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but_o for_o we_o also_o rom._n 15.4_o 1_o cor._n 10.11_o yea_o for_o saint_n and_o angel_n eternal_o psal_n 119.89.103.20_o not_o one_o title_n of_o this_o law_n shall_v fail_v and_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o seek_v to_o make_v void_a this_o law_n but_o do_v establish_v it_o rom._n 3.31_o but_o then_o at_o mount_n sinai_n there_o be_v the_o judicial_a law_n give_v in_o the_o 21_o 22_o 23._o chapter_n of_o exodus_fw-la and_o that_o law_n belong_v no_o more_o to_o we_o then_o our_o law_n of_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o they_o any_o far_a than_o they_o be_v ground_v on_o the_o moral_a law_n 3._o there_o be_v the_o ceremonial_a
against_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n say_v elihu_n if_o i_o shall_v give_v flatter_a title_n to_o man_n my_o maker_n will_v soon_o take_v i_o away_o job_n 33.21_o and_o say_v david_n if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n god_n will_v not_o hear_v my_o prayer_n psal_n 66.18_o therefore_o one_o of_o they_o dare_v not_o slatter_v nor_o the_o other_o hide_v iniquity_n in_o his_o heart_n lest_o he_o shall_v lose_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n the_o spouse_n in_o the_o canticle_n have_v smart_v for_o her_o negligence_n to_o christ_n when_o she_o find_v he_o hold_v he_o fast_o can._n 3.4_o then_o do_v she_o not_o act_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o his_o favour_n and_o david_n pray_v for_o it_o say_v o_o visit_v i_o with_o that_o favour_n thou_o bear_v unto_o thy_o people_n psal_n 106.4_o than_o he_o say_v to_o hold_v forth_o work_v as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n deny_v christ_n to_o be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n all_o this_o i_o grant_v and_o he_o that_o obey_v the_o law_n as_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v to_o deny_v christ_n but_o to_o obey_v the_o moral_a law_n as_o a_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n do_v very_o well_o consist_v with_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n &_o as_o many_o as_o obey_v this_o rule_n peace_n be_v on_o they_o and_o mercy_n gal._n 6.16_o let_v we_o walk_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n phil._n 3.16_o the_o table_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v in_o the_o ark_n which_o signify_v christ_n the_o use_n of_o his_o 4._o difference_n if_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n be_v only_o spiritual_a than_o this_o may_v silence_v all_o those_o that_o walk_v not_o with_o they_o in_o the_o public_a way_n but_o i_o deny_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n to_o be_v only_o spiritual_a for_o godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v and_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v 1_o tim._n 4.8_o and_o they_o be_v to_o blame_v that_o will_v not_o walk_v with_o they_o that_o do_v obey_v the_o rule_n but_o those_o 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they_o must_v suffer_v than_o he_o seem_v to_o envy_v our_o church_n happiness_n and_o outward_a blessing_n attend_v it_o say_v their_o minister_n be_v gentleman_n and_o must_v have_v tithe_n of_o all_o man_n charge_n and_o labour_n all_o which_o bring_v they_o under_o the_o first_o covenant_n to_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v antichristian_a you_o see_v his_o logic_n and_o i_o think_v you_o will_v judge_v it_o not_o worth_a answer_v than_o he_o comfort_v they_o in_o the_o new_a covenant_n against_o fall_v away_o say_v if_o god_n have_v write_v his_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n who_o shall_v raze_v it_o out_o if_o god_n have_v pardon_v their_o sin_n who_o shall_v lay_v they_o to_o their_o charge_n if_o god_n will_v not_o remember_v they_o who_o shall_v call_v they_o to_o mind_n but_o what_o of_o this_o israel_n have_v this_o promise_n make_v to_o they_o at_o the_o return_n out_o of_o captivity_n as_o well_o as_o to_o we_o jer._n 31.34.32.40_o yet_o if_o he_o have_v mean_v that_o first_o covenant_n to_o be_v make_v to_o adam_n and_o this_o to_o christ_n it_o have_v be_v the_o truth_n for_o adam_n break_v his_o but_o christ_n who_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n can_v sin_v therefore_o those_o in_o his_o covenant_n although_o before_o his_o come_n in_o the_o flesh_n they_o can_v not_o fall_v away_o yea_o the_o same_o person_n adam_n although_o he_o fall_v from_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n yet_o when_o he_o believe_v in_o the_o promise_a seed_n which_o be_v christ_n he_o can_v not_o fall_v away_o then_o to_o be_v keep_v from_o fall_v be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o we_o but_o as_o a_o privilege_n of_o all_o believer_n ever_o since_o the_o promise_a messiah_n to_o adam_n for_o then_o by_o his_o faith_n he_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o use_n of_o his_o sift_n difference_n if_o the_o covenant_n of_o which_o christ_n and_o not_o moses_n be_v the_o mediator_n be_v the_o better_a covenant_n then_o to_o have_v any_o other_o mediator_n beside_o be_v to_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o so_o be_v antichristian_a i_o answer_v this_o be_v but_o course_n logic_n to_o grant_v that_o moses_n be_v a_o mediator_n and_o to_o say_v he_o that_o have_v any_o other_o then_o christ_n deny_v his_o come_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v antichristian_a happy_a be_v he_o that_o condemn_v not_o himself_o in_o that_o thing_n which_o he_o allow_v rom._n 14.22_o but_o i_o say_v it_o be_v not_o a_o covenant_n but_o a_o rule_n for_o those_o in_o covenant_n which_o moses_n receive_v for_o the_o people_n and_o in_o that_o also_o he_o do_v but_o tipify_v christ_n who_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o mediatorship_n at_o least_o to_o manifest_v it_o he_o in_o his_o first_o sermon_n give_v they_o the_o law_n in_o his_o own_o name_n say_v you_o have_v hear_v thus_o but_o i_o say_v thus_o mat._n 5._o but_o then_o he_o believe_v so_o long_o as_o christ_n appear_v rise_v christ_n for_o we_o 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