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A61638 Shecinah, or, A demonstration of the divine presence in the places of religious worship being an essay, tending to promote piety, prevent apostacy, and to reduce grosly deluded souls, first to their right wits, then to the right waies, of Gods publick instituted worship / by John Stillingfleete ... Stillingfleet, John, 1630 or 1-1687. 1663 (1663) Wing S5680; ESTC R9466 109,230 256

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shecinah_n the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o his_o glory_n dwell_v upon_o the_o ark_n pagn_n divinitas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gloria_fw-la divina_fw-la inter_fw-la homines_fw-la habitans_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d habitare_fw-la haebroram_fw-la magistri_fw-la vocant_fw-la divinum_fw-la majestatem_fw-la shecinah_n quod_fw-la suae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la habitet_fw-la &_o adsit_fw-la ubique_fw-la locorum_fw-la presentis_fw-la merc._n in_o pagn_n for_o this_o be_v the_o usual_a term_n to_o express_v god_n majesty_n and_o presence_n in_o his_o church_n by_o and_o the_o hebrew_n by_o shecinah_n be_v wont_a to_o note_v that_o visible_a sign_n of_o the_o lord_n presence_n whereby_o he_o signify_v to_o the_o jew_n that_o he_o will_v dwell_v and_o stay_v among_o they_o and_o what_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v shecinah_n in_o the_o scripture_n we_o may_v often_o find_v set_v out_o by_o god_n glory_n and_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v frequent_o 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