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child_n of_o gentile_a inchurched_n parent_n though_o even_o this_o also_o be_v of_o grace_n that_o they_o shall_v natural_o descend_v from_o such_o parent_n gen._n 49._o 26._o object_n 4._o the_o gentile_n come_v into_o and_o abide_v in_o church-estate_n by_o faith_n rom._n 11._o 20._o but_o child_n have_v not_o faith_n therefore_o this_o scripture_n concern_v not_o they_o answ_n 1._o the_o gentile_n that_o so_o stand_v by_o faith_n be_v collective_o take_v as_o include_v also_o their_o child_n with_o they_o so_o abide_v until_o that_o these_o their_o child_n come_v to_o reject_v as_o do_v the_o child_n of_o those_o godly_a jewish_a ancestor_n their_o covenant_n right_o and_o observe_v it_o by_o the_o way_n how_o tender_a god_n be_v of_o covenant_n child_n they_o be_v never_o exclude_v until_o they_o come_v after_o many_o generation_n so_o whole_o to_o degenerate_v as_o rom._n 11._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 25_o 28._o show_v and_o then_o but_o not_o till_o then_o they_o be_v 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the_o church_n in_o appearance_n or_o visible_o as_o branch_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o after_o break_v off_o john_n 15._o 2._o not_o to_o answer_v this_o with_o a_o exposition_n of_o that_o according_a to_o some_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o christ_n consider_v with_o his_o body_n the_o visible_a church_n as_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 12_o 13._o here_o be_v more_o say_v of_o these_o scil_n that_o other_o come_v in_o their_o room_n and_o place_n rom._n 11._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o ramorum_fw-la defractorum_fw-la locum_fw-la as_o beza_n note_v on_o that_o particle_n they_o have_v then_o a_o real_a place_n there_o and_o a_o real_a breach_n be_v make_v neither_o do_v the_o gentile_n come_v into_o a_o imaginary_a place_n in_o the_o church_n but_o a_o real_a and_o yet_o they_o come_v into_o no_o other_o place_n then_o into_o the_o place_n of_o the_o break_a branch_n therefore_o they_o be_v a_o real_a not_o a_o seem_a place_n in_o the_o olive_n the_o olive_n then_o must_v be_v the_o visible_a church_n where_o hypocrite_n may_v have_v place_n and_o not_o the_o invisible_a church_n where_o they_o can_v have_v none_o beside_o they_o be_v such_o branch_n of_o the_o olive_n as_o do_v partake_v of_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o olive_n not_o like_o wither_a branch_n seem_o in_o christ_n which_o be_v sapless_a nor_o do_v ever_o partake_v of_o the_o sap_n of_o christ_n save_a grace_n as_o these_o do_v of_o church_n sap_n hence_o the_o gentile_a be_v say_v to_o partake_v in_o common_a with_o they_o rom._n 11._o 17._o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o thou_o partake_v in_o common_a with_o they_o in_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o olive_n what_o do_v the_o collective_a christian_a