Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	aaron_n	apostle_n	wine_n	19	3	6.8282	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25202	Anti-sozzo, sive, Sherlocismus enervatus in vindication of some great truths opposed, and opposition to some great errors maintained by Mr. William Sherlock.	Alsop, Vincent, 1629 or 30-1703.	1676 (1676)	Wing A2905_VARIANT; ESTC R37035	424,995	711

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but_o only_o that_o upon_o the_o feast_n of_o expiation_n once_o a_o year_n 2._o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o chapter_n do_v not_o only_o refer_v to_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n exod._n 24._o but_o to_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o red_a heifer_n numb_a 19_o 4._o eleazar_n shall_v take_v of_o her_o blood_n the_o red_a heifer_n without_o blemish_n and_o without_o spot_n ver_fw-la 2._o and_o shall_v sprinkle_v it_o direct_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n to_o which_o the_o apostle_n express_o refer_v ibid._n v._n 12._o if_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o goat_n and_o the_o ash_n of_o a_o heifer_n sprinkle_v the_o unclean_a sanctify_v to_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o flesh_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o through_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n offer_v himself_o to_o god_n purge_v your_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n and_o this_o blood_n be_v neither_o carry_v into_o the_o holy_a place_n nor_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o service_n perform_v by_o the_o highpriest_n but_o by_o eleazar_n which_o prove_v 1._o that_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n have_v all_o its_o atone_a virtue_n on_o this_o side_n his_o entrance_n into_o heaven_n and_o 2._o that_o christ_n be_v typify_v by_o the_o inferior_a priest_n and_o not_o by_o the_o highpriest_n alone_o for_o here_o not_o aaron_n but_o eleazar_n perform_v the_o service_n of_o the_o day_n 3._o the_o apostle_n clear_o dispute_v against_o this_o figment_n of_o christ_n present_n his_o blood_n to_o god_n in_o heaven_n which_o the_o man_n of_o this_o leaven_n will_v needs_o have_v to_o be_v all_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o christ_n offer_v to_o god_n ver_fw-la 25_o 26._o nor_o yet_o that_o he_o shall_v offer_v himself_o often_o for_o than_o he_o must_v often_o have_v suffer_v no_o offer_n without_o suffer_v but_o christ_n suffer_v but_o once_o therefore_o he_o offer_v but_o once_o nay_o say_v the_o apostle_n now_o once_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n have_v he_o appear_v to_o put_v away_o sin_n by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o that_o which_o christ_n do_v once_o he_o do_v not_o do_v always_o but_o if_o christ_n appear_v before_o god_n in_o heaven_n be_v the_o offering_n of_o himself_o in_o sacrifice_n he_o do_v it_o always_o to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o mediatory_a kingdom_n 2_o but_o what_o be_v it_o under_o the_o law_n to_o which_o the_o intercession_n of_o christ_n answer_n to_o this_o he_o return_v thus_o as_o the_o death_n etc._n etc._n so_o his_o continual_a intercession_n for_o we_o in_o virtue_n of_o his_o blood_n once_o shed_v and_o once_o offer_v to_o god_n answer_v those_o frequent_a expiation_n by_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n especial_o to_o that_o general_n sacrifice_n on_o the_o great_a day_n of_o expiation_n when_o the_o highpriest_n enter_v into_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o beast_n as_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n his_o ascension_n and_o present_v his_o 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