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9_o 12._o and_o a_o most_o full_a and_o perfect_a remission_n of_o all_o sin_n even_o the_o most_o heinous_a conjoin_v with_o the_o donation_n of_o eternal_a life_n to_o all_o those_o who_o shall_v from_o faith_n in_o christ_n repent_v hearty_o of_o those_o sin_n and_o give_v up_o themselves_o to_o god_n and_o a_o holy_a life_n and_o here_o the_o apostle_n do_v urge_v that_o upon_o both_o gentile_n and_o jew_n which_o otherwhere_a he_o have_v serious_o press_v upon_o the_o jew_n chief_o in_o these_o word_n act_n 13._o 38_o 39_o be_v it_o know_v therefore_o unto_o you_o brethren_n that_o by_o he_o there_o be_v be_v preach_v to_o you_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o by_o he_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v justify_v from_o all_o thing_n from_o which_o you_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o
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call_v his_o covenant_n a_o new_a covenant_n altogether_o different_a from_o that_o which_o god_n plight_v with_o the_o ancestor_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n moses_n say_v the_o same_o of_o the_o moabitish-covenant_n jeremiah_n give_v this_o cause_n why_o god_n will_v make_v a_o new_a covenant_n viz._n because_o they_o break_v the_o old_a want_v god_n powerful_a grace_n the_o same_o reason_n moses_n give_v here_o of_o make_v this_o new_a covenant_n deut._n 29._o 4._o jeremiah_n promise_v circumcision_n of_o heart_n so_o this_o that_o promise_a remission_n of_o sin_n jer._n 31._o 34._o so_o this_o deut._n 30._o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n jeremiah_n speak_v of_o the_o clearness_n and_o facility_n of_o the_o precept_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o new-covenant_n that_o they_o may_v know_v and_o obey_v they_o without_o much_o search_n and_o labour_n so_o do_v moses_n deut._n 30._o 11_o 12._o compare_v with_o roman_n 10._o 6._o all_o these_o thing_n seem_v very_o clear_a to_o i_o i_o have_v dwell_v something_o long_o upon_o these_o thing_n both_o that_o it_o may_v be_v manifest_a hence_o that_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o mosaic-writing_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o mosaic-covenant_n proper_o so_o call_v and_o to_o show_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o restrain_v the_o old_a law_n proper_o so_o call_v only_o to_o the_o covenant_n make_v in_o mount_n sinai_n and_o also_o chief_o that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n may_v appear_v in_o dispence_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n god_n have_v make_v that_o gracious_a covenant_n with_o abraham_n many_o year_n before_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n to_o which_o covenant_n it_o afterward_o please_v he_o to_o add_v another_o covenant_n make_v up_o of_o many_o painful_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n by_o which_o he_o may_v keep_v in_o their_o duty_n that_o be_v restrain_v from_o the_o idolatrous-worship_n of_o the_o heathen_a the_o rude_a and_o carnal_a posterity_n of_o abraham_n late_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o so_o too_o 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to_o say_v he_o will_v sure_o hardly_o pardon_v such_o great_a sin_n as_o i_o be_v how_o can_v he_o with_o safety_n to_o his_o justice_n now_o further_o to_o enable_v any_o to_o answer_v many_o scripture_n which_o this_o author_n bring_v to_o maintain_v his_o extenuate_a expression_n of_o the_o law_n though_o such_o scripture_n be_v not_o immediate_o serviceable_a to_o discover_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n where_o he_o ascribe_v justification_n to_o faith_n in_o opposition_n to_o work_n else_o i_o will_v have_v take_v more_o particular_a notice_n of_o they_o remember_v what_o i_o speak_v before_o that_o sometime_o not_o only_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n but_o this_o apostle_n in_o speak_v of_o the_o law_n understand_v by_o it_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n law_n threaten_v violent_a immature_n temporal_a death_n to_o all_o external_n visible_a sin_n and_o in_o some_o case_n allow_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o stead_n of_o this_o violent_a death_n in_o other_o case_n not_o and_o 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the_o law_n political_o and_o external_o teach_v the_o people_n that_o if_o they_o be_v but_o justi_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la righteous_a according_o to_o the_o law_n in_o the_o sense_n that_o seneca_n use_v the_o word_n say_v exignum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la bonum_fw-la esse_fw-la that_o be_v righteous_a so_o far_o as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v to_o compel_v they_o by_o temporal_a punishment_n as_o all_o those_o be_v that_o have_v commit_v none_o of_o those_o crime_n that_o be_v exclude_v from_o attain_v temporal_a pardon_n by_o sacrifice_n and_o have_v offer_v sacrifice_n for_o their_o other_o external_n fault_n they_o be_v as_o perfect_o righteous_a before_o god_n as_o their_o law_n in_o any_o sense_n require_v they_o to_o be_v so_o because_o the_o law_n as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n appoint_v no_o punishment_n for_o one_o that_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o any_o light_a cause_n so_o he_o do_v but_o set_v she_o whole_o at_o liberty_n by_o a_o bill_n 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