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this_o behalf_n i_o will_v now_o set_v those_o command_n before_o you_o and_o show_v how_o we_o own_v he_o for_o our_o god_n by_o yield_a obedience_n to_o they_o 1._o to_o begin_v with_o invocation_n or_o praeyer_n one_o of_o the_o prime_a act_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o which_o therefore_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o frequent_o and_o earnest_o inculcate_v concern_v which_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o pay_v he_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o god_n for_o inasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n desire_v the_o preservation_n of_o their_o own_o be_v inasmuch_o as_o that_o desire_n necessary_o prompt_v they_o to_o look_v abroad_o for_o it_o if_o they_o think_v not_o themselves_o able_a to_o procure_v it_o in_o case_n any_o man_n do_v not_o thus_o seek_v it_o of_o god_n it_o must_v be_v because_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v it_o to_o come_v from_o he_o but_o either_o from_o himself_o or_o from_o mere_a natural_a cause_n but_o what_o other_o be_v this_o than_o to_o deny_v that_o god_n from_o who_o every_o good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n come_v and_o to_o make_v a_o god_n either_o of_o one_o self_n or_o nature_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o essential_a to_o the_o divine_a nature_n than_o the_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o those_o blessing_n by_o which_o the_o whole_a creation_n be_v either_o maintain_v or_o adorn_v the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o that_o which_o be_v sometime_o reckon_v as_o a_o part_n of_o prayer_n because_o a_o necessary_a attendant_n of_o it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o give_v thanks_o to_o he_o for_o those_o blessing_n by_o which_o we_o be_v at_o any_o time_n make_v happy_a he_o who_o refuse_v thus_o to_o honour_n god_n in_o effect_n deny_v the_o come_n of_o they_o from_o he_o because_o nature_n itself_o have_v teach_v we_o to_o make_v this_o return_n wheresoever_o we_o have_v be_v oblige_v if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n far_o to_o be_v observe_v concern_v these_o two_o acknowledgement_n it_o will_v fall_v in_o 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make_v they_o more_o divine_a the_o infiniteness_n thereof_o 3._o to_o praise_v the_o divine_a majesty_n subjoin_v we_o swear_v by_o he_o another_o act_n of_o adoration_n and_o no_o less_o express_o require_v for_o so_o we_o find_v the_o prophet_n moses_n distinct_o command_v and_o that_o too_o in_o the_o same_o period_n where_o he_o prescribe_v his_o fear_n and_o service_n for_o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n say_v he_o and_o serve_v he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n deut._n 6.13_o and_o indeed_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o oath_n we_o shall_v not_o in_o the_o least_o doubt_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o own_v he_o for_o our_o god_n by_o it_o for_o a_o oath_n be_v nothing_o else_o than_o the_o calling_n god_n to_o witness_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o we_o affirm_v he_o that_o swear_v by_o he_o do_v not_o only_o acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v superior_a to_o himself_o but_o also_o to_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o infallible_a truth_n a_o searcher_n 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