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16._o 20._o and_o upon_o this_o ground_n in_o the_o second_o command_n the_o lord_n promise_v to_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o thousand_o generation_n of_o believe_a parent_n and_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 14._o the_o apostle_n do_v call_v the_o child_n of_o one_o of_o the_o parent_n believe_v holy_a child_n because_o of_o their_o consecration_n unto_o god_n by_o the_o believe_a confederate_a parent_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n right_a and_o interest_n in_o they_o as_o the_o child_n of_o his_o own_o family_n by_o covenant_n and_o christ_n our_o lord_n upon_o this_o ground_n do_v call_v the_o child_n of_o confederate_a parent_n burgess_n of_o heaven_n of_o such_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n matth._n 19_o 13_o 14._o and_o because_o infant_n be_v dedicat_fw-la to_o christ_n to_o be_v teach_v and_o govern_v by_o he_o in_o his_o own_o way_n and_o order_n they_o be_v call_v disciple_n act_n 15._o 10._o as_o the_o disputer_n for_o the_o circumcision_n of_o christian_n child_n as_o well_o as_o 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this_o promise_a remission_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v limit_v nor_o abridge_v neither_o by_o the_o number_n of_o sin_n nor_o grievousness_n thereof_o nor_o kind_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o purpose_v and_o promise_v to_o take_v away_o all_o iniquity_n by_o forgiveness_n and_o to_o forget_v their_o bygone_a sin_n ver_fw-la 34._o and_o confirm_v this_o by_o repeat_v the_o promise_n of_o not_o cast_v they_o off_o who_o shall_v acknowledge_v he_o ver_fw-la 37._o 15._o from_o this_o promise_n the_o apostle_n heb._n 10._o draw_v this_o consequence_n that_o under_o the_o gospel_n or_o new_a covenant_n there_o be_v but_o one_o offering_n for_o sin_n which_o offering_n can_v be_v repeat_v in_o regard_n that_o full_a remission_n thereby_o be_v purchase_v for_o ver_fw-la 14._o he_o say_v by_o one_o offering_n he_o have_v perfect_v for_o ever_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v and_o this_o he_o prove_v from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o whence_o he_o conclude_v 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man_n unto_o christ_n after_o their_o conviction_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o law_n how_o grievous_a soever_o their_o sin_n have_v be_v 6._o the_o remedy_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o secure_a desperation_n be_v very_o hard_a and_o in_o some_o incurable_a namely_o these_o who_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o threaten_n and_o go_n on_o still_o in_o unbelief_n or_o do_v believe_v the_o threaten_n but_o be_v so_o wed_v to_o their_o lust_n that_o they_o will_v not_o change_v their_o course_n and_o manner_n of_o sinful_a carriage_n come_v what_o may_v come_v but_o resolve_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o be_v merry_a while_o they_o live_v concern_v who_o the_o prophet_n isaias_n say_v chap._n 22._o 14._o it_o be_v reveal_v in_o my_o ear_n by_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n sure_o this_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v purge_v from_o you_o till_o you_o die_v say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o best_a ground_n of_o hope_n be_v of_o such_o who_o through_o ignorance_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n and_o 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