gen._n 12.3_o and_o elsewhere_o but_o yet_o this_o promise_n which_o the_o apostle_n deduce_v from_o these_o word_n must_v likewise_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o covenant_n and_o so_o those_o word_n must_v be_v also_o a_o part_n of_o it_o though_o speak_v at_o another_o time_n because_o circumcision_n that_o be_v the_o token_n of_o this_o covenant_n be_v a_o seal_n to_o abraham_n of_o this_o promise_n rom._n 4.11_o and_o he_o receive_v the_o sign_n of_o circumcision_n a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o he_o have_v be_v yet_o uncircumcised_a which_o must_v be_v found_v on_o the_o promise_n so_o that_o that_o promise_v likewise_o belong_v to_o this_o covenant_n and_o therefore_o be_v seal_v by_o it_o and_o this_o covenant_n as_o deliver_v to_o abraham_n the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o also_o be_v confirm_v in_o christ_n gal._n 3.17_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o gospel_n or_o new_a covenant_n yea_o and_o the_o promise_n of_o divine_a assistance_n for_o fulfil_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v contain_v also_o in_o the_o same_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n for_o so_o we_o find_v it_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o church_n former_o mic._n 7.19_o 20._o he_o will_v subdue_v our_o iniquity_n and_o thou_o will_v cast_v their_o sin_n into_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o sea_n thou_o will_v perform_v the_o truth_n unto_o jacob_n and_o the_o mercy_n to_o abraham_n which_o thou_o have_v swear_v to_o our_o father_n from_o the_o day_n of_o old_a which_o must_v needs_o have_v respect_n to_o god_n oath_n and_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n and_o so_o also_o the_o apostle_n reckon_v that_o god_n send_v his_o son_n christ_n to_o bless_v they_o and_o to_o turn_v they_o from_o their_o iniquity_n be_v a_o great_a instance_n of_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o god_n make_v with_o abraham_n act_v 3.25_o 26._o for_o the_o great_a design_n of_o god_n in_o this_o covenant_n at_o first_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o first_o call_v that_o be_v give_v he_o gen._n 12.1_o be_v to_o separate_v he_o and_o his_o family_n and_o seed_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o be_v fall_v into_o the_o vile_a idolatry_n and_o to_o preserve_v religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n in_o his_o family_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n in_o who_o the_o covenant_n be_v found_v have_v this_o design_n in_o it_o luke_o 1.72_o 73_o 74_o 75._o the_o oath_n that_o he_o swear_v to_o our_o father_n abraham_n that_o he_o will_v grant_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n may_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n so_o that_o the_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n be_v a_o church-covenant_n and_o contain_v in_o it_o all_o the_o term_n and_o design_n that_o belong_v to_o such_o a_o covenant_n and_o be_v make_v with_o all_o the_o family_n of_o abraham_n in_o which_o his_o infant-seed_n be_v also_o comprehend_v and_o be_v to_o partake_v of_o the_o promise_n and_o privilege_n that_o appertain_v to_o it_o it_o belong_v to_o all_o his_o family_n in_o the_o external_a dispensation_n of_o it_o and_o none_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o that_o do_v not_o exclude_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o actual_a unbelief_n and_o disobedience_n to_o the_o term_n of_o it_o and_o circumcision_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o it_o to_o all_o with_o who_o it_o be_v make_v as_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o infant-seed_n of_o abraham_n as_o part_n or_o member_n thereof_o for_o sacrament_n or_o sign_n be_v not_o appoint_v to_o the_o church_n invisible_a for_o who_o shall_v judge_n then_o to_o who_o they_o be_v to_o be_v administer_v but_o to_o the_o church_n as_o visible_a thus_o have_v clear_v up_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o abrahamical_a covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n even_o in_o their_o infant-state_n i_o shall_v now_o go_v forward_o and_o shall_v observe_v how_o god_n have_v show_v the_o same_o gracious_a respect_n to_o infant_n in_o the_o progress_n of_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o the_o jewish_a people_n and_o thus_o we_o find_v afterward_o that_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o jewish_a people_n in_o jacob_n line_n among_o who_o child_n also_o be_v contain_v be_v collective_o style_v by_o god_n himself_o his_o son_n exod._n 4.22_o 23._o say_v unto_o pharaoh_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n israel_n be_v my_o son_n even_o my_o first-born_a and_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o let_v my_o son_n go_v that_o he_o may_v serve_v i_o thus_o god_n speak_v of_o they_o before_o they_o be_v form_v into_o a_o political_a commonwealth_n only_o because_o he_o have_v choose_v and_o call_v they_o out_o of_o the_o nation_n to_o be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o himself_o and_o in_o this_o appellation_n their_o little_a one_o be_v comprehend_v as_o appear_v because_o they_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o go_v also_o for_o pharaoh_n will_v have_v let_v the_o man_n of_o israel_n go_v but_o not_o their_o little_a one_o exod._n 10.10_o but_o we_o will_v go_v say_v moses_n with_o our_o young_a and_o with_o our_o old_a ver_fw-la 9_o so_o that_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o israel_n include_v little_a one_o also_o be_v god_n son_n for_o god_n have_v choose_v and_o call_v all_o the_o seed_n of_o israel_n to_o be_v his_o covenant-people_n and_o therefore_o thus_o also_o moses_n afterward_o enter_v and_o engage_v all_o into_o covenant_n with_o god_n one_o as_o well_o as_o another_o take_v in_o the_o little_a one_o likewise_o deut._n 29.10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o you_o stand_v this_o day_n all_o of_o you_o before_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n your_o captain_n of_o your_o tribe_n your_o elder_n and_o your_o officer_n with_o all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n your_o little_a one_o your_o wife_n and_o the_o strange_a that_o be_v in_o thy_o camp_n from_o the_o hewer_n of_o thy_o wood_n to_o the_o drawer_n of_o thy_o water_n that_o thou_o shall_v enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o into_o his_o oath_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n make_v with_o thou_o this_o day_n that_o he_o may_v establish_v thou_o to_o day_n for_o a_o people_n unto_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v unto_o thou_o a_o god_n as_o he_o have_v say_v unto_o thou_o and_o as_o he_o have_v swear_v unto_o thy_o father_n to_o abraham_n to_o isaac_n and_o to_o jacob._n so_o that_o this_o be_v but_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o abrahamical_a covenant_n with_o the_o people_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o latter_a clause_n of_o it_o run_v in_o the_o same_o term_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o oath_n make_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n â—_o deut._n 3â—_n â—_o and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n the_o grace_n signify_v by_o circumcision_n be_v there_o promise_v to_o parent_n and_o child_n to_o enable_v they_o to_o perform_v the_o term_n of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v promise_v to_o both_o it_o import_v that_o the_o covenant_n which_o circumcision_n seal_v belong_v to_o both_o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n and_o after_o this_o again_o even_o when_o the_o people_n be_v fall_v off_o also_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o other_o god_n yet_o retain_v still_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n though_o they_o join_v other_o with_o he_o god_n challenge_v and_o own_v their_o child_n for_o he_o ezek._n 16.20_o 21._o thou_o have_v take_v thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n who_o thou_o have_v bear_v unto_o i_o and_o these_o have_v thou_o sacrifice_v thou_o have_v slay_v my_o child_n and_o deliver_v they_o to_o cause_v they_o to_o pass_v through_o the_o fire_n now_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n viz._n by_o virtue_n of_o god_n choose_v and_o call_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o separate_v they_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n that_o they_o be_v style_v his_o peculiar_a people_n and_o child_n and_o not_o upon_o a_o mere_a political_a account_n or_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o other_o carnal_a and_o temporal_a respect_n for_o in_o this_o manner_n we_o find_v moses_n speak_v to_o they_o deut_n 14.1_o 2._o you_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o follow_v or_o comport_v with_o the_o custom_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o heathen_a for_o thou_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o himself_o above_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o chap._n 7.6_o for_o thou_o be_v a_o
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reflection_n upon_o it_o and_o full_a as_o well_o as_o if_o baptism_n be_v administer_v at_o age._n this_o tend_v to_o continue_v and_o help_v forward_o the_o conveyance_n of_o religion_n down_o to_o after-generation_n by_o lay_v a_o strict_a engagement_n upon_o child_n to_o be_v good_a betimes_o and_o upon_o parent_n to_o educate_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o up_o well_o in_o order_n to_o it_o so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v still_o a_o young_a nursery_n of_o tender_a plant_n grow_v up_o in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o say_v otherwise_o be_v a_o refiection_n upon_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n in_o admit_v the_o child_n of_o proselyte_n together_o with_o their_o parent_n yea_o and_o of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o holy_a god_n himself_o who_o love_v the_o purity_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o church_n certain_o more_o than_o any_o of_o we_o can_v do_v and_o know_v best_a what_o most_o tend_v to_o further_o it_o who_o himself_o order_v the_o token_n of_o 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