saint_n or_o any_o other_o creature_n 25_o creature_n col._n 2._o 18_o rev._n 19_o 10_o rom._n 1._o 25_o and_o since_o the_o fall_n not_o without_o a_o mediator_n nor_o in_o the_o mediation_n of_o any_o other_o but_o of_o christ_n alone_o 17_o alone_o john_n 14._o 6_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o eph._n 7._o 18_o col._n 3._o 17_o iii_o prayer_n with_o thanksgiving_n be_v one_o special_a part_n of_o religious_a worship_n 6_o worship_n phil._n 4._o 6_o be_v by_o god_n require_v of_o all_o man_n 2_o man_n psal_n 65_o 2_o and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v accept_v it_o be_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n 5_o son_n john_n 14._o 13._o 14._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 5_o by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o spirit_n 26._o spirit_n rom._n 8._o 26._o according_a to_o his_o will_n 14_o will_n joh._n 5._o 14_o with_o understanding_n reverence_n humility_n fervency_n faith_n love_n and_o perseverance_n 18_o perseverance_n psal_n 47._o 7_o eccles_n 5._o 1_o 2_o heb._n 12._o 28_o gen._n 18._o 27_o james_n 5._o 16._o jam._n 1_o 6_o 7_o mark_v 11._o 24._o mar_n 6._o 12._o 14._o 15._o col_fw-fr 4._o 2._o ep._n 6._o 18_o and_o if_o vocal_a in_o a_o know_a tongue_n 14_o tongue_n cor._n 14._o 14_o iv_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v make_v for_o thing_n lawful_a 14_o lawful_a 1_o joh_n 5_o 14_o and_o for_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n live_v or_o that_o shall_v live_v hereafter_o 12_o hereafter_o 1_o tim._n 2._o 1_o 2_o joh._n 17_o 20_o 2._o sa._n 7._o 29_o ruth_n 4._o 12_o but_o not_o for_o the_o dead_a 3_o dead_a 2_o sam._n 12_o 21_o 22._o 23._o with_o luk._n 16._o 25_o 26_o rev._n 14_o 3_o nor_o for_o those_o of_o who_o it_o may_v be_v know_v that_o they_o have_v sin_v the_o sin_n unto_o death_n â—6_n death_n 1_o joh._n 5._o â—6_n v._o the_o read_n of_o the_o scripture_n with_o godly_a fear_n 3_o fear_n act._n 15._o 21_o rev._n 1._o 3_o the_o sound_n preach_v 2_o preach_v 2._o tim._n 4._o 2_o and_o conscionable_a hear_n of_o the_o word_n in_o obedience_n to_o god_n with_o understanding_n faith_n and_o 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