of_o our_o sin_n and_o procopius_n he_o say_v express_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o this_o as_o a_o surety_n and_o yet_o he_o say_v here_o be_v nothing_o like_o suretyship_n to_o pay_v our_o debt_n for_o we_o now_o if_o the_o bp._n have_v please_v to_o read_v out_o the_o chapter_n he_o may_v have_v see_v two_o verse_n more_o wherein_o this_o truth_n be_v literal_o express_v v._n 11._o he_o shall_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v take_v their_o iniquity_n as_o a_o burden_n on_o his_o shoulder_n to_o carry_v they_o away_o as_o the_o scape-goat_n do_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o lxx_o render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v take_v up_o their_o iniquity_n upon_o he_o and_o v._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v bear_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o shall_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n express_v itself_o to_o one_o thing_n so_o full_o and_o plain_o and_o all_o fly_v away_o 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