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psal_n 50.5_o gather_v my_o saint_n together_o who_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o i_o by_o sacrifice_n the_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n be_v a_o foederal_n rite_n whereby_o god_n and_o his_o people_n become_v one_o upon_o which_o account_n salt_n be_v use_v in_o sacrifice_n by_o god_n own_o direction_n lev_n 2.13_o all_o nation_n look_v on_o 3._o on_o see_v dr._n hammond_n on_o mark_n 9.50_o and_o p._n fagius_n in_o levit._n 2._o and_o more_o large_o in_o dr._n cudworth_n notion_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n bishop_n patrick_n christian_a sacrifice_n and_o dr._n pelt_v of_o the_o sacrament_n chap._n 1_o 2_o 3._o salt_n as_o a_o token_n of_o love_n a_o pledge_n of_o friendship_n a_o symbol_n of_o peace_n and_o feast_v on_o a_o sacrifice_n be_v a_o rite_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o sacrifice_v it_o be_v but_o the_o compliment_n the_o close_a the_o finish_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o this_o sense_n some_o understand_v those_o word_n psal_n 50.16_o unto_o the_o wicked_a god_n 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