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levit._n 12._o 8._o and_o chap._n 15._o 13_o 28_o signify_v that_o a_o party_n justify_v by_o christ_n blood_n and_o exercise_v true_a repentance_n and_o the_o study_n of_o holiness_n and_o new_a life_n be_v bring_v in_o again_o into_o the_o right_n and_o fellowship_n of_o god_n and_o his_o people_n whatsoever_o his_o uncleanness_n former_o have_v be_v and_o thus_o have_v the_o legal_a cleanse_n of_o this_o person_n bring_v we_o to_o the_o evangelicall_n in_o jesus_n christ._n i._o sundry_a ground_n of_o consolation_n to_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n godly_a 1_o as_o christ_n seem_v clean_o divide_v and_o sunder_v from_o his_o father_n and_o from_o his_o church_n but_o be_v not_o so_o his_o member_n often_o seem_v quite_o sunder_v from_o god_n and_o all_o comfort_n but_o be_v not_o 2._o cor._n 4._o 8._o and_o chap._n 6._o 9_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v in_o such_o a_o straight_a as_o david_n be_v when_o thus_o he_o break_v forth_o to_o jonathan_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v 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christ_n keep_v his_o headship_n and_o death_n can_v sever_v he_o quite_o so_o the_o member_n may_v be_v pinch_v yet_o not_o quite_o off_o but_o abide_v member_n still_o 2._o as_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n watch_v his_o own_o son_n that_o though_o he_o be_v in_o wicked_a hand_n that_o want_v no_o will_n yet_o they_o be_v keep_v from_o break_v one_o bone_n of_o he_o so_o do_v the_o same_o providence_n watch_v over_o his_o member_n that_o howsoever_o the_o wicked_a of_o the_o world_n pinch_n and_o press_v they_o 20._o yet_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o they_o he_o keep_v all_o their_o
true_a inward_a circumcision_n phil._n 3._o 3_o the_o motive_n be_v circumcision_n 1._o all_o outward_a service_n and_o ceremony_n without_o this_o be_v reject_v as_o preach_v hear_v pray_v fast_a weep_a all_o thy_o service_n and_o labour_n be_v lose_v if_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n thy_o mind_n be_v not_o renew_v and_o faith_n and_o conversion_n wrought_v in_o thy_o heart_n for_o as_o the_o jew_n be_v circumcise_v be_v challenge_v to_o be_v uncircumcised_a though_o they_o have_v the_o foreskinne_n of_o the_o flesh_n cut_v off_o and_o have_v the_o circumcision_n make_v with_o hand_n and_o be_v so_o far_o unworthy_a of_o abrahamsâ—eede_n â—eede_z as_o that_o they_o be_v call_v witch_n child_n seed_n of_o the_o whore_n isai._n 57_o 3._o and_o act._n 7._o 51_o so_o be_v thou_o not_o circumcise_v which_o art_n only_o outward_o rom._n 2._o 28._o a_o jew_n without_o or_o outward_a be_v as_o good_a a_o worshipper_n as_o thou_o 2._o if_o we_o can_v say_v true_o that_o now_o not_o the_o 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