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font_n or_o more_o than_o at_o the_o first_o view_n of_o the_o whole_a fabric_n yet_o how_o much_o often_o how_o much_o more_o must_v i_o worship_v at_o the_o altar_n then_o in_o other_o place_n the_o consecration_n of_o the_o whole_a building_n have_v virtue_n to_o beget_v pious_a thought_n in_o i_o when_o i_o first_o approach_v it_o and_o i_o find_v in_o i_o a_o holy_a commemoration_n must_v i_o now_o stay_v my_o worship_n till_o i_o come_v to_o the_o altar_n there_o to_o expect_v yet_o a_o more_o virtuous_a commemoration_n or_o must_v i_o bow_v at_o my_o entrance_n with_o less_o reverence_n and_o then_o bow_v more_o lowly_a at_o the_o altar_n afterwards_o what_o must_v be_v the_o several_a measure_n of_o my_o worship_n three_o this_o worship_n by_o way_n of_o motive_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o that_o of_o the_o jew_n for_o daniel_n in_o his_o worship_n remember_v that_o house_n wherein_o god_n be_v dreadful_o 〈◊〉_d strange_o present_a and_o so_o direct_v his_o posture_n â—â—â—â—dingly_o but_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v no_o motive_n instâ—â—ment_n to_o he_o to_o remember_v god_n and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d relative_a object_n or_o occasion_n of_o his_o devotion_n if_o 〈◊〉_d papist_n have_v the_o same_o ground_n for_o their_o adoraâ—â—â—_n as_o daniel_n have_v they_o will_v worship_v their_o altar_n 〈◊〉_d image_n at_o as_o great_a a_o distance_n as_o daniel_n do_v the_o jâ—â—ish_a temple_n be_v a_o captive_n at_o babylon_n but_o now_o as_o the_o occasion_n so_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o worship_n be_v far_o different_a from_o the_o jewish_a and_o by_o their_o 〈◊〉_d down_o before_o present_a object_n only_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o they_o make_v those_o present_a thing_n 〈◊〉_d only_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o posture_n but_o even_o the_o object_n of_o their_o adoration_n itself_o i_o wish_v therefore_o our_o doctor_n will_v not_o mingle_v so_o far_o with_o 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o do_v or_o if_o they_o will_v yet_o they_o will_v 〈◊〉_d speak_v so_o upbray_o of_o those_o which_o fear_v to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o like_a i_o will_v not_o say_v they_o be_v in_o the_o gall_n oh_o bitterness_n but_o their_o invective_n witness_v too_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n be_v in_o they_o 〈…〉_z against_o satan_n though_o all_o evil_a might_n 〈◊〉_d be_v say_v say_v none_o but_o satan_n have_v nothing_o just_o to_o object_n against_o michael_n yet_o forbear_v 〈◊〉_d evil_a i_o wish_v the_o doctor_n hereafter_o will_v rather_o â—â—â—tate_v michael_n then_o satan_n impriâ—â—â—â—_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 3._o july_n 1641._o finis_fw-la