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new_a obedience_n deut._n 30._o 6._o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n 3._o sect._n that_o which_o presuppose_v other_o covenant-mercy_n antecedent_n to_o it_o can_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o first_o covenant-blessing_n and_o therefore_o not_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o covenant-state_n but_o our_o own_o righteousness_n presuppose_v other_o covenant-blessing_n antecedent_n to_o it_o ezek._n 36._o 26._o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o stone_n out_o of_o your_o flesh_n and_o give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n the_o natural_a heart_n must_v be_v circumcise_a the_o hard_a heart_n remove_v a_o soft_a heart_n bestow_v before_o we_o can_v perform_v new_a obedience_n out_o of_o which_o our_o own_o righteousness_n result_v when_o therefore_o our_o author_n say_v that_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o our_o own_o be_v both_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n 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