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our_o acceptance_n that_o so_o it_o may_v become_v we_o this_o be_v all_o rev._n 22._o 17._o joh._n 3._o 16._o 2._o that_o we_o perform_v gospell-obedience_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o sincere_a devote_v of_o ourselves_o to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n a_o dedication_n of_o our_o life_n to_o he_o and_o endeavour_v that_o in_o all_o thing_n we_o may_v act_v and_o be_v to_o his_o glory_n that_o we_o renounce_v the_o service_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n unto_o which_o we_o be_v devote_v and_o cast_v off_o the_o usurp_a government_n of_o other_o lord_n break_v all_o our_o league_n with_o they_o that_o we_o may_v be_v for_o he_o and_o no_o other_o who_o have_v buy_v we_o with_o his_o own_o blood_n that_o we_o may_v be_v to_o he_o peculiar_a now_o what_o less_o can_v he_o demand_v or_o we_o pay_v to_o he_o in_o order_n to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o such_o and_o so_o great_a favour_n and_o benefit_n as_o those_o be_v which_o we_o receive_v by_o the_o covenant_n the_o yoke_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v a_o easy_a yoke_n mat._n 11._o ult_n 5._o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a help_n which_o the_o covenant_n afford_v we_o for_o the_o fulfil_n of_o these_o easy_a term_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o as_o easy_a as_o they_o be_v it_o exceed_v the_o power_n of_o fall_v man_n by_o himself_o to_o perform_v they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o depravedness_n of_o his_o will_n and_o sinful_a enmity_n of_o his_o heart_n against_o god_n be_v we_o leave_v to_o the_o strength_n of_o our_o nature_n we_o can_v never_o reach_v these_o condition_n but_o to_o remedy_v this_o difficulty_n the_o covenant_n hold_v forth_o sufficient_a relief_n against_o all_o these_o impediment_n hence_o when_o the_o covenant-command_a bid_v we_o believe_v in_o christ_n to_o love_n and_o serve_v god_n if_o we_o shall_v make_v
apostasy_n reject_v hence_o the_o text_n say_v child_n child_n i._n e._n the_o succeed_a generation_n of_o they_o and_o so_o be_v abraham_n covenant_n which_o in_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o be_v we_o viz._n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o reconciliation_n see_v gen._n 17._o 9_o 10._o and_o if_o any_o do_v object_n that_o the_o text_n speak_v of_o those_o only_a that_o keep_v covenant_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o promise_n but_o keep_v covenant_n presume_v be_v in_o covenant_n and_o when_o i_o say_v they_o be_v equal_o interest_v i_o will_v be_v cautious_o understand_v i_o do_v not_o therefore_o mean_a 1._o that_o they_o be_v always_o equal_o capable_a of_o actual_o enjoy_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o covenant_n divine_v well_o distinguish_v between_o jus_o ad_fw-la rem_fw-la and_o jus_o in_o re_fw-mi a_o child_n may_v have_v as_o good_a a_o right_n to_o his_o estate_n when_o a_o child_n as_o afterward_o but_o he_o can_v take_v possession_n of_o it_o 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will_v make_v one_o with_o thy_o child_n hereafter_o but_o he_o put_v they_o both_o together_o gen._n 17._o 7._o and_o hence_o they_o be_v call_v god_n child_n ezek._n 23._o 37._o son_n who_o they_o bear_v to_o i_o 2._o the_o covenant_n come_v to_o each_o upon_o equal_a term_n or_o proposition_n the_o covenant_n stand_v visible_o under_o the_o very_a same_o respect_n to_o the_o father_n and_o to_o the_o child_n the_o text_n be_v clear_a for_o this_o father_n and_o child_n child_n if_o they_o keep_v covenant_n have_v a_o promise_n of_o mercy_n if_o they_o keep_v it_o the_o blessing_n be_v they_o if_o they_o keep_v it_o not_o they_o can_v expect_v it_o or_o challenge_v it_o those_o therefore_o that_o object_n from_o such_o scripture_n that_o the_o child_n be_v not_o in_o covenant_n but_o only_o conditional_o if_o they_o keep_v it_o be_v to_o remember_v as_o be_v hint_v before_o that_o keep_v of_o covenant_n necessary_o presuppose_v a_o covenant_n to_o be_v keep_v and_o the_o person_n that_o so_o keep_v it_o to_o be_v relate_v to_o it_o for_o none_o can_v keep_v covenant_n but_o one_o that_o be_v first_o in_o covenant_n nor_o yet_o can_v any_o but_o such_o break_v covenant_n he_o only_o break_v his_o promise_n that_o first_o make_v one_o he_o only_o neglect_v his_o duty_n that_o be_v first_o oblige_v it_o be_v not_o the_o covenant_n itself_o but_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o those_o that_o keep_v it_o we_o read_v also_o of_o those_o that_o deal_v false_o in_o the_o covenant_n i._n e._n promise_v and_o so_o be_v in_o covenant_n but_o perform_v not_o psal_n 78._o 37._o jer._n 6._o 13._o 3._o they_o be_v equal_a in_o that_o the_o father_n shall_v not_o suffer_v for_o the_o child_n nor_o the_o child_n for_o the_o father_n in_o case_n of_o breach_n of_o covenant_n but_o each_o be_v actual_o under_o it_o stand_v personal_o relate_v to_o it_o the_o child_n now_o bear_v be_v to_o stand_v or_o fall_v for_o himself_o the_o 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