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though_o thou_o make_v never_o so_o many_o prayer_n though_o thou_o boast_v of_o the_o goodness_n of_o thy_o condition_n and_o snatche_v at_o the_o promise_v of_o god_n yet_o if_o thou_o turn_v not_o from_o thy_o iniquity_n thou_o never_o as_o yet_o make_v any_o prayer_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n himself_o paul_n make_v many_o thousand_o prayer_n before_o his_o conversion_n he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v a_o pharisee_n else_o but_o they_o be_v never_o account_v prayer_n to_o he_o therefore_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o be_v convert_v behold_v say_v god_n he_o pray_v act_v 9_o a_o wicked_a man_n a_o carnal_a christian_a though_o he_o have_v the_o righteousness_n of_o saint_n paul_n before_o his_o conversion_n of_o live_v blameless_a unreprovable_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o outward_a righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o he_o can_v never_o make_v a_o acceptable_a prayer_n till_o he_o be_v true_o convert_v his_o prayer_n be_v no_o better_a than_o howl_v of_o dog_n or_o low_v of_o ox_n yea_o the_o lord_n abhor_v they_o o_o what_o poor_a encouragement_n can_v thou_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n never_o tally_n down_o any_o of_o thy_o prayer_n wicked_a man_n be_v like_o ulysses_n who_o weep_v more_o for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o dog_n than_o of_o his_o wife_n so_o wicked_a man_n weep_v and_o mourn_v for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o corn_n and_o their_o cattle_n hawk_n and_o hound_n card_n and_o dice_n but_o never_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o prayer_n so_o long_o as_o thou_o continue_v in_o thy_o profaneness_n and_o impenitency_n thou_o lose_v all_o thy_o prayer_n there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o that_o god_n tally_n down_o or_o reckon_v for_o a_o prayer_n here_o we_o minht_v have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o matter_n if_o time_n will_v suffer_v i_o but_o it_o will_v not_o only_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o i_o speak_v only_o to_o those_o who_o heart_n god_n have_v awaken_v out_o of_o their_o sin_n but_o who_o be_v oft_o discourage_v take_v heed_n of_o these_o discouragement_n for_o first_o they_o will_v drive_v thou_o to_o melancholy_n belove_a there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o melancholy_a man_n in_o the_o world_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o man_n be_v content_v to_o be_v convert_v by_o half_n because_o they_o be_v discourage_v in_o the_o work_n if_o thou_o suffer_v thyself_o to_o be_v discourage_v it_o will_v eaâ—e_v up_o thy_o spirit_n and_o thou_o will_v be_v like_o a_o silly_a dove_n without_o a_o heart_n hosea_n 7._o 11._o a_o dove_n be_v a_o melancholy_a creature_n that_o have_v no_o heart_n to_o any_o thing_n so_o epharaim_n have_v no_o heart_n to_o call_v upon_o god_n no_o heart_n to_o return_v unto_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o man_n and_o woman_n go_v whine_v and_o mourn_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o sin_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o come_v out_o because_o of_o discouragement_n all_o the_o policy_n of_o hell_n be_v less_o than_o this_o policy_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o drive_v man_n to_o despair_n or_o discouragement_n this_o do_v more_o hurt_n than_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o hell_n beside_o second_o if_o you_o do_v not_o take_v heed_n of_o they_o they_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o speak_v against_o god_n i_o have_v pray_v but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o i_o have_v call_v and_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o answer_v but_o have_v turn_v away_o his_o ear_n from_o i_o now_o thou_o speak_v against_o god_n num._n 21._o 4._o 5._o the_o soul_n of_o the_o people_n be_v much_o discourage_v and_o the_o people_n speak_v against_o god_n and_o against_o moses_n say_v wherefore_o have_v you_o bring_v we_o out_o of_o egypt_n to_o die_v in_o
when_o he_o take_v away_o the_o benefit_n of_o both_o these_o help_n ibid._n use_v 1_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o cast_v off_o security_n ibid._n doct._n it_o be_v the_o importunate_a desire_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n still_o to_o keep_v god_n present_a with_o they_o 255._o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v the_o particular_a favour_n of_o god_n which_o he_o express_v in_o his_o ordinance_n ibid._n 1._o this_o question_n be_v answer_v whether_o a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v without_o preach_v 256._o 2._o this_o question_n be_v answer_v who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v weary_a of_o god_n 257._o use_v to_o rebuke_v god_n people_n for_o their_o neglect_n in_o not_o strive_v to_o keep_v god_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v depart_v 258._o quest_n how_o may_v we_o keep_v the_o lord_n among_o we_o 260._o answ_n 1._o we_o must_v be_v sure_a to_o prepare_v a_o room_n for_o he_o ibid._n 2._o we_o must_v give_v he_o content_a 261._o 3._o we_o must_v make_v he_o welcome_n ibid._n 4._o we_o must_v be_v importunate_a with_o god_n to_o tarry_v and_o account_v it_o a_o great_a favour_n if_o he_o will_v stay_v 262._o the_o content_n of_o the_o twenty_o sermon_n on_o lament_n 3._o 5._o 7._o the_o open_n of_o the_o word_n in_o which_o be_v three_o property_n of_o effectual_a prayer_n 165._o 1._o the_o unsatiablenesse_n of_o it_o till_o it_o be_v hear_v ibid._n 2._o the_o sensibleness_n of_o it_o whether_o it_o be_v hear_v or_o no_o ibid._n 3._o the_o supply_n it_o have_v against_o danger_n and_o discouragement_n 166._o doct._n 1._o a_o effectual_a prayer_n be_v a_o unsatiable_a prayer_n ibid._n quest_n must_v a_o man_n always_o pray_v answ_n a_o man_n must_v give_v over_o the_o act_n of_o prayer_n for_o other_o duty_n but_o he_o must_v never_o give_v over_o the_o suit_n of_o prayer_n 267._o rule_v to_o know_v whether_o our_o prayer_n be_v unsatiable_a or_o no_o 1._o it_o it_o a_o earnest_a beg_a prayer_n ibid._n 2._o it_o be_v a_o constant_a prayer_n 268._o a_o godly_a man_n prayer_n be_v not_o out_o of_o his_o heart_n till_o the_o grace_n he_o pray_v for_o be_v in_o ibid._n 3_o it_o be_v a_o prayer_n that_o be_v ever_o a_o beginning_n ibid._n 4._o it_o be_v a_o proceed_n prayer_n it_o wind_v up_o the_o heart_n high_o and_o high_o ibid._n 5._o it_o be_v a_o prayer_n that_o purify_v the_o heart_n ibid._n it_o be_v more_o and_o more_o fervent_a 169._o and_o more_o and_o more_o frequent_a ibid._n it_o will_v take_v time_n from_o lawful_a recreation_n and_o from_o the_o lawful_a duty_n of_o our_o call_n 270._o and_o it_o will_v add_v humiliation_n and_o fast_v to_o prayer_n ibid._n use_v to_o condemn_v those_o who_o pray_v for_o grace_n and_o yet_o sit_v down_o before_o grace_n be_v obtain_v ibid._n such_o prayer_n be_v 1._o endless_a 271._o 2._o fruitless_a ibid._n doct._n 2._o a_o godly_a soul_n be_v sensible_a of_o god_n hear_v or_o not_o hear_v his_o prayer_n 272._o quest_n how_o can_v the_o soul_n know_v whether_o it_o speed_v in_o prayer_n or_o no_o answ_n 1._o when_o god_n give_v a_o soul_n further_o and_o further_a ability_n to_o pray_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o god_n hear_v it_o ibid._n but_o if_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o heart_n to_o continue_v its_o suit_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o god_n never_o mean_v to_o hear_v that_o man_n prayer_n ibid._n 2._o the_o preparednesse_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o prayer_n be_v a_o sign_n that_o god_n mean_v to_o hear_v 273._o 3._o god_n gracious_a look_n be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o will_v hear_v for_o sometime_o god_n answer_v his_o people_n by_o a_o cast_n of_o his_o countenance_n ibid._n 4._o the_o conscience_n of_o a_o man_n will_v answer_v he_o whether_o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n or_o no._n 274._o but_o a_o man_n conscience_n may_v be_v misinform_v 275._o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v have_v a_o truce_n though_o no_o true_a peace_n in_o his_o conscience_n ibid._n 5._o the_o get_n of_o the_o grace_n that_o a_o man_n pray_v for_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n ibid._n but_o god_n may_v give_v many_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o common_a grace_n yet_o not_o in_o love_n but_o in_o wrath_n 276._o 6._o if_o à _fw-fr man_n have_v faith_n give_v he_o to_o believe_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o god_n hear_v he_o ibid._n good_a work_n be_v good_a sign_n of_o faith_n but_o they_o be_v but_o rot_a ground_n of_o faith_n ibid._n object_n every_o promise_n run_v with_o a_o condition_n ibid._n answ_n 1._o the_o promise_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o way_n to_o get_v the_o condition_n 277._o â—_o faith_n be_v the_o enable_v cause_n to_o keep_v the_o condition_n ibid._n two_o thing_n do_v much_o hurt_v in_o prayer_n 1._o groundless_a encouragement_n 2._o needless_a discouragement_n 278._o doct._n 3._o god_n will_v not_o have_v any_o christian_a soul_n to_o be_v discourage_v in_o prayer_n 279_o a_o definition_n of_o discouragement_n ibid._n four_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v discourage_v in_o prayer_n 1._o because_o discouragement_n hinder_v the_o soul_n in_o prayer_n ibid._n 2._o discouragement_n take_v away_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o prayer_n 280._o 3._o if_o we_o have_v fearful_a apprehension_n of_o our_o sin_n so_o as_o to_o think_v they_o will_v never_o be_v forgive_v we_o can_v never_o pray_v aright_o ibid._n 4_o if_o we_o have_v any_o secret_a despair_n we_o can_v never_o pray_v to_o any_o purpose_n ibid._n there_o be_v a_o double_a desperation_n 1_o of_o infidelity_n which_o draw_v the_o soul_n from_o god_n 2._o of_o extremity_n which_o put_v life_n into_o a_o man_n prayer_n and_o endeavour_n 282._o a_o man_n never_o pray_v well_o till_o he_o feel_v himself_o undo_v 283._o we_o shall_v take_v heed_n of_o discouragement_n for_o 1_o discouragement_n breed_v melancholinesse_n in_o the_o soul_n 285._o 2._o they_o breed_v hard_a thought_n of_o god_n ibid._n 3._o they_o will_v cause_v a_o man_n to_o think_v that_o god_n hate_v he_o 286._o 4._o they_o will_v bring_v a_o man_n to_o despair_v ibid._n minister_n shall_v not_o preach_v the_o pure_a law_n without_o the_o gospel_n 287._o secret_n discouragement_n in_o the_o heart_n 1._o they_o take_v away_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n 288._o 2._o they_o drive_v we_o from_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n ibid._n 3._o they_o make_v a_o man_n continual_o to_o poor_a on_o his_o sin_n so_o as_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o get_v out_o of_o they_o 289._o 4._o they_o breed_v nothing_o but_o sorrow_n ibid._n 5._o they_o leave_v the_o soul_n in_o a_o maze_n that_o it_o know_v not_o whither_o to_o turn_v itself_o 290._o they_o whisper_v into_o a_o man_n a_o sentence_n of_o of_o death_n and_o a_o impossibility_n of_o escape_v ibid._n the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a 291._o the_o content_n of_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o sermon_n on_o rom._n 8._o 22._o every_o creature_n have_v a_o threefold_a goodness_n in_o it_o 1._o a_o goodness_n of_o end_n 295._o 2._o a_o goodness_n of_o nature_n ibid._n 3._o a_o goodness_n of_o use_n 296._o there_o be_v four_o evil_n under_o which_o every_o creature_n groan_v 1._o the_o continual_a labour_n that_o the_o creature_n be_v put_v unto_o ibid._n 2._o the_o creature_n sometime_o partake_v of_o the_o plagus_n of_o the_o ungodly_a ibid._n 3._o the_o creature_n have_v a_o instinctive_a fellow-feeling_n of_o man_n wretchedness_n 297._o 4_o because_o they_o be_v rend_v and_o tear_v from_o their_o proper_a master_n ibid._n doct._n every_o creature_n groan_v under_o the_o slavery_n of_o sin_n ibid._n not_o only_o under_o the_o slavery_n of_o sinful_a man_n but_o so_o far_o as_o they_o minister_v to_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o saint_n they_o groan_v under_o they_o ibid._n object_n do_v ever_o any_o man_n hear_v any_o unreasonable_a creature_n groan_n under_o sin_n answ_n it_o be_v speak_v hyperbolical_o to_o declare_v the_o great_a misery_n the_o creature_n be_v into_o serve_v sinful_a man_n ibid._n 2._o analogical_o in_o regard_n of_o a_o natural_a instinct_n of_o blind_a reason_n that_o be_v in_o 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