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only_o offer_v unto_o god_n thanksgiving_n and_o pay_v thy_o vow_n to_o the_o most_o high_a psalm_n 50.14_o and_o count_v himself_o glorify_v thereby_o for_o say_v he_o verse_n 23._o whoso_o offer_v praise_n glorifi_v i_o yea_o he_o have_v let_v we_o know_v by_o the_o man_n after_o his_o own_o heaâ—t_n that_o this_o praise_n of_o he_o with_o a_o song_n and_o magnify_v he_o with_o thanksgiving_n be_v better_a please_v unto_o he_o than_o a_o ox_n or_o bullock_n that_o have_v horn_n and_o hoof_n psalm_n 69.30_o 31._o the_o love_n of_o christ_n in_o redeem_v and_o save_v lose_v sinner_n shall_v not_o be_v think_v or_o speak_v of_o without_o a_o doxology_n by_o all_o that_o hear_v of_o it_o especial_o by_o those_o who_o have_v taste_v of_o it_o this_o shall_v make_v christian_n keep_v a_o perpetual_a 22._o perpetual_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la gratum_fw-la se_fw-la declarare_fw-la pro_fw-la accepto_fw-la benefice_n illud_fw-la agnoscendo_fw-la et_fw-la autorem_fw-la ejus_fw-la praedicando_fw-la dau._n in_o coloss_n p._n 22._o eucharist_n declare_v themselves_o thankful_a for_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n by_o acknowledge_v of_o it_o and_o speak_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o author_n of_o it_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o without_o example_n for_o your_o imitation_n in_o this_o particular_a and_o therefore_o go_v you_o forth_o by_o the_o footstep_n of_o the_o flock_n write_v after_o the_o copy_n which_o be_v set_v before_o you_o take_v with_o you_o the_o word_n and_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o christ_n love_n say_v with_o david_n psal_n 86.12_o 13._o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n with_o all_o my_o heart_n and_o i_o will_v glorify_v thy_o name_n for_o evermore_o for_o great_a be_v thy_o mercy_n towards_o i_o and_o thou_o have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o the_o low_a hell_n and_o again_o psal_n 103.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o bless_v his_o holy_a name_n bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n who_o forgive_v all_o thy_o iniquity_n who_o heal_v all_o thy_o disease_n who_o redeem_v thy_o life_n from_o destruction_n who_o crow_v thou_o with_o love_a kindness_n and_o tender_a mercy_n with_o the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n luke_n 1.46_o 47._o my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v the_o lord_n and_o my_o spirit_n do_v rejoice_v in_o god_n my_o saviour_n for_o he_o have_v regard_v the_o low_a estate_n of_o his_o poor_a servant_n with_o those_o in_o rev._n 5.9_o 12_o 13._o worthy_a be_v the_o lamb_n that_o be_v slay_v and_o have_v redeem_v we_o to_o god_n by_o his_o blood_n out_o of_o every_o kindred_n and_o tongue_n and_o people_n and_o nation_n to_o receive_v power_n and_o riches_n and_o wisdom_n and_o strength_n and_o honour_n and_o glory_n and_o blessing_n and_o therefore_o blessing_n honour_n glory_n and_o power_n be_v unto_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o unto_o the_o lamb_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o final_o with_o 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41_o the_o nature_n of_o grace_n be_v too_o manifest_a itself_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n to_o allure_v other_o and_o gather_v to_o its_o own_o quality_n it_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o scripture_n by_o the_o name_n of_o light_n which_o shine_v abroad_o of_o ointment_n and_o perfume_n which_o can_v be_v hide_v of_o leaven_n and_o salt_n which_o derive_v its_o own_o nature_n and_o relish_v upon_o a_o whole_a lump_n therefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v in_o tongue_n fiery_a tongue_n and_o a_o rush_a wind_n all_o which_o have_v a_o quality_n of_o self_n manif_n station_n &_o notify_v themselves_o to_o other_o 164_o other_o jeak_v on_o judas_n pag_n 164_o the_o whole_a country_n fare_v the_o better_a for_o arich_v christian_o he_o keep_v open_a house_n the_o more_o he_o have_v the_o more_o he_o give_v he_o labour_v to_o make_v all_o like_o himself_o his_o bond_n only_o except_v the_o lip_n of_o the_o righteous_a feed_v many_o say_v solomon_n prov._n 10.21_o david_n promise_v upon_o 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