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sacred_a scripture_n and_o its_o authority_n perfection_n and_o perspicuity_n i._o whosoever_o desire_v to_o worship_n god_n god_n aright_o and_o certain_o and_o undoubted_o to_o be_v everlasting_o save_v he_o must_v of_o necessity_n first_o of_o all_o 6._o believe_v that_o god_n be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o bounteous_a rewarder_n of_o those_o that_o seek_v he_o and_o therefore_o must_v conform_v himself_o according_a to_o that_o rule_n and_o square_n which_o it_o be_v 16._o undoubted_o manifest_a be_v deliver_v and_o prescribe_v by_o the_o true_a god_n himself_o the_o supreme_a lawgiver_n and_o establish_v upon_o the_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n 2._o that_o god_n be_v 18._o and_o that_o he_o have_v at_o testament_n sundry_a time_n and_o in_o divers_a manner_n speak_v in_o time_n pass_v unto_o the_o father_n by_o the_o prophet_n and_o that_o he_o have_v at_o length_n in_o the_o last_o time_n most_o full_o declare_v and_o manifest_v his_o last_o will_n by_o his_o only-begotten_a 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doubtless_o or_o desert_n 6._o because_o he_o have_v merit_v eternal_a salvation_n for_o we_o by_o his_o obedience_n or_o because_o by_o the_o mediation_n hereof_o especial_o of_o his_o violent_a and_o bloody_a death_n as_o by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o price_n of_o redemption_n and_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n god_n have_v thus_o far_o reconcile_v all_o sinner_n unto_o himself_o that_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o this_o price_n of_o redemption_n and_o sacrifice_n he_o be_v please_v to_o be_v at_o one_o with_o they_o again_o and_o to_o open_v the_o door_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n and_o way_n of_o immortality_n to_o they_o even_o as_o it_o be_v prefigure_v many_o age_n before_o under_o divers_a type_n figure_n and_o shadow_n 10._o of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o especial_o under_o the_o type_n of_o that_o solemn_a sacrifice_n which_o the_o highpriest_n once_o every_o year_n perform_v in_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n and_o he_o be_v our_o saviour_n indeed_o by_o way_n of_o efficacy_n 3_o in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o do_v effectual_o apply_v the_o spiritual_a virtue_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o say_a merit_n of_o he_o to_o his_o faithful_a follower_n and_o real_o afford_v it_o to_o they_o to_o enjoy_v and_o make_v they_o through_o faith_n real_o partaker_n of_o all_o those_o benefit_n which_o he_o by_o his_o obedience_n have_v purchase_v for_o they_o of_o which_o more_o afterward_o 10._o but_o those_o man_n who_o hold_v that_o there_o error_n be_v both_o a_o absolute_a election_n and_o a_o absolute_a reprobation_n of_o certain_a person_n whether_o consider_v before_o the_o fall_n or_o only_o under_o or_o after_o the_o fall_n without_o faith_n in_o christ_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n or_o disobedience_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n be_v in_o order_n first_o make_v and_o pass_v before_o jesus_n christ_n be_v design_v of_o the_o father_n as_o a_o mediator_n for_o they_o they_o enervate_v nay_o do_v whole_o and_o utter_o overthrow_v the_o universal_a force_n and_o 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the_o chief_a work_n of_o god_n hitherto_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o the_o new_a covenant_n 1._o furthermore_o the_o will_n of_o god_n testament_n etc._n comprehend_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o our_o most_o high_a prophet_n the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n have_v clear_o and_o full_o reveal_v unto_o we_o in_o his_o gospel_n contain_v two_o chief_a head_n first_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n on_o his_o part_n by_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n have_v decree_v to_o do_v or_o work_v in_o we_o or_o about_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o that_o eternal_a salvation_n that_o be_v offer_v to_o we_o by_o he_o second_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o altogether_o will_v by_o the_o mediation_n or_o mean_n of_o his_o own_o grace_n to_o be_v do_v by_o we_o if_o we_o will_v real_o obtain_v eternal_a salvation_n 2._o those_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v decree_v former_a to_o do_v on_o his_o part_n in_o order_n 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