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the_o lord_n promise_v isaac_n to_o keep_v the_o same_o oath_n that_o he_o swear_v to_o his_o father_n abraham_n and_o in_o the_o xxviij_o 28.13_o chap._n the_o lord_n appear_v to_o jacob_n in_o the_o way_n to_o mesopotamia_n in_o a_o dream_n &_o promise_v to_o make_v his_o seed_n also_o to_o flourish_v and_o to_o spread_v even_o to_o the_o north_n and_o south_n &_o east_n &_o west_n although_o he_o be_v then_o a_o stranger_n and_o alone_o and_o the_o same_o also_o be_v in_o the_o xxxv_o 35.11_o chap._n with_o this_o addition_n that_o even_o king_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o he_o these_o be_v the_o promise_n &_o other_o which_o the_o lord_n make_v &_o bind_v himself_o to_o keep_v to_o this_o people_n which_o as_o we_o have_v see_v after_o 400._o year_n the_o lord_n accomplish_v this_o truth_n which_o david_n speak_v of_o shall_v be_v more_o excellent_a &_o famous_a if_o we_o consider_v those_o hinderance_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v able_a to_o have_v make_v all_o these_o promise_n 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heart_n in_o this_o place_n be_v oppose_v to_o a_o dissemble_a and_o hypocritical_a heart_n and_o as_o he_o speak_v in_o a_o other_o place_n to_o a_o heart_n and_o a_o heart_n that_o be_v a_o double_a heart_n â—_o so_o that_o here_o be_v no_o hold_n for_o any_o to_o take_v that_o man_n be_v able_a to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n if_o we_o admit_v the_o holy_a ghost_n interpreter_n of_o himself_o but_o alas_o what_o shall_v i_o dispute_v that_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o fulfil_v that_o commandment_n of_o the_o full_a love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v require_v whâ—_z be_v he_o that_o dare_v dispute_v for_o it_o i_o ask_v no_o other_o witness_n against_o himself_o then_o his_o own_o conscience_n if_o he_o vouchsafe_v to_o look_v into_o it_o shall_v he_o not_o there_o see_v a_o sea_n of_o wicked_a thought_n a_o world_n of_o vain_a device_n a_o hell_n of_o blasphemy_n and_o foul_a imagination_n shall_v he_o not_o see_v a_o slave_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o body_n or_o rather_o a_o infinite_a number_n even_o so_o many_o bond_n man_n to_o sin_n and_o minister_n to_o satan_n as_o he_o have_v part_n and_o member_n oh_o the_o depth_n length_n and_o breadth_n of_o that_o wickedness_n that_o remain_v and_o dwell_v in_o we_o well_o the_o prophet_n teach_v we_o that_o know_v ourselves_o that_o we_o come_v not_o before_o the_o lord_n before_o who_o eye_n all_o our_o heart_n be_v open_a and_o manifest_a with_o a_o face_n only_o and_o show_v of_o godliness_n but_o that_o together_o with_o our_o tongue_n our_o spirit_n and_o soul_n be_v join_v and_o so_o to_o come_v to_o sing_v or_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o if_o we_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n either_o hypocritical_o or_o negligent_o let_v we_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o who_o honour_n we_o stain_v by_o our_o boldness_n and_o impudency_n will_v require_v it_o of_o we_o to_o the_o uttermost_a it_o follow_v in_o the_o congregation_n and_o assembly_n of_o the_o just_a that_o be_v open_o and_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n for_o that_o inward_a and_o dark_a godliness_n that_o yet_o man_n love_v so_o much_o that_o they_o will_v praise_v god_n in_o their_o chamber_n in_o their_o study_n in_o their_o heart_n that_o can_v not_o suffice_v nay_o that_o be_v no_o godliness_n which_o in_o time_n and_o place_n will_v not_o open_o show_v itself_o to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o this_o profession_n and_o declaration_n of_o our_o service_n that_o be_v require_v of_o we_o be_v not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o lord_n cause_n as_o for_o our_o own_o certainty_n touch_v our_o election_n and_o for_o the_o furtherance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o the_o like_a by_o our_o example_n and_o if_o we_o consider_v who_o this_o be_v and_o what_o a_o man_n he_o be_v that_o speak_v this_o we_o will_v easy_o grant_v that_o i_o will_v prove_v for_o who_o be_v more_o diligent_a earnest_a and_o often_o in_o private_a prayer_n than_o david_n 6.6_o how_o many_o night_n be_v witness_n of_o his_o godliness_n in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o mountain_n and_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o his_o privy_a chamber_n and_o in_o his_o bed_n how_o be_v he_o accustom_v to_o pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n before_o the_o lord_n yet_o we_o seâ—_z this_o godly_a and_o great_a prophet_n exempt_v not_o himself_o from_o public_a and_o common_a assembly_n where_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v according_a to_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n gather_v to_o praise_v he_o and_o confess_v unto_o he_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o hear_v his_o word_n with_o other_o exercise_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o godliness_n but_o what_o do_v i_o say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o exempt_v he_o self_n which_o think_v it_o the_o great_a benefit_n under_o heaven_n to_o have_v a_o part_n and_o portion_n in_o the_o church_n and_o communion_n of_o saint_n therefore_o in_o banishment_n he_o so_o be_v wail_v and_o lament_v his_o state_n be_v as_o it_o be_v by_o tyranny_n excommunicate_v from_o that_o paradise_n 84._o &_o from_o that_o earthly_a heaven_n i_o mean_v the_o temple_n when_o be_v manifest_a sign_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n not_o that_o david_n know_v not_o but_o that_o he_o move_v and_o live_v and_o have_v his_o be_v in_o god_n or_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v his_o prayer_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n but_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n that_o every_o one_o of_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o affect_v to_o the_o common_a place_n of_o prayer_n and_o hear_v the_o word_n and_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n be_v this_o earnest_a desire_n in_o david_n heart_n because_o there_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v to_o be_v worship_v there_o the_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v there_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o priest_n there_o be_v the_o fellowship_n of_o god_n child_n there_o be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n which_o all_o more_o full_o and_o clear_o and_o lively_a now_o in_o every_o faithful_a congregation_n gather_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v appear_v 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the_o air_n tree_n of_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o dragon_n and_o worm_n that_o creep_v upon_o the_o earth_n 40._o so_o in_o the_o thirty_o eight_o and_o nine_o chapter_n of_o job_n the_o lord_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v humble_a job_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o his_o own_o confusion_n he_o reckon_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n in_o order_n even_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n 40.5_o and_o in_o the_o forty_o chapter_n he_o bid_v job_n likewise_o to_o deck_v himself_o with_o glory_n and_o majesty_n and_o to_o array_n hiâ—_z self_n with_o beauty_n and_o excellency_n that_o iâ—_z to_o make_v such_o work_n in_o which_o there_o mayâ—_n appear_v his_o praise_n and_o renoun_n praise_v therefore_o and_o glory_n be_v his_o work_n so_o that_o where_o so_o ever_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n whether_o before_o we_o or_o behind_o we_o above_o or_o beneath_o we_o or_o within_o we_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o 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