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boldness_n now_o may_v we_o renew_v our_o request_n to_o he_o and_o importunate_o plead_v with_o he_o for_o a_o supply_n of_o all_o our_o want_n we_o may_v put_v up_o strong_a cry_n now_o that_o we_o conceive_v he_o be_v in_o we_o and_o entreat_v he_o since_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n to_o be_v so_o familiar_a with_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v fill_v with_o all_o the_o fullness_n of_o god_n o_o my_o lord_n may_z a_o soul_n say_v if_o thou_o love_v i_o so_o much_o fulfil_v in_o i_o all_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o thy_o goodness_n 1.11_o 2_o thes_n 1.11_o and_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n
the_o blood_n he_o sprinkle_v on_o the_o altar_n which_o represent_v god_n and_o the_o other_o half_o he_o sprinkle_v on_o the_o people_n ver_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8._o as_o a_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o they_o but_o for_o complete_n of_o the_o compact_a the_o chief_a of_o the_o people_n go_v up_o near_o to_o god_n and_o see_v that_o bright_a appearance_n and_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v ver_fw-la 11._o which_o sure_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o their_o feast_n upon_o the_o peace-offering_n which_o have_v be_v sacrifice_v unto_o god_n whereby_o they_o profess_v to_o own_o that_o covenant_n he_o have_v give_v to_o they_o not_o long_o after_o this_o people_n make_v to_o themselves_o other_o god_n and_o offer_v not_o only_a burnt-offering_n but_o also_o peace-offering_n to_o they_o exod._n 32.6_o and_o then_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o driuk_n and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v i._n e._n to_o be_v wanton_a and_o commit_v uncleanness_n with_o each_o other_o now_o that_o this_o be_v a_o associate_a of_o themselves_o with_o the_o egyptian_a god_n we_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o apostle_n who_o recite_v of_o this_o passage_n and_o speak_v of_o their_o idolatry_n make_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o their_o sacrifice_v to_o these_o new_a god_n but_o only_o of_o this_o eat_n etc._n etc._n which_o do_v conclude_v the_o ceremony_n as_o if_o the_o idolatry_n do_v formal_o consist_v in_o this_o and_o that_o hereby_o they_o do_v devote_v themselves_o to_o that_o strange_a worship_n neither_o be_v you_o idolator_n say_v he_o 1_o cor._n 10.8_o as_o be_v some_o of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o people_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o rise_v up_o to_o play_v by_o which_o word_n you_o may_v see_v the_o apostle_n make_v account_v that_o this_o eat_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v a_o renounce_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o their_o god_n and_o join_v of_o themselves_o to_o idol_n now_o because_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n as_o it_o seem_v of_o some_o 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