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of_o our_o prayer_n as_o a_o excommunicate_a person_n the_o turk_n the_o pope_n heretic_n and_o schismatics_n and_o vicious_a per_n n_n of_o all_o sort_n so_o we_o read_v that_o christ_n pray_v for_o his_o persecutor_n so_o do_v steven_n the_o first_o martyr_n for_o although_o we_o must_v not_o pray_v with_o they_o as_o be_v person_n out_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n yet_o nature_n bind_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o they_o be_v of_o our_o own_o flesh_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o god_n have_v dispose_v of_o they_o for_o their_o final_a and_o futu_a estate_n and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o our_o prayer_n shall_v be_v mean_n of_o obtain_v at_o god_n hand_n remission_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o conversion_n and_o salvation_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a steven_n prayer_n do_v further_o paul_n conversion_n six_o and_o last_o we_o must_v pray_v for_o our_o very_a enemy_n that_o wish_v evil_a unto_o we_o and_o devise_v mischief_n against_o we_o 12.20.21_o matth._n 5.44_o rom._n 12.20.21_o according_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n that_o so_o we_o may_v do_v good_a for_o evil_n and_o heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n upon_o their_o head_n thus_o we_o see_v affirmative_o for_o who_o we_o be_v to_o pray_v now_o negative_o we_o must_v also_o consider_v who_o they_o be_v for_o who_o we_o must_v not_o pray_v pray_v for_o who_o we_o must_v not_o pray_v and_o they_o be_v comprise_v in_o five_o proposition_n follow_v first_o we_o be_v not_o to_o pray_v for_o all_o mankind_n that_o be_v to_o say_v for_o all_o the_o man_n that_o have_v live_v do_v live_v and_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o world_n for_o all_o hough_o we_o may_v pray_v for_o any_o particular_a person_n that_o be_v nominate_v and_o point_v out_o unto_o we_o yet_o to_o pray_v for_o all_o that_o proceed_v of_o the_o root_n of_o adam_n be_v against_o god_n will_n fâ—â—_v christ_n do_v not_o pr_v you_o for_o the_o world_n 17._o joh._n 17._o neiâ—her_o be_v it_o goâ—s_v 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