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he_o will_v circumcise_v our_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o seed_n to_o love_v he_o deut._n 30.6_o we_o have_v the_o seal_n of_o his_o promise_n in_o give_v circumcision_n to_o infant_n to_o signify_v and_o seal_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 4_o 11._o gen._n 17._o and_o we_o have_v assurance_n of_o all_o his_o promise_n and_o of_o that_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n in_o particular_a to_o be_v confirm_v unto_o we_o not_o abrogate_a or_o lessen_v by_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 1.20_o luk._n 1.72_o 73._o gal._n 3.14_o etc._n etc._n wherefore_o they_o be_v but_o a_o faithless_a and_o crooked_a generation_n that_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o god_n have_v speak_v and_o do_v in_o this_o kind_n do_v deny_v this_o grace_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o infant_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o seal_n or_o confirmation_n of_o this_o grace_n by_o baptism_n now_o as_o it_o be_v by_o circumcision_n of_o old_a next_o you_o say_v second_o r._n a._n r._n this_o reason_n be_v 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that_o abraham_n be_v a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n and_o so_o be_v noah_n and_o that_o not_o only_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o also_o spiritual_o he_o be_v a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n because_o he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o abraham_n 3._o abraham_n see_v luk._n 3._o who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n spiritual_o noah_n be_v the_o heir_n of_o justice_n and_o abraham_n father_n as_o abraham_n be_v say_v to_o be_v our_o father_n and_o the_o father_n of_o all_o those_o who_o walk_v in_o his_o step_n and_o see_v that_o christ_n come_v of_o abraham_n and_o abraham_n of_o noah_n therefore_o christ_n come_v of_o noah_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v in_o this_o respect_n of_o noah_n as_o of_o abraham_n that_o in_o his_o seed_n which_o be_v christ_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v further_o you_o say_v 24._o say_v pag._n 18._o at_o lin_v 24._o r._n a._n r._n therefore_o 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and_o his_o seed_n and_o that_o believer_n be_v as_o isaac_n be_v the_o child_n of_o promise_n the_o consequence_n then_o that_o the_o covenant_n be_v likewise_o make_v unto_o all_o believe_a parent_n and_o their_o holy_a seed_n be_v very_o true_a whereas_o you_o tell_v we_o that_o believer_n only_o be_v the_o seed_n and_o the_o seed_n only_o and_o none_o of_o they_o a_o father_n in_o the_o gospel_n sense_n nor_o any_o other_o save_v only_a abraham_n i_o tell_v you_o that_o if_o abraham_n have_v not_o be_v a_o believer_n he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v the_o seed_n much_o less_o a_o father_n spiritual_o unto_o those_o who_o walk_v in_o his_o step_n neither_o can_v isaac_n the_o child_n of_o promise_n have_v be_v as_o he_o be_v 2._o though_o christ_n be_v the_o root_n of_o david_n 5.5_o david_n rev._n 5.5_o yet_o he_o be_v also_o the_o offspring_n of_o david_n 22.16_o david_n rev._n 22.16_o so_o be_v he_o the_o root_n and_o the_o offspring_n the_o father_n 8.58_o father_n joh._n 8.58_o 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