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handy_a work_n day_n unto_o day_n utter_v speech_n and_o night_n unto_o night_n show_v knowledge_n there_o be_v no_o speech_n nor_o language_n where_o their_o voice_n be_v not_o hear_v their_o loin_n be_v go_v forth_o throughout_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o word_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n in_o they_o he_o have_v set_v a_o tabernacle_n for_o the_o son_n and_o so_o forth_o and_o then_o he_o join_v the_o gospel_n thereunto_o in_o these_o word_n 35._o psal_n 19_o from_o verse_n 1_o to_o 8._o note_v the_o creation_n begin_v thus_o to_o preach_v christ_n from_o its_o first_o step_n into_o this_o travel_n from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o when_o that_o first_o step_n begin_v you_o may_v see_v in_o my_o former_a treatise_n page_n the_o 35._o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_a convert_v the_o soul_n the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v sure_a and_o give_v wisdom_n unto_o 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in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n faith_n in_o christ_n 18._o rom._n 10.12_o 17_o 18._o yet_o with_o this_o difference_n the_o one_o implicit_a and_o more_o weak_a because_o its_o voice_n be_v but_o general_a and_o remote_a the_o other_o more_o clear_a and_o strong_a because_o his_o voice_n be_v more_o clear_a and_o near_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n so_o much_o for_o the_o external_a truth_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n by_o which_o christ_n spirit_n strive_v with_o their_o spirit_n to_o direct_v they_o in_o that_o narrow_a way_n to_o eternal_a life_n second_o the_o internal_a truth_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n by_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n strive_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o say_v confound_v and_o scatter_a offspring_n of_o noah_n at_o babel_n in_o a_o word_n be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o namely_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o say_v internal_a law_n and_o light_n of_o christ_n in_o their_o heart_n for_o as_o be_v prove_v they_o be_v exclude_v the_o residence_n of_o the_o gospel_n with_o they_o as_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o text_n rom._n 2._o it_o say_v 2.14.15_o rom._n 2.14.15_o the_o gentile_n which_o have_v not_o the_o law_n do_v by_o nature_n the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n and_o be_v a_o law_n unto_o themselves_o which_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o this_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o they_o all_o if_o they_o have_v submit_v to_o this_o inward_a strive_v of_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n with_o their_o spirit_n and_o not_o detain_v it_o in_o unrighteousness_n as_o they_o do_v it_o will_v have_v produce_v the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o they_o all_o which_o be_v the_o true_a rectitude_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o sanctification_n as_o it_o do_v to_o some_o of_o they_o which_o do_v in_o that_o little_a they_o have_v seek_v to_o do_v well_o and_o so_o it_o be_v effect_v in_o they_o namely_o circumcision_n which_o be_v by_o nature_n say_v the_o text_n verse_n 27._o and_o in_o the_o 29_o verse_n to_o be_v circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n so_o much_o for_o the_o internal_a truth_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n to_o direct_v the_o heathen_n in_o the_o narrow_a way_n to_o life_n but_o the_o question_n may_v be_v what_o life_n that_o be_v that_o the_o best_a of_o those_o heathen_n do_v attain_v unto_o i_o answer_v neither_o more_o nor_o less_o but_o the_o same_o eternal_a life_n which_o the_o believe_a jew_n receive_v by_o operation_n in_o god_n gift_n of_o christ_n imputative_a righteousness_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o six_o verse_n god_n will_v render_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n that_o be_v to_o they_o which_o through_o a_o patient_a well-doing_n 10._o rom._n 2.6.7_o 10._o seek_v for_o honour_n and_o glory_n immortality_n everlasting_a life_n and_o in_o the_o ten_o verse_n to_o every_o man_n that_o do_v good_a shall_v be_v glory_n and_o honour_n and_o praise_n to_o the_o jew_n 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