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upon_o the_o family_n that_o call_v not_o on_o thy_o name_n psal._n 145._o 18._o rom._n 10._o 12._o the_o lord_n be_v nigh_o and_o rich_a unto_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o truth_n isaiah_n 65._o 24._o before_o thâ—y_n call_v i_o will_v answer_v and_o while_o they_o be_v yet_o speak_v i_o will_v hâ—â—re_v jer._n 33._o 3._o call_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o and_o show_v thou_o great_a and_o mighty_a thing_n which_o thou_o know_v not_o 1_o john_n 5._o 14._o if_o we_o ask_v any_o thing_n according_a to_o his_o will_n he_o hear_v we_o john_n 16._o 23._o mat._n 21._o 22._o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v the_o father_n in_o my_o name_n believe_v he_o will_v give_v it_o you_o psalm_n 55._o 17._o evening_n and_o morning_n and_o at_o noon_n will_v i_o pray_v a_o prayer_n for_o the_o morning_n o_o lord_n prepare_v our_o heart_n to_o pray_v o_o most_o glorious_a lord_n god_n and_o in_o jesus_n christ_n our_o most_o mercisull_n and_o love_a father_n in_o who_o we_o 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mercy_n for_o we_o have_v be_v no_o less_o rebellious_a unto_o thou_o than_o thou_o have_v be_v beneficial_a unto_o we_o we_o do_v daily_o and_o hourly_o break_v all_o thy_o commandment_n add_v unto_o that_o our_o original_a corruption_n which_o we_o be_v conceive_v and_o â—orne_v 〈◊〉_d all_o manner_n of_o actual_a transgression_n by_o sin_n of_o omission_n sin_n of_o commission_n sin_n of_o ignorance_n sin_n of_o knowledge_n sin_n against_o conscience_n yea_o sin_n of_o presumption_n and_o wilfulness_n and_o that_o in_o thought_n word_n and_o 〈◊〉_d we_o have_v sin_v against_o thy_o law_n and_o against_o thy_o gospel_n against_o thy_o merâ—ies_n and_o against_o thy_o judgement_n against_o the_o many_o warning_n and_o the_o abundance_n of_o mean_n afford_v by_o thou_o to_o reclaim_v we_o against_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n continual_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o our_o heart_n with_o infinite_a check_n and_o holy_a motion_n our_o ear_n have_v be_v always_o open_a to_o the_o tempter_n shut_v unto_o thou_o we_o have_v abuse_v our_o eye_n to_o wantonness_n our_o mouth_n to_o filthiness_n and_o our_o foot_n have_v be_v swift_a to_o all_o evil_a slow_a to_o aught_o that_o be_v good_a and_o as_o we_o have_v commit_v one_o sin_n on_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o so_o we_o have_v multiply_v and_o many_o time_n repeat_v they_o by_o fall_v often_o into_o the_o same_o wickedness_n whereby_o our_o sin_n be_v become_v for_o number_n as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n thus_o as_o our_o first_o parent_n leave_v we_o a_o large_a stock_n of_o sin_n so_o we_o have_v improve_v the_o same_o beyond_o measure_n o_o that_o we_o can_v have_v