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willing_a to_o do_v that_o we_o may_v by_o degree_n exclude_v the_o obstreperous_a and_o tumultuary_a accesle_n of_o their_o importunate_a and_o impudent_a solicitation_n 3._o when_o we_o have_v go_v thus_o far_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o heart_n then_o we_o must_v come_v to_o the_o opposition_n and_o repulse_n of_o worldly_a thought_n the_o enemy_n that_o hinder_v and_o assault_v the_o heart_n without_o and_o will_v withdraw_v it_o from_o god_n this_o must_v be_v add_v to_o the_o former_a at_o fit_a time_n for_o we_o can_v give_v advantage_n to_o the_o world_n but_o we_o must_v take_v as_o much_o from_o the_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o balance_n if_o the_o one_o part_n go_v up_o the_o other_o go_v down_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o
thanks_o with_o the_o best_a member_n that_o i_o have_v xxxvii_o a_o second_o task_n in_o this_o preparation_n after_o this_o first_o care_n in_o our_o preparation_n a_o second_o will_v be_v to_o inflame_v our_o heart_n with_o the_o love_n of_o that_o holy_a place_n and_o that_o holy_a work_n to_o which_o it_o be_v fit_a we_o shall_v come_v with_o ready_a and_o cheerful_a mind_n and_o that_o may_v best_o be_v do_v by_o borrow_v some_o light_n and_o heat_n from_o those_o servant_n of_o god_n that_o have_v excel_v in_o that_o kind_n and_o especial_o from_o the_o royal_a psalmist_n by_o meditation_n upon_o these_o or_o the_o like_a strain_n of_o he_o or_o they_o wherein_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o they_o account_v this_o place_n the_o joy_n of_o their_o glory_n the_o desire_n of_o their_o eye_n and_o that_o whereupon_o they_o set_v their_o mind_n ezek._n 24._o 25._o one_o thing_n i_o have_v desire_v of_o the_o lord_n which_o i_o will_v require_v that_o i_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n to_o behold_v the_o fair_a beauty_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o visit_v his_o temple_n psal._n 27._o 4._o o_o lord_n i_o have_v love_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o the_o place_n where_o thy_o honour_n dwell_v when_o shall_v i_o come_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o presence_n of_o my_o god_n ps._n 42._o 2._o o_o how_o amiable_a be_v thy_o dwelling_n thou_o lord_n of_o host_n my_o soul_n have_v a_o desire_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o heart_n and_o my_o flesh_n rejoice_v in_o the_o live_a god_n psal._n 84._o 2._o i_o will_v offer_v in_o thy_o dwelling_n a_o oblation_n with_o great_a gladness_n ps._n 27._o 7._o my_o lip_n will_v be_v sane_a when_o i_o sing_v unto_o thou_o so_o will_v my_o soul_n ps._n 71._o 23._o give_v thanks_o o_o israel_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o congregation_n from_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o heart_n ps._n 68_o 26._o xxxviii_o our_o passage_n towards_o the_o church_n and_o our_o entrance_n into_o it_o as_o we_o pass_v by_o the_o grave_n in_o the_o churchyard_n or_o other_o dormitory_n we_o may_v when_o we_o be_v alone_o and_o can_v do_v it_o without_o seem_a affection_n and_o hypocrisy_n put_v ourselves_o in_o mind_n of_o our_o mortality_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o joyful_a resurrection_n out_o of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v god_n storehouse_n for_o the_o body_n of_o his_o servant_n that_o have_v their_o soul_n in_o paradise_n or_o rather_o his_o paradise_n his_o garden_n set_v with_o bed_n of_o those_o flower_n that_o shall_v bud_v out_o again_o in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o our_o general_a spring_n in_o like_a manner_n as_o we_o cast_v our_o eye_n upon_o the_o font_n and_o pulpit_n we_o may_v sometime_o recall_v the_o memory_n of_o that_o solemn_a vow_n that_o we_o open_o undertake_v at_o our_o first_o initiation_n into_o the_o church_n and_o of_o those_o many_o sermon_n that_o have_v often_o rub_v the_o remembrance_n of_o that_o with_o little_a appearance_n of_o success_n in_o our_o practice_n but_o we_o must_v never_o forget_v to_o come_v in_o and_o out_o and_o do_v all_o in_o the_o church_n with_o that_o decent_a and_o reverend_a behaviour_n of_o ourselves_o that_o be_v due_a to_o a_o place_n of_o god_n more_o especial_a presence_n and_o our_o more_o peculiar_a service_n unto_o he_o whereupon_o jacob_n call_v his_o bethel_n a_o place_n of_o dread_n and_o the_o jew_n style_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o palace_n or_o place_n of_o majesty_n where_o they_o conceive_v god_n sit_v between_o the_o cherubin_n as_o upon_o a_o throne_n of_o state_n and_o the_o christian_n call_v they_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o we_o have_v our_o kirk_n and_o church_n all_o these_o name_n put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o very_a letter_n of_o the_o law_n that_o we_o shall_v reverence_v god_n sanctuary_n levit._fw-la 19_o 30._o though_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v no_o peculiar_a act_n of_o law_n but_o rather_o the_o dictate_v of_o reason_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v approach_v to_o and_o serve_v in_o the_o compleat_a kind_n of_o service_n with_o all_o inward_a and_o outward_a reverence_n that_o be_v fit_v for_o we_o the_o holy_a and_o princely_a prophet_n carry_v this_o think_v along_o with_o he_o when_o he_o go_v to_o god_n house_n and_o how_o do_v he_o express_v it_o we_o will_v go_v into_o thy_o tabernacle_n and_o fall_v low_a on_o our_o knee_n before_o thy_o footstool_n that_o be_v before_o the_o ark._n psal._n 132._o 7._o and_o in_o other_o word_n of_o he_o we_o invite_v ourselves_o every_o morning_n to_o the_o same_o duty_n in_fw-la o_o venite_fw-la adoremus_fw-la o_o come_v let_v we_o worship_n and_o bow_v down_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o kneel_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o maker_n psal._n 95._o 6._o i_o e._n before_o he_o that_o make_v body_n and_o soul_n join_v they_o both_o together_o and_o will_v expect_v they_o shall_v both_o be_v join_v together_o in_o his_o service_n our_o invitatory_n psalm_n call_v for_o it_o by_o the_o example_n of_o holy_a david_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o his_o example_n prevail_v with_o the_o jew_n we_o see_v it_o in_o solomon_n time_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v a_o temple_n we_o find_v they_o all_o the_o whole_a congregation_n bow_v themselves_o with_o their_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n upon_o the_o pavement_n and_o worship_v 2_o chron._n 7._o 3._o &_o nehem._n 8._o 6._o and_o who_o know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n when_o they_o be_v abroad_o to_o pray_v towards_o the_o temple_n and_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o temple_n to_o worship_v towards_o the_o altar_n the_o first_o we_o see_v in_o daniel_n practice_n dan._n 6._o 10._o the_o other_o confirm_v by_o good_a k_o hezekiah_n command_n incurvate_a vos_fw-fr coram_fw-la altari_fw-la hoc_fw-la 4_o reg._n 18._o 22._o if_o the_o christian_a church_n have_v the_o like_a practice_n before_o the_o holy_a table_n it_o be_v no_o more_o bow_v to_o the_o table_n than_o k_o david_n or_o k_n hezekiah_n adoration_n before_o the_o altar_n be_v adore_v the_o altar_n in_o those_o day_n or_o man_n kneel_v before_o his_o seat_n be_v kneel_v to_o his_o seat_n 2_o chron._n 29._o 29_o 30._o and_o if_o the_o christian_n reverence_n be_v more_o than_o that_o of_o the_o jew_n good_a reason_n for_o it_o we_o have_v more_o engagement_n that_o call_v for_o more_o respect_n and_o may_v cast_v we_o low_o before_o his_o footâ—…_n stool_n that_o first_o bow_v the_o heaven_n and_o descend_v as_o low_a as_o earth_n that_o hemight_o raise_v we_o as_o high_a as_o heaven_n then_o in_o his_o agony_n bow_v again_o and_o fall_v on_o his_o face_n to_o pray_v for_o we_o that_o now_o think_v it_o much_o to_o stoop_v a_o little_a in_o the_o church_n when_o we_o come_v to_o pray_v for_o ourselves_o mat._n 26._o 39_o the_o glorious_a saint_n above_o they_o do_v it_o they_o bow_v when_o they_o address_v themselves_o fore_o he_o in_o the_o four_o of_o the_o revelation_n you_o may_v see_v they_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v and_o cast_v their_o crown_n before_o the_o throne_n rev._n 4._o 10._o they_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v cunning_a in_o the_o revelation_n think_v they_o can_v tell_v we_o best_o who_o they_o be_v whether_o celestial_a spirit_n or_o the_o reverend_a father_n of_o the_o church_n that_o go_v there_o under_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elder_n or_o priest_n whosoever_o they_o be_v they_o be_v such_o who_o example_n we_o have_v better_o follow_v here_o then_o defer_v it_o till_o we_o think_v to_o see_v they_o in_o heaven_n but_o if_o they_o will_v continue_v as_o stiff_o in_o the_o knee_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o neck_n i_o must_v tell_v they_o the_o very_a devil_n do_v it_o marc._n 3._o 11._o they_o bow_v before_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o his_o humility_n shall_v we_o be_v loath_a to_o do_v it_o when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o state_n of_o glory_n sure_o he_o that_o command_v we_o not_o to_o bow_v to_o idol_n do_v not_o mean_v but_o we_o shall_v bow_v down_o to_o himself_o yet_o if_o we_o doubt_v of_o his_o meaning_n let_v we_o learn_v what_o that_o mean_n in_o the_o psalmist_n give_v the_o lord_n honour_v due_a to_o his_o name_n worship_v the_o lord_n with_o holy_a worship_n holy_a worship_n will_v have_v the_o heart_n and_o due_a honour_n will_v have_v the_o low_a submissive_a expression_n of_o bodily_a service_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o our_o bind_a duty_n to_o god_n and_o the_o one_o will_v easy_o follow_v the_o other_o
prayer_n in_o his_o very_a agony_n he_o pray_v in_o the_o same_o word_n thrice_o xlii_o of_o sing_v the_o psalm_n or_o anthem_n for_o these_o i_o shall_v only_o commend_v 3_o rule_n which_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o sweet_a singer_n of_o israel_n 1._o the_o first_o be_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sing_n unto_o the_o lord_n you_o saint_n of_o he_o or_o holy_a one_o ps._n 30._o 40._o of_o all_o other_o this_o be_v no_o task_n for_o they_o that_o have_v no_o holiness_n for_o to_o sing_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o bare_o to_o pronounce_v and_o chant_v the_o word_n of_o the_o psalm_n but_o from_o a_o pure_a and_o thankful_a heart_n to_o make_v melody_n unto_o god_n therefore_o holy_a david_n invite_v none_o to_o sing_v but_o such_o as_o be_v holy_a full_o well_o he_o know_v that_o a_o evil_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n nor_o can_v the_o heart_n unless_o it_o be_v first_o purge_v and_o sanctify_a produce_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n our_o person_n must_v first_o be_v like_v else_o praise_n be_v not_o seemly_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o sinner_n no_o more_o than_o a_o jewel_n in_o a_o swine_n snout_n ecclus._n 15._o 9_o 2._o the_o second_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sing_n with_o understanding_n psal._n 47._o 7._o that_o be_v lay_v the_o ground_n of_o your_o joy_n in_o god_n himself_o not_o in_o any_o prosperity_n or_o good_a success_n of_o our_o own_o bas._n in_o psal._n 32._o or_o have_v a_o true_a taste_n and_o relish_v of_o what_o be_v sing_v the_o mind_n so_o distinguish_v the_o sense_n &_o virtue_n of_o that_o which_o be_v utter_v by_o the_o mouth_n that_o we_o may_v true_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n o_o how_o sweet_a be_v these_o word_n unto_o my_o throat_n psal._n 119._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o last_o sing_v in_o law_n and_o measure_n for_o sure_a he_o that_o make_v all_o thing_n pondere_fw-la numero_fw-la &_o mensurâ_fw-la be_v not_o please_v with_o the_o irregular_a noise_n of_o bellow_v and_o scream_a voice_n but_o rather_o with_o decent_a and_o lovely_a sound_n of_o pious_a devout_a and_o discreet_a singer_n such_o as_o if_o they_o will_v have_v instrument_n of_o music_n too_o take_v order_n that_o they_o may_v be_v well_o tune_v and_o well-sounding_a like_o david_n cymbal_n psal._n ult_n 3._o the_o three_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sing_n praise_v lusty_o unto_o he_o with_o a_o good_a courage_n ps._n 33._o 3._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sing_v well_o that_o be_v say_v st_n hierome_n make_v that_o good_a in_o your_o action_n which_o your_o tongue_n express_v or_o as_o st_n basil_n expound_v it_o with_o your_o devotion_n and_o intention_n no_o way_n distract_v 2._o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v when_o you_o exalt_v he_o put_v forth_o all_o your_o strength_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n speak_v ecclus._n 43._o the_o hebr_n and_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v pathetical_a term_n and_o signify_v such_o a_o joy_n as_o can_v be_v articulate_a but_o be_v rather_o express_v in_o shout_n and_o acclamation_n like_o that_o of_o soldier_n in_o the_o camp_n upon_o a_o notable_a victory_n and_o countryman_n in_o the_o field_n at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o happy_a harvest_n or_o such_o a_o joy_n as_o conceive_v far_o more_o than_o can_v be_v utter_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v a_o happy_a man_n that_o have_v the_o art_n of_o this_o joy_n ps._n 89._o 16._o and_o it_o seem_v the_o christian_n have_v it_o in_o the_o first_o time_n of_o the_o church_n for_o st_n jerome_n say_v they_o be_v wont_n so_o to_o thunder_v out_o their_o amen_o and_o sing_v their_o psalm_n that_o the_o noise_n echo_v with_o it_o they_o do_v it_o with_o that_o cheerful_a noise_n and_o devotion_n as_o if_o by_o their_o very_a voice_n they_o will_v have_v open_v the_o heaven_n their_o amen_o be_v like_o a_o clap_n of_o thunder_n and_o their_z halelujah_o like_o the_o roar_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o israelite_n be_v before_o hand_n with_o they_o in_o that_o chearfulnes_n for_o when_o they_o only_o receive_v the_o ark_n into_o the_o camp_n they_o shout_v with_o so_o great_a a_o shout_n that_o the_o earth_n ring_v again_o 1_o sam._n 4._o 5._o and_o how_o they_o sing_v before_o it_o at_o other_o time_n you_o may_v guess_v by_o holy_a david_n my_o heart_n dance_v for_o joy_n say_v he_o and_o in_o my_o song_n will_v i_o praise_v thou_o and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o david_n dance_v with_o his_o heart_n and_o with_o his_o foot_n too_o for_o we_o read_v of_o one_o lame_a from_o his_o mother_n womb_n and_o yet_o as_o soon_o as_o his_o foot_n be_v at_o liberty_n he_o be_v find_v go_v into_o the_o temple_n skip_v and_o praise_v god_n act._n 3._o 2._o 8._o so_o do_v some_o before_o we_o while_o we_o neither_o dance_v nor_o sing_v after_o they_o so_o cold_a or_o hoarse_a we_o be_v and_o so_o favourable_a to_o ourselves_o as_o if_o we_o care_v not_o that_o our_o service_n 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