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again_o put_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o bullock_n and_o make_v the_o confession_n and_o supplication_n beforementioned_a upon_o v._o 6._o and_o when_o he_o have_v do_v than_o he_o kill_v the_o bullock_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n for_o though_o all_o other_o sacrifice_n may_v be_v kill_v by_o any_o person_n yet_o the_o highpriest_n himself_o be_v bind_v to_o kill_v this_o as_o they_o say_v in_o the_o same_o place_n of_o the_o misna_n sect_n 3._o and_o have_v receive_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o bullock_n in_o a_o basin_n he_o deliver_v it_o to_o another_o priest_n to_o keep_v it_o in_o continual_a agitation_n till_o he_o have_v offer_v incense_n in_o the_o holy_a place_n that_o so_o it_o may_v not_o grow_v thick_a and_o be_v clot_v but_o be_v keep_v liquid_a and_o thin_a fit_a to_o be_v sprinkle_v before_o the_o mercy-seat_n ver._n 12._o verse_n 12_o and_o he_o shall_v take_v a_o censer_n full_a of_o burn_a coal_n of_o fire_n which_o he_o hold_v in_o his_o right_a hand_n 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you_o have_v to_o my_o majesty_n make_v you_o obedient_a to_o my_o law_n ver._n 4._o verse_n 4_o then_o will_v i_o give_v you_o rain_n in_o due_a season_n here_o follow_v the_o promise_v of_o all_o thing_n that_o man_n natural_o must_v desire_v for_o their_o happy_a live_n here_o in_o this_o world_n and_o first_o he_o assure_v they_o they_o shall_v have_v fruitful_a season_n which_o depend_v upon_o rain_n in_o due_a time_n five_o jerem._n 24._o for_o canaan_n be_v not_o a_o country_n like_o egypt_n which_o be_v water_v and_o make_v fertile_a by_o the_o overflow_a of_o their_o river_n but_o without_o rain_n be_v quite_o barren_a and_o the_o land_n shall_v yield_v her_o increase_n corn_n for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n and_o grass_n for_o the_o cattle_n and_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n shall_v yield_v their_o fruit._n which_o be_v very_o various_a every_o one_o know_v such_o as_o fig_n pomegranate_n date_n apple_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o promise_v they_o shall_v never_o want_v ver._n 5._o verse_n 5_o and_o your_o thresh_a shall_v reach_v unto_o the_o vintage_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o such_o plenty_n of_o corn_n that_o before_o they_o can_v have_v reap_v it_o all_o and_o thresh_v it_o out_o the_o vintage_n will_v be_v ready_a and_o call_v for_o their_o labour_n about_o it_o and_o before_o they_o can_v have_v press_v out_o their_o wine_n it_o will_v be_v time_n to_o sow_v again_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v they_o shall_v have_v such_o abundance_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v scarce_o time_n enough_o to_o receive_v and_o lay_v up_o one_o blessing_n before_o another_o come_v upon_o they_o and_o you_o shall_v eat_v your_o bread_n to_o the_o full_a have_v no_o want_n of_o any_o sort_n of_o provision_n which_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o bread_n but_o as_o much_o as_o you_o can_v desire_v which_o promise_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v a_o peculiar_a regard_n to_o the_o command_n late_o give_v xxv_o 4_o 11._o though_o there_o he_o 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and_o five_o of_o you_o shall_v chase_v a_o hundred_o and_o a_o hundred_o of_o you_o shall_v put_v ten_o thousand_o to_o flight_n that_o be_v a_o few_o shall_v be_v too_o hard_a for_o a_o great_a multitude_n as_o it_o prove_v in_o the_o conquest_n of_o canaan_n insomuch_o that_o joshua_n say_v xxiii_o 10._o one_o man_n of_o you_o shall_v chase_v a_o thousand_o which_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n who_o with_o three_o hundred_o man_n put_v to_o flight_n a_o vast_a army_n vii_o judg._n 22._o and_o your_o enemy_n shall_v fall_v before_o you_o by_o the_o sword_n which_o common_o make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n in_o their_o flight_n than_o be_v make_v in_o the_o battle_n ver._n 9_o verse_n 9_o for_o i_o will_v have_v respect_n unto_o you_o the_o reason_n of_o which_o great_a success_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o plenty_n before_o mention_v he_o will_v make_v they_o sensible_a be_v god_n great_a kindness_n and_o favour_n towards_o they_o as_o the_o reward_n of_o their_o obedience_n this_o joshua_n most_o thankful_o acknowledge_v xxiii_o 9_o and_o make_v you_o fruitful_a and_o multiply_v you_o make_v you_o a_o populous_a and_o consequent_o a_o powerful_a nation_n and_o establish_v my_o covenant_n with_o you_o keep_v it_o inviolable_o and_o most_o certain_o perform_v it_o see_v vi_o gen._n 18._o ver._n 10._o verse_n 10_o and_o you_o shall_v eat_v old_a store_n have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o old_a corn_n leave_v when_o the_o new_a be_v come_v in_o and_o bring_v forth_o the_o old_a because_o of_o the_o new_a have_v so_o much_o of_o it_o leave_v as_o to_o want_v room_n for_o it_o when_o the_o new_a be_v to_o be_v lay_v up_o ver._n 11._o verse_n 11_o and_o i_o will_v set_v my_o tabernacle_n among_o you_o this_o be_v the_o great_a promise_n of_o all_o that_o his_o tabernacle_n wherein_o he_o dwell_v among_o they_o shall_v remain_v and_o abide_v with_o they_o for_o it_o be_v set_v already_o among_o they_o but_o now_o he_o promise_v it_o shall_v be_v fix_v 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