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25._o ser._n p._n 25._o and_o drive_v away_o evil_a suggestion_n from_o their_o mind_n at_o their_o devotion_n our_o author_n assert_v this_o with_o respect_n to_o his_o organ_n but_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o prove_v it_o but_o we_o have_v vocal_a music_n for_o this_o end_n which_o can_v plead_v a_o divine_a institution_n and_o therefore_o his_o organ_n be_v useless_a in_o the_o case_n god_n have_v promise_v to_o concur_v with_o his_o own_o institution_n to_o these_o purpose_n but_o he_o have_v make_v no_o such_o promise_n to_o the_o use_n of_o organ_n but_o add_v our_o author_n it_o will_v tend_v much_o to_o rid_v man_n mind_n of_o all_o those_o sad_a and_o gloomy_a and_o melancholy_a and_o lustful_a imagination_n which_o disturb_v and_o discompose_v they_o that_o instrumental_a music_n of_o its_o self_n have_v such_o a_o tendency_n i_o will_v entreat_v our_o author_n to_o prove_v if_o it_o have_v such_o a_o tendency_n in_o its_o self_n methinks_v it_o shall_v have_v such_o 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devil_n hate_v music_n doubtless_o the_o sound_n of_o bell_n will_v drive_v away_o the_o devil_n say_v the_o papist_n but_o if_o the_o devil_n be_v such_o hater_n of_o music_n as_o this_o author_n presume_v i_o wonder_v they_o shall_v prompt_v their_o slave_n and_o vassal_n to_o be_v so_o much_o please_v with_o it_o who_o more_o fond_a of_o instrumental_a music_n than_o the_o jolly_a sinner_n of_o the_o time_n most_o true_a indeed_o it_o be_v that_o the_o devil_n hate_v all_o religious_a music_n or_o music_n appoint_v of_o god_n for_o the_o celebrate_n of_o his_o own_o praise_n but_o he_o hate_v not_o other_o sort_n of_o music_n 26._o ser._n p._n 26._o true_o there_o be_v no_o music_n in_o hell_n as_o our_o author_n suggest_v but_o be_v that_o from_o necessity_n or_o choice_n and_o it_o be_v without_o question_n as_o true_a that_o there_o will_v be_v sing_v in_o heaven_n and_o there_o be_v at_o present_a as_o most_o believe_v but_o it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a for_o this_o 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