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to_o exert_v their_o particular_a obedience_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o general_a obligation_n of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v more_o fair_o transcribe_v by_o moses_n be_v still_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o gentile_n oblige_v they_o to_o worship_n god_n according_a to_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o will_n they_o have_v receive_v before_o the_o law_n confirm_v in_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o new_a discovery_n of_o it_o afterward_o by_o the_o gospel_n sect_n v._o here_o i_o proceed_v to_o prove_v 16._o exod._n 21.12_o 16_o 18_o 19_o 22_o 23._o chap._n 22.1.5.18_o 19_o ch_z 23.8_o levit._fw-la 20.15.16_o deut._n 19.18_o 19_o chap._n 20.10_o to_o 16._o that_o the_o ten_o commandment_n as_o such_o be_v of_o themselves_o bind_v to_o all_o man_n under_o the_o gospel_n as_o a_o rule_n of_o holy_a life_n and_o first_o because_o the_o moral_a exposition_n of_o they_o with_o sundry_a penalty_n that_o be_v not_o only_o judaical_a but_o be_v perpetual_a appendix_n to_o the_o moral_a 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chap._n 2.14_o 15_o 16._o and_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o law_n of_o circumcision_n ver_fw-la 25._o do_v then_o from_o chap._n 3.9_o to_o ver_fw-la 20._o treat_v of_o all_o in_o general_n and_o conclude_v that_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v all_o under_o the_o law_n viz._n one_o and_o the_o same_o moral_a obligation_n that_o every_o mouth_n may_v be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n may_v become_v guilty_a before_o god_n and_o the_o apostle_n far_o argue_v both_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n conclude_v with_o these_o word_n do_v we_o then_o make_v void_a the_o law_n through_o faith_n 31._o chap._n 3.29_o 30_o 31._o god_n forbid_v yea_o we_o establish_v tie_v law_n and_o so_o do_v the_o apostle_n james_n who_o write_v to_o his_o brethren_n the_o jew_n that_o have_v the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n say_v if_o you_o fulfil_v the_o royal_a law_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n 2.1_o james_n 2.8_o 9_o chap._n 2.1_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o you_o 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