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in_o it_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o pollute_a or_o defile_v defile_v not_o the_o land_n which_o you_o shall_v inhabit_v wherein_o i_o dwell_v for_o i_o the_o lord_n dwell_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n num._n 35.34_o 2_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v call_v a_o holy_a city_n because_o it_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n god_n dwell_v in_o her_o palace_n therefore_o it_o be_v account_v a_o sacred_a and_o a_o holy_a city_n the_o temple_n because_o his_o name_n dwell_v there_o 2_o chron._n 7.16_o i_o have_v sanctify_v this_o house_n that_o my_o name_n may_v be_v there_o for_o ever_o all_o other_o nation_n because_o god_n be_v estrange_v from_o they_o be_v a_o unclean_a people_n every_o other_o land_n a_o pollute_a land_n here_o be_v one_o great_a excellency_n a_o nation_n gain_v by_o retain_v of_o god_n among_o they_o they_o be_v more_o to_o god_n than_o all_o other_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n a_o kingdom_n of_o priest_n and_o a_o holy_a nation_n thus_o we_o see_v god_n 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that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o she_o thus_o moses_n remind_v the_o israelite_n wherein_o their_o dignity_n consist_v deut._n 10.21_o he_o be_v thy_o praise_n and_o he_o be_v thy_o god_n many_o title_n of_o honour_n among_o man_n but_o this_o be_v the_o true_o honourable_a title_n that_o we_o have_v a_o god_n near_o to_o we_o deut._n 4.7_o what_o nation_n be_v there_o so_o great_a who_o have_v god_n so_o nigh_o unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v to_o we_o while_o he_o vouchsafe_v his_o presence_n to_o they_o how_o renown_a be_v they_o when_o he_o withdraw_v himself_o and_o cast_v they_o off_o then_o be_v they_o a_o vile_a people_n the_o hatred_n and_o scorn_n and_o hiss_v of_o all_o nation_n a_o three_o advantage_n that_o god_n presence_n bring_v it_o be_v the_o strength_n and_o safety_n of_o a_o nation_n psalm_n 46.5_o god_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o therefore_o shall_v she_o not_o be_v move_v balaam_n can_v not_o fasten_v a_o curse_n upon_o israel_n while_o god_n 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to_o his_o abode_n when_o we_o be_v such_o a_o people_n that_o god_n take_v pleasure_n in_o we_o here_o will_v i_o dwell_v for_o i_o have_v a_o delight_n in_o it_o psalm_n 132.23_o 14._o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v zion_n he_o have_v desire_v it_o for_o his_o habitation_n here_o will_v i_o dwell_v three_o there_o we_o be_v to_o reckon_v of_o god_n presence_n where_o he_o settle_v his_o family_n that_o be_v the_o usual_a place_n of_o presence_n and_o abode_n where_o we_o see_v god_n gather_v to_o himself_o a_o church_n be_v daily_o collect_v to_o himself_o a_o people_n to_o know_v he_o and_o worship_n he_o there_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o god_n vouchsafe_v his_o presence_n christ_n be_v thus_o describe_v to_o walk_v among_o the_o seven_o golden_a candlestick_n rev._n 1.13_o where_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o a_o people_n or_o place_n as_o god_n say_v of_o corinth_n act_v 18.10_o i_o have_v much_o people_n in_o this_o city_n many_o name_n among_o you_o there_o resolve_v that_o god_n 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