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that_o thy_o love_n to_o hâ—m_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o kind_a infinite_a above_o that_o love_n of_o thou_o to_o any_o creature_n else_o and_o there_o be_v this_o one_o thing_n further_o with_o which_o i_o will_v conclude_v use_v 7_o sure_o if_o god_n name_v alone_o be_v excellent_a then_o in_o a_o proportion_n god_n people_n alone_o be_v the_o excellent_a people_n upon_o the_o earth_n according_a as_o a_o man_n god_n be_v so_o be_v he_o as_o you_o know_v man_n conceive_v their_o excellency_n to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o excellency_n of_o he_o who_o they_o serve_v according_a as_o a_o man_n god_n be_v i_o say_v so_o be_v he_o now_o if_o god_n alone_o
be_v excellent_a and_o he_o be_v thy_o god_n than_o thou_o be_v excellent_a the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v therefore_o excellent_a because_o their_o god_n be_v so_o excellent_a this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o phrase_n that_o you_o have_v in_o prov._n 12.26_o the_o righteous_a be_v more_o excellent_a than_o his_o neighbour_n why_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n more_o excellent_a than_o his_o neighbour_n it_o may_v be_v the_o righteous_a man_n be_v a_o poor_a man_n and_o his_o neighbour_n be_v a_o rich_a man_n perhaps_o this_o poor_a good_a man_n next_o neighbour_n be_v a_o knight_n or_o a_o nobleman_n yet_o he_o be_v more_o excellent_a than_o his_o neighbour_n why_o because_o his_o god_n be_v more_o excellent_a because_o the_o infinite_a lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n if_o god_n be_v alone_o excellent_a than_o the_o righteous_a be_v alone_o excellent_a and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o scripture_n or_o two_o to_o show_v that_o according_a to_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n in_o a_o proportion_n do_v appear_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n compare_v deut._n 33._o and_o the_o 26._o verse_n and_o the_o 29._o verse_n together_o in_o verse_n 26._o there_o be_v none_o like_o unto_o the_o god_n of_o jesurun_n then_o in_o vers_n 29._o happy_a be_v thou_o o_o israel_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o you_o see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o reflection_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o saint_n there_o be_v none_o like_o to_o god_n and_o there_o be_v none_o like_o to_o god_n people_n and_o so_o in_o 2_o sam._n 7.22_o you_o have_v a_o expression_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n wherefore_o thou_o be_v great_a o_o lord_n god_n for_o there_o be_v none_o like_o thou_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o god_n beside_o thou_o according_a to_o all_o that_o we_o have_v hear_v with_o our_o ear_n then_o in_o verse_n 23._o and_o what_o one_o nation_n in_o the_o earth_n be_v like_o thy_o people_n so_o that_o we_o 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and_o that_o i_o will_v show_v you_o by_o a_o scripture_n or_o two_o in_o psal_n 68.34_o his_o excellency_n say_v the_o text_n be_v over_o israel_n oh_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o excellency_n in_o thou_o and_o how_o do_v this_o work_n where_o do_v this_o excellency_n of_o thou_o appear_v why_o it_o be_v over_o israel_n the_o excellency_n of_o god_n it_o be_v over_o israel_n say_v god_n i_o have_v choose_v out_o my_o church_n and_o my_o excellency_n shall_v be_v over_o they_o and_o manifest_v towards_o they_o for_o good_a therefore_o in_o exod._n 15.7_o there_o where_o moses_n be_v praise_v god_n for_o the_o great_a thing_n that_o he_o do_v for_o his_o people_n say_v he_o in_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o excellency_n thou_o have_v do_v this_o thing_n ☞_o ☞_o so_o that_o god_n do_v delight_n to_o show_v his_o excellency_n yea_o to_o show_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o excellency_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n oh_o how_o shall_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n make_v their_o boast_n of_o their_o god_n and_o rejoice_v in_o he_o and_o be_v encourage_v in_o god_n alone_a though_o thou_o have_v no_o other_o portion_n than_o god_n alone_o thou_o have_v portion_n enough_o in_o micah_n 5.4_o there_o be_v a_o admirable_a scripture_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n people_n in_o god_n alone_o and_o he_o shall_v stand_v and_o feed_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n it_o be_v a_o prophecy_n there_o of_o christ_n and_o as_o it_o be_v true_a of_o christ_n so_o of_o all_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n they_o may_v stand_v when_o the_o world_n fall_v whatsoever_o become_v of_o the_o world_n whatsoever_o trouble_n be_v about_o they_o they_o be_v to_o stand_v and_o rejoice_v themselves_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o reference_n that_o the_o saint_n 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