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jerusalem_n and_o tender_v in_o these_o follow_a word_n viz._n i_o have_v bring_v away_o the_o hallow_a thing_n out_o of_o my_o house_n and_o also_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o the_o levite_n and_o unto_o the_o stranger_n to_o the_o fatherless_a and_o to_o the_o widow_n according_a to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n which_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o i_o have_v not_o transgress_v thy_o commandment_n neither_o have_v i_o forget_v they_o i_o have_v not_o eat_v thereof_o in_o my_o journey_v neither_o have_v i_o take_v away_o ought_v thereof_o for_o any_o unclean_a use_n nor_o give_v aught_o thereof_o for_o the_o dead_a but_o i_o have_v bearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o have_v do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o look_v down_o from_o thy_o holy_a habitation_n from_o heaven_n and_o bless_v thy_o people_n israel_n and_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v we_o as_o thou_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n a_o land_n that_o flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n of_o this_o see_v deut._n 26._o from_o the_o 1_o verse_n to_o the_o 16._o lead_v by_o these_o precedent_n and_o guide_v by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o church_n in_o the_o succeed_a time_n prescribe_v a_o set_a form_n to_o be_v use_v in_o burn_v their_o leaven_n which_o after_o they_o have_v search_v for_o with_o such_o care_n and_o diligence_n that_o a_o mousehole_n be_v not_o leave_v unransack_v they_o throw_v it_o in_o the_o fire_n with_o this_o solemn_a form_n of_o execration_n viz._n let_v all_o that_o leaven_n or_o whatsoever_o leaven_a thing_n be_v in_o my_o power_n whether_o it_o be_v see_v of_o i_o or_o not_o see_v whether_o cleanse_v by_o i_o or_o not_o cleanse_v let_v all_o that_o be_v scatter_v destroy_v and_o account_v of_o as_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n a_o prescribe_a form_n they_o also_o have_v in_o a_o constant_a practice_n for_o the_o confession_n of_o their_o sin_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n the_o ground_n thereof_o they_o take_v indeed_o from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n where_o the_o lord_n god_n command_v say_v and_o aaron_n shall_v lay_v both_o his_o hand_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o live_a goat_n and_o confess_v over_o he_o all_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o all_o their_o transgression_n in_o all_o their_o sin_n put_v they_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o goat_n etc._n etc._n 16.21_o leu._n 16.21_o ask_v lyra_n what_o kind_n of_o confession_n be_v there_o mean_v and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v a_o general_a confession_n of_o the_o people_n sin_n make_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o priest_n for_o and_o in_o their_o name_n sicut_fw-la facimus_fw-la in_o confession_n in_o principio_fw-la missae_fw-la as_o we_o the_o priest_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o mass_n the_o learned_a morney_n come_v more_o home_n and_o inform_v we_o thus_o 18.21_o lyr._n in_o levit._fw-la cap._n 18.21_o confessio_fw-la olim_fw-la in_o sacrificio_fw-la solennis_fw-la ejus_fw-la praeterquam_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la vestigia_fw-la in_fw-la prophetis_fw-la formulam_fw-la habemus_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la libris_fw-la verba_fw-la tanquam_fw-la concepta_fw-la extant_a quae_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la pronunciare_fw-la solitus_fw-la of_o old_a they_o have_v a_o solemn_a or_o set_a manner_n of_o confession_n 5._o mornaeus_n de_fw-fr missal_n 1._o cap._n 5._o whereof_o beside_o those_o footstep_n of_o it_o which_o be_v remain_v in_o the_o law_n the_o form_n be_v extant_a in_o the_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o jewish_a liturgy_n the_o express_a word_n be_v to_o be_v see_v which_o be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o priest_n now_o if_o we_o ask_v of_o paulus_n phagius_n than_o who_o none_o more_o acquaint_v with_o the_o jewish_a liturgy_n what_o the_o precise_a form_n be_v which_o the_o priest_n do_v use_v he_o will_v thus_o inform_v we_o forma_fw-la confessionis_fw-la qua_fw-la tum_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la summus_fw-la pontifex_fw-la secundum_fw-la hebraeorum_n relationem_fw-la haec_fw-la fuit_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o form_n say_v he_o use_v then_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n in_o confess_v the_o people_n sin_n as_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n have_v record_v be_v as_o follow_v levit._n p._n phagius_n in_o chaldaea_n paraphr_n in_o cap._n 16._o levit._n o_o lord_n thy_o people_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n have_v sin_v they_o have_v do_v wicked_o they_o have_v grievous_o transgress_v before_o thou_o o_o lord_n make_v atonement_n now_o for_o the_o sin_n and_o for_o the_o iniquity_n and_o for_o the_o trespass_n that_o thy_o people_n the_o house_n of_o israel_n have_v sin_v and_o unrighteous_o do_v and_o trespass_v before_o thou_o as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n thy_o servant_n that_o in_o this_o day_n he_o shall_v make_v atonement_n for_o you_o this_o for_o the_o people_n on_o the_o scape-goat_n and_o there_o be_v two_o other_o confession_n make_v by_o the_o priest_n also_o as_o the_o rabbin_n testify_v one_o for_o himself_o levit._n maymoni_fw-la apud_fw-la aynsw_n in_o cap._n 16._o levit._n the_o other_o for_o himself_o with_o the_o other_o priest_n both_o on_o the_o bullock_n of_o the_o sin-offering_a mention_v v._n 6._o each_o of_o which_o also_o have_v their_o certain_a and_o prescribe_a form_n for_o when_o he_o offer_v the_o bullock_n for_o a_o sin-offering_a for_o himself_o he_o say_v o_o lord_n i_o have_v sin_v and_o do_v wicked_o and_o have_v grievous_o transgress_v i_o beseech_v thou_o now_o o_o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o those_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n and_o grievous_a transgression_n wherein_o i_o have_v sin_v citato_fw-la p._n phagius_n loco_fw-la supr_fw-la citato_fw-la do_v wicked_o and_o transgress_v against_o thou_o and_o when_o he_o offer_v for_o himself_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o priest_n than_o he_o use_v these_o word_n say_v
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of_o god_n who_o in_o some_o case_n so_o prescribe_v it_o or_o from_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n guide_v the_o counsel_n of_o his_o church_n as_o before_o be_v note_v so_o by_o the_o law_n and_o light_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o way_n whereby_o he_o please_v to_o manifest_v himself_o and_o make_v know_v his_o will_n unto_o the_o gentile_n they_o also_o be_v direct_v to_o set_v form_n of_o worship_n though_o otherwise_o mistake_v utter_o in_o the_o object_n of_o it_o for_o be_v teach_v by_o nature_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n one_o universal_a supreme_a power_n that_o dispose_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v serve_v and_o worship_v by_o they_o even_o with_o the_o best_a of_o their_o devotion_n it_o be_v not_o long_o before_o they_o have_v agree_v on_o set_v time_n and_o place_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o that_o worship_n as_o also_o of_o some_o special_a minister_n by_o who_o to_o tender_v some_o solemn_a form_n of_o word_n in_o which_o to_o 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either_o of_o a_o lazy_a zeal_n or_o popish_a ignorance_n but_o first_o before_o we_o do_v proceed_v in_o this_o search_n of_o liturgy_n we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o word_n and_o explain_v the_o same_o lest_o be_v mistake_v in_o the_o ground_n the_o building_n prove_v unsure_a and_o faulty_a and_o here_o for_o the_o quid_fw-la nominis_fw-la suidas_n derive_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lexico_fw-la suidas_n in_o lexico_fw-la which_o signify_v public_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o work_n or_o office_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o old_a grammarian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o doubtless_o be_v the_o true_a and_o proper_a etymology_n the_o old_a word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o we_o find_v in_o stephanus_n grae._n stephanus_n in_o thesauro_fw-la linguae_fw-la grae._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d q._n d._n opus_fw-la publicum_fw-la faciens_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d opus_fw-la aliquod_fw-la publicum_fw-la facere_fw-la and_o short_o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o ejusdem_fw-la significationis_fw-la for_o the_o quid_fw-la rei_fw-la next_z it_o signify_v as_o we_o see_v by_o the_o etymology_n ministerium_fw-la vel_fw-la munus_fw-la publicum_fw-la a_o public_a charge_n or_o ministry_n in_o what_o kind_n soever_o whether_o it_o be_v sacred_a or_o profane_a and_o be_v so_o use_v in_o classic_a and_o approve_a author_n isocrates_n in_o some_o of_o his_o oration_n orat_fw-la isocrat_n orat_fw-la use_v the_o word_n pro_fw-la magistratuum_fw-la functione_n for_o the_o power_n and_o office_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n 6._o rom._n 13_o 6._o so_o also_o do_v s._n paul_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n attend_v continual_o upon_o this_o very_a thing_n sometime_o it_o signify_v the_o do_v or_o offer_v a_o man_n service_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o arist_n politic._n l._n 4._o in_o the_o great_a philosopher_n in_o which_o regard_n such_o wealthy_a citizen_n as_o be_v able_a to_o supply_v the_o public_a want_n from_o their_o private_a coffer_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o serve_v the_o commonwealth_n with_o their_o proper_a good_n 16.27_o rom._n 16.27_o and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v also_o by_o the_o great_a apostle_n for_o if_o say_v he_o the_o gentile_n have_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o their_o spiritual_a thing_n their_o duty_n also_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o minister_v unto_o they_o in_o carnal_a thing_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o word_n be_v take_v several_a time_n in_o the_o epistle_n unto_o the_o philippian_n rom._n polyn._n ib_o hist_o rom._n viz._n cap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 25._o &_o vers_fw-la 30._o i_o may_v here_o add_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o polybius_n for_o munifex_fw-la in_o castris_fw-la or_o a_o engineer_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o same_o author_n pro_fw-la ministerio_fw-la castrensi_fw-la for_o a_o charge_n or_o office_n in_o the_o camp_n and_o that_o in_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n the_o word_n be_v use_v to_o signify_v those_o business_n and_o employment_n which_o attend_v on_o marriage_n where_o he_o inform_v we_o that_o the_o marry_a state_n have_v several_a duty_n 5._o clemens_n alexan._n stromat_n l._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereof_o a_o reckon_n or_o account_n must_v be_v make_v to_o god_n but_o these_o be_v the_o acception_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o civil_a sense_n and_o meaning_n only_o i_o shall_v pass_v they_o over_o as_o for_o the_o sacred_a sense_n or_o meaning_n of_o it_o we_o find_v in_o aristotle_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v those_o public_a office_n to_o be_v perform_v unto_o the_o god_n with_o expense_n and_o cost_n 7._o arist_n politic._n l._n 7._o from_o which_o acception_n of_o the_o 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