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of_o the_o field_n be_v i_o v._o 12._o if_o i_o be_v hungry_a i_o will_v not_o tell_v thou_o for_o the_o world_n be_v i_o and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o v._o 13._o will_v i_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o bull_n or_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o goat_n v._o 14._o offer_v unto_o god_n thanksgiving_n and_o pay_v thy_o vow_n unto_o the_o most_o high_a v._o 15._o and_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n i_o will_v deliver_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v i_o psal_n 51.16_o thou_o desire_v not_o sacrifice_n else_o will_v i_o give_v it_o thou_o delight_v not_o in_o burnt-offering_n v._o 17._o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o break_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 7.22_o i_o speak_v not_o unto_o your_o father_n nor_o command_v they_o in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n concern_v burnt-offering_n or_o sacrifice_n v._o 23._o but_o this_o thing_n command_v i_o they_o say_v obey_v my_o voice_n and_o i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n 15.22_o to_o obey_v be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n hos_fw-la 6.6_o god_n will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_v math._n 9.13_o if_o you_o have_v know_v what_o this_o mean_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_v you_o will_v not_o have_v condemn_v the_o guiltless_a speak_v to_o the_o jew_n condemn_v his_o disciple_n when_o they_o be_v hungry_a pluck_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n but_o may_v have_v be_v say_v to_o they_o rather_o when_o they_o afterward_o more_o unjust_o condemn_v and_o slay_v he_o be_v 1.11_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v the_o multitude_n of_o your_o sacrifice_n unto_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o be_o full_a of_o the_o burnt-offering_n of_o ram_n and_o the_o fat_a of_o feed_a beast_n and_o i_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o bullock_n or_o of_o lamb_n or_o of_o he-goat_n etc._n etc._n and_o at_o the_o 16_o wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o put_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n 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