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our_o own_o private_a commodity_n but_o rather_o employ_v our_o whole_a force_n to_o set_v forth_o his_o glory_n and_o magnificence_n say_v to_o that_o end_n the_o first_o petition_n sanctify_a be_v thy_o name_n these_o word_n may_v be_v take_v in_o diverse_a sense_n as_o first_o for_o the_o holy_a name_n of_o god_n itself_o which_o the_o jew_n do_v hold_v in_o such_o exceed_a reverence_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o to_o pronounce_v the_o word_n jehova_n which_o signify_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v a_o constant_a tradition_n that_o be_v be_v only_o once_o a_o year_n speak_v and_o that_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n when_o he_o enter_v into_o sancta_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la 75._o ps_n 75._o god_n be_v know_v in_o jewrie_n say_v the_o prophet_n in_o israel_n his_o name_n be_v great_a 112._o ps_n 112._o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n unto_o the_o go_n down_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v laudable_a &_o praise_v you_o his_o name_n because_o 99_o ps_n 99_o our_o lord_n be_v sweet_a s._n thomas_n of_o aquine_n isaâ—ae_fw-la â—_o 56_o isaâ—ae_fw-la say_v the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v great_a to_o be_v fear_v holy_a to_o be_v reverence_v sweet_a to_o be_v meditate_a on_o copious_a to_o give_v mercy_n efficacious_a to_o impetrate_v powerful_a to_o cause_v salvation_n &_o secret_a to_o be_v know_v second_o they_o may_v be_v understand_v so_o that_o we_o desire_v hereby_o that_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v come_v to_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o they_o may_v know_v that_o god_n alone_o be_v worthy_a of_o all_o praise_n and_o glory_n and_o consequent_o that_o they_o may_v tremble_v at_o his_o majesty_n admire_v his_o work_n be_v enamour_v with_o his_o beauty_n and_o even_o languish_v to_o behold_v his_o unspeakable_a goodness_n 65._o ps_n 65._o say_v with_o the_o holy_a prophet_n let_v all_o the_o earth_n adore_v thou_o and_o sing_v to_o thou_o let_v it_o sing_v a_o psalm_n to_o thy_o name_n and_o 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prophet_n promise_v we_o in_o this_o psalm_n that_o our_o lord_n will_v not_o leave_v the_o rod_n of_o sinner_n upon_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o just_a that_o we_o may_v have_v confidence_n in_o all_o our_o affliction_n that_o at_o length_n we_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o they_o and_o in_o the_o interim_n that_o we_o may_v expect_v with_o patience_n 10._o math._n 10._o for_o he_o that_o persever_v to_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v save_v the_o argument_n of_o the_o 125._o psalm_n and_o first_o in_o none_o in_o this_o seven_o gradual_a psalm_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n the_o prophet_n express_v the_o joy_n and_o thankfulness_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o delivery_n from_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n yet_o be_v expound_v in_o a_o mystical_a sense_n it_o treat_v of_o the_o seven_o degree_n of_o internal_a ascension_n which_o consist_v in_o exultation_n and_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o elect_a from_o the_o bond_n of_o sin_n and_o servitude_n of_o the_o devil_n 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