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father_n save_v i_o from_o this_o hour_n father_n glorify_v thy_o name_n and_o no_o less_o than_o six_o time_n over_o chap_n 17._o again_o in_o the_o garden_n mat._n 26.39_o o_o my_o father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a etc._n etc._n yea_o some_o of_o his_o last_o word_n upon_o the_o cross_n be_v in_o the_o same_o strain_n when_o he_o come_v to_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n luke_n 23.46_o father_n into_o thy_o hand_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o think_v this_o be_v proper_a and_o suitable_a to_o he_o only_o the_o directory_n which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o disciple_n be_v so_o likewise_o after_o this_o manner_n pray_v you_o our_o father_n etc._n etc._n mat._n 6.9_o when_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o make_v supplication_n to_o our_o judge_n job_n 9.15_o we_o must_v understand_v it_o of_o pray_v that_o he_o will_v not_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o a_o judge_n psalm_n 143.2_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n 3._o the_o pray_v disposition_n of_o child_n be_v first_o 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tit._n 2.11_o 12._o this_o be_v the_o prevail_a antidote_n against_o practical_a atheism_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o licentiousness_n and_o sensuality_n hereby_o we_o serve_v god_n acceptable_o heb._n 12.28_o and_o hereby_o we_o have_v our_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n towards_o other_o man_n so_o as_o to_o gain_v the_o rejoice_v testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 2_o cor._n 1.12_o such_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n do_v the_o root_n of_o the_o righteous_a always_o yield_v ii_o wherein_o do_v this_o grace_n appear_v to_o he_o give_v ans_fw-fr two_o way_n 1._o if_o we_o consider_v the_o matter_n in_o general_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v give_v because_o the_o creature_n be_v in_o no_o capacity_n to_o claim_v it_o as_o a_o debt_n for_o 1._o the_o man_n that_o have_v no_o grace_n can_v do_v nothing_o to_o deserve_v it_o nothing_o that_o be_v do_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n can_v merit_v the_o infuse_v of_o a_o supernatural_a power_n nature_n and_o grace_n differ_v in_o 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that_o we_o be_v not_o deep_o sensible_a of_o our_o want_n of_o it_o till_o god_n have_v make_v we_o so_o by_o a_o deep_a sense_n i_o mean_v a_o feel_a apprehension_n both_o of_o our_o be_v destitute_a of_o grace_n and_o be_v undo_v without_o it_o now_o this_o be_v impress_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n wherever_o it_o be_v graceless_a person_n either_o do_v not_o know_v their_o condition_n to_o be_v so_o sinful_a or_o not_o so_o miserable_a as_o it_o be_v they_o think_v themselves_o to_o have_v what_o they_o have_v not_o or_o else_o they_o be_v content_a to_o want_v it_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o have_v it_o how_o then_o can_v he_o deserve_v a_o cure_n who_o fancy_v himself_o so_o whole_a that_o he_o have_v no_o occasion_n for_o a_o physician_n or_o who_o think_v himself_o bind_v to_o bestow_v a_o alm_n upon_o one_o that_o be_v too_o proud_a to_o beg_v and_o will_v not_o own_v his_o necessity_n but_o say_v he_o be_v rich_a enough_o this_o be_v our_o case_n with_o 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text._n now_o it_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o context_n there_o that_o christ_n be_v able_a to_o succour_v imply_v not_o bare_o a_o power_n but_o a_o fitness_n and_o readiness_n to_o do_v it_o a_o compassionate_a inclination_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o be_v tempt_v now_o though_o christ_n be_v no_o long_o so_o tempt_v for_o he_o sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n luke_n 22.69_o yet_o his_o bowel_n be_v the_o same_o if_o he_o want_v those_o bowel_n his_o power_n will_v be_v dreadful_a we_o can_v only_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o our_o destroyer_n able_a to_o cast_v we_o soul_n and_o body_n into_o hell_n able_a to_o inflict_v wrath_n upon_o we_o to_o the_o uttermost_a but_o we_o can_v have_v no_o thought_n of_o peace_n or_o hope_n of_o mercy_n 6._o there_o be_v a_o destructive_a power_n of_o christ_n which_o always_o do_v and_o must_v accompany_v this_o save_a power_n in_o magnify_v his_o save_a power_n to_o we_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o let_v out_o 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