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they_o yet_o be_v they_o of_o a_o most_o divine_a quality_n ps_n 119.127_o 128_o 138_o 140._o all_o his_o commandment_n be_v good_a and_o give_v for_o our_o good_a deut._n 10.13_o psal_n 119.165_o and_o mind_n always_o that_o every_o say_n of_o he_o be_v most_o true_a prov._n 8.6_o 7_o 8._o therefore_o when_o he_o threaten_v sinner_n he_o certain_o intend_v their_o destruction_n unless_o they_o take_v warning_n and_o repent_v and_o upon_o such_o term_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o be_v gracious_a he_o will_v never_o disappoint_v the_o hope_n of_o any_o man_n and_o when_o he_o direct_v we_o to_o the_o use_n of_o any_o mean_n he_o mean_v to_o bless_v that_o mean_n if_o we_o use_v it_o for_o our_o save_v good_a and_o when_o he_o call_v we_o to_o come_v unto_o he_o for_o any_o favour_n he_o intend_v the_o bestow_n of_o it_o upon_o we_o if_o we_o come_v to_o he_o for_o it_o neither_o call_v he_o we_o at_o any_o time_n to_o any_o work_n but_o what_o he_o mean_v to_o assist_v we_o in_o 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sin_n temptation_n or_o sorrow_n shall_v ever_o come_v to_o molest_v or_o trouble_v thou_o more_o but_o if_o thou_o prize_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n thy_o interest_n or_o credit_n with_o man_n thy_o ease_n or_o peace_n in_o the_o world_n so_o high_a as_o these_o thing_n thou_o will_v not_o lose_v or_o hazard_v for_o christ_n or_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o then_o know_v that_o that_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n will_v be_v thy_o portion_n at_o last_o from_o whence_o there_o be_v no_o redemption_n and_o from_o which_o the_o good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o amen_o finis_fw-la
3.13_o to_o himself_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o seven_o and_o eight_o reason_n go_v before_o and_o so_o have_v bring_v we_o under_o the_o new_a covenant_n heb._n 10.19_o 20_o 29._o which_o be_v establish_v upon_o better_a promise_n heb._n 8.6_o than_o the_o old_a be_v q._n what_o be_v the_o term_n condition_n or_o promise_n pertain_v to_o the_o old_a covenant_n a._n these_o for_o substance_n be_v all_o the_o term_n of_o that_o first_o covenant_n the_o man_n that_o do_v these_o thing_n shall_v live_v by_o they_o and_o curse_v be_v he_o that_o do_v they_o not_o rom._n 10.5_o gal._n 3.10_o 12._o q._n what_o be_v the_o promise_n or_o term_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n a._n first_o in_o brief_a these_o be_v the_o new_a covenant_n term_n he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v condemn_v but_o second_o the_o whole_a revelation_n of_o the_o lord_n divine_a pleasure_n express_v in_o the_o promise_n and_o threaten_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v 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john_n 13.14_o 15._o mat._n 18.15_o 16_o 17.18_o q._n at_o what_o age_n ought_v person_n to_o be_v baptise_a and_o receive_v into_o church-communion_n a._n the_o scripture_n have_v not_o express_v any_o age_n but_o the_o time_n when_o person_n do_v indeed_o repent_v and_o with_o all_o the_o heart_n believe_v the_o gospel_n act_v 8.36_o 37_o 38._o mark_v 16.15_o 16._o act_n 2.38_o 41_o 42._o and_o so_o say_v the_o common-prayer-book_n also_o in_o its_o catechism_n and_o that_o according_a to_o truth_n q._n be_v those_o that_o be_v baptise_a and_o so_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n heir_n of_o salvation_n a._n yea_o if_o they_o do_v as_o they_o profess_v in_o truth_n believe_v john_n 3.15_o &_o 16.36_o q._n what_o be_v true_a faith_n let_v we_o understand_v and_o know_v it_o see_v it_o be_v so_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n a._n true_a faith_n believe_v unfeigned_o all_o that_o god_n say_v how_o unlikely_a soever_o it_o appear_v to_o sense_n gen._n 15.6_o gal._n 3.6_o 7_o 9_o 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