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7._o i_o be_o thy_o god_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v what_o i_o be_o in_o myself_o i_o will_v be_v on_o thy_o behalf_n i_o will_v be_v all_o in_o all_o to_o thou_o i_o will_v confer_v all_o blessing_n temporal_a and_o spiritual_a upon_o thou_o i_o will_v communicate_v all_o good_a to_o thou_o grace_n and_o protection_n i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o wherever_o thou_o go_v to_o bless_v thou_o alas_o what_o if_o god_n be_v almighty_a and_o alsufficient_a in_o himself_o unless_o he_o will_v help_v i_o and_o do_v good_a to_o i_o what_o be_o i_o the_o better_a therefore_o say_v god_n whatever_o i_o be_o have_v or_o can_v do_v shall_v be_v for_o thy_o good_a my_o power_n wisdom_n goodness_n mercy_n shall_v be_v apply_v to_o thou_o and_o thou_o for_o blessing_n and_o salvation_n psal._n 144._o 15._o i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n in_o word_n a_o short_a promise_n but_o in_o sense_n the_o most_o ample_a promise_n in_o the_o whole_a bible_n god_n here_o be_v take_v 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witness_n who_o i_o serve_v with_o my_o spirit_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o his_o son_n and_o with_o a_o pure_a conscience_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 3._o void_a of_o offence_n towards_o god_n act_n 24._o 16._o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a sincerity_n 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o when_o with_o our_o mind_n we_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n rom._n 7._o 25._o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o will_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n you_o have_v reason_n to_o enure_v yourselves_o to_o this_o spiritual_a worship_n because_o ere_o long_o you_o will_v be_v all_o spirit_n when_o you_o have_v lay_v down_o these_o earthly_a tabernacle_n i_o mean_v it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n shall_v after_o death_n live_v a_o while_n out_o of_o the_o body_n in_o a_o separate_a state_n till_o the_o resurrection_n converse_v with_o a_o innumerable_a company_n of_o angel_n and_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a though_o believer_n now_o be_v spiritual_o join_v to_o the_o 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one_o spiritual_a body_n or_o in_o the_o same_o spiritual_a nature_n with_o christ_n heb._n 2._o 11._o we_o live_v the_o life_n of_o christ_n the_o head_n and_o the_o member_n be_v act_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n christian_n have_v not_o every_o one_o a_o diverse_a spirit_n as_o every_o man_n have_v a_o divers_a soul_n numerical_o distinct_a from_o the_o soul_n of_o another_o man_n but_o as_o all_o member_n of_o the_o body_n have_v the_o same_o soul_n though_o each_o of_o they_o divers_a operation_n rom._n 12._o 4._o so_o we_o have_v all_o of_o we_o one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n though_o the_o operation_n of_o it_o be_v divers_a 1_o cor._n 12._o 4_o 13._o therefore_o if_o there_o be_v any_o fellowship_n of_o the_o spirit_n let_v we_o glorify_v god_n in_o our_o body_n and_o in_o our_o spirit_n which_o be_v god_n christ_n the_o only_a mediator_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n heb._n xii_o 24._o and_o to_o jesus_n the_o mediator_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n before_o i_o speak_v to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n i_o shall_v premise_v two_o thing_n 1._o compare_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n with_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n show_v in_o what_o they_o agree_v and_o in_o what_o they_o differ_v 2._o compare_v the_o new_a covenant_n with_o the_o mount_n sinai-covenant_n chap._n i._n christ_n the_o only_a mediator_n etc._n etc._n first_o i_o shall_v compare_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n with_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o sundry_a particular_n 1._o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n free_v a_o sinner_n from_o two_o thing_n which_o by_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n be_v in_o force_n against_o he_o 1._o from_o the_o curse_n 2._o from_o perfect_a obedience_n as_o a_o condition_n of_o life_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o man_n himself_o my_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n do_v not_o take_v away_o the_o condition_n of_o perfect_a obedience_n but_o only_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o by_o we_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o christ_n have_v perform_v it_o for_o we_o by_o who_o obedience_n we_o be_v make_v righteous_a 2._o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v so_o far_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o good_a work_v command_v by_o that_o covenant_n that_o it_o take_v in_o all_o the_o moral_a duty_n of_o that_o covenant_n they_o be_v as_o much_o our_o duty_n now_o under_o the_o gospel_n as_o they_o be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o our_o come_n short_a in_o any_o of_o they_o be_v as_o much_o our_o sin_n now_o as_o then_o we_o ought_v as_o much_o to_o strive_v against_o it_o nay_o which_o be_v more_o than_o can_v be_v expect_v under_o the_o law_n we_o be_v call_v to_o repent_v of_o it_o the_o law_n neither_o give_v grace_n to_o repent_v neither_o do_v it_o admit_v of_o any_o repentance_n you_o see_v how_o little_a countenance_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n right_o understand_v give_v to_o licentiousness_n how_o much_o it_o promote_v holiness_n even_o the_o perfection_n of_o holiness_n for_o when_o all_o 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