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thereof_o shall_v not_o be_v omit_v nor_o indeed_o have_v there_o be_v any_o use_n of_o the_o application_n of_o it_o to_o the_o infant_n nor_o that_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o ordinance_n have_v there_o not_o be_v such_o a_o branch_n in_o the_o covenant_n as_o a_o blessing_n upon_o family_n and_o posterity_n to_o be_v thereby_o signify_v and_o seal_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v i_o suppose_v be_v evident_a that_o as_o abraham_n covenant_n be_v seal_v in_o circumcision_n so_o this_o additional_a promise_n in_o it_o of_o multiply_a believer_n by_o make_v they_o blessing_n unto_o family_n and_o nation_n be_v signify_v and_o seal_v by_o the_o application_n of_o the_o seal_n to_o infant_n so_o as_o if_o that_o privilege_n be_v deny_v unto_o infant_n that_o which_o be_v give_v to_o we_o in_o abraham_n covenant_n be_v reject_v as_o he_o say_v gen._n 17._o the_o uncircumcised_a manchild_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n he_o have_v break_v my_o covenant_n and_o it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v observe_v that_o in_o reference_n to_o these_o two_o thing_n namely_o this_o additional_a promise_n and_o the_o seal_n thereof_o in_o respect_n of_o which_o thing_n only_o abraham_n covenant_n exceed_v that_o promise_n give_v to_o our_o first_o parent_n be_v he_o call_v the_o father_n of_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v first_o i_o say_v from_o this_o additional_a promise_n be_v he_o so_o call_v as_o appear_v rom._n 4._o 18._o who_o against_o hope_n believe_v in_o hope_n that_o he_o may_v become_v the_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v so_o shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v that_o be_v as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n gen._n 15._o 5._o it_o be_v not_o only_o his_o believe_a in_o general_a but_o his_o receive_n and_o believe_v that_o promise_n concern_v the_o lord_n thus_o multiply_v his_o seed_n that_o make_v he_o the_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n second_o it_o be_v not_o only_o that_o which_o make_v he_o so_o but_o also_o his_o receive_v the_o seal_n of_o that_o promise_n as_o we_o see_v rom._n 4._o 11._o he_o receive_v the_o sign_n of_o circumcision_n a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o he_o have_v be_v yet_o uncircumcised_a that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v though_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_v that_o righteousness_n may_v be_v impute_v to_o they_o also_o from_o which_o place_n we_o may_v observe_v first_o that_o circumcision_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n second_o that_o because_o it_o be_v a_o seal_n of_o that_o righteousness_n which_o he_o have_v before_o he_o be_v circumcise_v he_o therefore_o become_v the_o father_n of_o all_o that_o believe_v whether_o circumcise_v or_o not_o now_o have_v not_o this_o seal_n be_v give_v he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o father_n of_o believer_n his_o receive_n it_o at_o this_o or_o that_o time_n whether_o before_o or_o after_o his_o believe_a to_o 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another_o he_o bless_a abraham_n and_o say_v the_o apostle_n without_o controversy_n the_o lesser_a be_v bless_v of_o the_o great_a v._o 7._o and_o that_o wherein_o abraham_n have_v pre-eminence_n be_v not_o specify_v to_o be_v his_o faith_n but_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o promise_n v._o 6._o he_o bless_v he_o that_o have_v the_o promise_n all_o which_o melchisedek_n have_v not_o receive_v namely_o such_o promise_n as_o be_v peculiar_a to_o abraham_n as_o the_o father_n of_o believer_n as_o for_o other_o promise_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n by_o christ_n the_o promise_a seed_n melchisedek_n have_v receive_v they_o as_o well_o as_o abraham_n in_o this_o i_o say_v be_v abraham_n prefer_v although_o by_o office_n melchisedek_n be_v great_a than_o he_o therefore_o since_o there_o be_v believer_n and_o eminent_a believer_n before_o he_o he_o can_v not_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a either_o because_o of_o his_o faith_n or_o the_o eminency_n thereof_o second_o 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