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life_n and_o salvation_n be_v suspend_v mar._n 16._o 15_o 16._o go_v preach_v the_o gospel_n he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptise_a shall_v be_v save_v he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v jo._n 3._o 36._o he_o that_o believe_v on_o the_o son_n have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v not_o see_v life_n where_o faith_n seem_v to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o room_n of_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v as_o proper_a a_o condition_n of_o life_n as_o that_o be_v so_o rom._n 10._o 9_o that_o if_o thou_o shall_v confess_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v be_v save_v mat._n 18._o 3._o except_o you_o be_v convert_v and_o become_v as_o little_a child_n you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mar._n 11._o 26._o but_o if_o you_o forgive_v not_o neither_o will_v your_o heavenly_a father_n forgive_v you_o with_o multitude_n more_o say_v mr._n flavell_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o 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administration_n have_v communion_n with_o christ_n in_o the_o way_n of_o new_a covenant_n mercy_n for_o else_o how_o be_v they_o save_v yet_o that_o their_o communion_n with_o christ_n be_v not_o derive_v unto_o they_o through_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n make_v with_o abraham_n or_o that_o make_v with_o israel_n at_o mount_n sinai_n i_o thus_o prove_v argum._n 1._o if_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n and_o that_o at_o sinai_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n that_o though_o many_o be_v justify_v that_o be_v under_o they_o yet_o none_o be_v ever_o justify_v by_o they_o or_o by_o virtue_n of_o they_o then_o neither_o can_v they_o be_v the_o medium_fw-la of_o communion_n with_o christ_n in_o the_o way_n of_o new_a covenant_n of_o mercy_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o scripture_n that_o though_o many_o be_v justify_v who_o be_v under_o these_o covenant_n yet_o none_o be_v ever_o justify_v by_o they_o or_o by_o virtue_n of_o they_o rom._n 3._o 20_o gal._n 2._o 16_o &_o 5._o 2_o 3._o ergo_fw-la argum._n 2._o if_o abraham_n inheritance_n be_v not_o derive_v unto_o he_o or_o to_o his_o seed_n through_o the_o law_n or_o through_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n which_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o same_o as_o have_v be_v before_o prove_v then_o neither_o can_v his_o communion_n with_o christ_n in_o the_o way_n of_o new_a covenant_n mercy_n be_v derive_v unto_o he_o or_o his_o seed_n through_o that_o channel_n but_o the_o scripture_n be_v express_a that_o the_o promise_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o heir_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o to_o abraham_n or_o to_o his_o seed_n through_o the_o law_n but_o through_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 4._o 13._o ergo_fw-la argum._n 3._o that_o covenant_n through_o which_o have_v the_o inheritance_n be_v convey_v will_v have_v make_v faith_n void_a and_o the_o promise_n to_o be_v of_o none_o effect_n can_v not_o possible_o be_v the_o medium_fw-la of_o intercourse_n with_o christ_n in_o the_o way_n of_o new_a covenant_n mercy_n but_o the_o scripture_n be_v express_a that_o if_o they_o which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n be_v heir_n faith_n be_v make_v void_a and_o the_o promise_n of_o none_o effect_n rom._n 4._o 14._o ergo_fw-la the_o end_n p._n 7._o m._n s._n p._n 7._o m._n s._n p._n 8._o print_a reply_n p._n 25._o m._n s._n p._n 6._o print_a reply_n p._n 21._o m._n s._n p._n 7._o print_a reply_n p._n 22._o print_a reply_n p._n 61._o print_a reply_n p._n 134_o 135._o together_o with_o your_o letter_n to_o i_o on_o the_o same_o subject_a sol._n call_n pag._n 164_o 165._o print_a reply_n p._n 43._o print_a reply_n p._n 44._o print_a reply_n p._n 46._o print_a reply_n p._n 48._o print_a reply_n p._n 50._o print_a reply_n p._n 51._o print_a reply_n p._n 61._o print_a reply_n p._n 69_o 70._o right_o method_n p._n 22._o pag._n 24._o pag._n 25._o pag._n 25._o pag._n 5._o pag._n 6._o p._n 7_o 8_o 9_o p._n 9_o p._n 96._o p._n 96._o pag._n 102._o pag._n 103._o pag._n 104._o pag._n 104._o pag._n 105._o pag._n 105._o p._n 103._o pag._n 105._o pag._n 106._o p._n 117_o 118._o p._n 121._o p._n 126._o