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towards_o he_o whence_o david_n call_v his_o tongue_n his_o glory_n lvii_o psal_n 8._o because_o therewith_o he_o glorify_a god_n and_o as_o it_o there_o follow_v ver_fw-la 9_o praise_v god_n among_o the_o people_n and_o sing_v unto_o he_o among_o the_o nation_n this_o st_n paul_n suppose_v when_o he_o say_v prayer_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v make_v in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n because_o if_o they_o be_v he_o that_o be_v not_o learn_v in_o that_o tongue_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o say_v amen_o 1_o corinth_n fourteen_o 16._o which_o word_n amen_o be_v then_o it_o seem_v pronounce_v at_o the_o end_n of_o every_o prayer_n by_o the_o whole_a company_n for_o who_o the_o public_a minister_n speak_v to_o god_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v their_o mouth_n in_o what_o he_o say_v but_o though_o it_o be_v thus_o order_v to_o avoid_v confusion_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v distinct_o know_v by_o every_o body_n what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o church_n which_o have_v be_v impossible_a if_o they_o have_v 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lose_v all_o sense_n of_o what_o we_o be_v and_o what_o we_o have_v if_o we_o do_v not_o thiâ—â—_n ourselves_o bind_v to_o give_v god_n thanâ—_n for_o they_o in_o one_o body_n beg_v 〈◊〉_d pardon_n for_o their_o abuse_n and_o beseech_v their_o continuance_n i_o name_v not_o now_o the_o great_a blessing_n of_o all_o which_o be_v the_o redemptionâ—_n mankind_n by_o jesus_n christ_n in_o whiâ—â—_n not_o a_o few_o particular_a person_n but_o aâ—â—_n in_o general_n be_v concern_v it_o be_v thâ—_n common_a salvation_n as_o st._n judas_n call_v 〈◊〉_d because_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o next_o head_n where_o we_o shall_v consider_v mankind_n aâ—_n church_n bind_v to_o bless_v god_n above_o a_o thing_n for_o his_o grace_n in_o the_o lord_n jesâ—_n let_v we_o look_v at_o present_a only_o to_o the_o visible_a heaven_n which_o encircle_v we_o aâ—â—_n and_o proclaim_v aloud_o as_o the_o psalm_n speak_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n throughout_o the_o world_n behold_v the_o sun_n that_o great_a minister_n 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he_o excite_v himself_o and_o other_o to_o give_v god_n thanks_o for_o they_o and_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o praise_n which_o they_o continual_o give_v he_o his_o most_o glorious_a perfection_n that_o be_v which_o they_o declare_v and_o set_v forth_o in_o the_o most_o public_a manner_n for_o they_o speak_v to_o all_o as_o much_o as_o they_o do_v to_o one_o the_o most_o excellent_a immense_a greatness_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o in_o wisdom_n also_o have_v make_v they_o all_o and_o this_o we_o ought_v as_o public_o to_o declare_v it_o be_v all_o that_o we_o can_v do_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o name_n but_o only_o live_v according_o which_o this_o also_o teach_v we_o and_o make_v absolute_o necessary_a that_o we_o may_v eternal_o praise_v he_o there_o be_v a_o excellent_a discourse_n 〈◊〉_d remember_v in_o st._n chrysostome_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o his_o ix_o homily_n upon_o genesis_n where_o show_v how_o god_n have_v prefer_v mankind_n above_o all_o other_o 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