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be_v sanctify_v mercy_n mercy_n as_o you_o be_v creature_n be_v good_a but_o as_o return_n of_o prayer_n they_o be_v sanctify_v and_o bless_a mercy_n be_v much_o better_a to_o the_o soul_n that_o enjoy_v they_o 3._o the_o mercy_n which_o thou_o have_v as_o return_n of_o prayer_n be_v costly_a mercy_n mercy_n that_o come_v in_o by_o providence_n be_v easy_a and_o cheap_a but_o mercy_n that_o come_v in_o by_o prayer_n be_v costly_a they_o cost_v the_o price_n of_o christ_n blood_n to_o purchase_v they_o and_o they_o cost_v thou_o many_o a_o prayer_n and_o tear_n to_o obtain_v they_o 4._o these_o mercy_n be_v seal_v mercy_n and_o that_o in_o three_o particular_n 1._o they_o be_v seal_n to_o you_o that_o you_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o christ_n hear_v no_o prayer_n and_o no_o spirit_n but_o his_o own_o god_n be_v as_o well_o please_v with_o the_o bark_n of_o a_o dog_n as_o with_o the_o prayer_n of_o a_o christless_a man_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o seal_n to_o thou_o of_o a_o interest_n in_o christ_n intercession_n if_o thy_o prayer_n be_v return_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n they_o be_v accept_v now_o no_o prayer_n be_v accept_v but_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o intercession_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 3._o these_o return_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o more_o mercy_n a_o sign_n that_o thou_o shall_v have_v more_o mercy_n from_o god_n one_o mercy_n that_o be_v give_v in_o by_o prayer_n be_v a_o pledge_n of_o another_o mercy_n and_o thy_o mercy_n in_o this_o life_n be_v a_o pledge_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v have_v eternal_a happiness_n in_o heaven_n to_o all_o eternity_n finis_fw-la rev._n 2._o 5._o rev._n 2._o 9_o 3._o 1._o psal_n 4._o sermon_n preachtat_fw-la laurence_n jury_n april_n 22_o 1649._o sermon_n i._n the_o content_a open_v verse_n 7._o verse_n 8._o verse_n 9_o verse_n 11._o the_o text_n open_v coelum_fw-la empyreum_fw-la empyreum_fw-la regnum_fw-la coelorum_fw-la denotat_fw-la praedicationem_fw-la evangelit_fw-la &_o propagationem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la paraeus_n paraeus_n regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la significatstatum_fw-la &_o conditionem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la quae_fw-la propriè_fw-la christiana_n â—câ—tur_fw-la camero_n in_o mat._n 18._o â—_o adeo_fw-la avidi_fw-la di_fw-it sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la nulla_fw-la vi_fw-la rbstrahi_fw-la possunt_fw-la sed_fw-la potius_fw-la moaiuntur_fw-la quam_fw-la abstrahantur_fw-la ab_fw-la evangeâ—io_fw-la luther_n luther_n frigebant_fw-la sub_fw-la ministerio_fw-la legis_fw-la scribarum_fw-la &_o pharisaeorum_fw-la fervebant_fw-la sub_fw-la ministerio_fw-la joannis_n musculus_fw-la quest_n 1_o why_o the_o gospel_n so_o successful_a then_o then_o natura_fw-la hominum_fw-la novitat_fw-la be_v avida_fw-la mark_v 1._o 27._o 1_o thes_n 2._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d primum_fw-la advertum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la principiis_fw-la savebant_fw-la etc._n etc._n isa_n 54._o 1_o 2._o isa_n 2._o 2._o isa_n 60._o 3_o 4_o 5._o isa_n 40._o 31._o zach._n 12._o 8._o 2_o sam._n 17_o 8._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 15_o 16._o 18._o isa_n 30._o 26._o mat._n 11._o 28._o act_n 15._o 10._o quest_n 2._o why_o the_o gospel_n not_o so_o successful_a now_o as_o former_o reason_n 1_o in_o regard_n of_o minister_n luke_n 1._o 16._o jerem._n 23._o 22._o 32._o 2_o cor._n 4_o 2_o matth._n 7_o 29._o 2_o cor._n 14_o 5._o job_n 38._o 2._o mat._n 3._o 2._o 2_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o people_n reason_n 1._o mat._n 21._o 26._o 1_o thes_n 2._o 13._o mat._n 21._o 25_o 26._o john_n 10._o 41._o miracula_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la multiplicanda_fw-la sine_fw-la necessitate_v 1_o cor._n 1._o 22._o 1_o cor._n 14_o 22._o 2_o cor._n 12_o 12._o deut._n 6._o 6_o 7._o sermon_n preach_v at_o laurence_n jury_n april_n 22_o 1649._o sermon_n 11._o jer._n 8._o 6._o jer._n 2._o 23_o eccles_n 8._o 11._o hab._n 2._o 13._o prov._n 4._o
16._o dan_n 7._o 25._o micah_n 6_o 12._o micah_n 2_o 2._o amos_n 3._o 10._o prov._n 4._o 17._o amos_n 2._o 7._o psal_n 59_o 6_o 14._o ferventissimi_fw-la in_o terrenis_fw-la sâ—â—gidissimi_fw-la in_o coelestibus_fw-la act_n 26._o 11._o luke_n 6._o 11._o 2_o chron._n 28._o 9_o act_n 2._o 13._o mark_v 3._o 21._o act_n 26._o 24._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 13._o nullum_fw-la viâ—lentum_fw-la est_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la 1_o king_n 1._o 1._o deut._n 34._o 7._o act_n 18._o 17._o exod._n 13._o 13._o levit._fw-la 11_o 30._o use_v 2._o for_o comfort_n 1_o to_o minister_n for_o three_o reason_n ezek._n 3._o 19_o act_n 20._o 26._o act_n 18._o 6._o 2_o cor._n 2._o 15._o isa_n 49._o 2._o john_n 4._o 36_o 37._o 2_o king_n 23._o 15._o 2_o king_n 22._o 2._o comfort_n to_o hearer_n for_o three_o reason_n luk._n 8._o 8_o mat._n 13._o 23._o cant._n 7._o 12._o sermon_n preach_v at_o laurence_n jury_n april_n 29_o 1629._o sermon_n 111._o use_v 3._o instruction_n 1_o what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o this_o violence_n 2_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o 1_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n rom._n 12_o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d boil_v in_o spirit_n 2_o in_o respect_n of_o ourselves_o rom._n 6._o 19_o act_n 26._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 3._o 14._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o devil_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 8._o vigilat_fw-la diabolus_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la do_v mis._n in_o respect_n of_o other_o man_n bad_a man_n jer._n 8_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iâ—ruit_n more_o in_o undantis_fw-la aquae_fw-la 2_o in_o regard_n of_o good_a man_n num._n 14._o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d implevit_fw-la ire_n post_fw-la i_o he_o go_v after_o i_o with_o full_a sail_n psal_n 132_o 4_o 5._o psal_n 69._o 9_o luke_n 13._o 24._o 5_o in_o regard_n of_o heaven_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_fw-it pugilum_fw-la certate_fw-la 1_o cor._n 9_o 24_o 25._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 5._o facilis_fw-la descensâ—s_fw-la averni_fw-la virgil._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paraeus_n 3_o the_o discovery_n of_o this_o violence_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d num._n 12_o 3._o exod._n 32._o john_n 2._o 17._o psal_n 63._o 1._o act_n 13._o 22._o psal_n 119_o 6._o jer._n 2._o 2._o cant._n 8._o 5._o matth._n 8_o 19_o psal_n 63._o 1._o luke_n 12._o 1._o mark_v 2._o 4._o mark_v 7._o 27._o verse_n 28._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 21_o 22._o 4_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o rash_a and_o a_o holy_a violence_n levit_fw-la 9_o 24._o 1_o sam._n 13_o 13._o v._o 11_o 12._o mat._n 26._o 51._o josh_n 24._o 15._o sermon_n preach_v at_o laurence_n jury_n april_n 29_o 16_o 19_o serâ—â—n_n four_o math._n 20_o joh_n 32._o 9_o act_n 〈…〉_z titus_n 2._o 14._o gal._n 1._o 14_o 2_o king_n 10._o 28._o verse_n 31_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 10._o james_n 3._o 17._o revel_v 3._o 19_o 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o use_v 4._o for_o caution_n in_o 4_o thâ—nâ—â—_n phil._n 4._o 5._o habak_v 2_o 5._o isa_n 46._o 6._o 1_o king_n 18._o 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d note_n to_o gush_v out_o 〈…〉_z and_o plentrull_n gal._n 1._o 13_o jer._n 32._o 35._o jam._n 1._o 25._o for_o lamentation_n for_o the_o apostasy_n of_o our_o time_n we_o fall_v short_a of_o primitive_a christian_n in_o three_o regard_n 1_o in_o love_n 1_o thes_n 4._o 9_o 2_o in_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n sermon_n preach_v at_o laurence_n jury_n may_v 6_o 1649._o sermon_n v._n mat._n 21._o 31_o 32._o luke_n 7._o 29_o 30._o prove_v by_o example_n magdalene_n john_n 12._o 5._o luke_n 7._o 36_o 37._o mark_v 14._o 4._o mat._n 26._o 8._o luke_n 7._o 44._o act_n 8._o 1._o act_n 9_o 1._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 13._o act_n 26._o 11._o gal._n 1._o 23_o quest_n why_o do_v god_n call_v such_o vile_a person_n why_o be_v such_o most_o â—eal_a 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o isa_n 30._o 22._o isa_n 2._o 20_o use_v 1_o to_o great_a sinner_n convert_v 2_o chron._n 33._o 12._o levit._fw-la 11_o 24_o 25._o john_n 21._o 15._o act_n 1._o 15._o john_n 20._o 6._o john_n 21._o 7._o use_v 2._o to_o civil_a man_n luke_n 18._o 14._o long_o possibilius_fw-la est_fw-la meretâ—ices_fw-la &_o notorios_fw-la peccatores_fw-la salvari_fw-la quam_fw-la superbos_fw-la sanctulos_fw-la illi_fw-la enim_fw-la tandemcoguntur_fw-la sentire_fw-la sua_fw-la peccata_fw-la hi_o verò_fw-la in_o persuasione_n propriae_fw-la sanctitat_fw-la be_v moriuntur_fw-la nis_fw-la mirabili_fw-la modo_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la luke_n 7._o 43._o jer._n 5._o 6._o use_v 3_o to_o profane_a man_n in_o two_o regard_n isa_n 44._o 22._o mat._n 1._o 3_o gen._n 38._o 38._o heb._n 11._o 31._o gen._n 19_o 37._o sermon_n preach_v at_o laurence_n jury_n in_o london_n june_n 18._o 1649._o context_n lord_n prayer_n be_v not_o command_v to_o be_v use_v use_v ne_fw-fr de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la nimis_fw-la superstitioâ—â—_n soliciti_fw-la simus_fw-la simus_fw-la maltâ—â—unt_fw-la precaâ—â—â—nes_fw-la in_o psalmis_fw-la dâ—vidiâ—is_fw-la multae_fw-la in_o prophetis_fw-la maltae_fw-la in_o act_n apostolieis_n â—â—uliae_fw-la in_o eâ—â—stâ—lis_fw-la panâ—inis_fw-la etc._n etc._n reas_n 4._o rom._n 8._o â—â—_o luke_n 11._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o the_o conference_n isa_n 26._o 9_o the_o text_n divide_v gen._n 4._o 4._o heb._n 11._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rev._n 8._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isa_n 56._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n 4._o 6._o use_v 1_o 〈…〉_z prov._n 21._o 27._o jer._n 10._o 25._o rom._n 3._o 11._o act._n 22_o 23._o 11._o sermon_n psal_n 10._o 17._o job_n 11._o 13_o 14_o 15._o psal_n 25._o 1._o isai_n 37._o 4._o jer._n 7._o 16._o tim._n 2._o 8._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 35._o dan._n 9_o 3._o psal_n 5._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d more_fw-it militari_fw-la disponam_fw-la quest_n when_o do_v god_n deny_v request_n answ_n psal_n 66._o 18._o jam._n 4._o 3._o mat._n 20._o 21._o gen._n 26._o 1_o 2._o gen._n 46._o 3._o qui_fw-fr frigide_a orat_fw-la docet_fw-la negare_fw-la quest_n denial_n of_o prayer_n when_o â—â—_o mercy_n luke_n 5._o 8._o concedit_fw-la iratus_fw-la quod_fw-la negat_fw-la propitias_fw-la multos_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la exaudit_fw-la ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ut_fw-la exaudiat_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la act_n 1._o 7_o 8._o aut_fw-la dal_n it_o deus_fw-mi 〈…〉_z psal_n 80._o 4._o non_fw-mi dissert_v deus_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la dare_v non_fw-fr â—ult_n 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la â—ucto_fw-la 〈…〉_z sol._n deut._n 29._o 2_o sam._n 27_o 28_o 29._o gen._n 15._o 5._o gen._n 25._o 21._o sol._n quest_n what_o be_v holy_a importunity_n answ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 32._o â—â—_o james_n 5._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quest_n when_o be_v god_n people_n most_o importunate_a plurimi_fw-la novitate_fw-la conversionis_fw-la serventes_fw-la erant_fw-la psal_n 42._o 4._o dan._n 9_o 2_o 3._o jer._n 29._o 13_o dan._n 9_o 13._o jer._n 29._o 11_o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 11._o 13._o psal._n 130._o 1_o 2._o psal_n 142._o 1_o 2._o psal_n 107._o 6._o 2_o chron._n 32._o 20._o 2_o chron._n 33._o 12_o 13._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 15._o isai_n 26._o 9_o iii_o sermon_n difference_n between_o holy_a and_o 〈…〉_z in_o 7._o 〈◊〉_d psal_n 143._o 6_o 7._o psal_n 119._o 20._o psal_n 42._o 1._o prov._n 13._o 4._o psal_n 4._o 6._o psal_n 143._o 6_o 7_o 8._o psal_n 63._o 1._o hos_fw-la 7._o 14._o act._n 8._o psal_n 38._o 9_o rom._n 8._o 26._o rev._n 5._o 8._o isai_n 29._o 13._o cant._n 2._o 14._o can_v 8._o 13._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 7._o mat._n 15._o 22._o job_n 21._o 15._o gal._n 4._o 6._o levit._fw-la 9_o 24._o 1_o king_n 18._o 38._o four_o sermon_n 5_o particular_a why_o we_o must_v be_v importunate_a concomitant_n of_o prayer_n heb._n 11._o 6._o mar._n 11._o 24._o jam._n 1._o 5._o ver._n 6._o psal_n 55._o 17._o rom._n 15._o 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z rom._n 12._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d james_n 5._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 26_o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_n 12_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d colos_n 4._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reas_n 2._o gen_n 15._o 11._o james_n 1._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quest_n why_o so_o few_o importunate_a in_o prayer_n job_n 1._o 6._o job_n 38._o 7._o gen._n 6._o 2._o zach._n 3._o 1_o 2._o cant._n 3._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 35._o ezek._n 33._o 31._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 8._o 1_o pet_n 3._o 7._o matt_n 26._o 39_o v._o sermon_n psal_n 5._o 3._o tanta_fw-la fiducia_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la amico_fw-la tanta_fw-la reverentiâ_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la job_n 15._o 4._o psal_n 5._o 1_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 24._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 7._o colos_n 4._o 2._o psa_fw-la 103._o 1._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 13._o luke_n 17._o 8._o oremus_fw-la attendainas_fw-la isai_n 63._o 17._o jer._n 31._o 18._o siccine_fw-la putas_fw-la or_o ass_n jonam_fw-la sic_fw-la danielem_fw-la inter_fw-la leones_fw-la sic_fw-la latronem_fw-la in_o cruse_n use_v of_o caution_n to_o those_o that_o think_v they_o have_v importunity_n upon_o falâ—e_a ground_n first_o false_a ground_n consute_v a_o second_o false_a ground_n consute_v a_o three_o ground_n confute_v a_o four_o ground_n confute_v vi_o sermon_n 2._o caution_n to_o those_o that_o think_v they_o have_v not_o importunity_n when_o they_o have_v 1._o reason_n confute_v rom._n 16._o 5._o verse_n 7._o nehem._n 11._o 17._o 2._o reason_n confute_v a_o three_o reason_n confute_v psal_n 77._o 4._o a_o four_o reason_n confute_v doct._n 4._o god_n be_v better_a than_o our_o prayer_n petijt_fw-la filium_fw-la accepit_fw-la prophetam_fw-la gen._n 17._o verse_n 19_o ephes_n 3._o 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 8._o 26._o psal_n 73._o concedit_fw-la iratus_fw-la quod_fw-la negat_fw-la propitius_fw-la psal_n 78._o 18._o v._o 30_o 31._o 3._o verse_n 32._o mat._n 8._o 31_o 32._o quest_n when_o mercy_n be_v return_n of_o prayer_n psal_n 116._o 2._o job_n 21._o 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 14._o verse_n 15._o 1_o sam._n 1._o 27_o 28._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 22._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 1._o psal_n 85._o 6._o vii_o sermon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prov._n 10._o 22._o 1_o chron._n â—_o â—â—_o psal_n 106._o 15._o act._n 12._o act._n 4._o 31._o joh._n 4._o 52_o 53._o isa_n 65._o 24._o job_n 22._o 27_o 28._o psal_n 66._o 13_o 14._o object_n 1._o joh._n ii_o prov._n 1._o 24._o verse_n 28._o mic._n 3._o 4._o zach._n 7._o 13._o job_n 9_o 16_o 17._o desideria_fw-la dilata_fw-la crescunt_fw-la at_o cito_fw-la data_fw-la vilescunt_fw-la lam._n 3._o 8._o verse_n 44._o hab._n 1._o 2._o psal_n 22._o 1_o 2._o psal_n 80._o 4._o job_n 30._o 20_o 21._o mat._n 26._o heb._n 5._o 7._o deut._n 3._o ver_n 23._o job_n 42._o vers_fw-la 8_o 9_o viii_o sermon_n psal_n 34._o 17._o joh._n 15._o 7._o joh._n 16._o 23_o mat._n 6._o 7._o luk_n 22._o 44_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nehe._n 1._o 6._o dan._n 6._o 10._o psal_n 5._o 3._o psal_n 88_o 13_o psal_n 119._o 147._o psal_n 55._o 17_o 2._o mark_n 1._o 35_o mat._n 14._o 23_o luk._n 22._o 3._o joh._n 18._o 2._o exod._n 29._o 38_o 39_o psal_n 85._o 8._o psal_n 6._o 8._o caution_n positive_a psal_n 116._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n 145._o 10._o 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