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removal_n from_o place_n to_o place_n some_o of_o which_o he_o mention_n here_o v._o 6_o 7._o for_o then_o he_o order_v they_o what_o to_o do_v when_o they_o enter_v into_o canaan_n which_o he_o say_v i_o have_v give_v you_o to_o possess_v it_o xxxiii_o numb_a 51_o 52_o 53._o ver._n 12._o and_o now_o israel_n what_o do_v the_o lord_n thy_o verse_n 12_o god_n require_v of_o thou_o unto_o who_o he_o have_v give_v table_n wherein_o he_o himself_o have_v write_v his_o will_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n v._o 4_o 5._o and_o have_v gracious_o pardon_v your_o foul_a breach_n of_o his_o covenant_n upon_o my_o intercession_n v._o 10._o but_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n sometime_o include_v in_o it_o all_o religion_n but_o here_o seem_v to_o signify_v one_o of_o the_o great_a principle_n of_o obedience_n see_v vi_o 2._o and_o to_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n unto_o which_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n incline_v man_n when_o their_o heart_n be_v possess_v with_o it_o 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to_o sever_n zeraim_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v terrify_v xix_o chapter_n xix_o or_o avert_v from_o endeavour_v to_o have_v he_o put_v to_o death_n by_o his_o religion_n goodness_n or_o knowledge_n since_o in_o his_o proud_a brag_n he_o have_v speak_v false_a thing_n of_o god_n for_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o such_o a_o person_n and_o of_o his_o partaker_n be_v to_o distrust_n god_n who_o be_v the_o defender_n of_o those_o that_o defend_v the_o cause_n of_o religion_n chap._n xix_o have_v sufficient_o press_v upon_o the_o people_n the_o great_a commandment_n of_o love_v god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n and_o soul_n and_o strength_n and_o he_o alone_o moses_n now_o proceed_v to_o remember_v they_o of_o other_o precept_n belong_v to_o the_o second_o table_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v but_o not_o in_o a_o exact_a method_n nor_o without_o intersperse_v some_o ceremonial_a matter_n and_o he_o begin_v with_o what_o concern_v that_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v verse_n 1._o when_o 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