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with_o his_o master_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o be_v a_o leper_n 2_o reg._n 5_o 1._o this_o one_o word_n mar_v all_o his_o glory_n to_o say_v such_o a_o one_o be_v a_o man_n of_o part_n a_o man_n of_o valour_n a_o man_n of_o great_a estate_n a_o man_n of_o deep_a knowledgde_a but_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n he_o be_v a_o drunkard_n a_o swearer_n a_o liar_n a_o perfidious_a man_n etc._n etc._n this_o one_o word_n do_v unsay_v all_o his_o excellency_n and_o cast_v a_o cloud_n upon_o all_o his_o glory_n 2._o that_o wicked_a man_n be_v of_o all_o creature_n the_o most_o like_a to_o the_o devil_n they_o have_v his_o image_n upon_o they_o they_o have_v
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god_n have_v over_o thou_o it_o be_v to_o deny_v thy_o reliance_n upon_o god_n it_o be_v to_o say_v thy_o dependence_n be_v not_o upon_o god_n but_o upon_o thyself_o 2._o thou_o can_v have_v no_o ground_n to_o believe_v that_o any_o good_a thing_n shall_v be_v bestow_v upon_o thou_o without_o prayer_n prayer_n though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o condition_n or_o the_o mean_a of_o obtain_v all_o that_o good_a which_o god_n have_v promise_v unto_o his_o people_n vid._n ezek._n 36._o 37._o i_o will_v yet_o for_o all_o this_o be_v inquire_v of_o by_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n to_o do_v it_o for_o they_o no_o man_n can_v say_v i_o shall_v have_v this_o mercy_n though_o i_o do_v not_o pray_v 3._o it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a enjoy_n of_o the_o good_a we_o want_v which_o shall_v satisfy_v we_o we_o shall_v also_o labour_v to_o enjoy_v it_o in_o mercy_n to_o enjoy_v it_o as_o a_o blessing_n now_o it_o be_v a_o everlasting_a and_o most_o certain_a truth_n that_o 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many_o instance_n as_o that_o of_o jonah_n a_o man_n full_a passion_n etc._n etc._n yet_o chap._n 2._o 10._o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n king_n asa_n a_o man_n full_a of_o infirmity_n imprison_v the_o seer_n oppress_v the_o people_n 2_o chron._n 16._o 10._o yet_o god_n hear_v his_o prayer_n chap._n 14._o 11_o 12._o but_o i_o shall_v give_v only_o that_o one_o remarkable_a instance_n which_o be_v record_v as_o a_o help_n against_o this_o rock_n jam._n 5._o 17._o elias_n be_v a_o man_n of_o like_a passion_n as_o we_o be_v etc._n etc._n yet_o be_v hear_v very_o gracious_o heaven_n be_v open_v and_o shut_v at_o his_o prayer_n god_n hear_v of_o our_o prayer_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o our_o sanctification_n but_o upon_o our_o justification_n he_o do_v not_o hear_v our_o prayer_n because_o either_o we_o or_o our_o prayer_n be_v perfect_a but_o because_o our_o person_n be_v accept_v god_n do_v not_o hear_v our_o prayer_n for_o our_o prayer_n sake_n but_o for_o his_o own_o name_n sake_n and_o for_o his_o son_n sake_n etc._n etc._n 2._o this_o shall_v rather_o encourage_v we_o to_o the_o duty_n discontinuance_n of_o prayer_n will_v not_o remove_v but_o increase_v our_o imperfection_n if_o grace_n be_v weak_a the_o omission_n of_o prayer_n will_v make_v it_o weak_a if_o corruption_n be_v strong_a disuse_n of_o prayer_n will_v make_v it_o strong_a the_o distemper_n of_o the_o heart_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v will_v not_o be_v abate_v but_o augment_v by_o the_o omission_n of_o this_o duty_n of_o prayer_n 3._o satan_n will_v persuade_v man_n perhaps_o that_o they_o be_v not_o in_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v true_a if_o they_o have_v but_o only_a infirmity_n they_o may_v be_v encourage_v to_o pray_v etc._n etc._n but_o they_o be_v unregenerate_a person_n etc._n etc._n against_o this_o i_o will_v give_v these_o answer_n beside_o this_o in_o the_o general_n that_o it_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n there_o be_v something_o of_o grace_n when_o satan_n persuade_v man_n to_o the_o contrary_a etc._n etc._n consider_v 1._o that_o prayer_n be_v a_o work_n fit_a for_o such_o as_o be_v not_o convert_v as_o well_o as_o such_o as_o be_v convert_v it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o man_n to_o pray_v as_o they_o be_v reasonable_a creature_n who_o owe_v homage_n to_o god_n 2._o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v make_v for_o conversion_n as_o well_o as_o after_o conversion_n a_o man_n be_v not_o to_o pray_v only_o because_o he_o be_v forgive_v but_o also_o he_o be_v to_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v be_v forgive_v see_v act._n 8._o 22._o repent_v say_v peter_n to_o simon_n magus_n of_o this_o thy_o wickedness_n and_o pray_v god_n if_o perhaps_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o heart_n may_v be_v forgive_v thou_o etc._n etc._n 4._o those_o who_o never_o pray_v they_o prosper_v in_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o such_o who_o be_v most_o careful_a of_o this_o duty_n this_o be_v another_o of_o satan_n device_n against_o this_o consider_v these_o thing_n 1._o outward_a prosperity_n be_v not_o the_o 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