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whereby_o we_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o god_n mercy_n as_o jacob_n do_v acknowledge_v gen._n 32.10_o he_o be_v less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o the_o mercy_n he_o have_v already_o receive_v and_o therefore_o if_o god_n shall_v never_o grant_v he_o more_o mercy_n he_o can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v he_o have_v do_v abundant_o more_o for_o he_o already_o then_o he_o have_v deserve_v he_o pray_v not_o in_o his_o own_o name_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o another_o and_o no_o man_n can_v pray_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n but_o he_o must_v pray_v in_o humility_n he_o must_v have_v no_o confidence_n in_o his_o own_o worth_n act._n 2_o second_o he_o must_v pray_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o insufficiency_n so_o much_o as_o to_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n much_o less_o to_o make_v a_o good_a prayer_n 2_o cor._n 3.5_o rom._n 8.26_o this_o be_v humility_n and_o selfe-deniall_n when_o a_o man_n come_v before_o god_n and_o acknowledge_v 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christ_n presence_n but_o rather_o entreat_v the_o angel_n to_o intercede_v the_o father_n for_o they_o but_o it_o be_v counterfeit_a humility_n and_o such_o man_n be_v puff_v up_o with_o a_o fleshly_a mind_n in_o their_o voluntary_a humility_n it_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a pride_n of_o heart_n to_o express_v more_o baseness_n and_o meanness_n of_o spirit_n than_o god_n require_v and_o be_v but_o a_o counterfeit_a humility_n now_o to_o pray_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o only_o to_o pray_v in_o humility_n but_o also_o to_o pray_v in_o faith_n and_o these_o act_n of_o faith_n you_o have_v in_o all_o the_o prayer_n that_o you_o put_v up_o to_o god_n according_a to_o his_o will_n first_o faith_n direct_v you_o to_o pray_v only_o unto_o he_o prayer_n first_o act_n of_o faith_n in_o prayer_n upon_o who_o you_o have_v believe_v rom._n 10.14_o we_o only_o believe_v on_o god_n the_o father_n and_o on_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o bless_a spirit_n and_o 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stand_v to_o hear_v for_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o you_o read_v of_o the_o good_a woman_n hannah_n 1_o sam._n 1.15_o to_o 18._o ely_n suspect_v she_o be_v in_o some_o distemper_n but_o say_v she_o i_o have_v pour_v out_o my_o soul_n before_o the_o lord_n she_o pray_v feel_o and_o fervent_o and_o faithful_o not_o word_n but_o her_o soul_n before_o the_o lord_n she_o have_v pray_v with_o her_o whole_a heart_n and_o her_o soul_n do_v raise_v up_o itself_o heaven-ward_n the_o strength_n of_o her_o desire_n be_v set_v upon_o that_o and_o he_o then_o say_v the_o lord_n give_v thou_o favour_n in_o his_o eye_n and_o grant_v thy_o request_n which_o be_v as_o if_o this_o answer_n have_v come_v from_o heaven_n for_o god_n do_v reveal_v himself_o in_o his_o ordinance_n she_o look_v at_o he_o as_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o so_o a_o type_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o she_o take_v it_o as_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n and_o the_o text_n say_v she_o go_v home_o and_o look_v no_o more_o sad_a 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audience_n answer_v she_o not_o a_o word_n she_o pray_v again_o and_o then_o he_o give_v she_o a_o denial_n to_o grant_v she_o any_o such_o request_n and_o tell_v she_o plain_o it_o be_v not_o suitable_a to_o his_o call_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v not_o apply_v himself_o unto_o she_o yet_o she_o be_v not_o discourage_v with_o this_o which_o be_v very_o much_o but_o she_o follow_v he_o still_o and_o though_o yet_o reproach_v and_o call_v a_o dog_n yet_o she_o be_v not_o discourage_v but_o out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o reproach_n gather_v some_o hope_n of_o comfort_n if_o she_o be_v a_o dog_n why_o then_o let_v she_o have_v that_o which_o belong_v to_o dog_n let_v she_o have_v but_o the_o crumb_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o child_n table_n she_o be_v not_o discourage_v with_o all_o the_o difficulty_n that_o lay_v in_o her_o way_n nothing_o shall_v cut_v she_o off_o from_o importunity_n and_o when_o he_o can_v forbear_v no_o long_o he_o than_o tell_v she_o o_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o 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