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christ_n and_o of_o his_o glorify_a saint_n bring_v in_o and_o live_a by_o fight_n not_o need_v any_o covenant_n to_o be_v far_o or_o again_o make_v with_o such_o as_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o and_o live_v in_o the_o light_n of_o this_o be_v bring_v in_o to_o enjoy_v their_o part_n in_o it_o in_o their_o first_o conversion_n and_o if_o any_o conceive_v they_o may_v be_v call_v the_o seed_n seed_n or_o his_o seed_n seed_n and_o so_o under_o that_o promise_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n 18._o isa_n 59_o 2d_o deut._n 30.5_o isa_n 65.15_o 16._o jer._n 3.16_o 17_o 18._o i_o will_v multiply_v thou_o above_o thy_o father_n i_o hinder_v it_o not_o however_o this_o i_o know_v the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o their_o worship_n shall_v then_o be_v call_v by_o a_o new_a name_n so_o that_o in_o this_o be_v no_o let_v or_o hindrance_n to_o that_o say_v that_o the_o covenant_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o all_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n bring_v in_o or_o become_v of_o the_o seed_n from_o the_o 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than_o be_v promise_v to_o be_v the_o great_a conversion_n and_o more_o numerous_a than_o ever_o before_o though_o all_o of_o they_o bring_v in_o by_o and_o live_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o covenant_n at_o once_o so_o make_v with_o the_o whole_a seed_n and_o not_o make_v over_o again_o but_o continue_v and_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o all_o so_o convert_v to_o be_v under_o this_o bless_a government_n after_o their_o conversion_n enjoy_v the_o happiness_n of_o it_o 25.46_o rev._n 20.9_o 15._o mat._n 25.46_o and_o so_o escape_v that_o great_a destruction_n and_o second_o death_n and_o have_v eternal_a life_n when_o the_o serpent_n and_o all_o his_o seed_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n and_o so_o we_o see_v who_o the_o person_n be_v iii_o what_o that_o be_v that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v this_o covenant_n be_v full_o and_o sweet_o express_v in_o this_o jer._n 31.33_o 34._o affirm_v also_o in_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n let_v they_o be_v consider_v chap._n 9_o of_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v in_o make_v this_o covenant_n see_v the_o text._n i._o i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n 27._o jer._n 31.33_o ezek_n 36.25_o 26_o 27._o this_o express_v in_o other_o word_n when_o have_v cleanse_v they_o from_o all_o their_o filth_n he_o say_v a_o new_a heart_n will_v i_o give_v you_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n will_v i_o put_v within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o your_o flesh_n and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n within_o you_o and_o cause_v you_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n and_o you_o shall_v keep_v my_o judgement_n and_o do_v they_o 6._o deut._n 30.5_o 6._o of_o which_o moses_n speak_v say_v and_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v bring_v thou_o into_o the_o land_n which_o thy_o father_n possess_v and_o thou_o shall_v 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