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himself_o and_o his_o child_n to_o god_n in_o his_o covenant_n 2._o by_o holy_a be_v mean_v such_o child_n one_o of_o who_o parent_n at_o least_o be_v a_o visible-believer_n and_o member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v give_v up_o himself_o and_o his_o child_n to_o god_n in_o his_o covenant_n such_o be_v holy_a with_o a_o covenant_n and_o church-holiness_n cobbet_n mr._n cobbet_n antiochus_n destroy_v the_o holy_a people_n or_o people_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o dan._n 8.24_o among_o which_o be_v child_n destroy_v as_o well_o as_o parent_n and_o how_o be_v they_o holy_a even_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy-covenant_n dan._n 11.28.30_o 32._o in_o which_o all_o the_o jew_n external_o and_o ecclesiastical_o be_v together_o with_o their_o little_a one_o deut._n 29.11_o 12._o against_o which_o holy_a covenant_n the_o enemy_n have_v indignation_n dan._n 11.30_o the_o child_n be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o body_n of_o people_n redeem_v from_o egypt_n which_o be_v call_v holy_a 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true_a believer_n for_o answer_v to_o which_o the_o temporal-promises_a include_v in_o that_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v dispense_v to_o abraham_n in_o a_o churchway_n respect_v his_o natural_a seed_n no_o otherwise_o as_o i_o conceive_v than_o as_o they_o be_v and_o shall_v continue_v his_o church-seed_n for_o though_o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o abraham_n by_o hagar_n be_v at_o present_a within_o the_o covenant_n in_o a_o churchway_n dispense_v and_o also_o circumcise_a yet_o god_n will_v not_o establish_v his_o covenant_n with_o he_o but_o with_o isaac_n gen._n 17.19_o 21._o nevertheless_o god_n give_v this_o as_o a_o overplus_n and_o by_o the_o by_o in_o answer_n to_o abraham_n request_n i_o have_v bless_v he_o viz._n with_o outward_a thing_n which_o be_v often_o call_v blessing_n and_o they_o be_v material_o so_o and_o will_v make_v he_o fruitful_a and_o will_v multiply_v he_o exceed_o etc._n etc._n v._n 20._o so_o likewise_o to_o esau_n the_o blessing_n that_o god_n 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yet_o in_o the_o tender_a and_o outward_a proposal_n of_o they_o they_o be_v hold_v forth_o to_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o their_o sin_n be_v the_o more_o aggravate_v 20.16.24_o ezek._n 20.16.24_o that_o they_o despise_v they_o even_o as_o they_o be_v now_o also_o in_o gospel-day_n and_o their_o damnation_n the_o great_a john_n 3.18_o 19_o 20._o the_o sum_n than_o be_v brief_o this_o both_o the_o temporal_a &_o spiritual_a promise_n of_o the_o covenant_n belong_v unto_o the_o church_n indefinite_o but_o none_o of_o they_o do_v savingly-partake_a of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a one_o but_o those_o that_o truly-believe_a as_o abraham_n do_v promise_n be_v either_o tend_v to_o conversion_n and_o union_n or_o there_o be_v promise_n of_o communion_n the_o former_a belong_v to_o the_o unconvert_v the_o latter_a to_o the_o convert_v only_o as_o to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a benefit_n hold_v forth_o in_o they_o 5._o that_o these_o spiritual_a and_o 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212_o 213._o if_o god_n make_v his_o covenant_n of_o grace_n with_o the_o posterity_n of_o believer_n as_o this_o doctrine_n say_v you_o assert_n then_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o believer_n shall_v have_v grace_n bestow_v upon_o they_o that_o be_v as_o your_o after-word_n and_o the_o scope_n of_o your_o discourse_n imply_v spiritual_a saving-grace_n opposite_a to_o child_n of_o wrath_n by_o nature_n to_o which_o i_o reply_v it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o hence_o all_o the_o posteity_n of_o believer_n shall_v have_v inward_a spiritual_a saving-grace_n bestow_v upon_o they_o but_o external_n covenant-grace_n see_v malachy_n 1.2_o i_o have_v love_v you_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n the_o posterity_n of_o jacob._n yet_o you_o say_v wherein_o have_v thou_o love_v we_o be_v not_o esau_n jacob_n brother_n say_v the_o lord_n yet_o i_o love_v jacob_n and_o i_o hate_v esau_n and_o lay_v his_o mountain_n and_o his_o heritage_n waste_v for_o the_o 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the_o same_o argument_n we_o may_v as_o well_o conclude_v that_o it_o come_v in_o the_o room_n and_o stead_n of_o the_o ark_n manna_n rock_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o grand_a mistake_n for_o circumcision_n be_v one_o of_o the_o two_o ordinary_a sacrament_n and_o seal_n of_o god_n covenant_n give_v to_o abraham_n and_o the_o church_n in_o his_o family_n about_o four_o hundred_o year_n before_o the_o ark_n manna_n or_o that_o rock_n you_o speak_v of_o gal._n 3.17_o there_o be_v many_o extraordinary_a sacrament_n that_o god_n appoint_v to_o that_o nonage-people_n or_o heir_n under_o age_n to_o use_v the_o apostle_n phrase_n gal._n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o which_o god_n in_o mercy_n give_v to_o help_v their_o faith_n upon_o special_a occasion_n and_o emergency_n beside_o some_o that_o you_o mention_v to_o wit_n the_o brazen-serpent_n for_o one_o which_o be_v but_o occasional_a jo._n 3.14_o 15._o but_o circumcision_n be_v one_o of_o the_o stand_a sacrament_n and_o seal_n annex_v to_o the_o 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of_o a_o birth-priviledge_n as_o of_o the_o natural_a lineage_n and_o seed_n of_o abraham_n as_o a_o typical_a shadowy_a thing_n etc._n etc._n i_o reply_v 1._o be_v not_o their_o parent_n professing-believer_n at_o least_o under_o such_o a_o profession_n as_o suit_v that_o dispensation_n do_v they_o not_o attend_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o point_v their_o faith_n at_o christ_n to_o come_v and_o be_v not_o they_o as_o they_o grow_v up_o to_o come_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v a_o syrian_a ready_a to_o perish_v be_v my_o father_n etc._n etc._n see_v deut._n 26.5_o to_o v._o 12._o and_o there_o they_o be_v to_o worship_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o afterward_o v._o 27._o to_o avouch_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v their_o god_n as_o he_o also_o avouch_v they_o to_o be_v his_o people_n v._o 26._o be_v there_o no_o profession_n of_o faith_n in_o all_o this_o 2._o be_v they_o not_o seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n under_o a_o external_a and_o 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