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the_o encouragement_n of_o soul_n in_o seek_v after_o they_o that_o if_o one_o be_v take_v many_o more_o go_v along_o with_o it_o like_o many_o link_n in_o a_o chain_n that_o be_v close_v into_o each_o other_o the_o mean_n and_o the_o end_n must_v not_o be_v sever_v where_o there_o be_v such_o a_o connexion_n of_o duty_n grace_n and_o blessing_n the_o matter_n may_v be_v sometime_o express_v in_o a_o conditinal_a form_n with_o a_o if_o as_o rom._n 10._o 9_o if_o thou_o shall_v confess_v with_o thy_o mouth_n be_v lord_n jesus_n and_o shall_v believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v be_v save_v such_o ass_n note_v the_o verity_n of_o such_o proposition_n in_o their_o connexion_n they_o affirm_v this_o or_o that_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n as_o that_o he_o which_o believe_v shall_v undoubted_o be_v save_v yet_o that_o grace_n be_v not_o proper_o the_o condition_n of_o salvation_n for_o even_o believe_v be_v absolute_o promise_v so_o as_o nothing_o shall_v intervene_v to_o 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be_v no_o such_o condition_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n to_o we_o as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o old_a to_o israel_n for_o the_o apostle_n be_v compare_v they_o together_o and_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o old_a he_o give_v the_o new_a altogether_o in_o absolute_a promise_n and_o that_o to_o israel_n heb._n 8._o and_o show_v that_o the_o new_a be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o old_a he_o discover_v wherein_o the_o difference_n lay_v ver_fw-la 9_o because_o they_o continue_v not_o in_o my_o covenant_n and_o i_o regard_v they_o not_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o jer._n 31._o 32._o which_o covenant_n they_o break_v etc._n etc._n this_o argue_v that_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o old_a be_v such_o as_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o do_v give_v they_o assurance_n of_o the_o temporal_a mercy_n promise_v and_o a_o right_a to_o they_o and_o such_o as_o fail_v in_o leave_v they_o at_o uncertainty_n whether_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v they_o or_o not_o so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o only_o in_o itself_o and_o its_o own_o nature_n uncertain_a but_o even_o as_o to_o the_o event_n i_o regard_v they_o not_o say_v the_o lord_n if_o their_o perform_v the_o condition_n have_v be_v as_o absolute_o promise_v as_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n be_v than_o israel_n will_v have_v continue_v in_o it_o which_o they_o do_v not_o and_o can_v not_o have_v forfeit_v what_o be_v promise_v thereupon_o as_o diverse_a time_n they_o do_v and_o be_v exclude_v out_o of_o canaan_n upon_o that_o account_n jurist_n say_v a_o condition_n be_v a_o rate_n manner_n or_o law_n annex_v to_o man_n act_n stay_v or_o suspend_v the_o same_o and_o make_v they_o uncertain_a whether_o they_o shall_v take_v effect_n or_o no._n cowell_n out_o of_o west_n part_n 1._o symb._n 2._o sect_n 156._o and_o thus_o condition_n be_v oppose_v to_o absolute_a that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o condition_n in_o the_o new_a covenant_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o we_o give_v right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o blessing_n of_o it_o and_o 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voluntas_fw-la non_fw-la solvit_fw-la debitum_fw-la creaturae_fw-la sed_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la see_v more_o ibid._n pag._n 335._o it_o either_o say_v or_o obedience_n be_v a_o condition_n than_o there_o be_v a_o suspending_a act_n of_o god_n upon_o some_o act_n of_o the_o creature_n which_o say_v dr._n o._n of_o persev_n p._n 53._o can_v be_v without_o subject_v eternity_n to_o time_n the_o first_o cause_n to_o the_o second_o the_o creator_n to_o the_o creature_n yea_o then_o by_o our_o perform_n of_o it_o the_o lord_n be_v lay_v under_o a_o obligation_n to_o afford_v mercy_n promise_v even_o life_n and_o salvation_n to_o we_o and_o we_o may_v claim_v these_o upon_o our_o own_o act_n in_o short_a therefore_o we_o may_v have_v the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n in_o our_o eye_n as_o a_o encouragement_n unto_o duty_n 1_o cor._n 15_o last_o heb._n 11._o 26._o &_o 12._o 2._o yea_o we_o may_v exercise_v faith_n as_o a_o mean_n to_o the_o fruition_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n and_o 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