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lord_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n and_o the_o holy_a virgin_n sing_v the_o same_o note_n my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v the_o lord_n and_o my_o spirit_n rejoice_v in_o god_n my_o saviour_n then_o we_o may_v hereby_o understand_v that_o all_o hypocrite_n and_o dissembler_n and_o all_o those_o that_o sing_v &_o praise_v god_n in_o a_o unknowen_a language_n be_v here_o reproove_v for_o their_o service_n for_o without_o understand_v there_o can_v neither_o be_v affection_n nor_o will_v nor_o consequent_o faith_n without_o the_o which_o what_o duty_n so_o ever_o we_o perform_v to_o god_n bear_v it_o never_o so_o fair_a a_o colour_n in_o appearance_n to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n be_v sin_n abominable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n then_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o be_v not_o take_v halt_v in_o this_o point_n lest_o we_o be_v condemn_v with_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o worship_v and_o serve_v god_n in_o vain_a 29.13_o esay_n 29.13_o because_o they_o come_v 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curse_v and_o dishonour_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o mischief_n be_v for_o that_o they_o come_v not_o to_o be_v of_o the_o church_n for_o any_o true_a end_n and_o good_a purpose_n as_o namely_o to_o exalt_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o procure_v their_o salvation_n with_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o brethren_n but_o rather_o to_o become_v great_a and_o mighty_a in_o possession_n &_o honourable_a place_n &_o to_o satisfy_v their_o own_o private_a and_o particular_a humour_n whereupon_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o devil_n lift_v up_o his_o horn_n against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o that_o persecution_n be_v at_o hand_n immediate_o they_o melt_v away_o in_o affliction_n as_o wax_v before_o the_o fire_n they_o be_v offend_v they_o be_v dry_v up_o &_o parch_v in_o the_o sun_n of_o the_o cross_n they_o be_v sorry_a for_o all_o the_o good_a which_o they_o have_v do_v and_o repent_v they_o have_v be_v carry_v with_o so_o hasty_a a_o swinge_n to_o confess_v 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