such_o inspire_v and_o cast_v into_o his_o mind_n by_o satan_n though_o not_o arise_v from_o himself_o pray_v as_o david_n psal_n 19.12_o 14._o 2._o wash_v thy_o heart_n in_o christ_n his_o blood_n that_o it_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o think_v good_a thought_n jer._n 4.14_o 3._o study_v good_a thought_n carnal_a man_n have_v many_o good_a thought_n cast_v into_o their_o heart_n which_o they_o cast_v out_o again_o as_o fast_o but_o their_o heart_n have_v no_o good_a thought_n arise_v from_o they_o contrary_o god_n people_n act._n 7.23_o 2._o tim._n 2.15_o q._n what_o mean_n be_v there_o to_o govern_v our_o tongue_n a._n 1._o pray_v to_o god_n to_o set_v a_o watch_n over_o they_o psal_n 141.3_o psal_n 19.14_o psal_n 51.15_o 2._o get_v a_o holy_a frame_n of_o heart_n mat._n 12.34_o 35._o psal_n 37.30_o 31._o prov._n 16.23_o a_o good_a man_n out_o of_o the_o good_a treasure_n of_o his_o heart_n bring_v forth_o good_a thing_n 3._o let_v the_o purpose_n of_o thy_o heart_n be_v set_v against_o 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judgement_n a._n all_o shall_v be_v call_v forth_o and_o the_o sheep_n evidence_v their_o faith_n in_o christ_n not_o only_o by_o their_o word_n mat._n 12.38_o but_o also_o by_o their_o work_n mat._n 25.35_o shall_v receive_v the_o bless_a sentence_n of_o absolution_n come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o but_o the_o goat_n have_v neither_o faith_n nor_o fruit_n matth._n 25.42_o 43._o shall_v be_v so_o strait_o reckon_v with_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o every_o ungodly_a speech_n matth._n 12.37_o judas_n 15._o and_o so_o shall_v receive_v that_o dreadful_a sentence_n depart_v you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o
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a_o spiritual_a or_o new_a covenant_n q._n what_o do_v this_o old_a covenant_n signify_v a._n 1._o a_o obligation_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n in_o general_a exod._n 19.5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o exod._n 24.6_o 7_o 8._o in_o the_o perfect_a observation_n whereof_o its_o thought_n they_o be_v to_o have_v canaan_n here_o and_o heaven_n hereafter_o but_o fail_v in_o one_o point_n they_o be_v under_o a_o curse_n gal._n 3.10_o the_o ceremonial_a part_n of_o it_o also_o shadow_v our_o redemption_n by_o christ_n heb._n 9.18_o 19_o q._n what_o be_v the_o proper_a effect_n of_o this_o old_a covenant_n a._n bondage_n and_o slavish_a fear_n for_o not_o perform_v what_o this_o old_a covenant_n do_v require_v this_o be_v signify_v by_o hagar_n the_o bondwoman_n gal._n 4.24_o 25._o and_o this_o mount_n sinai_n in_o arabia_n a_o place_n without_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o by_o the_o fleshly_a jerusalem_n which_o be_v in_o bondage_n with_o her_o child_n all_o 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