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ahasuerus_n and_o he_o be_v reward_v open_o esther_n 2._o 21_o 22_o 23._o with_o chap._n 6._o darius_n before_o he_o come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n receive_v private_o a_o garment_n for_o a_o gift_n of_o one_o syloson_n and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v king_n he_o reward_v he_o open_o with_o the_o command_n of_o his_o country_n samus_n god_n in_o the_o great_a day_n will_v recompense_v his_o people_n before_o all_o the_o world_n for_o every_o secret_a prayer_n and_o secret_a tear_n and_o secret_a sigh_n and_o secret_a groan_n that_o have_v come_v from_o his_o people_n god_n in_o the_o great_a day_n will_v declare_v to_o man_n and_o angel_n how_o often_o his_o people_n have_v be_v in_o pour_v out_o their_o soul_n before_o he_o in_o such_o and_o such_o hole_n corner_n and_o secret_a place_n and_o according_o he_o will_v reward_v they_o ah_o christian_n do_v you_o real_o believe_v this_o and_o serious_o dwell_v on_o this_o you_o will_v 1._o walk_v more_o thankful_o 2._o work_v more_o 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l._n 22._o r._n cum_fw-la p._n 357._o l._n 8._o r._n marquis_n for_o martyr_n p._n 371._o l._n 28._o r._n a_o very_a for_o every_o a_o table_n contain_v the_o chief_a head_n of_o this_o book_n of_o affliction_n  _fw-fr that_o affliction_n refemble_v a_o rod_n in_o seven_o particular_n you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o epistle_n dedicatory_a  _fw-fr of_o allegory_n  _fw-fr of_o allegory_n p._n 1._o to_o 19_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n  _fw-fr that_o the_o least_o drop_n of_o christ_n blood_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o redemption_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v make_v good_a by_o five_o argument_n p._n 303_o 304_o 305._o c_o  _fw-fr doct._n that_o closet-prayer_n or_o private_a prayer_n be_v a_o indispensable_a duty_n that_o christ_n himself_o have_v lay_v upon_o all_o that_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o lie_v under_o the_o woeful_a brand_n of_o be_v hypocrite_n p._n 6._o five_o argument_n to_o prove_v closet-prayer_n to_o be_v a_o duty_n p._n 6._o to_o p._n 8._o the_o most_o eminent_a saint_n in_o all_o age_n have_v apply_v themselves_o to_o closet-prayer_n p._n 8_o to_o p._n 19_o we_o may_v more_o free_o full_o and_o safe_o unbosom_v our_o soul_n to_o god_n in_o our_o closet_n than_o we_o can_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o many_o or_o a_o few_o p._n 30_o to_o p._n 34._o christian_n enjoy_v most_o of_o god_n in_o their_o closet_n p._n 36_o to_o p._n 46._o the_o time_n of_o this_o life_n be_v our_o only_a time_n for_o closet-prayer_n p._n 46_o 47._o the_o prevalency_n of_o closet-prayer_n p._n 47._o to_o p._n 67._o see_v secret_n  _fw-fr rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o closet-prayer_n  _fw-fr first_n be_v frequent_a in_o closet-prayer_n and_o that_o upon_o eight_o ground_n p._n 297_o to_o p._n 30â—_n second_o take_v fit_a season_n and_o opportunity_n for_o closet_n prayer_n three_o unfit_a season_n for_o closet_n prayer_n be_v hint_v at_o p._n 305._o to_o 311._o three_o look_v that_o you_o do_v not_o perform_v closet-duty_n mere_o to_o still_o your_o conscience_n p._n 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