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lord_n will_v have_v all_o the_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v without_o blemish_n so_o also_o he_o will_v not_o have_v any_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o aaron_n that_o have_v any_o blemish_n to_o approach_v to_o offer_v 20._o levi._n 21._o 18._o 19_o 20._o the_o bread_n of_o his_o god_n that_o have_v any_o deformity_n or_o defect_n as_o before_o i_o have_v show_v this_o holiness_n be_v always_o here_o unperfect_a but_o yet_o as_o certain_o to_o be_v perfect_v in_o that_o life_n to_o come_v be_v once_o here_o begin_v as_o if_o it_o be_v already_o perfect_v though_o also_o it_o be_v here_o unperfect_a yet_o it_o proceed_v from_o another_o work_n before_o in_o we_o but_o not_o of_o we_o that_o be_v perfect_a namely_o from_o our_o justification_n and_o full_a discharge_n from_o the_o guiltiness_n of_o all_o our_o sin_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o which_o our_o justification_n we_o may_v well_o cast_v away_o all_o fear_n for_o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o 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fashion_n of_o the_o shechemitish_a daughter_n and_o the_o israelite_n 2._o gen._n 34._o 1._o 2._o be_v invite_v by_o the_o moabite_n to_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o their_o god_n that_o be_v to_o their_o idolatrous_a feast_n become_v idolater_n 2._o num._n 25._o 2._o with_o they_o and_o bow_v down_o to_o their_o god_n if_o of_o necessity_n we_o come_v in_o company_n where_o we_o can_v but_o behold_v such_o thing_n and_o if_o by_o the_o like_a necessity_n we_o have_v some_o deal_n with_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o can_v avoid_v it_o then_o by_o prayer_n to_o god_n let_v we_o carry_v such_o spiritual_a preseruative_n about_o we_o against_o all_o corruption_n thereby_o as_o we_o use_v to_o carry_v about_o we_o in_o time_n of_o common_a sickness_n so_o to_o preserve_v we_o from_o all_o infection_n of_o such_o sickness_n these_o thing_n must_v be_v join_v with_o those_o afterward_o now_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v none_o flatter_v themselves_o sin_n of_o 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