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grace_n as_o it_o be_v a_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n to_o they_o they_o that_o never_o deserve_v it_o yet_o in_o this_o discourse_n and_o usual_o in_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v not_o use_v in_o this_o large_a sense_n second_o to_o make_v those_o privilege_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v but_o effect_n of_o common_a grace_n he_o wrong_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o dispense_n nothing_o more_o of_o particular_a favour_n to_o the_o jew_n then_o to_o the_o gentile_n though_o they_o have_v more_o and_o large_a matter_n than_o the_o gentile_n yet_o be_v from_o common_a grace_n it_o alter_v not_o the_o state_n of_o they_o under_o god_n grace_n from_o the_o heathen_n who_o in_o this_o case_n god_n leave_v not_o without_o witness_n of_o himself_o three_o in_o that_o he_o say_v the_o jew_n have_v circumcision_n and_o other_o ordinance_n lead_v they_o to_o christ_n and_o
away_o the_o scripture_n affirm_v no_o understanding_n christian_n deny_v it_o heb._n 6.4_o etc._n etc._n 3_o he_o answer_v than_o the_o be_v under_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o peace_n with_o god_n by_o christ_n shall_v be_v convey_v by_o natural_a descent_n and_o not_o by_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v absurd_a and_o contrary_a to_o many_o scripture_n rom._n 1.16_o 17._o and_o 10.17_o gal._n 3.2_o 2_o joh._n 3._o 5_o etc._n etc._n these_o scritpure_n say_v he_o show_v first_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o save_v every_o one_o that_o believe_v second_o that_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v the_o word_n preach_v by_o which_o conversion_n be_v wrought_v whereby_o we_o become_v son_n of_o god_n by_o adoption_n and_o grace_n but_o the_o position_n say_v that_o some_o be_v partaker_n thereof_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o parent_n by_o generation_n direct_o contrary_a yea_o to_o the_o whole_a gospel_n of_o christ_n rom._n 4.14_o where_o if_o they_o 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enter_v into_o it_o now_o abraham_n be_v but_o one_o believer_n ishmael_n his_o seed_n who_o enter_v in_o with_o he_o be_v a_o reprobate_a reply_n first_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n act_v between_o god_n and_o abraham_n and_o his_o family_n because_o they_o be_v sign_v and_o seal_v to_o the_o covenant_n fourteen_o year_n after_o second_o though_o reprobate_n and_o elect_a be_v in_o the_o covenant_n yet_o that_o do_v not_o disprove_v a_o covenant_n act_v by_o believer_n to_o be_v the_o form_n of_o a_o church_n see_v many_o reprobate_n do_v believe_v for_o a_o time_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v they_o be_v know_v to_o be_v so_o but_o many_o prove_v so_o afterward_o and_o himself_o do_v confess_v that_o they_o have_v not_o infallible_a judgement_n but_o may_v be_v and_o many_o time_n be_v deceive_v and_o if_o he_o shall_v not_o confess_v yet_o the_o scripture_n clear_v it_o in_o simon_n magus_n case_n judas_z etc._n etc._n three_o though_o abraham_n be_v but_o one_o believer_n and_o ishmael_n a_o 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or_o never_o to_o be_v justify_v how_o else_o can_v paul_n circumcise_v timothy_n act._n 16._o will_v he_o do_v that_o than_o which_o he_o condemn_v here_o or_o do_v it_o oblige_v other_o otherwise_o then_o it_o do_v timothy_n or_o david_n isaiah_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o institution_n it_o bind_v they_o to_o no_o such_o thing_n but_o that_o arise_v from_o their_o corrupt_a understanding_n of_o the_o thing_n turn_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n into_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n unto_o themselves_o and_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o baptism_n now_o let_v this_o therefore_o be_v attend_v that_o god_n do_v never_o dispense_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n to_o the_o jew_n but_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o circumcision_n the_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o it_o and_o not_o the_o covenant_n itself_o and_o the_o covenant_n be_v act_v between_o god_n and_o abraham_n and_o his_o family_n and_o seed_n believer_n they_o and_o they_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o to_o take_v god_n to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o they_o and_o they_o and_o so_o to_o become_v one_o another_o in_o the_o lord_n whereby_o they_o be_v make_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o a_o visible_a church_n true_o constitute_v my_o second_o particular_a be_v this_o the_o establishment_n of_o it_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n but_o this_o establishment_n be_v by_o a_o covenant_n act_v deut._n 26.17_o 18._o and_o 29.10_o 15._o in_o which_o god_n avouch_v they_o to_o be_v his_o people_n and_o they_o avouch_v he_o to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o their_o young_a child_n also_o with_o they_o nor_o can_v circumcision_n be_v the_o covenant_n here_o nor_o part_n of_o it_o or_o ingredient_n into_o it_o because_o
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