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a_o enliven_a spirit_n three_o a_o enlarge_a spirit_n first_o he_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o light_n enlighten_v the_o person_n discover_v our_o need_n necessity_n our_o danger_n and_o duty_n our_o case_n and_o cure_n he_o show_v we_o our_o sin_n ourselves_o and_o the_o mean_n of_o our_o salvation_n joh._n 16.9_o and_o consequent_o what_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o second_o he_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o life_n enliven_a a_o man_n rom._n 8.2_o when_o god_n make_v man_n he_o breathe_v into_o his_o body_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o when_o a_o man_n be_v convert_v the_o spirit_n of_o life_n be_v breathe_v into_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o body_n without_o the_o soul_n be_v dead_a so_o the_o soul_n without_o this_o spirit_n of_o life_n be_v dead_a also_o a_o man_n that_o marry_v a_o inheretrix_fw-la be_v tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n if_o he_o beget_v a_o son_n which_o be_v bear_v and_o cry_v it_o be_v much_o presume_v that_o if_o there_o be_v life_n there_o will_v be_v cry_v 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we_o offend_v not_o in_o our_o tongue_n psal_n 39.1_o it_o restrain_v that_o petulancy_n and_o extravagancy_n of_o word_n and_o wit_n great_a swell_a word_n of_o vanity_n vain_a babble_n idle_a repetition_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o far_o as_o the_o spirit_n do_v assist_v we_o in_o our_o word_n he_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v in_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o soberness_n chap._n vi_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n and_o the_o common_a gift_n of_o prayer_n the_o help_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o all_o alike_o some_o have_v only_o a_o common_a gift_n of_o prayer_n such_o be_v as_o cant_a beggar_n which_o by_o use_n and_o custom_n have_v get_v a_o artificial_a trade_n of_o beg_v such_o be_v the_o cunning_a woman_n in_o jewry_n and_o the_o like_a in_o ireland_n that_o have_v lachrimas_fw-la venales_fw-la tear_n to_o sell_v and_o other_o have_v a_o special_a gift_n or_o grace_n of_o prayer_n and_o though_o even_o 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spirit_n of_o prayer_n may_v be_v find_v in_o silent_a ejaculation_n as_o in_o nehemiah_n ch._n 2.4_o and_o hannah_n who_o word_n be_v not_o hear_v and_o eli_n suppose_v she_o have_v be_v drink_v but_o she_o be_v full_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o they_o be_v act._n 2._o yea_o though_o a_o word_n be_v not_o utter_v ex._n 14._o 15._o the_o heart_n have_v a_o tongue_n that_o god_n can_v hear_v jesus_n christ_n pray_v the_o same_o word_n thrice_o though_o he_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n by_o measure_n and_o he_o exercise_v the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n as_o much_o or_o more_o the_o last_o time_n than_o the_o first_o so_o we_o may_v sing_v david_n psalm_n in_o the_o spirit_n 2_o chron._n 29.30_o hence_o it_o also_o follow_v that_o tyrant_n may_v rob_v we_o of_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n but_o not_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n the_o tongue_n of_o the_o spirit_n can_v be_v cut_v out_o when_o a_o man_n can_v speak_v the_o spirit_n may_v pray_v four_o 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and_o may_v lawful_o do_v it_o now_o the_o word_n prophet_n always_o import_v a_o distinct_a order_n office_n and_o call_v from_o other_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v woman_n to_o preach_v though_o the_o corinthian_a woman_n may_v be_v as_o well_o or_o better_o gift_v then_o any_o woman_n or_o man_n now_o adays_o be_v yet_o certain_a the_o apostle_n do_v not_o forbid_v those_o woman_n who_o my_o text_n do_v allow_v to_o prophesy_v and_o who_o prophesy_v be_v here_o mention_v as_o a_o blessing_n as_o well_o as_o the_o prophesy_v of_o man_n have_v such_o prophetess_n as_o deborah_n and_o huldah_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o philip_n the_o evangelist_n come_v to_o corinth_n or_o if_o they_o be_v now_o alive_a they_o may_v prophesy_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o special_a call_v and_o office_n and_o none_o shall_v either_o forbid_v they_o to_o prophesy_v or_o be_v uncalled_a what_o ever_o gift_n he_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v imitate_v they_o in_o prophesy_v and_o three_o of_o the_o ordinary_a and_o 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