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forfeit_v their_o own_o life_n and_o soul_n which_o god_n be_v please_v to_o spare_v expect_v better_a obedience_n even_o a_o live_a sacrifice_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o notwithstanding_o though_o sacrifice_n be_v venerable_a for_o their_o antiquity_n more_o for_o their_o usefulness_n as_o well_o to_o the_o religion_n in_o general_n as_o to_o the_o reformation_n of_o particular_a person_n but_o most_o of_o all_o for_o its_o divine_a instution_n the_o levitical_a law_n be_v but_o a_o rubric_n or_o directory_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n misericordiam_fw-la volo_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o will_v have_v mercy_n for_o if_o hypocritical_a jew_n shall_v have_v amass_v all_o these_o sacrifice_n in_o one_o as_o the_o prophet_n jer._n 7.21_o speak_v put_v your_o burnt-offering_n to_o your_o sacrifice_n and_o eat_v flesh_n if_o they_o shall_v go_v with_o their_o flock_n and_o herd_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n hos_n 5.6_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v present_v a_o sacrifice_n as_o magnificent_a as_o that_o 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and_o abel_n thus_o god_n speak_v to_o wicked_a man_n psal_n 50._o that_o give_v their_o mouth_n to_o evil_a 20._o ver_fw-la 19_o 20._o and_o do_v sit_v and_o speak_v against_o their_o brother_n and_o slander_v their_o own_o mother_n son_n i_o will_v not_o reprove_v thou_o for_o thy_o sacrifice_n or_o burnt-offering_n offer_v to_o god_n thanksgiving_n etc._n etc._n and_o psal_n 51.16_o thou_o desire_v not_o sacrifice_n else_o will_v i_o give_v it_o thou_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o god_n be_v a_o break_a spirit_n a_o break_a and_o a_o contrite_a heart_n o_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v solomon_n tell_v we_o after_o that_o he_o have_v present_v that_o costly_a sacrifice_n to_o do_v justice_n and_o judgement_n be_v more_o acceptable_a to_o the_o lord_n than_o sacrifice_n prov._n 21.3_o for_o it_o be_v true_a of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n what_o he_o say_v of_o we_o better_a be_v a_o dry_a morsel_n with_o quietness_n than_o a_o house_n full_a of_o sacrifice_n with_o strife_n prov._n 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