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17._o 6._o by_o advance_v this_o law_n we_o do_v thereby_o own_o jehovah_n to_o be_v our_o god_n and_o legislator_n which_o now_o we_o can_v but_o be_v such_o in_o a_o civil_a sense_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v be_v without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n 7._o by_o promote_a the_o law_n all_o the_o uâ—st_o civil_a breach_n of_o this_o nation_n will_v be_v make_v up_o for_o by_o covenant_v to_o be_v conformable_a to_o this_o government_n we_o shall_v thereby_o be_v all_o make_v brethren_n and_o so_o shall_v forget_v all_o former_a injury_n and_o also_o it_o will_v be_v a_o fair_a way_n to_o make_v we_o one_o in_o a_o spiritual_a relation_n which_o otherwise_o will_v never_o be_v do_v 8._o by_o exalt_v this_o law_n we_o shall_v be_v free_v from_o the_o curse_n which_o we_o now_o lie_v under_o for_o curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o deut._n 37._o 26._o and_o john_n 7._o 49._o this_o people_n that_o know_v not_o the_o law_n 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thy_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o to_o love_v he_o and_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n etc._n etc._n leu._n 19_o 17_o 18._o thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a rebuke_n thy_o neighbour_n and_o not_o suffer_v fin_n upon_o he_o thou_o shall_v not_o avenge_v or_o bear_v grudge_n against_o the_o child_n of_o thy_o people_n but_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n assert_v 3_o iii_o that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v ratify_v by_o jesus_n christ_n proof_n mark_v 12._o 28._o then_o one_o of_o the_o scribe_n that_o be_v a_o lawyer_n mat._n 22._o 35._o come_v unto_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o which_o be_v the_o first_o commandment_n or_o great_a commandment_n in_o the_o law_n mat._n 22._o 36._o of_o all_o jesus_n answer_v he_o the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o commandment_n or_o the_o great_a commandment_n in_o the_o 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king_n or_o legislator_n in_o this_o commonwealth_n as_o also_o vow_v obedience_n unto_o he_o upon_o his_o own_o term_n and_o that_o they_o will_v admit_v he_o only_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o royal_a authority_n â—and_v in_o order_n thereunto_o have_v affirm_v that_o the_o law_n that_o be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o 19_o of_o which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n depend_v â—pon_o the_o moral_a law_n deut._n 17_o 18_o 19_o joash_n at_o his_o coronation_n to_o be_v a_o law_n from_o heaven_n as_o also_o a_o rule_n for_o all_o ruler_n and_o that_o whosoever_o be_v not_o under_o those_o law_n own_v not_o his_o subjection_n to_o god_n so_o that_o what_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o the_o heathen_a rom._n 1._o 21._o i_o e._n that_o when_o they_o know_v god_n they_o do_v not_o worship_v he_o as_o god_n but_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n their_o foolish_a heart_n be_v darken_v and_o so_o profess_v themselves_o wise_a become_v fool_n and_o 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soldier_n with_o your_o rhethorical_a artillery_n but_o in_o the_o interim_n let_v we_o lay_v before_o they_o the_o follow_a word_n of_o the_o prophet_n v._o 21._o they_o shall_v not_o build_v and_o another_o inhabit_v they_o shall_v not_o plant_v and_o another_o eat_v for_o as_o be_v the_o day_n of_o a_o tree_n be_v the_o day_n of_o my_o people_n and_o my_o elect_a shall_v long_o enjoy_v the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n it_o appear_v then_o there_o must_v be_v mechanical_a person_n in_o this_o glorious_a state_n which_o the_o two_o learned_a doctor_n assert_v be_v to_o be_v for_o the_o follow_a word_n say_v they_o shall_v not_o labour_v in_o vain_a nor_o bring_v forth_o trouble_n reas_n for_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n and_z their_z off_z spring_n with_o they_o they_o be_v then_o to_o procreate_v child_n under_o this_o glorious_a estate_n and_o condition_n vid._n cap._n 66._o 22._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o passâ—_n that_o before_o they_o 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