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subscribe_v with_o his_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n as_o if_o it_o be_v saiâ—_n who_o be_v you_o and_o the_o person_n shall_v say_v i_o be_o god_n for_o as_o plain_o and_o distinct_o at_o least_o as_o real_o and_o sole_o a_o person_n wrought_v upon_o by_o god_n spirit_n give_v 〈◊〉_d answer_n and_o return_v to_o god_n offer_v in_o his_o covenant_n aâ—â—_n resign_v himself_o to_o god_n as_o if_o paper_n be_v lay_v down_o bâ—fore_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v subscribe_v his_o name_n with_o 〈◊〉_d hand_n to_o be_v go_n there_o be_v a_o obligation_n real_o takâ—_n on_o and_o a_o consent_n plain_o give_v the_o person_n with_o â—very_n heart_n subscribe_v the_o contract_n which_o 2_o chrâ—_n 30_o 8._o be_v call_v a_o yield_a or_o give_v the_o hand_n to_o god_n he_o come_v with_o stretch_v out_o arm_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o say_v man_n or_o woman_n who_o find_v thyself_o lose_v close_o with_o i_o in_o my_o son_n christ_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o our_o consent_n be_v our_o heart_n catch_v hold_n of_o that_o word_n and_o yield_v to_o he_o as_o one_o strike_v hand_n with_o another_o with_o who_o he_o have_v before_o be_v at_o odds_o &_o variance_n in_o sign_n of_o his_o be_v content_a and_o satisfy_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o and_o of_o his_o be_v so_o in_o very_a deed_n the_o second_o observation_n be_v that_o this_o covenant_a wiâ—h_n god_n have_v with_o it_o or_o in_o it_o a_o near_a union_n and_o conjunction_n with_o the_o lord_n let_v we_o say_v they_o join_v ourselves_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o perpetual_a covenant_n the_o word_n â—o_o ning_v have_v in_o it_o a_o special_a emphasis_n be_v such_o as_o be_v use_v to_o set_v out_o the_o conjunction_n that_o be_v betwixt_o the_o husband_n and_o wife_n for_o this_o cause_n say_v the_o lord_n shall_v a_o man_n leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o so_o the_o wife_n cleave_v to_o her_o husband_n thus_o the_o word_n be_v gen._n 29.34_o now_o shall_v my_o husband_n be_v join_v 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be_v like_o a_o bond_n to_o keep_v the_o believer_n near_o god_n glue_v as_o it_o be_v and_o strait_o join_v to_o he_o or_o it_o be_v a_o cement_n with_o god_n to_o speak_v so_o by_o this_o covenant_n god_n and_o sinner_n be_v make_v near_o and_o knit_v to_o one_o another_o and_o keep_v from_o ever_o separate_a there_o be_v such_o a_o near_a and_o strait_a union_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o believer_n as_o be_v betwixt_o the_o foundation_n or_o cornerstone_n and_o the_o house_n yea_o as_o be_v betwixt_o the_o vine_n and_o the_o branch_n ephes_n 2._o john_n 15._o second_o as_o for_o the_o property_n of_o this_o union_n by_o covenant_n a_o few_o of_o which_o we_o shall_v only_o now_o touch_v at_o not_o have_v access_n to_o enlarge_v as_o this_o subject_a by_o itself_o will_v require_v 1._o it_o be_v with_o the_o lord_n himself_o not_o with_o any_o benefit_n common_a gift_n or_o grace_n or_o mercy_n these_o foâ—low_n the_o union_n with_o himself_o the_o covenanter_n become_v one_o spirit_n with_o he_o as_o be_v say_v and_o say_v the_o apostle_n ephes_n 5._o we_o be_v flesh_n of_o his_o fl_fw-mi sh_n and_o bâ—ne_n of_o his_o bonâ—_n 2._o this_o union_n be_v in_o and_o through_o christ_n by_o who_o it_o be_v make_v up_o he_o be_v the_o temple_n and_o tabernacle_n or_o meeting_n place_n wherein_o we_o meet_v with_o god_n so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o anxious_o to_o inquire_v nor_o curious_o to_o dispute_v here_o how_o our_o union_n with_o god_n and_o with_o the_o mediator_n do_v differ_v we_o unite_v with_o god_n in_o he_o and_o upon_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o redemption_n in_o which_o respect_n our_o union_n with_o god_n be_v more_o mediate_v 3._o this_o union_n be_v very_o friendly_a most_o firm_a and_o indissoluble_a it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a near_o and_o sure_a union_n it_o be_v a_o inexpressible_a union_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v here_o give_v over_o speak_v further_o to_o it_o only_o look_v to_o a_o word_n of_o it_o john_n 17.21_o 23._o in_o the_o 21._o vers_fw-la 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