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chap._n 10.13_o you_o have_v forsake_v i_o and_o serve_v other_o god_n wherefore_o i_o will_v deliver_v you_o no_o more_o go_v and_o cry_v unto_o the_o god_n which_o you_o have_v choose_v let_v they_o deliver_v you_o in_o the_o time_n of_o your_o tribulation_n therefore_o the_o elect_a people_n be_v call_v lo-ruhamah_a i._n e._n without_o mercy_n one_o to_o who_o no_o mercy_n be_v to_o be_v extend_v loammi_n i._n e._n not_o my_o people_n a_o people_n disow_v cast_v off_o by_o god_n hos_n 1.6.9_o 3_o a_o resemblance_n there_o be_v in_o this_o old_a covenant_n of_o vocation_n which_o do_v consist_v in_o that_o outward_a call_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n the_o house_n of_o bondage_n place_n of_o sin_n and_o darkness_n this_o we_o have_v hosea_n 11.1_o when_o israel_n be_v a_o child_n i_o love_v he_o and_o call_v my_o son_n out_o of_o egypt_n in_o this_o respect_n israel_n be_v style_v god_n call_v harken_v to_o i_o o_o jacob_n and_o israel_n my_o called_z isa_n 48.12_o but_o this_o 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a_o resemblance_n there_o be_v in_o this_o old_a covenant_n of_o adoption_n this_o do_v principal_o lie_v wrap_v up_o in_o god_n take_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o that_o people_n with_o who_o this_o old_a covenant_n be_v make_v into_o the_o relation_n of_o a_o son_n and_o particular_a person_n of_o that_o body_n into_o the_o relation_n of_o child_n hence_o god_n speak_v of_o the_o body_n of_o this_o nation_n entitle_v they_o his_o son_n hos_n 11.1_o and_o of_o particular_a person_n in_o this_o body_n his_o child_n isa_n 63.8_o yet_o such_o this_o adoption_n be_v as_o that_o god_n do_v no_o long_o own_o these_o adopt_v once_o for_o his_o child_n than_o they_o do_v act_n towards_o he_o as_o dutiful_a child_n towards_o a_o father_n therefore_o when_o israel_n do_v rebel_n and_o cast_v off_o god_n god_n straight_a way_n cut_v they_o off_o this_o privilege_n and_o will_v no_o long_o own_v they_o as_o child_n but_o call_v they_o child_n of_o whoredom_n hosea_n 2.4_o strange_a child_n chap._n 5.7_o liken_n they_o to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o aethiopian_n with_o who_o god_n never_o make_v covenant_n threaten_v withal_o that_o notwithstanding_o this_o relation_n he_o will_v destroy_v they_o amos_n 9.7_o 8._o 6_o a_o resemblance_n there_o be_v yet_o further_o in_o this_o old_a covenant_n of_o union_n this_o that_o relative_a union_n that_o we_o read_v of_o betwixt_o god_n and_o that_o people_n with_o who_o this_o old_a covenant_n be_v make_v do_v hold_v forth_o jerem._n 31.32_o my_o covenant_n they_o break_v although_o i_o be_v art_n husband_n to_o they_o but_o this_o be_v conditional_a so_o long_o as_o they_o keep_v covenant_n with_o god_n and_o be_v chaste_a and_o faithful_a spouse_n to_o their_o husband_n but_o no_o long_o hence_o the_o apostle_n paul_n quote_v these_o word_n of_o jeremy_n heb._n 8.9_o for_o those_o word_n although_o i_o be_v a_o husband_n to_o they_o which_o he_o leave_v out_o put_v in_o these_o and_o i_o regard_v they_o not_o say_v the_o lord_n 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