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mean_v that_o covenant_n that_o abraham_n and_o all_o believer_n do_v possess_v by_o faith_n second_o i_o say_v ishmael_n esau_n etc._n etc._n be_v of_o that_o covenant_n dispense_v on_o god_n part_n unto_o they_o and_o to_o be_v receive_v on_o their_o part_n by_o faith_n at_o present_a or_o afterward_o and_o if_o ishmael_n and_o esau_n be_v not_o so_o in_o that_o covenant_n as_o well_o as_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n then_o how_o can_v they_o be_v circumcise_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n they_o have_v the_o same_o seal_n set_v unto_o they_o that_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n have_v and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o same_o covenant_n than_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v in_o one_o covenant_n and_o seal_v to_o that_o and_o ishmael_n and_o esau_n and_o the_o like_a be_v in_o another_o covenant_n and_o seal_v to_o that_o with_o the_o same_o seal_n that_o the_o other_o be_v seal_v to_o the_o other_o further_o whether_o for_o no_o shall_v ishmael_n esau_n etc._n etc._n be_v judge_v according_a to_o that_o covenant_n of_o abraham_n and_o punish_v for_o refuse_v it_o if_o so_o as_o it_o be_v certain_a than_o they_o be_v under_o that_o covenant_n though_o they_o enjoy_v not_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o rom._n 9.8_o and_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o it_o by_o harden_v their_o heart_n and_o have_v a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n inflict_v upon_o they_o as_o a_o just_a punishment_n of_o that_o their_o refuse_v rom._n 11.7_o second_o he_o say_v that_o if_o ishmael_n and_o esau_n be_v deprive_v by_o some_o act_n of_o they_o than_o we_o must_v fall_v upon_o arminius_n tenet_n of_o fall_v from_o grace_n which_o all_o understand_a christian_n do_v utter_o abhor_v reply_n first_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o many_o hold_v with_o the_o consuter_n in_o this_o point_n of_o paedobaptism_n do_v maintain_v that_o a_o man_n true_o elect_v and_o in_o state_n of_o salvation_n may_v and_o do_v fall_v away_o and_o perish_v if_o he_o dissent_v in_o this_o i_o will_v not_o blame_v he_o 2_o what_o understanding_n christian_n do_v ever_o deny_v that_o some_o man_n fall_v from_o grace_n and_o be_v there_o not_o many_o scripture_n that_o do_v testify_v as_o much_o christian_n do_v deny_v that_o any_o elect_v of_o god_n and_o make_v partaker_n of_o save_a calling_n can_v fall_v away_o from_o that_o estate_n they_o thereby_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o but_o there_o be_v another_o state_n of_o grace_n whereof_o many_o non-elected_n be_v partaker_n of_o by_o the_o covenant_n on_o god_n part_v dispense_v and_o of_o many_o effect_n of_o god_n operation_n in_o their_o heart_n some_o more_o some_o less_o and_o from_o this_o all_o of_o they_o may_v many_o of_o they_o do_v fall_v