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4._o 5._o &_o 6._o etc._n etc._n yet_o be_v not_o thou_o proud_a thereof_o as_o some_o of_o thy_o fellow_n before_o thou_o have_v be_v for_o knowledge_n puff_v up_o but_o rather_o go_v and_o do_v thy_o message_n that_o i_o shall_v enjoin_v thou_o &_o be_v not_o as_o ionas_n who_o be_v send_v to_o niniveh_n go_v to_o tharsis_n neither_o as_o adam_n who_o be_v charge_v not_o to_o taste_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a taste_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n neither_o as_o that_o man_n of_o god_n mention_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o king_n cap._n 13._o ver_fw-la 1._o 2._o etc._n etc._n that_o
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solomon_n say_v in_o the_o person_n of_o wisdom_n my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n and_o put_v therein_o the_o fire_n and_o zeal_n that_o we_o may_v be_v fervent_a in_o prayer_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n earnest_o as_o our_o high_a priest_n jesus_n christ_n have_v teach_v by_o his_o own_o example_n who_o in_o his_o agony_n when_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o he_o as_o we_o read_v in_o s._n luke_n chap._n 22._o verse_n 44._o pray_v most_o instant_o this_o be_v the_o very_a doctrine_n of_o this_o place_n for_o what_o do_v the_o prophet_n else_o mean_a when_o he_o say_v though_o noah_n daniel_n &_o job_n that_o be_v among_o they_o but_o this_o that_o such_o man_n as_o these_o be_v who_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o trouble_n as_o daniel_n preach_v his_o word_n faithful_o as_o noah_n and_o practise_v the_o same_o effectual_o in_o their_o conversation_n as_o job_n do_v shall_v deliver_v their_o own_o soul_n by_o their_o 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