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not_o joyous_a but_o grievous_a may_v afterward_o 11._o heb._n 12._o 11._o yield_v the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n to_o they_o the_o royal_a prophet_n frequent_o call_v upon_o god_n to_o comfort_v the_o soul_n of_o his_o sorrowful_a servant_n and_o this_o he_o learn_v from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n and_o we_o all_o know_v that_o the_o whole_a confidence_n and_o hope_n of_o the_o deject_a and_o sorrowful_a publican_n lie_v in_o this_o petition_n god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n if_o we_o have_v improve_v meletus_n first_o lecture_n so_o far_o as_o right_o 〈◊〉_d meditate_v and_o consider_v we_o can_v but_o own_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o divine_a prayer_n in_o the_o case_n we_o be_v upon_o for_o herein_o we_o go_v to_o god_n who_o mercy_n be_v large_a and_o many_o and_o so_o proportion_v to_o all_o our_o evil_n and_o want_n among_o the_o herd_n of_o mankind_n some_o be_v useful_a one_o way_n and_o some_o another_o one_o may_v help_v when_o we_o be_v lame_a another_o when_o we_o be_v under_o sorrowful_a loss_n another_o when_o we_o be_v in_o prison_n or_o banish_v our_o country_n but_o we_o can_v meet_v with_o none_o who_o can_v relieve_v we_o in_o all_o calamity_n but_o now_o god_n have_v a_o plaster_n for_o every_o sore_a and_o a_o remedy_n for_o every_o extremity_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v o_o god_n 13._o psal._n 69._o 13._o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n hear_v i_o and_o he_o not_o only_o multiply_v they_o as_o some_o have_v do_v their_o riches_n and_o yet_o none_o be_v the_o better_a for_o they_o but_o he_o do_v keep_v 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o his_o recreation_n and_o delight_n to_o show_v they_o for_o he_o retain_v not_o his_o anger_n for_o ever_o because_o he_o 18._o mic._n 7._o 18._o delight_v in_o mercy_n and_o his_o merciful_a love_a kindness_n be_v not_o only_o great_a but_o 2._o psal_n 117._o 2._o great_a towards_o we_o moreover_o to_o pray_v to_o god_n in_o 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