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to_o god_n jonah_n 3.8_o it_o note_v the_o strength_n of_o affection_n elijah_n cry_v earnest_o to_o god_n jam._n 5.17_o christ_n as_o mediator_n send_v up_o strong_a cry_n to_o his_o father_n heb._n 5.7_o he_o pray_v as_o he_o preach_v he_o preach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o one_o have_v authority_n and_o he_o pray_v likewise_o powerful_o and_o effectual_o paul_n advise_v the_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o strive_v together_o in_o prayer_n to_o god_n rom._n 15.30_o a_o military_a word_n he_o use_v note_v such_o fervency_n as_o be_v for_o life_n and_o deâ—th_n as_o he_o testify_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o pray_v night_n and_o day_n the_o primiâ—â—â—â—_n christian_n at_o their_o service_n and_o devotion_n with_o one_o shoulder_n be_v so_o earnest_a that_o they_o seem_v to_o besiege_v the_o throne_n of_o grace_n to_o raise_v a_o common_a force_n and_o strength_n to_o invade_v and_o use_v violence_n with_o god_n in_o prayer_n as_o it_o be_v relate_v by_o 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a_o renew_a mind_n as_o may_v be_v most_o beneficial_a to_o the_o hearer_n if_o it_o be_v public_a the_o heart_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o this_o heat_n and_o life_n the_o tongue_n be_v but_o a_o instrument_n and_o god_n look_v chief_o to_o the_o first_o moses_n and_o hannah_n pray_v fervent_o to_o god_n and_o yet_o speak_v little_a or_o nothing_o the_o latter_a be_v for_o man_n sake_n second_o we_o inquire_v when_o be_v qu._n 2_o man_n say_v to_o be_v fervent_a in_o pâ—â—â—er_n and_o in_o deal_v with_o god_n to_o use_v their_o strength_n ans_fw-fr i_o answer_v in_o the_o ensue_a particular_n first_o when_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n rom._n 8.15_o and_o 26._o compare_v you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n and_z the_o spirit_n help_v our_o infirmity_n then_o a_o man_n pray_v with_o strength_n when_o the_o spirit_n help_v the_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n spirit_n be_v attribute_v both_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o spirit_n of_o god_n because_o as_o that_o give_v motion_n and_o operation_n to_o the_o body_n which_o of_o itself_o can_v never_o perform_v so_o do_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o those_o that_o partake_v of_o it_o hence_o of_o stephen_n and_o other_o when_o they_o perform_v any_o notable_a exploit_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n indeed_o be_v but_o as_o so_o much_o cold_a earth_n till_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n inflame_v it_o and_o when_o this_o be_v go_v all_o the_o strength_n be_v go_v as_o a_o wheel_n that_o be_v turn_v about_o with_o a_o hand_n if_o the_o hand_n be_v remove_v the_o wheel_n stand_v still_o the_o duty_n be_v weâ—k_a and_o empty_a till_o the_o spirit_n overshadow_v the_o soul_n and_o then_o it_o be_v a_o live_a body_n we_o know_v of_o old_a the_o symbol_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v fiery_a tongue_n and_o where_o this_o 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