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the_o hill_n be_v remove_v but_o my_o kindness_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o neither_o shall_v the_o covenant_n of_o my_o peace_n be_v remove_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v mercy_n on_o thou_o god_n speak_v high_a language_n engage_v 4._o god_n have_v add_v his_o oath_n to_o his_o promise_n heb._n 6.17_o wherein_o god_n will_v more_o abundant_o to_o show_v unto_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n the_o immutability_n of_o his_o counsel_n confirm_v it_o by_o a_o oath_n as_o a_o oath_n confirm_v another_o in_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o thing_n he_o swear_v to_o and_o therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n a_o oath_n be_v for_o confirmation_n vers_fw-la 16._o so_o do_v it_o lay_v upon_o another_o a_o engagement_n to_o do_v what_o the_o have_v swear_v to_o and_o indeed_o the_o great_a engagement_n that_o a_o oath_n lay_v upon_o the_o party_n swear_v be_v that_o whereby_o the_o other_o be_v confirm_v now_o god_n have_v for_o the_o strengthen_n of_o our_o faith_n add_v his_o oath_n to_o his_o promise_n god_n as_o with_o reverence_n i_o may_v say_v shall_v break_v his_o oath_n and_o forswear_v himself_o if_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v to_o it_o that_o the_o promise_n be_v fulfil_v engage_v 5._o god_n have_v pawn_v and_o mortgage_v heaven_n and_o earth_n upon_o it_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o day_n and_o night_n that_o he_o will_v not_o break_v his_o promise_n jerem._n 31._o vers_fw-la 34_o 35_o 36_o 37._o but_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o covenant_n that_o i_o will_v make_v with_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n after_o those_o day_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o inward_a paris_n vers_fw-la 35._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n which_o give_v the_o sun_n for_o a_o light_n to_o the_o day_n and_o the_o course_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o of_o the_o star_n for_o a_o light_n to_o the_o night_n which_o break_v the_o sea_n when_o the_o wave_n thereof_o roar_v his_o name_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n vers_fw-la 36._o if_o these_o ordinance_n depart_v out_o 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willing_o unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n for_o thou_o have_v speak_v it_o with_o thy_o mouth_n engage_v 7._o god_n take_v breach_n of_o promise_n exceed_v ill_o in_o man_n and_o therefore_o himself_o will_v not_o do_v it_o nehem._n 5.13_o to_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v let_v i_o add_v a_o word_n or_o two_o more_o 1_o the_o saint_n venture_v upon_o the_o promise_n and_o so_o shall_v be_v deceive_v in_o their_o hope_n if_o they_o be_v not_o fulfil_v 2_o they_o be_v the_o saint_n inheritance_n saint_n be_v heir_n of_o promise_n heb._n 4.1_o &_o 6.17_o god_n will_v more_o abundant_o to_o show_v unto_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n saint_n shall_v
be_v deprive_v of_o their_o inheritance_n shall_v not_o the_o promise_n be_v fulfil_v 3_o saint_n shall_v sustain_v injury_n by_o it_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v fulfil_v 4_o the_o experience_n of_o all_o age_n show_v we_o that_o god_n have_v ever_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n god_n make_v a_o promise_n to_o the_o father_n that_o christ_n shall_v come_v this_o he_o fulfil_v when_o christ_n come_v act._n 13.32_o 33._o and_o we_o declare_v unto_o you_o glad_a tiding_n how_o that_o the_o promise_n which_o be_v make_v unto_o the_o father_n god_n have_v fulfil_v the_o same_o unto_o we_o their_o child_n in_o that_o he_o have_v raise_v up_o jesus_n again_o as_o it_o be_v also_o write_v in_o the_o second_o psalm_n thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o god_n make_v a_o promise_n to_o noah_n that_o the_o earth_n shall_v not_o be_v drown_v this_o though_o the_o world_n have_v stand_v four_o thousand_o year_n since_o yet_o god_n have_v never_o break_v god_n make_v a_o promise_n to_o abraham_n that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n his_o seed_n shall_v come_v out_o from_o among_o those_o that_o afflict_a they_o with_o great_a substance_n gen._n 15.13_o 14._o this_o god_n punctual_o fulfil_v to_o a_o day_n evod._n 12_o vers_fw-la 41._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v at_o the_o end_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n even_o the_o self_n same_o day_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o the_o host_n of_o the_o lord_n go_v out_o from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n god_n make_v a_o promise_n to_o joseph_n that_o he_o shall_v rule_v over_o his_o brethren_n god_n make_v a_o promise_n to_o david_n of_o the_o kingdom_n god_n make_v a_o promise_n to_o israel_n that_o at_o the_o end_n of_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n in_o babylon_n they_o shall_v be_v deliver_v and_o these_o promise_v he_o fulfil_v god_n make_v a_o promise_n to_o his_o people_n of_o the_o spirit_n joel_n 2._o zach._n 12.10_o and_o chap._n 2._o the_o same_o in_o 14_o 15_o 16._o chap._n of_o john_n and_o this_o god_n make_v good_a act_v 2._o obj._n 1_o o_o but_o will_v some_o poor_a soul_n say_v true_a god_n have_v make_v such_o a_o promise_n but_o i_o think_v i_o see_v so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a difficulty_n and_o discouragement_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n fulfil_v the_o same_o that_o i_o can_v think_v ever_o god_n will_v fulfil_v it_o ans_fw-fr 1_o be_v the_o difficulty_n or_o discouragement_n great_a than_o those_o abraham_n meet_v with_o he_o have_v a_o promise_n of_o a_o son_n 1_o he_o wait_v twenty_o five_o year_n after_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v as_o will_v appear_v if_o you_o compare_v gen._n 12.4_o with_o chap._n 21.5_o abraham_n be_v seventy_o and_o five_o year_n old_a when_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o haran_n where_o he_o have_v the_o promise_n gen._n 12.2_o and_o he_o be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a when_o his_o son_n isaac_n be_v bear_v unto_o he_o gen._n 21_o 5._o be_v not_o this_o a_o great_a discouragement_n may_v not_o abraham_n have_v say_v every_o year_n sure_o the_o promise_n will_v never_o come_v 2_o he_o wait_v so_o long_o till_o his_o own_o body_n be_v dead_a and_o sarahs_n womb_n the_o mean_n by_o which_o the_o promise_n shall_v be_v bring_v about_o there_o be_v a_o death_n upon_o it_o so_o as_o that_o in_o a_o natural_a way_n there_o be_v no_o hope_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v say_v to_o believe_v in_o hope_n against_o hope_n rom._n 4.18_o do_v not_o this_o much_o heighten_v the_o discouragement_n and_o make_v difficulty_n great_a may_v not_o abraham_n say_v well_o now_o i_o see_v there_o be_v no_o hope_n 3_o after_o god_n have_v give_v he_o a_o son_n yet_o god_n command_v he_o to_o offer_v he_o up_o do_v not_o this_o make_v difficulty_n the_o great_a abraham_n may_v say_v this_o son_n of_o i_o be_v the_o only_a son_n in_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v to_o be_v fulfil_v and_o god_n command_v i_o to_o offer_v he_o up_o now_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o abraham_n believe_v before_o he_o have_v a_o son_n he_o believe_v that_o god_n who_o have_v promise_v be_v able_a to_o perform_v it_o and_o after_o when_o god_n bid_v he_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n god_n still_o be_v able_a 2_o god_n remembrance_n of_o his_o promise_n make_v he_o to_o work_v wondrous_o over_o the_o head_n of_o all_o difficulty_n psal_n 105.42_o compare_v with_o the_o former_a verse_n for_o he_o remember_v his_o holy_a promise_n 3_o be_v any_o thing_n too_o hard_o for_o the_o lord_n obj._n 2._o o_o but_o i_o have_v sin_v exceed_o against_o god_n since_o such_o and_o such_o a_o promise_n have_v be_v make_v unto_o i_o ans_fw-fr yet_o god_n remember_v his_o promise_n psal_n 106.45_o compare_v with_o former_a verse_n and_o he_o remember_v for_o they_o his_o covenant_n yet_o for_o 34._o they_o do_v not_o destroy_v the_o nation_n concern_v who_o the_o lord_n command_v they_o vers_n 35._o but_o be_v mingle_v among_o the_o heathen_a and_o learn_v their_o work_n vers_fw-la 43._o they_o provoke_v he_o with_o their_o counsel_n and_o yet_o god_n remember_v his_o covenant_n v._o 45_o and_o as_o he_o remember_v his_o promise_n so_o he_o will_v fulfil_v it_o christ_n before_o his_o death_n give_v his_o disciple_n a_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n after_o this_o they_o deal_v more_o unkind_o with_o he_o than_o ever_o peter_n deny_v he_o some_o sleep_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o agony_n all_o forsake_v he_o and_o fly_v and_o yet_o christ_n fulfil_v his_o promise_n to_o they_o how_o exceed_o do_v jehoram_n the_o son_n of_o jehoshaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n make_v judah_n to_o sin_n 2_o king_n 8_o 18._o he_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n as_o do_v the_o house_n of_o ahab_n for_o the_o daughter_n of_o ahab_n be_v his_o wife_n and_o he_o do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o because_o god_n have_v make_v a_o promise_n to_o david_n that_o he_o shall_v always_o have_v a_o light_n he_o will_v not_o therefore_o destroy_v judah_n as_o vers_n 19_o yet_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o destroy_v judah_n for_o david_n his_o servant_n sake_n as_o he_o promise_v to_o give_v he_o always_o a_o light_n and_o to_o his_o child_n god_n covenant_n isa_n 54.9_o be_v say_v to_o be_v like_o the_o water_n of_o noah_n when_o god_n have_v bring_v a_o flood_n upon_o the_o world_n in_o noah_n time_n god_n swear_v to_o noah_n he_o will_v not_o drown_v the_o carth_n as_o you_o may_v read_v gen._n 8.21_o for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v evil_a from_o his_o youth_n it_o shall_v be_v render_v although_o the_o imagination_n such_o be_v god_n covenant_n and_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v not_o break_v it_o although_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v evil_a again_o thou_o have_v sin_v what_o be_v thy_o sin_n but_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n now_o the_o promise_n be_v before_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o thy_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n can_v disannul_v the_o promise_n gal._n 3._o v._n 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o this_o i_o say_v that_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v confirm_v before_o of_o god_n in_o christ_n the_o law_n which_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o can_v disannul_v that_o it_o shall_v make_v the_o promise_n of_o none_o effect_n object_n 3._o but_o i_o be_o a_o poor_a unworthy_a creature_n answ_n the_o promise_n be_v a_o gift_n gal._n 3.22_o that_o the_o promise_n by_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n may_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o believe_v object_n 4._o but_o have_v i_o something_o of_o that_o god_n have_v promise_v in_o way_n of_o pawn_n or_o pledge_v i_o then_o can_v believe_v answ_n abraham_n have_v nothing_o but_o a_o bare_a promise_n and_o yet_o he_o believe_v act._n 7.5_o and_o he_o give_v he_o none_o inheritance_n in_o it_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o set_v his_o foot_n on_o yet_o he_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v give_v it_o to_o he_o for_o a_o possession_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o when_o as_o yet_o he_o have_v no_o child_n we_o shall_v believe_v god_n upon_o his_o bare_a promise_n as_o the_o samaritan_n believe_v christ_n because_o of_o his_o own_o word_n joh._n 4.41_o and_o many_o more_o believe_v because_o of_o his_o own_o word_n object_n 5._o o_o but_o i_o have_v wait_v so_o long_o for_o the_o promise_n and_o yet_o it_o come_v not_o i_o see_v it_o not_o fulfil_v that_o my_o soul_n faint_v i_o begin_v to_o be_v without_o hope_n that_o ever_o it_o will_v be_v fulfil_v answ_n have_v thou_o wait_v long_o than_o abraham_n abraham_n have_v a_o promise_n of_o a_o son_n but_o wait_v twenty_o five_o year_n as_o bathe_v be_v show_v have_v thou_o wait_v yet_o twenty_o five_o year_n
do_v extend_v unto_o but_o those_o to_o who_o it_o do_v extend_v be_v person_n under_o such_o a_o condemnation_n so_o when_o we_o say_v the_o tromise_n of_o grace_n be_v make_v to_o person_n as_o sinner_n i._n e._n as_o they_o be_v in_o such_o a_o state_n and_o condition_n it_o do_v not_o now_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v make_v to_o all_o sinner_n no_o but_o it_o only_o show_v that_o they_o be_v person_n in_o such_o a_o state_n and_o condition_n which_o only_o shall_v have_v benefit_n by_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n object_n 5._o but_o thus_o to_o tender_v the_o promise_n of_o grace_n to_o person_n as_o they_o be_v sinner_n be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o make_v man_n presume_v and_o to_o harden_v they_o in_o their_o sin_n answ_n 1._o not_o so_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n teach_v a_o choir_n contrary_a lesson_n it_o be_v 2._o v._n 11_o 12._o for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o bring_v salvation_n have_v appear_v to_o all_o man_n teach_v we_o that_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n we_o shall_v live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n rom._n 6.14_o for_o sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o you_o for_o you_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n 2_o cor._n 7.1_o have_v therefore_o these_o promise_n dear_o belove_v let_v we_o cleause_v ourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n perfect_a holiness_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 2_o i_o grant_v some_o from_o the_o preach_n of_o free_a grace_n take_v occasion_n to_o presume_v yet_o be_v not_o the_o fault_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n nor_o preach_v thereof_o but_o in_o themselves_o and_o the_o naughtiness_n of_o their_o heart_n as_o when_o a_o magistrate_n proclaim_v pardon_v free_o to_o a_o company_n of_o person_n in_o actual_a rebellion_n if_o they_o from_o the_o grace_n and_o clemency_n of_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v take_v occasion_n to_o persist_v or_o other_o to_o rise_v up_o in_o rebellion_n the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o the_o magistrate_n or_o his_o so_o do_v but_o in_o they_o it_o be_v in_o he_o a_o act_n of_o grace_n and_o clemency_n it_o be_v their_o wickedness_n do_v abuse_v it_o so_o in_o this_o case_n 3_o jesus_n christ_n be_v set_v up_o as_o welt_n to_o be_v a_o stumble_a stone_n and_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n to_o some_o as_o to_o be_v salvation_n to_o other_o god_n have_v lay_v christ_n in_o zion_n for_o these_o two_o great_a end_n 1_o pet._n 2._o v._n 6_o 7_o 8._o behold_v i_o lie_v in_o zion_n a_o chief_a corner_n stone_n elect_v precious_a and_o he_o that_o believe_v on_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v unto_o you_o therefore_o which_o believe_v he_o be_v precious_a but_o unto_o they_o which_o be_v disobedient_a the_o stone_n which_o the_o bvilder_n disallow_v the_o same_o be_v make_v the_o head_n of_o the_o corner_n and_o a_o stone_n of_o stumble_v and_o a_o rock_n of_o offence_n even_o to_o they_o which_o stumble_v at_o the_o word_n rom_n 9.33_o behold_v i_o lie_v in_o zion_n a_o stumble_a stone_n a_o rock_n of_o offence_n wheresoever_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v there_o be_v two_o great_a design_n on_o foot_n together_o the_o great_a that_o ever_o be_v in_o world_n viz._n of_o the_o eternal_a salvation_n or_o condemnation_n of_o poor_a sinner_n the_o one_o glorify_a justice_n the_o other_o mercy_n what_o if_o some_o hear_n the_o word_n of_o grace_n do_v presume_v it_o may_v be_v god_n may_v have_v a_o secret_a design_n that_o some_o in_o hear_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n shall_v presume_v and_o stumble_v at_o that_o to_o their_o eternal_a condemnation_n which_o have_v they_o in_o love_n and_o sincerity_n embrace_v will_v have_v be_v to_o their_o everlasting_a salvation_n the_o presumption_n therefore_o of_o some_o man_n shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o declaration_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n 4_o so_o long_o as_o a_o man_n in_o hold_v forth_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v real_o aim_v at_o the_o bring_n in_o and_o build_v up_o of_o soul_n know_v no_o better_a 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