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he_o at_o such_o a_o season_n as_o 12_o a_o clock_n at_o night_n our_o lord_n apply_v the_o parable_n to_o instant_a prayer_n the_o like_a we_o find_v of_o the_o success_n of_o the_o widow_n with_o the_o unjust_a judge_n because_o she_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5_o luke_n 18_o 5_o vex_v and_o molest_v he_o with_o her_o solicitation_n but_o of_o all_o the_o pattern_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n be_v most_o admirable_a 23_o mat._n 15_o 23_o when_o the_o disciple_n desire_v she_o to_o be_v dismiss_v because_o she_o trouble_v they_o by_o cry_v after_o they_o and_o yet_o she_o persist_v may_v i_o say_v it_o reverent_o christ_n delight_v in_o such_o a_o troublesome_a person_n though_o as_o a_o ancient_n observe_v by_o compare_v both_o evangelist_n that_o first_o 15.22_o first_o mat._n 15.22_o she_o cry_v after_o christ_n in_o the_o street_n but_o our_o lord_n take_v 7.23_o take_v mark_v 7.23_o house_n she_o follow_v he_o thither_o and_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n but_o as_o yet_o 353._o yet_o mat._n 15.23_o augustin_n de_fw-fr consensu_fw-la evangelist_n l._n 2._o p_o 447._o tom._n 4_o edit_n bâ—â—_n 1569._o jam._n 5._o rhet._n divin_n p._n 353._o he_o answer_v she_o not_o a_o word_n in_o eo_fw-la silentio_fw-la egressum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la jesum_fw-la de_fw-la domo_fw-la illa_fw-la then_o our_o lord_n go_v out_o of_o the_o house_n again_o she_o follow_v with_o strong_a importunity_n and_o argue_v the_o mercy_n into_o her_o bosom_n and_o christ_n ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o greatness_n of_o her_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o another_o term_n it_o a_o laudable_a and_o praiseworthy_a immodesty_n as_o in_o the_o former_a case_n to_o knock_v so_o rude_o at_o midnight_n be_v deem_v no_o incivility_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o parisiensis_fw-la read_v it_o deprecatio_fw-la justi_fw-la assidua_fw-la a_o assiduous_a prayer_n be_v the_o way_n to_o become_v a_o efficacious_a prayer_n it_o be_v 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