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david_n further_o express_v it_o that_o god_n dwell_v there_o with_o delight_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v zion_n he_o have_v desire_v it_o for_o his_o habitation_n this_o be_v my_o rest_n for_o ever_o here_o will_v i_o dwell_v for_o i_o have_v desire_v it_o psa_fw-la 132.13_o 14._o 2._o god_n appear_v there_o and_o in_o that_o the_o bush_n that_o burn_v but_o be_v not_o consume_v be_v a_o type_n of_o god_n appearance_n in_o the_o church_n exod._n 3.2_o i_o will_v go_v now_o say_v moses_n and_o see_v this_o great_a sight_n why_o the_o bush_n be_v not_o burn_v and_o god_n call_v unto_o he_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o bush_n the_o place_n where_o jerusalem_n be_v be_v call_v the_o land_n of_o moriah_n because_o of_o god_n appear_v where_o he_o make_v himself_o know_v unto_o his_o people_n in_o judah_n be_v god_n know_v his_o name_n be_v great_a in_o israel_n in_o salem_n be_v his_o tabernacle_n psa_n 76.1_o 2._o if_o we_o will_v see_v god_n we_o must_v wait_v upon_o he_o in_o his_o worship_n we_o must_v visit_v he_o in_o his_o holy_a temple_n for_o to_o his_o worshipper_n he_o show_v his_o face_n and_o make_v know_v his_o glory_n 3._o to_o it_o he_o make_v gracious_a promise_n and_o to_o other_o in_o it_o for_o her_o sake_n i_o will_v abundant_o bless_v her_o provision_n and_o will_v satisfy_v her_o poor_a with_o bread_n i_o will_v clothe_v her_o priest_n with_o salvation_n and_o her_o saint_n shall_v shout_v aloud_o for_o joy_n psalm_n 132.15_o 16._o be_v not_o this_o a_o evidence_n of_o love_n but_o further_a see_v david_n describe_v god_n love_n in_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n thankfulness_n psa_n 147.12_o 13_o 14._o praise_v the_o lord_n o_o jerusalem_n praise_v thy_o god_n o_o zion_n for_o he_o have_v strengthen_v the_o bar_n of_o thy_o gate_n he_o have_v bless_v thy_o child_n within_o thou_o he_o make_v peace_n in_o thy_o border_n and_o fill_v thou_o with_o the_o fine_a of_o the_o wheat_n shall_v god_n witness_v his_o love_n and_o we_o our_o neglect_n if_o we_o be_v not_o conscionable_a in_o the_o duty_n let_v we_o at_o least_o be_v wise_a to_o favour_v who_o the_o lord_n respect_v as_o it_o be_v therefore_o fit_a for_o the_o member_n let_v we_o pray_v for_o the_o church_n for_o with_o this_o only_a motive_n i_o will_v leave_v both_o the_o exhortation_n and_o this_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text_n for_o who_o david_n pray_v iii_o the_o three_o part_n be_v what_o he_o pray_v for_o 1._o for_o the_o church_n restauration_n 2._o for_o her_o continuance_n 1._o david_n pray_v for_o the_o church_n restauration_n that_o god_n will_v do_v good_a unto_o zion_n for_o his_o former_a sin_n have_v bring_v a_o harm_n upon_o it_o and_o god_n be_v offend_v i_o will_v brief_o make_v this_o useful_a in_o two_o observation_n i._o the_o first_o observation_n that_o sin_n be_v of_o so_o public_a a_o harmful_a nature_n that_o it_o reach_v beyond_o the_o person_n that_o sin_v unto_o other_o david_n sin_v and_o his_o people_n suffer_v &_o we_o 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and_o by_o the_o use_n of_o the_o ordinance_n be_v edify_v to_o the_o most_o holy_a faith_n it_o be_v so_o with_o art_n they_o have_v not_o attain_v their_o apex_n their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o man_n still_o invent_v and_o add_v to_o the_o palace_n of_o philosophy_n and_o all_o other_o humane_a learning_n nor_o be_v it_o convenient_a to_o the_o very_a condition_n of_o the_o church_n while_o it_o be_v in_o via_fw-la that_o it_o shall_v be_v perfect_a it_o have_v a_o perfect_a rule_n so_o that_o it_o need_v no_o tradition_n to_o be_v add_v either_o for_o strength_n or_o beauty_n but_o it_o be_v not_o perfect_o answerable_a to_o that_o rule_n use_v let_v we_o only_o make_v this_o use_n to_o pray_v unto_o god_n 1._o that_o the_o strength_n &_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v still_o increase_v that_o the_o king_n spouse_n may_v have_v her_o clothing_n of_o wrought_a gold_n and_o be_v bring_v unto_o the_o king_n in_o a_o raiment_n of_o needlework_n psalm_n 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