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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 do_v so_o that_o then_o he_o shall_v fly_v to_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n and_o freewill_n offering_n and_o in_o they_o as_o in_o type_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n and_o obedience_n that_o there_o he_o may_v find_v that_o which_o by_o the_o law_n he_o can_v obtain_v but_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o gospel_n require_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v first_o renounce_v himself_o and_o all_o his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o seek_v salvation_n and_o righteousness_n in_o christ_n by_o faith_n and_o that_o be_v justify_v by_o grace_n in_o christ_n he_o shall_v by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n labour_n to_o the_o utmost_a to_o bring_v forth_o all_o fruit_n of_o holiness_n righteousness_n and_o obedience_n to_o all_o god_n commandment_n and_o that_o for_o this_o end_n that_o he_o may_v glorify_v god_n adorn_v his_o profession_n and_o be_v more_o and_o more_o assure_v of_o his_o communion_n with_o christ_n and_o sincere_a love_n to_o god_n second_o these_o covenant_n differ_v 2_o in_o matter_n and_o substance_n the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o covenant_n make_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v mix_v it_o be_v partly_o conditional_a and_o partly_o absolute_a partly_o legal_a and_o partly_o evangelical_a it_o require_v to_o justification_n both_o work_n and_o faith_n but_o after_o a_o divers_a manner_n and_o it_o be_v a_o mix_a covenant_n of_o two_o divers_a covenant_n both_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n first_o it_o require_v work_n that_o man_n shall_v do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o live_v and_o this_o it_o do_v by_o way_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n for_o the_o moral_a law_n write_v in_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n and_o consist_v of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n which_o god_n speak_v from_o mount_n sinai_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o covenant_n deut._n 4._o 13._o he_o declare_v to_o you_o say_v moses_n there_o his_o covenant_n which_o he_o command_v you_o to_o perform_v even_o ten_o 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the_o second_o even_o the_o evangelical_a part_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o another_o covenant_n deut._n 29._o 2._o for_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n as_o the_o other_o part_n be_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n this_o god_n propound_v absolute_o the_o other_o be_v conditional_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v do_v it_o if_o he_o can_v and_o if_o he_o can_v do_v it_o he_o shall_v live_v if_o he_o can_v that_o he_o shall_v flee_v by_o faith_n to_o christ_n foreshadowed_a in_o type_n and_o promise_v to_o the_o father_n thus_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o israel_n be_v not_o a_o simple_a but_o a_o mix_a covenant_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o it_o be_v mix_v but_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v simple_a without_o mixture_n and_o propound_v no_o other_o way_n to_o salvation_n but_o only_o in_o and_o through_o jesus_n christ_n no_o justification_n but_o that_o which_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n 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