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second_o be_v more_o earnest_a than_o the_o former_a and_o the_o three_o more_o earnest_a than_o that_o paul_n beseech_v the_o lord_n thrice_o and_o obtain_v grace_n sufficient_a jonah_n at_o last_o get_v out_o of_o the_o whale_n belly_n use_v it_o be_v not_o every_o sluggish_a and_o shortbreathed_n prayer_n that_o will_v obtain_v a_o mercy_n therefore_o continue_v instant_a in_o prayer_n col._n 4.2_o but_o i_o aim_v at_o another_o point_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o jonahs_n prayer_n as_o be_v now_o in_o a_o distress_a condition_n no_o doubt_n but_o in_o all_o this_o time_n three_o day_n and_o three_o night_n he_o pray_v often_o and_o earnest_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o great_a sin_n for_o deliverance_n out_o of_o the_o whale_n belly_n and_o for_o the_o employment_n he_o have_v refuse_v of_o go_v and_o preach_v to_o nineve_n oh_o that_o god_n will_v trust_v and_o enable_v he_o to_o do_v that_o service_n he_o will_v do_v it_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n if_o he_o may_v be_v 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2_o and_o misery_n but_o the_o mediation_n of_o christ_n can_v help_v at_o a_o dead_a lift_n whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v the_o father_n in_o my_o name_n he_o will_v do_v it_o for_o you_o the_o father_n can_v deny_v nothing_o to_o the_o son_n nor_o to_o such_o as_o plead_v in_o his_o son_n merit_n 3._o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o supplication_n be_v give_v they_o reason_n 3_o on_o purpose_n that_o they_o shall_v always_o pray_v 8.26_o luke_n 18.1_o rom._n 8.26_o and_o not_o wax_v weary_a he_o help_v their_o infirmity_n not_o know_v what_o to_o pray_v as_o they_o ought_v the_o bear_v up_o their_o spirit_n to_o hope_v to_o the_o end_n he_o raise_v sigh_n and_o groan_n which_o can_v be_v utter_v 4._o no_o affliction_n whatsoever_o can_v break_v asunder_o the_o reason_n 4_o tie_n between_o god_n and_o a_o believer_n jonah_n at_o this_o time_n want_v neither_o sin_n nor_o sorrow_n nor_o fear_n nor_o care_n what_o will_v become_v of_o he_o yet_o mark_v the_o word_n of_o 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great_a day_n it_o will_v be_v too_o late_a it_o shall_v have_v be_v do_v beforehand_o use_v 2_o christian_n be_v exhort_v to_o be_v tender_a and_o chary_a of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o you_o day_n work_v wise_o to_o find_v mercy_n one_o day_n and_o do_v not_o exchange_v it_o for_o vanity_n you_o see_v it_o may_v be_v forgo_v and_o forsake_v and_o the_o way_n how_o it_o come_v about_o beware_v of_o lie_a vanity_n no_o wise_a man_n will_v let_v go_v his_o land_n for_o point_n and_o counter_n and_o consider_v withal_o 1._o this_o mercy_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o the_o worst_a among_o we_o mot._n 1_o do_v seem_v to_o crave_v and_o magnify_v oh_o they_o hope_v god_n will_v be_v merciful_a to_o they_o and_o if_o
6._o for_o thou_o have_v cast_v i_o into_o the_o deep_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o flood_n compass_v i_o about_o all_o thy_o billow_n and_o thy_o wave_n pass_v over_o i_o then_o i_o say_v i_o be_o cast_v out_o of_o thy_o fight_n yet_o i_o will_v look_v again_o towards_o thy_o holy_a temple_n the_o water_n compass_v i_o about_o even_o to_o the_o soul_n the_o depth_n close_v i_o round_o about_o the_o weed_n be_v wrap_v about_o my_o head_n i_o go_v down_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o earth_n with_o her_o bar_n be_v about_o i_o for_o ever_o yet_o have_v thou_o bring_v my_o life_n from_o corruption_n o_o lord_n my_o god_n prima_fw-la amplificatio_fw-la prima_fw-la here_o the_o prophet_n amplify_v his_o prayer_n by_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o danger_n whereinto_o he_o be_v bring_v the_o fish_n belly_n the_o belly_n of_o hell_n the_o deep_a the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n bottom_n of_o mountain_n weed_n flood_n and_o billow_n be_v escape_v out_o of_o the_o danger_n nevertheless_o he_o recount_v the_o danger_n wherein_o he_o have_v be_v as_o every_o godly_a man_n also_o will_v do_v nature_n teach_v a_o man_n to_o be_v sensible_a of_o present_a evil_n suffering_n note_n recount_v old_a suffering_n trouble_n and_o danger_n but_o grace_n teach_v to_o mind_v old_a one_o as_o of_o which_o he_o have_v a_o save_a use_n to_o make_v so_o do_v jacob_n gen._n 32.10_o with_o my_o staff_n i_o pass_v over_o this_o jordan_n a_o poor_a and_o desolate_a man_n and_o david_n i_o follow_v the_o ewe_n great_a with_o young_a and_o amos_n tell_v how_o he_o have_v be_v a_o herdman_n and_o have_v gather_v sycomore_n fruit_n chap._n 7._o use_v thereby_o benefit_n accrue_v thereby_o do_v so_o christian_n now_o that_o thou_o be_v set_v in_o a_o large_a place_n out_o of_o thy_o trouble_n there_o be_v these_o good_a use_n to_o be_v make_v of_o this_o recount_v former_a evil_n 1._o it_o will_v keep_v thou_o humble_a and_o low_a in_o thy_o own_o eye_n 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peace_n and_o sometime_o it_o come_v to_o dagger_n draw_v and_o much_o ado_n there_o be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v as_o friend_n shall_v be_v possible_o there_o may_v be_v a_o fault_n in_o such_o twit_v a_o man_n with_o his_o ancient_a poverty_n but_o yet_o a_o godly_a man_n shall_v take_v it_o well_o so_o to_o further_a his_o humility_n which_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o retain_v 2._o it_o will_v make_v and_o keep_v thou_o thankful_a for_o the_o comfortable_a change_n which_o god_n have_v make_v in_o thy_o estate_n as_o jacob_n there_o confess_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o as_o israel_n be_v require_v to_o do_v deut._n 8.10_o when_o thou_o have_v eat_v and_o be_v full_a thou_o shall_v bless_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n thankfulness_n be_v a_o grace_n that_o will_v wither_v as_o soon_o as_o any_o flower_n in_o our_o garland_n and_o needs_o to_o be_v thus_o water_v remember_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o late_a war_n so_o to_o be_v thankful_a for_o our_o present_a peace_n remember_v the_o 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affliction_n and_o why_o though_o he_o love_v they_o all_o well_o reas_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o make_v foundling_n of_o they_o and_o though_o they_o be_v good_a in_o the_o main_a yet_o they_o have_v their_o fault_n now_o and_o then_o and_o they_o need_v correction_n witness_n jonah_n at_o this_o time_n and_o they_o have_v their_o corruption_n which_o need_v to_o be_v more_o mortify_v and_o their_o grace_n must_v be_v try_v and_o make_v more_o conspicuous_a which_o be_v not_o do_v but_o in_o the_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n and_o the_o devil_n mouth_n must_v be_v stop_v who_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o say_v as_o against_o job_n that_o they_o serve_v god_n mere_o for_o prosperity_n who_o yet_o be_v true_a to_o god_n when_o he_o be_v strip_v of_o all_o therefore_o let_v no_o godly_a man_n misdeem_v his_o estate_n because_o use_v 1_o he_o suffer_v such_o and_o such_o evil_n 9.1_o ecc._n 9.1_o none_o can_v know_v love_n or_o hatred_n by_o all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o there_o be_v other_o 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that_o that_o i_o have_v voâ—ed_v he_o have_v vow_v it_o seem_v in_o the_o whale_n belly_n that_o if_o he_o may_v be_v deliver_v he_o will_v do_v the_o message_n at_o nineve_n whatever_o it_o cost_v he_o and_o now_o he_o do_v the_o message_n indeed_o though_o the_o danger_n be_v the_o same_o by_o displease_v a_o mighty_a people_n though_o god_n be_v very_o merciful_a and_o likely_a to_o spare_v nineve_n vow_v note_n do_v as_o well_o as_o vow_v though_o thereby_o he_o shall_v be_v account_v a_o false_a prophet_n yet_o up_o he_o arise_v and_o hie_v he_o to_o nineve_n thus_o he_o pay_v what_o he_o have_v vow_v remember_v and_o do_v thou_o likewise_o it_o be_v write_v for_o thy_o instruction_n and_o imitation_n in_o baptism_n thou_o renounce_v the_o devil_n the_o world_n and_o the_o flesh_n and_o waste_v devote_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n who_o be_v father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n now_o at_o year_n of_o discretion_n do_v as_o thou_o have_v say_v pay_v that_o that_o 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