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they_o not_o god_n engage_v in_o covenant_n to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o to_o take_v they_o for_o his_o peculiar_a people_n deut._n 29._o 10_o 11_o 12._o and_o those_o that_o be_v alien_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o 40._o israel_n be_v they_o not_o stranger_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n and_o without_o hope_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n eph._n 2._o 12._o and_o be_v there_o any_o scripture_n that_o speak_v of_o deliver_v any_o from_o this_o sad_a estate_n but_o church-member_n and_o when_o god_n add_v to_o the_o church_n such_o as_o shall_v be_v save_v can_v it_o be_v any_o know_a way_n of_o mercy_n to_o be_v cast_v or_o put_v out_o of_o the_o church_n do_v christ_n come_v in_o tho_o flesh_n to_o put_v infant_n out_o of_o his_o church_n in_o mercy_n will_v you_o say_v he_o can_v more_o fit_o save_v they_o out_o of_o his_o church_n than_o in_o it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v no_o benefit_n to_o the_o catholic_n church_n to_o have_v infant_n 42._o keep_v out_o of_o 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