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disturb_v the_o court_n more_o than_o they_o that_o make_v the_o noise_n so_o dispute_v with_o our_o distraction_n increase_v they_o they_o be_v better_o avoid_v by_o a_o severe_a contempt_n 6._o bring_v with_o you_o to_o every_o holy_a service_n strong_a spiritual_a affection_n our_o thought_n will_v not_o be_v at_o such_o a_o distance_n from_o our_o work_n if_o our_o affection_n be_v more_o ready_a and_o more_o earnest_o set_v it_o be_v the_o unwilling_a servant_n that_o be_v loath_a to_o stay_v long_o at_o his_o work_n but_o be_v soon_o go_v can_v we_o bring_v ourselves_o more_o delightful_o to_o converse_v with_o god_n our_o heart_n will_v hold_v our_o mind_n close_o and_o we_o will_v not_o straggle_v so_o often_o as_o we_o do_v therefore_o see_v you_o do_v this_o or_o you_o do_v nothing_o i_o be_v glad_a say_v david_n when_o they_o say_v unto_o i_o come_v let_v we_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n psal_n 122.1_o be_v we_o of_o this_o frame_n of_o spirit_n many_o 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to_o observe_v that_o if_o he_o carry_v himself_o humble_o he_o come_v from_o the_o lord_n high_a in_o duty_n and_o humble_a after_o duty_n come_v from_o the_o lord_n when_o david_n and_o his_o people_n have_v be_v on_o the_o mount_n in_o their_o offering_n to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n see_v what_o a_o low_a valley_n they_o be_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o themselves_o 1_o chron._n 29.14_o who_o be_o i_o and_o what_o be_v my_o people_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o offer_v so_o willing_o after_o this_o sort_n for_o all_o thing_n come_v of_o thou_o and_o of_o thy_o own_o have_v we_o give_v thou_o here_o be_v no_o haughty_a pharisee_fw-mi who_o but_o i_o but_o a_o humble_a publican_n who_o be_o i_o 6._o when_o activity_n in_o duty_n be_v express_v in_o activity_n in_o do_v when_o active_a prayer_n be_v turn_v into_o active_a practice_n 38._o aeni_n syl._n li._n 2._o com._n promptiores_fw-la sunt_fw-la homines_fw-la promittendo_fw-la quam_fw-la exequindo_fw-mi dion_n l._n 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be_v return_v to_o his_o praise_n it_o be_v receive_v from_o his_o spirit_n when_o river_n return_v to_o the_o sea_n it_o argue_v they_o from_o thence_o proceed_v eccles_n 1.7_o when_o david_n and_o his_o people_n have_v show_v their_o activity_n in_o their_o present_n towards_o the_o erect_n of_o the_o temple_n they_o shut_v up_o all_o with_o a_o most_o gracious_a and_o grateful_a doxology_n 1_o chron._n 29.13_o now_o therefore_o our_o god_n we_o thank_v thou_o and_o praise_v thy_o glorious_a name_n psal_n 115.1_o not_o unto_o we_o o_o lord_n not_o unto_o we_o but_o unto_o thy_o name_n give_v the_o glory_n he_o double_v non_fw-la nobis_fw-la to_o lay_v down_o man_n to_o lift_v up_o god_n when_o we_o unfeigned_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n god_n have_v undoubted_o give_v we_o the_o grace_n 8._o when_o we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n witness_v with_o our_o spirit_n that_o this_o activity_n be_v from_o himself_o gal._n 4.6_o god_n have_v send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n 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to_o come_v life_n eternal_a mark_v 10.30_o how_o may_v we_o cure_v distraction_n in_o holy_a duty_n mat._n 15.7_o 8._o you_o hypocrite_n well_o do_v isaiah_n prophesy_v of_o you_o say_v this_o people_n draw_v nigh_o unto_o i_o with_o their_o mouth_n and_o honour_v i_o with_o their_o lip_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v far_o from_o i_o in_o this_o chapter_n you_o will_v find_v a_o contest_v between_o christ_n and_o the_o pharisee_n about_o their_o tradition_n and_o old_a custom_n which_o they_o value_v above_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o formal_a man_n to_o love_v chain_n of_o their_o own_o make_n and_o to_o make_v conscience_n of_o a_o tradition_n when_o yet_o they_o can_v dispense_v with_o a_o commandment_n and_o thereby_o discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v very_a hypocrite_n who_o be_v more_o in_o external_o than_o in_o internal_n in_o show_n than_o substance_n mind_v the_o formality_n rather_o than_o the_o spirit_n and_o life_n of_o service_n to_o god_n 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