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and_o this_o be_v by_o give_v faith_n to_o the_o elect._n 2._o by_o inchoation_n and_o renovation_n of_o their_o nature_n by_o the_o spirit_n write_v the_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n jer._n 31._o 33._o and_o make_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n ezech_v 36._o 27._o but_o this_o fulfil_n be_v weak_a and_o only_o begin_v in_o this_o life_n wherein_o the_o best_a in_o their_o mind_n serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o in_o their_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n rom._n 7._o 22._o 2._o of_o the_o wicked_a by_o execute_v the_o curse_n upon_o they_o and_o so_o they_o fulfil_v it_o in_o the_o condition_n of_o it_o because_o they_o do_v not_o in_o their_o conformity_n yield_v unto_o it_o but_o by_o what_o bond_n be_v christ_n tie_v to_o fulfil_v the_o righteousness_n quest._n of_o the_o law_n galath_n 4._o answ._n 4._o when_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n be_v come_v god_n send_v his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n and_o make_v under_o the_o law_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o be_v not_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cleave_v a_o word_n use_v in_o thing_n real_o do_v and_o use_v of_o the_o rend_a garment_n luk._n 5._o 36._o and_o of_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v rend_v in_o twain_o three_o the_o other_o sign_n be_v real_o and_o sensible_o do_v the_o spirit_n descend_v visible_a and_o the_o father_n voice_n audible_a and_o sensible_a which_o be_v thing_n of_o great_a difficulty_n to_o conceive_v as_o we_o shall_v see_v and_o visible_a and_o sensible_a be_v they_o not_o so_o much_o for_o christ_n as_o for_o johns_n and_o the_o people_n confirmation_n that_o stand_v there_o it_o seem_v therefore_o to_o be_v true_a that_o the_o heaven_n be_v sensible_o divide_v and_o rend_v in_o twain_o even_o as_o the_o earth_n be_v when_o korah_n and_o his_o company_n be_v swallow_v up_o this_o be_v not_o unreasonable_a to_o conceive_v if_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v well_o do_v as_o much_o for_o his_o son_n as_o he_o have_v former_o do_v for_o his_o 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