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the_o uncircumcision_n declare_v that_o abraham_n receive_v not_o circumcision_n before_o he_o have_v this_o blessedness_n wherefore_o he_o call_v circumcision_n a_o sign_n and_o seal_v of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n which_o he_o have_v before_o he_o be_v circumcise_v which_o import_v that_o all_o those_o who_o be_v circumcise_v then_o according_a to_o god_n appointment_n be_v in_o visibilitie_n bless_v before_o and_o have_v this_o righteousness_n before_o even_o as_o all_o those_o who_o be_v baptize_v according_a to_o god_n appointment_n be_v righteous_a before_o and_o have_v in_o visible_a account_n the_o same_o blessing_n which_o those_o have_v who_o be_v circumcise_v according_a to_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n and_o he_o go_v on_o in_o the_o 13_o 14_o 15._o verse_n and_o there_o tell_v we_o who_o be_v the_o right_a heir_n and_o in_o the_o 16_o verse_n he_o say_v that_o the_o promise_n be_v sure_a to_o all_o the_o seed_n not_o to_o that_o only_a which_o be_v of_o 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their_o church-state_n which_o they_o be_v in_o former_o have_v a_o carnal_a constitution_n and_o be_v not_o spiritual_a to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o like_v you_o may_v say_v concern_v the_o church_n now_o which_o you_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v spiritual_a but_o you_o shall_v consider_v that_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v god_n garden_n may_v have_v some_o plant_n therein_o which_o possible_o may_v degenerate_v from_o their_o kind_n and_o become_v wild_a yet_o the_o garden_n be_v still_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o husbandman_n ought_v when_o they_o discover_v such_o to_o weed_v they_o out_o so_o corruption_n begin_v to_o spring_v in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n 7.11_o 2_o cor._n 7.11_o and_o they_o cut_v down_o the_o tender_a fruit_n thereof_o in_o time_n and_o god_n threaten_v the_o member_n of_o some_o of_o the_o church_n of_o asia_n 3_o 〈◊〉_d rev._n 2._o &_o 3_o to_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o they_o if_o repentance_n prevent_v he_o not_o as_o for_o coll._n 2.11_o which_o you_o have_v cite_v that_o the_o church_n of_o collossia_n be_v circumcise_v with_o the_o circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n in_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o the_o circumcision_n of_o christ_n this_o impli_v not_o but_o that_o the_o jew_n and_o proselyte_n before_o christ_n come_n have_v circumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o a_o outward_a sign_n unto_o they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v circumcise_v their_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o seed_n to_o love_v he_o more_o and_o more_o according_a to_o his_o gracious_a promise_n and_o see_v that_o the_o apostle_n make_v circumcision_n here_o the_o same_o in_o effect_n with_o our_o baptism_n it_o plain_o argue_v that_o as_o infant_n in_o former_a time_n be_v to_o receive_v circumcision_n so_o infant_n now_o in_o their_o infancy_n be_v to_o receive_v baptism_n the_o seal_n of_o the_o same_o covenant_n whereas_o you_o say_v that_o be_v a_o state_n of_o bond_n man_n 23._o man_n lin._n 23._o wherein_o a_o heir_n differ_v nothing_o from_o a_o servant_n this_o not_o of_o servant_n 28._o servant_n lin._n 28._o but_o of_o son_n and_o freeman_n i_o suppose_v you_o mean_v by_o bondman_n those_o who_o be_v bound-servant_n to_o satan_n and_o by_o freeman_n those_o who_o be_v set_v free_a by_o christ_n in_o this_o respect_n than_o you_o have_v not_o do_v well_o in_o say_v that_o such_o a_o one_o that_o be_v make_v free_a in_o this_o spiritual_a respect_n differ_v nothing_o from_o those_o who_o be_v visible_o bondslave_n of_o satan_n then_o it_o seem_v isaac_n differ_v nothing_o from_o a_o mocker_n nor_o the_o proselyte_n infant_n from_o heathen_n and_o infidel_n and_o if_o you_o mean_v by_o servant_n those_o who_o be_v wicked_a in_o the_o church_n i_o say_v they_o be_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o as_o they_o manifest_v evil_a fruit_n for_o though_o they_o be_v in_o the_o house_n a_o while_n and_o be_v as_o child_n yet_o they_o manifest_v themselves_o afterward_o to_o be_v servant_n of_o sin_n be_v no_o long_o to_o abide_v but_o those_o who_o be_v not_o servant_n of_o sin_n be_v now_o as_o they_o be_v then_o to_o abide_v for_o ever_o therein_o so_o ishmael_n be_v in_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o be_v circumcise_v but_o when_o he_o manifest_v fruit_n of_o unholinesse_n out_o he_o be_v cast_v and_o why_o be_v this_o 10._o gen._n 21.9_o 10._o not_o because_o he_o be_v abraham_n son_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o because_o he_o manifest_v himself_o afterward_o to_o be_v a_o servant_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o degenerate_v from_o the_o righteous_a step_n of_o abraham_n now_o you_o ought_v to_o know_v 149._o see_v before_o in_o this_o treatise_n pag._n 29_o 30_o 31_o 32_o 33_o 147_o 148_o 149._o that_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v constitute_v of_o freeman_n and_o there_o be_v not_o one_o sinner_n to_o be_v suffer_v in_o that_o church_n but_o when_o he_o be_v discover_v either_o he_o must_v repent_v or_o be_v cut_v off_o therefore_o 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