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that_o be_v evil_a we_o engage_v our_o spirit_n that_o be_v our_o hearâ—s_n and_o soul_n effectual_o in_o the_o work_n that_o we_o â—e_v not_o superficial_a overly_o or_o remiss_a in_o so_o important_a a_o business_n make_v it_o rather_o a_o labour_n of_o the_o tongue_n or_o lip_n then_o of_o the_o mind_n and_o spirit_n and_o soul_n the_o lip_n and_o tongue_n may_v sometime_o be_v excuse_v from_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v in_o our_o application_n by_o prayer_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o work_n be_v whole_o lay_v upon_o the_o spirit_n heart_n and_o soul_n and_o the_o prayer_n make_v by_o these_o alone_a be_v accept_v with_o he_o but_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v psal_n 147.10_o that_o he_o take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o leg_n of_o a_o man_n mean_v for_o any_o natural_a endowment_n as_o of_o comeliness_n of_o shape_n activity_n or_o the_o like_a or_o unless_o their_o use_n and_o motion_n be_v guide_v according_a to_o his_o will_n so_o neither_o do_v he_o take_v pleasure_n in_o 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rise_v in_o his_o might_n both_o by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o of_o ground_n in_o reason_n attest_v by_o they_o that_o sacramental_a ordinance_n be_v not_o convert_v quest_n 21._o whether_o do_v sacramental_a administration_n produce_v any_o real_a effect_n in_o or_o upon_o the_o heart_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n that_o do_v partake_v of_o they_o or_o work_v any_o real_a alteration_n in_o they_o answ_n if_o answer_n be_v make_v in_o scripture_n language_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o speak_v here_o the_o effect_n of_o sacramental_a action_n be_v or_o may_v be_v not_o simple_o real_a but_o sometime_o very_o great_a and_o excellent_a for_o this_o frequent_o asscribe_v even_o miraculous_a effect_n to_o such_o cause_n or_o mean_n which_o be_v of_o a_o sacramental_a nature_n thus_o the_o divide_v of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n when_o the_o israelite_n pass_v through_o over_o dry_a land_n be_v by_o god_n himself_o attribute_v unto_o moses_n his_o lift_v 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shall_v give_v forth_o its_o water_n and_o th0u_n shall_v bring_v forth_o to_o they_o water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n etc._n etc._n numb_a 20.8_o thus_o the_o divide_v of_o the_o water_n of_o jordan_n through_o which_o they_o pass_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n seem_v in_o like_a manner_n to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o priest_n bear_v the_o ark_n before_o they_o isa_n 3.15_o 16._o so_o the_o fall_n down_o flat_a of_o the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n to_o the_o sound_v of_o the_o trumpet_n make_v of_o ram_n horn_n by_o the_o priest_n before_o the_o ark_n together_o with_o the_o performance_n of_o some_o other_o like_o thing_n prescribe_v unto_o they_o by_o god_n in_o order_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n josh_n 6.13_o 14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v several_a other_o instance_n of_o like_a