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the_o very_a sight_n of_o one_o bless_a angel_n upon_o earth_n will_v be_v more_o joyous_a and_o ravish_a than_o to_o behold_v the_o great_a beauty_n and_o most_o splendid_a excellency_n that_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o flesh_n yea_o all_o the_o pomp_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o comparable_a to_o such_o a_o sight_n how_o much_o more_o joyful_a and_o glorious_a will_v it_o be_v not_o only_o to_o behold_v but_o to_o enjoy_v the_o society_n of_o those_o innumerable_a minister_a spirit_n of_o who_o we_o read_v thousand_o thousand_o minister_v unto_o he_o 7.10_o dan._n 7.10_o and_o ten_o thousand_o time_n ten_o thousand_o stand_v before_o he_o these_o rest_n not_o day_n and_o night_n cry_v 21.10_o be_v 6.3_o etc._n etc._n rev._n 21.10_o holy_a holy_a holy_a lord_n god_n of_o sabbath_n heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o the_o majesty_n of_o thy_o glory_n to_o make_v one_o in_o this_o hymnidical_a choir_n and_o to_o be_v receive_v into_o one_o of_o those_o 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the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o practical_a christian_a consist_v of_o meditation_n and_o psalm_n illustrate_v with_o note_n or_o paraphrase_a relate_v to_o the_o hour_n of_o prayer_n the_o ordinary_a action_n of_o day_n and_o night_n and_o several_a disposition_n of_o men._n by_o r._n sherlock_n d._n d._n rector_n of_o winwick_n seven_o time_n a_o day_n do_v i_o praise_v thou_o because_o of_o thy_o righteous_a judgement_n psal_n 119.164_o london_n print_v by_o r._n flesher_n for_o r._n royston_n bookseller_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o amen-corner_n mdclxxv_o the_o preface_n of_o continue_v in_o prayer_n and_o frequent_a meditation_n and_o the_o design_n of_o this_o second_o part._n that_o holy_a catholic_n church_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o xii_o article_n of_o the_o holy_a christian_a faith_n be_v partly_o triumphant_a in_o heaven_n and_o partly_o militant_a on_o earth_n both_o make_v but_o one_o spouse_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o the_o 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make_v long_a prayer_n which_o be_v the_o new_a error_n and_o great_a mistake_n of_o these_o time_n the_o which_o though_o general_o the_o most_o use_v and_o best_a like_v as_o be_v set_v off_o with_o the_o paint_n of_o seem_a zeal_n and_o pretence_n of_o the_o spirit_n yet_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o such_o long_a prayer_n will_v appear_v if_o we_o will_v without_o prejudice_n and_o partiality_n consider_v that_o 1._o they_o be_v forbid_v by_o our_o lord_n say_v when_o you_o pray_v use_v not_o vain_a repetition_n matth._n 6.7_o in_o which_o word_n our_o lord_n mean_v not_o the_o same_o prayer_n repeat_v as_o be_v false_o object_v against_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n for_o thus_o our_o lord_n pray_v himself_o matth._n 26.39_o 44._o where_o his_o prayer_n be_v short_a and_o three_o time_n repeat_v and_o therefore_o undoubted_o by_o vain_a repetition_n in_o pray_v be_v understand_v multitude_n of_o word_n and_o variety_n of_o expression_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n or_o rather_o 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the_o prayer_n of_o christ_n church_n which_o be_v in_o all_o liturgy_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o same_o length_n and_o sure_o the_o general_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o holy_a scripture_n 4._o such_o be_v general_o also_o all_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n which_o stand_v upon_o record_n in_o holy_a writ_n viz._n the_o book_n of_o psalm_n with_o many_o more_o we_o meet_v with_o none_o that_o be_v of_o such_o a_o continue_a length_n as_o be_v in_o use_n among_o we_o but_o they_o be_v all_o divide_v by_o distinct_a verse_n into_o so_o many_o several_a short_a prayer_n long_o prayer_n be_v forbid_v by_o our_o lord_n because_o such_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_a 6.7_o matt._n 6.7_o as_o the_o heathen_a do_v who_o mind_n more_o the_o oratory_n and_o language_n tone_n and_o pronunciation_n than_o the_o humility_n and_o devotion_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o prayer_n and_o it_o 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