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matter_n so_o as_o that_o it_o shall_v suffer_v so_o much_o by_o we_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o high_a priest_n numb_a 6._o 7._o he_o shall_v not_o make_v himself_o unclean_a for_o his_o father_n or_o for_o his_o mother_n or_o for_o his_o brother_n or_o for_o his_o sister_n because_o he_o have_v the_o holy_a oil_n upon_o he_o the_o consecration_n of_o his_o god_n be_v upon_o he_o so_o i_o may_v say_v unto_o you_o you_o have_v the_o holy_a oil_n of_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n upon_o you_o and_o therefore_o take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v say_v st._n paul_n it_o be_v better_o for_o i_o to_o die_v then_o to_o lose_v my_o glory_v be_v it_o then_o not_o better_o for_o we_o to_o die_v then_o to_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n suffer_v by_o we_o know_v though_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o dear_a to_o you_o he_o will_v defend_v his_o name_n when_o you_o shall_v rot_v and_o perish_v for_o ever_o and_o though_o it_o be_v defile_v by_o you_o for_o the_o 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people_n in_o the_o eight_o and_o ten_o verse_n at_o the_o eleven_o verse_n it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n will_v be_v terrible_a to_o they_o there_o be_v some_o of_o you_o that_o howsoever_o god_n have_v show_v you_o better_a thing_n now_o yet_o heretofore_o you_o have_v be_v guilty_a and_o it_o may_v be_v some_o of_o you_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o still_o and_o if_o you_o be_v guilty_a the_o lord_n will_v be_v terrible_a to_o you_o god_n have_v contempt_n and_o dishonour_n for_o you_o as_o you_o have_v cast_v contempt_n and_o dishonour_n upon_o christ_n suitable_a to_o your_o sin_n shall_v be_v your_o punishment_n that_o be_v observable_a that_o we_o have_v in_o psalm_n 59_o verse_n 6._o their_o sin_n be_v they_o return_v at_o evening_n they_o make_v a_o noise_n like_o a_o dog_n and_o go_v round_o about_o the_o city_n thus_o be_v their_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v their_o sin_n of_o reproach_n and_o scorn_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n verse_n 7._o they_o belch_v out_o with_o 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