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some_o plea_n argument_n and_o encouragement_n not_o to_o move_v god_n but_o to_o quicken_v your_o faith_n hope_n and_o importunity_n thus_o then_o say_v 1._o lord_n this_o covenant_n thou_o have_v make_v with_o believer_n and_o their_o seed_n do_v spring_n only_o from_o the_o fountain_n of_o thy_o freegrace_n this_o promise_v commence_v before_o i_o have_v a_o be_v and_o therefore_o can_v not_o depend_v on_o any_o worthiness_n in_o i_o 8._o deut._n 7.7_o 8._o the_o lord_n do_v not_o set_v his_o love_n on_o israel_n because_o they_o be_v better_a than_o other_o but_o because_o he_o love_v they_o the_o love_n of_o benevolence_n produce_v the_o love_n of_o complacency_n it_o be_v a_o everlasting_a love_n both_o in_o its_o original_n and_o duration_n 31.3_o jer._n 31.3_o it_o have_v no_o cause_n but_o in_o god_n breast_n and_o shall_v have_v no_o end_n lord_n for_o thy_o word_n sake_n 17.19_o 2_o sam._n 7.21_o compare_v with_o 1_o chr._n 17.19_o yea_o for_o thy_o servant_n sake_n viz._n christ_n who_o be_v god_n essential_a word_n and_o according_a to_o thy_o own_o heart_n have_v thou_o do_v all_o these_o great_a thing_n have_v thou_o see_v any_o stop_n or_o obstruction_n on_o my_o part_n thou_o will_v have_v forbear_v make_v this_o covenant_n but_o such_o a_o covenant_n there_o be_v and_o grace_n make_v it_o look_v into_o thy_o own_o heart_n lord_n and_z as_o grace_n only_o make_v it_o so_o let_v grace_n perform_v it_o 2._o lord_n thou_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o thy_o promise_n mercy_n make_v this_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n 89.35_o mic._n 7.20_o numb_a 23.19_o psal_n 89.35_o truth_n perform_v it_o to_o jacob_n thou_o be_v not_o as_o man_n that_o thou_o shall_v lie_v thou_o have_v swear_v by_o thy_o holiness_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o lie_v unto_o david_n well_o lord_n in_o hope_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o thy_o covenant_n i_o marry_v beget_v child_n give_v they_o up_o to_o god_n in_o baptism_n wherein_o thou_o take_v they_o 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remember_v thy_o holy_a covenant_n 72._o luk._n 1.45_o 55_o 72._o there_o have_v be_v a_o performance_n of_o the_o thing_n speak_v by_o the_o lord_n never_o can_v any_o stand_v forth_o and_o challenge_v thou_o for_o the_o breach_n of_o promise_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o this_o day_n and_o i_o humble_o hope_v thou_o will_v not_o begin_v with_o i_o 18._o gen._n 13.16_o 17_o 18._o thou_o make_v a_o promise_n to_o abraham_n of_o a_o numerous_a offspring_n and_o inhabit_v canaan_n and_o thou_o do_v perform_v all_o to_o a_o tittle_n yea_o to_o a_o minute_n the_o least_o jota_n do_v not_o fail_v or_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o thou_o be_v as_o great_a as_o good_a as_o powerful_a as_o merciful_a now_o as_o ever_o 42.2_o gen._n 18.14_o job_n 42.2_o thou_o say_v be_v any_o thing_n too_o hard_o for_o the_o lord_n my_o soul_n echo_n no_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o can_v do_v every_o thing_n with_o god_n all_o thing_n be_v possible_a i_o believe_v lord_n help_v my_o 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behold_v a_o testimony_n of_o divine_a love_n 17._o psal_n 86.16_o 17._o thou_o have_v show_v i_o a_o token_n for_o good_a who_o be_o the_o son_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n and_o i_o take_v this_o as_o a_o pledge_n of_o more_o kindness_n to_o i_o 116.16_o psal_n 116.16_o thou_o have_v loose_v my_o bond_n will_v thou_o not_o also_o knock_v off_o the_o fetter_n of_o sin_n from_o my_o poor_a child_n i_o be_v as_o wicked_a as_o any_o and_o cost_v my_o father_n and_o mother_n many_o a_o tear_n and_o groan_n but_o thou_o hear_v their_o prayer_n will_v thou_o not_o also_o hear_v i_o 5._o lord_n i_o do_v find_v all_o that_o i_o want_v for_o myself_o and_o seed_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o as_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o be_v my_o god_n and_o pardon_v sin_n so_o thou_o have_v undertake_v to_o work_v the_o condition_n thou_o require_v as_o absolute_o necessary_a for_o obtain_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o covenant_n thou_o say_v they_o shall_v all_o know_v i_o from_o the_o 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