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8.6_o but_o now_o have_v he_o obtain_v a_o more_o excellent_a ministry_n by_o how_o much_o also_o he_o be_v a_o mediator_n of_o a_o better_a covenant_n which_o be_v establish_v upon_o better_a promise_n herein_o he_o clear_o do_v show_v that_o the_o covenant_n wax_v old_a and_o vanish_v away_o be_v ground_v upon_o worse_a promise_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v understand_v temporal_a promise_n as_o in_o jerem._n 11.2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o hear_v you_o the_o word_n of_o this_o covenant_n and_o speak_v unto_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n curse_v be_v the_o man_n that_o obey_v not_o the_o word_n of_o this_o covenant_n which_o i_o command_v your_o father_n in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n from_o the_o iron_n furnace_n say_v obey_v my_o voice_n and_o do_v they_o according_a to_o all_o which_o i_o command_v you_o so_o shall_v you_o be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n that_o i_o may_v perform_v the_o oath_n that_o i_o have_v swear_v unto_o your_o father_n to_o give_v they_o a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n as_o it_o be_v this_o day_n then_o answer_v i_o and_o say_v so_o be_v it_o o_o lord_n where_o you_o have_v this_o covenant_n of_o god_n be_v his_o people_n god_n and_o give_v they_o canaan_n annex_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n as_o be_v all_o one_o covenant_n observe_v the_o word_n in_o the_o text_n so_o shall_v you_o be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n that_o i_o may_v perform_v the_o covenant_n which_o i_o have_v swear_v to_o your_o father_n to_o give_v they_o a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n you_o shall_v see_v that_o the_o promise_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o blessing_n thereof_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o law_n of_o work_n deut._n 30.15_o see_v i_o have_v set_v before_o thou_o life_n and_o good_a and_o death_n and_o evil_n in_o that_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o 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womb_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n thy_o corn_n and_o thy_o wine_n and_o thy_o oil_n the_o increase_n of_o thy_o kine_n and_o the_o flock_n of_o thy_o sheep_n in_o the_o land_n which_o he_o swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n to_o give_v thou_o so_o that_o you_o see_v the_o covenant_n of_o god_n give_v himself_o a_o god_n to_o the_o national_a people_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o blessing_n of_o canaan_n be_v still_o upon_o obedience_n to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n that_o this_o covenant_n which_o god_n elect_v to_o himself_o the_o body_n of_o israel_n in_o and_o by_o which_o he_o separate_v they_o to_o himself_o from_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v clear_a be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n wherein_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o outward_a observance_n and_o worship_n and_o service_n to_o god_n upon_o this_o condition_n will_v god_n be_v their_o god_n and_o give_v they_o canaan_n for_o there_o be_v a_o vast_a difference_n in_o god_n make_v 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