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such_o prayer_n god_n sometime_o send_v away_o with_o a_o mock_n rather_o than_o a_o answer_n prov._n 1._o 28._o 29._o when_o distress_n and_o anguish_n shall_v come_v upon_o you_o then_o shall_v they_o call_v upon_o i_o but_o i_o will_v not_o answer_v they_o shall_v seek_v i_o early_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o find_v i_o chap._n xx._n the_o eight_o nine_o and_o ten_o sign_n of_o the_o save_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n sign_n 8_o the_o eight_o sign_n that_o we_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o save_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n be_v universal_a obedience_n when_o we_o make_v conscience_n of_o all_o our_o way_n and_o have_v respect_n to_o all_o god_n commandment_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o settle_a resolution_n and_o endeavour_n against_o all_o sin_n and_o a_o settle_a purpose_n
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spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n as_o be_v say_v before_o but_o i_o make_v rope_n of_o sand_n such_o break_a stuff_n as_o i_o will_v be_v ashamed_a man_n shall_v hear_v i_o i_o can_v pray_v i_o answer_v though_o they_o be_v break_v prayer_n yet_o thou_o make_v conscience_n to_o pray_v and_o they_o be_v the_o best_a prayer_n thou_o can_v make_v that_o be_v the_o best_a prayer_n that_o come_v from_o faith_n and_o where_o there_o be_v most_o affection_n suppose_v a_o child_n be_v sick_a and_o can_v not_o speak_v but_o only_o give_v a_o sad_a look_n towards_o the_o father_n and_o groan_n do_v it_o not_o even_o thereby_o pray_v the_o father_n to_o help_v it_o certain_o our_o sigh_n groan_n and_o tear_n be_v prayer_n when_o we_o know_v scarce_o our_o own_o meaning_n the_o lord_n know_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8._o 27._o and_o god_n will_v accept_v of_o a_o willing_a mind_n according_a to_o that_o a_o man_n have_v and_o not_o that_o he_o have_v not_o the_o 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rev._n 2._o 4._o i_o answer_v a_o man_n may_v grow_v when_o he_o discern_v it_o not_o as_o the_o sun_n move_v upon_o the_o dial_n insensible_o quanto_fw-la despectior_fw-la tibi_fw-la tanto_fw-la pretiosior_fw-la deo_fw-la say_v aug._n the_o more_o vile_a we_o be_v in_o our_o own_o eye_n the_o more_o precious_a we_o be_v in_o god_n eye_n true_a grace_n like_o a_o tree_n grow_v in_o the_o root_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o branch_n and_o downward_o under_o ground_n as_o well_o as_o above_o ground_n ever_o the_o more_o humility_n the_o more_o grace_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 5._o so_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 10._o eph._n 3._o 8._o
bono_fw-mi whether_o thy_o pain_n be_v profitable_a for_o the_o people_n for_o a_o man_n may_v preach_v painful_o and_o yet_o very_o unprofitable_o and_o then_o as_o he_o that_o swear_v vain_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a so_o he_o that_o preach_v unprofitable_o take_v god_n word_n in_o vain_a and_o yet_o sometime_o a_o minister_n may_v take_v comfort_n and_o shall_v have_v his_o reward_n though_o his_o people_n be_v not_o gather_v i_o have_v labour_v in_o vain_a etc._n etc._n say_v isaiah_n yet_o my_o reward_n be_v with_o the_o lord_n and_o 4._o es_fw-ge 44._o 4._o my_o work_n with_o my_o god_n sometimes_o we_o be_v send_v to_o be_v the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n 21._o es_fw-ge 6._o 21._o and_o to_o make_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o people_n fat_a etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v not_o when_o the_o people_n perish_v through_o our_o negligence_n aug._n make_v this_o resemblance_n suppose_v a_o blackamoor_n and_o another_o come_v to_o a_o barber_n shop_n to_o be_v wash_v he_o 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