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we_o all_o he_o be_v oppress_v and_o afflict_a yet_o he_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n he_o be_v bring_v as_o a_o lamb_n to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o as_o a_o sheep_n before_o her_o sheerer_n be_v dumb_a so_o he_o open_v not_o his_o mouth_n he_o be_v take_v from_o prison_n and_o from_o judgement_n he_o be_v cut_v off_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o his_o people_n be_v he_o strike_v it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o bruise_v he_o he_o put_v he_o to_o grief_n isa_n 53._o what_o be_v his_o whole_a life_n but_o the_o exercise_n of_o love_n and_o self-denial_n he_o deny_v himself_o in_o love_n to_o his_o father_n obey_v he_o to_o the_o death_n and_o please_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o deny_v himself_o in_o love_n to_o mankind_n in_o bear_v our_o transgression_n and_o redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n by_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o gal._n 3._o 13._o he_o make_v himself_o of_o no_o reputation_n and_o tock_n upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o 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