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wherefore_o cry_v thou_o unto_o i_o 14.15_o exod._n 14.15_o when_o death_n therefore_o assail_v i_o &_o all_o sense_n external_a sail_n so_o as_o the_o sick_a be_v utter_o unable_a to_o pray_v with_o tongue_n yet_o if_o through_o the_o instigation_n of_o other_o he_o be_v willing_a thereto_o that_o his_o will_n to_o prayer_n be_v as_o good_a as_o if_o he_o do_v pray_v for_o as_o david_n say_v 145.19_o psal_n 10.17_o 145.19_o god_n hear_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o he_o will_v fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o he_o also_o will_v hear_v their_o cry_n and_o will_v save_v they_o and_o this_o he_o speak_v as_o if_o the_o sigh_n sob_n and_o groan_n of_o a_o repentant_a and_o believe_a heart_n be_v prayer_n before_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o supplicatory_a word_n of_o a_o loud_a and_o mournful_a cry_a tongue_n but_o to_o stay_v further_a speech_n of_o this_o though_o i_o may_v make_v much_o more_o you_o see_v many_o speak_v and_o understand_v well_o to_o 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read_v than_o form_n here_o to_o repeat_v refer_v you_o thither_o therefore_o there_o to_o read_v they_o here_o for_o this_o time_n i_o willing_o omit_v they_o in_o the_o second_o of_o samuel_n and_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n the_o last_o word_n of_o david_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n speak_v by_o i_o 23.1_o 2._o sam._n 23.1_o and_o his_o word_n be_v in_o my_o tongue_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n speak_v unto_o i_o the_o strength_n of_o israel_n say_v bear_v rule_n over_o i_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o chronicle_n the_o last_o word_n of_o zacharias_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n 24.22_o 2._o chro._n 24.22_o when_o he_o be_v stone_v be_v these_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o it_o and_o require_v it_o the_o last_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n when_o he_o be_v die_v upon_o the_o cross_n as_o they_o be_v many_o &_o admirable_a so_o they_o be_v full_a of_o spiritual_a grace_n and_o comfortable_a 27.46_o mat._n 27.46_o first_o speak_v to_o his_o father_n he_o say_v 1._o eli_n eli_n 23.43_o luk._n 23.34_o luk._n 23.43_o lamasabachtani_fw-la my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o 2._o father_n forgive_v they_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v 2._o to_o the_o thief_n he_o say_v etc._n joh._n 19.26.27_o etc._n etc._n very_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o to_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n 3._o to_o his_o mother_n he_o say_v woman_n behold_v thy_o son_n and_o to_o john_n behold_v thy_o mother_n 4._o earnest_o desire_v our_o salvation_n he_o say_v i_o thirst_v 5._o have_v make_v perfect_a satisfaction_n unto_o god_n for_o man_n offence_n he_o say_v 23.48_o luk._n 23.48_o it_o be_v finish_v last_o when_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v part_v he_o say_v again_o unto_o god_n father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n 7.56.59.60_o act._n 7.56.59.60_o the_o last_o word_n of_o steven_n be_v these_o 1._o behold_v i_o see_v the_o heaven_n open_a and_o the_o 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