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believer_n the_o blessing_n of_o their_o land_n be_v promise_v ezek_n 36.25_o 26_o 30_o 31._o jer._n 31.31_o compare_v with_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 41_o 42_o 43._o mat._n 6.33_o luke_n 12.31_o 1_o tim._n 4.8_o heb._n 13.5_o 6._o 5._o what_o if_o we_o say_v the_o covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n exod._n 3._o prove_v by_o our_o saviour_n reason_v maâ—_n 22.31_o 32_o 33._o that_o infant_n shall_v not_o rise_v again_o and_o be_v in_o angel-state_n and_o save_v covenant_n otherwise_o if_o infant_n and_o all_o believer_n in_o the_o saducee_v time_n be_v not_o under_o the_o same_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n no_o infant_n shall_v have_v a_o covenant-resurrection_n nor_o a_o covenant-salvation_n or_o then_o there_o be_v some_o other_o salvation_n for_o infant_n that_o be_v save_v to_o wit_n some_o pagan_a heaven_n without_o the_o covenant_n and_o without_o christ_n and_o if_o infant_n be_v pagan_n without_o the_o covenant_n either_o none_o of_o they_o be_v save_v and_o choose_v to_o life_n 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