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and_o yet_o to_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n which_o have_v make_v i_o think_v that_o believer_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v partly_o under_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n evan._n do_v you_o not_o remember_v how_o i_o tell_v you_o before_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v manifest_a so_o much_o love_n to_o the_o body_n of_o that_o nation_n that_o the_o whole_a posterity_n of_o abraham_n be_v bring_v under_o a_o state-covenant_n or_o national_n church_n so_o that_o for_o the_o believer_n sake_n he_o enfold_v the_o unbeliever_n in_o the_o compact_n whereupon_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o call_v they_o all_o by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o people_n as_o well_o unbeliever_n as_o believer_n and_o to_o be_v call_v their_o god_n and_o though_o the_o lord_n do_v there_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n yet_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o he_o may_v not_o direct_v and_o intend_v his_o speech_n to_o believer_n 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satisfy_v or_o else_o i_o will_v take_v hold_n on_o thou_o â—hen_o answer_v you_o and_o say_v o_o law_n be_v it_o know_v unto_o thou_o that_o i_o be_o now_o marry_v unto_o christ_n 70._o and_o so_o i_o be_o under_o coverâ—_n and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o charge_v i_o with_o any_o debt_n thou_o must_v enter_v thy_o action_n against_o my_o husband_n christ_n for_o the_o wife_n be_v not_o suable_a at_o the_o law_n but_o the_o husband_n seat_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v i_o through_o he_o be_o dead_a to_o thou_o o_o law_n and_o thou_o be_v dead_a to_o i_o and_o therefore_o justice_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o i_o for_o it_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o if_o it_o yet_o reply_n and_o say_v i_o but_o good_a work_n must_v be_v do_v and_o the_o commandment_n must_v be_v keep_v if_o thou_o will_v obtain_v salvation_n then_o answer_v you_o and_o say_v 99.100.101_o i_o be_o already_o save_v before_o thou_o come_v therefore_o i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o thy_o presence_n for_o 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thou_o give_v i_o unto_o he_o and_o thou_o have_v give_v unto_o he_o all_o power_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n and_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o he_o and_o therefore_o i_o will-stand_a to_o his_o judgement_n who_o say_v he_o come_v not_o to_o judge_v the_o world_n but_o to_o save_v it_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v save_v i_o according_a to_o his_o office_n and_o if_o the_o jury_n shall_v bring_v in_o their_o verdict_n that_o they_o have_v find_v you_o guilty_a then_o speak_v to_o the_o judge_n and_o say_v in_o case_n any_o must_v be_v condemn_v for_o my_o transgression_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v christ_n and_o not_o i_o for_o albeit_o i_o have_v commit_v they_o predestination_n yet_o he_o have_v undertake_v and_o bind_v himself_o to_o answer_v for_o they_o and_o that_o by_o his_o consent_n and_o good_a will_n and_o indeed_o he_o have_v full_o satisfy_v for_o they_o and_o if_o all_o this_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n to_o acquit_v you_o then_o add_v 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m._n grace_n junior_a h_n bishop_n hall_n m._n thomas_n hooker_n l_o doctor_n luther_n m._n lightfoot_n m_o wolfangius_n musculus_fw-la peter_n martyr_n doctor_n mayor_n m._n martial_n o_o barnardine_n ochine_n p_o m._n perkins_n doctor_n preston_n r_o m._n rollock_n m._n reynolds_n m._n rouse_n s_o doctor_n smith_n doctor_n sibbs_n m._n slater_n t_o m._n tyndall_n m._n robert_n town_n v_o doctor_n vrban_n regius_n doctor_n vrsinus_n m._n vaughan_n w_n doctor_n willet_n doctor_n williams_n m._n wilson_n m._n ward_n the_o marrow_n of_o modern_a divinity_n interlocutor_n evangelista_n a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n nomista_n a_o legalist_n antinomista_n a_o antinomian_n neophytus_n a_o young_a christian._n nomista_fw-la sir_n my_o neighbour_n neophytus_n and_o i_o have_v late_o have_v some_o conference_n with_o this_o our_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n antinomista_n about_o some_o point_n of_o religion_n wherein_o he_o differ_v from_o we_o both_o at_o last_o â—id_v he_o will_v be_v 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delight_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o my_o god_n yea_o thy_o law_n be_v in_o my_o heart_n thus_o christ_n assent_v and_o from_o everlasting_a stroke_n hand_n with_o god_n 117._o to_o put_v upon_o he_o man_n person_n and_o to_o take_v upon_o he_o his_o name_n and_o to_o enter_v in_o his_o stead_n in_o obey_v his_o father_n and_o to_o do_v all_o for_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v require_v and_o to_o yield_v in_o man_n flesh_n the_o price_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o same_o flesh_n to_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n that_o man_n have_v deserve_v and_o this_o he_o undertake_v under_o the_o penalty_n that_o lie_v upon_o man_n to_o have_v undergo_v and_o thus_o be_v justice_n satisfy_v and_o mercy_n magnify_v by_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o so_o god_n take_v christ_n single_a bond_n whence_o christ_n be_v not_o only_o call_v the_o surety_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o we_o heb._n 7_o 22._o but_o the_o covenant_n itself_o isa._n 49_o 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