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p._n 133._o of_o my_o method_n of_o grace_n which_o you_o ignorant_o or_o wilful_o mistake_v when_o in_o your_o reply_n p._n 88_o 89._o you_o object_v it_o against_o i_o faith_n consider_v in_o this_o sense_n be_v not_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n nor_o can_v pretend_v to_o be_v so_o more_o than_o any_o other_o grace_n but_o we_o consider_v it_o organical_o relative_o and_o as_o most_o speak_v instrumental_o as_o it_o receive_v christ_n joh._n 1._o 12._o and_o so_o give_v we_o power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n to_o partake_v of_o the_o save_a benefit_n of_o the_o covenant_n but_o as_o he_o be_v unite_v to_o christ._n for_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n in_o he_o be_v yea_o and_o in_o he_o amen_o 2_o cor._n 1._o 20._o and_o unite_v to_o christ_n no_o man_n can_v be_v before_o he_o be_v a_o believer_n for_o christ_n
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