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of_o this_o duty_n wherefore_o be_v the_o tongue_n call_v our_o glory_n ps_n 57.8_o and_o 108.1_o and_o 30.12_o if_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v employ_v in_o glorify_v its_o maker_n in_o praise_v of_o and_o pray_v unto_o he_o but_o though_o it_o must_v join_v in_o the_o work_n yet_o it_o can_v give_v life_n and_o be_v unto_o it_o that_o must_v flow_v from_o another_o fountain_n after_o which_o we_o now_o inquire_v and_o therefore_o while_o prayer_n be_v divide_v in_o mental_a and_o vocal_a the_o last_o trust_n include_v and_o suppose_v the_o former_a else_o it_o deserve_v not_o the_o name_n lip_n labour_n be_v not_o prayer_n but_o you_o will_v say_v we_o can_v petition_v and_o ask_v but_o by_o the_o voice_n and_o therefore_o the_o first_o must_v also_o include_v the_o last_o ans_fw-fr among_o man_n there_o can_v be_v no_o society_n no_o ask_n nor_o grant_v unless_o there_o be_v some_o expression_n by_o the_o voice_n or_o outward_a gesture_n but_o we_o may_v converse_v with_o the_o 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and_o especial_o regard_v my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n prov._n 23.26_o and_o therefore_o whenever_o the_o psalmist_n draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n either_o to_o pray_v or_o praise_n he_o look_v main_o to_o his_o heart_n know_v that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o prepare_v to_o speak_v to_o god_n there_o be_v no_o other_o speaker_n that_o will_v get_v a_o hear_n and_o he_o think_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o have_v his_o heart_n set_v a_o work_n unless_o the_o whole_a heart_n be_v employ_v ps_n 9.1_o ps_n 111.1_o ps_n 119.145_o ps_n 138.1_o ps_n 86.12_o &c_n &c_n and_o only_o that_o man_n to_o he_o iâ—_n the_o bless_a man_n that_o seek_v god_n whether_o in_o prayer_n or_o any_o other_o point_n of_o worship_n with_o the_o whole_a heart_n ps_n 119.2_o the_o heart_n have_v a_o voice_n which_o god_n well_o understand_v and_o will_v hear_v when_o all_o other_o messenger_n be_v send_v away_o empty_a we_o have_v a_o sweet_a though_o short_a dialogue_n ps_n 27.8_o the_o lord_n begin_v and_o draw_v on_o the_o discourse_n with_o a_o kindly_a invitation_n to_o seek_v his_o face_n but_o who_o make_v answer_v o_o say_v these_o learned_a rabbi_n the_o heart_n and_o will_n can_v speak_v nay_o but_o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n i_o acknowledge_v no_o such_o axiom_n my_o heart_n must_v make_v the_o reply_n my_o 〈◊〉_d my_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heart_n say_v unto_o thou_o thy_o face_n lord_n will_v i_o seek_v among_o our_o divine_n i_o find_v not_o this_o question_n move_v but_o i_o know_v schoolman_n know_v only_a dan._n til._n once_o we_o than_o arminian_n and_o afterward_o i_o know_v not_o what_o in_o his_o syntagdisp_n de_fw-fr precseemeâ—b_n to_o join_v with_o the_o schoolman_n none_o of_o they_o who_o will_v not_o join_v with_o d._n 14._o d._n oratio_fw-la est_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la religiosa_fw-la representatio_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la ames_n med._n theol._n cap._n 9_o &_o the_o case_z con_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 14._o ames_n while_o he_o describe_v prayer_n a_o religious_a present_v of_o our_o will_n before_o god_n which_o upon_o the_o matter_n differ_v not_o from_o
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thou_o can_v but_o sigh_v and_o groan_n though_o thou_o can_v but_o chatter_v like_o a_o crane_n and_o mourn_v lâ—ke_v a_o dove_n what_o though_o thou_o can_v not_o speak_v when_o thou_o come_v before_o the_o king_n o_o but_o thy_o advocate_n know_v well_o what_o to_o say_v in_o thy_o behalf_n he_o be_v eloquent_a and_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o language_n of_o canaan_n he_o can_v draw_v up_o thy_o bill_n and_o order_v thy_o cause_n aright_o there_o be_v no_o imperfection_n or_o defect_n no_o inequality_n in_o his_o intercession_n and_o the_o judge_n will_v pass_v over_o thy_o roâ—ving_n and_o distemper_n he_o will_v not_o take_v advantage_n of_o thy_o distract_n thought_n of_o thy_o deadness_n and_o bewail_v imperfection_n he_o will_v hearken_v to_o what_o thy_o advocate_n say_v for_o thy_o cause_n and_o according_o will_n pronounce_v a_o favourable_a sentence_n 1._o joh._n 2.1_o 2._o joh._n 11.42_o and_o now_o thou_o may_v answer_v solomon_n question_n prov._n 20.6_o and_o say_v 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boldness_n and_o who_o but_o the_o king_n son_n and_o child_n there_fw-mi cry_v in_o his_o presence_n arbyter_n presence_n abba_n be_v a_o syriack_n word_n signify_v father_n come_v from_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o which_o it_o only_o differ_v in_o the_o termination_n it_o may_v be_v think_v strange_a that_o the_o learned_a augustin_n do_v herein_o so_o gross_o mistake_v as_o to_o say_v that_o abba_n be_v graecum_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la august_n epist_n 178_o where_o we_o have_v his_o dispute_n rather_o than_o a_o epistle_n with_o poscentius_n the_o arrian_n lamentius_n be_v arbyter_n abba_n which_o show_v the_o familiarity_n and_o confidence_n which_o every_o son_n have_v not_o the_o liberty_n to_o use_v but_o must_v make_v choice_n of_o another_o kind_n of_o compellation_n import_v great_a distance_n and_o reverence_n abba_n father_n thus_o double_v the_o word_n to_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o fervency_n and_o importunity_n rom._n 8._o 15._o galat._n 4.6_o it_o 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and_o low_a step_n and_o rather_o of_o our_o boldness_n to_o pray_v than_o boldness_n in_o prayer_n which_o may_v 2._o be_v promove_v from_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o obligation_n flow_v from_o the_o command_n conscience_n of_o duty_n may_v pull_v and_o strong_o draw_v we_o to_o the_o throne_n in_o obedience_n to_o he_o who_o have_v command_v we_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o and_o pay_v he_o this_o homage_n though_o we_o be_v not_o assure_v of_o the_o success_n of_o our_o work_n but_o 3._o and_o more_o proper_o this_o boldness_n may_v arise_v from_o hope_n of_o success_n which_o though_o ground_v upon_o certainty_n viz._n the_o command_n of_o he_o who_o never_o say_v to_o the_o seed_n of_o jacob_n seek_v you_o my_o face_n in_o vain_a his_o gracious_a attribute_n his_o mercy_n compassion_n forbearance_n etc._n etc._n his_o invitation_n entreaty_n expostulation_n promise_n threaten_n and_o judgement_n upon_o the_o disobedient_a who_o will_v not_o call_v upon_o his_o name_n the_o success_n that_o other_o have_v meet_v with_o etc._n etc._n though_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o doubt_n of_o these_o in_o the_o general_n and_o as_o to_o other_o yet_o as_o to_o thou_o while_o thou_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o want_v the_o light_n of_o assurance_n flow_v from_o the_o inward_a testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n these_o can_v only_o beget_v a_o probable_a hope_n and_o thereby_o raise_v up_o the_o heart_n to_o a_o proportionable_a boldness_n and_o confidence_n banish_v slavish_a fear_n despondency_n of_o spirit_n and_o such_o discouragment_n as_o may_v draw_v off_o the_o heart_n or_o weaken_v the_o hand_n and_o thus_o 1._o negative_o viz._n by_o remove_v obstruction_n the_o foundation-stone_n of_o confidence_n be_v lay_v 2._o and_o positive_o enliven_a and_o quicken_a the_o soul_n by_o a_o rational_a expectation_n of_o success_n but_o betwixt_o this_o probable_a hope_n and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o full_a assurance_n of_o faith_n heb._n 10.22_o there_o be_v a_o middle_n and_o three_o kind_n of_o confidence_n arise_v from_o divine_a argumentation_n the_o spirit_n breathe_v upon_o and_o seal_v all_o the_o proposition_n of_o the_o practical_a syllogism_n but_o especial_o the_o minor_a by_o discover_v to_o we_o the_o reality_n and_o sincerity_n of_o our_o grace_n and_o thus_o enable_v we_o to_o assume_v and_o say_v i_o love_v and_o fear_n god_n keep_v his_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n from_o which_o suppose_v the_o knowledge_n &_o faith_n of_o these_o general_a discovery_n hold_v forth_o in_o the_o major_a the_o conclusion_n concern_v our_o state_n and_o condition_n do_v clear_o and_o necessary_o flow_v you_o will_v say_v if_o the_o conclusion_n do_v clear_o follow_v it_o must_v beget_v as_o full_a a_o assurance_n as_o the_o immediate_a testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n ans_fw-fr we_o will_v not_o now_o compare_v the_o immediate_a and_o direct_a irradiation_n and_o evidence_n of_o the_o spirit_n with_o the_o mediate_a and_o argumentative_a reflex_n 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enim_fw-la cogendo_fw-la sed_fw-la suadendo_fw-la nocet_fw-la nec_fw-la extorquet_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la consensum_fw-la sed_fw-la petit_fw-la aug._n serm_n 197._o de_fw-la tempore_fw-la prope_fw-la finem_fw-la nos_fw-la dia_z bolum_fw-la non_fw-la adjuvemus_fw-la &_o vincimus_fw-la that_fw-mi ille_fw-la quidem_fw-la consilium_fw-la sed_fw-la deo_fw-la auxiliante_fw-la nostrum_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la eligere_fw-la vel_fw-la repudiare_fw-la quod_fw-la suggerit_fw-la hom_n 12._o ex_fw-la 50._o oper_n tom._n 10._o fol._n mihi_fw-la 96._o sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la turbare_fw-la potest_fw-la &_o fallere_fw-la quantum_fw-la ______o nos_fw-la volumus_fw-la ______o prudent_a in_o hamartogenia_fw-la ______o angelus_n non_fw-la sic_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la hominum_fw-la quod_fw-la sit_fw-la causa_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la ejus_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la causa_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la nisi_fw-la iple_n deus_fw-la angelus_n autem_fw-la tantum_fw-la objective_n movere_fw-la 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16.14_o etc._n etc._n you_o will_v say_v if_o the_o saint_n do_v think_v that_o satan_n can_v come_v so_o near_o to_o they_o they_o will_v live_v in_o a_o continual_a fear_n this_o be_v ve_fw-la y_fw-fr terrible_a and_o uncomfortable_a doctrine_n ans_fw-fr can_v it_o vex_v and_o grieve_v the_o saint_n that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o that_o they_o must_v live_v in_o a_o continual_a dependence_n upon_o he_o satan_n be_v chain_v jude_n v._o 6._o and_o he_o can_v advance_v one_o foot_n towards_o thou_o unless_o the_o lord_n loose_v some_o link_n of_o that_o chain_n and_o though_o that_o lion_n roar_v never_o so_o fierce_o yet_o he_o can_v make_v a_o prey_n of_o thou_o without_o thy_o own_o consent_n therefore_o albeit_o the_o consideration_n of_o satan_n immediate_a approach_n shall_v stir_v we_o up_o to_o watchfulness_n and_o circumspection_n in_o our_o walk_n yet_o it_o need_v not_o in_o the_o least_o discourage_v the_o saint_n whatever_o be_v say_v as_o to_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o his_o work_n upon_o the_o heart_n whether_o it_o be_v mediate_v or_o immediate_a if_o the_o lord_n will_v permit_v he_o to_o do_v his_o worst_a and_o will_v leave_v we_o who_o be_v so_o weak_a foolish_a and_o corrupt_a to_o ourselves_o how_o easy_o will_v we_o become_v a_o prey_n to_o his_o manifold_a and_o subtle_a temptation_n it_o be_v no_o difficult_a work_n for_o he_o to_o set_v on_o fire_n that_o powdertrain_v that_o be_v within_o we_o and_o do_v not_o our_o life_n both_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a our_o estate_n all_o our_o comfort_n and_o accommodation_n depend_v upon_o god_n and_o will_v it_o grieve_v the_o child_n that_o he_o must_v look_v up_o to_o his_o kind_a father_n for_o protection_n and_o provision_n use_v 1_o now_o a_o word_n of_o application_n 1._o let_v we_o magnify_v and_o praise_v the_o lord_n who_o keep_v this_o roar_a lion_n in_o ironchain_n and_o do_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o do_v all_o the_o hurt_n and_o mischief_n he_o will_v and_o otherwise_o may_v do_v to_o we_o though_o he_o may_v permit_v he_o to_o winnow_v and_o sift_v the_o saint_n yet_o will_v never_o suder_v he_o to_o blow_v away_o the_o wheat_n though_o he_o may_v make_v they_o stagger_v and_o fall_v yet_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o make_v their_o faith_n fail_v luk._n 22.31_o 32._o and_o without_o their_o own_o consent_n and_o concurrence_n he_o can_v draw_v and_o compel_v they_o to_o commit_v the_o least_o sin_n hence_o use_v 2_o 2._o beware_v that_o thou_o make_v not_o satan_n power_n and_o malice_n a_o cloak_n and_o excuse_v for_o thy_o sin_n all_o his_o prisoner_n be_v volunteer_n none_o be_v take_v captive_a by_o he_o as_o his_o 2.26_o his_o 2_o tim._n 2.26_o will_n â—â—thout_v their_o own_o will_n and_o consent_n to_o this_o purpose_n the_o â—â—â—ous_a tempore_fw-la â—â—â—ous_a sed_fw-la dicet_fw-la aliquis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d gatus_fw-la est_fw-la quare_fw-la adhuc_fw-la tantum_fw-la praevalet_fw-la vetum_fw-la est_fw-la fratres_fw-la charissimi_fw-la quod_fw-la mulium_fw-la praevalet_fw-la sed_fw-la tepidis_fw-la â—c_z negligentibus_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la non_fw-la â—â—menâ—ibus_fw-la dominatur_fw-la alligatus_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la tanquam_fw-la innexus_fw-la canis_fw-la cateâ—is_fw-la &_o neminem_fw-la potest_fw-la mordere_fw-la ni_fw-fr si_fw-la eum_fw-la quise_z illi_fw-la mortifera_fw-la securitate_fw-la conjunxerit_fw-la jam_fw-la videte_fw-la fratres_fw-la quam_fw-la stâ—ltus_fw-la est_fw-la homo_fw-la illâ—_n quem_fw-la canis_fw-la in_o catena_fw-la pofitus_fw-la mordet_fw-la tute_fw-la illi_fw-la per_fw-la voluntates_fw-la &_o â—â—pâ—_n dit_fw-fr atâ—â—â—â—culi_fw-la noli_fw-la conjungere_fw-la &_o ille_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la non_fw-la praesumit_fw-la accedere_fw-la latrare_fw-la potest_fw-la sâ—â—â—â—itaâ—â—_n pâ—â—est_n mordere_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la volentem_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la cogendo_fw-la sed_fw-la suadendo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nec_fw-la â—â—torquet_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la consensum_fw-la sed_fw-la petit_fw-la august_n serm._n 197._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la augustine_n speak_v notable_o well_o satan_n say_v 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o dog_n chain_v and_o can_v bite_v none_o but_o those_o who_o come_v within_o his_o reach_n and_o who_o by_o their_o stupid_a scourity_n cast_v themselves_o in_o his_o way_n he_o must_v be_v a_o mad_a man_n who_o be_v bite_v by_o a_o chain_a dog_n do_v not_o then_o by_o give_v way_n to_o thy_o sensual_a and_o carnal_a delight_n and_o lust_n cast_v thyself_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o his_o chain_n and_o though_o he_o may_v bark_v at_o thou_o yet_o he_o can_v bite_v though_o he_o may_v counsel_v and_o solicit_v yet_o he_o can_v draw_v and_o compel_v he_o can_v bite_v or_o wound_v any_o man_n without_o his_o own_o will_n and_o consent_n and_o 50._o and_o mulâ—i_fw-la â—â—â—â—ssioâ—â—â—_n peccati_fw-la sic_fw-la faâ—inat_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsum_fw-la satanaâ—â—_n accusent_fw-la etc._n etc._n vid._n insigâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o â—â—uculerteâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—nstrat_v perperam_fw-la homimâ—_n celâ—â—ibus_fw-la sur_n ostendere_fw-la vim_o a_o daemâ—â—â—â—ll_n atam_fw-la auâ—_n hom_n 12._o ex_fw-la 50._o elsewhere_o there_o be_v nothing_o say_v he_o can_v delight_v the_o devil_n more_o then_o to_o hear_v sinner_n excuse_v themselves_o and_o cast_v the_o blame_n upon_o he_o know_v their_o condition_n to_o be_v desperate_a till_o they_o confess_v and_o take_v with_o their_o guiltiness_n but_o can_v satan_n force_v thou_o o_o man_n do_v their_o not_o voluntarity_n go_v to_o work_v all_o that_o satan_n can_v do_v be_v to_o counsel_n and_o solicit_v but_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o rathâ—â—_n hearken_v to_o god_n counsel_n thou_o have_v a_o monitor_n on_o the_o right_a â—and_n and_o on_o the_o jest_n and_o thou_o be_v place_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o middle_n why_o then_o do_v thou_o rather_o hearken_v to_o satan_n siren_n sing_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n then_o to_o the_o voice_n from_o heaven_n on_o the_o right_a why_o do_v then_o rather_o follow_v satan_n into_o everlasting_a perdition_n than_o christ_n into_o eternal_a life_n do_v not_o god_n offer_v thou_o strength_n and_o be_v thou_o not_o able_a in_o the_o power_n of_o his_o might_n to_o stand_v against_o the_o power_n and_o wile_n of_o the_o devil_n eph._n 6.10.11_o it_o be_v true_a satan_n do_v obtestricate_a and_o play_v the_o midwife_n to_o the_o bring_v forth_o of_o sin_n yea_o in_o some_o sense_n he_o be_v the_o father_n and_o concur_v to_o the_o conception_n of_o it_o but_o yet_o never_o without_o the_o mother_n consent_n and_o as_o in_o the_o proper_a and_o natural_a generation_n though_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a do_v think_v that_o satan_n may_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o as_o be_v common_o report_v of_o the_o famous_a english_a merlin_n that_o he_o be_v beget_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o lud._n vives_z 23._o vives_z ludou._n vives_z in_o august_n de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 23._o say_v that_o some_o nation_n do_v most_o abominable_o glory_n that_o they_o do_v descend_v of_o the_o devil_n but_o whatever_o truth_n be_v in_o the_o thing_n itself_o yet_o it_o be_v grant_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o the_o devil_n be_v not_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a 8._o proper_a nonnulli_fw-la affirmant_fw-la
autem_fw-la noster_fw-la caelestis_fw-la magis_fw-la oblectatur_fw-la ruditate_fw-la ac_fw-la infantia_fw-la nostra_fw-la qui_fw-la sumus_fw-la cjus_o silij_fw-la quam_fw-la etc._n etc._n rolloc_n in_o joan_n 4._o child_n will_v move_v the_o tender_a father_n more_o than_o all_o the_o art_n and_o eloquence_n of_o a_o stranger_n 2._o use_v 2._o 2._o a_o word_n of_o caution_n and_o 1._o let_v not_o this_o discourage_v the_o 50.10_o the_o isa_n 50.10_o child_n of_o light_n while_o they_o be_v walk_v in_o darkness_n do_v not_o thou_o o_o disconsolate_a saint_n who_o be_v 42.1_o be_v ps_n 42.1_o pant_v after_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o hart_n after_o the_o water-brook_n do_v not_o thou_o make_v this_o a_o plea_n for_o thou_o to_o run_v away_o from_o the_o throne_n you_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n need_v not_o fear_n you_o be_v call_v and_o allow_v in_o this_o sad_a case_n to_o trust_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o stay_v upon_o your_o god_n isa_n 50.10_o what_o though_o it_o be_v night_n with_o the_o soul_n so_o that_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v and_o discern_v thy_o interest_n in_o god_n yet_o he_o know_v who_o be_v his_o own_o and_o will_v hear_v his_o child_n when_o ever_o they_o cry_v to_o he_o and_o will_v own_v they_o and_o answer_v their_o request_n while_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o apprehend_v that_o they_o be_v cast_v off_o isa_n 49.14_o 15_o 16._o neither_o 2._o shall_v this_o discourage_v such_o as_o be_v in_o the_o pang_n of_o the_o new_a birth_n who_o have_v take_v their_o leave_n of_o their_o old_a lover_n and_o be_v on_o the_o way_n to_o zion_n whatever_o thou_o have_v be_v if_o thou_o honest_o now_o desire_v to_o offer_v up_o thyself_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o to_o give_v he_o thy_o heart_n he_o will_v not_o reject_v thou_o joh._n 6_o 37._o ezek._n 18_o 21.27_o 28._o yea_o though_o there_o be_v much_o refuse_n and_o and_o filth_n mix_v with_o thy_o sacrifice_n and_o much_o unwillingness_n join_v with_o thy_o desire_n so_o that_o thou_o have_v but_o a_o animo_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n apud_fw-la erasm_n in_o ghib_n nolens_fw-la volens_fw-la vel_fw-la potius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n volens_fw-la nolente_fw-la animo_fw-la nilling_a willing_a thy_o soul_n be_v in_o a_o confusion_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o sad_a complaint_n from_o thy_o lust_n and_o former_a lover_n who_o be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v divorce_v yet_o thou_o may_v draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n and_o look_v up_o to_o he_o for_o help_v and_o pray_v that_o he_o will_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o pull_v thou_o out_o of_o this_o snare_n and_o have_v bring_v thou_o forth_o will_v so_o establish_v thy_o go_n that_o thou_o may_v never_o look_v back_o again_o to_o sodom_n it_o be_v true_a that_o till_o thou_o have_v escape_v thou_o can_v not_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o covenant_n thou_o can_v not_o in_o faith_n plead_v any_o promise_n till_o thou_o be_v 13.5_o be_v 2_o cor._n 13.5_o in_o the_o faith_n but_o yet_o what_o know_v thou_o o_o mourn_a sinner_n but_o the_o promise_n may_v belong_v to_o thou_o the_o absolute_a promise_n to_o show_v mercy_n love_v free_o to_o renew_v the_o heart_n etc._n etc._n and_o certain_o god_n will_v accomplish_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v and_o of_o his_o free_a grace_n may_v make_v use_n of_o thy_o prayer_n as_o a_o mean_a to_o that_o end_n see_v part_n 1._o chap._n 5._o sect_n 3._o only_o let_v this_o word_n alarm_n all_o secure_a sinner_n who_o dare_v draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n with_o their_o supplication_n while_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o follow_v their_o old_a course_n and_o trade_n of_o sin_n who_o dare_v call_v god_n father_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o offend_v he_o who_o dare_v supplicate_v the_o king_n with_o their_o weapon_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o while_o they_o purpose_v to_o continue_v in_o their_o rebellion_n unto_o such_o desperate_a wretch_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v to_o take_v my_o covenant_n in_o thy_o mouth_n see_v thou_o hate_v instruction_n and_o cast_v my_o word_n behind_o thou_o ps_n 50.16_o 17._o it_o be_v a_o dishonour_n to_o god_n that_o such_o shall_v take_v his_o name_n in_o their_o mouth_n that_o such_o shall_v call_v upon_o he_o and_o lay_v any_o claim_n to_o his_o covenant_n and_o promise_n o_o consider_v this_o all_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n in_o your_o life_n and_o conversation_n lest_o notwithstanding_o all_o your_o prayer_n and_o seem_a devotion_n he_o come_v against_o you_o and_o tear_v you_o in_o piece_n while_o their_o will_n be_v none_o to_o deliver_v ver_fw-la 22._o hence_o 2._o as_o the_o fountain_n must_v be_v purify_v the_o stream_n shall_v be_v clean_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o our_o state_n be_v good_a qualification_n 2._o qualification_n but_o our_o walk_n must_v be_v answerable_a as_o our_o person_n must_v be_v reconcile_v and_o the_o habit_n of_o grace_n and_o sanctification_n must_v be_v root_v in_o the_o heart_n so_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o must_v appear_v and_o holiness_n must_v be_v express_v in_o our_o life_n and_o conversation_n in_o the_o most_o dark_a and_o impure_a time_n this_o be_v a_o acknowledge_a principle_n god_n hear_v not_o sinner_n joh._n 9.31_o job_n 27.9_o ezek._n 8.18_o prov_fw-mi 1.28_o micah_n 3.4_o isa_n 1.15_o jer._n 14.12_o etc._n etc._n hence_o solomon_n in_o that_o solemn_a prayer_n 1_o king_n 8._o do_v once_o and_o again_o caveat_n and_o limit_v his_o intercession_n for_o the_o success_n of_o prayer_n which_o shall_v be_v pour_v out_o in_o or_o towards_o that_o house_n he_o have_v build_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n if_o they_o turn_v from_o their_o sin_n and_o know_v the_o plague_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n if_o they_o confess_v and_o repent_v etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 33_o 35_o 37_o 47_o 48._o under_o the_o law_n if_o any_o man_n in_o his_o uncleanness_n dare_v offer_v to_o sacrifice_v or_o offer_v to_o meddle_v with_o holy_a thing_n he_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n levit._n 22.3_o etc._n etc._n of_o how_o much_o sore_a punishment_n suppose_v you_o shall_v he_o be_v think_v worthy_a who_o dare_v draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n and_o and_o presume_v to_o offer_v a_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n in_o his_o moral_a uncleanness_n whereof_o the_o natural_a be_v only_o a_o shadow_n and_o therefore_o be_v it_o so_o severe_o forbid_v to_o show_v how_o the_o holy_a lord_n do_v abominate_a and_o will_v avenge_v the_o other_o such_o as_o dare_v come_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o sin_n be_v like_o a_o thief_n that_o will_v present_v himself_o before_o the_o judge_n with_o the_o fang_n in_o his_o hand_n there_o be_v no_o man_n in_o his_o right_a wit_n say_v 4._o say_v mr._n downam_n spir_n arm_n part_n 3_o lib._n 2._o chaâ—_n 4._o one_o will_v come_v as_o a_o suitor_n unto_o his_o prince_n and_o bring_v his_o accuser_n with_o he_o who_o can_v prove_v and_o testify_v to_o his_o face_n his_o treason_n and_o rebellion_n much_o less_o will_v any_o man_n dare_v to_o come_v with_o the_o god_n the_o the_o sin_n of_o god_n people_n be_v the_o murderer_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o life_n and_o though_o the_o high_a and_o lofty_a one_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o sinner_n yet_o every_o sin_n be_v account_v to_o be_v interprerative_o dâ—i-cide_a and_o no_o thanks_o to_o he_o who_o resolute_o and_o deliberate_o sint_fw-la against_o god_n that_o his_o evil_n extend_v not_o to_o god_n weapon_n in_o his_o hand_n wherewith_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o king_n only_a son_n and_o heir_n and_o resolve_v theirwith_o to_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o king_n himself_o and_o there_o be_v no_o lover_n no_o sin_n be_v frequent_o and_o most_o fit_o in_o the_o scripture_n compare_v to_o whoredom_n and_o our_o last_n be_v call_v our_o lover_n adultress_n so_o shameless_o impudent_a as_o to_o supplicat_fw-la her_o husband_n have_v still_o her_o lover_n in_o her_o arm_n purpose_v yet_o to_o follow_v he_o but_o if_o any_o be_v so_o desperate_a what_o success_n may_v they_o expect_v will_v not_o such_o a_o judge_n king_n or_o husband_n be_v avenge_v of_o those_o wretch_n not_o only_o because_o of_o their_o crime_n but_o also_o because_o of_o this_o their_o impudence_n and_o mockery_n and_o yet_o alas_o inconsiderate_a sinner_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o deal_v thus_o with_o the_o great_a god_n but_o though_o he_o long_o forbear_v yet_o vile_a potsherd_n will_v not_o always_o be_v suffer_v thus_o to_o mock_v their_o maker_n and_o though_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o utter_o cast_v off_o his_o elect_a one_o but_o will_v at_o length_n pull_v they_o out_o of_o the_o snare_n yet_o their_o sin_n will_v provoke_v he_o to_o hide_v his_o face_n for_o a_o while_n and_o not_o to_o hearken_v to_o their_o prayer_n so_o long_o as_o they_o
black_a cant._n 1.4.6_o and_o 3._o in_o be_v thus_o 9.6_o thus_o ezra_n 9.6_o ashamed_a to_o lift_v up_o our_o face_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v with_o the_o 15.19.21_o the_o luk._n 15.19.21_o prodigal_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n and_z with_o the_o 18.13_o the_o luk._n 18.13_o publican_n smite_v the_o breast_n and_o from_o thence_o bring_v deep_a sigh_n in_o stead_n of_o word_n and_o have_v our_o sin_n so_o much_o in_o our_o eye_n that_o we_o dare_v not_o lift_v they_o up_o to_o heaven_n and_o when_o once_o vent_v be_v make_v to_o word_n this_o become_v the_o great_a suit_n and_o desire_n lord_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n 4._o in_o be_v sensible_a of_o all_o our_o sore_n and_o malady_n of_o all_o our_o want_n hazard_n danger_n and_o temptation_n we_o be_v expose_v unto_o of_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o provocation_n of_o our_o weakness_n and_o inability_n and_o of_o our_o manifold_a fail_n and_o infirmity_n the_o consideration_n whereof_o as_o it_o will_v serve_v to_o humble_v we_o so_o to_o keep_v we_o low_o and_o as_o it_o will_v send_v we_o to_o the_o throne_n so_o it_o will_v furnish_v we_o with_o matter_n and_o expression_n it_o will_v keep_v out_o that_o boisterous_a wind_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o blow_v we_o up_o and_o turn_v we_o from_o our_o course_n and_o make_v we_o with_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi to_o boast_v of_o our_o enjoyment_n and_o perfection_n when_o we_o shall_v mourn_v for_o sin_n and_o complain_v of_o want_n a_o lively_a sense_n of_o our_o sin_n weakness_n danger_n and_o want_n be_v both_o the_o mother_n and_o daughter_n the_o nurse_n and_o milk_n and_o shall_v i_o say_v the_o very_a nature_n and_o life_n of_o humility_n you_o will_v say_v and_o shall_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n be_v so_o much_o deject_v and_o be_v so_o uncheerfull_a while_o they_o be_v at_o his_o work_n ans_fw-fr albeit_o while_o we_o look_v in_o to_o ourselves_o we_o see_v nothing_o but_o sore_n and_o want_n sin_n misery_n and_o matter_n 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lord_n answer_v you_o according_a to_o your_o fear_n and_o give_v you_o ground_n to_o complain_v but_o not_o of_o his_o word_n or_o blame_v or_o as_o if_o these_o be_v to_o be_v blame_v work_n but_o of_o your_o own_o heart_n and_o its_o distrust_n and_o unbelief_n if_o the_o child_n will_v reject_v those_o medicine_n the_o father_n have_v provide_v for_o cure_v his_o distemper_n he_o may_v just_o chide_v with_o and_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o such_o a_o son_n but_o who_o dare_v limit_v the_o lord_n either_o as_o to_o time_n when_o how_o long_o or_o how_o often_o or_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n and_o measure_n how_o far_o and_o what_o way_n he_o will_v hide_v his_o face_n and_o by_o what_o dispensation_n he_o will_v manifest_v his_o displeasure_n he_o may_v when_o he_o will_v disappoint_v thy_o fear_n and_o do_v beyond_o what_o thou_o can_v expect_v and_o thereby_o melt_v thy_o heart_n cure_v thy_o distemper_n and_o banish_v thy_o fear_n it_o will_v go_v ill_a with_o the_o saint_n if_o 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have_v this_o confidence_n in_o he_o that_o he_o will_v hear_v we_o whensoever_o we_o call_v and_o may_v we_o not_o know_v that_o he_o will_v answer_v our_o desire_n 1_o joh._n 5.14_o 15._o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v report_v to_o the_o commendation_n of_o some_o state_n and_o prince_n that_o they_o never_o reject_v any_o petitioner_n the_o senator_n of_o old_a rome_n do_v 548._o do_v rob._n cawdray_n treas_z of_o simil_n pag._n 548._o judge_v it_o a_o great_a disgrace_n to_o the_o roman_a state_n that_o any_o man_n shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o say_v that_o he_o have_v in_o vain_a ask_v help_n at_o their_o hand_n it_o do_v not_o become_v the_o emperor_n say_v 289._o say_v ne_fw-fr quem_fw-la sine_fw-la spe_fw-la dimitteret_fw-la negans_fw-la oportere_fw-la quenquam_fw-la a_o sermone_fw-la principis_fw-la tristem_fw-la discedere_fw-la cluver_n hist_o epit_fw-la in_o tito_n vespas_fw-la pag._n mihi_fw-la 289._o the_o noble_a and_o magnanimous_a titus_n vespasian_n to_o send_v any_o 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jonathan_n and_o the_o sword_n of_o saul_n be_v a_o fit_a motto_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n it_o never_o return_v empty_a and_o this_o truth_n will_v not_o be_v call_v in_o question_n by_o any_o except_o when_o sense_n and_o carnal_a reason_n these_o corrupt_a judge_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o god_n do_v sit_v on_o the_o bench_n and_o give_v out_o sentence_n but_o ah_o our_o unbelief_n negligence_n and_o estrangedness_n from_o god_n do_v deprive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o church_n of_o many_o mercy_n and_o of_o much_o matter_n of_o comfort_n to_o ourselves_o of_o praise_n to_o god_n and_o terror_n and_o astonishment_n to_o enemy_n 7._o if_o we_o consider_v the_o many_o sweet_a and_o bind_a relation_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v please_v to_o undertake_v towards_o his_o covenant_v people_n who_o be_v true_a israelit_n and_o be_v sincer_n in_o their_o profession_n if_o we_o consider_v how_o all_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n be_v affect_v towards_o they_o what_o be_v the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n the_o purchase_n of_o the_o son_n and_o the_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n our_o doubt_v and_o unbelief_n will_v be_v most_o unteasonable_a 1._o then_o be_v not_o god_n our_o maker_n our_o lord_n and_o master_n our_o father_n and_o husband_n etc._n etc._n and_o will_v not_o the_o infinite_a creaator_n care_n for_o his_o creature_n who_o depend_v upon_o he_o will_v not_o the_o great_a lord_n and_o master_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n care_n and_o provide_v for_o his_o honest_a servant_n will_v not_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n pity_v his_o child_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o trouble_n and_o hear_v their_o cry_n will_v not_o the_o husband_n hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o spouse_n and_o grant_v her_o desire_n etc._n etc._n 2._o as_o to_o the_o relation_n under_o which_o we_o stand_v towards_o the_o person_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n several_o 149._o several_o quem_fw-la enim_fw-la invocamus_fw-la patrem_fw-la fratrem_fw-la advoâ—atum_fw-la quo_fw-la ausu_fw-la patre_fw-la jubente_fw-la fratrejustituente_fw-la advocoeto_fw-la inpellente_a quae_fw-la fiducia_fw-la patre_fw-la promittente_fw-la fraire_n adjurante_fw-la advocato_fw-la testificante_fw-la quid_fw-la petimus_fw-la baereditatem_fw-la quam_fw-la nobis_fw-la impetravit_fw-la fraterconcessit_fw-la pater_fw-la obsignavit_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la gerhar_n harm_n evang._n cap._n 149._o be_v not_o the_o x_o father_n our_o father_n the_o son_n our_o brother_n and_o advocate_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n our_o helper_n leader_n and_o guide_n and_o who_o will_v doubt_v of_o acceeptance_n welcome_a and_o success_n while_o his_o father_n command_v his_o brother_n invit_v and_o his_o guide_n and_o counsellor_n persuade_v and_o allure_v he_o to_o come_v and_o present_v this_o request_n while_o the_o father_n promise_v the_o elder_a brother_n and_o heir_n renew_v and_o y_z confirm_v his_o father_n grant_n our_o leader_n and_o assistant_n do_v put_v 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the_o throne_n but_o he_o must_v pray_v and_o so_o oft_o a_o day_n though_o he_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o lion_n den_n dan._n 6.7_o 10._o yet_o 4._o though_o prayer_n be_v such_o a_o successful_a and_o never-lying_a mean_n though_o it_o be_v like_o the_o fruitful_a womb_n that_o never_o miscarry_v and_o the_o full_a breast_n that_o always_o yield_v milk_n yet_o we_o need_v not_o inquire_v after_o its_o virtue_n and_o excellency_n as_o if_o of_o itself_o it_o have_v any_o proportion_n with_o or_o efficacy_n for_o produce_v such_o great_a effect_n for_o 1._o be_v nothing_o like_o natural_a cause_n which_o work_n by_o their_o strength_n and_o activity_n neither_o 2._o have_v prayer_n any_o moral_a causality_n by_o way_n of_o merit_n and_o deserve_a ah_o what_o worth_a and_o excellency_n can_v there_o be_v in_o it_o as_o it_o be_v our_o empty_a performance_n have_v much_o dross_n and_o imperfection_n cleave_v to_o it_o but_o all_o its_o efficacy_n flow_v 1._o from_o god_n ordinance_n and_o appointment_n he_o have_v appoint_v it_o not_o only_o to_o be_v medium_n cultus_fw-la but_o also_o medium_n impetrationis_fw-la not_o only_o to_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o worship_n but_o also_o a_o channel_n for_o convey_v to_o we_o all_o the_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n the_o lord_n have_v promise_v what_o ever_o have_v the_o stamp_n of_o heaven_n on_o it_o must_v be_v currant_n money_n whatever_o the_o metal_n otherwise_o be_v and_o thus_o in_o baptism_n we_o look_v over_o the_o element_n unto_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o from_o thence_o expect_v the_o blessing_n and_o thus_o the_o weak_a hand_n of_o prayer_n can_v bring_v home_o abundance_n of_o provision_n 2._o from_o the_o covenant_n and_o free_a promise_n of_o god_n which_o by_o prayer_n we_o plead_v at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n prayer_n lay_v hold_v on_o god_n truth_n and_o fidelity_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v send_v away_o empty_a and_o as_o the_o promise_n be_v the_o foundation_n and_o ground_n 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whereon_o we_o offer_v this_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n and_o the_o price_n lay_v down_o for_o all_o our_o mercy_n 7._o from_o christ_n intercession_n and_o concur_v with_o we_o etc._n etc._n see_v part_n 2._o chap._n 2._o sect_n 2._o hence_o 5._o albeit_o the_o almighty_a have_v no_o delight_n in_o our_o prayer_n and_o performance_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o gain_n and_o advantage_n to_o his_o all-sufficient_a majesty_n job_n 22.3_o job_n 35.7_o 8._o yet_o he_o not_o only_o accept_v but_o also_o delight_v in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o righteous_a as_o a_o part_n of_o that_o homage_n we_o owe_v to_o he_o and_o as_o a_o mean_a whereby_o he_o may_v communicate_v himself_o and_o do_v good_a to_o his_o child_n pro._n 15.8_o he_o 7.18_o he_o micah_n 7.18_o delight_v in_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o also_o in_o every_o mean_a whereby_o and_o occasion_n wherein_o he_o may_v exercise_v this_o most_o glorious_a attribute_n hence_o 7._o since_o the_o lord_n delight_v in_o and_o accept_v our_o 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