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heir_n faith_n be_v make_v void_a and_o the_o promise_v make_v of_o none_o effect_n and_o again_o gal._n 3.18_o if_o the_o inheritance_n be_v of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o promise_n but_o god_n give_v it_o unto_o abraham_n by_o promise_n for_o a_o right_a understandnig_n of_o these_o and_o such_o like_a scripture_n we_o must_v consider_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o in_o they_o represent_v the_o inconsistency_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o promise_n as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o and_o in_o their_o proper_a use_n and_o right_o understand_v but_o he_o therein_o represent_v the_o erroneousness_n of_o their_o opinion_n against_o who_o he_o dispute_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o absurd_a consequence_n of_o it_o as_o render_v the_o law_n and_o the_o promise_v inconsistent_a for_o otherwise_o when_o st._n paul_n speak_v his_o own_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n and_o promise_n he_o with_o great_a vehemency_n deny_v the_o law_n to_o be_v against_o the_o promise_n when_o 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unexpected_o without_o any_o labour_n or_o industry_n of_o they_o but_o will_v any_o man_n in_o hope_n it_o may_v so_o fall_v out_o with_o he_o neglect_v to_o labour_n in_o his_o call_n for_o a_o livelihood_n to_o be_v sure_a no_o man_n worthy_a the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n will_n what_o folly_n then_o be_v to_o be_v compare_v with_o that_o which_o such_o man_n commit_v that_o despise_v their_o own_o soul_n in_o take_v less_o care_n for_o they_o though_o of_o eternal_a duration_n than_o for_o this_o short_a and_o transitory_a life_n but_o yet_o although_o god_n have_v not_o promise_v that_o any_o shall_v have_v but_o those_o that_o ask_v nor_o find_v except_o they_o seek_v nor_o have_v it_o open_v to_o they_o unless_o they_o knock_v to_o the_o end_n that_o none_o may_v promise_v themselves_o a_o obtain_v without_o so_o do_v and_o although_o god_n vouchsafe_v unto_o man_n the_o gospel_n as_o a_o mean_n sufficient_a of_o itself_o to_o persuade_v they_o to_o consider_v their_o eternal_a 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