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that_o end_n 2._o the_o leper_n must_v wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o himself_o and_o shave_v his_o hair_n and_o then_o come_v into_o the_o camp_n but_o not_o yet_o into_o his_o tent._n vers_fw-la 8._o the_o like_a ceremony_n be_v require_v in_o other_o cleansing_n as_o at_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o levite_n numb_a 8.7_o they_o be_v to_o cause_v a_o razor_n to_o pass_v over_o all_o their_o flesh_n and_o deut._n 21.12_o of_o the_o captive_a woman_n it_o be_v say_v she_o shall_v shave_v her_o head_n and_o pare_v her_o nail_n some_o allegorise_v this_o in_o a_o plain_a and_o a_o good_a way_n thus_o that_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o cast_v away_o all_o remainder_n of_o malice_n and_o filthiness_n james_n 1.21_o those_o excrescency_n and_o superfluity_n of_o sinful_a corruption_n it_o shadow_n out_o and_o teach_v the_o work_n of_o mortification_n or_o pare_n away_o of_o sinful_a superfluity_n of_o lust_n and_o corruption_n as_o fast_o as_o they_o grow_v which_o we_o can_v be_v quite_o 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be_v holy_a 5._o this_o holy_a oil_n may_v not_o be_v put_v to_o any_o common_a use_n upon_o man_n flesh_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v pour_v exod._n 30.31_o 32._o which_o plain_o intimate_v thus_o much_o that_o carnal_a and_o unregenerate_a man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n that_o there_o be_v some_o who_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n viz._n all_o carnal_a man_n judas_n 19_o joh._n 14.17_o rom._n 8.1_o 6_o 9_o 1_o cor._n 2.14_o 6._o nor_o may_v any_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o it_o exod._n 30.33_o man_n be_v not_o to_o imitate_v and_o counterfeit_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n or_o the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n it_o be_v the_o brand_n set_v upon_o jeroboam_n that_o he_o devise_v a_o day_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n like_v unto_o the_o feast_n which_o be_v in_o judah_n 1_o king_n 12.32_o 4._o the_o four_o and_o last_o part_n of_o their_o consecration_n be_v by_o sacrifice_v and_o sanctify_v they_o by_o the_o blood_n thereof_o exod._n 29.10_o etc._n etc._n leu._n 8.14_o etc._n etc._n 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perfect_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v though_o he_o be_v a_o son_n yet_o have_v learned_a obedience_n by_o the_o thing_n he_o suffer_v and_o so_o be_v consecrate_v he_o become_v the_o author_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n to_o all_o they_o that_o obey_v he_o he_o can_v not_o become_v such_o a_o author_n till_o consecrate_v by_o his_o suffering_n or_o make_v perfect_a christ_n must_v first_o die_v and_o so_o put_v away_o sin_n before_o he_o can_v appear_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n for_o we_o which_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o priestly_a office_n christum_fw-la oportuit_fw-la cruse_n inaugurari_fw-la in_o suum_fw-la primatum_fw-la calvin_n in_o heb._n 2.10_o vid._n calv._n in_o exod._n 29.16_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n before_o but_o he_o be_v not_o a_o priest_n in_o glory_n till_o consecrate_v thereunto_o by_o his_o own_o blood_n 3._o some_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o gospel-ministry_n thus_o that_o the_o 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