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one_o of_o work_n another_o of_o grace_n and_o very_o many_o yea_o the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v under_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n which_o be_v a_o most_o sad_a and_o doleful_a estate_n because_o a_o state_n of_o wrath_n and_o death_n a_o most_o wretched_a and_o accurse_a condition_n o_o try_v under_o what_o covenant_n thou_o be_v for_o if_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o sinful_a nature_n a_o sprout_v of_o old_a adam_n never_o yet_o cut_v off_o from_o his_o root_n of_o bitterness_n nor_o graff_v into_o christ_n thou_o be_v undo_v to_o be_v under_o such_o a_o covenant_n be_v to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o be_v liable_a to_o all_o his_o plague_n o_o make_v haste_n then_o and_o flee_v as_o a_o post_n and_o as_o the_o young_a roe_n into_o christ_n arm_n for_o consider_v how_o thou_o can_v stand_v before_o the_o bar_n of_o god_n in_o thy_o sin_n in_o thy_o nakedness_n adam_n flee_v away_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n afraid_a and_o ashamed_a hide_v himself_o in_o the_o thicket_n because_o he_o be_v naked_a but_o where_o will_v thou_o hide_v thy_o nakedness_n in_o that_o dreadful_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o will_v be_v no_o shelter_n in_o that_o day_n for_o a_o sinner_n corol._n 3_o labour_v to_o understand_v and_o discern_v aright_o the_o nature_n tenor_n and_o term_n of_o both_o covenant_n 1._o because_o they_o be_v easiiy_v mistake_v and_o many_o do_v mistake_v they_o rom._n 10.2_o 3._o 2._o because_o the_o mistake_n be_v dangerous_a like_o a_o man_n in_o the_o dark_a as_o he_o travel_v find_v two_o way_n one_o way_n be_v wrong_n 14.12_o prov._n 14.12_o yet_o it_o seem_v as_o good_a and_o safe_a as_o the_o other_o he_o go_v on_o in_o the_o wrong_n which_o lead_v he_o to_o a_o rock_n where_o he_o fall_v down_o headlong_o and_o break_v his_o neck_n so_o many_o a_o poor_a soul_n imagine_v he_o be_v under_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o in_o a_o safe_a way_n to_o heaven_n when_o alas_o he_o be_v yet_o under_o a_o 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of_o repentance_n and_o faith_n in_o the_o future_a messiah_n prefigure_v in_o the_o shadow_n and_o type_n of_o ceremony_n that_o by_o this_o form_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o policy_n a_o stiffnecked_a people_n may_v partly_o be_v tame_v and_o partly_o be_v bring_v to_o christ_n that_o lie_v hide_v under_o those_o ceremony_n so_o that_o in_o short_a you_o see_v the_o old_a testament_n or_o the_o old_a covenant_n for_o by_o a_o metonymy_n they_o be_v chief_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o the_o apostle_n plain_o so_o express_v himself_o 2_o cor._n 3.14_o until_o this_o day_n remain_v the_o same_o veil_n untaken_v away_o in_o the_o read_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o veil_n be_v do_v away_o in_o christ_n and_o this_o contain_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o the_o old_a kind_n of_o doctrine_n which_o be_v open_o and_o principal_o legal_a covert_o and_o less_o principal_o evangelical_n 2._o the_o old_a way_n of_o worship_n and_o legal_a priesthood_n 3._o that_o moysaicall_a policy_n which_o be_v tie_v to_o one_o people_n paraeus_n people_n paraeus_n this_o covenant_n be_v make_v by_o god_n to_o adam_n present_o after_o the_o fall_n g_z n._n 3.15_o afterward_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o posterity_n gen._n 17.1_o 2_o 7_o 8._o the_o symbol_n of_o this_o covenant_n be_v circumcision_n from_o verse_n 10._o to_o the_o 14._o i_o forbear_v further_o particularise_v to_o who_o it_o be_v often_o renew_v and_o confirm_v whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v the_o covenant_n rom._n 9.4_o ephes_n 2.12_o now_o the_o new_a covenant_n of_o reconciliation_n to_o god_n by_o christ_n exhibit_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v the_o better_a covenant_n the_o gospel_n be_v the_o table_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n longè_fw-la divinioâ—_n quam_fw-la smaragdina_fw-la hermetis_fw-la far_o beyond_o the_o emerald_n table_n of_o hermes_n which_o the_o chemist_n vain_o boast_v to_o yield_v the_o philosopher_n stone_n to_o enrich_v all_o person_n and_o the_o panacea_fw-la that_o cure_v all_o disease_n here_o be_v the_o elect_a and_o precious_a stone_n 1_o pet._n 2.6_o syntag._n 2.6_o crocii_n syntag._n but_o i_o will_v come_v to_o particular_n only_o premise_v this_o caution_n caution_n caution_n let_v not_o any_o thing_n i_o shall_v say_v be_v interpret_v as_o if_o i_o put_v a_o hostile_a contrariety_n between_o the_o old_a covenant_n and_o the_o new_a in_o spiritual_a practice_n they_o yield_v spiritual_a help_n to_o each_o other_o justin_n martyr_n say_v that_o grace_n be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o law_n nor_o against_o the_o law_n but_o above_o the_o law_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o adversa_fw-la but_o diversa_fw-la the_o gospel_n in_o scripture_n be_v call_v the_o law_n isa_n 2.3_o only_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o faith_n rom._n 3.27_o and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8.2_o therefore_o when_o we_o advance_v the_o gospel_n rom._n 3.31_o do_v we_o then_o make_v void_v the_o law_n through_o faith_n god_n forbid_v yea_o we_o establish_v the_o 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this_o premise_a i_o shall_v now_o show_v you_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o gospel-covenant_n 1._o the_o gospel-covenant_n be_v a_o better_a covenant_n than_o the_o legal_a in_o respect_n of_o its_o original_a and_o manner_n of_o patefaction_n it_o be_v true_a they_o have_v both_o one_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n but_o the_o law_n may_v in_o some_o sort_n be_v know_v by_o nature_n it_o be_v write_v in_o man_n heart_n at_o the_o first_o and_o the_o character_n be_v not_o whole_o wear_v out_o rom._n 2.15_o the_o gentile_n show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n but_o now_o the_o gospel_n be_v immediate_o manifest_v from_o god_n to_o the_o church_n alone_o joh._n 1.18_o no_o man_n have_v see_v god_n at_o any_o time_n the_o only_o beget_v son_n which_o be_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n he_o have_v declare_v he_o mat._n 16.16_o 17._o and_o simon_n peter_n answer_v
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