promise_v in_o baptism_n and_o whosoever_o do_v wilful_o live_v and_o continue_v in_o any_o sin_n and_o purposely_o abstain_v from_o good_a when_o occasion_n be_v offer_v and_o omit_v holy_a duty_n which_o the_o law_n require_v as_o observe_v of_o the_o sabbath_n hear_v of_o the_o word_n and_o such_o like_a we_o count_v he_o a_o carnal_a man_n and_o he_o have_v no_o part_n as_o yet_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o he_o that_o be_v justify_v be_v also_o mortify_v and_o sanctify_v and_o can_v purposely_o continue_v in_o any_o sin_n of_o omission_n or_o commission_n chap._n xvi_o the_o difference_n but_o the_o difference_n between_o they_o 1_o be_v many_o and_o great_a first_o they_o differ_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o require_v obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o exact_v good_a work_n the_o covenant_n of_o moses_n require_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v first_o endeavour_v to_o fulfil_v the_o whole_a law_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v be_v justify_v and_o live_v and_o if_o he_o can_v 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16._o 21._o and_o profess_v his_o faith_n and_o confidence_n in_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n his_o redeemer_n job_n 19_o 25._o chap._n xiii_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o covenant_n with_o we_o they_o differ_v divers_a way_n the_o differ_v first_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o great_a difference_n of_o all_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o darkness_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o plainness_n and_o perspicuity_n of_o the_o other_o the_o covenant_n with_o the_o father_n be_v every_o way_n and_o in_o every_o point_n more_o dark_a and_o obscure_a involve_v in_o type_n and_o shadow_n of_o christ_n the_o covenant_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v plain_a and_o perspicuous_a it_o remove_v the_o veil_n and_o show_v christ_n the_o substance_n with_o open_a face_n in_o the_o old_a covenant_n the_o severity_n of_o god_n justice_n and_o his_o just_a wrath_n and_o enmity_n against_o sin_n do_v not_o so_o plain_o appear_v 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a_o mediator_n that_o this_o mediator_n shall_v be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o archangel_n or_o prince_n of_o angel_n and_o emanuel_n god_n with_o we_o yea_o and_o 9_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o mighty_a god_n and_o shall_v make_v atonement_n for_o sin_n and_o bring_v in_o eternal_a righteousness_n but_o how_o god_n and_o man_n shall_v in_o he_o become_v 9_o one_o person_n how_o god_n in_o he_o shall_v be_v incarnate_a and_o humble_a and_o stand_v in_o our_o place_n and_o bear_v our_o sin_n how_o he_o shall_v fulfil_v the_o law_n in_o every_o particular_a point_n how_o he_o shall_v satisfy_v justice_n and_o suffer_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n these_o thing_n be_v not_o distinct_o nor_o full_o reveal_v unto_o they_o only_o the_o extraordinary_a prophet_n have_v some_o foresight_n of_o they_o and_o do_v more_o plain_o at_o sometime_o describe_v some_o of_o they_o but_o now_o in_o the_o gospel_n we_o see_v the_o person_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o 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