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Heaven, there, in the congregation of his chofen faints and fervants, to praife and magnify his glorious name, and enjoy that happiness which the death and merits of his Son our Saviour Jefus Chrift has purchased for all who love his appearance. To him, with the Father, and the Holy Spirit, one immortal majesty of God, be all honour, praife, and glory, world without end, Amen.

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THE Homily on Idolatry, &c.

which follows in order in the original book, is replete with arguments upon a fubject with which we have little or no concern, in the present happy appointment of our national Church. As its principal matter therefore does not relate to those particular points of christian edification, now most effential to be inculcated, and as what refpects the decent care of the outward Church is fo fully treated in the very next Difcourfe, the revifion of this protracted Homily feemed wholly inexpedient,

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DISCOURSE XIX.

Concerning the repairing, keeping clean, and decently adorning of our Churches.

2 CHRONICLES xxiv. 4.

And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the House of the Lord.

ROM the fourth to the fifteenth verfe of this chapter, you may fee at your leisure, a full account of the method which the zeal of this faithful prince employed to repair and decorate the temple of God, when it was gone to decay through the neglect of the former wicked reign of Athaliah.

It is an ufual and commendable custom, that when we invite our friends and neighbours to fee us, on any occafion of public concern, we are becomingly anxious to clean, and prepare our habitations, in the very best manner we can for their reception. This indeed is an article of fuch decent provifion, as difcovers refpect for them, and reflects credit on ourselves at the fame time. Now, if we are witt: reafon thus diligent to render our own dwellings comfortable, it will afford an eafy and convincing argument, that we fhould not be flack in beftowing all due attention to the refpectable appearance

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