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god_n in_o the_o land_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o 1._o verse_n of_o the_o 84._o psal._n the_o dwelling_n of_o god_n be_v express_o speak_v of_o his_o tabernacle_n and_o holy_a habitation_n not_o of_o his_o temporal_a yet_o do_v i_o not_o deny_v but_o as_o i_o say_v secunda_fw-la intention_n the_o word_n sanctuarium_fw-la or_o house_n of_o god_n in_o the_o 83._o psalm_n be_v true_o carry_v to_o all_o judea_n and_o the_o people_n of_o god_n howbeit_o hierome_n note_v express_o no_o such_o matter_n upon_o it_o neither_o can_v augustine_n find_v it_o in_o the_o literal_a or_o historical_a sense_n of_o the_o text_n and_o therefore_o he_o deduce_v it_o to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n by_o way_n of_o tropology_n use_v the_o metaphor_n of_o saint_n paul_n 1._o cor._n 3._o sanctuarium_fw-la say_v he_o templum_fw-la dei_fw-la sanctum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la estis_fw-la vos_fw-la and_o lyra_n according_o sanctuarium_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o jerusalem_n in_o qua_fw-la erat_fw-la 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his_o danger_n see_v then_o what_o i_o have_v to_o defend_v myself_o withal_o both_o of_o ancient_a &_o late_a father_n &_o doctor_n rsâ—_o of_o the_o church_n the_o first_o application_n as_o i_o take_v it_o that_o ever_o be_v make_v of_o this_o psalm_n be_v only_o to_o the_o purpose_n i_o allege_v it_o by_o â—ucius_fw-la a_o devout_a bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o bloody_a age_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n about_o 225._o year_n after_o christ_n of_o who_o to_o let_v pass_v cyprian_a bale_n 3._o a_o man_n of_o our_o own_o 1â—_n give_v this_o testimony_n that_o he_o be_v a_o faithful_a servant_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o enrich_v his_o church_n with_o healthful_a doctrine_n and_o afterward_o be_v purify_v in_o the_o lamb_n blood_n he_o pierce_v the_o heavenly_a paradise_n be_v put_v to_o death_n at_o valentinian_o commandment_n anno_fw-la 255._o this_o lucius_n as_o i_o note_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o my_o book_n 60._o pag._n 39_o in_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o to_o the_o 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