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which_o he_o have_v make_v in_o praise_n and_o in_o name_n and_o in_o honour_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o holy_a people_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n as_o he_o have_v speak_v god_n be_v say_v there_o to_o avouch_v his_o people_n to_o be_v he_o and_z his_o because_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v separate_v they_o for_o this_o take_v two_o scripture_n more_o 19_o deut._n 2._o &_o 7._o verse_n thou_o shall_v separate_v three_o city_n for_o thou_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o to_o possess_v it_o wherefore_o i_o command_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v separate_v three_o city_n for_o thou_o and_o in_o the_o 20_o of_o joshua_n and_o the_o 2d_o verse_n and_o so_o on_o that_o which_o in_o one_o place_n be_v call_v separation_n in_o the_o other_o place_n be_v call_v sanctification_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v unholy_a when_o it_o be_v common_a and_o not_o set_v apart_o to_o holy_a uses_n act_v 10.14_o but_o peter_n say_v not_o so_o lord_n for_o i_o have_v never_o eat_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v common_a or_o unclean_a hebr._n 10.29_o of_o how_o much_o sore_a punishment_n suppose_v you_o shall_v he_o be_v think_v worthy_a who_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o have_v count_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n wherewith_o he_o be_v sanctify_v a_o unholy_a thing_n and_o have_v do_v despite_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n second_o this_o set_v apart_o of_o place_n for_o holy_a use_n must_v have_v two_o property_n 1._o it_o must_v be_v alienate_v from_o other_o use_n to_o holy_a use_n the_o employ_v of_o they_o to_o civil_a use_n must_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o sinful_a and_o unlawful_a when_o time_n or_o thing_n or_o person_n be_v repute_v holy_a when_o they_o be_v to_o be_v exempt_v from_o common_a employment_n the_o sabbath_n day_n a_o holy_a day_n common_a employment_n must_v not_o be_v do_v on_o that_o day_n the_o vessel_n of_o the_o 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