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A51169 An antidote against the errour in opinion of many in these daies concerning some of the highest and chiefe duties of religion as adoration, almes, fasting, and prayer. Monson, John, Sir, 1600-1683. 1647 (1647) Wing M2461; ESTC R24395 33,067 136

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〈◊〉_d name_n 6.20_o name_n psal_n 29.1_o 2._o deut._n 6.10_o jerc._n 26.2_o za_fw-mi h_z 14.16_o 17._o act_n 8_o 27.24.10_o 1_o cor._n 6.20_o and_o the_o churchy_n due_a reverence_n 2d_o reverence_n leu._n 19.30_o 2d_o in_o rega●●_n of_o god_n more_o efficacious_a a●●_n glorious_a presence_n there_o 8._o there_o mat._n 18.20_o psal_n 27.48.9.26.2.105.4.2_o chro._n 7._o pro._n 34._o 1_o king_n 8._o and_o the_o service_n and_o attendance_n 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a angel_n to_o protect_v use_v guard_v we_o 1_o cor._n 11.10_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d 5._o psalm_n 34.7_o micah_n 6.6_o ●●e_z 5.1_o five_o that_o as_o adoration_n be_v ●●●waies_o account_v a_o part_n of_o ●●●ds_n public_a worship_n so_o it_o ●●●s_v ever_o practise_v with_o most_o ●●●erty_n in_o the_o private_a devoti●●●_n of_o god_n servant_n to_o evidence_n to_o themselves_o the_o inte●●●ty_n zeal_n humility_n and_o affection_n of_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o action_n of_o the_o body_n to_o ●●●rre_v up_o their_o devotion_n 22.41_o devotion_n dan._n 6.10_o luk._n 22.41_o ●●●d_v to_o show_v that_o be_v but_o ●●●st_n and_o ash_n which_o be_v a●●●hams_n prologue_n to_o his_o prayer_n ●●●n_o 18.17_o they_o will_v yet_o ●●●th_o david_n become_v more_o vile_a 〈◊〉_d god_n 2_o sam._n 6.20_o 21._o six_o that_o adoration_n be_v 〈◊〉_d ceremony_n we_o may_v collect_v from_o those_o expression_n t●●_n very_a saint_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n use_v in_o their_o devotion_n 14._o devotion_n rev._n 7.11_o 12.22_o 5_o 14._o but_o a_o moral_a and_o perpetual_a duty_n one_o of_o the_o essential_o 〈◊〉_d true_a piety_n and_o to_o continue_v beyond_o the_o measure_n of_o time_n 〈◊〉_d self_n until_o at_o and_o after_o th●_n day_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o glo●●_n of_o the_o saint_n where_o no_o cer●mony_n be_v rev._n 13.7_o 4_o 10.1●●_n 5_o 14_o 11_o 16_o 17._o seven_o that_o adorati●●_n have_v not_o only_a precept_n for_o 〈◊〉_d foundation_n but_o for_o its_o suppo●●_n the_o practice_n of_o all_o holy_a m●●_n upon_o earth_n 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god_n face_n shine_v most_o there_o in_o his_o ordinance_n and_o efficatious_a presence_n 60.14_o presence_n psal_n 5.7.96.9.99.132_o 1_o sam._n 1.18_o 2_o sam._n 12.20_o isa_n 60.14_o though_o reflect_v most_o honour_n where_o he_o be_v honour_v most_o which_o make_v solomon_n command_v this_o reverence_n in_o say_v when_o thou_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n look_v to_o thy_o foot_n and_o the_o prophet_n at_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n ezek._n ●6_n 2_o 3._o 2._o when_o we_o prepare_v and_o dispose_v ourselves_o to_o prayer_n adoration_n be_v the_o best_a inlet_n to_o our_o devotion_n so_o david_n come_v ●et_v we_o worship_n or_o worship_n in_o our_o first_o approach_n fall_v down_o and_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n ●_o maker_n psal_n 9_o ●_o to_o witness_v our_o humi●ity_n fall_v and_o low_a estate_n in_o adam_n by_o our_o nothingnesse_n the_o more_o to_o advance_v god_n glory_n 3._o when_o we_o sum_n and_o seal_v ●p_v our_o prayer_n with_o amen_o 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