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not_o perform_v promise_n till_o by_o prayer_n they_o be_v seek_v for_o from_o he_o till_o in_o our_o humble_a desire_n we_o declare_v that_o we_o account_v his_o promise_n exceed_o great_a and_o preâ—…ous_a thing_n the_o lord_n have_v promise_v 37._o deliverance_n unto_o israel_n yet_o say_v the_o lord_n for_o this_o i_o will_v 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 thus_o say_v the_o lord_n after_o seventy_o year_n be_v accomplishâ—…d_v at_o babylon_n i_o will_v visit_v you_o and_o perform_v my_o good_a word_n towards_o 13._o you_o in_o cause_v you_o to_o return_v to_o thâ—…â—…lace_n for_o i_o know_v the_o thought_n that_o i_o think_v towards_o you_o thought_n of_o peace_n and_o not_o of_o evil_a to_o give_v you_o a_o expect_a end_n but_o how_o shall_v this_o excellent_a promise_n of_o god_n be_v effect_v it_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o i_o and_o you_o shall_v go_v and_o pray_v unto_o mâ—…_n â—…nd_v i_o will_v hearken_v unto_o you_o etc._n etc._n so_o again_o the_o lord_n make_v a_o promise_n of_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blot_v out_o thy_o transgression_n for_o my_o 26._o own_o 〈◊〉_d and_o will_v not_o remember_v thâ—…_n sin_n but_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o this_o promise_n god_n will_v be_v seek_v unto_o put_v man_n remembrance_n say_v he_o and_o let_v we_o plead_v together_o for_o when_o we_o pray_v unto_o god_n to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n we_o testify_v first_o that_o they_o be_v promise_n of_o mercy_n and_o not_o of_o duty_n or_o debt_n because_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o tender_v they_o unto_o we_o but_o we_o to_o beg_v they_o of_o he_o second_o we_o declare_v our_o need_n and_o by_o consequence_n estimation_n of_o they_o and_o dependence_n upon_o they_o and_o last_o we_o subscribe_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o acknowledge_v the_o wisdom_n power_n fidelity_n and_o way_n that_o god_n have_v to_o make_v good_a all_o his_o own_o word_n unto_o we_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n 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