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what_o law_n he_o please_v and_o add_v to_o they_o when_o he_o will_n nay_o god_n himself_o do_v express_o declare_v that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o new_a covenant_n and_o it_o be_v add_v not_o according_a to_o the_o covenant_n that_o i_o make_v with_o their_o father_n in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o take_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n jer._n 31.31_o 32._o it_o reflect_v no_o dishonour_n upon_o god_n to_o say_v that_o he_o reverse_v some_o constitution_n of_o his_o own_o that_o he_o alter_v or_o add_v to_o his_o own_o law_n all_o the_o law_n which_o proceed_v from_o he_o be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o importance_n and_o moment_n the_o jew_n themselves_o will_v own_v this_o and_o the_o thing_n be_v very_o evident_a and_o plain_a this_o appear_v from_o the_o great_a or_o less_o punishment_n assign_v to_o the_o transgressor_n of_o these_o law_n there_o be_v some_o sin_n so_o great_a as_o admit_v no_o sacrifice_n to_o expiate_v they_o there_o be_v other_o which_o be_v easy_o atone_v for_o we_o do_v not_o call_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o question_n nor_o disparage_v his_o law_n when_o we_o show_v how_o far_o short_a it_o come_v of_o the_o gospel_n for_o all_o this_o while_n we_o do_v but_o compare_v one_o divine_a revelation_n with_o another_o god_n make_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o that_o which_o he_o make_v be_v good_a it_o be_v no_o reflection_n upon_o his_o wisdom_n or_o goodness_n or_o veracity_n to_o say_v that_o god_n will_v make_v a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n for_o god_n who_o promise_v to_o make_v a_o new_a covenant_n promise_v to_o make_v a_o new_a heaven_n and_o earth_n also_o isa_n 66.22_o these_o thing_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o premise_v that_o i_o may_v proceed_v in_o this_o weighty_a argument_n with_o the_o great_a caution_n i_o shall_v now_o consider_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n more_o particular_o in_o order_n to_o the_o prove_v this_o that_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n do_v excel_v it_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n comprise_v those_o precept_n give_v by_o he_o which_o be_v either_o moral_a ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a the_o moral_a law_n concern_v they_o as_o man_n and_o be_v give_v at_o mount_n sinai_n in_o ten_o distinct_a precept_n or_o commandment_n these_o be_v call_v the_o word_n or_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o ten_o word_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n word_n in_o scripture_n phrase_n signify_v at_o entire_a sentence_n or_o precept_n ps_n 147.19_o exod._n 20._o 1._o deut._n 4.13.10.4_o exod_n 34.28_o gal._n 5.14_o mark_n 7.13_o with_o matth._n 15.6_o the_o other_o law_n which_o moses_n give_v be_v express_v by_o statute_n and_o judgement_n ps_n 147.19_o as_o the_o moral_a be_v by_o word_n or_o word_n in_o the_o same_o place_n for_o statute_n the_o jewish_a writer_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o those_o precept_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v not_o reveal_v 177._o bechai_n in_o legem_fw-la fol._n 185._o abravenel_n fol._n 177._o or_o at_o least_o be_v not_o obvious_a and_o plain_a such_o be_v the_o law_n concern_v divers_a kind_n concern_v the_o escape_n goat_n and_o the_o red_a heifer_n and_o the_o like_a and_o to_o these_o belong_v the_o ceremonial_a and_o ritual_a precept_n which_o concern_v the_o hebrew_n as_o they_o be_v a_o church_n judgement_n be_v such_o precept_n as_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o such_o as_o may_v at_o least_o in_o some_o measure_n be_v find_v out_o by_o it_o such_o be_v tâ—ose_v which_o relate_v to_o adultery_n and_o theft_n etc._n etc._n these_o have_v relation_n to_o a_o polity_n or_o civil_a society_n as_o for_o
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