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you_o the_o lord_n all_o you_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v all_o you_o priest_n &_o levite_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a word_n which_o by_o night_n stand_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o though_o some_o devout_a man_n &_o woman_n of_o the_o people_n be_v sometime_o wont_a to_o wait_v upon_o god_n service_n in_o the_o temple_n even_o by_o night_n as_o be_v note_v of_o anna_n luk._n 2.37_o that_o she_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o temple_n but_o serve_v god_n with_o fasting_n &_o prayer_n night_n &_o day_n yet_o here_o the_o psalmist_n seem_v to_o speak_v of_o such_o as_o by_o their_o office_n &_o place_n be_v constant_o to_o give_v attendance_n upon_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n by_o night_n as_o well_o as_o by_o day_n as_o the_o word_n stand_v do_v here_o import_v and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o constant_a charge_n of_o the_o priest_n &_o levite_n as_o in_o their_o course_n they_o wait_v in_o the_o temple_n be_v evident_a 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condition_n of_o choice_n and_o lovely_a spirit_n adorn_v with_o variety_n of_o the_o goodly_a gift_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n which_o like_o so_o many_o goodly_a flower_n and_o plant_n make_v they_o glorious_a in_o the_o eye_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n as_o likewise_o in_o regard_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v orderly_o dispose_v in_o the_o church_n i_o be_o with_o you_o in_o the_o spirit_n say_v the_o apostle_n col._n 2.5_o joy_v and_o behold_v your_o order_n this_o be_v the_o great_a beauty_n of_o a_o garden_n when_o bed_n and_o border_n and_o knot_n and_o walkeâ—_n be_v all_o dispose_v in_o most_o exquisite_a order_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v much_o care_n use_v and_o pain_n take_v to_o preserve_v she_o in_o her_o purity_n and_o beauty_n according_a to_o what_o be_v require_v to_o keep_v a_o garden_n neat_a and_o handsome_a and_o 3_o that_o she_o be_v to_o christ_n as_o his_o eden_n for_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n where_o he_o love_v to_o walk_v and_o enjoy_v sweet_a 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