except_v any_o of_o his_o seed_n in_o particular_a and_o these_o two_o be_v evident_o intend_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n imaginable_a why_o any_o of_o his_o other_o child_n shall_v be_v exclude_v from_o the_o whole_a of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o first_o proposition_n appear_v pass_v all_o rational_a contradiction_n whence_o suppose_v this_o covenant_n mention_v gen._n 17.7_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n under_o which_o believer_n now_o be_v and_o that_o this_o promise_v respect_v the_o seed_n be_v of_o the_o essence_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o both_o which_o more_o hereafter_o we_o have_v gain_v thus_o much_o viz._n that_o at_o the_o first_o establishment_n of_o it_o the_o first_o person_n viz._n abraham_n with_o who_o it_o be_v establish_v and_o that_o as_o the_o father_n of_o all_o that_o shall_v have_v after_o admission_n into_o it_o have_v his_o natural_a seed_n or_o child_n proceed_v from_o his_o own_o loin_n take_v into_o the_o 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the_o use_n of_o circumcision_n throughout_o all_o age_n though_o reject_v of_o god_n from_o be_v his_o people_n which_o be_v absurd_a to_o imagine_v 3_o let_v this_o be_v add_v that_o the_o promise_n can_v not_o appertain_v to_o the_o child_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o neither_o can_v they_o have_v be_v in_o covenant_n unless_o include_v in_o this_o phrase_n thy_o seed_n in_o their_o generation_n that_o they_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o that_o promise_n and_o be_v in_o covenant_n be_v undeniable_a from_o what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v now_o i_o say_v they_o can_v have_v have_v no_o interest_n in_o that_o promise_n neither_o can_v have_v be_v in_o covenant_n have_v they_o not_o be_v include_v in_o that_o phrase_n for_o 1._o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v neither_o will_v any_o affirm_v they_o can_v have_v that_o promise_v appertain_v to_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o any_o personal_a act_n of_o their_o own_o by_o what_o way_n or_o through_o what_o mean_v then_o can_v they_o be_v suppose_v 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