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and_o to_o uncircumcised_a gentile_a the_o body_n and_o generality_n of_o they_o not_o so_o proselyte_v the_o second_o be_v the_o common_a proâ—hannesse_n of_o superficial_a christian_n and_o turner_n of_o the_o grace_n and_o gospel_n â—f_n christ_n into_o wantonness_n that_o rest_n in_o a_o name_n and_o notion_n of_o christianity_n but_o deny_v the_o power_n of_o it_o of_o which_o sort_n there_o be_v every_o where_o too_o many_o the_o three_o be_v the_o sect_n of_o the_o sadducee_n that_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n the_o visible_a come_n of_o christ_n personal_o again_o and_o the_o glorious_a performance_n of_o the_o promise_n at_o that_o his_o appear_v a_o too_o too_o spread_a generation_n may_v god_n make_v it_o useful_a to_o you_o to_o lead_v you_o beside_o all_o these_o tock_n in_o the_o true_a ancient_a scripture-doctrine_n and_o faith_n former_o also_o attest_v to_o in_o the_o church_n in_o england_n so_o to_o embrace_v and_o love_v the_o promise_a salvation_n and_o so_o to_o 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he_o take_v our_o flesh_n so_o he_o give_v we_o his_o spirit_n which_o do_v refresh_v and_o fill_v our_o heart_n with_o joy_n god_n power_n he_o be_v conquer_a death_n and_o its_o accomplice_n in_o we_o as_o once_o in_o christ_n with_o who_o join_v thus_o he_o write_v his_o name_n upon_o we_o god_n with_o we_o he_o be_v our_o life_n in_o death_n hope_v in_o despair_n our_o strength_n in_o weakâ—sse_n and_o he_o do_v repair_v our_o breach_n all_o while_o he_o do_v make_v we_o see_v that_o we_o shall_v râ—st_v and_o reign_v as_o well_o as_o he_o oh_o glorious_a death_n by_o which_o our_o life_n appear_v oh_o glorious_a spirit_n that_o our_o heart_n no_o bear_n oh_o gloricus_fw-la word_n that_o do_v this_o tiding_n bring_v oh_o glorious_a chaâ—_n where_o our_o heavenly_a king_n come_v ride_v to_o 〈…〉_o precious_a faith_n that_o such_o a_o spring_n and_o such_o a_o issue_n have_v oh_o precious_a lord_n that_o barâ—st_v to_o we_o such_o love_n try_v self_n so_o to_o abase_v â—ll_o to_o remove_v from_o 〈…〉_o who_o it_o lay_v and_o will_v have_v wrought_v our_o and_o esse_fw-la ruin_n thou_o to_o be_v have_v bring_v life_n yea_o immortal_a life_n thou_o be_v the_o day_n that_o lightne_v our_o night_n thou_o be_v the_o way_n by_o which_o god_n come_v to_o 〈◊〉_d in_o he_o great_a night_n by_o which_o he_o give_v to_o 〈◊〉_d his_o holy_a spirit_n by_o which_o we_o come_v to_o he_o and_o find_v his_o power_n infuse_v life_n into_o we_o in_o death_n hour_n thâ—â—s_n art_n the_o word_n on_o thou_o the_o spirit_n be_v put_v to_o open_a eye_n that_o blind_a be_v and_o unshut_a the_o step_a ear_n from_o bondage_n to_o set_v free_a and_o to_o get_v over_o dâ—â—th_o full_a victory_n oh_o show_v thyself_o to_o we_o be_v thou_o our_o life_n fill_v we_o with_o piece_n and_o joy_n end_v all_o our_o strife_n be_v thou_o our_o all_o open_v our_o heart_n to_o see_v and_o fill_v we_o withâ—ly_a glory_n so_o shall_v we_o triumph_v in_o midst_n of_o death_n and_o sing_v thy_o praise_n full_a well_o assure_v that_o thou_o thenâ—e_o will_v raise_v we_o up_o again_o and_o set_v we_o on_o thy_o throne_n for_o evermore_o with_o god_n to_o be_v at_o one_o the_o life_n of_o faith_n in_o death_n the_o text._n hebrew_n 11.13_o 14._o all_o these_o die_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o or_o according_a to_o faith_n not_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n but_o see_v they_o afar_o off_o they_o be_v persuade_v and_o embrace_v they_o and_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o sojourner_n in_o the_o earth_n for_o they_o that_o say_v such_o thing_n manifest_a that_o they_o seek_v a_o country_n the_o custom_n of_o a_o solemn_a inter_v of_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o decease_a friend_n and_o of_o make_v lamentation_n over_o they_o be_v very_o ancient_a and_o laudable_a the_o mention_n of_o it_o be_v as_o old_a as_o abraham_n time_n we_o find_v it_o be_v then_o a_o custom_n usual_a in_o the_o eastern_a country_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o egyptian_n and_o sure_o in_o its_o original_a it_o be_v tessera_fw-la &_o fidei_fw-la &_o amoris_fw-la a_o pledge_n and_o testimony_n both_o of_o their_o faith_n and_o love_n fidei_fw-la a_o witness_n of_o their_o faith_n that_o they_o believe_v and_o look_v for_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o will_v decent_o bestow_v cost_v upon_o and_o inter_v the_o body_n amoris_fw-la of_o their_o love_n to_o the_o decease_a who_o relic_n therefore_o they_o so_o sarre_o honour_v and_o who_o loss_n or_o absence_n rather_o they_o lament_v as_o in_o their_o presence_n former_o they_o have_v be_v delight_v thus_o i_o may_v show_v you_o abraham_n himself_o the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a gen._n 23.2_o bury_v the_o corpse_n of_o his_o decease_a sarah_n and_o
to_o their_o own_o country_n which_o they_o come_v out_o of_o at_o god_n commandment_n as_o the_o former_a sort_n of_o man_n deny_v the_o word_n of_o faith_n and_o discover_v their_o defect_n of_o faith_n by_o opposition_n to_o the_o word_n so_o these_o by_o their_o work_n declare_v the_o vanity_n of_o their_o word_n neither_o of_o these_o faith_n faith_n upon_o work_n and_o not_o ground_v on_o and_o spring_v from_o the_o word_n nor_o faith_n or_o rather_o a_o say_v a_o man_n have_v faith_n without_o work_n inward_a operation_n and_o outward_a testimony_n through_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n feed_v it_o will_v suffice_v to_o make_v a_o man_n just_a or_o cause_v he_o to_o live_v nor_o will_v either_o of_o they_o be_v sufficient_a for_o die_v to_o keep_v a_o man_n that_o he_o see_v not_o death_n but_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n more_o yet_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o promise_n though_o they_o believe_v and_o see_v they_o afar_o off_o they_o die_v in_o faith_n but_o yet_o enjoy_v they_o not_o how_o may_v we_o understand_v that_o and_o what_o shall_v we_o note_v from_o it_o the_o promise_n metonymical_o for_o the_o thing_n promise_v which_o be_v either_o for_o this_o life_n or_o the_o life_n that_o be_v to_o come_v for_o this_o life_n such_o as_o these_o to_o be_v a_o shield_n to_o they_o to_o protect_v they_o provide_v for_o they_o give_v they_o child_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o life_n to_o come_v such_o as_o the_o country_n or_o city_n that_o have_v foundation_n the_o full_a enjoyment_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o glory_n and_o as_o the_o way_n to_o that_o the_o messiah_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o their_o seed_n to_o die_v and_o rise_v etc._n etc._n as_o also_o to_o bless_v all_o nation_n in_o he_o again_o the_o word_n promise_n sometime_o in_o scripture_n signify_v the_o word_n of_o promise_n or_o the_o promise_n itself_o make_v in_o word_n to_o we_o and_o by_o these_o distinction_n and_o consideration_n we_o may_v resolve_v a_o doubt_n for_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v here_o these_o all_o die_v in_o faith_n not_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n it_o be_v say_v as_o we_o read_v it_o in_o ver_fw-la 17._o that_o abraham_n have_v receive_v the_o promise_n he_o that_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n offer_v up_o his_o only_a beget_v son_n and_o so_o chap._n 6.15_o after_o he_o have_v patient_o endure_v he_o obtain_v the_o promise_n the_o solution_n that_o the_o word_n of_o a_o promise_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n god_n make_v his_o promise_n with_o and_o to_o he_o and_o that_o promise_v as_o a_o thing_n make_v in_o word_n he_o have_v receive_v it_o he_o hear_v it_o and_o believe_v it_o but_o he_o have_v not_o receive_v the_o thing_n speak_v of_o in_o that_o promise_n or_o in_o those_o promise_n as_o the_o word_n promise_v in_o the_o text_n signify_v the_o thing_n promise_v 2._o he_o do_v before_o he_o die_v obtain_v and_o receive_v the_o promise_n in_o some_o thing_n but_o not_o in_o all_o the_o promise_n for_o this_o life_n of_o have_v god_n a_o shield_n to_o he_o to_o protect_v he_o and_o be_v his_o god_n and_o own_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o son_n these_o he_o have_v obtain_v and_o receive_v before_o the_o die_v yea_o before_o he_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n isaac_n but_o not_o all_o the_o promise_n nor_o the_o main_a thing_n promise_v as_o neither_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n nor_o the_o multiply_a his_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n nor_o the_o messiah_n come_v and_o bless_v all_o nation_n nor_o which_o be_v the_o main_a the_o full_a thing_n aim_v at_o the_o heavenly_a country_n or_o kingdom_n the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n in_o glory_n with_o his_o seed_n and_o yet_o these_o they_o be_v heir_n of_o these_o fall_v to_o they_o by_o lot_n from_o god_n heb._n 6.12_o yea_o these_o they_o receive_v in_o semine_fw-la in_o isaac_n and_o isaac_n in_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n they_o have_v they_o in_o pignore_fw-la but_o not_o in_o plenitudine_fw-la in_o the_o first_o fruit_n or_o pledge_n but_o not_o 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