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which_o god_n establish_v with_o noah_n and_o his_o seed_n after_o the_o flood_n for_o god_n use_v the_o very_a same_o frame_n of_o speech_n with_o noah_n as_o he_o do_v with_o abraham_n as_o you_o may_v see_v gen._n 9.9_o and_o i_o behold_v i_o establish_v my_o covenant_n with_o you_o and_o with_o your_o seed_n after_o you_o that_o be_v with_o noah_n and_o his_o household_n and_o their_o posterity_n gen._n 7.17_o and_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n between_o i_o and_o thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o 1._o behold_v i_o establish_v my_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n 2._o and_o i_o will_v establish_v my_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o these_o two_o establishment_n of_o the_o covenant_n even_o none_o at_o all_o then_o it_o must_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o covenant_n nay_o god_n tell_v we_o so_o for_o both_o to_o the_o one_o and_o to_o the_o other_o god_n call_v it_o emphatical_o my_o covenant_n so_o it_o be_v not_o a_o covenant_n 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