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former_a v._n 38._o he_o exhort_v they_o to_o repent_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n the_o exhortation_n be_v to_o a_o gospel_n duty_n the_o effect_n and_o profit_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o receive_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o promise_n must_v needs_o be_v answerable_a by_o which_o all_o be_v enforce_v and_o it_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v a_o mighty_a low_a and_o disproportionable_a way_n of_o persuasion_n to_o put_v they_o upon_o such_o high_a thing_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n and_o to_o encourage_v they_o only_o by_o the_o narration_n of_o a_o promise_n of_o some_o temporary_a gift_n in_o the_o follow_a when_o their_o eye_n and_o heart_n be_v set_v on_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o salvation_n by_o jesus_n christ_n and_o nothing_o but_o a_o promise_n hold_v forth_o these_o mercy_n can_v have_v be_v considerable_a to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a in_o that_o verse_n he_o join_v 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be_v discover_v in_o such_o a_o peculiar_a ordinance_n to_o which_o place_n we_o must_v add_v that_o of_o the_o 1._o cor._n 14.15_o 16._o where_o the_o apostle_n speak_v to_o the_o church_n as_o to_o the_o orderly_a administration_n of_o that_o ordinance_n 16_o 17._o v._n where_o he_o speak_v of_o sing_v as_o a_o distinct_a duty_n and_o to_o be_v do_v in_o public_a before_o the_o church_n and_o that_o phrase_n of_o sing_v with_o the_o spirit_n and_o with_o understanding_n be_v very_o emphatical_a as_o divine_n observe_v for_o i_o can_v sing_v with_o the_o spirit_n but_o i_o must_v also_o with_o understanding_n but_o the_o understanding_n here_o must_v be_v mean_v of_o other_o who_o hear_v i_o and_o join_v with_o i_o in_o that_o act_n however_o public_a sing_v be_v then_o a_o ordinance_n solemnize_v in_o the_o church_n and_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o see_v what_o kind_n these_o psalm_n be_v they_o sing_v thus_o jame_v 5.13_o if_o any_o be_v merry_a let_v he_o sing_v psalm_n though_o 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