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to_o behold_v the_o lustre_n and_o beauty_n of_o true_a religion_n thus_o have_v we_o take_v a_o short_a view_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o religion_n it_o will_v now_o be_v time_n to_o review_v it_o in_o the_o special_a influence_n it_o have_v upon_o the_o person_n mention_v in_o the_o text_n god_n the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n first_o then_o king_n be_v god_n representative_n upon_o earth_n they_o bear_v his_o image_n in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n the_o worst_a and_o most_o wicked_a of_o they_o declare_v his_o severity_n in_o the_o punishment_n which_o they_o inflict_v upon_o offender_n with_o a_o liberal_a hand_n their_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n show_v the_o absolute_a dominion_n and_o rule_n which_o he_o exercise_v over_o all_o the_o throne_n which_o they_o sit_v upon_o his_o glory_n and_o majesty_n their_o vast_a attendance_n officer_n and_o servitor_n signify_v a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o angel_n which_o as_o wing_a messenger_n attend_v the_o first_o notice_n of_o his_o 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by_o all_o such_o a_o prince_n as_o this_o st._n cyprian_n call_v animatam_fw-la dei_fw-la imaginem_fw-la the_o picture_n of_o god_n draw_v out_o to_o the_o life_n and_o though_o there_o be_v no_o other_o reason_n yet_o upon_o this_o account_n he_o must_v be_v conjunctissimus_fw-la deo_fw-la for_o as_o it_o be_v but_o just_a and_o equal_a that_o god_n shall_v love_v himself_o first_o and_o best_a because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o object_n so_o perfect_a as_o himself_o so_o be_v it_o but_o rational_a to_o believe_v that_o next_o to_o himself_o he_o will_v love_v those_o best_a who_o come_v near_a his_o image_n and_o represent_v he_o most_o amiable_a to_o the_o world_n nor_o be_v it_o improbable_a that_o this_o be_v one_o choice_a reason_n why_o david_n be_v call_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n viz._n because_o he_o do_v not_o only_o as_o a_o prophet_n declare_v the_o glory_n and_o excellency_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n but_o as_o a_o king_n in_o his_o religious_a and_o 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