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that_o it_o can_v desire_v it_o be_v still_o restless_a therefore_o in_o the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o 15._o verse_n he_o come_v upon_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o conclusion_n with_o word_n of_o correction_n correct_v his_o former_a speech_n and_o revoke_v his_o word_n as_o if_o he_o have_v speak_v otherwise_o then_o well_o yea_o rather_o say_v he_o bless_a be_v the_o people_n that_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o god_n now_o not_o till_o now_o his_o spirit_n be_v at_o rest_n his_o soul_n be_v fix_v upon_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n so_o solomon_n when_o he_o behold_v all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o delight_n of_o his_o life_n pass_v this_o censure_n upon_o they_o
to_o search_v he_o out_o in_o his_o word_n and_o his_o ordinance_n to_o find_v his_o step_n and_o his_o go_n and_o so_o to_o walk_v with_o god_n maintain_v a_o holy_a communion_n with_o he_o that_o be_v a_o sweet_a act_n of_o grace_n and_o a_o evident_a ratification_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o so_o then_o those_o that_o desire_v to_o present_v their_o body_n to_o the_o god_n of_o mercy_n know_v not_o only_o what_o to_o do_v but_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o body_n viz._n body_n and_o soul_n together_o with_o all_o the_o part_n and_o faculty_n thereof_o especial_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o her_o faculty_n as_o yet_o we_o can_v take_v our_o leave_n of_o this_o particular_a part_n because_o it_o may_v be_v just_o demand_v why_o do_v saint_n paul_n exhort_v the_o roman_n to_o present_v their_o body_n and_o not_o their_o soul_n the_o noble_a part_n answ._n because_o the_o body_n be_v a_o instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o outward_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o because_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v manifest_v by_o the_o body_n 2._o because_o christian_a people_n shall_v know_v that_o that_o god_n which_o have_v make_v both_o i_o body_n and_o soul_n do_v require_v the_o faculty_n of_o both_o to_o serve_v and_o worship_v he_o yet_o with_o what_o penuriousness_n penuriousness_n of_o devotion_n penuriousness_n of_o reverence_n do_v many_o body_n meet_v he_o in_o his_o sanctuary_n the_o place_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o public_a service_n deus_fw-la stetit_fw-la say_v david_n psal._n 82._o god_n stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n do_v god_n stand_v there_o and_o will_v thou_o sit_v sit_fw-la 82.1_o and_o never_o kneel_v i_o will_v speak_v so_o as_o the_o world_n shall_v not_o know_v who_o i_o mean_v yet_o so_o as_o that_o they_o who_o it_o concern_v may_v know_v i_o mean_v they_o i_o will_v speak_v for_o i_o must_v say_v that_o there_o come_v some_o person_n to_o the_o house_n of_o prayer_n and_o person_n of_o example_n to_o many_o that_o 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corpore_fw-la crandum_fw-la to_o declare_v a_o inward_a humiliation_n by_o a_o outward_a mistake_v i_o not_o i_o beseech_v you_o i_o speak_v not_o this_o as_o if_o i_o stand_v for_o bow_v at_o altar_n stock_n and_o stone_n or_o for_o complement_a with_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n etc._n etc._n the_o relic_n of_o baal_n as_o i_o be_o not_o for_o these_o so_o neither_o be_o i_o for_o the_o proud_a and_o unmannerly_a posture_n of_o ignorance_n fraud_n and_o weakness_n etc._n etc._n the_o fragment_n of_o beli-iagnal_n as_o our_o come_n to_o church_n be_v a_o testification_n a_o profession_n of_o our_o religion_n to_o testify_v our_o fall_n in_o adam_n so_o this_o part_n of_o our_o text_n now_o in_o hand_n do_v appoint_v we_o to_o fall_v upon_o our_o knee_n present_v your_o body_n worship_n god_n with_o they_o genuflexio_fw-la est_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la kneel_v be_v the_o sinner_n posture_n if_o thou_o come_v hither_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o so_o what_o do_v thou_o here_o the_o whole_a need_v not_o the_o physician_n put_v thyself_o into_o the_o posture_n of_o a_o sinner_n kneel_v the_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n do_v delight_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o more_o because_o it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o humility_n let_v we_o come_v hither_o say_v the_o kingly_a prophet_n let_v we_o be_v here_o what_o to_o do_v let_v we_o come_v and_o worship_n how_o will_v not_o the_o heart_n serve_v no_o let_v we_o fall_v down_o and_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n the_o inward_a affection_n of_o humility_n be_v root_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o this_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n yet_o that_o be_v not_o enough_o he_o be_v not_o content_a nor_o quiet_a in_o soul_n till_o his_o inward_a humiliation_n be_v declare_v by_o a_o outward_a the_o like_a we_o read_v of_o our_o saviour_n touch_v repentance_n mat._n 3.8_o 3.8_o repent_v and_o do_v work_n meet_v for_o repentance_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v let_v repentance_n which_o be_v 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