417_o 2_o that_o justification_n peace_n of_o conscience_n here_o salvation_n hereafter_o be_v not_o attainable_a by_o the_o old_a covenant_n ibid._n 3_o that_o whatsoever_o work_n may_v be_v in_o a_o man_n or_o upon_o he_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n and_o the_o power_n that_o it_o have_v over_o conscience_n be_v not_o a_o work_n of_o grace_n p._n 418_o 419_o qu._n what_o kind_n of_o covenant_n be_v this_o old_a covenant_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v a_o conditional_a covenant_n p._n 420_o the_o two_o great_a gift_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n p._n 421_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n 1_o outward_a and_o temporal_a 1_o blessing_n more_o common_a in_o seven_o particular_n p._n 422_o to_o 429_o 2_o blessing_n more_o special_a and_o peculiar_a 1_o more_o general_o how_o the_o father_n son_n and_o spirit_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n p._n 430._o to_o 433_o 2_o more_o particular_o there_o be_v a_o resemblance_n in_o the_o old_a covenant_n of_o 1._o election_n 2._o vocation_n 3._o reconciliation_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n 4._o adoption_n 5._o union_n 6._o communion_n 7._o sanctification_n 8._o glorification_n 9_o special_a and_o peculiar_a ordinance_n 10._o special_a gift_n and_o grace_n etc._n etc._n p._n 434._o to_o 447_o the_o condition_n require_v for_o attain_v and_o keep_v of_o these_o outward_a blessing_n p._n 448._o to_o 450_o 2_o blessing_n spiritual_a and_o eternal_a this_o prove_v by_o several_a particular_n p._n 451._o to_o 455_o obj._n this_o make_v the_o law_n or_o old_a covenant_n to_o be_v against_o the_o promise_n which_o the_o apostle_n express_o disownes_a gal._n 3.21_o yea_o make_v it_o to_o disannul_v the_o promise_n which_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o old_a covenant_n can_v do_v ver_fw-la 17_o answer_v p._n 456_o 457_o q._n but_o what_o be_v the_o condition_n require_v for_o the_o give_v forth_o the_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a blessing_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n answer_v p._n 458._o to_o 461_o obj._n 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