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transgressor_n death_n be_v the_o penalty_n of_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n `_o so_o say_v i_o be_v death_n the_o penalty_n of_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n the_o male-child_n the_o flesh_n of_o who_o foreskin_n be_v not_o cut_v off_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n which_o clear_o show_v it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n of_o the_o sinai_n covenant_n 4._o it_o revive_v the_o promise_n say_v he_o of_o that_o covenant_n of_o eternal_a life_n upon_o perfect_a obedience_n rom._n 10._o 5._o so_o say_v i_o do_v the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n in_o that_o he_o that_o be_v circumcise_v be_v bind_v to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n gal_n 5._o 3._o now_o say_v the_o doctor_n this_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n revieve_v nor_o have_v this_o covenant_n of_o sinai_n any_o such_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n annex_v to_o it_o as_o such_o but_o only_o the_o promise_n inseparable_a from_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n which_o be_v revieve_v say_v do_v this_o and_o lief_o hence_o say_v he_o when_o our_o apostle_n dispute_v against_o justification_n by_o the_o law_n or_o by_o the_o work_v of_o the_o law_n he_o do_v not_o intend_v the_o work_n peculiar_a unto_o the_o covenant_n of_o sinai_n such_o as_o be_v the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o worship_n then_o institute_v but_o he_o intend_v also_o the_o work_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n let_v this_o be_v well_o consider_v for_o it_o be_v from_o hence_o paul_n exclude_v circumcision_n rom._n 4._o as_o be_v a_o work_n or_o duty_n oppose_v to_o faith_n and_o so_o appertain_v to_o the_o old_a covenant_n he_o than_o proceed_v in_o sixteen_o particular_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o two_o covenant_n differ_v from_o each_o other_o page_z 236_o 237_o etc._n etc._n 1._o that_o they_o differ_v in_o circumstance_n 2._o that_o they_o differ_v in_o the_o circumstance_n of_o place_n gal_n 4._o 24_o 25._o 3._o that_o they_o differ_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o promulgation_n 4._o in_o their_o mediator_n 5._o that_o they_o differ_v in_o their_o subject_a matter_n both_o as_o unto_o the_o precept_n and_o promise_n all_o sin_n forbid_v upon_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o give_v promise_n of_o life_n upon_o perfect_a obedience_n no_o promise_n of_o grace_n to_o communicate_v spiritual_a strength_n to_o assist_v in_o obedience_n have_v promise_v of_o temporal_a thing_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n in_o the_o new_a covenant_n say_v he_o all_o thing_n otherwise_o 6._o that_o they_o differ_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o dedication_n and_o sanction_n that_o they_o differ_v in_o their_o substance_n and_o end_n the_o old_a covenant_n be_v typical_a shadowy_a &_o removable_a heb._n 10._o 1._o that_o they_o differ_v in_o their_o extent_n of_o their_o administration_n the_o first_o be_v confine_v unto_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n exclude_v all_o other_o from_o the_o 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thing_n may_v also_o so_o any_o innovation_n may_v be_v let_v into_o the_o church_n as_o to_o the_o minor_a if_o there_o be_v a_o institution_n for_o it_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v either_o contain_v in_o the_o great_a commission_n matth._n 28._o mark_v 16._o or_o somewhere_o else_o but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o commission_n nor_o any_o where_o else_o ergo._fw-la the_o major_n none_o will_v deny_v the_o minor_a i_o prove_v thus_o none_o be_v to_o be_v baptize_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o commission_n but_o such_o who_o be_v disciple_v by_o the_o word_n as_o i_o say_v before_o and_o so_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v if_o any_o shall_v say_v christ_n command_v his_o disciple_n to_o baptize_v all_o nation_n and_o infant_n be_v part_n of_o nation_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v baptize_v i_o answer_v arg._n 3._o if_o all_o nation_n or_o any_o in_o the_o nation_n ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v before_o disciple_v then_o turk_n pagan_n unbeliever_n 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