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it_o which_o be_v no_o less_o than_o heaven_n this_o be_v obvious_o imply_v in_o the_o comprehensiveness_n of_o this_o promise_n we_o have_v here_o gen._n 17.7_o i_o will_v be_v a_o god_n unto_o thou_o and_o unto_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o i_o will_v be_v a_o god_n unto_o thou_o and_o all_o thy_o elect_a seed_n for_o ever_o i_o will_v be_v a_o god_n to_o love_v thou_o to_o provide_v for_o thou_o to_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o with_o myself_o eternal_o to_o reward_v thou_o how_o vain_a and_o frivolous_a be_v our_o challenger_n in_o assert_v that_o this_o covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n be_v not_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n because_o the_o great_a promise_n of_o it_o be_v outward_a blessing_n and_o the_o great_a of_o all_o be_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n canaan_n what_o be_v not_o that_o a_o great_a promise_n for_o god_n to_o promise_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o god_n to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n be_v not_o a_o infinite_o glorious_a and_o bless_a god_n better_a than_o canaan_n than_o all_o the_o canaan_n and_o paradise_n in_o the_o world_n yea_o than_o thousand_o of_o world_n but_o further_o to_o see_v the_o ignorance_n of_o this_o man_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o in_o such_o expression_n which_o denote_v a_o high_a good_a intend_v by_o god_n than_o what_o they_o themselves_o may_v import_v as_o this_o promise_n be_v explain_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n when_o god_n do_v make_v the_o promise_n of_o a_o earthly_a canaan_n to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n he_o do_v ultimate_o intend_v a_o better_a land_n than_o this_o viz._n a_o heavenly_a one_o when_o the_o lord_n do_v promise_v this_o canaan_n he_o do_v promise_v heaven_n which_o this_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o main_a thing_n and_o good_a that_o the_o lord_n design_v for_o his_o people_n by_o this_o promise_n be_v heaven_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v eternal_o save_v abraham_n do_v so_o understand_v it_o and_o other_o of_o the_o father_n and_o so_o set_v their_o heart_n upon_o and_o raise_v up_o a_o expectation_n of_o that_o bless_a city_n and_o country_n that_o be_v above_o that_o what_o they_o have_v here_o be_v but_o dark_a shadow_n and_o cloudy_a representation_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v heb._n 11.10_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o 8._o reason_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o covenant_n make_v here_o with_o abraham_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v viz._n because_o of_o that_o obedience_n the_o lord_n do_v both_o require_v and_o accept_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o abraham_n in_o this_o covenant_n there_o be_v obedience_n and_o there_o be_v service_n that_o the_o lord_n do_v command_v and_o expect_v from_o abraham_n this_o will_v determine_v whether_o this_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n or_o of_o grace_n if_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n it_o require_v nothing_o less_o than_o perfect_a obedience_n nothing_o short_a of_o it_o will_v or_o can_v be_v accept_v therein_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o adam_n do_v this_o and_o live_v ay_o but_o now_o here_o 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