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ult_n 2._o in_o regard_n of_o his_o peculiar_a holiness_n and_o separation_n unto_o god_n they_o be_v ceremonial_o holy_a but_o he_o be_v holy_a indeed_o and_o after_o a_o high_o and_o infinite_o more_o excellent_a and_o glorious_a manner_n he_o be_v call_v that_o holy_a thing_n that_o shall_v be_v bear_v of_o thou_o luk._n 1.35_o and_o dan_o 9.24_o the_o most_o holy_a or_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n 2._o the_o nazarite_n be_v type_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n and_o member_n of_o christ_n all_o believer_n who_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n be_v spiritual_a nazarites_n separate_v unto_o god_n i_o say_v all_o believer_n whether_o male_a or_o female_a for_o there_o be_v woman_n nazarite_n as_o well_o as_o man_n num._n 6.2_o when_o either_o man_n or_o woman_n shall_v separate_v themselves_o to_o vow_v a_o vow_n of_o a_o nazarite_n for_o in_o christ_n jesus_n there_o be_v neither_o male_a nor_o female_a gal._n 3.28_o 3._o there_o be_v in_o this_o order_n a_o ceremonial_a shadow_n and_o 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christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n how_o excellent_o do_v the_o apostle_n put_v they_o together_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o unclean_a sanctifi_v to_o the_o purify_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n purge_v the_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n if_o we_o can_v see_v these_o divine_a mystery_n in_o the_o text_n if_o we_o can_v see_v gospel-truths_n in_o these_o legal_a ceremony_n and_o how_o admirable_o they_o be_v adapt_v and_o fit_v the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o the_o type_n to_o instruct_v and_o teach_v we_o and_o inform_v we_o about_o the_o anti-type_n it_o be_v because_o of_o our_o own_o darkness_n and_o dimsightedness_n in_o spiritual_a thing_n use_v 4._o behold_v also_o the_o pre-eminence_n and_o excellency_n of_o christ_n above_o moses_n and_o the_o gospel_n above_o the_o law_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n purge_v your_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n how_o much_o more_o it_o 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