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22._o he_o do_v no_o sin_n neither_o be_v guile_n find_v in_o his_o mouth_n 3._o innocent_a also_o in_o his_o death_n pilate_n bear_v he_o that_o record_n mat._n 27._o 24._o when_o he_o have_v hear_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v bear_v witness_n against_o he_o he_o take_v water_n and_o wash_v his_o hand_n before_o the_o multitude_n say_v i_o be_o innocent_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o this_o just_a person_n and_o as_o he_o be_v thus_o innocent_a as_o a_o lamb_n so_o he_o be_v meek_a and_o patient_a as_o a_o lamb_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v respect_n unto_o it_o act_n 8._o 32._o he_o be_v lead_v as_o a_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o like_o a_o lamb_n dumb_a before_o the_o shearer_n so_o open_v he_o not_o his_o mouth_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v something_o respect_v in_o his_o silence_n and_o quiet_a subjection_n to_o the_o slaughter_n knife_n and_o his_o patience_n or_o meekness_n do_v express_v itself_o in_o two_o thing_n chief_o 1._o in_o submit_v not_o himself_o only_o 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