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owe_v our_o be_v conduct_n and_o preservation_n and_o to_o he_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o pay_v all_o the_o obedience_n and_o observance_n which_o the_o meek_a creature_n in_o nature_n pay_v to_o those_o who_o have_v the_o care_n and_o conduct_v of_o they_o verse_n 4._o o_o let_v we_o make_v our_o solemn_a address_n to_o his_o sanctuary_n where_o his_o divine_a majesty_n be_v signal_o please_v to_o exhibit_v himself_o and_o to_o testify_v his_o peculiar_a residence_n and_o favourable_a audience_n to_o they_o who_o assemble_v there_o thither_o let_v we_o come_v with_o all_o the_o humility_n and_o devotion_n of_o loyal_a and_o thankful_a heart_n and_o praise_n and_o magnify_v his_o name_n for_o all_o the_o mercy_n which_o we_o have_v ever_o receive_v from_o he_o verse_n 5._o for_o to_o do_v this_o we_o have_v all_o imaginable_a obligation_n not_o only_o that_o of_o his_o sovereign_a dominion_n over_o all_o to_o which_o all_o the_o performance_n of_o our_o life_n be_v but_o a_o most_o 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