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and_o thy_o glory_n so_o as_o i_o have_v see_v thou_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n there_o be_v many_o that_o come_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o to_o the_o public_a assembly_n of_o god_n people_n but_o it_o be_v to_o seek_v for_o other_o face_n it_o be_v not_o to_o seek_v for_o the_o face_n of_o god_n they_o come_v hither_o only_o to_o stare_v and_o gaze_v and_o look_v about_o they_o to_o look_v upon_o this_o face_n and_o to_o look_v upon_o that_o to_o see_v and_o be_v see_v this_o be_v a_o high_a profanation_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o a_o pervert_n it_o from_o the_o proper_a end_n and_o intendment_n of_o it_o but_o we_o see_v here_o what_o be_v the_o main_a scope_n of_o every_o gracious_a and_o religious_a soul_n in_o such_o approach_n as_o these_o be_v thy_o face_n lord_n will_v i_o seek_v that_o i_o may_v have_v sellowship_n and_o converse_n with_o thou_o in_o thy_o own_o ordinance_n as_o we_o have_v it_o express_o in_o the_o four_o ver_fw-la of_o this_o present_a psalm_n 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likewise_o to_o a_o man_n also_o this_o be_v that_o which_o some_o of_o god_n dear_a servant_n have_v sometime_o be_v exrcise_v withal_o god_n have_v not_o only_o carry_v himself_o as_o a_o stranger_n but_o moreover_o as_o a_o enemy_n to_o they_o thus_o he_o do_v to_o david_n when_o he_o complain_v of_o the_o break_a bone_n psal_n 51.8_o and_o thus_o he_o do_v to_o heman_n when_o he_o complain_v of_o god_n terror_n upon_o he_o psal_n 88.15_o and_o thus_o he_o do_v to_o job_n when_o he_o complain_v of_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a in_o job_n 6._o ver_fw-la 4._o when_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n in_o this_o manner_n who_o then_o can_v behold_v he_o indeed_o this_o be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o hell_n upon_o earth_n when_o god_n express_v himself_o thus_o to_o any_o soul_n as_o sometime_o he_o do_v in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o be_v none_o can_v help_v but_o god_n himself_o it_o be_v not_o all_o the_o outward_a comfort_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o 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that_o be_v near_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v heal_v he_o isa_n 57.19_o it_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o lip_n but_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o which_o must_v create_v it_o therefore_o the_o word_n be_v double_v peace_n peace_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v peace_n in_o our_o mouth_n except_o it_o be_v also_o peace_n in_o he_o we_o extract_v and_o draw_v out_o the_o promise_n but_o it_o be_v god_n himself_o that_o set_v they_o on_o if_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o hide_v his_o face_n there_o be_v no_o behold_v of_o he_o this_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o this_o great_a and_o terrible_a god_n who_o will_v not_o fear_v thou_o o_o king_n of_o nation_n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o ever_o live_v god_n for_o our_o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n who_o among_o we_o shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o devour_a fire_n who_o among_o we_o shall_v dwell_v with_o the_o everlasting_a burn_n do_v but_o lay_v these_o thing_n 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