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opinion_n otherwise_o he_o lose_v the_o glory_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o religion_n he_o be_v but_o a_o pagan_a in_o god_n account_n jer._n 9_o 25._o he_o make_v his_o religion_n to_o be_v call_v in_o question_n and_o therefore_o he_o that_o walk_v unsuitable_o he_o be_v say_v to_o deny_v the_o faith_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 8._o to_o be_v a_o christian_n in_o doctrine_n and_o a_o pagan_a in_o life_n be_v a_o temptation_n to_o atheism_n to_o other_o when_o the_o one_o destroy_v the_o other_o practice_n confute_v their_o profession_n and_o profession_n confute_v their_o practice_n therefore_o both_o these_o must_v be_v match_v together_o thus_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n must_v be_v the_o rule_n and_o a_o holy_a life_n must_v be_v suit_v 2._o as_o to_o this_o holy_a life_n a_o general_a good_a intention_n suffice_v not_o but_o there_o must_v be_v accurate_a walk_n why_o for_o god_n do_v not_o judge_n of_o we_o by_o the_o lump_n or_o by_o a_o general_a intention_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o 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heart_n 3._o the_o formality_n of_o it_o be_v a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o divine_a virtue_n benefit_n and_o perfection_n manifest_v to_o we_o in_o his_o word_n or_o work_n or_o both_o these_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o some_o outward_a expression_n word_n whereby_o we_o express_v our_o inward_a thought_n and_o apprehension_n our_o tongue_n be_v call_v our_o glory_n psal._n 57_o 8._o awake_v up_o my_o glory_n psal._n 16._o 9_o my_o heart_n be_v glad_a and_o my_o glory_n rejoice_v when_o that_o scripture_n be_v quote_v act_v 2._o 26._o it_o be_v say_v my_o tongue_n be_v glad_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o septuagint_n so_o call_v not_o only_o as_o speech_n be_v our_o excellency_n above_o the_o beast_n but_o because_o god_n be_v
thereby_o glorify_v and_o praise_v give_v we_o to_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n to_o bless_v god_n jam._n 3._o 9_o as_o our_o understanding_n be_v give_v we_o to_o know_v god_n and_o think_v on_o he_o so_o our_o speech_n to_o speak_v of_o god_n to_o declare_v his_o excellent_a perfection_n and_o to_o stir_v up_o other_o to_o praise_v he_o with_o we_o 4._o holiness_n the_o fruit_n of_o it_o for_o as_o job_n say_v the_o side_n of_o the_o poor_a bless_a he_o job_n 31._o 20._o so_o must_v our_o life_n praise_v god_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o show_v forth_o his_o virtue_n not_o in_o word_n only_o but_o in_o work_n our_o life_n must_v be_v a_o constant_a hymn_n to_o god_n though_o we_o shall_v be_v silent_a we_o remember_v the_o lord_n excellency_n that_o we_o may_v imitate_v they_o and_o express_v they_o to_o the_o life_n the_o child_n of_o god_n serve_v only_o for_o this_o use_v to_o represent_v god_n to_o the_o world_n as_o the_o image_n in_o the_o glass_n represent_v the_o person_n that_o 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