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in_o be_v under_o the_o gospel_n a_o thing_n so_o contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o express_a word_n of_o holy_a scripture_n the_o whole_a fabric_n of_o the_o jewish_a church-state_n be_v pull_v down_o and_o a_o new_a church-state_n erect_v in_o the_o room_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o the_o house_n of_o god_n erect_v by_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n but_o the_o house_n of_o christ_n erect_v by_o the_o son_n himself_o heb._n 3.6_o oppose_a to_o and_o in_o contradistinction_n from_o that_o former_a one_o under_o the_o law_n which_o all_o that_o be_v circumcise_v be_v oblige_v to_o observe_v for_o the_o apostle_n say_v if_o any_o man_n he_o circumcise_v he_o be_v a_o debtor_n to_o the_o whole_a law_n but_o in_o his_o next_o paragraph_n he_o entangle_v himself_o with_o a_o difficulty_n i_o suppose_v he_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o free_v himself_o from_o for_o he_o say_v in_o page_n 21._o this_o promise_n the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o be_v that_o promise_n or_o 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word_n so_o contrary_a to_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n i_o know_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o singular_a be_v render_v thus_o by_o a_o late_a famous_a grecian_a a_o child_n a_o offspring_n and_o in_o the_o plural_a a_o numerous_a offspring_n in_o the_o 2d_o epistle_n of_o john_n ver._n 1._o he_o use_v the_o same_o word_n as_o in_o act_n 2.39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o elder_a unto_o the_o elect_a lady_n and_o her_o child_n here_o it_o be_v render_v child_n as_o it_o be_v in_o acts._n 2.39_o but_o not_o little_a suck_a babe_n for_o you_o have_v their_o character_n give_v in_o ver._n 4._o i_o rejoice_v great_o that_o i_o find_v of_o thy_o child_n walk_v in_o truth_n as_o we_o have_v receive_v a_o commandment_n from_o the_o father_n and_o he_o write_v to_o she_o and_o they_o in_o the_o plural_a to_o look-to_a themselves_o and_o to_o 〈◊〉_d false_a teacher_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o last_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o child_n of_o thy_o elect_a 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