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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o so_o much_o that_o he_o be_v the_o mediator_n of_o a_o better_a covenunt_n which_o be_v establish_v on_o better_a promise_n heb._n 8.6_o for_o if_o the_o first_o covenant_n have_v be_v faultless_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o have_v be_v no_o place_n find_v for_o the_o second_o this_o second_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n but_o the_o moysaicall_a ministry_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v full_o express_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n neither_o do_v the_o apostle_n mean_v only_o the_o mere_a ceremonial_a part_n of_o that_o ministry_n but_o the_o moral_o legal_a and_o conditional_a way_n of_o dispensation_n like_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v the_o new_a covenant_n that_o he_o will_v make_v or_o promulge_v by_o the_o more_o excellent_a ministry_n of_o the_o mediator_n it_o shall_v be_v publish_v in_o the_o true_a absolute_a and_o unconditional_a light_n of_o it_o not_o according_a to_o the_o mount-sinai_n covenant_n upon_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o abide_v not_o in_o that_o covenant_n by_o perform_v the_o conditional_a duty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 9_o i._n e._n he_o do_v not_o give_v they_o those_o promise_v of_o external_a good_a thing_n that_o he_o make_v unto_o they_o for_o the_o promise_n be_v external_a for_o the_o most_o part_n as_o the_o condition_n of_o they_o be_v moral_o legal_a 2._o beside_o these_o explicit_a covenant_n there_o be_v ecclesiastical_a covenant_n as_o they_o be_v a_o national_a congregational_a church_n and_o in_o these_o covenant_n they_o promise_v subjection_n unto_o god_n and_o observation_n of_o all_o his_o
appointment_n in_o that_o dispensation_n whereby_o god_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v visible_o a_o peculiar_a and_o separate_a people_n and_o what_o they_o do_v in_o this_o kind_n in_o a_o right_a manner_n be_v a_o effect_n and_o not_o a_o cause_n of_o their_o true_a interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o the_o covenant_n itself_o as_o external_o make_v be_v a_o national_a church-covenant_n as_o appear_v deut._n 29.15_o and_o so_o when_o it_o be_v renew_v in_o joshua_n time_n ch_n 24._o and_o i_o think_v any_o one_o that_o read_v that_o solemn_a covenant_n deut._n 29._o will_n see_v that_o it_o carry_v with_o it_o all_o the_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n of_o mount_n sinai_n to_o enforce_v it_o and_o also_o the_o blessing_n promise_v be_v temporal_a and_o the_o condition_n be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o ceremony_n ver_fw-la 26._o now_o i_o wonder_v that_o any_o can_v pretend_v that_o this_o covenant_n be_v the_o new_a covenant_n for_o so_o it_o be_v 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