habitual_a faith_n that_o be_v the_o grace_n which_o do_v that_o instrumental_o for_o it_o can_v be_v actual_a faith_n that_o unite_v a_o soul_n to_o christ_n that_o be_v impossible_a because_o that_o will_v be_v for_o faith_n to_o act_v before_o it_o receive_v its_o be_v there_o must_v be_v the_o root_n before_o there_o can_v be_v any_o fruit_n there_o must_v be_v habitual_a faith_n before_o there_o can_v be_v actual_a faith_n therefore_o it_o be_v habitual_a faith_n that_o unite_v the_o soâ—â—_n to_o christ_n in_o regeneration_n notwithstanding_o mr._n d._n and_o those_o of_o his_o opinion_n deride_v and_o ridicul_v of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v call_v the_o faith_n of_o god_n elect_v 2._o i_o observe_v that_o mr._n d._n do_v own_o that_o those_o child_n that_o be_v save_v die_v in_o their_o infancy_n be_v elect_v therefore_o i_o desire_v mr._n d._n to_o tell_v we_o what_o sort_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v which_o do_v of_o right_o belong_v unto_o they_o for_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o 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god_n do_v not_o change_v nor_o alter_v his_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n when_o he_o add_v token_n to_o it_o though_o he_o change_v his_o name_n thus_o you_o see_v 1_o by_o who_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v unto_o abraham_n 2_o when_o it_o be_v preach_v unto_o he_o 3._o how_o be_v be_v preach_v unto_o he_o 4._o and_o last_o what_o the_o gospel_n be_v that_o be_v preach_v before_o unto_o he_o why_o it_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n itself_o in_o the_o first_o broach_v of_o it_o to_o abraham_n which_o utter_o destroy_v that_o new_a invent_a notion_n of_o a_o covenant_n of_o peculiarity_n make_v with_o abraham_n of_o circumcision_n that_o be_v to_o place_v the_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o covenant_n itself_o which_o be_v absurd_a and_o false_a and_o this_o we_o must_v observe_v also_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o first_o broach_v of_o this_o celestial_a liquor_n viz._n the_o gospel_n though_o it_o be_v so_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n for_o 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