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do_v as_o we_o say_v take_v levery_a the_o seisin_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n &_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a in_o that_o very_a place_n which_o god_n have_v destinate_a for_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o at_o least_o in_o that_o place_n where_o john_n do_v baptize_v and_o albeit_o melchisedech_n do_v no_o doubt_n derive_v the_o blessing_n bestow_v on_o shem_n or_o on_o himself_o by_o noah_n in_o more_o express_a term_n unto_o abraham_n by_o inspiration_n extraordinary_a and_o divine_a yet_o abraham_n at_o this_o time_n have_v afford_v he_o a_o fit_a text_n or_o theme_n to_o make_v these_o extemporary_a exposition_n or_o declaration_n upon_o of_o all_o that_o have_v proceed_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o shem_n none_o as_o yet_o have_v ever_o give_v the_o like_a proof_n of_o his_o likely_a hood_n to_o become_v lord_n of_o canaan_n as_o abraham_n now_o have_v do_v who_o god_n have_v enable_v to_o right_v the_o king_n of_o sodom_n and_o other_o cananitish_a king_n not_o 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dabant_fw-la god_n be_v our_o lord_n by_o a_o high_a title_n than_o the_o right_n of_o conquest_n &_o we_o be_v worse_o than_o his_o mean_a vassal_n not_o his_o servant_n but_o his_o condemn_a prisoner_n it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o have_v cut_v we_o off_o from_o all_o possibility_n of_o any_o league_n or_o amity_n save_v only_o with_o hell_n and_o death_n which_o we_o and_o our_o father_n have_v choose_v for_o our_o confederate_n and_o yet_o the_o condition_n of_o this_o league_n wherewith_o god_n prevent_v abraham_n for_o he_o seek_v it_o at_o abraham_n hand_n when_o abraham_n do_v not_o seek_v it_o at_o he_o be_v condition_n aequi_fw-la faederis_fw-la it_o be_v make_v upon_o as_o good_a term_n or_o condition_n as_o any_o league_n between_o free-state_n and_o kingdom_n independent_a be_v ever_o proffer_v or_o perform_v it_o be_v more_o than_o a_o league_n offensive_a and_o defensive_a more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o league_n be_v but_o a_o ratification_n 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