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state_n of_o gild_n he_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o company_n of_o the_o rest_n the_o very_a heathen_n believe_v that_o none_o be_v fit_a to_o meddle_v with_o thing_n 492._o in_o sacrificiis_fw-la rite_n celebrandis_fw-la majorem_fw-la nullam_fw-la ceremoniam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la videmus_fw-la quam_fw-la nihil_fw-la sibi_fw-la conscire_fw-la bonos_fw-es ac_fw-la pios_fw-la esse_fw-la gyrald_n syntag._n 17._o pag._n 492._o sacrifice_v but_o such_o as_o be_v upright_o in_o mind_n and_o void_a of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n and_o as_o touch_v the_o jew_n every_o one_o know_v how_o strict_o they_o be_v command_v to_o cleanse_v and_o purify_v themselves_o according_a to_o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o law_n before_o they_o presume_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v before_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n especial_o at_o the_o paschal_n supper_n in_o lieu_n whereof_o this_o christian_a solemnity_n be_v substitute_v and_o appoint_v no_o man_n be_v permit_v to_o partake_v of_o the_o passover_n 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