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people_n thus_o do_v the_o apostle_n in_o every_o epistle_n yea_o samuel_n say_v god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v cease_v pray_v for_o you_o as_o if_o he_o know_v it_o to_o be_v a_o detestable_a thing_n for_o a_o minister_n to_o be_v so_o reckless_a or_o careless_a as_o either_o not_o to_o pray_v or_o not_o to_o continue_v to_o pray_v for_o his_o people_n the_o people_n must_v also_o pray_v for_o their_o minister_n and_o that_o especial_o for_o these_o thing_n that_o god_n may_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o disobedient_a and_o the_o practice_n of_o their_o enemy_n 15.30_o enemy_n rom._n 15.30_o that_o god_n will_v open_v their_o mouth_n and_o give_v they_o utterance_n 6.19_o utterance_n ephes_n 6.19_o with_o a_o fitness_n to_o discover_v the_o secret_n and_o mystery_n of_o christ_n 4.3_o christ_n col._n 4.3_o and_o that_o their_o gospel_n may_v run_v and_o grow_v both_o in_o efficacy_n and_o credit_n 2_o credit_n 2_o thes_n 3_o 1_o 2_o yea_o in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o 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10_o 12._o what_o be_v bowel_n of_o mercy_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v merciful_a but_o we_o must_v put_v on_o the_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n and_o this_o have_v in_o it_o diverse_a thing_n for_o it_o import_v 1._o that_o our_o mercy_n must_v be_v from_o the_o heart_n not_o in_o hypocrisy_n or_o for_o a_o show_n it_o must_v be_v true_a and_o unfeigned_a mercy_n 2._o that_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o we_o the_o affection_n of_o mercy_n we_o shall_v love_v mercy_n and_o show_v it_o with_o all_o cheerfulness_n and_o zeal_n 8.3.4_o zeal_n mich._n 6.8_o rom._n â—2_n 8_o 2_o cor_fw-la 9.7.15_o â—_o 8.3.4_o 3._o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o sympathy_n and_o fellow-feeling_n in_o the_o distress_n of_o other_o these_o bowel_n be_v in_o christ_n in_o moses_n and_o paul_n 4._o that_o our_o mercy_n shall_v be_v extend_v to_o the_o high_a degree_n we_o can_v get_v our_o heart_n to_o that_o be_v import_v by_o the_o phrase_n of_o pour_v out_o our_o soul_n to_o the_o needy_a use_v needy_a isa_n 58.10_o use_v the_o use_n of_o this_o doctrine_n of_o mercy_n may_v be_v first_o for_o instruction_n to_o teach_v we_o to_o make_v conscience_n of_o this_o holy_a grace_n and_o to_o be_v sure_a we_o be_v always_o clad_v with_o it_o according_a to_o the_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n of_o mercy_n and_o to_o this_o end_n we_o shall_v labour_v to_o stir_v up_o ourselves_o by_o the_o meditation_n of_o the_o motive_n unto_o mercy_n mercy_n motive_n to_o mercy_n such_o as_o these_o god_n have_v command_v it_o 12.10_o it_o zach._n 7.6_o hosea_n 12.10_o they_o be_v our_o own_o flesh_n that_o need_v our_o mercy_n 58._o mercy_n esay_n 58._o our_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a yea_o