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passover_n sect._n ii_o the_o notification_n of_o easter_n by_o paschal_n letter_n agree_v with_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n sect._n iii_o the_o ante-paschal_n preparation_n of_o christian_n answer_n to_o a_o like_a preparation_n of_o the_o jew_n before_o their_o day_n of_o expiation_n p._n 389_o chap._n ii_o sect._n i._n the_o sacrificial_a performance_n on_o the_o jewish_a expiation_n day_n sect._n ii_o compare_v with_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n on_o his_o passion-day_n p._n 396_o chap._n iii_o sect._n i._n the_o devotional_a duty_n of_o the_o jew_n on_o their_o expiation_n day_n sect._n ii_o practise_v by_o christian_n on_o the_o passion_n day_n sect._n iii_o some_o circumstance_n of_o the_o eve_n of_o those_o day_n compare_v p._n 406_o chap._n iu_o sect._n i._n a_o penitential_a season_n with_o the_o jew_n preparatory_a to_o their_o expiation_n day_n some_o certain_a day_n next_o before_o it_o keep_v vniformly_n by_o all_o more_o also_o general_o though_o in_o various_a 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