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to_o take_v root_n in_o the_o earth_n again_o so_o that_o there_o be_v now_o on_o earth_n the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n in_o adam_n house_n or_o family_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n in_o cain_n house_n or_o family_n call_v the_o world_n of_o ungodly_a who_o both_o father_n and_o child_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o flood_n of_o noah_n and_o then_o again_o there_o be_v only_o remain_v the_o church_n of_o god_n or_o his_o kingdom_n in_o noah_n family_n the_o father_n with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n a_o holy_a nation_n a_o choose_a generation_n to_o the_o lord_n as_o israel_n be_v by_o family_n but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n satan_n have_v his_o seed_n in_o the_o church_n in_o the_o person_n of_o cham_n or_o ham_n gen._n 9_o 25._o who_o for_o his_o sin_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o his_o seed_n spring_v another_o world_n of_o ungodly_a as_o likewise_o in_o process_n of_o time_n almost_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o bless_a shem_n become_v apostatise_v from_o 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establish_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o in_o their_o generation_n for_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n to_o be_v a_o god_n unto_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o gen._n 7._o 2_o 5_o 7._o now_o this_o promise_n to_o be_v a_o god_n to_o the_o believer_n and_o his_o seed_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o gospel-promise_a as_o it_o be_v write_v and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n and_o god_n himself_o will_v be_v with_o they_o and_o be_v their_o god_n rev._n 21._o 3._o even_o the_o god_n of_o all_o the_o family_n of_o israel_n jer._n 31._o 1._o so_o than_o if_o the_o very_a letter_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o in_o christ_n the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v and_o this_o family_n be_v the_o seed_n or_o infant_n or_o child_n of_o believer_n and_o this_o blessing_n be_v the_o remission_n or_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v write_v god_n have_v raise_v up_o his_o son_n jesus_n 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