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be_v know_v in_o her_o palace_n for_o a_o refuge_n yea_o there_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o zion_n that_o god_n be_v know_v in_o she_o and_o so_o jerusalem_n he_o express_v this_o of_o it_o as_o the_o great_a ornament_n to_o it_o that_o thither_o the_o tribe_n go_v up_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o testimony_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o it_o psal_n 122.4_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o zion_n the_o same_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o london_n without_o this_o london_n be_v no_o more_o than_o leghorn_n or_o constantinople_n or_o any_o other_o city_n beside_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n this_o be_v that_o which_o put_v a_o honour_n upon_o it_o the_o dispensation_n and_o mean_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v vouchsafe_v unto_o it_o and_o which_o according_o they_o have_v the_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n of_o which_o be_v bring_v forth_o and_o bring_v up_o in_o it_o together_o 3._o by_o all_o together_o this_o it_o 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that_o so_o we_o may_v not_o glory_v in_o these_o privilege_n mere_o for_o themselves_o but_o rather_o take_v care_n how_o we_o manage_v they_o and_o make_v use_n of_o they_o and_o so_o much_o of_o zion_n in_o the_o first_o notion_n as_o take_v local_o and_o to_o be_v bear_v in_o it_o i._n e._n bear_v in_o the_o visible_a church_n mystical_a 2._o mystical_a the_o second_o be_v as_o take_v mystical_o to_o be_v bear_v in_o zion_n i._n e._n to_o be_v regenerate_v and_o bear_v again_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v invisible_a this_o be_v a_o great_a privilege_n indeed_o and_o the_o high_a of_o all_o all_o be_v not_o israel_n which_o be_v of_o israel_n nor_o all_o bear_v in_o zion_n according_a to_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v bear_v in_o it_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o yet_o this_o spiritual_a birth_n be_v that_o which_o be_v principal_o to_o be_v regard_v and_o to_o be_v look_v after_o above_o any_o beside_o in_o rom._n 2.28,29_o he_o be_v not_o a_o 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