the_o faithful_a covenanter_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o lecture_n in_o dedham_n in_o essex_n by_o that_o excellent_a servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o gospel_n mr._n tho._n hooker_n late_o of_o chelmsford_n now_o in_o new_a england_n very_o useful_a in_o these_o time_n of_o covenant_v with_o god_n psal_n 78._o vers_fw-la 9_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n be_v arm_v and_o carry_v bow_n turn_v back_o in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n ver._n 10._o they_o keep_v not_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n and_o refuse_v to_o walk_v in_o his_o law_n ver._n 36._o nevertheless_o they_o do_v flatter_v he_o with_o their_o mouth_n and_o they_o lie_v unto_o he_o with_o their_o tongue_n verse_n 37._o for_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o he_o neither_o be_v they_o steadfast_a in_o his_o covenant_n london_n print_v for_o christopher_n meredith_n at_o the_o crane_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1644._o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o dedham_n lecture_n in_o essex_n deut._n 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agree_v he_o to_o make_v good_a the_o land_n and_o to_o pay_v thus_o much_o rend_v the_o other_o to_o let_v it_o he_o thus_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v just_a so_o here_o mark_v the_o agreement_n between_o we_o and_o the_o lord_n 26._o deut._n 28._o levit._fw-la 26._o he_o propound_v the_o law_n and_o say_v that_o if_o we_o will_v keep_v the_o law_n he_o will_v bless_v we_o abundant_o in_o all_o thing_n house_n and_o land_n wife_n child_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o in_o every_o thing_n we_o put_v our_o hand_n unto_o then_o the_o people_n they_o agree_v and_o say_v content_a lord_n what_o ever_o thou_o say_v we_o will_v do_v 5.29_o deut._n 5.29_o the_o law_n thou_o have_v give_v we_o we_o will_v keep_v it_o it_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a but_o then_o for_o the_o bind_n of_o one_o another_o you_o will_v say_v how_o shall_v we_o know_v god_n will_v perform_v his_o part_n and_o how_o shall_v the_o lord_n know_v that_o we_o will_v perform_v our_o part_n to_o he_o what_o bond_n be_v there_o for_o it_o the_o world_n be_v naught_o and_o one_o can_v tell_v who_o to_o trust_v and_o therefore_o god_n must_v bind_v we_o brethren_n to_o keep_v our_o covenant_n and_o we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v much_o that_o he_o shall_v and_o we_o have_v bond_n of_o he_o too_o because_o of_o our_o unbelief_n now_o the_o bond_n be_v a_o corporal_a oath_n pass_v from_o the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o the_o lord_n take_v a_o corporal_a oath_n that_o if_o we_o will_v keep_v his_o commandment_n he_o will_v not_o be_v god_n if_o he_o bless_v we_o not_o and_o so_o brethren_n you_o swear_v too_o again_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v when_o you_o be_v baptize_v every_o one_o of_o you_o that_o you_o will_v be_v his_o people_n and_o obey_v his_o law_n and_o commandment_n the_o lord_n people_n take_v a_o corporal_a oath_n and_o a_o curse_n upon_o themselves_o if_o they_o do_v not_o keep_v covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n this_o belong_v to_o we_o at_o this_o day_n for_o we_o 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