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and_o the_o better_a to_o serve_v his_o allusion_n if_o we_o respect_v the_o property_n and_o usual_a signification_n of_o his_o word_n he_o faith_n less_o of_o christ_n than_o the_o thing_n be_v indeed_o and_o then_o the_o full_a end_n of_o his_o entrance_n come_v to_o for_o the_o ancient_a high_a priest_n enter_v the_o most_o holy_a place_n be_v say_v to_o appear_v before_o god_n because_o he_o so_o procure_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o people_n that_o he_o himself_o confer_v it_o not_o but_o obtain_v it_o from_o another_o for_o he_o sue_v to_o god_n to_o confer_v it_o but_o the_o appearance_n of_o christ_n our_o high_a priest_n before_o god_n and_o his_o offering_n of_o himself_o must_v be_v so_o take_v that_o it_o exclude_v not_o his_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o
commandment_n of_o christ_n strict_o as_o it_o eminent_o signify_v the_o most_o grievous_a sin_n of_o apostasy_n which_o be_v a_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o christian_a religion_n or_o rather_o infidelity_n in_o general_a whereto_o if_o by_o way_n of_o difference_n you_o add_v what_o the_o author_n present_o add_v after_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n receive_v you_o have_v the_o definition_n of_o apostasy_n for_o apostasy_n be_v a_o infidelity_n that_o follow_v after_o faith_n or_o a_o desertion_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o a_o rejection_n of_o the_o truth_n once_o know_v and_o receive_v so_o john_n 16.9_o christ_n by_o the_o word_n sin_n seem_v eminent_o to_o understand_v infidelity_n the_o latter_a sense_n be_v favour_v 1._o in_o that_o the_o author_n ver_fw-la 28._o follow_v be_v to_o prove_v that_o man_n sin_v after_o the_o manner_n here_o specify_v shall_v by_o no_o mean_n escape_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n seem_v to_o draw_v his_o argument_n from_o they_o who_o whole_o 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