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which_o he_o have_v a_o particular_a respect_n but_o they_o make_v a_o man_n obnoxious_a to_o death_n by_o moses_n his_o law_n yet_o he_o say_v in_o general_n that_o god_n do_v not_o delight_n in_o burnt-offering_n and_o so_o his_o word_n may_v be_v extend_v far_a than_o that_o one_o case_n of_o he_o that_o which_o please_v god_n be_v holy_a praise_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o break_a heart_n and_o contrite_a spirit_n there_o may_v be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o ceremonial_a worship_n in_o the_o word_n break_v &_o contrite_a the_o former_a of_o which_o may_v refer_v to_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o beast_n the_o latter_a to_o the_o perfume_n that_o be_v put_v before_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n exo._n 30.35_o 36._o and_o the_o word_n may_v signify_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o brokenness_n of_o heart_n and_o a_o holy_a shiver_a of_o the_o spirit_n in_o piece_n so_o that_o it_o shall_v never_o be_v set_v together_o in_o the_o same_o 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mind_n shall_v be_v holy_a and_o not_o in_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o his_o beast_n or_o his_o body_n if_o they_o be_v to_o wash_v themselves_o and_o their_o sacrifice_n than_o the_o soul_n sure_o be_v not_o to_o be_v dirty_a and_o impure_a if_o they_o be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o all_o unclean_a person_n then_o much_o more_o from_o bad_a company_n and_o if_o they_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o eat_v with_o a_o gentile_a then_o much_o less_o may_v they_o partake_v with_o they_o in_o their_o sin_n and_o impiety_n 887._o apud_fw-la photium_fw-la in_o biblioth_n pag._n 887._o i_o know_v not_o what_o truth_n there_o be_v in_o the_o observation_n of_o eulogius_n but_o he_o wonder_v why_o there_o be_v so_o many_o clean_a creature_n allow_v by_o god_n to_o be_v eat_v in_o the_o law_n there_o be_v only_o five_o viz._n a_o goat_n a_o sheep_n a_o ox_n a_o turtle_n and_o a_o pigeon_n which_o be_v use_v in_o sacrifice_n unless_o it_o have_v a_o enigmatical_a and_o figurative_a meaning_n 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these_o outward_a precept_n it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v will_v never_o be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o tread_v under_o foot_n and_o contemn_v the_o more_o divine_a law_n god_n intend_v main_o to_o preserve_v the_o holiness_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o spiritual_a precept_n and_o so_o he_o set_v the_o ceremonial_a as_o a_o thorny_a fence_n about_o they_o to_o keep_v they_o from_o be_v break_v their_o not_o eat_v of_o blood_n must_v needs_o make_v they_o to_o have_v a_o natural_a abhorrence_n of_o murder_n gen._n 9.4_o 5._o and_o their_o not_o marry_v within_o such_o degree_n of_o consanguinity_n be_v a_o exercise_n of_o their_o chastity_n and_o a_o great_a security_n against_o adultery_n and_o such_o like_a wickedness_n their_o take_a no_o use_n of_o their_o poor_a brethren_n and_o leave_v they_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o field_n when_o they_o reap_v etc._n etc._n be_v a_o mean_n to_o make_v they_o not_o to_o covet_v nor_o be_v greedy_a of_o the_o world_n their_o observe_v of_o so_o 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