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it_o be_v say_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o alone_o shall_v thou_o serve_v mat._n 4.10_o and_o it_o stand_v with_o reason_n we_o must_v pray_v to_o none_o but_o one_o in_o who_o we_o believe_v but_o we_o believe_v in_o god_n only_o therefore_o to_o god_n only_o must_v we_o pray_v rom._n 10.14_o how_o shall_v they_o call_v on_o he_o in_o who_o they_o believe_v not_o use_v mark_v this_o against_o the_o papist_n and_o maintain_v the_o truth_n against_o they_o earnest_o note_n pray_v earnest_o jonah_n pray_v and_o cry_v to_o the_o lord_n this_o cry_a note_n his_o fervency_n in_o prayer_n and_o it_o be_v twice_o set_v down_o i_o cry_v i_o cry_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n christian_n ought_v to_o be_v both_o frequent_a and_o fervent_a in_o prayer_n rom._n 12.11_o 12._o fervent_a in_o spirit_n serve_v the_o lord_n and_o continue_v instant_n in_o prayer_n if_o one_o prayer_n will_v not_o fetch_v a_o mercy_n try_v what_o another_o will_v do_v and_o let_v the_o second_o be_v more_o earnest_a than_o the_o former_a and_o the_o three_o more_o earnest_a than_o that_o paul_n beseech_v the_o lord_n thrice_o and_o obtain_v grace_n sufficient_a jonah_n at_o last_o get_v out_o of_o the_o whale_n belly_n use_v it_o be_v not_o every_o sluggish_a and_o shortbreathed_n prayer_n that_o will_v obtain_v a_o mercy_n therefore_o continue_v instant_a in_o prayer_n col._n 4.2_o but_o i_o aim_v at_o another_o point_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o jonahs_n prayer_n as_o be_v now_o in_o a_o distress_a condition_n no_o doubt_n but_o in_o all_o this_o time_n three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n he_o pray_v often_o and_o earnest_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o great_a sin_n for_o deliverance_n out_o of_o the_o whale_n belly_n and_o for_o the_o employment_n he_o have_v refuse_v of_o go_v and_o preach_v to_o nineve_n oh_o that_o god_n will_v trust_v and_o enable_v he_o to_o do_v that_o service_n he_o will_v do_v it_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n if_o he_o may_v be_v 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