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profess_v jew_n or_o pagan_n but_o he_o go_v on_o with_o the_o other_o branch_n of_o his_o new_a distinction_n affirm_v that_o a_o person_n be_v not_o actual_o receive_v into_o covenant_n till_o he_o be_v bear_v which_o be_v true_a of_o the_o external_a and_o outward_a receive_n but_o not_o of_o the_o internal_a and_o spiritual_a receive_n for_o who_o can_v deny_v with_o reason_n that_o john_n baptist_n and_o jeremy_n that_o be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o elect_a child_n that_o die_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o spiritual_o and_o invisible_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n see_v they_o be_v qualify_v with_o grace_n suitable_a to_o their_o present_a condition_n that_o god_n be_v well_o please_v with_o they_o but_o whereas_o he_o add_v that_o one_o be_v not_o actual_o receive_v into_o covenant_n till_o by_o some_o act_n of_o his_o own_o he_o engage_v himself_o to_o be_v god_n this_o erroneous_a superstructure_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o basis_n of_o this_o mistake_n that_o every_o covenant_n must_v be_v express_o and_o actual_o mutual_a betwixt_o both_o party_n that_o be_v covenanter_n and_o be_v a_o argument_n sophistical_o though_o silly_o draw_v a_o negatione_n unius_fw-la speciei_fw-la ad_fw-la totum_fw-la genus_fw-la and_o in_o forth_o sound_v thus_o some_o covenant_n must_v be_v express_o and_o actual_o mutual_a between_o the_o covenanteâ—s_n therefore_o all_o even_o that_o between_o god_n and_o infant_n must_v be_v actual_o and_o express_o mutual_a or_o which_o be_v more_o infant_n by_o some_o act_n of_o their_o own_o must_v engage_v themselves_o to_o be_v god_n whereas_o covenanter_n be_v twofold_a 1._o actual_o mutual_a when_o both_o party_n correspondent_o indent_n and_o stipulate_v 2_o or_o not_o mutual_a and_o reciprocal_a when_o one_o party_n impose_v something_o upon_o the_o other_o as_o conqueror_n upon_o captive_n as_o 1_o sam._n 11._o 2._o and_o naah_o the_o ammonite_n answer_v they_o on_o this_o condition_n will_v i_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o you_o that_o i_o may_v thrust_v out_o all_o your_o right_a â—yes_n and_o lay_v it_o for_o a_o reproach_n on_o all_o israel_n this_o be_v upon_o supposition_n of_o his_o conquest_n to_o enforce_v they_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o and_o be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n sometime_o a_o act_n of_o mercy_n as_o ezek._n 36._o 26._o where_o god_n engage_v without_o any_o mutual_a stipulation_n that_o a_o a_o new_a heart_n he_o will_v give_v they_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n he_o will_v put_v within_o they_o and_o he_o will_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o their_o flesh_n and_o that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o that_o he_o will_v put_v his_o spirit_n within_o they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o statute_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n in_o this_o case_n one_o party_n make_v the_o covenant_n without_o mention_v the_o other_o but_o as_o patient_a therefore_o gen._n 15._o 8._o god_n be_v say_v to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o 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