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god_n have_v open_v his_o mind_n in_o his_o word_n concern_v his_o love_n and_o good_a will_n to_o sinner_n in_o christ_n and_o he_o have_v also_o add_v his_o seal_n that_o the_o charter_n of_o his_o grace_n may_v be_v more_o valid_a and_o authentic_a it_o argue_v the_o goodness_n and_o communicativeness_n of_o god_n to_o give_v notice_n in_o his_o word_n but_o his_o solicitousness_n and_o anxious_a care_n for_o our_o good_a to_o give_v visible_a assurance_n in_o the_o sacrament_n as_o be_v willing_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d over_o and_o above_o to_o satisfy_v the_o heir_n of_o promise_n if_o a_o man_n be_v more_o than_o ordinary_o cautious_a to_o make_v all_o sure_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n his_o heart_n be_v upon_o the_o thing_n sure_o it_o be_v a_o great_a condescension_n that_o god_n will_v dispose_v his_o grace_n into_o a_o covenant-form_n but_o it_o be_v a_o further_a condescension_n that_o he_o will_v add_v seal_n which_o need_v not_o on_o his_o part_n but_o he_o add_v they_o 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this_o as_o a_o undoubted_a pledge_n that_o thou_o shall_v have_v what_o i_o have_v promise_v which_o do_v more_o increase_v our_o hope_n and_o persuade_v our_o duty_n 3._o by_o these_o seal_v sign_n we_o be_v solemn_o invest_v into_o a_o right_n to_o the_o thing_n promise_v as_o when_o we_o be_v put_v in_o possession_n of_o what_o we_o have_v bargain_v for_o by_o due_a formality_n of_o law_n this_o be_v my_o body_n that_o be_v our_o solemn_a investiture_n into_o the_o privilege_n purchase_v by_o christ_n crucify_a body_n a_o believer_n receive_v christ_n in_o the_o word_n john_n 1.12_o and_o he_o receive_v christ_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n what_o be_v the_o difference_n there_o his_o right_n be_v solemn_o own_a and_o confirm_v in_o the_o way_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v as_o soon_o as_o a_o man_n consent_v to_o a_o bargain_n he_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o the_o thing_n bargain_v for_o but_o the_o right_n be_v make_v more_o explicit_a when_o it_o be_v deliver_v to_o he_o by_o 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they_o from_o their_o child_n show_v to_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o strength_n and_o his_o wonderful_a work_n that_o he_o have_v do_v 6.7_o deut._n 4_o 9_o &_o 6.7_o 5._o for_o he_o establish_v a_o testimony_n in_o jacob_n and_o appoint_v a_o law_n in_o israel_n which_o he_o command_v our_o father_n that_o they_o shall_v make_v they_o know_v to_o their_o child_n 6._o that_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v may_v know_v they_o even_o the_o child_n which_o shall_v be_v bear_v who_o shall_v arise_v and_o declare_v they_o to_o their_o child_n 7._o that_o they_o may_v set_v their_o hope_n in_o god_n and_o not_o forget_v the_o work_n of_o god_n thus_o hezekiah_n upon_o his_o recovery_n from_o death_n isa_n 38.19_o the_o live_n the_o live_n he_o shall_v praise_v thou_o as_o i_o do_v this_o day_n the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n shall_v make_v know_v thy_o truth_n they_o that_o survive_v they_o alone_o can_v and_o each_o of_o they_o shall_v praise_v the_o lord_n this_o be_v the_o principal_a end_n to_o which_o man_n shall_v live_v and_o for_o which_o they_o shall_v desire_v life_n psal_n 80.18_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n shall_v make_v know_v thy_o truth_n i._n e._n they_o shall_v transmit_v the_o memory_n of_o thy_o faithfulness_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o thy_o promise_n to_o posterity_n psal_n 145.4_o 3._o argument_n 1._o the_o soul_n of_o child_n as_o well_o as_o their_o body_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o care_n and_o trust_v of_o parent_n by_o the_o lord_n to_o who_o they_o must_v give_v a_o strict_a account_n it_o be_v a_o grand_a mistake_n to_o think_v that_o the_o care_n of_o soul_n belong_v only_o to_o minister_n true_a indeed_o it_o eminent_o belong_v to_o our_o spiritual_a pastor_n ezek._n 3.18_o 19_o if_o they_o warn_v not_o the_o wicked_a from_o his_o wicked_a way_n to_o save_v his_o life_n the_o same_o wicked_a man_n shall_v die_v in_o his_o iniquity_n but_o his_o blood_n will_v god_n require_v at_o 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