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a_o holy_a people_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v choose_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o special_a people_n unto_o himself_o above_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n deut._n 7.6_o so_o again_o chap._n 14._o verse_n 2._o a_o special_a people_n a_o peculiar_a people_n from_o whence_o this_o covenant_n we_o speak_v of_o be_v call_v by_o some_o the_o covenant_n of_o peculiarity_n as_o by_o i_o the_o covenant_n of_o advantage_n from_o the_o word_n before_o of_o the_o apostle_n what_o advantage_n then_o have_v the_o jew_n he_o have_v show_v his_o mind_n unto_o jacob_n his_o statute_n and_o judgement_n unto_o israel_n he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o other_o nation_n psal_n 147.19_o 20._o to_o who_o pertain_v the_o adoption_n and_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o give_v the_o law_n and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o promise_n rom._n 19.4_o by_o the_o adoption_n i_o understand_v that_o 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they_o where_o he_o keep_v also_o his_o servant_n or_o household_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n receive_v their_o offering_n as_o rent_n for_o maintain_v his_o attendant_n this_o kingdom_n be_v not_o to_o cease_v until_o christ_n his_o son_n the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o then_o indeed_o he_o break_v up_o house_n and_o deliver_v up_o the_o same_o to_o he_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n come_v and_o to_o he_o shall_v the_o gather_n of_o the_o people_n be_v gen._n 49.10_o we_o read_v therefore_o when_o christ_n have_v finish_v the_o work_n of_o man_n redemption_n and_o rose_n from_o the_o dead_a he_o takes_z upon_o he_o the_o administration_n of_o this_o government_n all_o power_n be_v give_v i_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n go_v you_o into_o all_o the_o world_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n matth._n 28.18_o mar._n 16.15_o what_o be_v that_o but_o go_v and_o gather_v 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