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by_o the_o king_n v._n 21._o why_o even_o this_o evil_a appearance_n this_o seem_a this_o make_v as_o if_o he_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o flesh_n take_v from_o the_o sacrifice_n command_v by_o the_o king_n so_o deep_o disrelished_a he_o as_o that_o he_o choose_v death_n before_o it_o for_o it_o become_v not_o our_o age_n say_v he_o in_o any_o wise_a to_o dissemble_v whereby_o many_o young_a person_n may_v think_v that_o 〈◊〉_d be_v four_o score_n year_n old_a and_o ten_o be_v now_o go_v to_o a_o strange_a religion_n &_o so_o they_o through_o my_o hypocrisy_n and_o desire_v to_o live_v a_o little_a time_n and_o a_o moment_n long_o shall_v be_v deceive_v by_o i_o and_o i_o get_v a_o stain_n to_o my_o old_a age_n and_o make_v it_o abominable_a v_o 24_o 25._o but_o why_o mention_n i_o 〈◊〉_d behold_v the_o example_n of_o one_o great_a than_o eleazar_n the_o example_n of_o the_o rule_n and_o pattern_n of_o holiness_n unto_o the_o church_n christ_n jesus_n god_n bless_v for_o ever_o who_o 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against_o and_o scandal_n upon_o his_o unspotted_a person_n holy_a and_o heavenly_a office_n and_o doctrine_n because_o seem_o it_o will_v have_v cross_v a_o doctrine_n he_o afterward_o deliver_v render_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n which_o be_v caesar_n therefore_o he_o stand_v not_o to_o plead_v his_o privilege_n but_o voluntary_o part_v with_o his_o right_n pay_v the_o tribute_n and_o to_o pay_v it_o wrought_v a_o miracle_n notwithstanding_o peter_n lest_o we_o shall_v offend_v they_o go_v thou_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o cast_v a_o hook_n and_o take_v up_o the_o fish_n that_o first_o come_v up_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v open_v his_o mouth_n thou_o shall_v find_v a_o piece_n of_o money_n that_o take_v and_o give_v unto_o they_o for_o i_o and_o thou_o vers_n 27._o or_o if_o second_o with_o the_o learned_a cameron_n you_o rather_o conceive_v to_o be_v here_o mean_v the_o half_a shekell_n which_o by_o prescript_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n exod._n 30._o be_v by_o the_o jew_n to_o 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