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as_o here_o not_o do_v that_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v for_o which_o different_a sort_n of_o sacrifice_n be_v appoint_v but_o other_o think_v that_o he_o speak_v in_o both_o place_n of_o the_o same_o error_n only_o in_o that_o law_n iv_o leu._n 14._o concern_v those_o commit_v by_o the_o whole_a congregation_n here_o of_o such_o as_o be_v commit_v by_o some_o lesser_a number_n of_o they_o called_z the_o congregation_n suppose_v the_o lxx_o elder_n or_o the_o ruler_n of_o thousand_o and_o hundred_o etc._n etc._n who_o be_v some_o time_n call_v by_o this_o name_n xxv_o 7._o xxxii_o 12._o xxiv_o josh_n 4._o but_o the_o jew_n general_o think_v moses_n here_o speak_v of_o strange_a worship_n which_o be_v to_o be_v expiate_v by_o this_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o goat_n for_o a_o sin-offering_a and_o therefore_o a_o excellent_a person_n of_o our_o own_o after_o long_a consideration_n of_o this_o matter_n come_v to_o this_o conclusion_n that_o in_o leviticus_n he_o require_v a_o young_a 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sacrificiis_fw-la cap._n 14._o sect_n 2._o then_o all_o the_o congregation_n shall_v offer_v one_o young_a bullock_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a have_v neglect_v these_o law_n ordain_v by_o moses_n and_o worship_v god_n in_o a_o wrong_a manner_n according_a to_o the_o rite_n use_v in_o other_o country_n or_o at_o least_o mistake_v the_o proper_a sacrifice_n and_o rite_n belong_v to_o they_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v offer_v this_o burnt-offering_a i_o suppose_v be_v command_v to_o be_v offer_v when_o they_o see_v their_o error_n in_o token_n that_o they_o return_v to_o god_n true_a religion_n and_o that_o way_n of_o worship_n which_o he_o have_v prescribe_v with_o his_o meat-offering_a and_o his_o drink-offering_a prescribe_v above_o v._o 8_o 9_o 10._o which_o perhaps_o they_o have_v neglect_v to_o offer_v former_o with_o the_o burnt-offering_a it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o mr._n thorndike_n out_o of_o maimonides_n that_o all_o the_o congregation_n if_o we_o understand_v 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seven_o bullock_n to_o be_v offer_v for_o a_o burnt-offering_a and_o as_o many_o goat_n for_o a_o sin-offering_a and_o so_o ezra_n do_v at_o the_o restoration_n of_o the_o divine_a service_n after_o they_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n viii_o ezra_n 35._o and_o it_o make_v no_o difference_n that_o moses_n here_o require_v only_o one_o of_o a_o sort_n to_o be_v offer_v whereas_o hezekiah_n offer_v seven_o and_o ezra_n twelve_o for_o this_o only_o prove_v that_o one_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a but_o more_o than_o one_o be_v acceptable_a especial_o when_o exceed_o great_a error_n have_v be_v commit_v in_o god_n worship_n verse_n 25_o ver._n 25._o and_o the_o priest_n shall_v make_v a_o atonement_n for_o all_o the_o congregation_n who_o have_v thus_o commit_v a_o error_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n out_o of_o ignorance_n be_v mislead_v by_o the_o great_a interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n who_o therefore_o be_v to_o bring_v this_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o name_n of_o they_o all_o for_o it_o 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