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from_o his_o church_n and_o family_n that_o his_o care_n will_v be_v but_o particular_a and_o not_o universal_a it_o will_v reach_v only_o to_o the_o elect_a and_o not_o to_o all_o their_o seed_n and_o consequent_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o believer_n will_v be_v great_o narrow_v and_o lessen_v beyond_o what_o now_o it_o be_v yea_o the_o seed_n of_o believer_n as_o such_o will_v have_v no_o benefit_n by_o the_o special_a providential_a care_n of_o christ_n beyond_o what_o the_o seed_n of_o other_o have_v neither_o can_v their_o parent_n take_v any_o comfort_n in_o or_o make_v any_o improvement_n of_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o seed_n enjoyment_n of_o this_o privilege_n in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o then_o enjoy_v it_o as_o their_o seed_n but_o only_o as_o elect_v and_o who_o or_o whether_o any_o of_o their_o seed_n be_v elect_v each_o particular_a believer_n will_v be_v uncertain_a 2._o second_o the_o case_n of_o infant_n and_o of_o the_o adult_n in_o this_o regard_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o no_o doubt_n but_o our_o lord_n christ_n have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o elect_n whether_o in_o their_o infancy_n or_o as_o grow_v up_o beyond_o what_o he_o have_v to_o other_o and_o yet_o we_o find_v the_o church_n and_o that_o as_o visible_a great_o magnify_v yea_o even_o admire_v on_o the_o account_n of_o this_o privilege_n oh_o israel_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o a_o people_n save_v by_o the_o lord_n the_o shield_n of_o thy_o help_n deut._n 33.29_o it_o be_v primary_o mean_v of_o this_o providential_a care_n that_o our_o lord_n christ_n exercise_v over_o his_o church_n as_o visible_a and_o what_o be_v say_v of_o the_o church_n in_o general_n be_v true_a of_o and_o applicable_a to_o each_o particular_a member_n as_o share_v in_o the_o common_a privilege_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o therefore_o 3._o three_o i_o answer_v that_o neither_o infant_n nor_o grow_a person_n though_o as_o pertain_v to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n have_v a_o equal_a interest_n in_o and_o benefit_n by_o this_o care_n of_o christ_n while_o stranger_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n with_o those_o that_o be_v actual_a member_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n it_o be_v israel_n that_o the_o excellency_n of_o god_n be_v over_o psal_n 68.34_o this_o will_v clear_o appear_v in_o the_o case_n of_o ruth_n the_o moabitess_n that_o she_o appertain_v to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n will_v not_o as_o i_o suppose_v be_v question_v by_o any_o and_o yet_o shall_v we_o think_v she_o have_v the_o same_o benefit_n by_o this_o special_a providential_a care_n of_o god_n over_o his_o church_n antecedent_n to_o her_o come_n to_o trust_v under_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n as_o boaz_n speak_v in_o ruth_n 2.12_o that_o she_o have_v after_o she_o be_v actual_o come_v what_o benefit_n then_o have_v she_o in_o that_o respect_n by_o her_o forsake_v she_o own_o people_n and_o join_v herself_o with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o as_o 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