go_v up_o into_o the_o mount_n and_o there_o receive_v the_o covenant_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n himself_o exod._n 19.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o the_o sum_n of_o which_o as_o you_o there_o read_v be_v this_o viz._n that_o if_o they_o will_v obey_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n indeed_o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n that_o they_o shall_v then_o be_v a_o peculiar_a treasure_n above_o all_o people_n etc._n etc._n this_o moses_n upon_o his_o return_n propound_v to_o the_o people_n from_o god_n for_o their_o consent_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o moses_n come_v and_o call_v for_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o lay_v before_o their_o face_n all_o these_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o and_o the_o people_n hereupon_o declare_v their_o consent_n to_o these_o proposal_n ver_fw-la 8._o and_o all_o the_o people_n answer_v together_o and_o say_v all_z that_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v we_o will_v do_v which_o moses_n again_o report_v back_o to_o god_n in_o the_o close_a of_o that_o 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the_o stamp_n upon_o the_o seal_n that_o make_v it_o as_o a_o late_a author_n have_v well_o express_v it_o in_o his_o most_o ingenious_a and_o learned_a treatise_n concern_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o righteous_a do_v man_n therefore_o as_o they_o ought_v consider_v either_o what_o happiness_n be_v or_o how_o great_a a_o correspondence_n and_o affinity_n their_o present_a duty_n have_v to_o it_o they_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v the_o performance_n of_o they_o any_o diminution_n of_o god_n free_a grace_n as_o that_o they_o will_v rather_o esteem_v it_o as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o signal_n act_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o favour_n that_o he_o have_v provide_v such_o effectual_a mean_n and_o afford_v they_o so_o powerful_a aid_n and_o assistance_n in_o order_n to_o the_o make_v they_o holy_a and_o obedient_a it_o be_v doubtless_o a_o act_n of_o kindness_n and_o bounty_n to_o heal_v the_o wound_a and_o restore_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o strength_n and_o beauty_n to_o the_o maim_a and_o deform_v no_o less_o than_o to_o forgive_v a_o poor_a man_n his_o debt_n in_o justification_n our_o debt_n be_v forgive_v but_o in_o sanctification_n the_o ruin_n of_o degenerate_a nature_n be_v repair_v and_o the_o image_n of_o god_n restore_v and_o which_o of_o these_o two_o do_v you_o think_v be_v the_o great_a kindness_n that_o free_v we_o from_o prison_n and_o arrest_n from_o misery_n but_o this_o make_v we_o true_o and_o formal_o happy_a but_o last_o 5._o though_o our_o personal_a performance_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v assert_v as_o indispensable_o necessary_a to_o our_o eternal_a salvation_n yet_o not_o by_o virtue_n of_o our_o own_o natural_a strength_n and_o power_n without_o the_o assistance_n of_o divine_a grace_n that_o be_v no_o where_o affirm_v but_o the_o contrary_n what_o remainder_n of_o natural_a strength_n and_o ability_n there_o may_v be_v leave_v in_o man_n and_o how_o far_o they_o may_v be_v improve_v by_o he_o with_o 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etc._n and_o both_o be_v alike_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o grace_n grace_n teach_v we_o this_o lesson_n and_o grace_n also_o assist_v we_o both_o in_o the_o learning_n and_o practice_n of_o it_o for_o god_n be_v no_o hard_a master_n he_o do_v not_o gather_v where_o he_o have_v not_o strew_v nor_o reap_v where_o he_o have_v not_o sow_o though_o he_o give_v not_o succour_n to_o all_o alike_o but_o to_o some_o more_o to_o other_o less_o according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n yet_o he_o be_v want_v to_o none_o but_o such_o as_o be_v want_v to_o themselves_o his_o promise_n be_v no_o less_o extensive_a than_o his_o command_n no_o duty_n be_v require_v of_o we_o but_o god_n himself_o be_v engage_v for_o our_o assistance_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o must_v we_o repent_v and_o turn_v to_o god_n act_n 17.3_o he_o then_o will_v give_v we_o repentance_n unto_o life_n act._n 5.31_o must_v we_o come_v to_o christ_n and_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o we_o may_v have_v 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now_o be_v change_v act_v 13.9_o it_o be_v no_o more_o saul_n but_o paul_n no_o more_o a_o persecutor_n but_o a_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o now_o he_o be_v justify_v gal._n 2.16_o and_o now_o he_o receive_v a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n 2_o tim._n 4.8_o and_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o it_o be_v that_o denominate_v a_o man_n righteous_a or_o wicked_a and_o what_o be_v the_o only_a note_n of_o distinction_n betwixt_o a_o heir_n of_o wrath_n and_o a_o child_n of_o god_n not_o baptism_n or_o profession_n or_o be_v in_o the_o visible_a church_n or_o the_o elective_a love_n of_o god_n but_o do_v righteousness_n as_o john_n speak_v which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o actual_a performance_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n of_o which_o i_o be_o treat_v 4._o why_o else_o have_v god_n send_v his_o holy_a spirit_n into_o the_o world_n be_v it_o not_o plain_o for_o this_o end_n that_o he_o may_v help_v our_o infirmity_n rom._n 8.26_o and_o that_o he_o may_v 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