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the_o house_n chap._n twelve_o 45._o he_o call_v home_o three_o the_o poor_a levite_n who_o have_v be_v force_v to_o forsake_v the_o house_n for_o want_v of_o maintenance_n chap._n twelve_o 11._o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o oppression_n of_o such_o who_o policy_n it_o be_v then_o and_o we_o know_v be_v still_o to_o starve_v the_o levite_n or_o minister_n out_o of_o the_o house_n that_o so_o they_o may_v either_o have_v no_o minister_n at_o all_o and_o so_o scandalize_v the_o government_n or_o none_o but_o such_o as_o will_v say_v and_o do_v what_o they_o will_v have_v they_o and_o so_o preach_v it_o down_o again_o he_o four_a restore_v they_o all_o to_o their_o right_n and_o due_n establish_v they_o to_o they_o too_o by_o a_o law_n for_o time_n to_o come_v chap._n x._o 32._o and_o so_o on_o last_o for_o their_o better_a maintenance_n and_o the_o ready_a performance_n of_o of_o the_o holy_a office_n he_o command_v the_o holy_a thing_n and_o vessel_n meat-offering_n and_o oblation_n to_o their_o proper_a chamber_n in_o custodias_fw-la to_o be_v reserve_v in_o their_o several_a ward_n chap._n xiii_o 9_o and_o these_o in_o brief_a be_v nehemiahs_n misericordiae_fw-la in_o costodiis_fw-la his_o good_a deed_n to_o the_o officer_n or_o minister_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n he_o defend_v they_o against_o their_o enemy_n he_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o place_n he_o deliver_v they_o from_o their_o oppressor_n he_o establish_v they_o in_o their_o right_n he_o order_v all_o thing_n to_o their_o best_a convenience_n mercy_n never_o to_o be_v forget_v and_o i_o will_v our_o age_n will_v remember_v they_o 2._o yet_o not_o they_o only_o but_o these_o that_o follow_v too_o and_o misericordias_fw-la in_o observantiis_fw-la be_v the_o next_o his_o mercy_n to_o the_o office_n themselves_o trace_v we_o he_o as_o we_o do_v before_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v he_o 1._o restore_v the_o observe_n of_o the_o solemn_a fast_n and_o feast_n in_o their_o due_a season_n chap._n viij_o 9_o 10_o 14._o vindicate_v 2._o the_o sabbath_n from_o profanation_n chap._n xx_o 19_o make_v they_o 3_o a_o solemn_a form_n of_o prayer_n chap._n ix_o 5._o settle_v 4._o solemn_a music_n hymn_n and_o anthem_n of_o thanksgiving_n chap._n twelve_o 27._o set_v up_o 5._o the_o public_a read_n and_o teach_v of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n chap._n viij_o 1._o and_o ix_o 3._o re-establish_a 6._o the_o whole_a office_n of_o god_n public_a worship_n and_o service_n according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o david_n the_o man_n of_o god_n chap._n twelve_o 24._o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a form_n and_o fashion_n 3._o follow_v we_o he_o a_o little_a further_o and_o you_o will_v see_v he_o 3._o at_o misericordias_fw-la in_o ceremoniis_fw-la too_o how_o he_o behave_v himself_o in_o the_o ceremony_n what_o good_a then_o and_o if_o you_o consider_v how_o reverent_o his_o people_n demean_v themselves_o at_o holy_a work_n how_o devout_o they_o all_o stand_v up_o at_o the_o read_n of_o the_o law_n chap._n viij_o 5._o how_o unanimous_o they_o answer_v amen_o at_o the_o prayer_n and_o blessing_n how_o they_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n and_o bow_v their_o head_n and_o worship_v the_o lord_n with_o their_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n ver_fw-la 6._o how_o content_a they_o be_v to_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n as_o well_o as_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o the_o ceremonial_n and_o judicial_n for_o so_o the_o word_n statute_n and_o judgement_n do_v import_v as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o how_o he_o solemn_o bind_v they_o to_o it_o by_o a_o oath_n chap._n ix_o 29._o you_o can_v but_o say_v he_o have_v wrought_v a_o good_a work_n indeed_o upon_o they_o and_o by_o this_o mercy_n keep_v they_o from_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n mercy_n i_o say_v for_o there_o be_v none_o great_a than_o to_o preserve_v the_o sheep_n within_o the_o fold_n than_o to_o keep_v all_o in_o peace_n and_o order_n and_o oblige_v man_n by_o law_n and_o oath_n to_o 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