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spirit_n burst_v forth_o into_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n and_o testify_v their_o holy_a mirth_n not_o of_o the_o flesh_n but_o of_o the_o spirit_n by_o sing_v psalm_n whereof_o there_o be_v so_o many_o sundry_a kind_n that_o for_o every_o time_n we_o shall_v be_v fit_v with_o some_o one_o or_o other_o let_v we_o not_o therefore_o deny_v so_o manifest_a a_o truth_n but_o acknowledge_v as_o the_o word_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o the_o lord_n require_v of_o we_o in_o our_o private_a meeting_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o when_o we_o be_v alone_o by_o ourselves_o to_o sing_v psalm_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o church_n and_o though_o i_o do_v not_o bind_v man_n unto_o this_o for_o be_v it_o far_o from_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v lay_v any_o heavy_a burden_n upon_o any_o than_o the_o word_n of_o god_n itself_o do_v bound_v they_o i_o say_v unto_o this_o that_o in_o all_o their_o mirth_n they_o shall_v sing_v psalm_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v the_o place_n allege_v 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