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 ing the  hearing  of  prayer,  and  on  the  great  goodness and  bounty  of  God  in  which  these  promises originated. When man,  after  making  use  of  all the means  placed  at  his  disposal,  can  not  help  himself, a  cry  for  help  sent  to  Heaven  is  not  presumptuous or  unreasonable,  and  therefore  the hope of  being  heard  is  not  unfounded  or  vain.