churcher_n all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v not_o only_o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n by_o the_o apostle_n but_o also_o put_v into_o a_o holy_a order_n and_o way_n by_o ordain_v they_o officer_n to_o rule_v and_o feed_v they_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o jew_n church_n under_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n there_o be_v a_o receive_n of_o proselyte_n alien_n convert_v and_o they_o become_v jew_n by_o religion_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n they_o make_v nation_n and_o city_n and_o country_n proselyte_n and_o they_o become_v christian_n with_o the_o jew_n and_o there_o be_v but_o one_o law_n rule_n and_o way_n for_o all_o that_o wâ—â—e_o embody_a into_o the_o church_n and_o there_o be_v graâ—â—ing_v into_o 〈…〉_o off_o from_o the_o same_o church_n still_o all_o along_o to_o this_o day_n i_o have_v be_v too_o long_o in_o this_o but_o i_o will_v be_v short_a in_o the_o next_o five_o that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n since_o 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initiate_v they_o into_o that_o church_n of_o which_o abraham_n be_v the_o father_n it_o be_v first_o form_v up_o in_o his_o family_n and_o the_o covenant_n free_o make_v with_o he_o and_o seal_v to_o he_o by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o circumcision_n i_o say_v all_o that_o be_v of_o abraham_n faith_n be_v bless_v with_o he_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o ephesian_n have_v many_o expression_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n chap._n 1.3_o bless_a be_v god_n who_o have_v bless_v we_o with_o all_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o christ_n and_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n it_o be_v clear_o intimate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o state_n of_o paganism_n that_o they_o be_v alien_n from_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o israel_n stranger_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n without_o hope_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n but_o now_o say_v he_o you_o that_o be_v afar_o off_o be_v make_v nigh_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n ephes_n 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