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dialogue_n be_v of_o supplication_n &_o of_o christian_a prayer_n of_o prayer_n and_o how_o it_o belong_v to_o none_o but_o to_o the_o faithful_a and_o may_v not_o be_v address_v but_o to_o god._n mathew_n i_o have_v no_o more_o now_o to_o propone_v to_o thou_o concern_v the_o point_n which_o we_o have_v already_o handle_v there_o rest_v nothing_o now_o but_o that_o thou_o tell_v i_o yet_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v to_o say_v touch_v prayer_n p._n for_o somuch_o as_o prayer_n be_v a_o fruit_n of_o faith_n whereby_o the_o faithful_a do_v homage_n to_o god_n and_o make_v request_n unto_o he_o for_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a as_o well_o for_o their_o body_n as_o for_o their_o soul_n man_n yield_v thank_n unto_o he_o for_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o they_o have_v already_o receive_v of_o he_o it_o follow_v then_o well_o that_o it_o be_v a_o honour_n which_o belong_v not_o but_o only_o to_o god_n and_o can_v be_v yield_v unto_o he_o but_o by_o the_o faithful_a m._n 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and_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o he_o do_v not_o only_o say_v god_n but_o thy_o god_n which_o be_v a_o manner_n of_o speech_n that_o according_a to_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n carry_v with_o it_o favour_n &_o grace_n for_o first_o the_o name_n of_o god_n the_o which_o moses_n here_o do_v use_v do_v signify_v in_o hebrew_n force_n &_o force_n to_o declare_v unto_o we_o that_o he_o have_v the_o power_n to_o aid_v and_o help_v we_o and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o only_a god_n for_o himself_o to_o wit_n that_o he_o will_v keep_v in_o himself_o the_o good_a thing_n that_o in_o he_o be_v and_o not_o to_o bestow_v &_o distribute_v they_o but_o that_o his_o very_a office_n be_v to_o bestow_v they_o upon_o man_n to_o show_v himself_o gracious_a &_o favourable_a towards_o they_o when_o he_o do_v the_o contrary_a be_v provoke_v thereunto_o by_o their_o frowardness_n &_o wickedness_n he_o do_v by_o his_o prophet_n call_v that_o work_n 28._o a_o strange_a work_n wherefore_o 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