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as_o for_o lesser_a dispute_n be_v not_o much_o in_o they_o say_v elias_n cum_fw-la veniet_fw-la let_v we_o leave_v this_o unto_o the_o day_n of_o resurrection_n which_o will_v declare_v of_o what_o sort_n every_o man_n work_n be_v whither_o it_o be_v gold_n or_o silver_n hay_n or_o stubble_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v this_o be_v a_o grave_n in_o which_o satan_n have_v bury_v many_o a_o soul_n cause_v man_n to_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o their_o own_o birth_n and_o apprehension_n and_o thereby_o to_o take_v they_o off_o from_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o eternal_a concernment_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n which_o turn_v man_n common_o from_o idolatry_n to_o heresy_n four_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o up_o to_o have_v their_o thought_n set_v much_o upon_o other_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o thorny_a ground_n the_o thorn_n suck_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o soil_n choke_v the_o seed_n matth._n 13._o one_o be_v take_v up_o about_o get_v a_o estate_n and_o another_o 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recompense_v have_v thou_o serve_v god_n for_o nought_o now_o this_o agreement_n between_o god_n and_o man_n be_v twofold_a answerable_a unto_o the_o twofold_a state_n of_o man_n first_o in_o the_o state_n of_o integrity_n god_n make_v with_o man_n a_o covenant_n express_v man_n duty_n and_o promise_v a_o reward_n unto_o his_o obedience_n and_o this_o be_v faedus_fw-la amicitiae_fw-la because_o god_n and_o man_n be_v not_o at_o variance_n like_o that_o between_o david_n and_o jonathan_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o mutual_a love_n second_o in_o a_o state_n of_o corruption_n after_o the_o fall_n god_n enter_v into_o a_o new_a covenant_n to_o take_v man_n into_o friendship_n again_o after_o god_n and_o man_n have_v by_o sin_n be_v set_v at_o variance_n and_o this_o be_v faedus_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la a_o covenant_n of_o reconciliation_n three_o these_o two_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o two_o several_a head_n with_o the_o first_o and_o with_o the_o second_o adam_n for_o 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his_o obedience_n now_o this_o be_v not_o a_o seal_n set_v to_o a_o blank_a therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v give_v upon_o supposition_n and_o for_o confirmation_n of_o a_o foregoing_a covenant_n the_o second_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o the_o second_o adam_n he_o say_v not_o unto_o seed_n as_o speak_v of_o many_o but_o unto_o one_o which_o be_v christ_n gal_n 3.16,19_o he_o be_v call_v the_o seed_n unto_o who_o the_o promise_n and_o with_o who_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v for_o as_o adam_n be_v caput_n cum_fw-la faedere_fw-la so_o be_v christ_n also_o therefore_o the_o lord_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o as_o a_o covenant_n to_o the_o nation_n isa_n 4.2,6_o for_o in_o this_o adam_n be_v a_o type_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v rom._n 5.14_o three_o the_o first_o covenant_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n so_o call_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o do_v require_v personal_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n this_o do_v and_o thou_o shall_v live_v ezek._n 20.13_o and_o that_o under_o a_o penalty_n of_o a_o curse_n for_o the_o least_o deviation_n curse_v be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o gal._n 3.10_o four_o this_o covenant_n be_v make_v not_o only_o with_o adam_n but_o with_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n in_o he_o for_o adam_n be_v a_o public_a person_n a_o representative_a head_n and_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v not_o a_o personal_a sacrament_n but_o a_o natural_a which_o do_v belong_v unto_o the_o nature_n and_o therefore_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o the_o nature_n and_o not_o with_o any_o particular_a person_n only_o which_o do_v appear_v plain_o because_o the_o covenant_n be_v break_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o covenant_n do_v seize_v upon_o the_o nature_n gal._n 3.10_o for_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o covenant_n must_v needs_o be_v as_o large_a as_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o covenant_n therefore_o upon_o whosoever_o the_o curse_n do_v come_v unto_o they_o the_o duty_n do_v belong_v and_o none_o be_v bind_v unto_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o covenant_n but_o they_o that_o be_v foederati_fw-la person_n with_o who_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v five_o this_o covenant_n be_v not_o abolish_v by_o the_o fall_n but_o remain_v and_o stand_v in_o force_n not_o to_o give_v life_n and_o salvation_n that_o indeed_o it_o can_v do_v because_o it_o be_v become_v weak_a through_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8.3_o but_o it_o command_v duty_n now_o as_o perfect_o as_o it_o do_v of_o adam_n and_o that_o must_v be_v personal_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o if_o a_o man_n fail_v in_o the_o least_o degree_n it_o threaten_v the_o curse_n also_o god_n speak_v unto_o cain_n according_a to_o the_o tenure_n of_o this_o covenant_n after_o the_o fall_n gen._n 4.7_o if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v accept_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o covenant_n that_o the_o curse_n come_v upon_o man_n here_o in_o a_o degree_n and_o in_o perfection_n hereafter_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o because_o we_o have_v lose_v power_n to_o obey_v therefore_o god_n shall_v lose_v his_o power_n to_o command_v six_o last_o all_o unregenerate_a man_n since_o the_o fall_n do_v stand_v under_o this_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v from_o the_o principle_n already_o lay_v for_o if_o this_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o adam_n with_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n and_o if_o it_o stand_v in_o force_n since_o the_o fall_n then_o wheresoever_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v because_o every_o man_n be_v a_o son_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n he_o must_v needs_o become_v bind_v unto_o the_o term_n and_o condition_n of_o this_o covenant_n for_o it_o be_v make_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o
therefore_o it_o must_v be_v universal_a yet_o that_o since_o the_o fall_v all_o unregenerate_a man_n be_v under_o this_o covenant_n i_o will_v further_o prove_v it_o by_o these_o argument_n first_o it_o will_v appear_v from_o the_o conveyance_n of_o the_o guilt_n of_o adam_n sin_n rom._n 5.12_o as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n so_o death_n come_v upon_o all_o because_o sin_n come_v upon_o all_o how_o so_o see_v there_o be_v many_o dye_n that_o do_v never_o sin_n the_o apostle_n answer_v though_o they_o have_v never_o sin_v in_o their_o own_o person_n yet_o in_o he_o as_o a_o public_a person_n they_o do_v sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o who_o all_o have_v sin_v we_o be_v all_o in_o he_o and_o therefore_o we_o all_o sin_v in_o he_o now_o how_o be_v man_n in_o adam_n they_o be_v in_o he_o two_o way_n first_o legal_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o he_o we_o be_v party_n therein_o we_o be_v as_o 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