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shall_v not_o we_o have_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o purchase_n lord_n it_o be_v thy_o delight_n to_o milk_n out_o the_o breast_n of_o mercy_n and_o grace_n and_o will_v thou_o abridge_v thyself_o of_o thy_o own_o delight_n thou_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v thy_o spirit_n to_o implant_v grace_n can_v truth_n lie_v can_v faithfulness_n deceive_v god_n love_v thus_o to_o be_v overcome_v with_o argument_n in_o prayer_n 7._o prayer_n that_o will_v prevail_v with_o god_n must_v be_v join_v with_o reformation_n job_n 11.13_o if_o thou_o stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n towards_o he_o if_o iniquity_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n put_v it_o far_o away_o from_o thou_o sin_n live_v in_o make_v the_o heart_n hard_a and_o god_n ear_n deaf_a it_o be_v foolish_a to_o pray_v against_o sin_n and_o then_o sin_n against_o prayer_n sin_n fly-blow_n our_o prayer_n psal._n 66.18_o if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o the_o loadstone_n lose_v its_o virtue_n when_o 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