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thus_o near_o unto_o death_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o it_o that_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n concern_v the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n the_o promise_a seed_n may_v be_v try_v or_o rather_o that_o by_o his_o trial_n our_o saviour_n death_n and_o resurrection_n may_v be_v true_o represent_v or_o fore-pictured_n by_o isaac_n danger_n and_o delivery_n so_o say_v the_o apostle_n heb._n 11._o 17._o 18._o 19_o by_o faith_n abraham_n when_o he_o be_v try_v offer_v up_o isaac_n and_o he_o that_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n offer_v up_o his_o only_a beget_v son_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v call_v account_v that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v he_o up_o even_o from_o the_o dead_a from_o whence_o also_o he_o receive_v he_o in_o a_o figure_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o promise_a seed_n 4_o the_o late_a part_n of_o this_o promise_n belong_v mere_o and_o proper_o unto_o christ_n in_o 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be_v to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o christ_n through_o faith_n say_v the_o apostle_n sarah_n receive_v strength_n to_o conceive_v seed_n and_o be_v deliver_v of_o acâ—ild_n when_o she_o be_v past_o age_n because_o she_o judge_v he_o faithful_a who_o have_v promise_v therefore_o spring_v there_o even_o of_o one_o and_o he_o as_o good_a as_o dead_a so_o many_o as_o the_o star_n of_o the_o â—kie_n in_o multitude_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n which_o be_v by_o the_o sea_n shore_n innumerable_a heb._n 11._o v_o 11._o 12._o 6_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a wonder_n of_o the_o world_n that_o from_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v be_v barrentill_a after_o fourscore_o year_n of_o age_n there_o shall_v proceed_v above_o six_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n within_o less_o them_z four_o hundred_o year_n thâ—miracle_n notwithstanding_o have_v be_v less_o if_o her_o child_n have_v be_v more_o but_o she_o bring_v forth_o no_o more_o son_n than_o isaac_n and_o this_o mighty_a nation_n do_v spring_n from_o jacob_n who_o be_v but_o one_o branch_n of_o isaac_n â—_o sarah_n be_v as_o good_a as_o dead_a when_o she_o conceive_v isaac_n and_o isaac_n himself_o be_v at_o death_n door_n before_o he_o give_v life_n to_o other_o so_o powerful_a be_v god_n to_o raise_v strength_n out_o of_o weakness_n and_o to_o make_v the_o barren_a a_o fruitful_a mother_n of_o many_o child_n how_o beit_v this_o wonderful_a increase_n of_o sarah_n or_o isaac_n posterity_n be_v but_o a_o shadow_n a_o draught_n or_o map_n of_o that_o great_a miracle_n which_o be_v to_o be_v exhibit_v in_o the_o promise_a seed_n more_o admirable_a it_o be_v that_o the_o bless_a virgin_n shall_v bear_v a_o son_n then_o that_o sarah_n shall_v conceive_v more_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a that_o christ_n be_v put_v to_o death_n shall_v become_v the_o father_n of_o more_o people_n than_o isaac_n have_v be_v yet_o this_o we_o see_v have_v god_n perform_v for_o since_o his_o resurrection_n he_o have_v beget_v more_o son_n to_o god_n throughout_o the_o nation_n than_o all_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n or_o isaac_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n 7_o this_o miraculous_a birth_n of_o the_o church_n and_o this_o mighty_a increase_n of_o her_o child_n the_o lord_n do_v as_o it_o be_v point_n out_o to_o future_a age_n in_o the_o forementioned_a increase_v of_o sarah_n posterity_n that_o the_o world_n may_v know_v the_o body_n or_o substance_n when_o it_o shall_v appear_v by_o the_o picture_n which_o he_o have_v make_v of_o it_o and_o that_o abraham_n posterity_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n may_v steadfast_o believe_v the_o spiritual_a promise_n by_o the_o temporal_a pledge_n of_o which_o pledge_n every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v a_o part_n 8_o to_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n say_v god_n himself_o by_o his_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 51._o v._n 12._o he_o or_o ken_n to_o i_o you_o that_o follow_v after_o righteousness_n you_o that_o seek_v the_o lord_n look_v unto_o the_o rock_n whence_o you_o be_v hew_v and_o to_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o pit_n whence_o you_o be_v dig_v look_v unto_o abraham_n your_o father_n and_o to_o sarah_n that_o bear_v you_o for_o i_o call_v he_o alone_o and_o bless_v he_o and_o in_o crease_v he_o 9_o it_o be_v more_o remarkable_o true_a of_o we_o christian_o whether_o the_o poor_a remnant_n of_o the_o son_n of_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v convert_v or_o of_o we_o gentile_n the_o seed_n of_o japhet_n than_o it_o be_v of_o the_o israelite_n which_o be_v bear_v in_o egypt_n we_o be_v not_o the_o great_a but_o the_o least_o of_o all_o people_n or_o nation_n it_o be_v not_o our_o own_o wit_n or_o strength_n make_v we_o so_o great_a a_o nation_n as_o we_o be_v but_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n which_o love_v abraham_n love_v we_o in_o christ_n and_o bestow_v the_o blessing_n of_o isaac_n in_o full_a measure_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v his_o power_n his_o love_n and_o wisdom_n that_o do_v thus_o multiply_v and_o increase_v we_o the_o rock_n whence_o we_o be_v hew_v and_o 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