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the_o promise_n then_o with_o old_a simeon_n we_o hold_v christ_n in_o our_o arm_n god_n himself_o apply_v the_o promise_n outward_o in_o the_o word_n and_o inward_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o be_v wont_a to_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n unto_o his_o child_n proportionable_o to_o their_o he_o trust_n in_o they_o and_o dependence_n upon_o his_o truth_n and_o goodness_n for_o a_o seasonable_a performance_n of_o they_o be_v it_o unto_o thou_o according_a to_o thy_o say_v matth._n 9.29_o all_o thing_n be_v possible_a to_o he_o that_o believe_v mark_n 9.23_o that_o we_o may_v apply_v god_n promise_n we_o be_v to_o use_v two_o mean_n 1._o fix_a meditation_n we_o shall_v ponder_v well_o and_o muse_v upon_o the_o promise_n ponder_v be_v when_o a_o man_n lift_v any_o thing_n to_o see_v what_o weight_n it_o bear_v so_o ought_v faith_n to_o do_v with_o the_o promise_n sound_v the_o sweetness_n of_o it_o to_o the_o bottom_n and_o that_o 1._o by_o mark_v it_o we_o shall_v 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gradation_n it_o show_v instantissimam_fw-la neâ—essitatem_fw-la say_v austen_n ask_v â—s_n a_o beggar_n seek_v as_o with_o a_o candle_n knock_v as_o one_o that_o have_v powâ—r_n with_o importunity_n playfere_n one_o thus_o descant_v upon_o the_o place_n ask_v with_o the_o mouth_n 6.6_o seek_v with_o the_o heart_n knock_v with_o the_o hand_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v you_o that_o be_v for_o temporal_a thing_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o be_v for_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v unto_o you_o that_o be_v for_o eternal_a thing_n promise_v 1._o to_o secret_a prayer_n when_o thou_o pray_v enter_v into_o thy_o closet_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v shut_v thy_o door_n pray_v to_o thy_o father_n which_o be_v in_o secret_a and_o thy_o father_n which_o see_v in_o secret_a shall_v reward_v thou_o open_o 2._o to_o private_a or_o family_n prayer_n where_o two_o or_o three_o be_v gather_v together_o in_o my_o name_n there_o aâ—_n i_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o 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