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again_o but_o i_o pray_v i_o will_v pray_v to_o my_o god_n and_o i_o make_v account_n i_o have_v help_n enough_o there_o to_o resist_v my_o enemy_n that_o i_o have_v jacob_n prevail_v over_o the_o angel_n by_o suppication_n it_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n of_o a_o gracious_a heart_n to_o lay_v the_o weight_n of_o business_n upon_o pra_fw-la 〈…〉_z but_o i_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o this_o common_a place_n of_o the_o excellency_n or_o power_n of_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n but_o only_o this_o it_o be_v not_o every_o prayer_n that_o will_v prevail_v so_o with_o god_n what_o prayer_n will_v then_o such_o a_o prayer_n as_o jacob_n be_v in_o gen._n 32._o 9_o there_o 〈◊〉_d answ_n shall_v find_v how_o your_o father_n jacob_n pray_v and_o there_o 〈◊〉_d excellent_a ingredient_n say_v the_o text_n and_o jacob_n say_v o_o god_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o god_n of_o my_o father_n isaac_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o first_o ingredient_n to_o prayer_n faith_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n upon_o that_o the_o strength_n of_o any_o prayr_n most_o depend_v faith_n indeed_o to_o have_v strong_a expression_n and_o affection_n in_o prayer_n be_v good_a but_o strength_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n be_v the_o great_a strength_n of_o prayer_n and_o it_o be_v with_o this_o strength_n that_o jacob_n do_v prevail_v oh_o god_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o god_n of_o my_o father_n isaac_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v oh_o thou_o god_n that_o have_v enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n o_o god_n remember_v thy_o covenant_n o_o god_n i_o rest_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d covenant_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n that_o 〈◊〉_d have_v make_v with_o they_o for_o so_o certain_o that_o with_o 〈◊〉_d hans_n and_o isaac_n be_v the_o same_o for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o circum_fw-la 〈…〉_z 4._o sion_fw-la be_v the_o sign_n and_o seal_v of_o the_o righteousness_n that_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d faith_n and_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bl_a 〈…〉_z there_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n now_o o_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n that_o i_o rest_n upon_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d strait_n when_o you_o be_v in_o any_o strait_a and_o go_v to_o go_v 〈…〉_z prayer_n if_o you_o can_v have_v recourse_n to_o the_o covenant_n 〈◊〉_d grace_n and_o act_v your_o say_v upon_o god_n covenant_n with_o you_o oh_o that_o will_v be_v a_o strong_a prayer_n when_o there_o be_v but_o word_n in_o prayer_n they_o vanish_v as_o the_o wind_n but_o when_o there_o be_v much_o say_v in_o prayer_n that_o make_v it_o to_o prevail_v the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v prevalent_a say_v the_o apostle_n james_n 5._o that_o be_v the_o first_o ingredient_n in_o his_o prayer_n he_o make_v supplication_n and_o exercise_n faith_n in_o the_o covenant_n and_o then_o the_o second_o be_v his_o appeal_n to_o god_n that_o he_o be_v way_n 〈◊〉_d the_o way_n that_o he_o have_v set_v he_o he_o can_v appeal_v thus_o to_o god_n which_o say_v unto_o i_o return_v unto_o thy_o country_n and_o to_o thy_o kindred_n why_o lord_n be_o i_o out_o of_o my_o way_n be_o i_o not_o in_o the_o way_n that_o thou_o have_v set_v i_o i_o meet_v with_o difficul_fw-la 〈…〉_z in_o my_o way_n but_o lord_n thou_o say_v to_o i_o return_v 〈…〉_z to_o thy_o country_n thou_o bide_v i_o return_v so_o that_o be_v a_o excellent_a ingredient_n in_o prayer_n and_o add_v much_o strength_n when_o the_o soul_n in_o prayer_n can_v come_v to_o god_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n there_o be_v this_o and_o this_o difficulty_n befall_v i_o but_o lord_n i_o be_o in_o the_o way_n that_o thou_o have_v set_v i_o i_o be_o do_v thy_o work_n i_o be_o not_o out_o of_o my_o way_n for_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n to_o be_v out_o of_o their_o way_n that_o god_n have_v set_v they_o in_o will_n mighty_o damp_n their_o heart_n in_o prayer_n and_o it_o be_v a_o mighty_a encouragement_n to_o prayer_n and_o carry_v it_o on_o with_o mighty_a strength_n when_o the_o soul_n can_v appeal_v to_o god_n lord_n whatsoever_o strait_n i_o meet_v withal_o yet_o i_o be_o in_o thy_o way_n then_o the_o three_o thing_n in_o prayer_n it_o be_v the_o plead_n of_o promise_n â—particular_a promise_n and_o i_o will_v deal_v well_o with_o thou_o god_n 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr a_o promise_n to_o jacob_n in_o particular_a that_o he_o will_v deal_v 〈◊〉_d with_o he_o in_o his_o journey_n that_o he_o go_v and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d faith_n we_o have_v to_o take_v hold_n upon_o particular_a promise_n that_o concern_v the_o particular_a business_n we_o pray_v about_o 〈◊〉_d we_o pray_v about_o any_o business_n though_o it_o be_v true_a the_o 〈◊〉_d strength_n be_v in_o the_o great_a promise_n the_o covenant_n of_o 〈…〉_z but_o than_o it_o add_v much_o strength_n likewise_o to_o have_v 〈…〉_z f_o particular_a promise_n that_o concern_v the_o very_a business_n we_o be_v about_o and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a good_a thing_n when_o we_o go_v about_o a_o business_n that_o have_v difficulty_n in_o it_o to_o search_v the_o word_n and_o to_o see_v what_o promise_v there_o be_v that_o do_v more_o particular_o concern_v the_o business_n we_o go_v about_o unworthiness_n the_o four_o ingredient_n it_o be_v his_o acknowledgement_n and_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o unworthiness_n and_o vileness_n in_o ver_fw-la 10._o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o of_o all_o the_o truth_n which_o thou_o have_v show_v unto_o thy_o servant_n when_o the_o soul_n come_v with_o humility_n before_o god_n in_o prayer_n and_o be_v true_o sensible_a of_o its_o unworthiness_n of_o any_o mercy_n lord_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a of_o the_o least_o crumb_n of_o bread_n but_o rather_o worthy_a to_o be_v cast_v out_o from_o thy_o presence_n for_o ever_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o man_n and_o woman_n to_o have_v such_o word_n in_o their_o mouth_n but_o to_o have_v this_o indeed_o in_o their_o heart_n in_o prayer_n add_v very_o much_o strength_n to_o prayer_n the_o five_o ingredient_n in_o his_o prayer_n it_o be_v the_o acknowledgement_n promise_n of_o the_o mercy_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v and_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o fulfil_a promise_n and_o both_o add_v much_o strength_n to_o prayer_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o we_o to_o take_v notice_n how_o god_n have_v fulfil_v his_o word_n in_o great_a measure_n for_o we_o when_o we_o be_v pray_v we_o many_o time_n be_v sensible_a only_o of_o what_o we_o will_v have_v but_o not_o of_o what_o we_o receive_v and_o the_o vehemency_n of_o our_o desire_n after_o what_o we_o will_v have_v do_v take_v away_o our_o apprehension_n and_o hinder_v our_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o