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whereby_o we_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o god_n mercy_n as_o jacob_n do_v acknowledge_v gen._n 32.10_o he_o be_v less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o the_o mercy_n he_o have_v already_o receive_v and_o therefore_o if_o god_n shall_v never_o grant_v he_o more_o mercy_n he_o can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v he_o have_v do_v abundant_o more_o for_o he_o already_o then_o he_o have_v deserve_v he_o pray_v not_o in_o his_o own_o name_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o another_o and_o no_o man_n can_v pray_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n but_o he_o must_v pray_v in_o humility_n he_o must_v have_v no_o confidence_n in_o his_o own_o worth_n act._n 2_o second_o he_o must_v pray_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o insufficiency_n so_o much_o as_o to_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n much_o less_o to_o make_v a_o good_a prayer_n 2_o cor._n 3.5_o rom._n 8.26_o this_o be_v humility_n and_o selfe-deniall_n when_o a_o man_n come_v before_o god_n and_o acknowledge_v 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