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defile_v all_o thy_o duty_n there_o be_v a_o useful_a passage_n in_o haggai_n 2.12,13_o 2.12,13_o hag._n 2.12,13_o there_o be_v a_o case_n of_o conscience_n which_o the_o people_n be_v to_o demand_v of_o the_o priest_n concern_v the_o law_n the_o question_n be_v this_o if_o one_o beat_v holy_a flesh_n in_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o with_o his_o skirt_n do_v touch_v bread_n or_o pottage_n or_o wine_n or_o oil_n or_o any_o meat_n shall_v it_o be_v holy_a and_o the_o priest_n say_v no._n and_o then_o say_v haggai_n if_o one_o that_o be_v unclean_a by_o a_o dead_a body_n touch_v any_o of_o these_o shall_v it_o be_v unclean_a and_o the_o priest_n answer_v and_o say_v it_o shall_v be_v unclean_a here_o you_o may_v observe_v that_o holy_a thing_n can_v not_o make_v common_a thing_n clean_a and_o holy_a but_o if_o a_o man_n that_o be_v unclean_a do_v but_o touch_v holy_a thing_n they_o become_v unclean_a now_o if_o you_o will_v know_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o it_o be_v explain_v by_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o 14._o verse_n then_o answer_v haggai_n and_o say_v so_o be_v this_o people_n and_o so_o be_v this_o nation_n before_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o so_o be_v every_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n and_o that_o which_o they_o offer_v there_o be_v unclean_a that_o be_v every_o sacrifice_n and_o every_o duty_n be_v unclean_a in_o gospel-language_n the_o meaning_n be_v this_o if_o a_o man_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n all_o his_o offering_n and_o all_o his_o sacrifice_n 1.15_o tit._n 1.15_o that_o be_v all_o his_o duty_n they_o be_v unclean_a unto_o he_o for_o unto_o the_o unclean_a all_o thing_n be_v unclean_a use_v 2_o the_o second_o use_v i_o shall_v make_v of_o this_o point_n shall_v be_v