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business_n to_o disgrace_v god_n miracle_n and_o cast_v dishonour_n upon_o they_o by_o his_o imitation_n though_o he_o fall_v far_o short_a of_o the_o original_a as_o he_o there_o show_v and_o follow_v he_o as_o little_a ascanius_n his_o father_n with_o very_o unequal_a step_n and_o in_o case_n we_o take_v it_o for_o a_o mere_a fiction_n which_o be_v his_o judgement_n upon_o it_o his_o art_n be_v no_o less_o observable_a to_o discredit_v as_o far_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v the_o writing_n of_o scripture_n when_o this_o miracle_n of_o jonahs_n shall_v be_v preach_v and_o publish_v in_o the_o world_n arion_n fable_n shall_v be_v produce_v that_o like_o faith_n may_v be_v yield_v to_o either_o of_o both_o see_v mr._n burges_n spiritual_n refine_v pag._n 131_o 132._o where_o this_o thing_n in_o many_o particular_n be_v enlarge_v and_o the_o more_o high_a the_o way_n of_o religion_n be_v raise_v of_o god_n in_o a_o spiritual_a way_n the_o more_o easy_a it_o be_v for_o satan_n who_o be_v a_o 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good_a and_o evil_a chap._n iii_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o sacrament_n from_o the_o fall_n to_o the_o institution_n of_o circumcision_n the_o next_o consideration_n of_o sacrament_n be_v in_o man_n fall_v condition_n under_o a_o covenant_n not_o of_o work_n but_o grace_n not_o for_o man_n preservation_n in_o life_n but_o his_o restitution_n to_o life_n sacrament_n a_o further_a distribution_n of_o sacrament_n and_o these_o be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v according_a to_o god_n way_n of_o dispensation_n of_o we_o covenant_n to_o his_o people_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v do_v into_o three_o period_n the_o first_o be_v from_o the_o fall_n till_o abraham_n or_o unto_o the_o time_n that_o god_n enter_v covenant_n with_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n which_o suarez_n say_v according_a to_o the_o common_a account_n do_v end_n at_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n by_o moses_n when_o the_o old_a law_n begin_v yet_o circumcision_n which_o be_v in_o use_n long_o before_o the_o law_n continue_v the_o 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be_v aright_o manage_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v that_o inspection_n as_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n have_v to_o rectify_v what_o they_o find_v out_o of_o order_n but_o not_o to_o pull_v down_o any_o thing_n that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v raise_v up_o no_o more_o than_o the_o praiseworthy_a king_n of_o judah_n do_v that_o which_o moses_n have_v prescribe_v especial_o see_v the_o lord_n christ_n even_o in_o the_o space_n of_o those_o forty_o day_n before_o mention_v assert_v his_o pleni-potentiary_a power_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o his_o father_n and_z giving_z power_n to_o his_o church_n declare_v it_o to_o be_v of_o that_o last_a tenure_n to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n matth._n 28.18_o 19_o 20._o and_o because_o these_o word_n which_o import_v this_o continuance_n be_v various_o interpret_v and_o some_o will_v understand_v they_o with_o limit_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o apostle_n age_n see_v the_o age_n of_o a_o man_n be_v often_o set_v out_o 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