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to_o offer_v unto_o god_n a_o sacrifice_n of_o such_o value_n as_o may_v even_o in_o rigour_n of_o justice_n require_v pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n reconciliation_n with_o god_n the_o bestow_n of_o grace_n and_o favour_n as_o much_o as_o they_o shall_v need_v that_o so_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v deserve_v their_o pardon_n as_o they_o be_v lose_v by_o their_o own_o fault_n this_o be_v a_o invention_n of_o infinite_a wisdom_n but_o in_o all_o mankind_n yea_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o all_o create_a thing_n there_o be_v no_o possibility_n to_o offer_v such_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n against_o god_n conclude_v within_o itself_o demerit_n and_o malice_n in_o manner_n infinite_a it_o be_v
inward_o as_o meat_n be_v conjoin_v with_o the_o person_n that_o feed_v thereon_o so_o that_o we_o may_v now_o well_o conclude_v that_o the_o mass_n be_v a_o most_o perfect_a holocaust_n and_o that_o therein_o in_o high_a manner_n we_o acknowledge_v our_o creators_n most_o sovereign_a infinite_a majesty_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o divine_a excellencye_n and_o yield_v he_o the_o honour_n and_o worship_n that_o be_v his_o due_n that_o the_o mass_n be_v a_o most_o perfect_a sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_a chap._n viii_o as_o touch_v the_o second_o reason_n of_o sacrifice_v to_o wit_n thereby_o to_o give_v thanks_n unto_o god_n for_o his_o benefit_n do_v we_o it_o be_v apparent_a with_o what_o eminency_n thanks_n be_v give_v unto_o god_n by_o this_o our_o most_o holy_a sacrifice_n above_o all_o other_o that_o have_v be_v at_o any_o time_n offer_v in_o the_o world_n for_o in_o other_o sacrifice_n howsoever_o great_a and_o precious_a the_o oblation_n be_v yet_o man_n do_v not_o offer_v all_o that_o they_o have_v but_o only_o a_o small_a portion_n reserve_v the_o far_o great_a part_n for_o themselves_o as_o jacob_n say_v in_o his_o vow_n unto_o god_n i_o will_v offer_v thou_o the_o tithe_n or_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o what_o great_a thing_n be_v it_o that_o a_o man_n unto_o he_o that_o give_v all_o return_v back_o again_o the_o ten_o part_n thereof_o by_o way_n of_o gratitude_n retain_v nine_o part_n for_o himself_o wherefore_o this_o kind_n of_o gratitude_n be_v more_o esteem_v by_o the_o inward_a affection_n of_o thanksgiving_n in_o token_n whereof_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v they_o by_o the_o value_n and_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o gift_n but_o in_o our_o most_o divine_a sacrifice_n we_o offer_v a_o thing_n of_o far_o great_a price_n they_o be_v all_o that_o which_o he_o have_v give_v we_o because_o we_o offer_v he_o his_o very_a son_n who_o also_o he_o give_v we_o that_o we_o may_v offer_v he_o and_o by_o 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