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now_o religious_a worship_n and_o service_n be_v due_a to_o god_n as_o god_n he_o be_v thy_o lord_n and_o worship_n thou_o he_o psal._n 45._o 11._o our_o worship_n and_o service_n be_v due_a to_o he_o not_o only_o for_o his_o supereminent_a excellency_n but_o because_o of_o our_o creation_n preservation_n and_o redemption_n therefore_o we_o must_v worship_v and_o serve_v he_o and_o he_o only_o isa._n 42._o 8._o i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v my_o name_n and_o my_o glory_n will_v i_o not_o give_v to_o another_o nor_o my_o praise_n to_o grave_a image_n god_n challenge_v it_o as_o jehovah_n the_o great_a self-being_a from_o who_o we_o have_v receive_v life_n and_o breath_n and_o all_o thing_n this_o glory_n god_n will_v not_o suffer_v to_o be_v give_v to_o another_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n show_v the_o wretched_a estate_n of_o the_o galatian_n chap._n 4._o 8._o when_o you_o know_v not_o god_n you_o do_v service_n to_o they_o that_o by_o nature_n be_v no_o god_n that_o be_v 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