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in_o by_o they_o sometime_o again_o the_o mystery_n fulfil_v upon_o the_o same_o day_n wherein_o the_o legal_a service_n or_o solemnity_n which_o foreshadowed_n they_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v be_v celebrate_v but_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a from_o many_o circumstance_n levit._fw-la 8._o at_o aaron_n consecration_n do_v not_o begin_v till_o the_o seven_o or_o eight_o day_n of_o the_o month_n abide_v and_o end_v the_o fourteen_o or_o fifteen_o chap._n 25._o in_o what_o respect_v the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o of_o his_o son_n do_v especial_o prefigure_v the_o consecration_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o in_o what_o respect_v they_o special_o differ_v that_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n do_v in_o diverse_a respect_n serve_v as_o a_o foil_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n you_o may_v read_v at_o large_a exod_n 29._o levit._fw-la 8._o 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the_o sacrifice_n or_o rite_n by_o which_o he_o be_v consecrate_v as_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o be_v imagine_v in_o our_o high_a priest_n in_o his_o sacrifice_n or_o any_o part_n of_o his_o service_n but_o rather_o these_o imperfection_n in_o aaron_n person_n in_o his_o sacrifice_n or_o priesthood_n do_v serve_v as_o foil_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o excellent_a and_o absolute_a perfection_n of_o our_o high_a priest_n person_n of_o his_o sacrifice_n and_o of_o his_o priesthood_n first_o it_o be_v a_o defect_n or_o imperfection_n in_o aaron_n person_n that_o he_o shall_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o sin-offering_n or_o of_o a_o offering_n of_o atonement_n to_o make_v he_o capable_a of_o the_o dignity_n of_o legal_a priesthood_n or_o of_o his_o consecration_n to_o it_o this_o dissimilitude_n between_o the_o person_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o new_a be_v express_v by_o our_o
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upon_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o right_a ear_n of_o aaron_n and_o upon_o the_o tip_n of_o the_o right_a ear_n of_o his_o son_n and_o upon_o the_o thumb_n of_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o upon_o the_o great_a toe_n of_o their_o right_a foot_n and_o sprinkle_v the_o blood_n etc._n etc._n this_o ceremony_n or_o service_n be_v literal_o and_o punctual_o fulfil_v in_o the_o consecration_n of_o our_o high_a priest_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o law_n be_v consecrate_v with_o foreign_a blood_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o ram_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v consecrate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o in_o this_o blood_n not_o only_o his_o hand_n his_o foot_n or_o ear_n be_v sprinkle_v or_o anoint_v but_o his_o whole_a body_n be_v anoint_v or_o bathe_v for_o though_o he_o be_v always_o internal_o sanctify_v and_o though_o this_o his_o internal_a sanctification_n be_v most_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a from_o the_o womb_n yet_o will_v 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