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he_o begin_v it_o thus_o verse_n 1_o i_o will_v extol_v thou_o o_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o will_v thus_o extol_v god_n not_o only_o by_o praise_n but_o in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n this_o shall_v be_v his_o great_a design_n and_o business_n to_o be_v set_v for_o the_o glorify_v of_o god_n this_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n in_o our_o dedication_n he_o that_o true_o dedicate_v himself_o to_o god_n devote_v himself_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n i_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o this_o be_v include_v in_o what_o have_v go_v before_o yet_o because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o plain_a and_o express_v there_o as_o i_o will_v have_v it_o it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o so_o great_a consequence_n and_o so_o inseparable_a from_o personal_a dedication_n therefore_o i_o will_v speak_v to_o it_o here_o distinct_o and_o by_o itself_o and_o i_o conceive_v there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o coincidence_n and_o coalition_n betwixt_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n head_n but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o 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