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this_o work_n sing_v be_v the_o frame_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d james_n 5.13_o of_o they_o that_o be_v in_o a_o glad_a free_a rejoice_v condition_n so_o be_v the_o lord_n christ_n in_o this_o work_n moreover_o 258._o psal_n 258._o the_o lord_n christ_n by_o declare_v that_o he_o will_v set_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n in_o the_o church_n manifest_v what_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o church_n itself_o namely_o to_o praise_v god_n this_o be_v indeed_o the_o very_a end_n of_o gather_v the_o church_n and_o of_o all_o the_o duty_n that_o be_v perform_v therein_o and_o thereby_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o all_o ordinance_n of_o worship_n in_o the_o church_n eph._n 3.8_o 9_o 10._o and_o in_o they_o do_v they_o set_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n unto_o man_n and_o angel_n this_o be_v the_o tendency_n of_o prayer_n the_o word_n of_o faith_n the_o fruit_n of_o obedience_n it_o be_v a_o fond_a imagination_n which_o some_o have_v fall_v upon_o that_o 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dutch_a annotation_n which_o do_v not_o limit_v it_o to_o song_n but_o do_v also_o admit_v of_o it_o to_o signify_v say_v thanks_o to_o god_n to_o which_o former_a testimony_n i_o shall_v add_v some_o far_a evidence_n for_o the_o confirmation_n thereof_o and_o first_o in_o constantine_n greek_a lexicon_n though_o it_o tell_v we_o that_o hymenaeus_n be_v a_o nuptial_a song_n and_o hymnos_fw-la hymnus_fw-la laus_fw-la deorum_fw-la the_o praise_n of_o the_o god_n etc._n etc._n yet_o he_o also_o confess_v hymneo_fw-la dico_fw-la hymnum_fw-la i_o say_v a_o hymn_n as_o well_o as_o hymnos_fw-la canto_fw-la i_o sing_v hymn_n cano_fw-la vel_fw-la dico_fw-la laudes_fw-la i_o sing_v or_o say_v praise_n neque_fw-la solum_fw-la de_fw-la diis_fw-la ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la tradunt_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la hominibus_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la rebus_fw-la neither_o be_v it_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o god_n as_o some_o say_v but_o also_o of_o man_n and_o other_o thing_n hymno_fw-la 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that_o which_o chief_o concern_v we_o be_v to_o consider_v the_o use_n that_o be_v make_v of_o it_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o 1._o the_o lxxii_o learned_a translator_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n out_o of_o the_o hebrew_n into_o the_o greek_a tongue_n be_v not_o so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o it_o as_o such_o a_o proper_a limit_a word_n to_o signify_v marriage-praise_n or_o song_n of_o praise_n for_o if_o they_o have_v then_o sure_o they_o will_v have_v use_v the_o word_n hymnos_fw-la in_o psal_n 78.63_o and_o their_o maiden_n be_v not_o give_v to_o marriage_n in_o the_o margin_n it_o be_v heb._n praise_v lo_o hullalu_n shall_v not_o be_v praise_v which_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v epenthesan_n and_o use_v not_o the_o word_n hymnos_fw-la for_o marriage-praise_n 2._o in_o mr._n leigh_n critica_fw-la sacra_fw-la on_o matth._n 26.30_o mark_v
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11.27_o 1_o cor._n 2.11_o to_o 15._o how_o shall_v it_o then_o reveal_v unto_o we_o the_o manner_n of_o christian_a worship_n which_o be_v now_o discover_v by_o gospel-institution_n through_o which_o alone_o our_o moral_a duty_n be_v exert_v moreover_o as_o gospel-institution_n do_v not_o destroy_v nor_o repugn_v but_o exert_n and_o show_v forth_o the_o moral_a command_n so_o our_o moral_a obedience_n to_o they_o 8.3_o rom._n 8.3_o through_o our_o weakness_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o want_v of_o perfection_n in_o they_o 5.6_o gal._n 5.6_o can_v be_v accept_v of_o god_n but_o as_o they_o be_v perform_v according_a to_o gospel-qualifications_a 11.6_o heb._n 11.6_o so_o that_o whatever_o may_v be_v say_v for_o the_o morality_n of_o pray_v or_o praise_v god_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v not_o do_v in_o