join_v themselves_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o serve_v he_o and_o to_o love_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v his_o servant_n every_o one_o that_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n from_o pollute_v it_o and_o take_v hold_v of_o my_o covenant_n namely_o that_o i_o alone_o shall_v be_v his_o god_n even_o they_o will_v i_o bring_v to_o my_o holy_a mountain_n and_o make_v they_o joyful_a in_o my_o house_n of_o prayer_n their_o burn_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_n accept_v upon_o my_o altar_n then_o follow_v the_o word_n of_o text_n for_o my_o house_n shall_v be_v call_v shall_v be_v it_o be_v a_o hebraism_n a_o house_n of_o prayer_n for_o all_o people_n what_o be_v this_o but_o a_o description_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o gentile_a worshipper_n and_o this_o place_n alone_o make_v good_a all_o that_o i_o have_v say_v before_o that_o this_o vindication_n be_v of_o the_o gentile_n court_n otherwise_o the_o allegation_n of_o this_o scripture_n have_v be_v impertinent_a for_o the_o 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thereby_o to_o leave_v his_o church_n a_o last_a lesson_n what_o reverence_n and_o respect_n he_o will_v have_v account_v due_a to_o such_o place_n as_o this_o be_v which_o he_o vindicate_v john_n 4._o 23._o 23._o but_o the_o hour_n come_v and_o now_o be_v when_o the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v worship_v the_o father_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n for_o the_o father_n seek_v such_o to_o worship_v he_o they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n to_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n who_o perceive_v he_o by_o his_o discourse_n to_o be_v a_o prophet_n desire_v to_o be_v resolve_v by_o he_o of_o the_o great_a controvert_v point_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o samaritan_n whether_o mount_n garizim_n by_o sichem_n where_o the_o samaritan_n sacrifice_v shechem_n or_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o true_a place_n of_o worship_n our_o saviour_n tell_v she_o that_o this_o question_n be_v not_o now_o of_o much_o moment_n for_o that_o the_o hour_n or_o time_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n when_o they_o 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use_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n this_o be_v the_o usual_a buckler_n to_o repel_v whatsoever_o may_v be_v say_v in_o that_o kind_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v much_o more_o spiritual_a then_o that_o of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v only_o spiritual_a and_o no_o external_a worship_n require_v therein_o as_o the_o text_n according_a to_o some_o man_n sense_n and_o allegation_n thereof_o will_v imply_v be_v repugnant_a not_o only_o to_o the_o practice_n and_o experience_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o all_o age_n but_o also_o to_o the_o express_a ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n itself_o for_o what_o be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v they_o not_o rite_n wherein_o and_o wherewith_o god_n be_v serve_v and_o worship_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n alone_o will_v confute_v this_o gloss_n for_o be_v not_o the_o commemoration_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n death_n upon_o the_o cross_n unto_o his_o father_n in_o the_o symbol_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n a_o external_a worship_n and_o yet_o with_o this_o rite_n have_v the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n use_v to_o make_v her_o solemn_a address_n of_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n unto_o the_o divine_a majesty_n as_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v by_o sacrifice_n when_o i_o say_v in_o all_o age_n i_o include_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n for_o so_o much_o saint_n luke_n testify_v of_o that_o first_o christian_a society_n act_v 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o continue_v in_o break_v of_o bread_n and_o in_o prayer_n as_o for_o bodily_a expression_n by_o gesture_n and_o posture_n as_o stand_v kneeling_z bowing_z and_o the_o like_a our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o lift_v up_o his_o sacred_a eye_n to_o heaven_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o lazarus_n fall_v on_o his_o face_n when_o he_o pray_v in_o his_o agony_n saint_n paul_n as_o himself_o say_v bow_v his_o knee_n to_o the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n he_o and_o saint_n peter_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o believer_n do_v the_o like_v more_o than_o once_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n what_o be_v imposition_n of_o hand_n but_o a_o external_a gesture_n in_o a_o act_n of_o invocation_n for_o confer_v a_o blessing_n and_o that_o perhaps_o sometime_o without_o any_o vocal_a expression_n join_v therewith_o beside_o i_o can_v conceive_v any_o reason_n why_o in_o this_o point_n of_o evangelicall_a worship_n gesture_n shall_v be_v more_o scruple_v at_o than_o voice_n be_v not_o confess_v praise_v pray_v and_o glorify_v god_n by_o voice_n a_o external_a and_o bodily_a worship_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o gesture_n why_o shall_v then_o the_o one_o derogate_v from_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o father_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n and_o not_o the_o other_o to_o conclude_v there_o be_v never_o any_o society_n of_o man_n in_o the_o world_n that_o worship_v the_o father_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o this_o interpretation_n will_v imply_v and_o therefore_o can_v this_o be_v our_o saviour_n meaning_n but_o some_o other_o let_v we_o see_v if_o we_o can_v find_v out_o what_o it_o be_v there_o may_v be_v two_o sense_n give_v of_o these_o word_n both_o of_o they_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o the_o analogy_n of_o scripture_n let_v we_o take_v our_o choice_n the_o one_o be_v that_o to_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n be_v to_o worship_v he_o not_o with_o type_n and_o shadow_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o according_a to_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o thing_n exhibit_v in_o christ_n according_a to_o that_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o moses_n but_o grace_n and_o truth_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ._n whence_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v elsewhere_o by_o our_o saviour_n in_o this_o evangelist_n term_v truth_n as_o cap._n 17._o ver_fw-la 17._o and_o the_o doctrine_n thereof_o by_o saint_n paul_n the_o word_n of_o truth_n see_v ephes._n cap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 13._o rom._n 15._o ver_fw-la 8._o the_o time_n therefore_o be_v now_o at_o hand_n say_v our_o saviour_n when_o the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v worship_v the_o father_n no_o long_o with_o bloody_a sacrifice_n and_o the_o rite_n and_o ordinance_n depend_v thereon_o but_o in_o and_o according_a to_o the_o verity_n of_o that_o which_o these_o ordinance_n figure_v for_o all_o these_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n in_o who_o be_v now_o exhibit_v the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v henceforth_o worship_v the_o father_n this_o sense_n have_v good_a warrant_n from_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o samaritan_n to_o which_o our_o saviour_n here_o make_v answer_v which_o be_v not_o about_o worship_n in_o general_a but_o about_o the_o kind_n
say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n ibid._n oportet_fw-la nos_fw-la oblationem_fw-la deo_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la gratos_fw-la inveniri_fw-la fabricatori_fw-la deo_fw-la primitias_fw-la earum_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ejus_fw-la creaturarum_fw-la offerentes_fw-la &_o hanc_fw-la oblationem_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sola_fw-la puram_fw-la offer_v fabricatori_fw-la offerens_fw-la ei_fw-la cum_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la actione_n ex_fw-la creatura_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o the_o same_o place_n offerimus_fw-la autem_fw-la ei_fw-la non_fw-la quasi_fw-la indigenti_fw-la sed_fw-la gratias_fw-la agentes_fw-la dominationi_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o sanctificantes_fw-la creaturam_fw-la he_o allude_v again_o to_o that_o in_o this_o chapter_n of_o malachi_n si_fw-mi dominus_fw-la sum_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la timor_fw-la meus_fw-la o_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la qui_fw-la offertis_fw-la super_fw-la altar_n meum_fw-la panem_fw-la pollutum_fw-la my_o next_o witness_n shall_v be_v justin_n martyr_n in_o time_n elder_a than_o irenaeus_n he_o in_o his_o dialogue_n with_o tryphon_n the_o place_n defore_o allege_v tell_v the_o jew_n that_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christian_n be_v supplication_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_o have_v vero_fw-la solas_fw-la say_v he_o facere_fw-la christiani_n traditione_n acceperunt_fw-la in_o commemoratione_n alimoniae_fw-la suae_fw-la aridae_fw-la juxta_fw-la &_o liquidae_fw-la in_o that_o thankful_a remembrance_n of_o their_o food_n both_o dry_a and_o liquid_a in_o qua_fw-la &_o passionis_fw-la quam_fw-la pertulit_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la ipsum_fw-la dei_fw-la filius_fw-la memoria_fw-la celebratur_fw-la here_o be_v a_o twofold_a commemoration_n witness_v to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o eucharist_n the_o first_o as_o he_o speak_v of_o our_o food_n dry_a and_o liquid_a that_o be_v of_o our_o meat_n and_o drink_n by_o agnize_a god_n and_o record_v he_o the_o creator_n and_o giver_n thereof_o the_o second_o of_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o food_n and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o dialogue_n panem_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la in_o commemorationem_fw-la passionis_fw-la suae_fw-la christus_fw-la fieri_fw-la tradidit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la simùl_fw-la gratias_fw-la ageremus_fw-la deo_fw-la cum_fw-la ob_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la mundum_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la creaturis_fw-la hominis_fw-la gratia_fw-la condiderit_fw-la tum_fw-la etiam_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la fuimus_fw-la miseria_fw-la nos_fw-la liberarit_fw-la principatusque_fw-la ac_fw-la potestates_fw-la perfectâ_fw-la dissolutione_n dissolverit_fw-la per_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o voluntate_fw-la ejus_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la patibilis_fw-la to_o which_o he_o immediate_o subjoin_v the_o text_n and_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o eucharist_n thus_o justin_n martyr_n my_o three_o witness_n be_v origen_n in_o his_o viii_o book_n contra_n cels._n celsus_n say_v he_o think_v it_o seemly_o we_o shall_v be_v thankful_a to_o daemon_n and_o to_o offer_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o we_o think_v he_o to_o live_v most_o comely_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o remember_v who_o be_v the_o creator_n unto_o who_o we_o christian_n be_v careful_a not_o to_o be_v unthankful_a with_o who_o benefit_n we_o be_v fill_v and_o who_o creature_n we_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v and_o we_o have_v also_o a_o symbol_n of_o our_o thanksgiving_n unto_o god_n the_o bread_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o note_n that_o the_o eucharistical_a bread_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o symbol_n not_o only_o of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n but_o a_o symbol_n of_o that_o thanksgiving_n which_o we_o render_v to_o the_o creator_n through_o he_o again_o in_o the_o same_o book_n where_o celsus_n likewise_o will_v have_v mankind_n thankful_a unto_o daemon_n as_o those_o to_o who_o the_o charge_n of_o thing_n here_o upon_o earth_n be_v commit_v and_o to_o offer_v unto_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d primitias_fw-la &_o supplicationes_fw-la origen_n thus_o take_v he_o up_o celsus_n deum_fw-la nesciens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d persolvat_fw-la daemonibus_fw-la nos_fw-la mundi_fw-la creatori_fw-la placere_fw-la student_n or_o gratum_fw-la facientes_fw-la gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pane_n cum_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la actione_n &_o precibus_fw-la pro_fw-la datis_fw-la oblatos_fw-la comedimus_fw-la corpus_fw-la sanctum_fw-la quoddam_fw-la per_fw-la precationem_fw-la factos_fw-la mark_v here_o bread_n offer_v unto_o god_n with_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n pro_fw-la datis_fw-la for_o that_o he_o have_v give_v we_o and_o then_o by_o prayer_n make_v a_o holy_a body_n and_o so_o eat_v thus_o much_o out_o of_o father_n all_o of_o they_o within_o less_o than_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n after_o christ_n and_o less_o than_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o after_o the_o death_n of_o saint_n john_n the_o same_o appear_v in_o the_o form_n of_o the_o ancient_a balsamon_n liturgy_n as_o in_o that_o of_o clemens_n where_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n assemble_v speak_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d offerimus_fw-la tibi_fw-la regi_fw-la &_o deo_fw-la secundum_fw-la ejus_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la christi_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hunc_fw-la panem_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la poculum_fw-la gratias_fw-la tibi_fw-la agentes_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la nos_fw-la he_o speak_v of_o the_o whole_a church_n dignos_fw-la fecisti_fw-la astistere_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la tuo_fw-la &_o fungi_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la tibi_fw-la rogamusque_fw-la te_fw-la ut_fw-la benignè_fw-la aspicere_fw-la digneris_fw-la super_fw-la haec_fw-la dona_fw-la proposita_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la tuo_fw-la tu_fw-la qui_fw-la nullo_n indiges_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o complaceas_fw-la tibi_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la in_fw-la honorem_fw-la christi_fw-la tui_fw-la etc._n etc._n again_o pro_fw-la dono_fw-la oblato_fw-la domino_fw-la deo_fw-la oremus_fw-la ut_fw-la bone_fw-la deus_fw-la suscipiat_fw-la illud_fw-la per_fw-la intercessionem_fw-la christi_fw-la svi_fw-la in_o coeleste_fw-la altar_n suum_fw-la in_o odorem_fw-la suavitatis_fw-la yea_o in_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o communicaverit_fw-la roman_a church_n though_o the_o rite_n be_v not_o use_v yet_o the_o word_n remain_v still_o as_o when_o the_o priest_n long_o before_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n pray_v te_fw-la clementissime_fw-la pater_fw-la per_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la supplices_fw-la rogamus_fw-la ut_fw-la accepta_fw-la habeas_fw-la &_o benedicas_fw-la haec_fw-la dona_fw-la haecmunera_fw-la and_o other_o like_a passage_n which_o now_o they_o wrest_v to_o a_o new_a find_v oblation_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o the_o ancient_a church_n know_v not_o of_o but_o of_o all_o other_o this_o rite_n be_v most_o strong_o confirm_v by_o that_o wont_a of_o the_o ancient_a father_n to_o confute_v the_o heretic_n of_o those_o first_o time_n who_o hold_v the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v some_o inferior_a deity_n and_o not_o the_o father_n of_o christ_n out_o of_o the_o eucharist_n for_o say_v they_o unless_o the_o father_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n why_o be_v the_o creature_n offer_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o eucharist_n as_o if_o he_o be_v will_v he_o be_v agnize_v the_o author_n and_o lord_n of_o that_o he_o be_v not_o here_o ireneus_fw-la adversus_fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 34._o haereticorum_fw-la synagogae_fw-la say_v he_o non_fw-la offerunt_fw-la eucharisticam_fw-la oblationem_fw-la quam_fw-la dominus_fw-la offerri_fw-la docuit_fw-la alterum_fw-la enim_fw-la praeter_fw-la fabricatorem_fw-la dicentes_fw-la patrem_fw-la ideo_fw-la quae_fw-la secundum_fw-la nos_fw-la creaturae_fw-la sunt_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d the_o story_n whereupon_o these_o word_n depend_v be_v this_o joshuah_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n assemble_v all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n at_o shechem_n or_o sichem_n there_o to_o make_v a_o solemn_a covenant_n between_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n to_o have_v he_o alone_o for_o their_o god_n and_o to_o serve_v no_o other_o god_n beside_o he_o which_o they_o have_v solemn_o promise_v to_o do_v say_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n will_v we_o serve_v and_o his_o voice_n will_v we_o obey_v joshuah_n for_o a_o testimony_n and_o monument_n of_o this_o their_o stipulation_n erect_v in_o the_o place_n a_o great_a stone_n or_o pillar_n under_o a_o oak_n which_o be_v by_o or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o this_o oak_n or_o rather_o collective_o querceâ—um_o or_o oaken-holt_n of_o sichem_n be_v twice_o mention_v make_v elsewhere_o in_o scripture_n for_o this_o be_v the_o place_n where_o abraham_n first_o sit_v down_o and_o where_o 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certain_a thing_n we_o must_v inquire_v further_a what_o be_v mean_v by_o they_o and_o that_o in_o a_o twofold_a consideration_n first_o special_o and_o proper_o as_o they_o be_v name_n of_o certain_a thing_n belong_v in_o special_a unto_o the_o high_a priest_n then_o general_o as_o they_o be_v apply_v by_o moses_n unto_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o levi._n the_o first_o again_o shall_v be_v twofold_a what_o they_o be_v in_o the_o high_a priest_n personal_o or_o what_o they_o signify_v in_o he_o typical_o himself_o be_v also_o a_o type_n for_o the_o first_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o these_o thing_n as_o they_o belong_v unto_o the_o high_a priest_n personal_o be_v a_o matter_n full_a of_o controversy_n and_o therefore_o
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of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o full_o hereafter_o when_o i_o come_v to_o prove_v this_o i_o have_v say_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n section_n 2._o and_o this_o be_v that_o sacrifice_n which_o malachi_n foretell_v the_o gentile_n shall_v one_o day_n offer_v unto_o god_n in_o omni_fw-la loco_fw-la offeretur_fw-la incensum_fw-la nomini_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o mincha_fw-mi purum_fw-la quoniam_fw-la magnum_fw-la erit_fw-la nomen_fw-la meum_fw-la in_o gentibus_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la exercituum_fw-la which_o word_n i_o be_o now_o according_a to_o the_o order_n i_o propound_v to_o explicate_v and_o apply_v to_o my_o definition_n know_v therefore_o that_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o forego_n word_n upbraid_v the_o jew_n with_o despise_v and_o disesteem_v their_o god_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o offer_v unto_o he_o for_o sacrifice_n not_o the_o best_a but_o the_o lame_a the_o tear_v and_o the_o sick_a as_o though_o he_o have_v not_o be_v the_o great_a king_n creator_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o some_o petty_a god_n and_o of_o a_o inferior_a rank_n for_o who_o any_o thing_n be_v good_a enough_o if_o i_o be_v a_o father_n where_o be_v my_o honour_n if_o i_o be_v dominus_fw-la where_o be_v my_o fear_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n unto_o you_o o_o priest_n that_o despise_v my_o name_n and_o you_o say_v wherein_o have_v we_o despise_v it_o you_o offer_v pollute_v bread_n upon_o my_o altar_n and_o you_o say_v wherein_o have_v we_o pollute_v thou_o in_o that_o you_o say_v the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v contemptible_a or_o not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v regard_v that_o be_v you_o think_v so_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o baseness_n of_o your_o offering_n for_o the_o present_a show_n what_o esteem_v the_o giver_n have_v of_o he_o he_o honour_v therewith_o but_o you_o offer_v that_o to_o i_o which_o you_o will_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o offer_v to_o your_o prorex_fw-la or_o governor_n under_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n which_o show_v you_o have_v but_o a_o mean_a esteem_n of_o i_o in_o your_o heart_n and_o that_o you_o believe_v not_o i_o be_o he_o that_o i_o be_o because_o you_o see_v i_o acknowledge_v of_o no_o other_o nation_n but_o you_o and_o that_o you_o have_v be_v subdue_v by_o the_o gentile_n and_o bring_v into_o this_o miserable_a and_o despicable_a condition_n wherein_o you_o now_o be_v you_o imagine_v i_o to_o be_v some_o topical_a god_n and_o as_o of_o small_a jurisdiction_n so_o of_o little_a power_n but_o know_v that_o howsoever_o i_o now_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o the_o lord_n of_o a_o poor_a nation_n yet_o the_o day_n be_v come_v when_o from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o same_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v great_a among_o the_o gentile_n and_o in_o every_o place_n incense_n shall_v be_v offer_v to_o my_o name_n and_o a_o pure_a offering_n for_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v great_a among_o the_o heathen_a say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n it_o follow_v though_o you_o have_v profane_v it_o in_o that_o you_o say_v the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v contemptible_a whereas_o i_o be_o a_o great_a king_n and_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v dreadful_a among_o the_o heathen_a this_o be_v the_o dependence_n and_o coherence_n of_o the_o word_n now_o to_o apply_v they_o incense_n as_o the_o scripture_n itself_o tell_v note_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n it_o be_v also_o that_o wherewith_o the_o remembrance_n be_v make_v in_o the_o sacrifice_n or_o god_n put_v in_o mind_n mincha_fw-mi which_o we_o turn_v munus_fw-la be_v oblatio_fw-la farrea_fw-la a_o offer_v make_v of_o meal_n or_o flower_n bake_v or_o fry_v or_o dry_v or_o parch_a corn_n we_o in_o our_o english_a when_o we_o make_v distinction_n call_v it_o a_o meat-offering_a but_o may_v call_v it_o a_o bread-offering_a of_o which_o the_o libamen_fw-la or_o the_o drink-offering_a be_v a_o indivisible_a concomitant_a both_o be_v employ_v under_o the_o name_n mincha_fw-mi where_o it_o alone_o be_v name_v the_o application_n than_o be_v easy_a incense_v here_o note_v the_o rational_a part_n of_o our_o christian_a sacrifice_n which_o be_v prayer_n thanksgiving_n and_o commemoration_n mincha_fw-mi the_o material_a part_n thereof_o which_o be_v oblatio_fw-la farrea_fw-la or_o a_o present_a of_o bread_n and_o wine_n but_o this_o mincha_fw-mi be_v characterise_v in_o the_o text_n with_o a_o attribute_v not_o to_o be_v overpast_v mincha_fw-mi purum_fw-la in_fw-la omni_fw-la loco_fw-la offeretur_fw-la incensum_fw-la nomini_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o mincha_fw-mi purum_fw-la the_o meat-offering_a which_o the_o gentile_n shall_v one_o day_n present_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n with_o shall_v be_v munus_fw-la purum_fw-la or_o as_o the_o septuagint_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o learn_v if_o we_o can_v what_o this_o purity_n be_v and_o wherein_o it_o consist_v or_o in_o what_o respect_n the_o gentile_n oblation_n be_v so_o style_v some_o of_o the_o father_n take_v this_o pure_a offering_n to_o be_v a_o offering_n that_o be_v pure_o or_o spiritual_o offer_v the_o old_a sacrifice_n both_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v offer_v modo_fw-la corporali_fw-la by_o slaughter_n fire_n and_o incense_v but_o this_o of_o christian_n shall_v be_v offer_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o justin_n martyr_n express_v it_o whence_o it_o be_v usual_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o reasonable_a and_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n namely_o of_o the_o 12._o manner_n of_o offer_v it_o not_o that_o there_o be_v no_o material_a thing_n use_v therein_o as_o some_o mistake_n for_o we_o know_v there_o be_v bread_n and_o wine_n but_o because_o it_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n immaterial_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o which_o the_o father_n in_o the_o first_o council_n of_o nice_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v sacrifice_v without_o sacrifice_a rite_n this_o sense_n of_o pure_a sacrifice_n be_v follow_v by_o tertullian_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o his_o word_n ad_fw-la scapulam_fw-la where_o speak_v of_o the_o christian_a liturgy_n sacrificamus_fw-la say_v he_o pro_fw-la imperatore_n sed_fw-la quomodo_fw-la praecepit_fw-la deus_fw-la pura_fw-la prece_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la eget_fw-la deus_fw-la conditor_fw-la vniversitatis_fw-la odoris_fw-la aut_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la alicujus_fw-la also_o in_o his_o three_o book_n against_o martion_n cap._n 22._o in_o omni_fw-la loco_fw-la offertur_fw-la incensum_fw-la nomini_fw-la meo_fw-la &_o sacrificium_fw-la mundum_fw-la that_o be_v say_v he_o gloriae_fw-la relatio_fw-la benedictio_fw-la &_o hymni_fw-la which_o he_o present_o call_v munditias_fw-la sacrificiorum_fw-la the_o same_o way_n go_v some_o other_o but_o this_o sense_n though_o it_o fit_o serve_v to_o difference_n our_o christian_a sacrifice_n from_o the_o old_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n and_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v most_o true_a yet_o i_o can_v see_v how_o it_o can_v agree_v with_o the_o context_n of_o our_o prophet_n where_o the_o word_n incense_n though_o i_o confess_v mystical_o understand_v be_v express_v together_o with_o munus_fw-la purum_fw-la for_o it_o will_v make_v the_o literal_a sense_n of_o our_o prophet_n to_o be_v this_o in_o every_o place_n incense_n be_v offer_v to_o my_o name_n and_o a_o offering_n without_o incense_n and_o yet_o this_o will_v be_v the_o literal_a meaning_n if_o pure_a here_o signify_v without_o incense_n let_v we_o hear_v therefore_o a_o second_o interpretation_n of_o this_o purity_n of_o the_o christian_a mincha_fw-mi more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o dependence_n of_o the_o word_n and_o that_o be_v a_o conscientia_fw-la offerentis_fw-la from_o the_o disposition_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o offerer_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n tit._n 1._o 15._o to_o the_o pure_a all_o thing_n be_v pure_a but_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v defile_v and_o unbelieved_a be_v nothing_o pure_a but_o even_o their_o mind_n and_o conscience_n be_v defile_v they_o 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