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this_o custom_n of_o sacrifice_v one_o for_o all_o be_v very_o common_a with_o the_o heathen_n almost_o in_o all_o age_n and_o they_o have_v use_v such_o expression_n for_o it_o as_o be_v use_v in_o scripture_n to_o denote_v the_o great_a piacular_a sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n as_o in_o the_o cantab._n the_o euripid._n erecht_n tom._n 2._o p._n 468._o ed._n cantab._n tragedian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o suffer_v the_o destruction_n of_o so_o many_o thing_n when_o he_o may_v redeem_v they_o with_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o one_o life_n that_o of_o his_o daughter_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o his_o daughter_n will_v receive_v abundant_a honour_n by_o offer_v herself_o for_o a_o sacrisice_n or_o expiation_n to_o save_v both_o the_o city_n her_o 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the_o reasonableness_n of_o christianity_n which_o i_o propose_v in_o the_o last_o place_n to_o consider_v and_o this_o relate_v to_o our_o faith_n in_o christ_n which_o the_o author_n make_v to_o consist_v in_o the_o belief_n of_o this_o one_o article_n that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n or_o the_o messiah_n and_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o he_o cite_v very_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n as_o joh._n 3.36_o he_o that_o believe_v on_o the_o son_n have_v eternal_a life_n and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o see_v life_n and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n from_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o samaritan_n etc._n p._n 25_o 26_o etc._n etc._n who_o say_v to_o the_o woman_n we_o believe_v not_o any_o long_a because_o of_o thy_o say_n for_o we_o have_v hear_v ourselves_o and_o do_v know_v that_o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o christ_n the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o from_o the_o word_n of_o st._n peter_n lord_n to_o who_o 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