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that_o which_o be_v most_o lay_v to_o man_n charge_n on_o this_o account_n it_o be_v right_o say_v that_o believe_v and_o be_v sâ—uâ—â—_n be_v the_o language_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o do_v or_o work_v be_v not_o exclude_v for_o we_o find_v in_o the_o evangelical_n write_n that_o both_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n be_v make_v the_o necessary_a condition_n in_o order_n to_o eternal_a life_n he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v mark_v 16._o 16._o believe_v on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v act_v 16._o 31._o repent_v and_o be_v convert_v that_o your_o sin_n may_v be_v blot_v out_o act_v 3._o 19_o circumcision_n be_v nothing_o and_o uncircumcision_n be_v nothing_o but_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n â—_o cor._n 7._o 19_o without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n heb._n 12._o 14._o and_o many_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n show_v that_o something_o be_v require_v to_o be_v 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mesopâ—tamia_n and_o bochart_n think_v it_o be_v arabia_n itself_o but_o so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v judge_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o recede_v from_o the_o old_a opinion_n of_o the_o christian_a writer_n who_o hold_v that_o havilah_n be_v india_n and_o pison_n the_o river_n ganges_n this_o be_v first_o assert_v by_o 2._o josephus_n and_o from_o he_o eusebius_n jerom_n and_o most_o of_o the_o father_n receive_v it_o and_o not_o without_o good_a reason_n for_o moses_n here_o add_v as_o a_o mark_n to_o know_v the_o place_n by_o that_o there_o be_v gold_n and_o the_o gold_n of_o that_o land_n be_v good_a ver_fw-la 11._o now_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o that_o india_n be_v the_o most_o note_a for_o gold_n and_o that_o of_o the_o best_a sort_n further_o it_o be_v add_v as_o a_o note_n whereby_o to_o discover_v that_o place_n that_o there_o be_v bdellium_n and_o the_o onyx_n stone_n there_o be_v some_o dispute_n about_o the_o former_a some_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o tree_n or_o a_o 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