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far_o from_o he_o in_o hart_n he_o require_v therefore_o the_o inward_a part_n by_o itself_o but_o as_o for_o the_o outward_a part_n he_o have_v not_o otherwise_o command_v but_o so_o that_o it_o be_v offer_v with_o the_o inward_a part_n join_v together_o with_o it_o otherwise_o if_o it_o be_v naked_a &_o alone_a it_o be_v both_o unacceptable_a and_o also_o high_o displease_v he_o if_o thou_o will_v ask_v what_o be_v those_o outward_a work_n hebrew_n the_o outward_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o hebrew_n whereby_o we_o may_v testify_v the_o inward_a sacrifice_n i_o can_v rehearse_v a_o great_a many_o the_o kill_n of_o beast_n the_o oblation_n of_o first_o fruit_n and_o tenthes_o which_o the_o father_n have_v while_o they_o be_v under_o the_o law_n to_o they_o be_v add_v outward_a word_n wherein_o we_o geve_v thanks_n unto_o god_n we_o celebrate_v his_o praise_n and_o we_o make_v our_o prayer_n to_o these_o must_v be_v add_v duty_n of_o charity_n towards_o our_o neighbour_n father_n outward_a 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sacrifice_n unto_o god_n be_v a_o trouble_a and_o a_o break_a hart_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o .12_o to_o the_o roman_n i_o desire_v you_o for_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o you_o will_v set_v forth_o your_o body_n a_o lively_a sacrifice_n holy_a etc._n etc._n micheas_n say_v in_o the_o vi_o chap._n i_o will_v tell_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o god_n require_v of_o thou_o do_v judgement_n love_v mercy_n walk_v reverent_o and_o modest_o before_o god_n isay_n also_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o prophet_n have_v in_o many_o place_n confirm_v this_o sentence_n neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v pass_v over_o sacrifice_n a_o order_n or_o certain_a degree_n among_o outward_a sacrifice_n that_o among_o these_o outward_a thing_n which_o be_v offer_v as_o sacrifice_n unto_o god_n there_o be_v certain_a degree_n and_o a_o order_n appoint_v for_o god_n himself_o testify_v that_o he_o far_o above_o the_o other_o prefer_v mercy_n and_o charity_n towards_o our_o neighbour_n wherefore_o in_o matthew_n 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