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8._o 9_o 10._o 11._o then_o god_n see_v they_o both_o to_o be_v covenant_n breaker_n promise_v of_o his_o grace_n a_o new_a covenant_n to_o be_v make_v with_o they_o in_o christ_n which_o he_o proclaim_v first_o to_o israel_n if_o they_o repent_v acknowledge_v their_o sin_n and_o turn_v unto_o he_o v_o 12._o 13._o and_o so_o speak_v of_o his_o marriage_n with_o they_o to_z wete_z with_o the_o remnant_n of_o they_o one_o of_o a_o city_n and_o two_o of_o a_o family_n who_o he_o will_v bring_v to_o zion_n v_o 14._o unto_o who_o he_o will_v give_v faithful_a pastor_n v_o 15._o not_o as_o under_o the_o law_n and_o rudiment_n thereof_o for_o the_o most_o excellent_a sign_n thereof_o even_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o be_v remember_v or_o visit_v any_o more_o v_o 16._o but_o jerusalem_n the_o lord_n throne_n the_o christian_a etc._n church_n shall_v be_v for_o the_o gentile_n of_o all_o nation_n v_o 17._o and_o for_o the_o jew_n and_o for_o the_o 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publish_v in_o the_o animadversion_n but_o name_v none_o i_o signify_v in_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o to_o my_o knowledge_n â—_o publish_v not_o any_o one_o untrueth_n but_o rather_o spare_v he_o then_o press_v thing_n in_o extremity_n that_o which_o i_o suppose_v he_o aim_v at_o i_o set_v down_o from_o the_o report_n of_o honest_a faithful_a witness_n of_o who_o some_o be_v now_o at_o rest_n in_o the_o lord_n who_o will_v not_o as_o i_o be_o persuade_v willing_o have_v relate_v any_o thing_n but_o the_o truth_n final_o as_o in_o all_o other_o my_o labour_n so_o in_o these_o controversy_n follow_v i_o endeavour_n to_o find_v out_o &_o manifest_v the_o way_n and_o will_n of_o god_n by_o the_o light_n of_o his_o word_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o name_n and_o comfort_n of_o those_o that_o love_v the_o truth_n in_o sincerity_n a_o reply_n to_o a_o pretend_a christian_a plea_n for_o the_o antichristian_a church_n of_o rome_n we_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n that_o â—_o they_o which_o 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and_o dominion_n thereof_o answ._n it_o be_v grant_v that_o this_o city_n be_v babylon_n and_o rome_n and_o the_o dominion_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a polity_n or_o church_n for_o who_o have_v dominion_n now_o of_o rome_n but_o the_o pope_n or_o bishop_n there_o the_o pretend_a vicar_n of_o christ_n and_o who_o but_o he_o have_v kill_v those_o martyr_n within_o his_o diocese_n or_o bishopric_n which_o reach_v over_o many_o kingdom_n obj._n 5._o this_o city_n be_v the_o woman_n that_o sit_v on_o seven-mountain_n reve._n 17._o 9_o 18._o and_o the_o city_n not_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v build_v on_o 7._o mountain_n answ._n yes_o the_o same_o heathen_a city_n which_o be_v first_o set_v on_o seven_o hill_n be_v now_o a_o pretend_a christian_a city_n sit_v still_o on_o she_o 7_o hill_n and_o be_v a_o christian_a in_o name_n have_v kill_v christ_n in_o his_o member_n by_o her_o pope_n power_n ecclesiastical_a who_o have_v his_o seat_n in_o she_o but_o his_o dragon_n 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unchangeable_a &_o if_o man_n believe_v not_o or_o sanctify_v he_o not_o they_o perish_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n which_o be_v according_a to_o truth_n and_o his_o faithfulness_n suffer_v he_o not_o to_o save_v such_o unless_o he_o make_v they_o first_o new_a creature_n and_o believer_n joh._n 3._o 36._o 1._o joh._n 5._o 10._o 12._o six_o he_o expound_v israel_n death_n in_o hos._n 13._o 1._o to_o be_v by_o the_o exposition_n of_o sundry_a writer_n not_o death_n in_o sin_v but_o slay_v for_o their_o sin_n or_o their_o estate_n overthrow_v or_o near_o utter_a destruction_n etc._n etc._n answ._n both_o may_v be_v true_a that_o first_o they_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_v and_o after_o destroy_v civil_o for_o their_o sin_v god_n judgement_n be_v according_a to_o man_n desert_n he_o destroy_v not_o the_o amorites_n egyptian_n and_o other_o nation_n till_o their_o iniquity_n be_v full_a gen._n 15._o 16._o wherefore_o to_o condemn_v the_o exposition_n which_o i_o give_v because_o a_o 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in_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n hose_n 13._o 4._o 5._o answ._n i_o have_v before_o show_v that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v to_o israel_n as_o a_o corporation_n or_o body_n which_o after_o a_o sort_n continue_v one_o and_o the_o same_o through_o many_o generation_n when_o yet_o as_o touch_v their_o particular_a person_n or_o generation_n they_o be_v different_a &_o contrary_a as_o godly_a father_n in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o life_n may_v beget_v wicked_a child_n without_o grace_n and_o in_o state_n of_o death_n ezek._n 18._o 9_o 10._o 13._o 14._o 17._o 18._o etc._n etc._n so_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n have_v be_v in_o eden_n the_o garden_n of_o god_n a_o proselyte_n in_o the_o church_n ezek._n 28._o 13._o not_o that_o heathen_a king_n then_o live_v but_o his_o predecessor_n huram_fw-la long_o before_o 1._o king_n 5._o so_o paul_n speak_v of_o the_o jew_n cast_v away_o of_o god_n as_o the_o same_o people_n till_o their_o last_o call_n rom._n 11._o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o 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