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his_o seed_n be_v the_o promise_v make_v he_o say_v not_o tâ—…_n seeds_n as_o of_o many_o but_o as_o of_o one_o and_o to_o thy_o seeâ—…_n which_o be_v christ._n now_o unless_o we_o will_v find_v out_o â—…_n quintum_fw-la evangelium_fw-la that_o have_v nothing_o of_o chriâ—…_n in_o it_o abraham_n have_v christ_n for_o he_o have_v the_o gospâ—…_n preach_v to_o he_o and_o i_o do_v not_o understand_v what_o gospâ—…_n signify_v without_o christ._n our_o author_n i_o i_o sure_o of_o all_o the_o man_n under_o heaven_n have_v reason_n to_o alloâ—…_n it_o for_o he_o will_v have_v christ_n signify_v gospel_n anâ—…_n therefore_o can_v blame_v we_o who_o will_v have_v gospâ—…_n to_o include_v christ_n because_o we_o be_v loath_a his_o persoâ—…_n shall_v be_v quite_o shut_v out_o of_o it_o and_o again_o thâ—…_n promise_v be_v make_v to_o abraham_n and_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o promise_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o he_o and_o he_o not_o understand_v one_o word_n of_o they_o what_o waâ—…_n the_o foundation_n of_o abraham_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o jewish_a religion_n nothing_o at_o all_o in_o their_o service_n or_o worship_n can_v plead_v for_o acceptation_n bâ—…_n as_o it_o come_v under_o the_o influence_n of_o those_o type_n which_o be_v of_o no_o value_n in_o themselves_o but_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o christ._n in_o levit._n 6._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o if_o â—…_n soul_n sin_n and_o commit_v a_o trespass_n against_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n i_o can_v but_o give_v the_o reader_n a_o breviate_v of_o some_o remarkable_n in_o this_o scripture_n 1._o that_o the_o sin_n here_o mention_v be_v not_o ceremonial_a pollution_n legal_a defilement_n but_o such_o wickedness_n as_o be_v discoverable_a by_o the_o light_n and_o condemn_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n lie_v cozen_a false-swearing_a unfaithfulness_n in_o trust_n etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o these_o sin_n do_v bring_v a_o proper_a gild_n upon_o the_o conscience_n as_o be_v commit_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o 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