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glory_n for_o by_o how_o much_o christ_n have_v now_o obtain_v a_o more_o excellent_a ministry_n than_o that_o of_o moses_n and_o by_o how_o much_o also_o he_o be_v the_o mediator_n of_o a_o better_a covenant_n which_o be_v establish_v upon_o better_a promise_n as_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v heb._n 8._o 6._o by_o so_o much_o of_o necessity_n must_v the_o gospel_n church_n exceed_v in_o lustre_n beauty_n refinedness_n and_o spirituality_n the_o former_a administration_n sect_n viii_o the_o second_o argument_n in_o mr._n allen_n book_n remain_v to_o be_v answer_v be_v this_o that_o all_o person_n and_o so_o little_a child_n that_o be_v of_o the_o legal_a church_n must_v needs_o in_o one_o respect_n or_o other_o have_v be_v person_n of_o a_o religious_a or_o spiritual_a consideration_n and_o this_o consider_v say_v he_o i_o know_v not_o upon_o what_o better_a to_o place_v the_o visible_a church-membership_n of_o infant_n or_o to_o attribute_n it_o to_o than_o god_n elect_v and_o call_v 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respect_v a_o antecedent_n obedience_n in_o we_o so_o be_v all_o those_o which_o be_v peculiar_a unto_o the_o covenant_n of_o sinai_n they_o be_v indeed_o also_o of_o grace_n in_o that_o the_o reward_n do_v infinite_o exceed_v the_o merit_n of_o our_o obedience_n but_o yet_o they_o all_o suppose_v it_o and_o the_o subject_a of_o they_o be_v formal_o reward_v only_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o so_o for_o sundry_a of_o the_o promise_v thereof_o be_v the_o mean_n of_o our_o be_v take_v into_o covenant_n of_o our_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n the_o first_o covenant_n absolute_a be_v establish_v on_o promise_n in_o that_o when_o man_n be_v actual_o take_v into_o it_o they_o be_v encourage_v unto_o obedience_n by_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o future_a reward_n but_o these_o promise_n namely_o of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n and_o write_v of_o the_o law_n in_o our_o heart_n which_o the_o apostle_n express_o insi_v on_o as_o the_o peculiar_a promise_n of_o this_o 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