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till_o after_o it_o wherefore_o since_o our_o bless_a saviour_n do_v presignifie_v and_o promise_v his_o own_o death_n and_o the_o effusion_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n by_o typical_a sacrifice_n till_o he_o verify_v that_o promise_n by_o the_o real_a sacrifice_n of_o himself_o upon_o the_o cross_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o this_o place_n think_v fit_a to_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o word_n testament_n whereby_o to_o express_v this_o act_n of_o his_o free_a grace_n and_o favour_n towards_o we_o and_o sure_o no_o minister_n of_o god_n church_n may_v just_o be_v question_v for_o speak_v after_o the_o dialect_n of_o god_n spirit_n 5._o for_o what_o shall_v a_o sinful_a soul_n do_v but_o gasp_v after_o god_n free_a grace_n acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v grace_n because_o she_o be_v â—…worthy_a and_o to_o be_v free_a grace_n that_o she_o may_v not_o be_v uncapable_a of_o it_o for_o as_o she_o may_v easy_o perish_v by_o oppose_v it_o so_o she_o must_v necessary_o perish_v by_o not_o obtain_v it_o and_o the_o desire_n of_o oppose_a grace_n must_v needs_o be_v a_o great_a impediment_n in_o obtain_v grace_n for_o god_n that_o give_v grace_n above_o our_o desert_n will_v not_o give_v it_o against_o our_o desire_n since_o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o god_n resist_v the_o proud_a and_o therefore_o most_o resist_v those_o that_o be_v most_o proud_a even_o the_o proud_a in_o spirit_n who_o dare_v capitulate_v with_o his_o justice_n but_o give_v grace_n to_o the_o humble_a and_o therefore_o most_o grace_n to_o those_o who_o be_v most_o humble_a even_o to_o the_o meek_a and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n who_o rely_v whole_o upon_o his_o mercy_n and_o this_o consideration_n alone_o though_o you_o see_v it_o be_v not_o alone_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v i_o say_v and_o be_v enough_o to_o justify_v my_o say_n i_o be_o afraid_a of_o the_o covenant_n and_o fly_v to_o the_o testament_n for_o by_o the_o covenant_n i_o can_v look_v only_o for_o justice_n which_o i_o be_o afraid_a to_o 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go_v to_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o a_o mitigation_n of_o the_o covenat_n of_o work_n for_o even_o under_o the_o law_n be_v a_o mixture_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n teach_v salvation_n by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n for_o indeed_o present_o after_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n whereby_o man_n have_v not_o only_o break_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n make_v gen._n 2._o 17._o but_o have_v also_o disable_v himself_o for_o ever_o keep_v it_o god_n be_v in_o mercy_n please_v to_o establish_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o with_o it_o a_o new_a hope_n of_o salvation_n in_o the_o promise_a seed_n gen._n 3._o 15._o though_o he_o think_v fit_a afterward_o again_o by_o moses_n to_o repeat_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n exod._n 19_o 5._o and_o to_o hold_v the_o jew_n a_o long_a time_n under_o it_o through_o the_o pedagogie_n of_o the_o law_n that_o he_o may_v prepare_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n by_o acknowledge_v their_o own_o sinfulness_n to_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o his_o righteousness_n and_o by_o see_v how_o short_a they_o come_v of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n to_o flâ—…e_v for_o refuge_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o neither_o do_v the_o jew_n themselves_o obtain_v salvation_n by_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n which_o they_o do_v outward_o and_o open_o profess_v in_o the_o moral_a law_n but_o by_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o they_o do_v covert_o profess_v in_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n point_v direct_o at_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n in_o its_o sacrifice_n for_o god_n himself_o have_v tell_v we_o that_o the_o jew_n continue_v not_o in_o the_o covenant_n he_o make_v with_o their_o father_n when_o he_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n that_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v promise_v by_o his_o prophet_n jeremiâ—…_n such_o a_o covenant_n to_o the_o christian_n wherein_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o continue_v even_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n 13._o for_o this_o be_v the_o main_a scope_n and_o drift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n heb._n 8._o to_o show_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o mediator_n of_o a_o better_a covenant_n or_o testament_n then_o that_o whereof_o moses_n have_v be_v the_o mediator_n because_o christ_n testament_n be_v establish_v upon_o better_a promise_n v._n 6._o for_o the_o first_o or_o the_o old_a covenant_n by_o moses_n have_v in_o it_o such_o dark_a promise_n as_o through_o manâ—…_n ignorance_n can_v not_o well_o be_v uderstood_v and_o such_o hard_a condition_n as_o through_o man_n infirmity_n be_v not_o possible_a to_o be_v keep_v and_o this_o he_o prove_v first_o from_o the_o effect_n they_o continue_v not_o in_o my_o covenant_n 2._o from_o the_o sad_a consequent_a thereof_o and_o i_o regard_v they_o not_o vers_n 9_o but_o the_o second_o or_o the_o new_a covenant_n by_o christ_n have_v such_o plain_a and_o clear_a promise_n as_o may_v well_o be_v understand_v and_o such_o easy_a condition_n as_o may_v well_o be_v keep_v which_o according_o he_o 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