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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n vi_fw-la 12_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v always_o ascribe_v to_o the_o messiah_n so_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n ix_o 1_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._o 24._o and_o as_o i_o have_v show_v that_o the_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n be_v call_v heaven_n so_o the_o desert_v the_o church_n be_v call_v the_o love_a this_o present_a world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n four_o 10._o oppose_v as_o i_o say_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o messiah_n these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n four_o 9_o they_o be_v first_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
judge_v the_o expense_n burdensome_a in_o sacred_a one_o whensoever_o or_o by_o whosoever_o this_o advantage_n be_v at_o first_o introduce_v into_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o make_v use_v of_o inter_fw-la sacra_fw-la it_o be_v certain_o do_v out_o of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o wisdom_n zeal_n and_o devotion_n and_o they_o do_v therein_o but_o that_o for_o which_o they_o have_v so_o good_a a_o precedent_n as_o david_n who_o do_v the_o like_a in_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o what_o great_o tend_v to_o edification_n for_o music_n may_v be_v such_o and_o of_o that_o efficacy_n as_o to_o carry_v the_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v into_o ecstasy_n fill_v it_o with_o heavenly_a joy_n for_o the_o time_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n sever_a it_o from_o the_o body_n as_o say_v our_o judicious_a mr._n hooker_n the_o harmony_n of_o sound_n if_o we_o 37._o ecol_n pol._n c._n 5._o p._n 37._o lie_v aside_o the_o consideration_n of_o ditty_n and_o matter_n frame_v in_o due_a sort_n and_o carry_v from_o 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