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covenant_n though_o they_o have_v so_o much_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o compact_a as_o that_o the_o blessing_n therein_o promise_v be_v conditional_a and_o to_o be_v obtain_v only_o by_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o condition_n yet_o upon_o the_o whole_a they_o seem_v rather_o confer_v of_o benefit_n than_o severe_a stipulation_n so_o that_o the_o condition_n be_v propose_v no_o one_o that_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n will_v refuse_v to_o comply_v with_o '_o they_o 2._o though_o god_n command_v moses_n to_o declare_v his_o covenant_n to_o his_o people_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o the_o obligation_n do_v depend_v mere_o upon_o their_o acceptance_n for_o god_n have_v right_a to_o command_v what_o he_o there_o require_v though_o he_o have_v not_o join_v to_o the_o observance_n of_o his_o law_n such_o particular_a reward_n 3._o god_n may_v have_v particular_a reason_n to_o deal_v in_o this_o more_o sensible_a manner_n with_o the_o jew_n in_o compliance_n with_o their_o imperfection_n out_o of_o tenderness_n of_o affection_n to_o they_o to_o let_v they_o see_v that_o he_o require_v their_o own_o consent_n to_o what_o he_o enjoin_v they_o hereby_o to_o lay_v a_o great_a sense_n of_o obligation_n upon_o they_o because_o if_o they_o now_o rebel_v they_o will_v not_o only_o break_v their_o natural_a law_n of_o duty_n to_o he_o as_o god_n but_o also_o violate_v their_o own_o promise_n consequent_a upon_o this_o error_n that_o the_o church_n now_o on_o earth_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v one_o man_n or_o a_o company_n of_o man_n by_o who_o our_o saviour_n now_o in_o heaven_n speak_v to_o man_n on_o earth_n consequent_a to_o this_o it_o be_v that_o the_o pope_n challenge_v a_o universal_a power_n etc._n etc._n that_o which_o i_o here_o first_o observe_v be_v his_o artificial_a slide_n of_o these_o two_o proposition_n together_o viz._n that_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v one_o man_n or_o one_o company_n of_o man_n which_o shall_v rule_v the_o same_o as_o universal_a head_n under_o he_o hereby_o to_o impose_v upon_o the_o unwary_a road_a as_o if_o they_o be_v proposition_n altogether_o of_o the_o same_o import_n whereas_o the_o one_o be_v only_o a_o false_a consequence_n draw_v from_o the_o other_o but_o it_o be_v no_o unusual_a artifice_n with_o mr_n hobbs_n to_o charge_v false_a inference_n upon_o true_a principle_n thus_o if_o possible_a to_o disparage_v what_o he_o be_v not_o able_a otherwise_o solid_o to_o disprove_v but_o by_o the_o same_o way_n of_o argue_v he_o may_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n from_o those_o superstitious_a and_o idolatrous_a practice_n which_o be_v accidental_o consequent_a upon_o and_o occasion_v by_o the_o belief_n of_o a_o deity_n for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o
est_fw-la &_o utilis_fw-la he_o tell_v we_o p._n 48._o that_o the_o discourse_n which_o the_o apostle_n make_v before_o their_o judge_n do_v not_o contain_v any_o thing_n which_o one_o may_v not_o as_o well_o say_v without_o inspiration_n but_o to_o prove_v the_o apostle_n divine_o inspire_v we_o do_v not_o only_o consider_v what_o they_o say_v but_o also_o what_o they_o do_v upon_o those_o occasion_n i_o do_v not_o here_o speak_v of_o the_o miracle_n do_v by_o the_o apostle_n but_o those_o practical_a resolution_n and_o pious_a performance_n consequent_a upon_o theirinward_a persuasion_n and_o conviction_n 2._o what_o the_o apostle_n say_v and_o do_v in_o those_o circumstance_n then_o be_v great_a and_o strong_a argument_n of_o their_o be_v inspire_v than_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n will_v be_v to_o we_o now_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o religion_n then_o new_o reveal_v and_o not_o grow_v as_o it_o be_v habitual_a to_o they_o by_o a_o long-continued_a belief_n of_o it_o they_o act_v not_o only_o against_o all_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v then_o vigorous_o set_v against_o they_o but_o also_o against_o their_o own_o late_a principle_n and_o practice_n of_o a_o different_a religion_n and_o they_o successful_o attempt_v and_o perform_v such_o thing_n which_o nothing_o but_o a_o divine_a impulse_n can_v prevail_v with_o a_o prudent_a man_n to_o undertake_v upon_o the_o whole_a this_o author_n seem_v very_o much_o to_o resemble_v mr._n hobbs_n in_o his_o arguing_n he_o will_v have_v the_o liberty_n of_o put_v what_o interpretation_n he_o please_v upon_o place_n of_o scripture_n and_o then_o put_v his_o adversary_n to_o disprove_v they_o and_o this_o be_v that_o wherein_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o plea_n do_v general_o consist_v but_o i_o humble_o conceive_v that_o whereas_o he_o go_v about_o to_o advance_v a_o novel_a opinion_n he_o ought_v first_o by_o positive_a argument_n to_o consute_n the_o former_a and_o prove_v that_o those_o interpretation_n former_o put_v upon_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n be_v neither_o agreeable_a to_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n nor_o to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n and_o not_o think_v it_o sufficient_a for_o he_o in_o this_o case_n to_o tell_v we_o that_o such_o or_o such_o a_o place_n may_v be_v interpret_v so_o or_o so_o thus_o p._n 177._o it_o be_v remarkable_a how_o industrious_o he_o labour_v to_o put_v the_o proof_n upon_o mons._n simon_n it_o be_v mr._n n's_o as_o this_o author_n be_v call_v usual_a way_n rather_o to_o suppose_v than_o prove_v any_o thing_n thus_o in_o the_o very_a next_o page_n 178._o he_o vigorous_o suppose_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o st._n paul_n act_v 23._o speak_v not_o there_o as_o a_o prophet_n but_o as_o a_o mere_a private_a person_n 2._o that_o he_o confess_v himself_o to_o blame_v in_o give_v such_o language_n to_o the_o highpriest_n but_o offer_v not_o the_o least_o thing_n in_o proof_n of_o either_o only_o make_v the_o one_o supposal_n to_o prove_v the_o other_o the_o latter_a to_o prove_v the_o former_a but_o if_o st._n paul_n speak_v as_o a_o prophet_n as_o the_o generality_n of_o interpreter_n do_v assert_v and_o nothing_o here_o offer_v to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a than_o we_o can_v in_o reason_n suppose_v he_o to_o beg_v pardon_n for_o what_o he_o speak_v as_o such_o and_o therefore_o some_o other_o interpretation_n ought_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o that_o place_n errata_fw-la page_n 3._o line_n 6._o for_o ae_v read_v and_o p._n 6._o l._n 22._o a_o comma_n only_o p._n 11._o l._n 22._o r._n effectual_a p._n 17._o l._n 28._o for_o dispose_n r._n depose_v p._n 18._o l._n 26._o for_o the_o r._n their_z p._n 19_o l._n 28._o make_v a_o comma_n at_o service_n l._n 29._o deal_n semicolon_n p._n 33._o l._n 1._o for_o motion_n r._n motive_n p._n 42._o l._n 15._o for_o they_o r._n thus_o p._n 44._o l._n 25._o for_o it_o be_v r._n be_v it_o p._n 55._o l._n 26._o deal_n his_o p._n 86._o l._n 26._o for_o and_o r._n but_o p._n 89._o l._n 14._o deal_n colon_n p._n 107._o l._n 12._o after_o god_n and_o say_v he_o p._n 145._o l._n 19_o for_o it_o r._n this_o p._n 160._o l._n 28._o for_o awful_o r._n lawful_o p._n 184._o l._n 20._o for_o now_o r._n more_a p._n 188._o l._n 6._o add_v what_o to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o line_n p._n 189._o l._n 14._o r._n martyr_n p._n 190._o l._n 26._o r._n contradistinction_n p._n 194._o l._n 15._o for_o principal_a r._n principle_n p._n 196._o l._n 2._o after_o kingdom_n add_v or_o p._n 103._o l._n 23._o for_o viz._n that_o r._n and_o p._n 196._o l._n 26._o add_v to_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o line_n p._n 57_o l._n 12._o for_o we_o r._n he_o in_o the_o run_a title_n of_o chap._n 8._o for_o of_o r._n upon_o p._n 141._o l._n 5._o add_v for_o if_o argument_n draw_v from_o natural_a reason_n have_v no_o force_n of_o themselves_o to_o prove_v a_o god_n antecedent_n to_o divine_a revelution_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o they_o can_v have_v any_o afterward_o and_o if_o they_o be_v such_o as_o any_o way_n depend_v upon_o divine_a revelation_n so_o far_o will_v they_o be_v of_o less_o force_n to_o convince_v a_o atheist_n thus_o simplicius_n pray_v that_o be_v may_v be_v mindful_a of_o this_o nobility_n of_o nature_n