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blood_n and_o so_o why_o go_v you_o with_o your_o hand_n on_o your_o loin_n you_o that_o have_v any_o title_n or_o interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n for_o it_o be_v both_o full_a free_a and_o sure_a sermon_n iii_o 2_o samuel_n 23.5_o although_o my_o house_n be_v not_o so_o with_o god_n yet_o he_o have_v make_v with_o i_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n order_v in_o all_o thing_n and_o sure_a and_o this_o be_v all_o my_o salvation_n and_o all_o my_o desire_n although_o he_o make_v it_o not_o to_o grow_v i_o take_v from_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o word_n the_o last_o day_n one_o observation_n and_o handle_v it_o in_o two_o sermon_n that_o the_o great_a encouragement_n at_o death_n be_v a_o interest_n in_o well_o order_v and_o sure_a covenant_n what_o be_v say_v of_o that_o i_o will_v not_o repeat_v now_o but_o i_o come_v particular_o to_o make_v some_o entry_n on_o the_o word_n and_o in_o the_o work_n of_o this_o day_n i_o shall_v consider_v they_o in_o this_o mould_n and_o method_n and_o 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