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when_o god_n love_v thou_o most_o ardent_o o_o my_o saviour_n he_o enure_v thou_o to_o labour_n and_o suffering_n to_o great_a conflict_n and_o struggle_n and_o thus_o he_o 2.10_o he_o heb._n 2.10_o consecrate_v thou_o to_o be_v our_o high_a priest_n and_o give_v thou_o perfection_n by_o thy_o adversity_n for_o such_o a_o sacrifice_n become_v we_o and_o his_o suffering_n be_v a_o great_a testimony_n of_o his_o innocence_n for_o not_o only_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o oblation_n be_v first_o let_v out_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o altar_n to_o emblem_n the_o mortification_n of_o our_o passion_n before_o we_o approach_v our_o maker_n but_o it_o be_v also_o observable_a that_o every_o beast_n be_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n sheep_n and_o dove_n creature_n famous_a for_o their_o harmlesness_n and_o their_o purity_n for_o their_o innocence_n and_o their_o tenderness_n be_v destine_v to_o the_o altar_n while_o dog_n and_o swine_n and_o other_o creature_n that_o delight_v 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