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that_o must_v be_v heir_n only_o under_o the_o gospel_n rom._n 2._o phil._n 3._o to_o which_o ordinative_a or_o beginning_n or_o cardinal_a ordinance_n circumcision_n many_o more_o statute_n law_n judgement_n and_o ordinance_n be_v to_o be_v add_v in_o after_o age_n when_o the_o time_n of_o their_o enter_v their_o possession_n shall_v draw_v nigh_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o all_o which_o as_o in_o time_n god_n shall_v give_v they_o out_o more_o clear_o by_o his_o servant_n moses_n the_o deliverer_n minister_n and_o mediator_n of_o that_o covenant_n circumcision_n be_v a_o obligation_n and_o in_o these_o respect_v that_o covenant_n be_v call_v the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n act._n 7.8_o and_o circumcision_n itself_o call_v a_o engagement_n to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n i._n e._n bind_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o all_o thing_n require_v to_o be_v do_v on_o man_n part_n i._n e._n the_o jew_n in_o order_n to_o their_o enjoyment_n of_o canaan_n under_o that_o old_a testament_n or_o covenant_n gal._n 5.3_o for_o though_o circumcision_n as_o well_o as_o that_o promise_a land_n whereof_o it_o be_v a_o token_n and_o that_o fleshly_a seed_n that_o be_v sign_v heir_n by_o it_o and_o all_o other_o the_o ordinance_n of_o divine_a service_n which_o the_o first_o covenant_n than_o have_v and_o in_o a_o manner_n every_o thing_n else_o under_o the_o law_n relate_v thus_o far_o to_o the_o gospel_n covenant_n as_o that_o they_o be_v type_n and_o shadow_n of_o something_o answerable_a under_o the_o gospel_n i._n e._n circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o that_o other_o seed_n i._n e._n jew_n inward_o both_o answer_v to_o that_o circumcision_n and_o those_o jew_n which_o be_v outward_a only_o and_o in_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 2.27.28_o 29._o philip_n 3.2_o 3._o and_o of_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n which_o these_o inward_a jew_n i_o e._n believer_n or_o circumcise_v one_o in_o heart_n be_v heir_n to_o by_o promise_n yet_o both_o that_o sign_n circumcision_n and_o the_o promise_v signify_v by_o it_o be_v all_o alike_o relate_v immediate_o to_o that_o old_a testament_n of_o moses_n as_o part_n thereof_o and_o be_v not_o part_n but_o pattern_n only_o of_o the_o new_a nor_o be_v circumcision_n any_o other_o than_o a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o not_o a_o direct_a rule_n for_o we_o to_o square_v or_o steer_v by_o in_o our_o dispense_n any_o ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o that_o be_v to_o disparage_v the_o lawgiver_n we_o be_v under_o even_o that_o other_o great_a prophet_n christ_n who_o moses_n point_v at_o say_v deut._n 18._o a_o prophet_n shall_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n raise_v up_o unto_o you_o he_o shall_v you_o hear_v in_o all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o be_v not_o as_o faithful_a and_o punctual_a to_o the_o full_a in_o fit_v law_n for_o his_o house_n the_o gospel_n church_n as_o moses_n be_v for_o that_o old_a israel_n or_o church_n under_o the_o law_n which_o be_v he_o heb._n 3.1.2.5.6.7_o though_o therefore_o both_o covenant_n be_v in_o be_v i._n e._n the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n before_o either_o moses_n or_o christ_n the_o one_o concern_v the_o earthly_a canaan_n to_o a_o fleshly_a seed_n in_o a_o type_n the_o other_o a_o heavenly_a canaan_n to_o a_o spiritual_a seed_n as_o the_o antitype_n yet_o be_v they_o say_v to_o begin_v the_o one_o in_o moses_n the_o other_o in_o christ_n because_o these_o two_o be_v respective_o the_o two_o mediator_n of_o these_o two_o covenant_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o two_o several_a master_n and_o law_n giver_n to_o the_o two_o seed_n or_o the_o two_o several_a family_n of_o abraham_n viz._n the_o two_o church_n under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o fleshly_a israel_n and_o the_o spiritual_a the_o personal_a come_n of_o which_o two_o mediator_n and_o abide_n for_o a_o time_n in_o their_o several_a house_n do_v perfect_v what_o be_v lack_v in_o they_o before_o in_o point_n of_o outward_a ordinance_n and_o institution_n and_o 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