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a_o special_a manner_n must_v be_v look_v unto_o in_o perform_v these_o public_a duty_n and_o to_o this_o end_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o some_o few_o rule_n which_o if_o you_o please_v to_o observe_v you_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v good_a suitor_n but_o good_a speeder_n also_o first_o all_z of_o all_o sort_n must_v come_v and_o appear_v public_o before_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v he_o homage_n and_o service_n viâ—_n unita_fw-la fortior_fw-la the_o more_o the_o better_a not_o only_o the_o elder_n but_o all_o the_o juhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n this_o you_o may_v see_v in_o deutoronomy_n 31.11.12.13_o where_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o all_o israel_n be_v to_o come_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v man_n woman_n and_o child_n and_o the_o stranger_n within_o their_o gate_n that_o they_o may_v hear_v and_o learn_v and_o fear_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o keep_v and_o observe_v the_o word_n of_o his_o law_n none_o exempt_v all_o must_v come_v second_o we_o must_v come_v with_o all_o possible_a reverence_n and_o look_v to_o our_o foot_n when_o we_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o strive_v to_o show_v before_o all_o man_n our_o most_o careful_a respect_n to_o god_n &_o his_o holy_a ordinance_n for_o god_n will_v be_v sanctify_v by_o they_o that_o come_v near_o he_o and_o he_o look_v for_o it_o at_o our_o hand_n by_o our_o reverend_a behaviour_n to_o be_v glorify_v before_o all_o the_o people_n see_v it_o yourselves_o in_o the_o ten_o of_o leviticus_n and_o the_o three_o and_o ecclesiaste_v the_o five_o and_o first_o and_o be_v persuade_v to_o show_v a_o most_o holy_a and_o reverend_a fear_n of_o god_n name_n and_o presence_n so_o that_o princely_a prophet_n i_o will_v come_v into_o thy_o house_n in_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o in_o thy_o fear_n will_v i_o worship_v towards_o thy_o holy_a temple_n psal_n 5.7_o three_o we_o must_v come_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o 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in_o zion_n the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v prepare_v in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o the_o hill_n and_o all_o nation_n shall_v flow_v unto_o it_o the_o word_n flow_v declare_v the_o zeal_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n when_o they_o be_v call_v and_o many_o people_n shall_v go_v and_o say_v come_v let_v we_o go_v up_o to_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o god_n of_o jacob_n and_o he_o will_v teach_v we_o his_o way_n and_o we_o will_v walk_v in_o his_o path_n for_o the_o law_n shall_v go_v forth_o of_o zion_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o jerusalem_n isay_n 2.2.3_o 4._o by_o make_v haste_n to_o god_n worship_n go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o the_o first_o and_o with_o willing_a heart_n with_o a_o holy_a thirst_n after_o the_o mean_n flock_v and_o fly_v thither_o as_o the_o cloud_n or_o as_o so_o many_o dove_n to_o their_o window_n up_o let_v we_o 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wonderful_a desire_n of_o unanimity_n and_o concord_n that_o when_o they_o speak_v to_o god_n it_o may_v be_v as_o the_o voice_n of_o one_o man_n when_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o they_o they_o shall_v hear_v with_o one_o ear_n it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a glory_n in_o religion_n when_o people_n can_v come_v to_o this_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o one_o shoulder_n let_v we_o all_o call_n upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n 3.9_o zeph._n 3.9_o and_o serve_v he_o with_o one_o consent_n or_o as_o it_o be_v with_o one_o shoulder_n five_o and_o last_o look_v upon_o the_o fifty_o second_o psalm_n eight_o and_o nine_o verse_n and_o from_o thence_o we_o
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