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of_o thy_o seed_n i_o deny_v it_o utter_o god_n say_v that_o only_o to_o abraham_n gen._n 17._o 7._o and_o whether_o you_o expound_v it_o literal_o or_o spiritual_o i_o avouch_v confident_o against_o you_o and_o all_o man_n that_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o be_v not_o that_o god_n make_v his_o covenant_n with_o the_o faithful_a man_n or_o faithful_a woman_n and_o their_o infooâ—â—s_n beget_v of_o their_o body_n but_o that_o literal_o the_o meaning_n be_v i_o will_v be_v god_n unto_o thou_o abraham_n and_o thy_o seed_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n to_o give_v they_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n gen._n 17._o 8._o and_o spiritual_o the_o meaning_n be_v i_o will_v give_v unto_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o all_o that_o be_v his_o spiritual_a seed_n everlasting_a life_n you_o deny_v a_o manifest_a truth_n as_o it_o be_v your_o manner_n to_o establish_v your_o heresy_n i_o have_v prove_v already_o that_o the_o spiritual_a covenant_n be_v give_v to_o the_o faithful_a 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thereof_o and_o purpose_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o intend_v to_o discover_v the_o hypocrisy_n of_o vain_a professor_n and_o to_o show_v who_o be_v true_a son_n of_o god_n viz._n such_o as_o by_o a_o godly_a conversation_n declare_v their_o faith_n to_o be_v unfeigned_a i_o deny_v that_o infant_n be_v carnal_a because_o they_o show_v not_o their_o faith_n by_o their_o work_n those_o who_o the_o scripture_n so_o call_v be_v they_o that_o 8._o â—om_n 8._o â—_o 8._o †_o walk_v after_o the_o flesh_n and_o do_v the_o deed_n thereof_o which_o infant_n nether_a do_v nor_o can_v do_v want_v actual_a power_n of_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n the_o former_a scripture_n that_o you_o allege_v to_o prove_v infant_n carnal_a be_v rom._n 7._o 14._o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o himself_o i_o be_o carnal_a and_o so_o you_o conclude_v 14._o â—â—m_fw-la 7._o 14._o thence_o that_o all_o that_o natural_o descend_v of_o abraham_n and_o so_o of_o the_o faithful_a be_v carnal_a and_o so_o to_o be_v repute_v 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and_o carnal_a work_n as_o enry_v strife_n etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 3._o etc._n etc._n infant_n can_v in_o this_o sense_n be_v call_v carnal_a &_o therefore_o this_o scripture_n also_o be_v unfit_o apply_v unto_o they_o and_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o a_o people_n which_o be_v a_o true_a church_n and_o within_o the_o covenant_n and_o baptise_a be_v call_v carnal_a whereby_o we_o may_v see_v how_o impertinent_o this_o scripture_n be_v allege_v you_o say_v also_o that_o you_o call_v child_n carnal_a as_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n that_o one_o seed_n of_o abraham_n gal._n 3._o 16._o i_o have_v say_v that_o carnal_a as_o the_o apostle_n oppose_v it_o to_o spiritual_a be_v our_o corrupt_a nature_n that_o *_o lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o be_v find_v in_o the_o faithful_a 2_o gal._n 5._o 17_o rom._n 7._o 2_o now_o to_o oppose_v the_o infant_n of_o believer_n to_o spiritual_a seed_n be_v no_o opposition_n for_o such_o infant_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v spiritual_a though_o by_o nature_n they_o be_v carnal_a concern_v rom._n 9_o 8._o see_v page_n 63._o the_o apostle_n prove_v god_n to_o be_v 8_o rom._n 9_o 8_o faithful_a show_v withal_o that_o though_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v indefinite_o to_o all_o the_o israelite_n yet_o all_o that_o be_v carnal_o beget_v of_o israel_n be_v not_o true_a israelite_n save_v only_o such_o as_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n verse_n 7._o 9_o but_o he_o intend_v not_o to_o oppose_v all_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n natural_o beget_v to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n for_o than_o shall_v isaac_n be_v oppose_v against_o himself_o for_o he_o be_v both_o the_o natural_a seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o a_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n but_o this_o he_o teach_v that_o although_o many_o be_v repute_v the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o promise_n which_o be_v make_v indefinite_o to_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o to_o all_o that_o be_v call_v to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n yet_o all_o of_o those_o in_o the_o account_n of_o god_n be_v not_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n see_v many_o hypocrite_n be_v find_v to_o be_v in_o the_o outward_a visibilitie_n of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n shall_v say_v 27._o say_v luk._n 13._o 25._o 27._o i_o know_v you_o not_o whence_o you_o be_v etc._n etc._n touch_v gal._n 4._o 23._o it_o have_v be_v handle_v before_o pag._n 14._o thus_o i_o will_v here_o answer_v to_o your_o objection_n out_o of_o it_o viz._n that_o paul_n do_v not_o intend_v 2d_o gal._n 3._o 2d_o to_o make_v a_o opposition_n between_o the_o natural_a seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n but_o oppose_v against_o the_o false_a doctrine_n of_o such_o as_o urge_v circumcision_n and_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n to_o be_v necessary_a to_o justification_n and_o after_o divers_a reason_n against_o this_o error_n he_o illustrate_v his_o purpose_n by_o a_o allegory_n which_o shadow_v forth_o 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their_o habitation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o never_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n 16._o â—eb_fw-mi 7._o 16._o the_o next_o scripture_n be_v heb._n 7._o 16._o where_o the_o commandment_n be_v call_v carnal_a so_o child_n bear_v of_o their_o parent_n say_v you_o natural_o be_v carnal_a etc._n etc._n see_v this_o place_n expound_v pag._n 68_o by_o carnal_a commandment_n the_o apostle_n mean_v that_o law_n that_o command_v the_o ordination_n of_o the_o priest_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o stand_v in_o frail_a and_o transitory_a thing_n as_o in_o aaron_n consecration_n etc._n etc._n also_o this_o commandment_n or_o ordination_n of_o the_o leviticall_a priest_n may_v be_v call_v carnal_a compare_v with_o the_o ordination_n of_o christ_n 7._o â—sa_fw-la 61._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 45._o 7._o which_o be_v without_o all_o *_o external_a ceremony_n and_o not_o simple_o for_o in_o other_o respect_v it_o may_v be_v count_v spiritual_a as_o all_o god_n ordinance_n be_v 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