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the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 9_o 9_o it_o obtain_v many_o and_o great_a victory_n and_o triumph_n in_o this_o world_n and_o this_o will_v the_o more_o evident_o appear_v if_o we_o consider_v serious_o how_o many_o thing_n be_v oppose_v against_o the_o faith_n of_o every_o christian_n as_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n which_o sometime_o be_v like_o fiery_a dart_n doubt_n and_o fear_n sense_n of_o daily_a sin_n the_o threaten_n of_o the_o law_n the_o many_o chastisement_n of_o god_n false_a doctrine_n of_o all_o sort_n the_o dissension_n of_o teacher_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n the_o perfidiousness_n of_o false_a brethren_n impurity_n in_o sin_n the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o fewness_n of_o true_a believer_n the_o contemptiblenesse_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o world_n the_o fall_v away_o of_o many_o professor_n the_o scorn_v of_o the_o world_n the_o delay_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o god_n promise_n and_o such_o like_a and_o yet_o faith_n make_v we_o daily_o against_o all_o these_o more_o than_o conqueror_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v all_o thing_n be_v possible_a to_o he_o that_o believe_v and_o faith_n procure_v more_o for_o we_o then_o reason_n can_v cypr._n reach_v to_o eph._n 3._o 19_o 20._o beside_o these_o effect_n which_o it_o work_v for_o the_o happiness_n of_o the_o believer_n himself_o it_o work_v strange_a and_o great_a thing_n for_o other_o for_o it_o bring_v his_o seed_n and_o posterity_n into_o covenant_n with_o god_n the_o believe_a parent_n make_v their_o seed_n holy_a 1_o cor._n 7._o gen._n 17._o and_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o believer_n procure_v great_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n many_o time_n for_o other_o and_o beside_o many_o time_n it_o keep_v of_o grievous_a judgement_n which_o else_o will_v fall_v upon_o wicked_a man_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o believer_n live_v last_o unto_o all_o the_o former_a consolation_n this_o may_v be_v add_v that_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o true_a believer_n 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as_o the_o sail_n be_v in_o the_o ship_n nor_o by_o affection_n as_o two_o friend_n be_v one_o nor_o in_o respect_n of_o joint_a worship_n as_o if_o only_a the_o humane_a nature_n have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v worship_v with_o the_o divine_a nor_o in_o respect_n of_o harmony_n or_o consent_n as_o if_o only_a the_o divine_a and_o humane_a will_n of_o christ_n do_v agree_v nor_o in_o respect_n of_o title_n only_o as_o if_o the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n have_v no_o more_o but_o the_o honour_n to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o same_o title_n his_o divinity_n be_v as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n or_o christ_n or_o the_o like_a nor_o by_o mingle_v the_o humane_a nature_n with_o the_o divine_a to_o make_v a_o certain_a three_o thing_n but_o the_o humane_a nature_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o the_o unity_n of_o person_n after_o a_o unconceivable_a manner_n so_o as_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v not_o change_v nor_o either_o nature_n alter_v nor_o separate_v by_o distance_n one_o 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45._o 48._o in_o love_n ephes_n 5._o 1._o 2._o and_o in_o holiness_n 1._o pet._n 1._o 14_o 15._o 5._o if_o god_n be_v our_o father_n we_o shall_v be_v quicken_v unto_o prayer_n we_o shall_v run_v to_o he_o to_o make_v our_o moan_n in_o all_o our_o want_n but_o withal_o it_o import_v two_o thing_n we_o shall_v look_v to_o in_o prayer_n first_o that_o we_o avoid_v vain_a babble_n and_o repetition_n and_o affectation_n of_o length_n of_o prayer_n and_o the_o like_a for_o we_o pray_v to_o a_o father_n that_o need_v not_o vain_a and_o tedious_a discourse_n the_o word_n of_o a_o child_n shall_v be_v humble_a and_o earnest_a and_o direct_a to_o the_o point_n but_o not_o tedious_a as_o our_o saviour_n show_v mat._n 6._o 7._o 8._o second_o that_o we_o pray_v in_o faith_n and_o not_o waver_v because_o we_o ask_v of_o a_o father_n if_o earthly_a father_n can_v give_v good_a gift_n to_o their_o child_n what_o will_v the_o heavenly_a father_n deny_v to_o his_o child_n mat._n 7._o 7._o 16._o yea_o 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