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in_o regard_n of_o his_o command_n in_o return_v praise_n prayer_n and_o all_o hearty_a service_n praise_v for_o that_o god_n be_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o you_o so_o mean_v so_o vile_a great_a man_n be_v think_v to_o grace_v their_o inferior_n if_o they_o vouchsafe_v to_o speak_v unto_o they_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v so_o here_o by_o speak_v to_o we_o the_o lord_n do_v exceed_o honour_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v chrysostom_n god_n condescension_n be_v incomparable_a he_o speak_v to_o his_o people_n as_o a_o man_n will_v speak_v to_o his_o friend_n thus_o he_o grace_v they_o inward_o outward_o and_o so_o make_v they_o gracious_a and_o amiable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o men._n prayer_n that_o as_o he_o have_v begin_v so_o he_o will_v finish_v the_o work_n till_o the_o heart_n be_v thorough_o mould_v into_o a_o spiritual_a temper_n of_o flexibility_n and_o purity_n according_a to_o his_o own_o heart_n use_v 1_o from_o hence_o the_o erroneous_a opinion_n and_o 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that_o be_v mean_a in_o their_o own_o apprehension_n such_o shall_v understand_v this_o secret_a and_o partake_v in_o it_o to_o sit_v on_o throne_n as_o crown_a king_n and_o queen_n for_o evermore_o use_v 3_o last_o what_o transcend_v comfort_n do_v this_o truth_n and_o text_n afford_v to_o all_o trouble_a mind_n such_o i_o mean_v as_o have_v be_v stay_v by_o divine_a power_n when_o they_o be_v run_v towards_o hell_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o vanity_n and_o prodigality_n and_o have_v be_v there_o ere_o this_o have_v not_o god_n in_o christ_n be_v more_o merciful_a to_o they_o than_o they_o be_v careful_a about_o their_o own_o safety_n if_o the_o king_n shall_v vouchsafe_v to_o speak_v to_o a_o mean_a person_n before_o many_o what_o a_o honour_n will_v it_o be_v what_o ravish_a thought_n will_v arise_v and_o what_o applause_n will_v it_o procure_v how_o much_o more_o shall_v it_o be_v so_o here_o when_o the_o king_n of_o king_n speak_v and_o that_o unto_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o forlorn_a creature_n comfortable_o i_o have_v hear_v thy_o prayer_n i_o have_v see_v thy_o tear_n behold_v i_o will_v heal_v thou_o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o the_o heart_n of_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.5_o thy_o prayer_n and_o thy_o alm_n be_v come_v up_o for_o a_o memorial_n before_o god_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o the_o heart_n of_o cornelius_n act_v 10.4_o and_o how_o often_o do_v our_o bless_a lord_n and_o compassionate_a saviour_n jesus_n christ_n raise_v up_o disconsolate_a soul_n with_o such_o word_n as_o these_o son_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o daughter_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n go_v in_o peace_n thy_o faith_n have_v make_v thou_o whole_a yea_o all_o the_o precious_a promise_n be_v such_o cordial_n see_v prov._n 28.13_o who_o so_o confess_v and_o forsake_v his_o sin_n shall_v find_v mercy_n job_n 33.27_o 28._o he_o look_v upon_o man_n and_o if_o any_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v 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