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he_o command_v prayer_n pray_v i_o shall_v not_o here_o handle_v the_o duty_n of_o prayer_n in_o a_o common-place-way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o insist_v either_o upon_o the_o sundry_a sort_n of_o prayer_n petition_v for_o good_a thing_n deprecation_n to_o remove_v evil_a thing_n intercession_n for_o other_o imprecation_n against_o other_o thanksgiving_n for_o ourselves_o or_o other_o or_o upon_o the_o circumstance_n of_o prayer_n for_o time_n place_n measure_n only_o as_o to_o the_o former_a i_o shall_v note_v that_o when_o this_o word_n prayer_n be_v set_v alone_o as_o it_o be_v here_o in_o judas_n it_o comprise_v all_o the_o kind_n under_o it_o when_o it_o be_v join_v with_o thanksgiving_n alone_o it_o comprise_v all_o kind_n belong_v to_o request_n when_o â—t_a be_v join_v with_o deprecation_n or_o intercession_n it_o be_v restrain_v to_o a_o desire_n of_o good_a thing_n for_o ourselves_o but_o as_o to_o the_o present_a occasion_n i_o shall_v only_o show_v what_o prayer_n be_v in_o regard_n of_o its_o general_a nature_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n here_o use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pray_v import_v a_o earnest_n wish_v or_o crave_v of_o such_o thing_n which_o be_v according_a to_o our_o desire_n because_o by_o prayer_n we_o open_v our_o heart_n desire_v to_o god_n there_o be_v sundry_a rhetorical_a brief_a commendatory_a description_n use_v by_o learned_a man_n to_o set_v forth_o prayer_n as_o the_o key_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o all_o god_n cabinet_n the_o conduit_n of_o mercy_n hirudâ—_fw-la mercy_n dr._n sibbs_n oratio_fw-la cararum_fw-la hirudâ—_fw-la faith_n flame_v jacob_n ladder_n a_o invisible_a and_o invincible_a weapon_n a_o victory_n over_o the_o omnipotent_a the_o consumption_n of_o care_n a_o box_n of_o ointment_n break_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o christ_n the_o perfume_n of_o heaven_n the_o mount_n of_o transfiguration_n the_o soul_n messenger_n satan_n scourge_n the_o ascend_v of_o the_o mind_n to_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wave_v these_o though_o sweet_a and_o pious_a expression_n prayer_n be_v more_o fit_o call_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o import_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o right_a open_n of_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o god_n or_o as_o the_o apostle_n phil_n 4.6_o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damasc_n de_fw-fr orthod_n fid_fw-we l._n 3._o c._n 24._o a_o make_v know_v of_o our_o desire_n to_o he_o or_o as_o some_o a_o religious_a speech_n direct_v to_o god_n after_o a_o due_a sort_n concern_v thing_n appertain_v to_o his_o glory_n and_o our_o good_a 1._o first_o the_o will_n be_v fill_v in_o prayer_n with_o desire_n and_o then_o these_o desire_v flame_n forth_o blaze_v upward_o and_o be_v open_v to_o god_n formal_o prayer_n be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o will_n and_o have_v its_o conception_n in_o the_o heart_n as_o in_o its_o womb_n and_o 2._o then_o its_o birth_n be_v the_o expression_n of_o our_o desire_n how_o ever_o 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sed_fw-la cor_fw-la non_fw-la clamans_fw-la sed_fw-la amans_fw-la clangit_fw-la in_o aure_fw-la dei_fw-la psal_n 142.2_o 2_o tim._n 2.22_o psal_n 119.7_o a_o inward_a mental_a prayer_n and_o this_o be_v the_o strong_a voice_n of_o all_o and_o by_o it_o we_o speak_v loud_a in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n hence_o prayer_n be_v call_v the_o lift_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o god_n ps_n 25.1_o and_o the_o pour_v forth_o of_o the_o soul_n before_o the_o lord_n psal_n 62.8_o 1_o sam._n 1.15_o as_o for_o that_o prayer_n which_o be_v only_o the_o outward_a speech_n of_o the_o mouth_n without_o the_o inward_a of_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v rather_o lip-labour_n than_o prayer_n desire_n be_v usual_o make_v know_v by_o outward_a mean_n word_n sign_n word_n do_v most_o exact_o set_v forth_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o heart_n yet_o sign_n also_o as_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n or_o eye_n stretch_v abroad_o the_o arm_n bow_v the_o knee_n do_v both_o express_v and_o excite_v inward_a affection_n but_o by_o inward_a mean_n as_o sigh_n and_o groan_n god_n discern_v a_o man_n desire_n as_o well_o as_o by_o word_n and_o sign_n he_o understand_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o tongue_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n know_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o understand_v our_o thought_n afar_o off_o prayer_n be_v not_o make_v to_o make_v know_v our_o desire_n to_o god_n as_o if_o otherwise_o god_n will_v be_v ignorant_a of_o they_o but_o to_o testify_v man_n obedience_n to_o that_o order_n which_o god_n have_v set_v down_o god_n appoint_v prayer_n in_o this_o way_n a_o mean_n to_o obtain_v needful_a blessing_n &_o that_o very_o wise_o as_o 1._o that_o by_o make_v know_v of_o our_o want_n to_o god_n we_o may_v not_o only_o know_v but_o acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v the_o