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never_o in_o the_o least_o to_o disserve_v he_o they_o shall_v do_v his_o will_n and_o nothing_o at_o all_o contrary_a to_o it_o there_o will_v be_v a_o perfection_n of_o delight_n and_o rest_v and_o peace_n in_o the_o obedience_n they_o shall_v yield_v when_o they_o rest_v not_o day_n and_o night_n say_v holy_a holy_a holy_a lord_n god_n almighty_a which_o be_v and_o be_v and_o be_v to_o come_v rev._n 4._o 8._o and_o rev._n 5._o 13._o blessing_n and_o honour_n and_o glory_n and_o power_n be_v unto_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o to_o the_o lamb_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o all_o god_n sincere_a attendant_n be_v now_o advance_v to_o priestly_n nay_o to_o kingly_a dignity_n therefore_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o royal_a priesthood_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o christ_n have_v love_v they_o and_o wash_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o have_v make_v they_o king_n and_o priest_n unto_o god_n and_o his_o father_n rev._n 1._o 5_o 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be_v break_v and_o be_v rather_o chatter_v than_o supplication_n isa_n 38._o 14._o like_a as_o a_o crane_n or_o a_o swallow_n so_o do_v i_o chatter_v i_o do_v mourn_v as_o a_o dove_n my_o eye_n fail_v with_o look_v upward_o o_o lord_n i_o be_o oppress_v undertake_v for_o i_o case_n vii_o what_o be_v those_o distraction_n that_o make_v our_o attendance_n upon_o god_n altogether_o unacceptable_a to_o he_o and_o unavailable_a to_o ourselves_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o distraction_n make_v our_o duty_n of_o none_o effect_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o concernedness_n that_o god_n observe_v they_o as_o long_o as_o man_n can_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o they_o how_o can_v it_o be_v expect_v that_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v any_o gracious_a regard_n to_o they_o who_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o he_o or_o to_o his_o all_o observe_v eye_n they_o that_o mind_n the_o praise_n of_o man_n and_o not_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o if_o man_n do_v but_o approve_v and_o applaud_v they_o be_v 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