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and_o drink_v as_o thy_o duty_n be_v to_o make_v religion_n thy_o business_n in_o religious_a second_o second_o so_o also_o in_o natural_a action_n a_o good_a scrivener_n be_v not_o only_o careful_a how_o he_o make_v his_o first_o and_o great_a letter_n his_o flourish_n but_o also_o the_o small_a letter_n nay_o his_o very_a stop_n and_o comma_n a_o scribe_n instruct_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v heedful_a not_o only_o that_o the_o weight_a action_n of_o god_n immediate_a worship_n but_o also_o that_o the_o mean_a passage_n of_o his_o life_n be_v conformable_a to_o god_n law_n a_o wise_a builder_n will_v make_v his_o kitchen_n as_o well_o as_o his_o parlour_n according_a to_o rule_v a_o holy_a person_n turn_v his_o natural_a action_n into_o spiritual_a and_o whilst_o he_o be_v serve_v his_o body_n he_o be_v serve_v his_o god_n it_o be_v say_v of_o a_o scotch_a divine_a that_o he_o do_v eat_v 33._o non_fw-la semper_fw-la ore_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la meditor_fw-la 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piety_n or_o holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n must_v be_v write_v upon_o their_o pot_n zac._n 14.20_o whether_o you_o eat_v or_o drink_v or_o whatsoever_o you_o do_v do_v all_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 10._o â—31_n philo_n observe_v that_o the_o ancient_a jew_n make_v their_o feast_n after_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o temple_n that_o the_o place_n may_v mind_v they_o of_o their_o duty_n to_o be_v pious_a at_o they_o it_o be_v a_o memorable_a expression_n exod._n 18.12_o and_o aaron_n come_v loc_fw-la sancti_fw-la manducant_fw-la et_fw-la bibunt_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la origen_n in_fw-la loc_fw-la and_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n to_o eat_v bread_n with_o moses_n father_n in_o law_n before_o god_n in_o which_o word_n we_o have_v the_o greatness_n of_o their_o courtesy_n and_o the_o graciousness_n of_o their_o carriage_n for_o their_o courtesy_n though_o jethro_n be_v a_o stranger_n and_o no_o israelite_n yet_o the_o elder_n honour_v he_o with_o their_o 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