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prophet_n reprove_v jerusalem_n for_o the_o many_o vice_n and_o sin_n which_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o grow_v to_o say_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o all_o be_v for_o that_o that_o city_n have_v forget_v god_n and_o he_o assign_v also_o the_o same_o cause_n when_o he_o interprete_v many_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n for_o as_o a_o horse_n without_o a_o bridle_n and_o a_o ship_n without_o a_o stern_a run_v upon_o precipice_n and_o rock_n so_o if_o you_o take_v this_o bridle_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o man_n he_o rum_v headlong_o after_o his_o own_o inordinate_a appetite_n and_o passion_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr deus_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la eius_fw-la inquinatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la viae_fw-la illius_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la tempore_fw-la 9.26_o psa_fw-la 9.26_o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n he_o carry_v not_o god_n before_o his_o eye_n he_o consider_v he_o not_o as_o present_v before_o he_o and_o therefore_o be_v his_o way_n which_o be_v his_o work_n all_o defile_v still_o with_o sin_n the_o remedy_n which_o the_o bless_a s._n basil_n give_v in_o many_o place_n of_o his_o work_n against_o all_o temptation_n note_n note_n and_o trouble_n and_o for_o all_o the_o occasion_n and_o necessity_n which_o may_v present_v themselves_o be_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o desire_v a_o ready_a and_o compendious_a way_n for_o the_o obtain_v of_o perfection_n and_o which_o may_v contain_v and_o lock_v up_o in_o itself_o the_o force_n &_o efficacy_n of_o all_o other_o mean_n this_o be_v that_o and_o for_o such_o 17.1_o gen._n 17.1_o do_v god_n give_v it_o thus_o to_o abraham_n ambula_fw-la coram_fw-la i_o &_o esto_fw-la perfectus_fw-la walk_v before_o i_o &_o thou_o shall_v be_v perfect_a the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v here_o as_o in_o many_o other_o place_n take_v the_o imperatine_n for_o the_o future_a to_o express_v home_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o success_n it_o be_v so_o certain_a that_o thou_o shall_v
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importance_n of_o prayer_n speak_v thus_o i_o know_v not_o what_o better_o thing_n to_o say_v to_o you_o then_o that_o which_o zozimus_n my_o predecessor_n say_v quod_fw-la est_fw-la tempus_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la eius_fw-la auxilio_fw-la non_fw-la indigemus_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la igitur_fw-la rebus_fw-la causis_fw-la &_o negotijs_fw-la exorandus_fw-la est_fw-la protector_n deus_fw-la what_o time_n be_v there_o wherein_o we_o have_v not_o necessity_n of_o the_o help_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o such_o tyme._n if_o that_o be_v so_o then_o be_v we_o at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o occasion_n and_o in_o all_o affair_n to_o resort_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n with_o desire_n that_o he_o will_v protect_v us._n superbun_n est_fw-la enim_fw-la ut_fw-la humana_fw-la natura_fw-la aliquid_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la praesumat_fw-la for_o a_o great_a pride_n it_o be_v that_o a_o frail_a and_o miserable_a man_n shall_v presume_v any_o little_a upon_o himself_o s._n thomas_n prove_v the_o 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marriage_n mankind_n shall_v be_v multiply_v and_o that_o by_o plough_v and_o sow_v &_o cultivate_a the_o ground_n otherwise_o there_o shall_v grow_v abundance_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o other_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o by_o mean_n of_o artificer_n and_o material_n house_n and_o building_n shall_v be_v erect_v so_o do_v he_o also_o ordain_v to_o work_v great_a effect_n in_o the_o world_n and_o to_o communicate_v many_o grace_n &_o gift_n to_o soul_n by_o this_o mean_n of_o prayer_n and_o so_o do_v christ_n our_o redeemer_n assure_v we_o in_o the_o gospel_n petite_fw-fr &_o dabitur_fw-la vobis_fw-la quaerite_fw-la &_o invenietis_fw-la pulsate_fw-it &_o aperietur_fw-la vobis_fw-la 7._o matt._n 7._o omnis_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la petit_fw-la accipit_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la quarit_fw-la invenit_fw-la &_o pulsanti_fw-la aperitur_fw-la ask_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v seek_v and_o you_o shall_v find_v knock_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v unto_o you_o for_o he_o 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