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in_o holy_a thought_n and_o desire_n towards_o heaven_n with_o opportune_a resentment_n of_o heart_n direct_v thanks_o and_o praise_n to_o god_n we_o can_v ever_o be_v frame_v or_o vent_v long_a prayer_n with_o our_o lip_n but_o almost_o ever_o our_o mind_n can_v throw_v pious_a 12._o glance_n our_o heart_n may_v dart_v good_a wish_n upward_o so_o that_o hardly_o any_o moment_n any_o considerable_a space_n of_o time_n shall_v pass_v without_o some_o lightsome_a flash_n of_o devotion_n as_o bodily_a respiration_n without_o intermission_n or_o impediment_n do_v concur_v 33._o with_o all_o our_o action_n so_o may_v that_o breathe_n of_o soul_n which_o preserve_v our_o spiritual_a life_n and_o ventilate_v that_o holy_a flame_n within_o we_o well_o conspire_v with_o all_o other_o occupation_n for_o devotion_n be_v of_o a_o nature_n so_o spiritual_a so_o subtle_a and_o penetrant_fw-la that_o no_o matter_n can_v exclude_v or_o obstruct_v it_o our_o mind_n be_v so_o exceed_o nimble_a and_o 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himself_o bountiful_a and_o merciful_a towards_o we_o when_o we_o so_o palpable_o be_v injust_a and_o ingrateful_a towards_o he_o no_o sure_o he_o scorn_v the_o 30._o scorner_n and_o whosoever_o despise_v he_o shall_v be_v light_o esteem_v so_o he_o express_o have_v threaten_v and_o see_v he_o be_v both_o infallible_o true_a and_o invincible_o able_a we_o may_v reasonable_o presume_v that_o he_o will_v accomplish_v his_o word_n viii_o last_o pray_v incessant_o may_v import_v at_o large_a a_o frequency_n in_o devotion_n this_o the_o word_n at_o least_o do_v exact_a or_o necessary_o imply_v however_o expound_v for_o do_v incessant_o can_v imply_v less_o than_o do_v frequent_o in_o no_o tolerable_a sense_n can_v we_o be_v say_v to_o do_v that_o continual_o which_o we_o do_v seldom_o but_o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a scheme_n of_o speech_n to_o say_v that_o a_o man_n do_v that_o always_o which_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v and_o perform_v often_o as_o of_o the_o pious_a soldier_n cornelius_n 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this_o sense_n be_v in_o several_a precept_n parallel_v to_o that_o in_o hand_n plain_o express_v pray_v say_v s._n paul_n with_o 18._o all_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o watch_z say_v our_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 30._o pray_v in_o every_o season_n or_o upon_o every_o opportunity_n devotion_n indeed_o be_v rare_o unseasonable_a or_o impertinent_a we_o may_v offer_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n that_o be_v 2._o not_o only_o take_v opportunity_n present_v for_o it_o or_o urgent_o require_v it_o but_o catch_v at_o they_o and_o create_v they_o to_o ourselves_o when_o there_o be_v no_o such_o apparent_a and_o press_a need_n of_o it_o but_o there_o be_v some_o special_a occasion_n which_o more_o importunate_o and_o indispensable_o do_v exact_v it_o some_o season_n there_o be_v either_o minister_v by_o extrinsical_a accident_n or_o spring_v from_o internal_a
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