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a_o better_a and_o much_o more_o excellent_a name_n than_o they_o he_o call_v it_o a_o everlasting_a name_n because_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o heaven_n where_o it_o shall_v not_o wither_v but_o shall_v flourish_v for_o ever_o the_o wicked_a will_v have_v their_o name_n to_o be_v remember_v in_o this_o world_n and_o use_v all_o the_o mean_n they_o can_v that_o their_o renown_n may_v continue_v perpetual_o but_o it_o be_v perishable_a and_o therefore_o last_v not_o long_a but_o this_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o name_n for_o we_o be_v so_o make_v heir_n of_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n that_o we_o be_v account_v for_o god_n child_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o angel_n the_o word_n mibbanim_fw-la may_v also_o be_v interpret_v for_o the_o name_n which_o a_o man_n get_v by_o mean_n of_o his_o child_n for_o man_n make_v their_o name_n aftâ—r_v a_o sort_n perpetual_a by_o their_o offspring_n now_o the_o prophet_n promise_v that_o this_o name_n shall_v be_v much_o more_o excellent_a 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people_n in_o old_a time_n do_v luk._n 1.10_o but_o he_o attribute_n unto_o they_o a_o more_o honourable_a order_n to_o wit_n that_o god_n will_v avow_v they_o for_o priest_n and_o levite_n which_o be_v profane_a before_o but_o the_o end_n of_o their_o vocation_n which_o immediate_o follow_v be_v to_o be_v note_v namely_o that_o the_o prophet_n say_v they_o shall_v be_v minister_n of_o the_o lord_n on_o condition_n that_o they_o love_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n reject_v hypocrite_n reject_v and_o thus_o all_o hypocrite_n be_v here_o reject_v because_o the_o express_a tenor_n of_o our_o vocation_n run_v thus_o that_o we_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o a_o free_a and_o ready_a affection_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o we_o can_v serve_v he_o unless_o we_o yield_v he_o a_o frank_a and_o voluntary_a obedience_n that_o therefore_o which_o be_v say_v of_o almes-giving_a oght_v to_o be_v apply_v to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o our_o life_n namely_o god_n love_v a_o cheerful_a giver_n 2._o cor._n 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to_o say_v into_o the_o society_n of_o the_o faithful_a yea_o 6._o verse_n 6._o as_o a_o little_a before_o we_o note_v the_o priesthood_n be_v translate_v from_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n not_o only_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o even_o to_o very_a stranger_n also_o it_o be_v well_o enough_o know_v in_o how_o great_a detestation_n the_o jew_n have_v this_o sentence_n for_o albeit_o they_o read_v these_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n yet_o they_o hold_v it_o for_o a_o thing_n extreme_o prodigious_a that_o god_n shall_v call_v the_o gentile_n to_o the_o participation_n of_o this_o so_o excellent_a a_o benefit_n which_o be_v peculiar_o allot_v unto_o they_o and_o yet_o that_o which_o the_o prophet_n say_v be_v so_o manifest_a that_o none_o can_v without_o gross_a impudency_n call_v the_o truth_n thereof_o into_o question_n he_o extol_v this_o grace_n by_o the_o fruit_n that_o shall_v flow_v from_o it_o for_o the_o true_a and_o solid_a felicity_n stand_v in_o our_o be_v 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pure_a worship_n and_o service_n 1.11_o mal._n 1.11_o the_o prophet_n here_o therefore_o set_v forth_o or_o describe_v the_o spiritual_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n under_o which_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o to_o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n in_o every_o place_n 1._o tim._n 2.8_o and_o neither_o in_o this_o place_n nor_o at_o jerusalem_n say_v christ_n shall_v man_n worship_v the_o father_n any_o more_o but_o the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v worship_v the_o father_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n vers_fw-la 23._o with_o our_o eye_n therefore_o do_v we_o behold_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o this_o pprophecy_n namely_o that_o god_n house_n be_v make_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n to_o all_o nation_n that_o so_o in_o all_o language_n he_o may_v be_v call_v upon_o abba_n father_n the_o jew_n therefore_o can_v no_o long_a boast_n that_o they_o only_o be_v god_n peculiar_o thus_o you_o see_v then_o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v that_o the_o prophet_n shall_v suit_v their_o 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little_a or_o none_o account_v of_o prayer_n nor_o of_o true_a invocation_n in_o what_o place_n soever_o we_o be_v then_o let_v we_o beware_v we_o despise_v not_o this_o exercise_n of_o faith_n see_v it_o sufficient_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o our_o prophet_n that_o prayer_n be_v the_o great_a and_o the_o most_o excellent_a service_n that_o god_n require_v of_o we_o as_o also_o it_o be_v say_v in_o psal_n 50.15_o that_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o temple_n consist_v in_o the_o prayer_n which_o then_o have_v their_o force_n there_o verse_n 8._o the_o lord_n say_v which_o gather_v the_o scatter_a of_o israel_n yet_o will_v i_o gather_v he_o gather_v or_o upon_o he_o to_o they_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v gather_v to_o they_o he_o