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in_o your_o own_o heart_n in_o psalm_n and_o hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n sing_v and_o make_v melody_n in_o your_o heart_n to_o the_o lord_n be_v music_n of_o a_o high_a strain_n surpass_v all_o verbal_a and_o vocal_a melody_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n as_o unspeakable_a joy_n and_o rejoice_v full_a of_o glory_n excel_v that_o which_o be_v speakable_a indeed_o we_o find_v in_o scripture_n another_o kind_n of_o unspeakable_a sing_v which_o be_v more_o inferior_a than_o this_o we_o have_v treat_v of_o viz._n the_o virtual_a sing_v of_o the_o creature_n 33._o 1_o chron._n 16.32_o 33._o let_v the_o field_n rejoice_v and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o then_o shall_v the_o tree_n of_o the_o wood_n sing_v out_o 65.13_o psalm_n 65.13_o the_o pasture_n be_v clothe_v with_o flock_n the_o valley_n also_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o corn_n they_o shout_v for_o joy_n they_o also_o sing_v now_o if_o the_o flourish_a state_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v 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second_o that_o no_o humane_a prescribe_v or_o precompose_v form_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o gospel-prayer_n or_o sing_v appear_v from_o the_o ministration_n and_o conveyance_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o power_n by_o the_o gospel_n first_o the_o gospel_n convey_v the_o spirit_n as_o paul_n say_v who_o also_o have_v make_v we_o able_a minister_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n not_o of_o the_o letter_n but_o of_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o letter_n kill_v but_o the_o spirit_n give_v life_n or_o quicken_v here_o the_o law_n be_v call_v the_o letter_n and_o the_o gospel_n spirit_n not_o because_o the_o law_n be_v not_o spiritual_a and_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o transcribe_v in_o the_o letter_n but_o one_a because_o the_o law_n require_v perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o letter_n on_o pain_n of_o eternal_a death_n and_o the_o gospel_n sincere_a obedience_n through_o the_o spirit_n two_o because_o the_o legal_a worship_n be_v more_o formal_a in_o the_o letter_n than_o the_o 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