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i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o that_o hear_v my_o word_n 5.13_o joh._n 5.13_o and_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o send_v i_o have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o condemnation_n but_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n unto_o life_n and_o i_o will_v raise_v he_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n he_o that_o believe_v on_o the_o son_n have_v everlasting_a life_n 12.44_o joh._n 12.44_o that_o be_v right_o unto_o it_o and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o the_o son_n shall_v not_o see_v life_n but_o be_v condemn_v already_o and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n abide_v on_o he_o we_o know_v that_o we_o have_v pass_v from_o death_n unto_o life_n because_o we_o love_v the_o brethren_n he_o that_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n abide_v in_o death_n etc._n 1_o joh._n 3.14_o eph._n 2.5_o etc._n etc._n even_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n have_v he_o quicken_v we_o together_o with_o christ_n by_o grace_n you_o be_v all_o save_v and_o have_v raise_v we_o up_o together_o and_o make_v we_o to_o sit_v 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these_o two_o of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o most_o eminent_a because_o 1._o national_a and_o ecumenical_a covenant_n 1._o the_o law_n be_v national_a to_o the_o jew_n only_o 2._o the_o gospel_n be_v ecumenical_a to_o all_o the_o world_n the_o other_o covenant_n that_o be_v make_v be_v but_o personal_a or_o famular_a to_o one_o single_a person_n or_o family_n as_o to_o adam_n noah_n abraham_n david_n etc._n etc._n 2._o mediatory_a and_o testamentary_a covenant_n by_o the_o intervention_n and_o execution_n of_o two_o solemn_a mediator_n and_o executor_n moses_n and_o christ_n the_o rest_n be_v immediate_o propose_v and_o execute_v by_o god_n and_o have_v no_o interlocutor_n nor_o performer_n beside_o though_o these_o two_o covenant_n and_o testament_n do_v disagree_v from_o all_o other_o covenant_n and_o testament_n yet_o they_o be_v as_o different_a and_o contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o as_o be_v hagar_n and_o sarah_n sect_n xxx_o 1._o the_o law_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o bondage_n 1._o from_o the_o adjunct_n of_o place_n from_o mount_n sinai_n 25.18_o law_n a_o covenant_n of_o bondage_n exod._n 19_o gen._n 25.18_o the_o place_n in_o which_o the_o law_n be_v give_v and_o the_o country_n of_o hagar_n gal._n 4.25_o 2._o from_o the_o adjunct_n of_o bondage_n engender_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o law_n so_o be_v the_o spirit_n the_o genius_n and_o manner_n of_o men._n the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v carnal_a and_o burdensome_a for_o its_o right_n and_o contain_v only_o temporal_a promise_n and_o curse_n according_o therefore_o it_o beget_v servile_a labour_n and_o servile_a fear_n a_o hard_a mother_n a_o curse_a mistress_n sect_n xxxi_o 2._o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o liberty_n 1._o from_o the_o adjunct_n of_o place_n from_o mount_n zion_n liberty_n gospel_n a_o covenant_n of_o liberty_n the_o place_n in_o which_o the_o gospel_n be_v give_v and_o the_o country_n of_o sarah_n jerusalem_n which_o yet_o be_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o bondage_n too_o compare_v with_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o which_o be_v free_a and_o the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o 3._o hebr._n 12.20_o hebr._n 11.10_o rev._n 21.2_o 3._o 1._o the_o seat_n be_v above_o 2._o the_o state_n be_v free_a 3._o the_o issue_n general_a because_o the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o the_o true_a spouse_n of_o god_n by_o who_o he_o beget_v child_n by_o his_o promise_n and_o spirit_n 4.29_o john_n 3.8_o gal._n 4.29_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n persecute_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n law_n publish_v on_o earth_n by_o a_o angel_n gospel_n publish_v in_o heaven_n to_o christ_n and_o from_o heaven_n to_o the_o world_n 12.25_o heb._n 12.25_o see_v that_o you_o refuse_v not_o he_o that_o speak_v for_o if_o they_o escape_v not_o who_o refuse_v he_o that_o speak_v on_o earth_n much_o more_o shall_v not_o we_o escape_v if_o we_o turn_v away_o from_o he_o that_o speak_v from_o heaven_n sarah_n mother_n but_o of_o one_o nation_n jerusalem_n the_o mother_n of_o all_o nation_n be_v 54.1_o glorious_a then_o but_o after_o the_o captivity_n more_o glorious_a so_o will_v the_o gospel_n be_v after_o many_o age_n of_o barrenness_n isaak_n posterity_n double_a to_o ishmael_n new_a covenant_n more_o large_a and_o more_o last_a than_o the_o old_a the_o jew_n persecute_v the_o christian_n as_o ishmael_n persecute_v isaak_n by_o mock_v he_o the_o carnal_a christian_a who_o persecute_v his_o brother_n learn_v it_o of_o the_o infidel_n and_o carnal_a jew_n but_o the_o son_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o for_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v heir_n with_o the_o son_n of_o the_o freewoman_n 2._o from_o the_o adjunct_n of_o liberty_n as_o be_v the_o gospel_n so_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o men._n the_o gospel_n spiritual_a and_o easy_a a_o
kind_a mother_n and_o mistress_n this_o ishmael_n be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n of_o hagar_n a_o young_a woman_n and_o abraham_n able_a to_o beget_v by_o she_o isaak_n bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n of_o sarah_n a_o old_a woman_n and_o abraham_n a_o old_a man_n not_o able_a to_o beget_v but_o abraham_n be_v supernatural_o enable_v 11.12_o heb._n 11.12_o especial_o sarah_n who_o be_v both_o old_a and_o barren_a 1._o ishmael_n typify_v those_o that_o seek_v justification_n by_o the_o law_n or_o work_n 2._o isaak_n typify_v those_o that_o seek_v justification_n by_o grace_n or_o faith_n they_o that_o seek_v justification_n by_o work_n depend_v upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o natural_a goodness_n or_o strength_n or_o the_o work_n of_o law_n they_o who_o seek_v justification_n by_o faith_n depend_v upon_o god_n grace_n and_o free_a promise_n ☞_o ☞_o note_v here_o by_o the_o way_n that_o isaak_n be_v a_o type_n not_o of_o personal_a election_n from_o all_o eternity_n but_o of_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o promise_n for_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o epistle_n be_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o jewish_a confidence_n to_o prove_v that_o justification_n be_v not_o by_o the_o law_n so_o that_o the_o conceit_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n from_o this_o place_n be_v quite_o and_o clear_v eccentrical_a from_o the_o scope_n and_o business_n which_o the_o apostle_n aim_v at_o in_o this_o place_n 1._o from_o whence_o i_o observe_v that_o the_o mystery_n of_o salvation_n be_v declare_v not_o by_o word_n only_o but_o by_o providence_n and_o dispensation_n 2._o that_o god_n without_o acceptation_n of_o person_n may_v advance_v one_o above_o another_o in_o temporal_a benefit_n acceptation_n of_o person_n have_v place_n only_o in_o judiciary_n reward_n not_o in_o dispensation_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n to_o eternal_a reward_n sect_n xxxii_o esau_n gen._n 25.3_o jacob_n and_o esau_n beside_o that_o allegory_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n denote_v two_o nation_n for_o the_o text_n say_v two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n and_o be_v by_o the_o apostle_n apply_v to_o the_o freedom_n of_o god_n prefer_v the_o young_a brother_n the_o gentile_n before_o the_o elder_a the_o jew_n etc._n ro._n 9.11_o etc._n etc._n not_o upon_o any_o account_n of_o work_n for_o the_o child_n be_v yet_o unborn_a neither_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n may_v stand_v not_o of_o work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v it_o be_v say_v unto_o she_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a as_o it_o be_v write_v jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v but_o the_o prefer_v of_o the_o gentile_n before_o the_o jew_n be_v only_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o faith_n by_o the_o which_o they_o be_v justify_v and_o the_o jew_n can_v not_o be_v justify_v because_o they_o stand_v upon_o their_o work_n so_o jacob_n and_o esau_n be_v not_o type_n of_o a_o personal_a election_n and_o reprobation_n but_o of_o a_o specifical_a national_a election_n and_o reprobation_n whosoever_o how_o many_o or_o how_o few_o soever_o not_o to_o a_o eternal_a but_o to_o a_o temporal_a inheritance_n 8.14_o 2_o sam._n 8.14_o for_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a and_o so_o the_o edomite_n do_v serve_v the_o israelite_n v._o 2_o sam._n 8.14_o je._n 60._o 1_o chron._n 18.11_o 13._o and_o the_o idumaean_n revolt_v psal_n 137.7_o ez._n 35.5_o 10._o yet_o be_v they_o subject_n 1660_o year_n jacob_n signify_v the_o people_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n by_o faith_n esau_n signify_v the_o people_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o work_n object_n gal._n 3.17_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v confirm_v of_o god_n before_o in_o christ_n the_o law_n that_o be_v four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n after_o can_v disannul_v that_o it_o shall_v make_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n of_o no_o effect_n solut._n solut._n these_o word_n prove_v not_o that_o the_o gospel_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v before_o the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o work_n but_o before_o that_o solemn_a repetition_n or_o new_a delivery_n thereof_o upon_o mount_n sinai_n when_o there_o be_v a_o brief_a transcript_n of_o it_o write_v and_o deliver_v unto_o moses_n in_o table_n of_o stone_n by_o god_n etc._n rom._n 5.20_o gal._n 3_o 19_o etc._n etc._n the_o law_n enter_v that_o the_o offence_n may_v abound_v the_o law_n be_v add_v because_o of_o transgression_n till_o the_o seed_n shall_v come_v to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v etc._n etc._n and_o that_o the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v in_o be_v yea_o in_o force_n in_o the_o world_n before_o the_o publication_n of_o it_o from_o mount_n zion_n appear_v for_o until_o law_n sin_n be_v in_o the_o world_n 5.13_o rom._n 5.13_o that_o be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n until_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n in_o word_n and_o write_n from_o mount_n sinai_n and_o consequent_o a_o necessity_n of_o the_o law_n because_o where_o no_o law_n be_v there_o be_v no_o transgression_n 4.15_o rom._n 4.15_o but_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n that_o be_v 5.13_o ro._n 5.13_o sin_n be_v not_o charge_v upon_o man_n or_o punish_v nevertheless_o death_n reign_v from_o adam_n inclusiuè_fw-la unto_o moses_n even_o over_o they_o that_o have_v not_o sin_v after_o the_o similitude_n of_o adam_n transgression_n and_o consequent_o there_o must_v needs_o have_v be_v a_o law_n without_o the_o breach_n whereof_o man_n have_v not_o be_v obnoxious_a unto_o death_n yea_o not_o only_o the_o moral_a law_n proper_o so_o call_v be_v extant_a in_o man_n heart_n and_o deliver_v by_o tradition_n but_o some_o particular_n of_o the_o ritual_a law_n practise_v in_o the_o world_n before_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o same_o law_n much_o disused_a and_o forget_v to_o moses_n in_o write_v upon_o table_n of_o stone_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o offering_n of_o sacrifice_n of_o old_a and_o of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o of_o circumcision_n command_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n and_o by_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o widow_n of_o a_o kinsman_n die_v without_o issue_n before_o the_o law_n yea_o the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v as_o ancient_a as_o adam_n and_o by_o transgression_n thereof_o he_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n incur_v the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n of_o death_n therefore_o the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v the_o first_o bear_v testament_n or_o covenant_n of_o work_n make_v by_o god_n with_o mankind_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n they_o who_o be_v of_o the_o law_n i._n e._n who_o seek_v for_o justification_n by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n be_v resemble_v by_o esau_n the_o elder_a son_n and_o they_o who_o expect_v justification_n by_o the_o new_a testament_n or_o law_n of_o grace_n i._n e._n by_o faith_n be_v proper_o typify_v by_o jacob_n the_o young_a brother_n when_o god_n say_v to_o rebecca_n two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n ☜_o ☜_o and_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a he_o mystical_o signify_v that_o his_o absolute_a will_n and_o purpose_n be_v never_o to_o own_o for_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o heaven_n the_o people_n of_o the_o elder_a covenent_n i._n e._n those_o that_o shall_v seek_v for_o justification_n by_o the_o law_n but_o to_o assign_v over_o those_o for_o servant_n or_o bondman_n to_o his_o child_n i._n e._n those_o of_o the_o late_a or_o young_a covenant_n who_o shall_v seek_v the_o adoption_n of_o son_n or_o justification_n by_o faith_n thus_o god_n be_v please_v to_o declare_v to_o the_o world_n that_o his_o purpose_n according_a to_o election_n may_v stand_v firm_a and_o unchanged_a and_o that_o he_o mean_v not_o to_o elect_v or_o make_v choice_n of_o those_o who_o he_o shall_v or_o will_v adopt_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o work_n or_o by_o any_o rule_n that_o man_n shall_v commend_v to_o he_o or_o desire_v to_o impose_v or_o obtrude_v upon_o he_o but_o only_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o own_o most_o free_a gracious_a and_o wise_a pleasure_n which_o he_o have_v declare_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n inasmuch_o as_o in_o equitable_a right_o the_o make_v his_o own_o choice_n in_o this_o kind_a accrueth_n unto_o he_o as_o he_o be_v the_o sole_a magnificent_a founder_n of_o this_o bless_a feast_n of_o justification_n call_v and_o invite_v the_o world_n from_o all_o quarter_n to_o come_v unto_o it_o for_o a_o clench_v to_o keep_v this_o interpretation_n from_o stir_v the_o prophet_n malachi_n bring_v in_o god_n thus_o say_v be_v not_o esau_n jacob_n brother_n etc._n mal._n 1.2_o etc._n etc._n yet_o i_o love_v jacob_n and_o hate_v esau_n and_o lay_v his_o mountain_n and_o heritage_n waste_v for_o the_o dragon_n of_o the_o wilderness_n he_o give_v esau_n a_o lesser_a portion_n of_o a_o earthly_a