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of_o grace_n can_v he_o exact_v of_o we_o it_o be_v very_o plain_a because_o a_o right_n to_o life_n can_v come_v upon_o any_o action_n of_o we_o but_o only_o upon_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n see_v he_o be_v for_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n he_o fulfil_v it_o perfect_o and_o leave_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o be_v require_v just_o of_o we_o to_o the_o gain_v a_o right_a unto_o ourselves_o wit_n ad_fw-la foed_n cum_fw-la elect._n p._n 195._o §_o 9_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v absolute_a and_o a_o covenant_n of_o promise_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o conditionality_n contain_v in_o it_o and_o that_o must_v be_v understand_v in_o these_o respect_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o original_a proposer_n of_o this_o covenant_n it_o come_v from_o the_o free_a and_o absolute_a will_n grace_n and_o purpose_n of_o the_o father_n 1_o tim._n 1.9_o and_o ver_fw-la 1._o this_o covenant_n be_v not_o purchase_v no_o 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only_o that_o believe_v and_o when_o we_o work_v it_o be_v we_o that_o work_v but_o our_o work_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o grace_n but_o his_o grace_n be_v of_o our_o work_n dr._n reynolds_n work_v last_o edit_fw-la p._n 923._o if_o the_o covenant_n be_v consider_v as_o it_o be_v apply_v actual_o unto_o the_o elect_a in_o time_n this_o be_v do_v absolute_o in_o bestow_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o promise_n to_o dead_a creature_n in_o who_o there_o be_v a_o absolute_a impossibility_n of_o perform_v the_o least_o entitle_v act_n to_o the_o promise_n and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o free_a than_o life_n to_o a_o dead_a creature_n neither_o do_v life_n give_v entitle_v to_o action_n that_o be_v very_o absurd_a to_o say_v but_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o action_n but_o life_n and_o such_o a_o life_n and_o all_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o gift_n and_o this_o be_v eternal_a life_n 4._o hence_o all_o those_o promise_n that_o contain_v the_o 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insist_v so_o much_o upon_o the_o conditionality_n of_o work_n and_o wherein_o it_o be_v say_v they_o continue_v not_o viz._n in_o the_o mount_n sinai_n covenant_n which_o god_n give_v they_o when_o he_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n heb._n 8.9_o 4._o in_o regard_n of_o that_o sort_n of_o promise_n which_o they_o stand_v encourage_v by_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o external_n obedience_n they_o be_v usual_o temporal_a blessing_n only_o and_o the_o threat_n and_o curse_n denounce_v against_o disobedience_n be_v usual_o in_o rsepect_v of_o outward_a thing_n though_o under_o all_o this_o cloudiness_n and_o conditionality_n the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n be_v apply_v in_o its_o absolute_a nature_n as_o at_o first_o reveal_v to_o adam_n and_o abraham_n which_o be_v to_o all_o the_o elect_a live_n before_o christ_n the_o ministry_n of_o the_o quicken_a spirit_n and_o a_o savour_n of_o life_n 15._o the_o original_a contract_n of_o this_o covenant_n before_o the_o world_n be_v 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