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and_o will_v remember_v our_o iniquity_n no_o more_o jeremy_n 31_o esai_n 53.54_o ozee_n 2._o this_o covenant_n the_o lord_n have_v make_v with_o we_o through_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o article_n of_o our_o faith_n contain_v the_o sum_n &_o as_o it_o be_v the_o head_n of_o that_o covenant_n which_o stand_v in_o faith_n between_o god_n and_o us._n that_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o we_o be_v free_a and_o undeserued_a and_o stand_v only_o in_o faith_n through_o which_o after_o that_o he_o have_v put_v out_o the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o sin_n he_o renu_v the_o believer_n to_o his_o own_o image_n that_o this_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o we_o be_v free_a and_o undeserued_a and_o lean_v upon_o no_o condition_n of_o our_o worthiness_n or_o merit_n but_o stand_v by_o faith_n alone_o hence_o it_o may_v easy_o appear_v for_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n he_o proper_o make_v the_o covenant_n with_o we_o and_o he_o seal_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n that_o same_o promise_n of_o undeserued_a reconciliation_n offer_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o gospel_n titus_n 3._o for_o 5.6.7_o 2._o tim_n 1._o for_o 9_o gal._n 3._o ver_fw-la 6.28.29_o in_o respect_n of_o uâ—_n this_o covenant_n be_v receive_v only_o by_o faith_n while_o that_o free_o and_o undeserued_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v unto_o we_o who_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o both_o we_o will_v and_o be_v able_a to_o believe_v the_o free_a promise_n of_o reconciliation_n through_o christ_n eph_n 1_o joel._n 2._o esay_n 59_o if_o you_o respect_v the_o mediator_n very_o our_o heavenly_a father_n have_v receive_v oâ—_n he_o the_o price_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o we_o have_v satisfy_v in_o he_o notwithstanding_o because_o the_o mediator_n be_v free_o give_v unto_o we_o and_o impute_v also_o free_o this_o merit_n unto_o we_o even_o by_o this_o reason_n also_o the_o covenant_n be_v free_a and_o so_o this_o whole_a covenant_n be_v mere_o free_a and_o 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