his_o blood_n do_v obtain_v that_o the_o 1_o the_o zech._n â—3_n 1_o fountain_n shall_v stand_v open_a for_o wash_v away_o sin_n and_o uncleanness_n and_o now_o he_o have_v the_o key_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o offer_v water_n to_o the_o 22.17_o the_o rev._n 22.17_o thirsty_a the_o door_n be_v shut_v and_o the_o way_n to_o the_o treasure_n be_v unpassable_a till_o christ_n himself_o become_v the_o 10.7_o the_o joh._n 10.7_o door_n and_o the_o 1.4.6_o the_o joh_n 1.4.6_o way_n and_o now_o in_o he_o we_o have_v access_n with_o boldness_n and_o confidence_n eph._n 3.12_o and_o 2.18_o rom._n 5.2_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n may_v not_o offer_v sacrifice_n but_o upon_o the_o altar_n god_n appoint_v and_o christ_n be_v that_o altar_n so_o he_o be_v call_v heb._n 13.10_o and_o that_o other_o be_v of_o no_o value_n but_o as_o it_o do_v typify_v this_o true_a altar_n the_o altar_n under_o the_o law_n do_v sanctify_v the_o oblation_n exod._n 29.37_o mat._n 23.19_o and_o christ_n do_v sanctify_v 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though_o thy_o hand_n be_v clean_o as_o to_o any_o gross_a defilement_n and_o thy_o sacrifice_n without_o blemish_n yet_o if_o thou_o come_v in_o thy_o own_o strength_n the_o lord_n may_v say_v to_o thou_o as_o to_o that_o people_n isa_n 1.11_o 12._o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v the_o multitude_n of_o your_o sacrifice_n who_o have_v require_v this_o at_o your_o hand_n thus_o to_o tread_v my_o court_n behold_v the_o sinner_n and_o his_o sacrifice_n but_o where_o be_v the_o priest_n may_v i_o say_v as_o isaac_n once_o ask_v where_o be_v the_o lamb_n when_o he_o see_v the_o fire_n and_o the_o wood_n gen._n 22.7_o thou_o draw_v nigh_o to_o plead_v for_o covenant_v mercy_n and_o do_v not_o look_v to_o jesus_n the_o 12.24_o the_o heb._n 12.24_o mediator_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n thy_o sacrifice_n like_v to_o the_o popish_a mass_n be_v a_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n if_o thou_o neglect_v the_o blood_n ibid._n blood_n ibid._n of_o sprinkling_n the_o lord_n will_v reject_v thou_o we_o read_v of_o a_o golden_a censer_n and_o altar_n and_o much_o incense_n that_o shouldbe_a offer_v with_o the_o prayer_n of_o all_o saint_n rev._n 8.3_o and_o christ_n be_v that_o golden_a censer_n and_o altar_n and_o his_o blood_n the_o sweet_a incense_n and_o what_o be_v our_o sacrifice_n all_o our_o prayer_n and_o tear_n of_o themselves_o but_o 3.8_o but_o phil._n 3.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o loathsome_a dung_n and_o notwithstanding_o of_o these_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v to_o we_o 24._o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deut._n 4_o 24._o esh-ochla_a and_o elkanna_n and_o we_o ourselves_o 9_o ourselves_o hos_fw-la 1.6_o 9_o lo-ammi_a and_o lo-ruhamah_a o_o but_o in_o christ_n the_o lord_n be_v 7.14_o be_v isa_n 7.14_o immanuel_n and_o we_o 2.1_o we_o hos_fw-la 2.1_o ammi_n and_o ruhamah_n he_o who_o be_v to_o we_o a_o consume_a fire_n will_v become_v our_o god_n and_o have_v 2.23_o have_v hos_fw-la 2.23_o mercy_n on_o they_o who_o otherwise_o can_v not_o obtain_v mercy_n and_o will_v say_v to_o they_o who_o by_o nature_n be_v not_o his_o people_n thou_o be_v my_o people_n and_o they_o be_v in_o christ_n will_v say_v thou_o be_v my_o god_n the_o famous_a athenian_a captain_n themistocles_n be_v banish_v by_o his_o ingrate_a countryman_n christ_n countryman_n themistocles_n veterem_fw-la regis_fw-la iram_fw-la metuens_fw-la se_fw-la supplicem_fw-la praebuit_fw-la proprium_fw-la quendam_fw-la regionis_fw-la morem_fw-la secutus_fw-la arrepto_fw-la admeti_fw-la parvulo_fw-la filio_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la in_o sacrarium_fw-la quod_fw-la summa_fw-la colebatur_fw-la religione_fw-la se_fw-la conjecit_fw-la quod_fw-la supplicondi_fw-la genus_fw-la maximum_fw-la ac_fw-la serme_fw-la solum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la repudiandum_fw-la molossi_n opiniaebantur_fw-la plut._n cher._n grec_n &_o rom._n illi_fw-la vit_fw-mi in_o themistoc_n lapo_n florent_fw-la interpret_v pag._n mihi_fw-la 118._o may_v we_o not_o think_v the_o lord_n by_o this_o custom_n among_o pagan_n
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