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a_o sensible_a fire_n which_o do_v punish_v the_o holy_a and_o choose_a people_n of_o god_n i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v no_o child_n but_z he_o may_v perceive_v y_o it_o this_o argument_n be_v nought_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v doubt_v whether_o judas_n do_v well_o or_o not_o in_o offering_n this_o sacrifice_n and_o therefore_o ougâ—…t_v we_o not_o of_o a_o foolish_a presumpcyon_n to_o follow_v his_o fact_n until_o we_o know_v how_o it_o be_v accept_v parad_n venture_v thou_o will_v say_v that_o the_o deed_n be_v commend_v in_o the_o say_v te_fw-mi xte_v where_o it_o say_v but_o because_o he_o consider_v that_o they_o which_o with_o godliness_n have_v enter_v their_o sleep_v that_o be_v their_o death_n have_v good_a favour_n lay_v up_o in_o store_n for_o they_o therefore_o be_v the_o reman_n braunce_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o deed_n hoiye_v and_o hoâ—…esome_a that_o they_o may_v be_v loose_v from_o their_o sin_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o person_n which_o be_v slay_v in_o 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abuse_a thesa_fw-mi ☞_o 〈◊〉_d fyce_n and_o deceive_v the_o simple_a people_n master_n more_o also_o say_v that_o the_o money_n be_v send_v to_o buy_v sacrifice_n which_o shall_v beoffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o slay_v now_o know_v everye_o christen_v that_o all_o manner_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n be_v nothing_o but_o figure_n of_o christ_n which_o shall_v be_v offer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n so_o that_o when_o christ_n come_v all_z sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n cease_v if_o thou_o shall_v now_o offer_v a_o calf_n to_o purge_v thy_o sin_n thou_o be_v no_o doubt_n in_o iuryous_a unto_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n for_o if_o thou_o think_v his_o blood_n sufficient_a then_o will_v thou_o not_o seek_v a_o neither_o sacrifice_n for_o thy_o sin_n you_o i_o will_v go_v further_o with_o you_o there_o be_v not_o one_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o purge_v or_o take_v away_o sin_n for_o the_o blood_n of_o ox_n or_o goote_n can_v not_o take_v away_o 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