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as_o the_o true_a believer_n may_v be_v rather_o oppress_v with_o doubt_n and_o fear_n than_o comfort_v with_o evidence_n as_o conceive_v those_o act_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v but_o a_o fancy_n his_o inference_n therefore_o be_v but_o weak_a the_o sacrament_n be_v tropical_o yet_o proper_o a_o seal_n both_o to_o the_o covenant_n and_o to_o faith_n m._n h._n page_n 175._o my_o part_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v the_o condition_n which_o god_n do_v not_o seal_v if_o he_o do_v my_o business_n be_v at_o a_o end_n for_o then_o all_o be_v to_o come_v hither_o for_o it_o ans_fw-fr 1._o god_n seal_v all_o he_o promise_v and_o nothing_o but_o what_o he_o promise_v to_o the_o reprobate_n he_o promise_v not_o the_o condition_n and_o therefore_o seal_v it_o not_o to_o the_o elect_a he_o promise_v the_o condition_n namely_o initial_a faith_n and_o to_o the_o regenerate_a he_o promise_v all_o the_o act_n and_o degree_n of_o faith_n as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o grace_n ezek._n 36._o v._o 26_o 27._o 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187._o unto_o this_o m._n d._n shall_v first_o answer_v p._n 84_o of_o his_o bar_n though_o they_o transgress_v they_o do_v not_o renounce_v the_o covenant_n 2._o they_o be_v member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n till_o excommunicate_v well_o now_o let_v he_o come_v to_o speak_v about_o the_o sacrament_n p._n 131._o all_o who_o be_v visible_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n say_v he_o be_v visible_o out_o of_o covenant_n i_o pray_v mark_v it_o if_o natural_a man_n be_v member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n how_o be_v they_o visible_o out_o of_o covenant_n if_o they_o be_v visible_o in_o christ_n how_o do_v they_o visible_o reject_v christ_n answ_n 1._o i_o have_v answer_v this_o cavil_n former_o by_o compare_v the_o prophet_n hosea_n with_o himself_o and_o with_o other_o scripture_n 2._o experience_n prove_v that_o some_o church-member_n do_v in_o the_o very_a letter_n reject_v the_o covenant_n instance_n in_o witch_n therefore_o my_o first_o assertion_n must_v be_v understand_v 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of_o a_o seal_a pardon_n here_o repeat_v again_o we_o grant_v as_o the_o pardon_n be_v offer_v to_o all_o conditional_o which_o general_n include_v every_o particular_a so_o it_o be_v seal_v in_o the_o sacrament_n to_o all_o conditional_o whether_o they_o receive_v or_o no._n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o their_o receive_v the_o sign_n who_o visible_o reject_v the_o thing_n signify_v as_o the_o promise_n so_o the_o sacrament_n be_v offer_v to_o all_o if_o they_o will_v believe_v and_o repent_v but_o unbeliever_n and_o impenitent_a person_n must_v neither_o partake_v of_o the_o promise_n nor_o of_o the_o seal_n m._n h._n p._n 188._o absolute_o the_o sacrament_n seal_v no_o man_n interest_n as_o m._n d._n vain_o imagine_v answ_n 1._o if_o it_o seal_v not_o the_o believer_n interest_n absolute_o than_o the_o best_a saint_n can_v take_v no_o solid_a comfort_n by_o the_o sacrament_n this_o vain_a conceit_n of_o m._n h._n like_o the_o philistines_n earth_n will_v stop_v up_o the_o well_o 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as_o a_o very_a considerable_a one_o how_o ever_o m._n h._n be_v please_v to_o overlook_v it_o m._n d._n the_o sacrament_n be_v god_n seal_n as_o relate_v to_o god_n covenant_n etc._n etc._n m._n h._n p._n 188._o a_o good_a confession_n then_o they_o be_v not_o god_n seal_n as_o relate_v unto_o faith_n and_o institute_v formal_o to_o ratify_v faith_n they_o be_v not_o seal_n of_o faith_n for_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n answ_n be_v not_o this_o strange_a logic_n the_o sacrament_n be_v god_n seal_n as_o relate_v to_o the_o covenant_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o god_n seal_n as_o relate_v unto_o faith_n he_o may_v as_o well_o argue_v isaac_n be_v abraham_n son_n as_o relate_v to_o the_o promise_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o abraham_n son_n as_o relate_v to_o his_o faith_n or_o isaac_n be_v a_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n therefore_o he_o be_v not_o a_o child_n of_o faith_n i_o hope_v god_n faith_n and_o the_o covenant_n be_v not_o at_o such_o a_o distance_n but_o that_o each_o of_o 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