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of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n to_o behold_v the_o fair_a beauty_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o visit_v his_o temple_n psal._n 27._o 4._o o_o lord_n i_o have_v love_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o the_o place_n where_o thy_o honour_n dwell_v when_o shall_v i_o come_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o presence_n of_o my_o god_n ps._n 42._o 2._o o_o how_o amiable_a be_v thy_o dwelling_n thou_o lord_n of_o host_n my_o soul_n have_v a_o desire_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o heart_n and_o my_o flesh_n rejoice_v in_o the_o live_a god_n psal._n 84._o 2._o i_o will_v offer_v in_o thy_o dwelling_n a_o oblation_n with_o great_a gladness_n ps._n 27._o 7._o my_o lip_n will_v be_v sane_a when_o i_o sing_v unto_o thou_o so_o will_v my_o soul_n ps._n 71._o 23._o give_v thanks_o o_o israel_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o congregation_n from_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o heart_n ps._n 68_o 26._o xxxviii_o our_o passage_n towards_o the_o church_n 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of_o that_o with_o little_a appearance_n of_o success_n in_o our_o practice_n but_o we_o must_v never_o forget_v to_o come_v in_o and_o out_o and_o do_v all_o in_o the_o church_n with_o that_o decent_a and_o reverend_a behaviour_n of_o ourselves_o that_o be_v due_a to_o a_o place_n of_o god_n more_o especial_a presence_n and_o our_o more_o peculiar_a service_n unto_o he_o whereupon_o jacob_n call_v his_o bethel_n a_o place_n of_o dread_n and_o the_o jew_n style_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o palace_n or_o place_n of_o majesty_n where_o they_o conceive_v god_n sit_v between_o the_o cherubin_n as_o upon_o a_o throne_n of_o state_n and_o the_o christian_n call_v they_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o we_o have_v our_o kirk_n and_o church_n all_o these_o name_n put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o very_a letter_n of_o the_o law_n that_o we_o shall_v reverence_v god_n sanctuary_n levit._fw-la 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