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8.6_o but_o now_o have_v he_o obtain_v a_o more_o excellent_a ministry_n by_o how_o much_o also_o he_o be_v a_o mediator_n of_o a_o better_a covenant_n which_o be_v establish_v upon_o better_a promise_n herein_o he_o clear_o do_v show_v that_o the_o covenant_n wax_v old_a and_o vanish_v away_o be_v ground_v upon_o worse_a promise_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v understand_v temporal_a promise_n as_o in_o jerem._n 11.2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o hear_v you_o the_o word_n of_o this_o covenant_n and_o speak_v unto_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n curse_v be_v the_o man_n that_o obey_v not_o the_o word_n of_o this_o covenant_n which_o i_o command_v your_o father_n in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o iron_n furnace_n say_v obey_v my_o voice_n and_o do_v they_o according_a to_o all_o which_o i_o command_v you_o so_o shall_v you_o be_v my_o people_n 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