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see_v then_o the_o condition_n of_o god_n nature_n do_v exclude_v a_o place_n how_o may_v he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o a_o house_n philo_z judaeus_fw-la answer_v true_o though_o brief_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o for_o his_o own_o but_o for_o his_o creature_n good_a yea_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o wheresoever_o a_o creature_n be_v there_o the_o creator_n must_v be_v also_o for_o all_o thing_n live_v move_v and_o have_v their_o being_n not_o only_o by_o he_o but_o in_o he_o 17._o act._n 17._o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v so_o that_o vorstius_n his_o limitation_n of_o god_n essence_n to_o heaven_n do_v imply_v a_o denial_n not_o only_o of_o the_o redemption_n for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n can_v not_o be_v incarnate_a on_o earth_n if_o that_o be_v true_a but_o also_o of_o the_o creation_n for_o if_o god_n essence_n be_v not_o present_a with_o every_o creature_n than_o the_o creature_n subsi_v in_o itself_o and_o look_v in_o what_o it_o subsi_v from_o that_o it_o have_v 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as_o if_o that_o be_v caelestle_v solum_fw-la earth_n in_o heaven_n and_o this_o terrestre_fw-fr caelum_fw-la heaven_n on_o earth_n which_o i_o note_v the_o rather_o because_o this_o correspondency_n make_v much_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o that_o reverence_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o place_n the_o place_n of_o god_n presence_n in_o the_o temple_n be_v full_a of_o gracious_a majesty_n of_o majesty_n for_o it_o be_v call_v hekal_n which_o signify_v a_o kingly_a palace_n and_o indeed_o god_n represent_v himself_o there_o as_o king_n for_o he_o be_v present_a in_o the_o cloud_n that_o conduct_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n 23_o exod._n 23_o and_o of_o the_o angel_n that_o appear_v therein_o god_n say_v nomen_fw-la meum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la therefore_o where_o that_o rest_v god_n be_v say_v there_o to_o put_v his_o name_n and_o it_o rest_v between_o the_o cherubin_n as_o upon_o a_o throne_n of_o state_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o cherub_n that_o be_v figure_v on_o the_o wall_n environ_v that_o throne_n serve_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o majesty_n thereof_o but_o this_o be_v much_o more_o clear_a in_o the_o vision_n of_o esay_n ezechiel_n daniel_n and_o st_n john_n all_o which_o put_v life_n into_o these_o dead_a type_n and_o set_v forth_o the_o live_a god_n attend_v with_o infinite_a number_n of_o holy_a live_a spirit_n who_o awful_a behaviour_n preach_v humility_n to_o we_o vile_a sinful_a wretch_n and_o teach_v how_o we_o shall_v come_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o our_o glorious_a god_n we_o shall_v all_o be_v affect_v as_o jacob_n be_v in_o his_o vision_n and_o break_v out_o into_o his_o word_n how_o dreadful_a be_v this_o place_n 28._o gen._n 28._o but_o as_o the_o place_n be_v full_a of_o majesty_n so_o be_v that_o majesty_n gracious_a for_o there_o