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for_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v on_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n mar._n 16._o 16._o he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v three_o by_o analogy_n with_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n enter_v of_o god_n with_o adam_n in_o innocency_n gen._n 2._o 17._o this_o on_o all_o hand_n that_o i_o know_v be_v grant_v to_o have_v be_v conditional_a and_o who_o see_v not_o in_o the_o text_n mention_v condition_n as_o express_v in_o the_o gospel_n as_o not_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a to_o man_n in_o paradise_n either_o both_o or_o neither_o must_v be_v conditional_a four_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o condition_n in_o covenant_n a_o condition_n in_o a_o covenant_n be_v somewhat_o agree_v upon_o by_o the_o party_n in_o covenant_n upon_o performance_n of_o which_o the_o 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