due_o use_v 2._o another_o ground_n to_o press_v extraordinary_a prayer_n in_o a_o extraordinary_a case_n powerful_a 2_o extraordinary_a prayer_n be_v extraordinary_a powerful_a be_v god_n usual_a deal_n with_o man_n according_a to_o their_o deal_n with_o he_o 71._o ora_fw-la fortiter_fw-la &_o dic_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o necessitatibus_fw-la erue_fw-la i_o tunc_fw-la finiuntur_fw-la istae_fw-la necessitate_v aug._n nedib_n ep_v 71._o even_o according_a to_o the_o manner_n and_o measure_n of_o seek_v this_o or_o that_o of_o he_o prayer_n more_o than_o ordinary_a be_v more_o than_o ordinary_o powerful_a instance_n this_o in_o my_o text_n for_o thus_o it_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 23._o we_o fast_v and_o beseech_v our_o god_n for_o this_o and_o he_o be_v entreat_v of_o we_o many_o and_o admirable_a have_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o prayer_n and_o fast_v record_v in_o god_n word_n and_o those_o sometime_o for_o prevent_v or_o remove_v great_a 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