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and_o especial_o gen._n 45._o 8._o god_n send_v i_o hither_o when_o god_n and_o his_o 18._o see_v jer._n 23._o 7._o isai_n 43._o 18._o brethren_n have_v do_v it_o but_o in_o a_o divers_a manner_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o covenant_n god_n make_v with_o man_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o deal_v with_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n by_o way_n of_o promise_n and_o restipulation_n that_o be_v by_o way_n of_o covenant_n in_o which_o god_n himself_o be_v one_o party_n covenant_v and_o promise_v and_o the_o whole_a reasonable_a creature_n the_o other_o restipulate_v and_o obey_v the_o thing_n hold_v out_o by_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n with_o all_o immediate_a blessing_n the_o condition_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n be_v free_a ready_a and_o willing_a obedience_n whether_o from_o nature_n or_o grace_n the_o cause_n why_o god_n make_v choice_n to_o deal_v with_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n in_o this_o manner_n be_v principal_o 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to_o confirm_v his_o promise_n by_o sundry_a argument_n some_o whereof_o we_o will_v here_o repeat_v because_o the_o ample_a promise_n of_o their_o return_n and_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n do_v give_v some_o light_n what_o covenant_n the_o lord_n make_v with_o they_o after_o their_o return_n first_o god_n promise_v to_o deliver_v they_o because_o they_o have_v be_v belove_v of_o he_o of_o old_a time_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n the_o holy_a one_o of_o 4._o isai_n 43._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o isai_n 46._o 3_o 4._o israel_n thy_o saviour_n i_o give_v egypt_n for_o thy_o ransom_n ethiopia_n and_o seba_n for_o thou_o since_o thou_o be_v precious_a in_o my_o sight_n thou_o have_v be_v honourable_a and_o i_o have_v love_v thou_o therefore_o will_v i_o give_v man_n for_o thou_o and_o people_n for_o thy_o life_n fear_v not_o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o i_o will_v bring_v thy_o seed_n from_o the_o east_n and_o gather_v thou_o from_o the_o west_n i_o will_v say_v to_o 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it_o for_o how_o shall_v my_o name_n be_v pollute_v and_o i_o will_v not_o give_v my_o glory_n unto_o another_o i_o will_v cause_v the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o captivity_n of_o israel_n to_o return_v and_o will_v build_v they_o as_o at_o the_o first_o and_o i_o will_v cleanse_v they_o from_o all_o 23._o jer._n 33._o 7_o 8_o 9_o ezek._n 36._o 22_o 23._o their_o iniquity_n whereby_o they_o have_v sin_v and_o whereby_o they_o have_v transgress_v against_o i_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o i_o a_o name_n of_o joy_n a_o praise_n and_o a_o honour_n before_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o shall_v hear_v all_o the_o good_a that_o i_o do_v unto_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v flare_v and_o tremble_v for_o all_o the_o goodness_n and_o for_o all_o the_o prosperity_n that_o i_o procure_v unto_o it_o etc._n etc._n five_o that_o they_o may_v not_o faint_v through_o the_o long_a and_o great_a calamity_n which_o go_v before_o deliverance_n the_o prophet_n in_o the_o name_n 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christ_n have_v not_o that_o perfect_a state_n which_o now_o they_o have_v and_o we_o be_v present_o possess_v of_o p_o 35._o love_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o creature_n a_o double_a distinction_n of_o it_o 4._o m_o many_o sometime_o put_v for_o all_o 250._o mediator_n the_o necessity_n of_o one_o 264._o what_o a_o one_o the_o mediator_n must_v be_v ib._n why_o the_o second_o person_n be_v mediator_n rather_o than_o the_o first_o or_o three_o 266._o according_a to_o which_o nature_n christ_n be_v mediator_n ib._n a_o mediator_n what_o 270._o whether_o christ_n a_o mediator_n to_o himself_o ib._n whether_o if_o christ_n be_v a_o mediator_n according_a to_o his_o divine_a nature_n all_o the_o three_o person_n be_v not_o mediator_n 271._o mediation_n of_o christ_n three_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o act_n of_o it_o p_o 28._o how_o christ_n have_v perform_v the_o office_n of_o mediation_n 271._o mean_v not_o vouchsafe_v to_o all_o and_o therefore_o neither_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o christ_n death_n 233._o measure_n what_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n in_o measure_n 310._o ministry_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o end_n of_o it_o 138._o misery_n in_o man_n the_o occasion_n but_o no_o cause_n of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o he_o messiah_n the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n time_n of_o great_a light_n 331._o moon_n a_o fit_a resemblance_n of_o the_o church_n 147._o moses_n whether_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v manifest_v by_o he_o 93._o the_o shine_a of_o his_o face_n what_o it_o signify_v 94._o how_o and_o in_o what_o sense_n he_o be_v a_o mediator_n 127_o 128_o 165._o n_o natural_a gift_n whether_o they_o may_v be_v so_o use_v that_o god_n will_v bestow_v supernatural_a 237._o negation_n in_o scripture_n imply_v not_o always_o a_o absolute_a denial_n p._n 5_o new_a what_o it_o signify_v in_o scripture_n 194._o a_o new_a song_n what_o ib._n a_o new_a commandment_n what_o 195._o new_a man_n what_o ib._n new_a testament_n abolish_v not_o the_o former_a but_o the_o former_a be_v fulfil_v by_o the_o latter_a 29._o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o what_o respect_n call_v a_o new_a covenant_n or_o testament_n 195._o why_o it_o be_v call_v a_o covenant_n and_o why_o a_o testament_n 196._o new_a covenant_n when_o proper_o it_o begin_v 196._o new_a testament_n publish_v on_o a_o solemn_a day_n in_o the_o assembly_n almost_o of_o all_o nation_n 197._o new_a testament_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o stand_v in_o three_o thing_n 198._o a_o description_n of_o it_o ib._n the_o authority_n of_o it_o reason_n why_o god_n make_v it_o 199._o new_a covenant_n prefer_v much_o before_o the_o old_a though_o both_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o from_o the_o same_o fountain_n 200._o the_o promise_n in_o it_o assure_v by_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n 201._o be_v strike_v with_o all_o nation_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o jew_n ib._n make_v with_o some_o external_o other_o internal_o 202_o 203._o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n above_o 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