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the_o father_n that_o he_o will_v free_o ready_o and_o cheerful_o accept_v undertake_v and_o faithful_o discharge_v his_o mediatory_a office_n to_o which_o he_o be_v design_v by_o he_o in_o order_n to_o the_o redemption_n and_o salvation_n of_o all_o his_o choose_a one_o pag._n 158_o 159_o 3._o three_o jesus_n christ_n promise_n and_o engage_v himself_o that_o he_o will_v confide_v depend_v rely_v and_o trust_v upon_o his_o father_n for_o help_n and_o assistance_n to_o go_v through_o his_o work_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 159_o 160_o 161_o 162_o 4._o four_o jesus_n christ_n promise_n and_o engage_v himself_o to_o the_o father_n that_o he_o will_v bear_v all_o and_o suffer_v all_o that_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o he_o and_o that_o he_o will_v ransom_n poor_a sinner_n and_o full_o satisfy_v divine_a justice_n by_o his_o blood_n and_o death_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 162_o 163_o 5._o five_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v very_o free_a ready_a willing_a and_o careful_a to_o make_v good_a all_o 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etc._n etc._n pag._n 169_o 170_o of_o divine_a assistance_n none_o can_v be_v so_o against_o we_o as_o to_o hinder_v the_o assistance_n of_o god_n at_o a_o dead_a lift_n ii_o part_n pag._n 77_o 78_o 79_o b._n of_o special_a blessing_n some_o special_a blessing_n be_v always_o annex_v to_o the_o signal_n presence_n of_o god_n ii_o part_n pag._n 209_o 210_o six_o several_a book_n mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n first_o the_o book_n of_o nature_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n pag._n 184_o 185_o second_o there_o be_v the_o book_n of_o providence_n wherein_o all_o particular_n be_v register_v even_o such_o as_o atheist_n may_v count_v trivial_a and_o inconsiderable_a pag._n 185_o three_o there_o be_v the_o book_n of_o man_n affliction_n this_o some_o account_n as_o a_o entire_a book_n of_o itself_o pag._n 185_o 186_o 187_o four_o there_o be_v the_o book_n of_o conscience_n pag._n 187_o 188_o five_o there_o be_v the_o book_n of_o scripture_n and_o of_o all_o book_n this_o book_n 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covenant_n the_o original_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n large_o open_v pag._n 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o five_o that_o there_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n or_o a_o reciprocal_a covenant_n betwixt_o god_n and_o adam_n together_o with_o all_o his_o posterity_n pag._n 10_o 11_o q._n but_o how_o may_v it_o be_v evidence_v that_o god_n enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n with_o the_o first_o adam_n before_o his_o fall_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o such_o a_o covenant_n in_o the_o scripture_n that_o we_o read_v of_o five_o answer_n be_v return_v to_o this_o question_n pag._n 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o sixthly_a there_o be_v a_o new_a covenant_n a_o second_o covenant_n or_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n betwixt_o god_n and_o his_o people_n pag._n 18_o 19_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n that_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n now_o to_o we_o since_o christ_n be_v exhibit_v as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o jew_n before_o he_o be_v exhibit_v but_o the_o manner_n of_o administration_n be_v different_a upon_o three_o ground_n pag._n 3_o that_o there_o be_v a_o covenant_n betwixt_o god_n and_o his_o people_n be_v evince_v by_o 8._o unanswerable_a argument_n pag._n 19_o to_o 25_o seven_o and_o last_o that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o high_a importance_n for_o all_o mortal_n to_o have_v a_o clear_a and_o right_a understanding_n of_o that_o covenant_n under_o which_o they_o be_v pag._n 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29_o first_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v style_v a_o everlasting_a covenant_n in_o two_o respect_n pag._n 31_o 32_o 33_o 34_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v for_o himself_o to_o we_o consist_v main_o in_o six_o thing_n pag._n 34_o 35_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n do_v make_v for_o we_o to_o himself_o consist_v main_o in_o ten_o thing_n pag._n 35_o 36_o second_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n under_o which_o the_o saint_n stand_v be_v sometime_o style_v a_o covenant_n of_o life_n 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