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worship_n so_o ill_o circumstance_v &_o condition_v the_o great_a design_n of_o god_n in_o institute_v outward_a worship_n be_v to_o produce_v exercise_n increase_n &_o draw_v forth_o faith_n &_o obedience_n in_o his_o people_n to_o his_o glory_n but_o when_o this_o be_v not_o do_v but_o external_a worship_n be_v keep_v up_o without_o any_o due_a regard_n to_o faith_n and_o obediance_n nay_o for_o a_o cover_n excuse_n and_o protection_n as_o it_o be_v of_o unbelief_n and_o disobedience_n it_o lose_v its_o end_n be_v good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o dishonour_n and_o provoke_v god_n with_o the_o great_a solemnity_n but_o we_o need_v not_o labour_n much_o here_o about_o the_o vanity_n of_o reversion_n we_o may_v safe_o keep_v to_o our_o english_a translation_n which_o be_v genuine_a plain_n expressive_a of_o the_o original_a and_o so_o there_o be_v two_o proposition_n in_o the_o word_n as_o we_o have_v intimate_v thou_o have_v not_o call_v upon_o i_o o_o jacob_n but_o thou_o have_v be_v weary_a of_o i_o o_o israel_n and_o then_o in_o the_o latter_a word_n there_o be_v a_o gradation_n and_o aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n thou_o have_v not_o only_o not_o call_v upon_o i_o but_o thou_o have_v be_v weary_a of_o i_o i_o need_v not_o tell_v you_o that_o israel_n here_o be_v the_o same_o with_o jacob_n there_o child_n descend_v from_o that_o holy_a powerful_a patriarch_n who_o name_n be_v jacob_n and_o israel_n inherit_v their_o father_n name_n even_o when_o they_o have_v little_a of_o his_o piety_n the_o lord_n charge_v they_o here_o with_o a_o weariness_n of_o he_o that_o instead_n of_o call_v upon_o he_o with_o faith_n fervency_n delight_n as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v in_o all_o respect_n they_o be_v grow_v weary_a of_o he_o here_o observe_v 2._o doct._n that_o it_o be_v sometime_o the_o general_a but_o unworthy_a wretched_a frame_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n to_o be_v weary_a of_o god_n the_o lord_n speak_v here_o to_o jacob_n and_o israel_n a_o people_n in_o covenant_n with_o he_o the_o only_a church_n he_o have_v then_o upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o people_n of_o his_o holiness_n his_o peculiar_a treasure_n who_o he_o have_v honour_v above_o all_o other_o nation_n in_o give_v his_o word_n unto_o jacob_n his_o statute_n and_o judgement_n unto_o israel_n whereas_o he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o other_o nation_n psalm_n 147._o 19_o 20._o he_o have_v commit_v to_o they_o his_o oracle_n and_o ordinance_n form_v they_o into_o a_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o glory_n plant_v their_o heaven_n lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o earth_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o thou_o be_v my_o people_n they_o be_v a_o people_n very_o near_o and_o dear_a to_o the_o lord_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o redeem_n they_o from_o egyptian_a bondage_n lead_v they_o through_o the_o wilderness_n give_v they_o his_o law_n take_v they_o under_o the_o wing_n of_o his_o covenant_n conduct_v 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god_n in_o his_o law_n require_v so_o that_o to_o worship_n god_n with_o his_o own_o prescribe_a worship_n in_o that_o reverential_a awful_a holy_a manner_n at_o such_o time_n as_o he_o require_v and_o to_o make_v conscience_n of_o keep_v close_o to_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n and_o charity_n in_o their_o converse_v and_o deal_n with_o man_n or_o in_o the_o apostle_n concise_a and_o comprehensive_a expression_n to_o live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n tit._n 2._o 12._o and_o to_o have_v due_a respect_n to_o or_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o to_o fulfil_v all_o his_o will_n as_o the_o phra_v be_v act._n 15._o 22._o when_o i_o say_v man_n call_v this_o a_o weariness_n a_o bondage_n and_o burden_n so_o as_o to_o esteem_v the_o burden_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o lay_v upon_o they_o a_o burden_n indeed_o and_o the_o yoke_n of_o his_o law_n gall_v and_o troublesome_a and_o his_o command_n very_o grievous_a then_o 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