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of_o god_n abide_v upon_o â—s_n the_o 〈…〉_o away_o your_o saviour_n the_o â—hir_o â—_o take_v away_o our_o r_n 〈◊〉_d and_o just_a ficatâ—on_n w_n at_o 〈◊〉_d the_o â—nâ—â—y_n of_o jâ—sus_n grace_n and_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d morâ—_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a thiâ—_n 〈◊〉_d spâ—akâ—_n as_o 〈◊〉_d â—oly_a â—f_n these_o doâ—tâ—inâ—â—_n which_o he_o oâ—poseth_v aâ—_n you_o 〈◊〉_d yoâ—_n and_o more_o etc._n etc._n unto_o who_o he_o do_v from_o all_o eternity_n give_v a_o people_n to_o be_v his_o seed_n and_o to_o be_v by_o he_o in_o time_n redeem_v call_v justify_v sanctify_a glorify_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n they_o speak_v in_o the_o larg_n catech._n q._n 30_o 31_o 32._o as_o above_o rehearse_v and_o in_o the_o short_a q._n 18._o man_n sinfulness_n consist_v in_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n first_o sin_n in_o the_o 39th_o page_z of_o your_o book_n you_o pretend_v to_o some_o answer_n to_o what_o i_o affirm_v in_o some_o thing_n as_o that_o i_o deny_v the_o covenant_n of_o redemption_n to_o be_v a_o distinct_a covenant_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n i_o own_v it_o and_o make_v good_a my_o denial_n elsewhere_o therefore_o will_v not_o actum_fw-la agere_fw-la you_o blame_v i_o p._n 40._o for_o say_v p._n 29._o that_o pardon_n be_v not_o promise_v to_o faith_n and_o repentance_n as_o thing_n distinct_a from_o the_o promise_n but_o pardon_n be_v promise_v together_o with_o faith_n and_o repentance_n to_o the_o sinner_n and_o herein_o you_o say_v i_o confound_v a_o promise_n of_o grace_n and_o promise_v make_v to_o grace_n and_o affirm_v the_o gospel_n covenant_n be_v but_o one_o promise_n repl._n 1_o i_o do_v affirm_v that_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o its_o original_a grant_n and_o comprehensive_a nature_n be_v but_o one_o as_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v but_o one_o viz._n life_n so_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v life_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v express_v in_o it_o 1_o joh._n 2.25_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o promise_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v we_o even_o eternal_a life_n and_o 1_o joh._n 5.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o record_n or_o testimony_n that_o he_o have_v give_v we_o eternal_a life_n and_o this_o life_n be_v in_o his_o son_n now_o eternal_a life_n contain_v all_o justification_n sanctification_n adoption_n and_o glory_n 2._o i_o affirm_v that_o in_o this_o promise_n be_v justification_n faith_n and_o repentance_n promise_v 3._o that_o in_o this_o promise_n justification_n faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v inseparable_o conjoin_v 4._o that_o in_o and_o under_o this_o promise_n be_v multitude_n of_o gift_n bestow_v in_o a_o way_n of_o connexion_n one_o to_o another_o and_o have_v their_o particular_a promise_n point_v distinct_o to_o they_o but_o these_o gift_n be_v no_o federal_a condition_n one_o of_o another_o 5._o i_o say_v if_o you_o speak_v of_o these_o gift_n of_o righteousness_n and_o life_n as_o in_o a_o way_n of_o conditionality_n 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