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A09024 Abba father: or, a plaine and short direction concerning priuate prayer Also, sundry godly admonitions concerning time, and the well vsing of it. By Elnathan Parr, minister of the word. Parr, Elnathan, d. 1622. 1618 (1618) STC 19312; ESTC S100366 23,147 146

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64.7_o i_o believe_v lord_n help_v my_o unbelief_n 9.24_o unbelief_n mark_n 9.24_o and_o increase_v my_o faith_n 17.5_o faith_n luk._n 17.5_o seal_v i_o to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n 4.30_o redemption_n ephes_n 4.30_o and_o shed_v abroad_o thy_o love_n in_o my_o heart_n by_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n 5.5_o spirit_n rom._n 5.5_o i_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o repentance_n thou_o 3._o for_o repentance_n turn_v i_o o_o lord_n unto_o thou_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v ●●●ned_v 5.21_o ●●●ned_v lam._n 5.21_o create_v in_o i_o a_o clea●●_n heart_n o_o lord_n and_o rene●●●_n right_a spirit_n within_o i_o 51.10_o i_o psal_n 51.10_o 〈◊〉_d take_v the_o stony_a heart_n out_o 〈◊〉_d my_o body_n and_o give_v i_o 〈◊〉_d heart_n of_o flesh_n that_o i_o wi●●_n walk_v in_o thy_o flatute_n 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o may_v be_v thy_o ser●●●_n and_o thou_o may_v be_v my_o 〈◊〉_d for_o evermore_o 11.19.20_o evermore_o ezech._n 11.19.20_o calling_n 11.19.20_o 4._o for_o direction_n in_o our_o personal_a calling_n a●●_n 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