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course_n to_o take_v for_o their_o own_o safety_n and_o many_o eminent_a professor_n of_o religion_n will_v fall_v off_o from_o their_o former_a principle_n and_o practice_n and_o be_v draw_v aside_o to_o follow_v the_o pernicious_a way_n of_o ungodly_a man_n and_o so_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o last_o day_n here_o mention_v 2_o tim._n 3.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lover_n of_o their_o own_o self_n self-love_n be_v the_o root_n of_o apostasy_n both_o political_a and_o ecclesiastical_a when_o man_n of_o name_n begin_v to_o love_v themselves_o more_o than_o their_o most_o solemn_a oath_n vow_n and_o covenant_n more_o than_o truth_n and_o righteousness_n more_o than_o the_o good_a law_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o just_a liberty_n and_o right_n of_o the_o people_n than_o begin_v the_o last_o and_o great_a political_a apostasy_n and_o when_o man_n of_o eminency_n for_o religion_n begin_v to_o love_v themselves_o more_o than_o the_o way_n and_o 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be_v those_o covetous_a self-loving_a professor_n and_o church-member_n in_o these_o evil_a day_n witness_v the_o periwig_n and_o petticoat_n of_o london_n professor_n and_o sermon_n hearer_n in_o this_o city_n do_v not_o even_a nature_n itself_o teach_v you_o that_o if_o a_o man_n have_v long_a hair_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n unto_o he_o 1_o cor._n 11.14_o yea_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n indeed_o for_o man_n profess_v godliness_n to_o wear_v such_o long_a periwig_n of_o woman_n hair_n as_o some_o man_n do_v what_o a_o abomination_n be_v it_o unto_o the_o lord_n to_o see_v a_o hoary_a head_n cover_v with_o long_a hair_n that_o have_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o a_o whore_n head_n when_o he_o be_v pray_v to_o god_n and_o worship_v the_o all-seeing_a god_n heb._n 4.13_o all_o thing_n be_v naked_a and_o open_v unto_o the_o eye_n of_o he_o with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v and_o do_v
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be_v also_o a_o gospel-ordinance_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o church_n as_o a_o part_n of_o god_n public_a worship_n isa_n 52.8_o with_o the_o voice_n together_o shall_v they_o sing_v the_o matter_n that_o we_o be_v to_o sing_v be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n namely_o the_o psalm_n hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n col._n 3.16_o let_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n dwell_v in_o you_o rich_o in_o all_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n the_o manner_n of_o sing_v psalm_n hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n be_v to_o sing_v in_o meeter_n and_o measure_n with_o audible_a voice_n as_o our_o english_a manner_n be_v the_o psalm_n hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n in_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n be_v sing_v in_o meeter_n and_o measure_n as_o they_o that_o understand_v the_o hebrew_n tongue_n know_v well_o the_o end_n of_o sing_v be_v to_o make_v melody_n in_o your_o heart_n to_o the_o lord_n eph._n 5.19_o sing_v with_o a_o 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20.42.24.44_o second_o that_o those_o minister_n and_o member_n of_o the_o church_n can_v affirm_v will_v not_o assert_v that_o their_o hymn_n or_o spiritual_a song_n be_v material_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n as_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n be_v they_o may_v sing_v with_o the_o spirit_n and_o with_o understanding_n unto_o edification_n but_o the_o psalm_n of_o david_n and_o of_o asaph_n and_o the_o song_n of_o song_n which_o be_v solomon_n and_o the_o hymn_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n must_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n three_o although_o i_o have_v also_o through_o the_o riches_n of_o free_a grace_n receive_v the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o have_v learn_v in_o some_o measure_n what_o it_o be_v to_o pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o to_o pray_v with_o understanding_n also_o to_o sing_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o and_o to_o sing_v with_o understanding_n yet_o i_o rather_o choose_v to_o sing_v in_o the_o church_n those_o psalm_n hymn_n and_o spiritual_a 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