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thus_o express_v thou_o have_v avouch_v this_o day_n the_o lord_n to_o be_v thy_o god_n and_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o statute_n and_o his_o commandment_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v avouch_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v thou_o this_o therefore_o be_v that_o which_o unite_v they_o into_o one_o religious_a society_n that_o they_o be_v all_o confederated_a with_o god_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o covenant_n for_o thus_o say_v god_n i_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o thou_o and_o thou_o become_v my_o ezek._n 16.8_o and_o hence_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o thâ—t_v people_n iâ—r_n 3.14_o and_o to_o be_v their_o husband_n isa._n 54.5_o because_o by_o the_o covenant_n which_o like_o a_o matrimonial_a engagement_n be_v transact_v between_o god_n and_o they_o they_o be_v all_o unite_a into_o one_o spâ—use_n and_o contract_v to_o one_o husband_n and_o in_o thâ—_n same_o sense_n the_o christian_a 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