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because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v that_o be_v by_o mean_n pure_o spiritual_a or_o supernatural_a 1_o cor._n 2.14_o for_o this_o reason_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o all_o the_o honour_n which_o redound_v to_o the_o eternal_a father_n and_o to_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o all_o the_o benefit_n which_o accrue_v to_o man_n by_o this_o revelation_n which_o be_v exceed_o great_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o this_o law_n of_o grace_n shall_v be_v constitute_v and_o publish_v as_o a_o law_n distinct_a from_o the_o natural_a law_n but_o whereas_o the_o scripture_n in_o some_o place_n seem_v to_o represent_v the_o law_n and_o the_o promise_n as_o inconsistent_a so_o that_o if_o one_o take_v place_n upon_o a_o person_n the_o other_o must_v in_o some_o sort_n give_v way_n according_a as_o i_o myself_o have_v sometime_o think_v i_o shall_v now_o look_v a_o little_a more_o narrow_o into_o those_o text_n in_o rom._n 4.14_o be_v say_v if_o they_o which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n be_v heir_n faith_n be_v make_v void_a and_o the_o promise_v make_v of_o none_o effect_n and_o again_o gal._n 3.18_o if_o the_o inheritance_n be_v of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o promise_n but_o god_n give_v it_o unto_o abraham_n by_o promise_n for_o a_o right_a understandnig_n of_o these_o and_o such_o like_a scripture_n we_o must_v consider_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o in_o they_o represent_v the_o inconsistency_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o promise_n as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o and_o in_o their_o proper_a use_n and_o right_o understand_v but_o he_o therein_o represent_v the_o erroneousness_n of_o their_o opinion_n against_o who_o he_o dispute_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o absurd_a consequence_n of_o it_o as_o render_v the_o law_n and_o the_o promise_v inconsistent_a for_o otherwise_o when_o st._n paul_n speak_v his_o own_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n and_o promise_n he_o with_o great_a vehemency_n deny_v the_o law_n to_o be_v against_o the_o promise_n when_o 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