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christ_n who_o be_v by_o it_o describe_v revel_v 1._o 13._o clothe_v with_o a_o robe_n down_o to_o his_o foot_n note_v 1._o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o person_n who_o be_v prince_n of_o peace_n hereby_o isai._n 9_o 6_o for_o so_o long_o white_a garment_n ever_o betokened_a peace_n both_o within_o the_o church_n and_o without_o 2._o that_o he_o excel_v in_o wisdom_n and_o counsel_n be_v the_o great_a counsellor_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o counsel_n and_o understanding_n rest_v in_o his_o breast_n isai._n 11._o 2_o for_o to_o such_o also_o these_o garment_n belong_v dan._n 5._o 7_o 16._o 3._o the_o lovely_a and_o beautiful_a connexion_n and_o conjunction_n of_o his_o prophetical_a priestly_a and_o princely_a office_n sincere_o and_o perfect_o fulfil_v they_o and_o appear_v before_o god_n in_o they_o as_o in_o a_o most_o costly_a embroider_a garment_n consist_v of_o many_o piece_n and_o many_o colour_n fit_o couch_v and_o lay_v together_o and_o this_o garment_n he_o wear_v not_o only_o 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prize_n and_o magnify_v the_o blood_n of_o christ._n for_o if_o the_o shadow_n of_o this_o precious_a blood_n must_v be_v so_o preserve_v so_o careful_o save_v in_o a_o costly_a vessel_n how_o much_o more_o ought_v the_o blood_n itself_o quest._n how_o may_v i_o prize_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n how_n answ._n 1_o consider_v with_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o person_n the_o infinite_a value_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o purchase_v the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n act._n 20._o 28._o which_o a_o thousand_o world_n of_o wealth_n can_v not_o do_v no_o wealth_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n beside_o this_o can_v redeem_v one_o soul_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n 1._o pet._n 1._o 19_o set_v this_o precious_a blood_n against_o all_o corruptible_a thing_n as_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o thing_n so_o much_o set_v by_o among_o man_n 2._o consider_v the_o precious_a thing_n which_o it_o procure_v we_o both_o in_o earth_n and_o in_o heaven_n 1._o here_o below_o it_o procure_v we_o 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