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overflow_v too_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n and_o too_o the_o obtain_v of_o righteousness_n for_o other_o man_n which_o fail_v in_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o own_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o say_v they_o do_v not_o exclude_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n no_o more_o do_v ishmael_n the_o promise_n of_o god_n but_o ishmael_n can_v not_o inherit_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n no_o more_o can_v they_o he_o partaker_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_o because_o they_o seek_v to_o procure_v it_o by_o camall_a and_o fleshly_a mean_n and_o they_o only_o be_v after_o isaac_n heir_n of_o the_o promise_n which_o pretend_v no_o tycle_n too_o the_o promise_v inheritance_n but_o only_o the_o promise_n of_o god_o which_o seek_v it_o only_o by_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o work_n which_o obtain_v it_o by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o desert_n for_o neither_o nature_n nor_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n nor_o the_o strength_n of_o man_n nor_o the_o worthiness_n of_o man_n make_v isaac_n heir_n of_o the_o promise_n but_o only_a faith_n in_o the_o promise_n these_o thing_n say_v saint_n paul_n which_o be_v write_v of_o the_o two_o mother_n in_o abraham_n house_n of_o contrary_a condition_n and_o the_o issue_n of_o they_o both_o be_v allegorical_a that_o be_v figurative_o or_o typical_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o in_o as_o much_o as_o abraham_n house_n be_v the_o church_n of_o god_o such_o notable_a event_n as_o happen_v in_o that_o household_n be_v figure_n and_o example_n for_o we_o too_o see_v the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n and_o diverse_a kind_n of_o man_n therein_o for_o all_o age_n followy_v wherefore_o as_o there_o be_v a_o bond_n woman_n engender_v into_o bondage_n he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n even_o in_o that_o familey_o so_o have_v there_o always_o be_v in_o the_o outward_a face_n of_o the_o church_n a_o great_a seed_n and_o multitude_n of_o heretic_n and_o hypocrite_n which_o have_v seek_v justification_n by_o their_o own_o merit_n such_o be_v before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o froward_a and_o obstinate_a jew_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n which_o abuse_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n contrary_a to_o the_o scope_n and_o end_n of_o the_o law_n seek_v to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n in_o observation_n and_o keep_n of_o the_o law_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o become_v void_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o thy_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o exclude_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v right_a well_o in_o that_o phariseye_n of_o who_o our_o saviour_n christ_n tell_v the_o parable_n luke_n 18._o against_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v righteous_a and_o despise_v other_o this_o pharisey_n trust_v in_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v righteous_a and_o yet_o not_o without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n for_o he_o give_v god_n thanks_n that_o he_o be_v not_o as_o other_o man_n be_v or_o etc_n etc_n and_o such_o for_o all_o the_o world_n as_o this_o pharisey_n be_v be_v the_o whole_a generation_n of_o papist_n for_o they_o will_v seem_v too_o ascribe_v much_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o form_n of_o word_n and_o almost_o altogether_o and_o so_o do_v the_o pharisey_n but_o yet_o nevertheless_o he_o with_o they_o and_o they_o with_o he_o be_v ismaelite_n son_n of_o the_o bond_n woman_n bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n because_o they_o join_v any_o thing_n with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o only_o do_v triumph_n in_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o promise_n for_o by_o grace_v you_o be_v save_v say_v the_o apostle_n through_o faith_n â—_o and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_n and_o how_o be_v boall_a exclude_v by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n no_o but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o faith_n but_o let_v we_o proceed_v in_o the_o text_n 27._o the_o two_o mother_n say_v s._n paul_n be_v the_o two_o covenant_n or_o testament_n that_o be_v they_o represent_v unto_o we_o the_o two_o testament_n or_o covenant_n that_o god_n have_v make_v with_o mankind_n touch_v their_o salvation_n for_o god_n have_v make_v two_o covenant_n one_o in_o the_o law_n the_o other_o in_o the_o gospel_n the_o one_o the_o covenant_n of_o justice_n the_o other_o the_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n in_o the_o one_o he_o require_v perfect_a righteousness_n in_o the_o other_o he_o offer_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o both_o these_o covenant_n have_v a_o necessary_a use_n to_o bring_v we_o to_o salvation_n the_o covenaunte_n of_o justice_n do_v show_v we_o what_o perfection_n of_o righteousness_n god_n require_v and_o how_o far_o we_o be_v from_o it_o to_o humble_v we_o &_o enforce_v we_o to_o seek_v righteousness_n else_o where_o then_o by_o our_o own_o desert_n and_o so_o the_o law_n when_o it_o be_v right_o use_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o 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