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what_o reason_n a_o believer_n have_v to_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n ibid._n 6._o what_o a_o engagement_n here_o be_v for_o a_o poor_a believer_n to_o come_v to_o duty_n though_o his_o heart_n be_v dead_a ibid._n 7._o what_o heavenly_a life_n believer_n shall_v lead_v page_n 114_o 8._o we_o all_o shall_v admire_v the_o infinite_a love_n of_o christ_n ibid._n the_o content_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n on_o matthew_n 15.21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o division_n of_o the_o text_n 1._o from_o whence_o christ_n come_v page_n 198_o observation_n none_o more_o rigorous_a opposer_n of_o of_o the_o gospel_n than_o learned_a man_n page_n 199_o 2._o whither_o he_o go_v ib._n observation_n the_o wonderful_a dispensation_n of_o god_n page_n 200_o 3._o the_o plaintive_a a_o woman_n page_n 201_o observation_n if_o faith_n be_v true_a it_o lay_v aside_o all_o one_o be_v own_o righteousness_n 4._o her_o first_o temptation_n page_n 202_o observation_n it_o be_v no_o new_a 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woman_n do_v pray_v to_o christ_n he_o answer_v she_o not_o a_o word_n and_o yet_o she_o do_v hang_v upon_o he_o yet_o she_o do_v believe_v and_o she_o be_v commend_v for_o she_o believe_v object_n you_o will_v say_v i_o be_o one_o that_o have_v be_v a_o great_a sinner_n a_o unclean_a wretch_n even_o as_o a_o dog_n sure_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n and_o no_o mercy_n for_o i_o ans_fw-fr do_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n ever_o himself_o say_v to_o you_o as_o he_o say_v to_o this_o woman_n seem_a to_o call_v her_o dog_n yet_o she_o do_v hang_v upon_o he_o yet_o she_o do_v wait_v upon_o he_o yet_o she_o do_v believe_v and_o the_o lord_n commend_v she_o for_o her_o faith_n object_n i_o pray_v indeed_o but_o it_o be_v my_o necessity_n make_v i_o go_v unto_o god_n in_o prayer_n and_o when_o i_o go_v unto_o god_n in_o prayer_n my_o necessity_n put_v i_o on_o ans_fw-fr and_o be_v it_o not_o so_o with_o this_o woman_n her_o daughter_n be_v grievous_o vex_v with_o a_o devil_n and_o thereupon_o 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