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his_o apostle_n to_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v it_o not_o preach_v to_o they_o as_o sinner_n read_v christ_n commission_n to_o the_o seventy_o luk._n 10.5_o first_o say_v peace_n that_o this_o peace_n be_v gospel_n peace_n be_v clear_a because_o they_o which_o reject_v it_o reject_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 11._o the_o person_n to_o who_o this_o be_v to_o be_v preach_v they_o be_v the_o unworthy_a as_o well_o as_o the_o worthy_a for_o they_o be_v to_o preach_v this_o to_o all_o where_o they_o come_v ver_fw-la 5._o yea_o they_o be_v call_v wolf_n which_o mark_v they_o out_o to_o be_v sinner_n of_o the_o worst_a sort_n of_o all_o as_o vers_n 3._o behold_v i_o send_v you_o forth_o as_o lamb_n among_o wolf_n the_o order_n of_o the_o delivery_n of_o this_o be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n out_o of_o all_o which_o i_o observe_v that_o the_o preach_n or_o promulgation_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v to_o person_n as_o sinner_n for_o if_o so_o be_v 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sinner_n we_o have_v a_o express_a place_n for_o this_o ezek._n 16_o vers_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o when_o i_o pass_v by_o thou_o and_o see_v thou_o pollute_v in_o thy_o own_o blood_n i_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n live_v yea_o i_o sail_n unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n live_v ver_fw-la 8._o now_o when_o i_o pass_v by_o thou_o and_o look_v upon_o thou_o behold_v thy_o time_n be_v the_o time_n of_o love_n and_o i_o spread_v my_o skirt_n over_o thou_o and_o cover_v thy_o nakedness_n yea_o i_o swear_v unto_o thou_o and_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n with_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n and_o thou_o become_v my_o vers_fw-la 9_o then_o i_o wash_v thou_o with_o water_n here_o we_o may_v read_v of_o the_o application_n of_o this_o new_a covenant_n to_o the_o creature_n and_o all_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o as_o our_o effectual_a vocation_n our_o justification_n sanctification_n adoption_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o what_o state_n or_o 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