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of_o their_o garment_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n be_v likewise_o prefigure_v in_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n exod._n 29._o 21._o thou_o shall_v also_o take_v of_o the_o blood_n that_o be_v on_o the_o altar_n and_o of_o the_o anoint_v oil_n and_o sprinkle_v it_o upon_o aaron_n and_o upon_o his_o garment_n and_o upon_o his_o son_n and_o upon_o the_o garment_n of_o his_o son_n with_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v hallow_v and_o his_o garment_n and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n garment_n with_o he_o this_o blood_n wherewith_o their_o garment_n be_v sprinkle_v be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o ram_n of_o the_o consecration_n who_o blood_n likewise_o moses_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 20_o the_o verse_n be_v command_v to_o take_v and_o put_v it_o
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to_o close_a with_o it_o and_o to_o receive_v the_o utmost_a force_n and_o power_n of_o it_o in_o every_o part_n not_o thus_o thorough_o to_o have_v taste_v it_o have_v be_v to_o eschew_v it_o or_o to_o have_v flee_v from_o it_o not_o to_o have_v conquer_v it_o but_o thus_o to_o abide_v the_o extremity_n of_o it_o to_o receive_v the_o full_a dint_n of_o all_o the_o blow_v that_o death_n and_o hell_n or_o all_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n can_v reach_v mortality_n and_o yet_o to_o put_v all_o off_o or_o rather_o to_o redouble_v their_o force_n upon_o themselves_o be_v true_o to_o subdue_v death_n and_o he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n this_o be_v our_o apostle_n inference_n heb._n 2._o ver_n 14._o for_o asmuch_o then_n as_o the_o child_n be_v partaker_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o also_o himself_o likewise_o take_v part_n of_o the_o same_o that_o through_o death_n he_o may_v destroy_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n 2_o our_o 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be_v to_o come_v yet_o their_o body_n be_v to_o inherit_v their_o father_n adam_n curse_n dust_n thou_o be_v and_o unto_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v subject_a they_o be_v to_o to_o corruption_n altogether_o incapable_a of_o incorruption_n or_o immortality_n until_o their_o expect_a messiah_n become_v their_o first_o fruit_n for_o they_o christ_n say_v our_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 20._o be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o become_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o they_o that_o sleep_n for_o since_o by_o man_n come_v death_n by_o man_n come_v also_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a so_o general_o true_a be_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n that_o which_o sanctify_v and_o that_o which_o be_v sanctify_v be_v both_o of_o one_o that_o be_v both_o of_o one_o kind_n heb._n 2._o and_o in_o this_o sense_n that_o say_n of_o s._n ambrose_n which_o some_o in_o late_a age_n have_v much_o quarrel_v be_v most_o true_a when_o thou_o have_v overcome_v the_o sharpness_n of_o death_n thou_o do_v 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