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of_o your_o heart_n you_o man_n of_o judah_n i._n e._n the_o sinfulness_n and_o corruption_n of_o they_o hence_o the_o rebellious_a and_o unmortified_a be_v call_v stiff_o neck_v and_o uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v act_v 7.51_o and_o as_o it_o serve_v to_o convince_v of_o natural_a uncleanness_n so_o it_o signify_v and_o seal_v the_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o the_o apostle_n phrase_v it_o col._n 2.11_o now_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o god_n in_o the_o institution_n of_o this_o ordinance_n for_o abraham_n and_o his_o ordinary_a seed_n christ_n in_o his_o infancy_n by_o submit_v to_o it_o do_v not_o only_o vail_v his_o sovereignty_n by_o subjection_n but_o be_v also_o represent_v as_o a_o sinner_n to_o the_o world_n though_o most_o holy_a and_o pure_a in_o himself_o second_o christ_n be_v humble_v by_o persecution_n and_o that_o in_o the_o very_a morning_n of_o his_o life_n he_o be_v banish_v almost_o as_o soon_o as_o bear_v 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