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unwilling_a to_o deprive_v ourselves_o of_o our_o spiritual_a food_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o in_o prayer_n where_o above_o all_o other_o place_n it_o shall_v be_v our_o meat_n and_o drink_n to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n we_o shall_v rather_o be_v willing_a to_o wait_v for_o the_o love_a kindness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o temple_n ps_n 48._o 8._o and_o follow_v that_o of_o s._n basel_n the_o abdicatione_n rerum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o let_v no_o pretence_n interrrupt_v or_o take_v we_o off_o from_o any_o part_n of_o divine_a service_n xl._o at_o our_o first_o kneel_v have_v enter_v into_o the_o church_n with_o due_a reverence_n we_o may_v at_o our_o first_o kneel_v down_o present_a ourselves_o to_o almighty_a god_n in_o one_o of_o these_o or_o the_o like_a short_a ejaculation_n either_o in_o that_o of_o king_n david_n psalm_n 19_o 14._o let_v the_o word_n of_o my_o mouth_n and_o the_o meditation_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v now_o and_o ever_o acceptable_a in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n my_o strength_n and_o my_o redeemer_n or_o that_o of_o k._n hezekiah_n 2_o chron._n 30._o 18._o the_o good_a lord_n pardon_v every_o one_o that_o here_o prepare_v his_o heart_n to_o seek_v after_o the_o lord_n or_o 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 fit_v we_o all_o for_o thy_o service_n revel_v 4._o 8_o or_o merciful_a lord_n gracious_o accept_v we_o all_o that_o come_v hither_o to_o present_v ourselves_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n unto_o thou_o for_o jesus_n christ_n sake_n that_o vouchsafe_v to_o present_v himself_o bodily_a in_o the_o temple_n for_o we_o in_o great_a love_n and_o humility_n or_o that_o we_o may_v hoc_fw-la agere_fw-la o_o most_o gracious_a lord_n god_n give_v we_o grace_n to_o make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o our_o time_n in_o thy_o house_n and_o not_o to_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o fool_n and_o so_o endanger_v ourselves_o most_o where_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o our_o saviour_n himself_o the_o very_a word_n of_o god_n when_o you_o pray_v say_v our_o father_n we_o must_v say_v it_o say_v our_o lord_n himself_o and_o what_o if_o we_o say_v it_o more_o than_o once_o what_o if_o the_o collect_v of_o the_o day_n come_v twice_o and_o the_o lord_n prayer_n thrice_o into_o our_o service_n have_v we_o not_o our_o saviour_n own_o warrant_n for_o it_o imply_v in_o these_o word_n of_o st_n mat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 26_o 44._o when_o our_o saviour_n be_v to_o teach_v his_o apostle_n that_o be_v to_o be_v guide_n and_o director_n to_o we_o all_o he_o put_v they_o into_o this_o way_n of_o a_o set_a form_n and_o in_o his_o most_o earnest_a