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have_v hear_v his_o prayer_n even_o as_o he_o confess_v in_o the_o next_o psalm_n 21.2_o psalm_n 21.2_o thou_o have_v give_v he_o his_o heart_n desire_v and_o have_v not_o deny_v he_o the_o request_n of_o his_o lip_n where_o he_o do_v also_o add_v this_o note_n selah_n to_o show_v that_o as_o before_o they_o do_v earnest_o pray_v for_o it_o so_o now_o they_o shall_v be_v great_o affect_v in_o thanksgiving_n with_o it_o and_o as_o they_o have_v a_o feel_n of_o their_o want_n in_o pray_v for_o it_o so_o they_o shall_v have_v of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o give_v thanks_n for_o the_o same_o and_o so_o both_o in_o the_o one_o and_o in_o the_o other_o to_o have_v their_o mind_n special_o move_v with_o that_o they_o say_v general_o wheresoever_o this_o be_v use_v word_n the_o general_a use_n of_o this_o word_n we_o must_v careful_o mark_v it_o and_o make_v some_o good_a use_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o matter_n where_o it_o be_v use_v for_o though_o the_o whole_a scripture_n be_v excellent_a in_o itself_o and_o in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o as_o be_v give_v by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 3.16_o 2._o tim._n 3.16_o and_o be_v profitable_a to_o teach_v to_o convince_v to_o correct_v and_o to_o instruct_v in_o righteousness_n that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n may_v be_v absolute_a be_v make_v perfect_a unto_o all_o good_a work_n yet_o some_o part_n have_v more_o special_a use_n to_o we_o in_o some_o case_n than_o other_o and_o therefore_o some_o be_v commend_v unto_o we_o with_o the_o title_n of_o excellency_n as_o all_o the_o psalm_n common_o call_v of_o degree_n 120.1_o psalm_n 120.1_o or_o as_o other_o read_v it_o of_o excellency_n because_o in_o that_o shortness_n they_o contain_v some_o excellent_a matter_n so_o also_o in_o the_o same_o psalm_n some_o part_n may_v be_v of_o great_a use_n and_o of_o more_o note_n and_o observation_n for_o some_o cause_n than_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o same_o as_o here_o in_o this_o psalm_n though_o 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the_o time_n of_o popery_n beside_o we_o must_v do_v all_o thing_n after_o that_o manner_n that_o he_o have_v prescribe_v in_o his_o word_n with_o pure_a conscience_n 2.19_o 1._o tim._n 2.8_o 2._o tim._n 2.19_o and_o lift_v pure_a hand_n in_o all_o place_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v and_o he_o that_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n let_v he_o depart_v from_o iniquity_n for_o god_n hear_v not_o sinner_n as_o the_o blind_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n say_v 31._o john_n 9_o 31._o but_o if_o any_o be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o he_o and_o do_v his_o will_n he_o he_o hear_v and_o for_o want_v of_o this_o he_o refuse_v the_o very_a sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n of_o the_o jew_n yea_o their_o solemn_a fasting_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o prophet_n and_o namely_o in_o the_o prophet_n esay_n 1.11_o jsa_n 1.11_o what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o the_o multitude_n of_o your_o sacrifice_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o be_o full_a of_o the_o burn_a offering_n of_o ram_n and_o of_o the_o fat_a 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be_v of_o his_o help_n and_o so_o let_v we_o determine_v when_o we_o pray_v to_o be_v thankful_a unto_o he_o for_o it_o thus_o must_v we_o do_v also_o for_o all_o other_o thing_n that_o we_o pray_v for_o if_o we_o will_v be_v hear_v so_o that_o if_o we_o ask_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n the_o increase_n of_o faith_n the_o assurance_n of_o god_n favour_n and_o the_o feel_n of_o his_o love_n we_o must_v do_v it_o as_o david_n do_v 4.6_o psal_n 4.6_o lord_n lift_v up_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o we_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o more_o joy_n of_o heart_n than_o they_o have_v have_v when_o their_o wheat_n and_o their_o wine_n do_v abound_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v i_o this_o thing_n i_o shall_v be_v more_o behold_v to_o he_o for_o it_o than_o if_o i_o have_v have_v all_o the_o wealth_n in_o the_o world_n give_v i_o when_o that_o godly_a woman_n hannah_n pray_v for_o a_o manchild_n she_o do_v it_o so_o earnest_o as_o may_v 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