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thou_o and_o with_o israel_n not_o only_o with_o israel_n but_o with_o he_o also_o now_o it_o be_v not_o imaginable_a that_o the_o lord_n will_v reduce_v they_o and_o moses_n himself_o from_o covenant_n of_o grace_n back_o to_o that_o of_o work_n sure_o the_o lord_n will_v advance_v they_o highor_v rather_o than_o bring_v they_o low_o he_o be_v ever_o one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o his_o grace_n and_o promise_n unto_o soul_n no_o such_o unconstancy_n and_o changeableness_n be_v find_v with_o he_o 3._o the_o sinai_n testament_n typical_o reveal_v mercy_n for_o sinful_a man_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n for_o that_o be_v once_o violate_v and_o break_v hold_v forth_o nothing_o of_o mercy_n to_o the_o smner_n whatever_o his_o repentance_n be_v give_v no_o hope_n of_o salvation_n but_o denounedth_n judgement_n death_n and_o utter_a destruction_n against_o he_o adam_n have_v eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n that_o say_v gen._n 2._o 17._o die_v thou_o shall_v die_v whereas_o the_o sinai_n covenant_n include_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n as_o well_o as_o the_o moral_a as_o be_v plain_a heb._n 9_o vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n the_o first_o testament_n have_v ordinance_n of_o divine_a service_n and_o a_o worldly_a sanctuary_n a_o tabernacle_n priest_n and_o sacrifice_n offering_n for_o the_o error_n of_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n although_o these_o service_n do_v not_o of_o themselves_o expiate_v sin_n and_o purge_v the_o conscience_n yet_o they_o do_v point_n out_o a_o way_n wherein_o they_o may_v have_v a_o expiation_n of_o and_o freedom_n from_o sin_n which_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n give_v not_o the_o least_o intimation_n of_o yea_o the_o sinai_n covenant_n be_v ordain_v by_o angel_n gal._n 3._o vers_fw-la 19_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n a_o typical_a mediator_n and_o this_o argue_v a_o variance_n between_o god_n and_o israel_n else_o no_o need_n of_o any_o and_o there_o be_v grace_n in_o a_o covenant_n that_o do_v admit_v of_o any_o way_n for_o the_o make_n up_o of_o such_o difference_n there_o be_v abundance_n of_o grace_n wrap_v up_o in_o many_o type_n and_o ordinance_n in_o the_o sinai_n covenant_n yea_o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o blood_n and_o sprinkle_n call_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n exod._n 24._o vers_fw-la 3_o 4_o 5._o which_o typify_v the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o covenant_n of_o work_n for_o that_o speak_v nothing_o thereof_o 4._o there_o have_v be_v a_o utter_a impossibility_n for_o israel_n or_o any_o other_o to_o have_v attain_v unto_o eternal_a life_n and_o salvation_n if_o they_o have_v be_v under_o that_o at_o sinai_n as_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n for_o they_o can_v never_o have_v perform_v the_o work_n which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o it_o and_o so_o must_v have_v be_v hopeless_a of_o the_o benefit_n which_o be_v promise_v thereupon_o gal._n 3._o vers_fw-la 21._o if_o there_o have_v be_v a_o law_n that_o can_v have_v give_v life_n 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