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if_o my_o text_n do_v not_o express_o affirm_v yet_o will_v it_o by_o consequence_n infer_v that_o god_n make_v no_o account_n of_o this_o ceremonial_a worship_n but_o this_o be_v a_o paradox_n for_o sacrifice_n be_v the_o peculiar_a of_o god_n and_o no_o man_n ever_o offer_v they_o but_o only_o unto_o he_o who_o be_v or_o at_o least_o be_v repute_v to_o be_v god_n neither_o any_o that_o have_v accept_v they_o esteem_v themselves_o less_o nor_o will_v go_v for_o less_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o offerer_n man_n and_o devil_n that_o have_v rob_v god_n of_o his_o honour_n have_v to_o that_o end_n choose_v this_o kind_n of_o sacrilege_n by_o sacrifice_n they_o have_v entiled_a themselves_n unto_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o do_v not_o god_n out_o of_o his_o jealousy_n make_v it_o death_n for_o any_o man_n to_o sacrifice_v to_o any_o other_o but_o himself_o 20._o exod_n 22_o 20._o and_o for_o himself_o he_o give_v this_o express_a law_n 23.15_o exod._n 23.15_o thou_o shall_v not_o 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unto_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o 4._o and_o 8._o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v call_v a_o atonement_n 4._o genes_n 4._o the_o first_o sacrifice_n that_o we_o read_v of_o be_v abel_n and_o the_o text_n say_v plain_o that_o god_n have_v a_o respect_n unto_o abel_n and_o unto_o his_o offering_n the_o second_o be_v that_o of_o noah_n and_o of_o that_o the_o text_n say_v 9_o genes_n 9_o that_o god_n smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n job_n sacrifice_v for_o his_o friend_n 42._o chap._n 42._o and_o the_o lord_n accept_v he_o and_o when_o aaron_n offer_v his_o first_o sacrifice_n god_n testify_v his_o acceptance_n by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n 9_o levit._fw-la 9_o so_o that_o it_o be_v as_o clear_v that_o god_n delight_v in_o sacrifice_n as_o that_o he_o do_v require_v they_o and_o the_o promise_n can_v be_v as_o little_o doubt_v as_o the_o precept_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o to_o my_o text_n how_o shall_v we_o make_v it_o agree_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o scripture_n sure_o we_o may_v do_v 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first_o thing_n we_o must_v learn_v whence_o then_o be_v it_o take_v sure_o from_o man_n we_o consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o we_o need_v by_o our_o body_n to_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o concern_v our_o soul_n and_o therefore_o do_v god_n institute_v they_o he_o do_v institute_v they_o to_o help_v our_o infirmity_n but_o what_o do_v he_o intend_v to_o remember_v we_o of_o by_o they_o first_o of_o our_o ransom_n 4.4_o galat._n 4.4_o christ_n come_v not_o until_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n but_o his_o death_n be_v to_o work_v present_o upon_o the_o fall_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n he_o be_v call_v 13.8_o revel_v 13.8_o the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n that_o before_o christ_n come_v man_n shall_v not_o forget_v by_o who_o they_o have_v their_o redemption_n and_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n god_n institute_v sacrifice_n second_o we_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v of_o our_o homage_n we_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o what_o we_o hold_v we_o have_v of_o god_n and_o be_v to_o seek_v unto_o god_n for_o what_o we_o do_v want_v and_o in_o remembrance_n hereof_o do_v god_n institute_v eucharistical_a and_o votive_a sacrifice_n some_o think_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v offer_v if_o man_n have_v never_o sin_v but_o the_o scripture_n be_v silent_a and_o i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o curious_a as_o to_o dispute_v it_o let_v it_o pass_v inter_v pie_n credibilia_fw-la and_o it_o be_v as_o possible_a there_o may_v have_v be_v sacrifice_n as_o there_o be_v sacrament_n before_o the_o fall_n witness_v the_o two_o tree_n the_o one_o of_o life_n and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a you_o may_v add_v a_o three_o reason_n which_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o father_n and_o that_o be_v that_o god_n therefore_o institute_v by_o moses_n the_o sacrifice_n to_o keep_v his_o people_n from_o heathenish_a idolatry_n and_o distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o society_n which_o reason_n must_v be_v wary_o understand_v for_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v that_o god_n take_v occasion_n from_o the_o heathen_a to_o institute_v sacrifice_n among_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o heathen_a have_v it_o by_o tradition_n from_o the_o patriarch_n and_o god_n himself_o be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o sacrifice_n but_o this_o be_v true_a that_o the_o heathen_a have_v corrupt_v four_o thing_n in_o a_o sacrifice_n first_o the_o material_n for_o they_o use_v to_o sacrifice_v those_o thing_n which_o god_n forbid_v second_o the_o form_n for_o they_o corrupt_v it_o with_o many_o superstition_n of_o their_o own_o three_o the_o end_n they_o know_v not_o wherefore_o they_o be_v ordain_v and_o fourthly_a the_o owner_n they_o do_v not_o know_v to_o who_o they_o do_v belong_v from_o these_o depravation_n god_n do_v cleanse_v the_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o so_o do_v distinguish_v his_o people_n from_o other_o nation_n not_o by_o sacrifice_v but_o by_o sacrifice_v as_o they_o ought_v the_o last_o 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good_a in_o virtue_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n but_o they_o lose_v this_o worth_n if_o so_o be_v we_o place_v it_o in_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o not_o in_o god_n ordinance_n no_o soon_o do_v we_o so_o misdeem_v they_o but_o present_o god_n do_v not_o desire_v they_o god_n do_v not_o delight_n in_o they_o but_o to_o wade_v far_o into_o their_o estimate_n and_o to_o discover_v more_o near_a ground_n of_o that_o truth_n which_o be_v in_o my_o text_n 5._o â—t_a 〈◊〉_d dei_fw-la lib._n 10_o cap._n 5._o in_o the_o ordinance_n of_o sacrifice_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n considerable_a opus_fw-la operatum_fw-la and_o opus_fw-la operantis_fw-la 10._o chap._n 10._o the_o offer_v and_o the_o offerer_n touch_v the_o offer_v s._n austin_n have_v a_o true_a rule_n omne_fw-la
god_n allow_v for_o good_a the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o desire_n be_v the_o first_o righteousness_n require_v in_o our_o offering_n but_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o the_o desire_n be_v lawful_a it_o must_v have_v no_o inherent_a nor_o adherent_a unrighteousness_n 14._o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 14._o inherent_a our_o devotion_n must_v not_o be_v blind_a we_o must_v pray_v with_o our_o understanding_n it_o must_v not_o be_v lame_a we_o must_v pray_v with_o ardent_a affection_n final_o it_o must_v not_o be_v disease_v it_o must_v not_o be_v taint_v with_o any_o corruption_n of_o hypocrisy_n vain_a glory_n etc._n etc._n no_o unrighteousness_n must_v adhere_v to_o it_o if_o any_o do_v our_o devotion_n will_v not_o deserve_v to_o be_v call_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o righteousness_n when_o we_o examine_v devotion_n by_o these_o strict_a condition_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v find_v but_o that_o only_o one_o which_o be_v offer_v by_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n 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