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of_o the_o gospel_n this_o i_o say_v in_o general_a be_v intend_v in_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n 15._o gen._n 5._o 15._o and_o herein_o his_o promise_n do_v not_o differ_v from_o that_o promise_n make_v unto_o our_o first_o parent_n the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n second_o more_o particular_o in_o god_n promise_n unto_o abraham_n be_v contain_v something_o peculiar_a unto_o he_o and_o which_o believer_n be_v to_o claim_v particular_o from_o his_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n as_o namely_o in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o god_n will_v not_o only_o bless_v abraham_n and_o in_o he_o all_o believer_n but_o also_o will_v make_v they_o blessing_n and_o that_o chief_o and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o their_o familis_fw-la and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o also_o to_o nation_n gen._n 12._o 1_o 2_o 3._o blessing_n i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n and_o in_o thou_o shall_v all_o the_o family_n oi_o the_o 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