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18.1_o and_o remoove_v unto_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o only_a place_n which_o he_o have_v pick_v and_o cull_v out_o of_o all_o other_o to_o set_v his_o name_n there_o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n he_o refuse_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o joseph_n &_o choose_v not_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n but_o he_o choose_v the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n even_o the_o hill_n of_o zion_n which_o he_o love_v and_o there_o he_o build_v his_o sanctuary_n as_o a_o high_a palace_n like_o the_o earth_n which_o he_o establish_v for_o ever_o psal_n 78.67.68.69_o thus_o he_o make_v a_o seat_n for_o himself_o a_o holy_a place_n for_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o most_o high_a here_o be_v a_o temple_n for_o the_o lord_n a_o habitation_n for_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n those_o that_o shall_v but_o slight_o peruse_v the_o grant_n and_o privilege_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v this_o one_o city_n will_v think_v that_o it_o have_v be_v as_o impossible_a for_o she_o to_o fall_v away_o as_o for_o 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