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a_o throne_n of_o glory_n his_o train_n fill_v the_o temple_n the_o whole_a train_n of_o his_o glorious_a grace_n fill_v the_o temple_n of_o his_o body_n this_o be_v the_o true_a tabernacle_n which_o god_n pitch_v and_o not_o man_n the_o temple_n which_o be_v destroy_v and_o which_o he_o raise_v again_o in_o three_o day_n wherein_o dwell_v the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n col._n 1._o 9_o this_o glory_n be_v now_o present_v unto_o the_o view_n of_o isaiah_n chap._n 6._o 1_o 2_o 3._o which_o fill_v he_o with_o dread_a and_o astonishment_n but_o from_o thence_o he_o be_v relieve_v by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o that_o glorious_a one_o take_v away_o his_o iniquity_n by_o a_o coal_n from_o the_o altar_n which_o typify_v the_o purify_n efficacy_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n this_o be_v food_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o believer_n in_o these_o and_o on_o the_o like_a occasion_n do_v the_o whole_a church_n lift_v up_o their_o voice_n in_o that_o holy_a cry_n make_v haste_v our_o 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