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as_o honourable_a for_o their_o devotion_n as_o now_o it_o be_v grow_v contemptible_a for_o the_o superstition_n of_o late_a time_n that_o they_o in_o their_o prayer_n do_v sometime_o cast_v themselves_o down_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o anon_o after_o rise_v up_z again_o and_o pray_v stand_v with_o their_o hand_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o this_o they_o do_v 27._o do_v humi_fw-la namque_fw-la diutiùs_fw-la procumbentem_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la cogitationibus_fw-la aiunt_fw-la verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la somno_fw-la graviùs_fw-la impugnari_fw-la cassian_n inst_z lib._n 2._o c._n 7._o pag._n 27._o because_o as_o they_o say_v if_o a_o man_n do_v lie_v long_o upon_o the_o ground_n he_o will_v be_v set_v upon_o not_o only_o by_o idle_a thought_n but_o more_o especial_o by_o sleep_n and_o so_o if_o in_o our_o hear_n we_o find_v that_o by_o long_o sit_v at_o ease_n we_o grow_v heavy_a and_o dull_a of_o hear_v we_o shall_v rise_v and_o stand_v up_o to_o awaken_v our_o sense_n and_o if_o by_o long_o stand_v we_o find_v ourselves_o weary_a of_o our_o work_n we_o may_v for_o a_o time_n seek_v some_o ease_n by_o sit_v and_o so_o still_o change_v the_o site_n of_o the_o body_n and_o use_v such_o variety_n in_o gesture_n as_o for_o the_o present_a we_o find_v most_o available_a to_o keep_v we_o in_o attention_n 3._o it_o will_v be_v a_o other_o help_n if_o we_o labour_v to_o remove_v all_o let_n and_o impediment_n that_o use_v to_o disturb_v we_o solomon_n rule_n be_v it_o be_v not_o for_o king_n to_o drink_v wine_n nor_o for_o prince_n strong_a drink_n lest_o they_o drink_v &_o forget_v the_o law_n &_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n of_o any_o of_o the_o afflict_a prov._n 31.4_o 5._o he_o mean_v that_o drink_n of_o wine_n and_o strong_a drink_n may_v make_v they_o unfit_a for_o judicature_n &_o do_v of_o justice_n &_o in_o such_o a_o case_n even_o king_n be_v bind_v to_o avoid_v it_o lest_o it_o shall_v disable_v they_o for_o the_o do_v of_o their_o duty_n and_o this_o rule_n bind_v we_o also_o to_o avoid_v such_o thing_n as_o may_v hinder_v we_o in_o god_n service_n if_o we_o drink_v wine_n &_o strong_a drink_n that_o be_v apt_a to_o fume_v into_o the_o head_n and_o to_o procure_v drowsiness_n and_o sleep_n if_o we_o eat_v a_o full_a meal_n that_o call_v the_o spirit_n to_o the_o stomach_n for_o concoction_n and_o in_o their_o absence_n the_o brain_n be_v disable_v for_o contemplation_n and_o religious_a thought_n and_o if_o before_o we_o come_v to_o church_n we_o drown_v ourselves_o in_o merriment_n and_o sport_n that_o will_v season_v the_o mind_n with_o carnal_a delight_n and_o make_v the_o soul_n unfit_a to_o relish_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o if_o any_o man_n stuff_n his_o mind_n with_o worldly_a ear_n and_o business_n of_o this_o life_n that_o will_v leave_v no_o room_n for_o spiritual_a instruction_n to_o enter_v in_o and_o if_o any_o of_o we_o do_v find_v that_o by_o these_o or_o any_o other_o such_o occasion_n we_o be_v hinder_v in_o our_o hear_n we_o must_v forbear_v drink_v of_o wine_n and_o feed_v to_o the_o full_a and_o delight_v in_o carnal_a sport_n &_o cumbr_v ourselves_o with_o worldly_a care_n and_o what_o soever_o else_o may_v breed_v either_o drowsiness_n or_o distraction_n else_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a that_o we_o shall_v hear_v with_o attention_n and_o as_o impossible_a that_o we_o shall_v profit_v without_o it_o 4._o it_o will_v be_v a_o help_n to_o our_o hear_n if_o while_o we_o be_v about_o that_o work_n we_o do_v ever_o and_o anon_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o and_o consider_v what_o thought_n do_v then_o lodge_v within_o we_o and_o if_o we_o find_v distraction_n to_o divert_v we_o we_o shall_v blame_v our_o untoward_a heart_n bewail_v our_o corruption_n and_o recall_v the_o mind_n to_o his_o business_n again_o this_o will_v help_v we_o against_o distraction_n because_o our_o heart_n will_v learn_v by_o often_o check_v to_o be_v the_o more_o watchful_a and_o we_o by_o condemn_v ourselves_o 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god_n for_o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o thou_o upon_o earth_n therefore_o let_v thy_o word_n be_v few_o eccles_n 5.1_o 2._o we_o may_v note_v in_o this_o sentence_n two_o thing_n a_o rule_n and_o a_o reason_n 1._o a_o rule_n &_o that_o be_v express_v two_o way_n 1._o negative_o in_o these_o word_n be_v not_o rash_a etc._n etc._n he_o mean_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o speak_v unto_o god_n but_o with_o premeditation_n and_o advise_v soberness_n 2._o affirmative_o in_o those_o word_n let_v thy_o word_n be_v few_o he_o mean_v that_o our_o word_n shall_v be_v well_o weigh_v and_o then_o they_o will_v not_o be_v many_o &_o that_o our_o speech_n shall_v be_v spare_v
such_o as_o may_v argue_v modesty_n and_o awfulnes_n rather_o than_o too_o much_o familiarity_n and_o boldness_n this_o be_v the_o rule_n 2._o the_o reason_n hereof_o give_v in_o the_o text_n be_v for_o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o thou_o upon_o earth_n he_o mean_v that_o there_o be_v as_o much_o distance_n between_o he_o and_o we_o man_n as_o be_v between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o that_o as_o far_o as_o heaven_n be_v high_a than_o the_o earth_n so_o far_o and_o more_o also_o be_v god_n greatness_n above_o our_o meanness_n and_o low_a condition_n and_o therefore_o as_o when_o we_o come_v before_o a_o earthly_a king_n we_o be_v wary_a and_o observant_a lest_o any_o word_n shall_v fall_v from_o we_o that_o beseem_v not_o his_o presence_n so_o and_o much_o more_o careful_a shall_v we_o be_v when_o we_o come_v before_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n lest_o any_o word_n may_v slip_v from_o we_o not_o beseem_v his_o greatness_n this_o solomon_n require_v of_o we_o when_o we_o come_v to_o speak_v to_o god_n in_o our_o prayer_n or_o praise_n of_o his_o name_n and_o the_o same_o reason_n hold_v and_o therefore_o the_o same_o rule_n shall_v be_v observe_v when_o we_o come_v to_o hear_v god_n speak_v to_o we_o in_o his_o word_n we_o must_v not_o be_v rash_a and_o bold_a and_o over-familiar_a with_o our_o lord_z and_o master_n but_o hear_v with_o reverence_n when_o he_o speak_v unto_o we_o and_o tremble_v at_o his_o word_n when_o he_o command_v we_o and_o lay_v upon_o we_o a_o charge_n of_o obedience_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v good_a for_o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o we_o be_v upon_o earth_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o keep_v distance_n and_o never_o appear_v before_o he_o without_o token_n of_o submission_n and_o reverence_n now_o this_o reverence_n may_v be_v see_v and_o observe_v in_o three_o thing_n 1._o in_o a_o reverend_a esteem_n of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n 2._o in_o a_o dutiful_a behaviour_n while_o we_o be_v in_o his_o presence_n and_o 3._o in_o a_o modest_a quietness_n &_o silence_n while_o he_o be_v speak_v unto_o we_o 1_n in_o a_o reverend_a esteem_n of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n when_o we_o so_o think_v of_o they_o and_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v present_a as_o beseem_v his_o greatness_n and_o their_o worth_n and_o dignity_n and_o this_o duty_n we_o shall_v perform_v if_o we_o observe_v two_o rule_n 1._o that_o we_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o glory_n so_o far_o surpass_v not_o only_o our_o mean_a condition_n but_o our_o shallow_a apprehension_n as_o that_o we_o be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o abide_v his_o presence_n than_o a_o weak_a eye_n be_v able_a to_o look_v upon_o the_o sun_n in_o his_o strength_n and_o therefore_o s._n paul_n describe_v god_n to_o be_v the_o bless_a and_o only_a potentate_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n who_o only_o have_v immortality_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o light_n which_o no_o man_n can_v approach_v unto_o who_o no_o man_n have_v see_v nor_o can_v see_v 1._o tim._n 6.15_o 16._o in_o these_o word_n the_o glory_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v set_v out_o by_o three_o thing_n 1._o by_o his_o own_o greatness_n he_o be_v a_o potentate_n a_o king_n and_o a_o lord_n that_o have_v immortality_n and_o light_n 2._o by_o a_o comparison_n with_o all_o other_o great_a one_o he_o be_v the_o only_a potentat_fw-la the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n 3._o by_o his_o surpass_a glory_n far_o above_o all_o conceit_n and_o apprehension_n of_o man_n he_o dwell_v in_o the_o light_n that_o no_o man_n can_v approach_v unto_o no_o man_n have_v see_v he_o nor_o can_v see_v he_o thus_o every_o word_n do_v some_o way_n set_v out_o his_o incomparable_a glory_n which_o be_v consider_v according_o will_v breed_v a_o awful_a esteem_n thereof_o and_o a_o tremble_a before_o he_o and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o seraphim_n do_v cover_v their_o face_n when_o he_o appear_v unto_o they_o and_o the_o post_n of_o the_o door_n move_v when_o he_o speak_v and_o the_o prophet_n cry_v out_o woe_n be_v i_o for_o i_o be_o undo_v because_o i_o be_o a_o man_n of_o unclean_a lip_n and_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v the_o king_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n isai_n 6.2_o 4._o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n when_o moses_n like_o the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n not_o know_v what_o he_o ask_v desire_v to_o see_v god_n glory_n he_o be_v tell_v that_o no_o man_n can_v see_v god_n face_n and_o live_v god_n backpart_n he_o be_v vouchsafe_v to_o see_v that_o be_v some_o small_a lustre_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o yet_o then_o he_o have_v need_v to_o be_v put_v to_o the_o cleft_n of_o a_o rock_n and_o to_o be_v cover_v with_o god_n hand_n lest_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v overcome_v he_o with_o its_o lustre_n exod._n 33.19_o etc._n etc._n and_o from_o the_o same_o ground_n it_o be_v that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n after_o they_o have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n speak_v unto_o they_o in_o mount_n sina_n they_o be_v amaze_v and_o say_v if_o we_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n any_o more_o we_o shall_v die_v for_o who_o be_v there_o of_o all_o flesh_n that_o have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o live_a god_n speak_v out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n as_o we_o have_v and_o live_v deut._n 5.25_o thus_o the_o angel_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v be_v affect_v if_o god_n at_o any_o time_n have_v manifest_v himself_o to_o they_o in_o glory_n and_o thus_o and_o in_o this_o manner_n we_o shall_v think_v of_o god_n when_o he_o speak_v to_o we_o in_o his_o word_n and_o always_o carry_v a_o reverend_a awe_n towards_o his_o majesty_n whensoever_o we_o be_v before_o he_o so_o jacob_n do_v when_o god_n have_v reveil_v himself_o unto_o he_o in_o a_o vision_n by_o night_n and_o he_o be_v now_o awake_v out_o of_o his_o sleep_n he_o say_v sure_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n and_o i_o know_v it_o not_o and_o he_o be_v afraid_a say_v the_o text_n and_o say_v how_o dreadful_a be_v this_o place_n this_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n gen._n 28.16_o 17._o note_v in_o this_o passage_n 1._o how_o jacob_n be_v affect_v at_o god_n presence_n he_o be_v afraid_a meaning_n that_o he_o be_v strike_v with_o a_o awful_a conceit_n of_o god_n majesty_n in_o who_o presence_n he_o be_v and_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v when_o we_o come_v into_o god_n presence_n and_o hear_v he_o utter_v the_o wonderful_a thing_n of_o his_o law_n we_o shall_v in_o all_o awful_a reverence_n humble_v ourselves_o before_o he_o 2._o note_v what_o jacob_n say_v upon_o consideration_n of_o god_n presence_n first_o he_o say_v god_n be_v in_o this_o place_n he_o mean_v that_o god_n by_o appear_v and_o reveil_v himself_o to_o his_o servant_n do_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v there_o present_a though_o jacob_n never_o think_v of_o any_o such_o thing_n and_o so_o when_o god_n please_v to_o reveile_v himself_o unto_o we_o by_o his_o word_n though_o we_o do_v not_o see_v or_o discern_v it_o with_o our_o bodily_a eye_n yet_o we_o must_v know_v that_o god_n be_v there_o present_a because_o he_o reveil_v himself_o second_o jacob_n say_v how_o dreadful_a be_v this_o place_n this_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o house_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v that_o because_o god_n show_v himself_o by_o his_o vision_n in_o this_o place_n therefore_o the_o place_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v as_o god_n house_n even_o as_o heaven_n itself_o in_o which_o it_o please_v he_o to_o dwell_v and_o so_o when_o we_o come_v into_o the_o church_n the_o place_n where_o god_n do_v speak_v with_o we_o and_o have_v promise_v his_o presence_n we_o shall_v esteem_v that_o as_o god_n house_n where_o he_o dwell_v and_o as_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o place_n of_o his_o habitation_n thus_o we_o shall_v think_v of_o god_n and_o his_o presence_n when_o he_o speak_v unto_o we_o out_o of_o 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