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5._o gal._n 3._o 12._o yea_o as_o that_o which_o under_o the_o new_a seem_v to_o be_v conditional_o mention_v in_o one_o place_n be_v absolute_o promise_v in_o another_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a what_o seem_v to_o some_o to_o be_v absolute_o propound_v in_o the_o old_a in_o one_o part_n of_o it_o yet_o be_v conditional_o promise_v in_o another_o exod._n 29._o 45_o 46._o i_o will_v dwell_v among_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o be_v their_o god_n indeed_o this_o be_v not_o proper_o absolute_a but_o as_o the_o forego_n verse_n show_v upon_o what_o aaron_n a_o type_n of_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v do_v however_o the_o very_a same_o be_v clog_v with_o a_o condition_n levit._n 26._o 3_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o the_o promise_n of_o circumcise_n their_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o seed_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n deut._n 30._o 6._o run_v upon_o condition_n if_o thou_o shall_v hearken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n etc._n 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the_o encouragement_n of_o soul_n in_o seek_v after_o they_o that_o if_o one_o be_v take_v many_o more_o go_v along_o with_o it_o like_o many_o link_n in_o a_o chain_n that_o be_v close_v into_o each_o other_o the_o mean_n and_o the_o end_n must_v not_o be_v sever_v where_o there_o be_v such_o a_o connexion_n of_o duty_n grace_n and_o blessing_n the_o matter_n may_v be_v sometime_o express_v in_o a_o conditinal_a form_n with_o a_o if_o as_o rom._n 10._o 9_o if_o thou_o shall_v confess_v with_o thy_o mouth_n be_v lord_n jesus_n and_o shall_v believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v be_v save_v such_o ass_n note_v the_o verity_n of_o such_o proposition_n in_o their_o connexion_n they_o affirm_v this_o or_o that_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n as_o that_o he_o which_o believe_v shall_v undoubted_o be_v save_v yet_o that_o grace_n be_v not_o proper_o the_o condition_n of_o salvation_n for_o even_o believe_v be_v absolute_o promise_v so_o as_o nothing_o shall_v intervene_v to_o 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be_v no_o such_o condition_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n to_o we_o as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o old_a to_o israel_n for_o the_o apostle_n be_v compare_v they_o together_o and_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o old_a he_o give_v the_o new_a altogether_o in_o absolute_a promise_n and_o that_o to_o israel_n heb._n 8._o and_o show_v that_o the_o new_a be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o old_a he_o discover_v wherein_o the_o difference_n lay_v ver_fw-la 9_o because_o they_o continue_v not_o in_o my_o covenant_n and_o i_o regard_v they_o not_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o jer._n 31._o 32._o which_o covenant_n they_o break_v etc._n etc._n this_o argue_v that_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o old_a be_v such_o as_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o do_v give_v they_o assurance_n of_o the_o temporal_a mercy_n promise_v and_o a_o right_a to_o they_o and_o such_o as_o fail_v in_o leave_v they_o at_o uncertainty_n whether_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v they_o or_o not_o so_o as_o it_o be_v not_o only_o in_o itself_o and_o its_o own_o nature_n uncertain_a but_o even_o as_o to_o the_o event_n i_o regard_v they_o not_o say_v the_o lord_n if_o their_o perform_v the_o condition_n have_v be_v as_o absolute_o promise_v as_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n be_v than_o israel_n will_v have_v continue_v in_o it_o which_o they_o do_v not_o and_o can_v not_o have_v forfeit_v what_o be_v promise_v thereupon_o as_o diverse_a time_n they_o do_v and_o be_v exclude_v out_o of_o canaan_n upon_o that_o account_n jurist_n say_v a_o condition_n be_v a_o rate_n manner_n or_o law_n annex_v to_o man_n act_n stay_v or_o suspend_v the_o same_o and_o make_v they_o uncertain_a whether_o they_o shall_v take_v effect_n or_o no._n cowell_n out_o of_o west_n part_n 1._o symb._n 2._o sect_n 156._o and_o thus_o condition_n be_v oppose_v to_o absolute_a that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o condition_n in_o the_o new_a covenant_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o we_o give_v right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o blessing_n of_o it_o and_o 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