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all_o the_o eloquence_n of_o the_o great_a orator_n so_o our_o heavenly_a father_n etc._n etc._n 2._o it_o will_v be_v remember_v say_v the_o pious_a and_o experience_a mr._n 10_o mr._n tenendum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la placere_fw-la posse_fw-la deo_fw-la conditionem_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la quando_fw-la angustantur_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la spiritus_fw-la in_o precatione_n quam_fw-la quando_fw-la dilatari_fw-la maxim_n videntur_fw-la quandiu_fw-la igitur_fw-la sancti_fw-la fructibus_fw-la fidei_fw-la seu_fw-la fructibus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la ferende_n student_n &_o erant_fw-la secundum_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la petentes_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la promisit_fw-la in_o side_n animique_fw-la submissione_n expectantes_fw-la responsionem_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la tandiu_fw-la preces_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la &_o via_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la deo_fw-la placent_fw-la sive_fw-la angustentur_fw-la sive_fw-la dilatentur_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la spiritus_fw-la in_o precatione_n etc._n etc._n dicson_n therap_v sac_n lib._n 3._o cap_n 10_o dickson_n that_o the_o saint_n condition_n may_v no_o less_o please_v god_n when_o their_o spirit_n be_v straighten_a in_o prayer_n then_o when_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v most_o enlarge_v and_o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o the_o saint_n may_v be_v so_o far_o bind_v up_o in_o spirit_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n that_o they_o do_v not_o know_v what_o to_o ask_v and_o must_v choose_v to_o send_v up_o groan_n in_o stead_n of_o prayer_n rom._n 8.26_o so_o long_o then_o as_o the_o saint_n study_v to_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o do_v pray_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n ask_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v and_o in_o some_o measure_n of_o faith_n be_v patient_o wait_v for_o a_o answer_n from_o god_n their_o prayer_n and_o way_n do_v please_v the_o lord_n whether_o their_o heart_n be_v straighten_a or_o enlarge_v in_o prayer_n 1_o joh._n 5.14_o 15._o 3._o faith_n do_v sigh_v prayer_n to_o heaven_n say_v 6._o say_v rutherf_n tri._n and_o trium_fw-la of_o faith_n serm._n 6._o learned_a mr._n rutherfurd_n
purpose_n and_o end_n that_o man_n ought_v dicitur_fw-la ought_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d semper_fw-la hac_fw-la partitula_fw-la inquit_fw-la liegh_n &_o de_fw-la loco_fw-la &_o de_fw-la tempore_fw-la dicitur_fw-la always_o to_o pray_v and_o not_o faint_a luk._n 18.1_o so_o also_o luk._n 21.36_o and_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 12.12_o eph._n 6.18_o col._n 4.2_o etc._n etc._n but_o you_o will_v say_v what_o be_v that_o to_o pray_v always_o and_o without_o cease_v ans_fw-fr 1._o we_o need_v not_o spend_v much_o time_n in_o confute_v the_o old_a preces_fw-la old_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d preces_fw-la euchites_n verba_fw-la euchites_n ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laudes_fw-la bona_fw-la verba_fw-la euphemits_n and_o mutarunt_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orare_fw-la chald_v inde_fw-la methsalim_fw-la in_o beno_fw-la ni_fw-fr piel_fw-fr prâ—antes_fw-la &_o graeci_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d causa_fw-la tsade_n in_fw-la geminum_fw-la â—igma_fw-la come_v mutarunt_fw-la messalian_o who_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o ancient_a heretic_n because_o mistake_v the_o scope_n and_o genuine_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n and_o look_v to_o the_o mere_a letter_n they_o do_v from_o thence_o conclude_v that_o christian_n shall_v spend_v all_o their_o time_n in_o prayer_n and_o never_o leave_v off_o that_o heavenly_a exercise_n i_o find_v these_o poor_a delude_a man_n also_o call_v in_o reproach_n by_o many_o other_o name_n as_o martyr_n as_o because_o they_o honour_v one_o of_o their_o number_n who_o be_v kill_v a_o soldier_n and_o account_v he_o a_o famous_a martyr_n martyrian_o apostle_n martyrian_o because_o in_o their_o mad_a rapture_n they_o be_v say_v to_o fancy_v themselves_o to_o be_v christ_n or_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n or_o apostle_n enthusiast_n yea_o and_o 57_o and_o mr._n ross_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 208._o alf._n de_fw-fr castro_n advers._fw-la haer_fw-mi lib._n 11._o pag._n 747._o and_o mr._n ross_n affirm_v that_o they_o worship_v the_o devil_n that_o he_o may_v do_v they_o no_o burt_n so_o also_o danaeus_n in_o lib._n august_n de_fw-fr hare_n in_o cap._n 57_o satanici_n these_o be_v say_v to_o have_v live_v under_o the_o emperor_n valentinian_n and_o valeus_n i_o do_v not_o deny_v that_o some_o subtle_a heretic_n to_o cloak_v their_o pernicious_a error_n may_v plead_v for_o this_o conceit_n as_o have_v a_o great_a show_n of_o zeal_n and_o holiness_n and_o thus_o alf._n cit_fw-la alf._n loc_fw-la cit_fw-la de_fw-fr castro_n danaeus_n mr._n ross_n and_o other_o do_v father_n upon_o the_o poor_a euchites_n many_o absurd_a and_o ridiculous_a opinion_n but_o if_o any_o do_v only_o plead_v that_o we_o shall_v continue_v in_o prayer_n without_o interruption_n though_o i_o will_v pity_v such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v under_o a_o strange_a delusion_n yet_o i_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o rank_v he_o in_o among_o the_o heretic_n it_o have_v be_v satan_n design_n from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o make_v many_o 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