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do_v it_o that_o you_o may_v see_v it_o for_o the_o first_o therefore_o thus_o say_v solomon_n he_o that_o hide_v his_o sin_n shall_v not_o prosper_v 28.13_o pro._n 28.13_o but_o he_o that_o confess_v they_o and_o forsake_v they_o shall_v have_v mercy_n 32.5_o psal_n 32.5_o thus_o also_o say_v david_n i_o acknowledge_v my_o sin_n unto_o thou_o o_o god_n neither_o hide_v i_o my_o iniquity_n for_o i_o think_v i_o will_v confess_v against_o myself_o my_o wickedness_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thou_o forgave_v the_o punishment_n of_o my_o sin_n selah_n therefore_o shall_v every_o one_o that_o be_v godly_a make_v his_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o in_o a_o time_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v sure_o in_o the_o flood_n of_o great_a water_n they_o shall_v not_o come_v near_o he_o 10.13_o rom._n 10.13_o selah_n thus_o also_o paul_n whosoever_o shall_v call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o i_o think_v by_o the_o undoubted_a testimony_n of_o these_o three_o that_o 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learn_v for_o what_o be_v effectual_a in_o they_o will_v not_o be_v unfrutefull_a in_o other_o so_o other_o be_v as_o faithful_a as_o they_o for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 15.4_o rom._n 15.4_o whatsoever_o thing_n be_v write_v afore_o time_n be_v write_v for_o our_o learning_n that_o we_o through_o patience_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o scripture_n may_v have_v hope_n but_o it_o may_v be_v i_o have_v speak_v enough_o of_o this_o matter_n and_o you_o have_v a_o good_a mind_n to_o hear_v somewhat_o of_o some_o other_o q._n you_o be_v to_o use_v
wherefore_o cry_v thou_o unto_o i_o 14.15_o exod._n 14.15_o when_o death_n therefore_o assail_v i_o &_o all_o sense_n external_a sail_n so_o as_o the_o sick_a be_v utter_o unable_a to_o pray_v with_o tongue_n yet_o if_o through_o the_o instigation_n of_o other_o he_o be_v willing_a thereto_o that_o his_o will_n to_o prayer_n be_v as_o good_a as_o if_o he_o do_v pray_v for_o as_o david_n say_v 145.19_o psal_n 10.17_o 145.19_o god_n hear_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o he_o will_v fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o he_o also_o will_v hear_v their_o cry_n and_o will_v save_v they_o and_o this_o he_o speak_v as_o if_o the_o sigh_n sob_n and_o groan_n of_o a_o repentant_a and_o believe_a heart_n be_v prayer_n before_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o supplicatory_a word_n of_o a_o loud_a and_o mournful_a cry_a tongue_n but_o to_o stay_v further_a speech_n of_o this_o though_o i_o may_v make_v much_o more_o you_o see_v many_o speak_v and_o understand_v well_o to_o 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read_v than_o form_n here_o to_o repeat_v refer_v you_o thither_o therefore_o there_o to_o read_v they_o here_o for_o this_o time_n i_o willing_o omit_v they_o in_o the_o second_o of_o samuel_n and_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n the_o last_o word_n of_o david_n be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n speak_v by_o i_o 23.1_o 2._o sam._n 23.1_o and_o his_o word_n be_v in_o my_o tongue_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n speak_v unto_o i_o the_o strength_n of_o israel_n say_v bear_v rule_n over_o i_o etc._n etc._n in_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o second_o book_n of_o chronicle_n the_o last_o word_n of_o zacharias_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiada_n 24.22_o 2._o chro._n 24.22_o when_o he_o be_v stone_v be_v these_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o it_o and_o require_v it_o the_o last_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n when_o he_o be_v die_v upon_o the_o cross_n as_o they_o be_v many_o &_o admirable_a so_o they_o be_v full_a of_o spiritual_a grace_n and_o comfortable_a 27.46_o mat._n 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