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altar_n sanctify_v the_o gift_n matth._n 23._o 19_o of_o the_o sacrament_n this_o shall_v have_v follow_v chap._n xxi_o that_o the_o sacrament_n do_v confer_v grace_n ex_fw-la opere_fw-la operato_fw-la by_o the_o work_n do_v council_n of_o trent_n sess_z 7._o can._n 8._o the_o sacrament_n be_v seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n on_o his_o part_n make_v with_o man_n which_o they_o confirm_v to_o we_o upon_o our_o susception_n or_o receive_n of_o they_o and_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o condition_n which_o on_o our_o part_n be_v require_v and_o which_o we_o enter_v into_o a_o solemn_a engagement_n to_o do_v and_o do_v make_v a_o visible_a profession_n of_o in_o they_o and_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o free_a grace_n which_o god_n make_v with_o man_n and_o by_o which_o he_o real_o intend_v to_o procure_v our_o salvation_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v suppose_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o covenant_n that_o god_n be_v beforehand_o with_o man_n with_o such_o measure_n 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of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o gen._n 17._o 11._o you_o shall_v circumcise_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o foreskin_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o token_n or_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o you_o and_o rom._n 4._o 11._o he_o that_o be_v abraham_n receive_v the_o sign_n of_o circumcision_n a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith._n but_o it_o can_v be_v any_o where_o find_v that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v call_v vessel_n contain_v the_o grace_n of_o god._n and_o it_o be_v a_o seal_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o he_o have_v yet_o be_v uncircumcised_a so_o that_o abraham_n abraham_n s_o faith_n go_v before_o the_o sacrament_n of_o circumcision_n and_o be_v not_o wrought_v by_o it_o and_o verse_n 9_o 10._o this_o faith_n be_v reckon_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n not_o in_o circumcision_n but_o in_o uncircumcision_n that_o so_o vers_n 11._o believe_v before_o circumcision_n he_o may_v be_v the_o father_n 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