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the_o gospel_n according_a to_o saint_n matthew_n iren._n l._n 1._o c._n 26._o 3._o the_o marcionite_n only_o allow_v s._n luke_n gospel_n epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 42.4_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o s._n paul_n epistle_n the_o tatiane_n and_o severiane_n heretic_n reject_v euseb._n l._n 4._o c._n 29._o 5._o martion_n and_o basilides_n the_o epistle_n to_o timothy_n titus_n and_o to_o the_o hebrew_n hierom._n praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la titum_fw-la 4._o place_n of_o doctrine_n in_o general_n 1._o doct._n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n above_o and_o beyond_o the_o old_a 1._o it_o excel_v in_o the_o the_o matter_n and_o doctrine_n the_o law_n promise_v life_n only_o to_o those_o that_o keep_v it_o the_o gospel_n unto_o those_o which_o believe_v in_o christ_n rom._n 10.5_o 6._o 2._o in_o the_o subject_n the_o law_n be_v write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n but_o the_o gospel_n be_v write_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o fleshy_a table_n of_o our_o heart_n 2._o cor._n 3.2_o 3._o in_o the_o end_n the_o old_a testament_n be_v the_o ministration_n of_o death_n and_o the_o kill_a letter_n the_o other_o be_v the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o give_v life_n 2._o cor_n 3.6_o 7._o 4._o in_o the_o condition_n and_o quality_n the_o law_n impose_v the_o hard_a yoke_n and_o servitude_n of_o ceremony_n which_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v bear_v act._n 15.10_o but_o christ_n yoke_n be_v easy_a math._n 11._o which_o of_o servant_n adopt_v we_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n rom._n 8.15_o 5._o in_o the_o minister_n moses_n be_v the_o typical_a mediator_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o christ_n the_o lord_n and_o builder_n of_o the_o house_n be_v the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new_a heb._n 3.3_o 6._o in_o the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n the_o old_a testament_n can_v not_o purge_v the_o conscience_n from_o sin_n but_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n purge_v the_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n heb._n 9.13_o 14._o 7._o 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6._o and_o the_o heretic_n call_v apostolin_n deny_v that_o wicked_a man_n can_v minister_v the_o sacrament_n bernard_n serm_n 66._o in_o cantic_a contra._n 1._o this_o place_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o circumcision_n profit_v if_o one_o keep_v the_o law_n do_v not_o favour_v any_o such_o opinion_n for_o the_o apostle_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o dignity_n and_o worthiness_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o depend_v upon_o the_o institution_n sed_fw-la de_fw-la fructu_fw-la but_o of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o mart._n gualt_n 2._o neither_o the_o unworthiness_n of_o the_o minister_n make_v the_o sacrament_n void_a for_o judas_n baptize_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n nor_o yet_o of_o the_o receiver_n for_o he_o that_o eat_v and_o drink_v unworthy_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o his_o unworthiness_n make_v it_o no_o sacrament_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o so_o great_a a_o sin_n but_o the_o unworthiness_n both_o of_o the_o 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minister_n of_o sacred_a thing_n 2._o against_o those_o which_o profess_v christ_n and_o yet_o refuse_v the_o old_a testament_n with_o all_o the_o rite_n thereof_o he_o show_v the_o conveniency_n of_o circumcision_n that_o see_v we_o be_v to_o be_v redeem_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n before_o that_o price_n be_v pay_v for_o our_o redemption_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o they_o which_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o law_n unumquemque_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la velut_fw-la ad_fw-la imitationem_fw-la quandam_fw-la futurae_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la suum_fw-la dare_v every_o one_o for_o himself_o to_o give_v his_o blood_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o redemption_n to_o come_v but_o now_o see_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n have_v be_v offer_v for_o we_o it_o be_v not_o now_o necessary_a that_o every_o one_o for_o himself_o shall_v offer_v the_o blood_n of_o circumcision_n 3._o then_o he_o come_v to_o answer_n the_o particular_a objection_n 1._o if_o you_o blame_v god_n for_o 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speak_v not_o of_o particular_a man_n but_o of_o the_o whole_a nation_n which_o at_o that_o time_n seem_v to_o be_v reject_v because_o of_o their_o unbelief_n but_o yet_o be_v not_o utter_o cast_v off_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o election_n and_o promise_v make_v to_o their_o father_n like_v as_o it_o be_v call_v the_o same_o river_n that_o run_v along_o though_o it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o water_n because_o of_o the_o perpetual_a succession_n so_o it_o be_v the_o same_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n because_o of_o their_o lineal_a descent_n though_o consist_v of_o diverse_a generation_n of_o unlike_a condition_n faius_n so_o than_o these_o be_v not_o contrary_n the_o israelite_n be_v enemy_n and_o so_o hate_v and_o they_o be_v belove_v for_o contrary_n must_v be_v take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d secundum_fw-la idem_fw-la according_a to_o the_o same_o subject_n but_o here_o be_v diverse_a subject_n they_o be_v enemy_n in_o respect_n of_o those_o which_o believe_v not_o and_o 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