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A44344 A comment upon Christ's last prayer in the seventeenth of John wherein is opened the union beleevers have with God and Christ, and the glorious priviledges thereof ... / by that faithful and known servant of Christ, Mr. Thomas Hooker ... ; printed from the authors own papers written with his own hand, and attested to be such in an epistle by Thomas Goodwin and Philip Nye. Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672. 1656 (1656) Wing H2643; ESTC R7774 293,622 460

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relation_n do_v most_o near_o touch_v we_o for_o thus_o prayer_n serve_v the_o end_n best_o for_o which_o it_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n and_o for_o which_o it_o shall_v be_v use_v by_o we_o to_o help_v forward_o the_o occasion_n that_o be_v under_o our_o hand_n prayer_n be_v like_o the_o pass_a boat_n of_o the_o ferry_n it_o help_v all_o traveller_n but_o it_o attend_v they_o next_o that_o come_v first_o so_o it_o be_v with_o jacob_n it_o ply_v god_n for_o the_o particular_a and_o especial_o where_o the_o pinch_n lay_v gen._n 32.10.11_o so_o eleazar_n good_a lord_n make_v it_o hit_v right_a to_o day_n gen._n 24.12_o and_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v that_o which_o god_n complain_v of_o isa_n 64._o at_o least_o he_o condemn_v in_o josuah_n that_o his_o hand_n be_v in_o the_o wrong_a box_n jos_n 7.10_o quorsum_fw-la hoc_fw-la not_o that_o he_o fast_v but_o that_o he_o search_v nor_o examine_v not_o the_o sin_n and_o seek_v not_o the_o reformation_n of_o that_o which_o indeed_o do_v especial_o 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god_n the_o gracious_a habit_n of_o wisdom_n holiness_n righteousness_n in_o the_o will_n and_o so_o a_o liberty_n to_o spiritual_a good_a whereby_o the_o believer_n be_v enable_v not_o only_o to_o put_v forth_o act_n of_o obedience_n and_o observance_n which_o concern_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o even_o to_o set_v a_o go_v and_o that_o a_o fresh_a those_o several_a operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n unto_o which_o he_o have_v be_v former_o quicken_v by_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o carry_v unto_o by_o this_o covenant_n of_o grace_n as_o to_o fasten_v to_o christ_n to_o abide_v in_o he_o and_o resign_v itself_o to_o be_v act_v by_o he_o and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o grace_n and_o this_o be_v indeed_o a_o thing_n of_o high_a excellency_n and_o therefore_o to_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n the_o choice_a of_o all_o grace_n ought_v in_o a_o eipecial_a manner_n to_o be_v improve_v and_o this_o appear_v by_o these_o reason_n follow_v 1._o that_o therein_o 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