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by_o his_o promise_n be_v due_a unto_o thou_o without_o doubt_n he_o will_v give_v it_o thou_o and_o see_v thou_o ask_v the_o increase_n of_o faith_n and_o grace_n to_o obey_v he_o thou_o ask_v that_o which_o he_o command_v thou_o to_o have_v and_o so_o that_o which_o he_o like_v and_o be_v please_v withal_o be_v then_o assure_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v hear_v behold_v say_v saint_n john_n 5.14_o john_n 5.14_o the_o confidence_n that_o we_o have_v with_o god_n that_o if_o we_o ask_v any_o thing_n according_a unto_o his_o will_n he_o hear_v us._n and_o if_o we_o know_v that_o he_o hear_v we_o whatsoever_o we_o ask_v we_o know_v we_o shall_v obtain_v the_o request_n that_o we_o have_v ask_v his_o promise_n can_v not_o fail_v nor_o deceive_v yea_o be_v thou_o certain_a that_o before_o thou_o have_v end_v thy_o prayer_n he_o have_v hear_v thou_o as_o esay_n say_v 65.24_o esa_n 65.24_o for_o our_o god_n be_v a_o god_n that_o hear_v prayer_n say_v david_n but_o thou_o owe_v he_o this_o 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