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the_o promise_n be_v to_o they_o while_o unbeliever_n and_o in_o a_o like_a sense_n the_o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v of_o they_o that_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o promise_n as_o well_o as_o the_o give_n of_o the_o law_n and_o levitical_a service_n be_v they_o rom._n 9_o 4._o their_o covenant_n bring_v salvation_n to_o they_o but_o it_o be_v the_o receive_n of_o it_o by_o faith_n when_o so_o tender_v that_o give_v they_o particular_a interest_n in_o it_o and_o the_o interest_n of_o their_o child_n or_o posterity_n in_o the_o promise_n can_v reach_v no_o far_o than_o they_o from_o who_o it_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v derive_v and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o effect_n that_o peter_n urge_v upon_o the_o same_o people_n to_o persuade_v their_o obedience_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n act._n 3._o 25_o 26._o you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o our_o father_n say_v unto_o abraham_n and_o in_o thy_o seed_n 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to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v brief_o to_o represent_v the_o history_n of_o its_o accomplishment_n from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o take_v as_o follow_v the_o lord_n do_v abundant_o bless_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o guide_v they_o with_o his_o eye_n in_o all_o their_o peregrination_n from_o nation_n to_o nation_n and_o from_o one_o kingdom_n to_o another_o people_n and_o when_o he_o break_v the_o whole_a staff_n of_o bread_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o adjacent_a country_n he_o make_v provision_n by_o a_o wonderful_a series_n of_o providence_n for_o the_o sustentation_n of_o jacob_n family_n by_o send_v joseph_n before_o they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o for_o their_o sake_n raise_v he_o unto_o a_o capacity_n not_o only_o to_o secure_v they_o from_o want_n but_o also_o to_o preserve_v the_o life_n of_o thousand_o more_o and_o when_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v bring_v into_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o lord_n 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the_o visible_a token_n of_o his_o presence_n with_o they_o in_o a_o pillar_n of_o cloud_n by_o day_n and_o of_o fire_n by_o night_n from_o his_o right-hand_n there_o go_v forth_o a_o fiery_a law_n for_o they_o because_o he_o love_v they_o by_o which_o he_o form_v both_o their_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n wherein_o they_o be_v immediate_o subject_v to_o himself_o and_o make_v a_o kingdom_n of_o priest_n and_o a_o holy_a nation_n and_o the_o lord_n tabernacle_n be_v pitch_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o nation_n under_o heaven_n that_o have_v god_n so_o nigh_o as_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n be_v unto_o they_o in_o all_o that_o they_o do_v call_v upon_o he_o for_o moreover_o he_o give_v his_o good_a spirit_n to_o instruct_v they_o which_o be_v pour_v upon_o moses_n aaron_n and_o miriam_n with_o the_o seventy_o elder_n and_o those_o prophet_n which_o from_o time_n to_o time_n god_n raise_v up_o among_o they_o he_o feed_v they_o also_o with_o 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say_v that_o their_o gild_n be_v pardon_v but_o their_o nature_n be_v not_o renew_v nor_o the_o power_n of_o original_a corruption_n destroy_v so_o as_o that_o sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o they_o it_o will_v be_v reply_v that_o then_o notwithstanding_o their_o suppose_a pardon_n they_o remain_v a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o so_o uncapable_a of_o adminion_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v none_o be_v at_o any_o time_n justify_v before_o god_n but_o such_o as_o christ_n have_v love_v and_o wash_v from_o their_o sin_n in_o his_o blood_n rev._n 1._o 5._o and_o none_o be_v wash_v by_o he_o but_o those_o that_o be_v in_o he_o as_o the_o second_o adam_n it_o be_v by_o union_n to_o he_o as_o the_o root_n of_o the_o new-covenant_n that_o the_o free_a gift_n come_v upon_o they_o to_o the_o justification_n of_o etc._n rom._n 5._o 14_o etc._n etc._n life_n and_o none_o can_v have_v union_n to_o he_o but_o by_o the_o indwel_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n 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