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and_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n 15.22_o to_o obey_v be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n hos_fw-la 6.6_o god_n will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_v math._n 9.13_o if_o you_o have_v know_v what_o this_o mean_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_v you_o will_v not_o have_v condemn_v the_o guiltless_a speak_v to_o the_o jew_n condemn_v his_o disciple_n when_o they_o be_v hungry_a pluck_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n but_o may_v have_v be_v say_v to_o they_o rather_o when_o they_o afterward_o more_o unjust_o condemn_v and_o slay_v he_o be_v 1.11_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v the_o multitude_n of_o your_o sacrifice_n unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o be_o full_a of_o the_o burnt-offering_n of_o ram_n and_o the_o fat_a of_o feed_a beast_n and_o i_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o bullock_n or_o of_o lamb_n or_o of_o he-goat_n etc._n etc._n and_o at_o the_o 16_o wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o put_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n 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2.5_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n you_o also_o as_o lively_a stone_n be_v build_v up_o a_o spiritual_a house_n a_o holy_a priesthood_n to_o offer_v up_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n acceptable_a to_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n sacrifice_n of_o praise_n and_o do_v good_a heb._n 13.15_o 16._o by_o he_o therefore_o let_v we_o offer_v up_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n continual_o that_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o lip_n give_v thanks_o to_o his_o name_n but_o to_o do_v good_a and_o communicate_v forget_v not_o for_o with_o such_o sacrifice_n god_n be_v well_o please_v sacrifice_n of_o love_n to_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n mark_v 12.33_o and_o to_o love_v he_o with_o all_o the_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o the_o understanding_n and_o all_o the_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o the_o strength_n and_o to_o love_v his_o neighbour_n as_o himself_o be_v more_o than_o all_o whole_a burnt-offering_n and_o sacrifice_n live_v sacrifice_n rom._n 12.1_o i_o beseech_v you_o therefore_o brethren_n 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