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and_o household_n let_v we_o consider_v what_o christ_n himself_o say_v to_o zacheus_n luk._n 19_o who_o be_v a_o gentile_a and_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a publican_n upon_o occasion_n of_o this_o man_n conversion_n to_o open_v the_o nature_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o covenant_n to_o the_o gentile_n in_o the_o same_o form_n as_o it_o be_v to_o abraham_n this_o day_n be_v salvation_n come_v to_o thy_o house_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o also_o be_v a_o son_n of_o abraham_n here_o be_v the_o same_o language_n use_v in_o administration_n of_o circumcision_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o same_o reason_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o son_n of_o abraham_n what_o can_v be_v draw_v from_o this_o place_n more_o proper_a than_o these_o conclusion_n 1._o that_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o be_v convert_v and_o believe_v christ_n apply_v the_o promise_n to_o his_o house_n if_o there_o be_v not_o something_o more_o in_o it_o he_o will_v have_v only_o 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