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and_o murder_n in_o kill_v they_o he_o fault_v not_o the_o circumcision_n of_o they_o but_o intimate_o acknowledge_v it_o in_o that_o he_o say_v they_o dig_v down_o a_o wall_n or_o hough_v the_o ox_n which_o imply_v that_o have_v they_o not_o be_v slay_v they_o have_v be_v one_o people_n with_o they_o and_o a_o defence_n and_o help_v gen._n 49.5_o 6._o and_o if_o there_o can_v have_v be_v a_o error_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o person_n act_v then_o sure_o it_o may_v have_v be_v in_o the_o shechemites_n circumcise_n themselves_o gen._n 34.24_o or_o in_o zipporah_n circumcise_n her_o child_n in_o her_o husband_n presence_n exod._n 4.25_o yet_o be_v that_o true_a circumcision_n and_o for_o distemper_n of_o mind_n dissemble_v in_o word_n and_o blasphemy_n while_o one_o be_v exhort_v to_o act_v or_o use_v any_o ordinance_n of_o god_n it_o be_v gross_o evil_a i_o be_o sure_a and_o to_o be_v reprove_v and_o repent_v yet_o the_o dissemble_n of_o jacob_n son_n gen._n 34.13_o etc._n etc._n nor_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o zipporah_n do_v not_o make_v null_a circumcision_n then_o use_v exod._n 4.25_o 26._o and_o for_o time_n whereas_o circumcision_n of_o the_o home-born_a shall_v have_v be_v on_o the_o eight_o day_n after_o birth_n yet_o by_o occasion_n be_v neglect_v by_o some_o near_o thirty_o eight_o year_n yet_o be_v their_o circumcision_n then_o approve_v of_o god_n himself_o josh_n 5.5.9_o and_o indeed_o if_o any_o corruption_n of_o manner_n in_o administrator_n can_v make_v null_a such_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n do_v outward_o or_o profess_o for_o or_o according_a to_o his_o command_n then_o circumcision_n use_v by_o they_o that_o worship_v baal_n
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