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be_v silent_a to_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n but_o you_o will_v say_v wherefore_o do_v the_o lord_n thus_o try_v his_o people_n i_o answer_v sometime_o indeed_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o ourselves_o that_o we_o have_v no_o answer_n to_o our_o prayer_n for_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o have_v faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n may_v be_v remiss_a in_o their_o walking_n they_o may_v neglect_v some_o know_a duty_n or_o they_o may_v connive_v and_o wink_v at_o some_o evil_a way_n and_o if_o so_o no_o wonder_n though_o the_o lord_n be_v silent_a at_o their_o prayer_n if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v my_o prayer_n if_o david_n regard_v iniquity_n if_o there_o be_v any_o way_n of_o sin_n that_o his_o heart_n close_v with_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v silent_a to_o his_o prayer_n if_o any_o iniquity_n be_v regard_v no_o wonder_n though_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o hear_v yea_o sometime_o god_n own_o people_n be_v find_v 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give_v out_o thy_o prayer_n be_v hear_v and_o thy_o person_n 〈◊〉_d accept_v thy_o prayer_n be_v hear_v with_o the_o lord_n oh_o that_o that_o may_v be_v a_o stay_n to_o poor_a soul_n that_o be_v in_o this_o condition_n as_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n be_v that_o cry_v and_o have_v cry_v long_o i_o say_v thy_o prayer_n be_v hear_v oh_o say_v the_o soul_n that_o i_o know_v my_o prayer_n be_v hear_v if_o i_o do_v but_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v my_o prayer_n i_o will_v be_v content_a to_o wait_v all_o my_o day_n for_o a_o answer_n i_o have_v be_v cry_v for_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n and_o for_o the_o assurance_n of_o his_o love_n i_o have_v be_v cry_v night_n and_o day_n and_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v my_o prayer_n i_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o wait_v for_o a_o answer_n but_o how_o shall_v i_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v my_o prayer_n prayer_n i_o answer_v thus_o first_o of_o all_o by_o that_o secret_a support_n by_o those_o secret_a hint_n which_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o to_o bring_v to_o thy_o spirit_n some_o hint_n of_o life_n some_o hint_n of_o comfort_n sure_o if_o thou_o have_v observe_v while_o thou_o have_v wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n there_o have_v be_v some_o secret_n hint_n of_o comfort_n that_o after_o thou_o have_v be_v before_o the_o lord_n thou_o have_v be_v at_o ease_n and_o thy_o trouble_n be_v not_o so_o great_a as_o it_o be_v hannah_n when_o she_o pour_v out_o her_o soul_n before_o the_o lord_n she_o be_v in_o great_a distress_n but_o before_o she_o go_v away_o the_o lord_n hear_v her_o prayer_n and_o this_o be_v the_o sign_n there_o be_v some_o ease_n in_o her_o spirit_n her_o burden_n be_v take_v off_o a_o great_a deal_n refresh_v in_o her_o spirit_n and_o so_o though_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v thou_o but_o the_o least_o hint_n of_o comfort_n the_o lord_n have_v hear_v thy_o prayer_n and_o in_o due_a time_n he_o will_v give_v a_o full_a answer_n second_o thou_o may_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v thy_o prayer_n by_o that_o strength_n he_o have_v give_v thou_o to_o go_v through_o thou_o be_v under_o sore_a affliction_n and_o temptation_n such_o as_o be_v ready_a to_o break_v thy_o very_a spirit_n to_o make_v thy_o soul_n fade_v and_o faint_v and_o yet_o thou_o be_v support_v thou_o have_v cry_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o say_v thou_o have_v no_o answer_n why_o do_v nor_o the_o lord_n support_v thou_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v support_v thou_o and_o bear_v thou_o up_o under_o thy_o burden_n he_o do_v in_o some_o measure_n answer_v thou_o or_o else_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v thou_o have_v not_o sink_v under_o thy_o burden_n when_o paul_n beseech_v the_o lord_n under_o his_o temptation_n he_o pray_v thrice_o that_o be_v often_o that_o god_n will_v take_v off_o the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n the_o temptation_n be_v not_o take_v off_o ah_o but_o paul_n be_v hear_v in_o his_o prayer_n in_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v bear_v he_o 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