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father-in-law_n comfort_v thy_o heart_n with_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n and_o afterward_o go_v your_o way_n judg._n 19_o 5._o answ._n 3._o a_o great_a measure_n of_o that_o weariness_n may_v be_v whole_o prevent_v by_o the_o minister_n discretion_n to_o say_v no_o more_o remember_v that_o gospel-precept_n be_v not_o weary_a in_o well-doing_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v yet_o i_o counsel_v thou_o never_o to_o complain_v provoke_v rather_o to_o love_v and_o to_o good_a work_n object_n 4._o set_a form_n of_o prayer_n especial_o as_o they_o be_v say_v in_o the_o common_a prayer_n seem_v to_o breed_v a_o very_a great_a confusion_n in_o the_o congregation_n so_o many_o speak_n at_o once_o from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o other_o the_o one_o as_o it_o be_v hinder_v the_o other_o devotion_n answ._n 1._o for_o all_o to_o speak_v at_o one_o time_n if_o all_o do_v speak_v breed_v no_o confusion_n for_o they_o speak_v all_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a thing_n be_v there_o a_o 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shall_v be_v open_v and_o the_o often_o we_o knock_v we_o show_v the_o eagerness_n of_o our_o desire_n that_o widow_n in_o the_o parable_n luke_n 18._o 3._o come_v with_o a_o blunt_a request_n avenge_v i_o of_o my_o adversary_n a_o petition_n without_o much_o rhetoric_n to_o set_v it_o forth_o yet_o her_o continual_a cry_v make_v the_o unjust_a judge_n at_o last_o to_o answer_v her_o suit_n and_o shall_v not_o god_n answer_v his_o own_o elect_a that_o call_v day_n and_o night_n unto_o he_o answ._n 3._o if_o this_o be_v grant_v we_o shall_v lose_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o god_n one_o whole_a and_o entire_a psalm_n viz._n psalm_n 136._o for_o in_o 26_o verse_n 26_o time_n for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o be_v repeat_v it_o be_v well_o that_o those_o man_n be_v not_o by_o when_o the_o psalmist_n compose_v that_o psalm_n doubtless_o they_o will_v have_v be_v earnest_a to_o have_v stint_v the_o spirit_n and_o have_v inform_v he_o where_o he_o have_v do_v amiss_o paul_n be_v 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