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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o or_o unto_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o same_o seed_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o precede_a verse_n now_o the_o covenant_n be_v confirm_v in_o christ_n personal_n not_o in_o christ_n mystical_a hence_o pareus_n conclude_v it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v individue_n de_fw-fr uno_fw-la christo_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la omnis_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la benedictio_fw-la in_o fideles_fw-la diffluit_fw-la but_o this_o also_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o christ_n be_v give_v for_o a_o covenant_n of_o the_o people_n isa_n 42._o 6._o and_o therefore_o the_o covenant_n be_v establish_v in_o he_o and_o with_o he_o for_o all_o believer_n mr._n cox_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o the_o covenant_n pag._n 79_o 80._o §_o 2._o and_o indeed_o throughout_o this_o whole_a chapter_n of_o gal._n 3._o where_o christ_n be_v speak_v of_o it_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o christ_n mystical_a but_o of_o christ_n personal_n only_o for_o so_o verse_n 13._o christ_n say_v he_o have_v redeem_a we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o we_o be_v this_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o christ_n mystical_a or_o christ_n personal_n only_a do_v christ_n mystical_a redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n so_o likewise_o verse_n 14._o that_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n may_v come_v on_o the_o gentile_n through_o jesus_n christ_n be_v it_o through_o christ_n mystical_a that_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n be_v there_o say_v to_o come_v on_o the_o gentile_n sure_o that_o can_v be_v the_o sense_n but_o through_o christ_n personal_n only_o in_o like_a manner_n therefore_o be_v we_o to_o understand_v he_o verse_n 16._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n be_v the_o promise_v make_v he_o say_v not_o unto_o seed_n as_o of_o many_o but_o as_o of_o one_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n which_o be_v christ_n which_o be_v further_a plain_n from_o the_o very_a next_o follow_v word_n verse_n 17._o and_o this_o i_o 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