abraham_n to_o moses_n gen._n 17.4_o from_o moses_n to_o christ_n 4.4_o luk._n 18.5_o luk._n 20,27_o gal._n 4.4_o exod._n 14.10_o heb._n 9.15_o and_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n god_n send_v our_o saviour_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n luk._n 1._o 54._o act._n 3.12_o and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v mighty_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o redeemer_n of_o his_o people_n israel_n luk._n 24_o 19_o in_o who_o all_o the_o prophecy_n promise_n and_o figure_n do_v meet_v as_o many_o line_n in_o the_o centre_n these_o promise_n also_o the_o apostle_n do_v allege_v only_o two_o text_n of_o these_o promise_n which_o be_v like_o the_o grape_n and_o fruit_n of_o eschol_n which_o the_o spy_v bring_v from_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v by_o these_o few_o you_o may_v taste_v and_o see_v how_o sweet_a the_o lord_n be_v and_o if_o i_o shall_v labour_v to_o go_v through_o they_o all_o i_o suppose_v they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n then_o the_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n and_o the_o plenty_n of_o they_o will_v beget_v want_n of_o strength_n in_o i_o to_o deliver_v they_o moses_n the_o man_n of_o god_n do_v give_v we_o to_o wit_n rarae_fw-la 1._o promissiones_fw-la rarae_fw-la that_o these_o promise_n be_v first_o rarae_n &_o inauditae_fw-la worthy_a his_o performance_n only_o who_o in_o all_o thing_n with_o his_o holy_a arm_n do_v get_v himself_o the_o victory_n 98.2_o psal_n 98.2_o who_o will_v have_v think_v that_o a_o womb_n of_o ninety_o year_n barrenness_n shall_v be_v a_o joyful_a mother_n of_o child_n god_n promise_v it_o gen._n 17.17_o and_o he_o perform_v it_o gen._n 21.6_o who_o will_v imagine_v that_o god_n will_v bring_v israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n thus_o as_o it_o be_v say_v and_o after_o so_o strange_a a_o manner_n by_o tentation_n by_o sign_n and_o by_o wonder_n by_o war_n by_o a_o mighty_a hand_n and_o by_o a_o stretch_a out_o arm_n and_o by_o great_a terror_n according_a to_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v for_o they_o in_o egypt_n deut._n 4.34_o who_o can_v have_v think_v that_o the_o red_a sea_n shall_v be_v divide_v or_o jordan_n drive_v back_o 20.8_o exod._n 14.21_o josh_n 10.12_o exod._n 16.13_o num._n 20.8_o or_o the_o moon_n shall_v stay_v her_o course_n and_o the_o sun_n forget_v his_o go_v down_o that_o manna_n shall_v be_v rain_v from_o heaven_n that_o live_a water_n shall_v flow_v from_o the_o flinty_a rock_n these_o thing_n god_n promise_v exod._n 3.19_o and_o these_o and_o great_a than_o these_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v in_o their_o due_a season_n for_o he_o be_v the_o god_n who_o make_v all_o thing_n of_o nothing_o which_o quicken_v the_o dead_a and_o call_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o as_o though_o they_o be_v rom._n 4.17_o 2._o 3.6_o 2._o promissiones_fw-la certissime_fw-la mal._n 3.6_o most_o sure_a and_o certain_a as_o proceed_v from_o the_o eternity_n and_o immutabilitie_n of_o his_o will_n and_o verity_n with_o who_o be_v no_o change_n nor_o shadow_n of_o change_v god_n say_v concern_v he_o that_o promise_v by_o vow_n or_o oath_n implebit_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la promisit_fw-la numb_a 30.3_o he_o shall_v not_o break_v his_o promise_n but_o do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o he_o have_v promise_v and_o shall_v the_o lord_n say_v and_o not_o do_v it_o promise_v and_o not_o perform_v it_o sure_o god_n shall_v as_o soon_o not_o be_v himself_o as_o his_o proceed_n not_o be_v the_o truth_n he_o be_v not_o omnipotent_a but_o impotent_a if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n do_v thus_o style_v he_o god_n that_o can_v lie_v tit._n 1.2_o the_o faithful_a god_n deut._n 7.8_o with_o who_o be_v no_o change_n his_o promise_n be_v therefore_o yea_o and_o amen_o 2._o cor._n 1.20_o certissimae_fw-la 3._o gratuitae_fw-la 3._o promissiones_fw-la gratuitae_fw-la gratuitae_fw-la the_o effect_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n without_o any_o merit_n or_o desert_n of_o we_o deut._n 7.7_o he_o set_v not_o his_o love_n upon_o you_o say_v moses_n to_o israel_n nor_o choose_v you_o because_o you_o be_v more_o in_o number_n then_o other_o people_n for_o you_o be_v the_o few_o of_o all_o people_n but_o because_o the_o lord_n love_v you_o etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o mercy_n god_n choose_v this_o people_n first_o and_o his_o first_o promise_n he_o make_v to_o they_o levit._n 26.12_o i_o will_v walk_v with_o you_o i_o will_v be_v your_o god_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n yea_o and_o enlarge_v the_o same_o jer._n 31.1_o i_o will_v be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o the_o family_n of_o israel_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n etc._n etc._n when_o adam_n sin_v against_o god_n god_n have_v compassion_n towards_o he_o yea_o when_o he_o make_v god_n liberality_n the_o patron_n of_o his_o iniquity_n say_v the_o woman_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o etc._n etc._n then_o do_v he_o promise_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n 3.12_o genes_n 3.12_o these_o and_o the_o like_a be_v gratuitae_fw-la promissiones_fw-la without_o any_o precedent_a merit_n of_o man_n as_o a_o motive_n to_o move_v he_o thereunto_o the_o free_a donation_n and_o enlargement_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o bounty_n 4._o pretiosae_fw-la 4._o promissiones_fw-la magnae_fw-la &_o pretiosae_fw-la magnae_fw-la &_o pretiosae_fw-la so_o saint_n peter_n teach_v we_o to_o esteem_v they_o 2._o pet._n 1.3_o for_o these_o that_o our_o god_n will_v be_v with_o we_o wheresoever_o we_o go_v rule_v and_o assist_v we_o in_o whatsoever_o we_o do_v these_o be_v magnae_fw-la &_o pretiosae_fw-la oh_o how_o sweet_a be_v thy_o promise_n 5.18_o exod._n 5.18_o psal_n 119._o he_o rule_v we_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n not_o as_o pharaoh_n rule_v israel_n with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n toil_a they_o in_o their_o task_n of_o brick_n allow_v no_o straw_n but_o he_o command_v we_o welldoing_a and_o help_v we_o to_o do_v it_o and_o when_o our_o service_n be_v do_v of_o duty_n herein_o his_o bountiful_a deal_n pass_v our_o conceive_v when_o for_o a_o break_a service_n on_o earth_n he_o make_v a_o promise_n of_o heaven_n not_o as_o they_o be_v now_o subject_a to_o corruption_n 3.10_o 2._o pet._n 3.10_o for_o the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o with_o a_o noise_n and_o the_o element_n shall_v be_v consume_v with_o heat_n but_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v then_o refine_v most_o glorious_a and_o stable_a for_o the_o comfort_n and_o crown_n of_o his_o saint_n magnae_fw-la &_o pretiosae_fw-la so_o that_o as_o a_o father_n say_v the_o child_n of_o god_n have_v taste_v hereof_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v do_v mourn_v and_o grieve_v in_o the_o heaven_n that_o their_o repentance_n be_v no_o soon_o their_o thankfulness_n no_o more_o and_o their_o obedience_n no_o great_a to_o glorify_v god_n on_o earth_n so_o that_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o glorious_a church_n quà m_fw-la mirabilia_fw-la de_fw-la te_fw-la narrantur_fw-la o_o civitas_fw-la dei_fw-la oh_o how_o great_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n be_v speak_v of_o thou_o o_o thou_o city_n of_o god_n such_o be_v his_o promise_n according_a to_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n magnae_fw-la &_o pretiosae_fw-la and_o in_o the_o five_o place_n that_o we_o may_v inherit_v the_o promise_n futurae_fw-la 5._o promissiones_fw-la futurae_fw-la i_o must_v inform_v you_o that_o they_o be_v futurae_fw-la viz._n of_o thing_n to_o come_v the_o promise_n of_o hope_n our_o life_n say_v paul_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n and_o it_o appear_v not_o what_o we_o shall_v be_v peradventure_o some_o will_v say_v better_o to_o have_v something_o certain_a but_o to_o they_o i_o say_v our_o hope_n be_v not_o a_o dead_a but_o a_o lively_a hope_n 3.8_o 1._o pet._n 1.3_o 2._o pet_n 3.8_o not_o depend_v upon_o man_n who_o breath_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n but_o upon_o our_o god_n with_o who_o one_o day_n be_v as_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o a_o thousand_o year_n as_o one_o day_n the_o apostle_n say_v god_n be_v faithful_a and_o we_o know_v who_o we_o have_v believe_v if_o our_o life_n therefore_o be_v a_o warfare_n our_o hope_n be_v a_o helmet_n eph._n 6._o if_o a_o seafaring_a hope_n be_v our_o anchor_n to_o stay_v our_o ship_n in_o danger_n 27.33_o act._n 27.33_o till_o the_o day_n appear_v act._n 28._o and_o in_o a_o word_n in_o all_o thing_n this_o be_v our_o stay_n god_n be_v faithful_a he_o have_v promise_v and_o will_v perform_v it_o but_o all_o in_o his_o due_a time_n he_o i_o say_v and_o not_o we_o 40.1_o psal_n 40.1_o that_o we_o shall_v keep_v our_o soul_n still_o wait_v on_o the_o lord_n therefore_o they_o be_v futurae_fw-la 6._o augustissimae_fw-la 6._o promissiones_fw-la augustissimae_fw-la to_o comprise_v many_o in_o one_o and_o not_o to_o total_a all_o in_o just_a account_n in_o brief_a