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sonship_n to_o wit_n after_o the_o flesh_n and_o after_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v by_o carnal_a generation_n &_o by_o faith_n you_o have_v rom._n 9.6.7.8_o not_o as_o though_o the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v take_v none_o effect_n for_o they_o be_v not_o all_o israel_n which_o be_v of_o israel_n neither_o because_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n be_v they_o all_o child_n but_o in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v call_v that_o be_v they_o which_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n these_o be_v not_o the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v count_v for_o the_o seed_n where_o the_o apostle_n intention_n be_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a defection_n of_o the_o jew_n yet_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o divine_a promise_n be_v not_o diminish_v for_o they_o be_v not_o all_o israel_n say_v he_o which_o be_v of_o israel_n because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n but_o of_o the_o flesh_n and_o 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lay_v aside_o and_o reject_v only_o the_o posterity_n of_o isaac_n shall_v be_v call_v his_o seed_n say_v in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v call_v teach_v we_o thus_o much_o that_o neither_o they_o all_o nor_o only_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v for_o the_o true_a seed_n of_o abraham_n which_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n be_v issue_v from_o abraham_n but_o those_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o promise_n that_o be_v which_o be_v regenerate_v according_a to_o the_o spirit_n by_o faith_n according_a to_o that_o promise_n in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v here_o you_o have_v a_o distinction_n as_o it_o be_v of_o two_o abraham_n a_o beget_n abraham_n and_o a_o believe_a abraham_n and_o also_o of_o two_o seed_n the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v by_o carnal_a generation_n only_o and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n this_o allegory_n have_v its_o foundation_n in_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v gal._n 4.22.23_o for_o 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