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"THE Worship of God, of the Great God, is Pure; he is a Holy God, Of Purer Eyes than to behold Iniquity; and all they who will Worship God, whose Souls are breathing to have a Return of a Testimony in his Sight, must offer up pure Worship, and it must come from that which is pure: For that Purpose the Greatness of the Love of God is made manifest in Christ Jesus; and there is a diffusing of his Grace and Virtue in the Hearts of the Sons and Daughters of Men, whereby he hath laid a Foundation for his own Worship; because his Worship must be pure. Therefore he hath freely given unto us, through his Son, the Knowledge of that pure Principle of Life and Grace, from whence and out of which, all true Worship doth spring, and all true Honour to God ariseth, and real Obedience to his holy Will springs forth out of that which is from himself." This is an edition of a classical book first published in the eighteenth century.