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quicken_a and_o vivification_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o every_o grace_n this_o god_n have_v often_o undertake_v and_o promise_v as_o in_o that_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v take_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o stone_n and_o give_v his_o people_n a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o a_o new_a heart_n that_o he_o will_v put_v his_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o write_v they_o in_o their_o inward_a part_n we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o that_o he_o will_v do_v it_o if_o we_o supplicate_v he_o in_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o use_v our_o own_o endeavour_n with_o the_o mean_n and_o if_o we_o do_v obtain_v this_o so_o that_o we_o can_v savour_v the_o
day_n watch_v over_o they_o be_v a_o sun_n and_o a_o shield_n to_o they_o a_o wall_n of_o fire_n about_o they_o and_o so_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o privilege_n beside_o the_o precedent_a motive_n and_o many_o more_o which_o may_v be_v allege_v we_o may_v consider_v the_o example_n of_o those_o who_o have_v practise_v this_o duty_n with_o success_n some_o few_o we_o will_v here_o insert_v as_o moses_n first_o when_o his_o hand_n be_v lift_v up_o israel_n prevail_v against_o their_o enemy_n in_o battle_n when_o they_o be_v down_o the_o amalakite_v prevail_v against_o they_o one_o pair_n of_o hand_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n in_o prayer_n prevail_v more_o than_o many_o thousand_o that_o be_v lift_v up_o in_o battle_n moses_n recount_v several_a such_o gracious_a dispensation_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o deut._n 9.19_o and_o 10.10_o he_o fall_v down_o before_o the_o lord_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n and_o the_o lord_n hearken_v unto_o he_o ver_fw-la 25._o he_o fall_v down_o 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the_o willingness_n of_o the_o obedience_n and_o receive_v our_o service_n with_o delight_n because_o he_o see_v something_o of_o himself_o in_o we_o and_o so_o he_o be_v loath_a to_o deny_v any_o thing_n god_n be_v not_o offend_v with_o isaiah_n when_o to_o satisfy_v one_o man_n he_o require_v that_o the_o sun_n shall_v go_v back_o and_o so_o loath_a be_v god_n that_o any_o prayer_n shall_v be_v put_v up_o to_o he_o in_o vain_a without_o success_n that_o he_o will_v we_o not_o to_o pray_v for_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o intend_v not_o to_o grant_v when_o samuel_n pray_v for_o saul_n how_o long_o say_v he_o will_v thou_o pray_v for_o saul_n since_o i_o have_v reject_v he_o 1_o sam._n 16.4_o so_o jer._n 7.15.16_o i_o will_v cast_v they_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n therefore_o pray_v not_o for_o this_o people_n neither_o make_v intercession_n for_o they_o for_o i_o will_v not_o hear_v thou_o what_o shall_v we_o then_o think_v of_o the_o strength_n of_o prayer_n it_o seem_v to_o hold_v god_n 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a_o noise_n in_o the_o ear_n without_o any_o profit_n will_v god_n require_v such_o love_n from_o we_o but_o that_o he_o be_v love_n gracious_a merciful_a and_o full_a of_o compassion_n slow_a to_o anger_n hate_v nothing_o that_o he_o have_v make_v what_o can_v he_o say_v more_o free_a to_o thou_o though_o thou_o be_v as_o a_o adulterous_a spouse_n to_o he_o yet_o thou_o may_v return_v and_o he_o will_v receive_v thou_o again_o though_o thou_o bring_v no_o merit_n but_o demerit_v to_o provoke_v he_o have_v exclude_v none_o from_o his_o mercy_n unless_o they_o be_v such_o as_o will_v show_v no_o mercy_n or_o else_o those_o that_o sin_n of_o malicious_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n in_o despite_n of_o the_o spirit_n wilful_o against_o light_n the_o entail_n of_o his_o mercy_n be_v to_o thousand_o of_o they_o that_o love_v he_o 2_o meditation_n on_o god_n mercy_n lord_n if_o thou_o shall_v be_v extreme_a to_o mark_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o who_o may_v abide_v it_o but_o there_o be_v mercy_n 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the_o confirm_a grace_n be_v both_o free_a ephe._n 1.13_o in_o who_o after_o you_o believe_v you_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o promise_n which_o be_v the_o earnest_n of_o our_o inheritance_n he_o work_v in_o we_o both_o the_o will_n and_o deed_n that_o be_v good_a when_o of_o ourselves_o we_o can_v think_v a_o good_a thought_n therefore_o above_o all_o we_o pray_v that_o thou_o will_v give_v we_o thy_o son_n who_o thou_o have_v give_v for_o we_o all_o free_o and_o then_o with_o he_o thou_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n and_o as_o a_o father_n pity_v his_o own_o child_n so_o do_v the_o lord_n pity_v they_o that_o fear_v he_o thy_o bowel_n can_v see_v they_o want_v any_o thing_n let_v he_o live_v in_o we_o by_o his_o word_n by_o his_o spirit_n by_o his_o image_n in_o we_o by_o his_o grace_n which_o we_o receive_v from_o his_o fullness_n let_v he_o be_v form_v in_o we_o and_o by_o he_o dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n let_v we_o be_v crucify_v to_o the_o world_n and_o die_v 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