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the_o spirit_n of_o the_o adoption_n of_o child_n and_o receive_v into_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n 3_o true_a invocation_n arise_v first_o from_o the_o true_a feel_n of_o our_o want_n &_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o god_n and_o upon_o the_o promise_n of_o be_v hard_o which_o be_v apprehend_v by_o faith_n 4_o invocation_n be_v due_a only_a unto_o god_n the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n both_o because_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o only_a author_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o also_o because_o that_o to_o be_v able_a to_o heare-and_a heal_v all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o all_o place_n belong_v unto_o none_o save_v only_o unto_o the_o omnipotent_a god_n 5_o now_o whereas_o no_o man_n be_v worthy_a to_o present_v himself_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n the_o heavenly_a father_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v drive_v away_o from_o we_o all_o shamefastness_n &_o fear_n have_v give_v we_o the_o only_a mediator_n in_o who_o alone_o he_o do_v look_v upon_o we_o as_o be_v reconcile_v and_o hear_v our_o prayer_n now_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v he_o who_o give_v we_o the_o true_a contrition_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o true_a faith_n in_o he_o upon_o who_o we_o call_v and_o do_v inwardlie_o teach_v we_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v so_o that_o we_o do_v call_v upon_o the_o father_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o son_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 6_o neither_o of_o the_o three_o person_n of_o the_o deity_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v omit_v in_o true_a prayer_n though_o they_o be_v not_o always_o distinctlie_o name_v but_o we_o may_v sometime_o call_v upon_o god_n simple_o and_o sometime_o direct_v our_o prayer_n unto_o the_o father_n sometime_o unto_o the_o son_n and_o sometime_o unto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 7_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o christ_n with_o the_o father_n be_v mean_v not_o any_o prayer_n proceed_v in_o some_o manner_n of_o gesture_n from_o he_o now_o in_o heaven_n on_o our_o behalf_n but_o the_o price_n of_o that_o redemption_n of_o he_o whereupon_o when_o the_o father_n look_v he_o hear_v he_o and_o also_o this_o namely_o that_o when_o we_o call_v upon_o the_o father_n in_o his_o name_n he_o in_o some_o sort_n do_v offer_v our_o prayer_n according_a unto_o the_o tender_a care_n whereby_o he_o be_v even_o now_o unspeakablie_o affect_v towards_o his_o member_n yet_o after_o his_o own_o manner_n which_o be_v altogether_o unsearchable_a unto_o us._n 8_o see_v christ_n do_v make_v intercession_n for_o we_o and_o with_o we_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o we_o have_v speak_v we_o hold_v that_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v always_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n though_o he_o do_v neither_o always_o give_v unto_o we_o that_o which_o we_o right_o ask_v nor_o at_o the_o time_n wherein_o we_o ask_v 9_o and_o see_v our_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v frame_v according_a unto_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n we_o may_v simple_o without_o exception_n ask_v those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v simple_o 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pharisie_n do_v although_o they_o be_v behold_v unto_o god_n for_o they_o the_o which_o doctrine_n do_v damn_n up_o that_o especial_a spring_n of_o true_a prayer_n namely_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o want_n 20_o next_o that_o they_o either_o bring_v in_o feign_a promise_n or_o invent_v merit_n that_o have_v no_o promise_n 21_o thirdlie_o in_o that_o they_o professedlie_o place_v doubt_v in_o stead_n of_o faith_n as_o though_o to_o be_v assure_v that_o god_n will_v hear_v we_o be_v a_o security_n full_a of_o presumption_n 22_o hereunto_o be_v to_o be_v adjoin_v that_o both_o they_o conceive_v private_a and_o public_a prayer_n in_o a_o strange_a unknown_a tongue_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o manifest_a mock_n of_o god_n and_o that_o they_o pray_v by_o number_n brief_o in_o that_o they_o teach_v which_o be_v utterlie_o wicked_a that_o those_o prayer_n of_o they_o do_v deserve_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o other_o benefit_n 23_o to_o be_v short_a herein_o they_o be_v most_o 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