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please_v with_o thousand_o of_o ram_n or_o with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o river_n of_o oil_n shall_v i_o give_v my_o first-born_a for_o my_o transgression_n the_o fruit_n of_o my_o body_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o soul_n no_o he_o have_v show_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o and_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o accept_v nay_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o he_o design_v in_o the_o very_a ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o all_o its_o symbolical_a type_n and_o figure_n and_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o christ_n our_o lord_n come_v to_o propagate_v and_o promote_v in_o all_o he_o do_v and_o suffer_v for_o we_o so_o constant_a have_v god_n be_v to_o himself_o and_o to_o the_o advancement_n of_o real_a goodness_n among_o man_n in_o all_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n before_o and_z under_z and_o after_o the_o law_n he_o 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our_o lord_n come_v into_o the_o world_n not_o to_o destroy_v but_o to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n since_o he_o â—ath_v fulfil_v they_o by_o introduce_v that_o religion_n which_o god_n always_o have_v in_o his_o eye_n in_o all_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o law_n a_o religion_n suitable_a unto_o reason_n a_o religion_n that_o perfect_v humane_a nature_n a_o religion_n free_a and_o disentangle_v from_o the_o load_n of_o moysaicall_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n a_o religion_n aim_v at_o nothing_o more_o than_o hearty_a love_n to_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n and_o peace_n and_o happiness_n both_o in_o this_o and_o the_o other_o world_n what_o now_o remain_v but_o that_o we_o free_o embrace_v and_o practice_v a_o religion_n thus_o recommend_v to_o we_o neither_o reproach_v it_o by_o our_o lust_n by_o foul_a and_o sensual_a inclination_n nor_o yet_o abuse_v and_o obscure_v it_o by_o vain_a and_o useless_a superstition_n it_o be_v a_o reasonable_a and_o manly_a service_n that_o 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and_o pleasure_n all_o the_o poor_a and_o mean_a advantage_n that_o any_o sin_n can_v offer_v to_o he_o in_o the_o steadfast_a view_n and_o hope_n of_o it_o will_v he_o think_v any_o loss_n or_o disadvantage_n that_o a_o holy_a life_n can_v bring_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o it_o will_v he_o think_v it_o much_o to_o suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o wealth_n or_o honour_n or_o life_n itself_o rather_o than_o that_o of_o eternal_a glory_n if_o he_o can_v retain_v the_o possession_n of_o one_o without_o plain_a forfeiture_n of_o all_o his_o title_n to_o the_o other_o if_o he_o must_v abandon_v one_o of_o these_o can_v he_o doubt_v whether_o he_o shall_v reject_v and_o that_o under_o full_a and_o clear_a conviction_n wrought_v by_o the_o very_a grace_n of_o god_n which_o we_o suppose_v in_o this_o hope_n that_o he_o can_v retain_v they_o both_o together_o i_o may_v bold_o say_v suppose_v the_o thing_n i_o have_v suppose_v in_o this_o hope_n he_o can_v no_o more_o 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