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Heb 8:7. Ἡ πρώτη, the first) A Metonymy; for blame (finding fault) does not fall upon a divine institution, but upon a real and personal object. Αὐτοῖς, with them, is said Heb 8:8; from which it is plain, that not only the New Testament itself was faultless, but also its people.-ἐκείνη, that) The pronoun adapted to a past event.-ἐζητεῖτο, should have been sought) A suitable expression: that first covenant would have anticipated all.