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20.22_o o_o what_o a_o sad_a thing_n be_v it_o that_o any_o shall_v be_v so_o sottish_o ignorant_a as_o to_o think_v they_o pray_v to_o god_n when_o they_o be_v say_v the_o ten_o commandment_n yet_o i_o fear_v there_o be_v such_o among_o we_o if_o there_o be_v i_o pray_v let_v i_o ask_v you_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o who_o do_v you_o pray_v to_o 2._o what_o do_v you_o pray_v for_o first_o who_o do_v you_o pray_v to_o when_o you_o say_v the_o ten_o commandment_n if_o you_o say_v you_o pray_v to_o god_n as_o all_o our_o prayer_n ought_v to_o be_v direct_v to_o he_o then_o tell_v i_o be_v it_o not_o horrid_a blasphemy_n to_o say_v thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n but_o i_o &_o c_o that_o thou_o shall_v speak_v to_o god_n and_o tell_v he_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n think_v while_o thou_o be_v so_o do_v thou_o be_v pray_v to_o he_o o_o what_o a_o sad_a thing_n be_v this_o for_o in_o the_o ten_o commandment_n god_n speak_v to_o we_o and_o therein_o 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3.12_o it_o be_v say_v his_o ear_n be_v open_a to_o their_o prayer_n second_o god_n be_v able_a to_o supply_v all_o his_o people_n needs_o so_o say_v the_o apostle_n 9.8_o 2_o cor._n 9.8_o god_n be_v able_a to_o make_v all_o grace_n to_o abound_v towards_o you_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v exceed_v abundant_o above_o all_o that_o we_o ask_v or_o think_v 3.20_o ephes_n 3.20_o but_o may_v some_o say_v if_o god_n be_v able_a to_o supply_v my_o need_n if_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a what_o encouragement_n be_v this_o to_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o three_o place_n god_n be_v as_o willing_a to_o hear_v and_o help_v his_o people_n as_o he_o be_v able_a and_o this_o do_v appear_v in_o that_o he_o say_v he_o delight_v to_o exercise_v love_v kindness_n 9.24_o jer._n 9.24_o he_o wait_v that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a 30.18_o isa_n 30.18_o he_o be_v very_o pitiful_a 5.11_o jam._n 5.11_o and_o of_o tender_a mercy_n 103.13_o psal_n 103.13_o as_o a_o father_n pity_v his_o child_n no_o 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