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e._n the_o covenant_n of_o redemption_n and_o therefore_o observe_v he_o do_v not_o say_v he_o will_v establish_v it_o with_o they_o but_o unto_o they_o i._n e._n he_o will_v make_v they_o receive_v the_o application_n of_o all_o the_o good_a which_o be_v provide_v for_o they_o in_o it_o yea_o indeed_o this_o be_v it_o which_o set_v god_n on_o work_n to_o bring_v about_o the_o mercy_n intend_v for_o his_o choose_a when_o they_o be_v do_v all_o they_o can_v to_o withstand_v it_o and_o lay_v the_o great_a block_n in_o the_o way_n to_o it_o because_o he_o have_v engage_v to_o do_v this_o in_o the_o eternal_a transaction_n that_o pass_v between_o he_o and_o his_o sâ—â—_n about_o it_o chap._n 12._o the_o aâ—â—â—â—â—tion_n of_o this_o truth_n by_o way_n of_o information_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o redemption_n be_v not_o mere_o speculative_a but_o exceed_v practical_a and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o subjoin_v some_o brief_a improvement_n of_o it_o and_o here_o 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emphasis_n of_o it_o he_o not_o only_o give_v he_o for_o we_o when_o we_o need_v he_o but_o he_o provide_v he_o for_o we_o before_o we_o need_v he_o that_o he_o make_v sure_a of_o this_o salvation_n for_o we_o before_o all_o age_n and_o generation_n this_o covenant_n be_v the_o lord_n own_o do_v every_o way_n and_o may_v well_o be_v marvellous_a in_o our_o eye_n he_o first_o think_v of_o it_o when_o there_o be_v none_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o he_o indent_v it_o and_o sure_o he_o will_v never_o have_v do_v all_o this_o if_o his_o heart_n have_v not_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o choose_a it_o be_v he_o who_o propound_v and_o ratify_v this_o covenant_n with_o his_o own_o son_n psal_n 89._o 3._o and_o will_v he_o have_v make_v it_o and_o so_o ratify_v it_o with_o such_o firm_a and_o inviolable_a â—ngagements_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v full_o resolve_v upon_o the_o unfailing_a accomplishment_n of_o it_o 2_o this_o 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of_o necessity_n he_o be_v god_n bless_v for_o ever_o before_o his_o divine_a essential_a glory_n can_v not_o be_v augment_v by_o it_o in_o the_o least_o he_o have_v no_o consanguinity_n to_o move_v he_o for_o it_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o covenant_v he_o take_v up_o the_o kindred_n or_o relation_n by_o covenant_n see_v for_o this_o phil_n 2._o 6._o 7._o it_o be_v therefore_o of_o mere_a grace_n 2._o the_o work_n itself_o which_o he_o undertake_v to_o perform_v consider_v with_o relation_n to_o this_o those_o for_o who_o he_o be_v to_o do_v it_o be_v also_o grace_n the_o covenant_n of_o work_n require_v of_o those_o that_o be_v under_o it_o either_o to_o do_v or_o to_o suffer_v but_o that_o when_o we_o fall_v short_a of_o do_v and_o have_v thereby_o expose_v ourselves_o unto_o suffer_v another_o shall_v interpose_v and_o undertake_v to_o do_v and_o suffer_v for_o we_o this_o it_o require_v not_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v in_o himself_o natural_o under_o no_o law_n and_o 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be_v free_o rev._n 22_o 27._o but_o whence_o be_v it_o that_o there_o be_v such_o liberal_a offer_v make_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n why_o it_o flow_v from_o the_o covenant_n of_o redemption_n and_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o this_o there_o have_v never_o any_o such_o â—â—ews_n be_v hear_v of_o in_o the_o world_n here_o be_v the_o foundation_n lay_v for_o all_o the_o save_v grace_n which_o be_v dispense_v in_o time_n to_o any_o of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o so_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n chap._n 8._o who_o be_v covenant_v for_o the_o title_n put_v upon_o this_o