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consent_v it_o will_v be_v a_o hard_a say_n to_o many_o honest_a christian_n to_o say_v that_o a_o man_n not_o justify_v may_v believe_v every_o fundamental_a article_n and_o withal_o true_o profess_v repentance_n of_o all_o his_o sin_n and_o to_o take_v god_n for_o his_o sovereign_n to_o rule_v he_o and_o his_o chief_a good_a to_o be_v enjoy_v to_o his_o happiness_n and_o to_o take_v christ_n for_o his_o lord_n and_o only_a saviour_n and_o his_o word_n for_o his_o law_n and_o rule_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o his_o guide_n and_o sanctifier_n and_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v essential_a to_o christianity_n pag._n 192._o he_o say_v of_o all_o that_o external_o make_v profession_n these_o engage_v themselves_o upon_o god_n term_n but_o if_o they_o do_v so_o sincere_o they_o be_v sincere_a christian_n if_o not_o sincere_o they_o be_v but_o equivocal_o christian_n some_o think_v that_o in_o the_o 11_o chapter_n of_o the_o 3_o part_n of_o my_o book_n of_o rest_n i_o give_v too_o much_o to_o a_o unregenerate_a estate_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v there_o be_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o this_o that_o i_o now_o say_v he_o that_o profess_v not_o to_o prefer_v god_n and_o the_o redeemer_n before_o all_o other_o thing_n profess_v not_o christianity_n and_o he_o that_o profess_v this_o and_o lie_v not_o be_v a_o regenerate_v justify_v christian_n pag._n 200._o he_o describe_v his_o unregenerate_a christian_n to_o be_v such_o as_o accept_v the_o term_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o this_o none_o do_v indeed_o but_o the_o sanctify_a if_o mr._n bl._n will_v say_v that_o the_o unregenerate_a may_v do_v it_o he_o will_v make_v they_o true_a believer_n for_o what_o be_v true_a faith_n but_o a_o accept_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o benefit_n on_o the_o covenant_n term_n though_o i_o confess_v other_o may_v false_o say_v they_o accept_v he_o pag._n 220._o he_o say_v law_n tender_v by_o a_o prince_n and_o receive_v by_o a_o people_n make_v up_o the_o relation_n of_o king_n and_o people_n yet_o indeed_o that_o be_v not_o true_a for_o it_o be_v the_o receive_v the_o man_n to_o be_v our_o king_n which_o be_v antecedent_n to_o the_o receive_v his_o law_n that_o make_v the_o relation_n a_o marriage_n covenant_n tender_v by_o a_o man_n and_o accept_v by_o a_o virgin_n make_v up_o the_o relation_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n covenant_n draught_n between_o man_n and_o man_n for_o service_n make_v up_o the_o relation_n of_o master_n and_o servant_n now_o the_o gospel_n covenant_n be_v all_o of_o these_o between_o god_n and_o a_o people_n rep._n the_o accept_n christ_n in_o this_o covenant_n be_v true_a justify_v faith_n if_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n have_v this_o indeed_o than_o he_o be_v justify_v and_o faith_n and_o justification_n be_v common_a thing_n which_o i_o will_v not_o believe_v if_o mr._n bl._n mean_v that_o the_o external_a profession_n of_o this_o acceptance_n alone_o do_v make_v up_o the_o relation_n i_o say_v as_o before_z it_o may_v oblige_v the_o professor_n 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speak_v as_o if_o he_o mean_v it_o but_o of_o their_o own_o act_n of_o covenant_n whereby_o they_o oblige_v themselves_o but_o ordinary_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o mutual_a covenant_n â—nd_n make_v god_n to_o be_v also_o in_o covenant_n with_o they_o but_o what_o covenant_n of_o god_n be_v tâ—is_n pag._n 192._o he_o say_v they_o be_v in_o a_o outward_a and_o single_a covenant_n but_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o a_o single_a covenant_n i_o know_v not_o he_o there_o also_o choose_v to_o express_v himself_o in_o paraeus_n word_n who_o distinguish_v inter_fw-la beneficia_fw-la foederis_fw-la which_o he_o deny_v they_o and_o jus_fw-la foederis_fw-la which_o he_o allow_v they_o but_o i_o confess_v i_o know_v not_o what_o jus_n foederis_fw-la be_v except_o one_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o a_o right_a to_o enter_v covenant_n with_o christ_n and_o so_o have_v infidel_n 2._o or_o a_o right_n to_o the_o benefit_n promise_v in_o the_o covenant_n and_o this_o he_o deny_v 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as_o they_o be_v dispense_v so_o they_o seal_v but_o they_o be_v apply_v particular_o take_v eat_v etc._n etc._n this_o mr._n baxter_n see_v pag._n 69._o and_o therefore_o in_o that_o absolute_a universal_a proposition_n he_o find_v a_o particular_a conditional_a promise_n to_o which_o he_o say_v god_n seal_v if_o thou_o believe_v i_o do_v pardon_n thou_o and_o will_v save_v thou_o §._o 66._o r._n b._n all_o this_o be_v answer_v sufficient_o already_o only_o observe_v that_o by_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o i_o will_v save_v thou_o i_o mean_v but_o shall_v have_v or_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o present_v right_o to_o salvation_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o that_o right_n have_v more_o than_o faith_n for_o its_o condition_n §._o 67._o mr._n bl._n that_o it_o seal_v not_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o minor_a proposition_n but_o i_o believe_v he_o say_v be_v beyond_o dispute_n give_v in_o his_o reason_n it_o shall_v seal_v then_o to_o that_o which_o be_v not_o write_v for_o no_o 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false_a §._o 69._o mr._n bl._n reason_n be_v give_v this_o conclusion_n be_v nowhere_o write_v in_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o proper_o the_o object_n of_o faith_n whereas_o the_o seal_n be_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o our_o faith_n to_o which_o i_o say_v it_o be_v write_v virtual_o though_o not_o express_o that_o i_o shall_v rise_v in_o judgement_n be_v nowhere_o write_v yet_o it_o be_v of_o faith_n that_o i_o shall_v rise_v and_o when_o i_o have_v conclude_v faith_n in_o my_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o reason_n in_o my_o soul_n know_v myself_o to_o be_v a_o believer_n as_o i_o know_v myself_o to_o be_v a_o man_n i_o may_v as_o well_o conclude_v that_o i_o shall_v rise_v to_o life_n as_o that_o i_o shall_v rise_v to_o judgement_n §._o 69_o r._n b._n 1._o when_o you_o oppose_v virtual_o to_o express_o you_o seem_v by_o virtual_o to_o mean_v in_o sense_n though_o not_o in_o term_n if_o so_o than_o your_o syllogism_n be_v tautological_a but_o take_v it_o in_o what_o 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