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believe_v there_o be_v that_o man_n or_o woman_n upon_o the_o earth_n that_o can_v in_o truth_n say_v so_o upon_o his_o own_o experience_n nay_o i_o much_o question_n whether_o any_o can_v say_v so_o who_o add_v to_o willing_a the_o use_n of_o this_o mean_n pray_v by_o a_o free_a and_o conceive_a prayer_n though_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o he_o shall_v do_v it_o much_o better_a that_o way_n than_o any_o other_o the_o fault_n therefore_o be_v in_o our_o self_n that_o be_v in_o the_o common_a infirmity_n of_o humane_a nature_n its_o averseness_n and_o awkwardness_n to_o spiritual_a employment_n and_o the_o contemplation_n of_o spiritual_a object_n and_o exercise_n of_o itself_o upon_o they_o and_o though_o it_o be_v such_o a_o fault_n as_o will_v hardly_o be_v perfect_o correct_v whilst_o we_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n yet_o it_o be_v such_o as_o we_o may_v use_v mean_n to_o correct_v and_o in_o a_o good_a measure_n actual_o correct_v and_o pray_v by_o a_o conceive_a prayer_n by_o 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that_o word_n be_v apart_o of_o perfect_a prayer_n and_o of_o all_o prayer_n where_o one_o minister_v to_o other_o in_o prayer_n must_v not_o be_v deny_v and_o a_o essential_a part_n too_o for_o without_o they_o he_o can_v so_o pray_v so_o as_o he_o who_o thought_n be_v employ_v in_o form_v of_o word_n whether_o to_o express_v his_o own_o premeditation_n or_o present_a impression_n or_o monition_n can_v certain_o be_v deny_v to_o have_v his_o thought_n employ_v about_o his_o work_n in_o prayer_n our_o casuist_n go_v on_o p._n 39_o and_o say_v it_o be_v pretend_v that_o conceive_a prayer_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o fix_v the_o minister_n attention_n in_o prayer_n because_o he_o utter_v his_o word_n in_o conceive_a prayer_n immediate_o from_o his_o affection_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o his_o thought_n have_v not_o that_o scope_n to_o wander_v as_o when_o he_o read_v they_o out_o of_o a_o book_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o if_o he_o have_v devout_a affection_n he_o may_v utter_v his_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v the_o only_a text_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v with_o any_o pretence_n be_v translate_v office_n and_o not_o necessary_o there_o see_v rom._n 5.15_o chap._n 6.23_o rom._n 2.11_o 1_o cor._n 12.4_o 9_o 28_o 30._o chap._n 11.7_o rom._n 11.29_o 1_o cor._n 1.11_o 1_o cor._n 12.31_o i_o think_v it_o be_v hardly_o use_v in_o any_o other_o text_n and_o in_o no_o heathen_a author_n so_o as_o we_o must_v have_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o from_o holy_a writ_n let_v any_o one_o peruse_v those_o text_n and_o judge_v whether_o contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o most_o author_n he_o can_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d office_n or_o dignity_n for_o what_o our_o author_n say_v as_o to_o 1_o tim._n 4.14_o that_o the_o next_o word_n which_o be_v give_v thou_o by_o prophecy_n make_v it_o plain_a that_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v in_o the_o aforementioned_a answer_n to_o dr._n falkner_n p._n 63._o what_o 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