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1_o tim._n 1.9_o that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o make_v for_o a_o rule_n to_o the_o righteous_a but_o for_o a_o restraint_n to_o the_o lawless_a and_o disobedient_a and_o therefore_o the_o prophet_n by_o refine_n upon_o the_o law_n and_o exhort_v man_n to_o fulfil_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n by_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n do_v contribute_v very_o much_o towards_o the_o prepare_v man_n mind_n for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n 7.9_o messiah_n prophetae_fw-la omnes_fw-la egregii_fw-la ad_fw-la evangelium_fw-la deuce_n grot._n in_o jer._n 7.9_o as_o they_o wean_a they_o from_o the_o overfondness_n they_o have_v to_o the_o levitical_a rite_n by_o show_v they_o a_o more_o excellent_a way_n to_o please_v god_n and_o as_o they_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o god_n do_v not_o design_n the_o moysaicall_a covenant_n to_o be_v perpetual_a but_o that_o that_o it_o shall_v at_o last_o give_v way_n to_o a_o better_a and_o these_o 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〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o word_n be_v always_o take_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v for_o a_o full_a explication_n of_o that_o term_n i_o know_v grotius_n 193._o grotius_n votum_fw-la pro_fw-la pace_n prout_fw-la citatur_fw-la fr._n p._n 270._o fn._n p._n 193._o will_v needs_o have_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v here_o in_o its_o general_n sense_n and_o signify_v simple_o a_o book_n or_o write_n but_o i_o can_v forbear_v say_v that_o this_o gloss_n be_v unworthy_a of_o grotius_n and_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o bad_a cause_n when_o so_o great_a a_o man_n be_v fain_o to_o betake_v himself_o to_o such_o pitiful_a sophistry_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o forecited_n place_n for_o he_o can_v produce_v one_o instance_n in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n where_o the_o word_n be_v use_v in_o that_o sense_n and_o if_o he_o can_v yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d add_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sufficient_o restrain_v the_o general_n sense_n of_o it_o and_o make_v one_o complex_fw-la term_n which_o must_v signify_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o verse_n before_o both_o which_o expression_n signify_v the_o old_a testament_n because_o it_o be_v a_o collection_n of_o inspire_a write_n and_o consequent_o the_o phrase_n itself_o assert_v so_o much_o by_o way_n of_o implication_n or_o else_o it_o will_v be_v a_o improper_a expression_n i_o think_v it_o appear_v from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v what_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n concern_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o approve_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o it_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o jewish_a church_n of_o their_o own_o time_n i_o can_v guess_v what_o evidence_n of_o reason_n can_v be_v sufficient_a to_o persuade_v a_o christian_a to_o 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