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adore_v and_o worship_v for_o his_o own_o sake_n out_o of_o reverence_n to_o his_o excellent_a majesty_n this_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o burn_a sacrifice_n supra_fw-la sacrifice_n hujusmodi_fw-la enim_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la offerebatur_fw-la deo_fw-la specialiter_fw-la ad_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la majestatis_fw-la ipsius_fw-la etc._n etc._n thom._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la and_o he_o be_v to_o be_v adore_v and_o worship_v out_o of_o gratitude_n for_o his_o goodness_n towards_o we_o this_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o peace-offering_a the_o first_o be_v to_o give_v he_o praise_v the_o second_o to_o give_v he_o thanks_o and_o whoso_o offer_v i_o praise_v and_o thanks_o he_o honour_v i_o psal_n 50._o they_o be_v put_v both_o together_o there_o in_o the_o psalm_n and_o here_o upon_o the_o altar_n we_o must_v be_v mindful_a to_o acknowledge_v and_o honour_n god_n and_o we_o must_v be_v mindful_a to_o relieve_v and_o save_v ourselves_o but_o god_n glory_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v in_o the_o first_o 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please_v with_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o right_a cousness_n and_o if_o they_o be_v offer_v up_o in_o the_o memory_n and_o virtue_n of_o christ_n that_o great_a holocaust_n through_o he_o god_n will_v accept_v both_o of_o we_o and_o of_o our_o offering_n which_o be_v no_o otherwise_o acceptable_a unto_o eternal_a life_n but_o only_o through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n and_o the_o royal_a prophet_n can_v not_o choose_v but_o remember_v he_o in_o this_o solemnity_n for_o as_o well_o the_o ark_n as_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v a_o type_n of_o he_o and_o so_o they_o bring_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n into_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o set_v it_o in_o his_o place_n in_o the_o tent_n which_o david_n have_v pitch_v for_o it_o and_o they_o offer_v burn_v sacrifice_n and_o peace-offering_n before_o god_n will_v you_o know_v david_n inducement_n to_o perform_v all_o this_o service_n for_o the_o ark_n they_o be_v four_o his_o need_n of_o it_o his_o love_n to_o it_o his_o interest_n in_o it_o and_o 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country_n we_o think_v abana_n and_o parphar_n rivers_n of_o damascus_n better_a than_o all_o the_o water_n of_o israel_n man_n grow_v precise_a and_o squeamish_a they_o will_v not_o wash_v and_o be_v clean_a unless_o they_o may_v have_v cistern_n of_o their_o own_o hew_v out_o nor_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n though_o it_o run_v never_o so_o free_o unless_o it_o be_v convey_v to_o they_o in_o new_a pipe_n of_o their_o own_o cast_n some_o there_o be_v that_o do_v strict_o hold_v themselves_o to_o the_o form_n of_o godliness_n the_o solemn_a worship_n of_o god_n establish_v in_o the_o church_n who_o notwithstanding_o in_o the_o looseness_n of_o their_o life_n do_v shameful_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o other_o there_o be_v that_o do_v pretend_v to_o be_v so_o overbear_v with_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n that_o they_o will_v allow_v no_o form_n at_o all_o for_o the_o regulation_n and_o exercise_n of_o it_o all_o the_o innocent_a ceremony_n that_o have_v constant_o 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