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such_o numerous_a victim_n and_o withal_o quod_fw-la augebantur_fw-la caeremoniarum_fw-la ritus_fw-la immodicè_fw-la valesian_n ammian_n marc._n hist_o l._n 22._o c._n 12._o p._n 327._o &_o 8._o edit_fw-la valesian_n cum_fw-la impensarum_fw-la amplitudine_fw-la adhuc_fw-la inusitatâ_fw-la ac_fw-la gravi_fw-la that_o the_o ceremonial_a rite_n of_o their_o religion_n be_v increase_v without_o measure_n with_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a expense_n as_o be_v very_o burdensome_a and_o to_o that_o time_n unusual_a and_o it_o be_v observe_v elsewhere_o by_o that_o same_o author_n that_o have_v he_o return_v safe_a from_o that_o persian_a expedition_n and_o continue_v his_o sacrifice_n at_o the_o same_o rate_n he_o will_v scarce_o have_v leave_v ox_n enough_o to_o have_v supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n but_o we_o can_v scarce_o allow_v that_o wretched_a apostate_n to_o be_v the_o better_a man_n for_o that_o immoderate_a profusion_n offer_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n be_v the_o plea_n which_o saul_n make_v for_o himself_o to_o samuel_n
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incense_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o i_o it_o follow_v wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o put_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n from_o before_o my_o eye_n cease_v to_o do_v evil_a learn_v to_o do_v well_o seek_v judgement_n relieve_v the_o oppress_v judge_v the_o fatherless_a plead_v for_o the_o widow_n well_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o all_o this_o reformation_n as_o much_o as_o a_o wretched_a sinner_n can_v hope_v for_o from_o the_o most_o benign_a be_v come_v now_o and_o let_v we_o reason_n together_o say_v the_o lord_n though_o your_o sin_n be_v as_o scarlet_a they_o shall_v be_v white_a as_o snow_n though_o they_o be_v red_a like_o crimson_a they_o shall_v be_v as_o wool_n so_o the_o prophet_n micah_n 8._o micah_n 6.6_o 7_o 8._o wherewith_o shall_v i_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o bow_v myself_o before_o the_o high_a god_n shall_v i_o come_v before_o he_o with_o burnt-offering_n with_o calf_n of_o a_o year_n old_a will_v the_o lord_n be_v please_v with_o thousand_o of_o ram_n or_o ten_o thousand_o of_o river_n of_o oil_n shall_v i_o give_v my_o first-born_a for_o my_o transgression_n or_o the_o fruit_n of_o my_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o soul_n no_o god_n require_v not_o these_o thing_n at_o our_o hand_n but_o he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o and_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n nay_o solomon_n himself_o who_o be_v so_o personal_o profuse_a in_o his_o offering_n that_o a_o man_n will_v have_v suspect_v he_o have_v fix_v the_o whole_a substance_n of_o religion_n in_o such_o exterior_a service_n when_o he_o come_v to_o draw_v up_o what_o be_v incumbent_a upon_o man_n in_o a_o few_o word_n pass_v sacrifice_v by_o as_o inconsiderable_a in_o respect_n of_o this_o sincere_a obedience_n 12.13_o eccl._n 12.13_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n for_o this_o be_v the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n thus_o far_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n receive_v by_o the_o ancient_a jew_n show_v we_o the_o end_n of_o religion_n viz._n that_o where_o it_o real_o have_v a_o place_n it_o necessary_o produce_v purity_n and_o sincerity_n of_o mind_n without_o which_o no_o sacrifice_n though_o never_o so_o costly_a can_v be_v accept_v with_o god_n david_n teach_v we_o the_o lesson_n plain_o 19_o ps_n 51.6_o 7_o 10_o 19_o behold_v thou_o desire_v truth_n in_o the_o inward_a part_n and_o in_o the_o hide_a part_n thou_o shall_v make_v i_o to_o know_v wisdom_n purge_v i_o with_o hyssop_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v clean_a wash_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v be_v white_a than_o snow_n create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n o_o god_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o and_o much_o more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n than_o he_o conclude_v all_o then_o shall_v thou_o be_v please_v with_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o 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