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〈◊〉_d 25._o with_o my_o flesh_n serve_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n yet_o with_o my_o mind_n will_v i_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n whole_o and_o for_o ever_o now_o the_o 22.22_o the_o josh_n 22.22_o lord_n god_n of_o god_n the_o 17.10_o the_o jer._n 17.10_o searcher_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o tryer_n of_o the_o reins_o 24._o reins_o psal_n 139.23_o 24._o search_v i_o and_o try_v i_o and_o if_o their_o be_v any_o way_n of_o wickedness_n in_o i_o lead_v i_o in_o the_o way_n everlasting_a since_o thou_o 119.4_o thou_o psal_n 119.4_o command_v i_o to_o keep_v thy_o precept_n diligent_o 27.8_o diligent_o psal_n 27.8_o my_o heart_n say_v unto_o thou_o 119.5_o thou_o psal_n 119.5_o oh_o that_o my_o way_n be_v direct_v to_o keep_v thy_o statute_n therefore_o will_v i_o 26.16_o i_o deut._n 26.16_o keep_v and_o do_v they_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n and_o all_o my_o soul_n bless_a god_n i_o desire_v to_o 4.4_o to_o phil._n 4.4_o rejoice_v in_o thou_o and_o in_o the_o 15.15_o the_o 2_o chron._n 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of_o promise_n in_o our_o civil_a commerce_n and_o mutual_a contract_n one_o with_o another_o the_o greek_a give_v glory_n to_o god_n lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lxx_o like_o that_o jer._n 13.16_o give_v glory_n to_o god_n by_o repentance_n and_o humiliation_n press_v to_o the_o same_o duty_n lay_v down_o in_o the_o first_o word_n positive_o though_o there_o negative_o be_v not_o stiff-necked_a in_o both_o place_n yield_v yourselves_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o our_o translation_n 3._o another_o expression_n we_o shall_v say_v psal_n 50.5_o gather_v my_o saint_n which_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o i_o by_o sacrifice_n hebrew_a cut_v a_o covenant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o at_o holy_a covenant_n the_o sacrifice_n be_v cut_v asunder_o and_o both_o the_o person_n go_v between_o the_o part_n to_o show_v that_o there_o be_v a_o mutual_a stipulation_n and_o engagement_n not_o one_o person_n only_o be_v tie_v ainsw_n ainsw_n but_o both_o do_v thus_o reciprocal_o 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we_o be_v a_o people_n that_o shall_v while_o we_o be_v in_o the_o world_n through_o infirmity_n break_v covenant_n yet_o it_o be_v god_n covenant-promise_n to_o forgive_v our_o iniquity_n and_o remember_v our_o sin_n no_o more_o jer._n 31.3.4_o and_o it_o be_v not_o every_o infirmity_n that_o shall_v utter_o disannul_v this_o covenant_n and_o break_v off_o this_o marriage-covenant_n and_o dissolve_v this_o marriage-knot_n see_v jer._n 3._o throughout_o if_o we_o hearty_o and_o mournful_o return_v to_o he_o as_o ver_fw-la 22_o etc._n etc._n for_o god_n be_v a_o god_n that_o keep_v covenant_n and_o mercy_n to_o a_o thousand_o generation_n to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o and_o make_v it_o their_o whole_a bent_n and_o endeavour_n to_o keep_v all_o his_o commandment_n deut._n 7.9_o hence_o do_v david_n fetch_v comfort_n in_o his_o personal_a and_o domestical_a trouble_n 2_o sam._n 23.5_o although_o my_o house_n be_v not_o so_o with_o god_n yet_o he_o have_v make_v with_o i_o a_o 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thou_o shall_v not_o not_o you_o but_o thou_o 4._o the_o covenant_n with_o christ_n mystical_a mention_v gal._n 3.16_o be_v express_v in_o term_n of_o particularity_n now_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n be_v the_o promise_v make_v he_o say_v not_o and_o to_o his_o seed_n as_o of_o many_o but_o as_o of_o one_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n which_o be_v christ_n now_o though_o by_o christ_n here_o be_v not_o mean_v christ_n single_a person_n but_o christ_n mystical_a a_o collective_a term_n as_o 1_o cor._n 12.12_o so_o also_o be_v christ_n that_o be_v christ_n mystical_a body_n of_o which_o he_o be_v the_o head_n yet_o this_o may_v show_v and_o point_n out_o to_o we_o by_o analogy_n and_o proportion_n that_o every_o believer_n have_v interest_n in_o and_o shall_v according_o make_v particular_a application_n of_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o covenant_n unto_o themselves_o 7._o because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n warrant_v this_o in_o his_o own_o expression_n see_v 1_o cor._n 12.27_o now_o you_o 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