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gal._n four_o 4._o this_o be_v to_o stop_v at_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o law_n be_v call_v gal._n iii._o 24._o who_o office_n be_v to_o bring_v we_o to_o christ_n if_o then_o they_o refuse_v to_o be_v teach_v by_o christ_n but_o choose_v rather_o still_o to_o continue_v under_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o pedagogue_n that_o be_v indeed_o a_o keep_n themselves_o back_o from_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o that_o fullness_n of_o age_n which_o as_o we_o have_v see_v commence_v with_o our_o saviour_n dispensation_n and_o it_o be_v a_o list_v themselves_o with_o child_n to_o keep_v still_o to_o the_o pedagogue_n who_o by_o the_o discipline_n of_o that_o age_n be_v a_o perpetual_a companion_n and_o guardian_n of_o the_o moral_n of_o unadult_n person_n till_o they_o reach_v those_o year_n of_o discretion_n that_o may_v make_v it_o safe_a to_o trust_v they_o to_o themselves_o this_o do_v not_o therefore_o in_o the_o least_o make_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o law_n childish_a whilst_o they_o use_v it_o as_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o do_v in_o subordination_n to_o the_o new_a discovery_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o be_v while_o they_o observe_v only_o those_o particular_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o gospel_n which_o will_v neither_o save_v the_o end_n of_o those_o father_n nor_o our_o adversary_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plain_o allude_v to_o the_o thing_n wherein_o those_o youth_n which_o be_v under_o the_o discipline_n of_o paedagogue_n be_v usual_o instruct_v especial_o during_o the_o former_a part_n of_o that_o discipline_n that_o be_v grammatical_a learning_n wherein_o they_o be_v instruct_v by_o their_o grammarian_n and_o literator_n the_o letter_n themselves_o be_v proper_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o as_o this_o word_n be_v use_v here_o it_o plain_o denote_v the_o ectypal_a resemblance_n of_o the_o law_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o evangelical_n heavenly_a archetype_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o answer_v they_o under_o the_o gospel_n so_o mount_v sinai_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n four_o 25._o here_o we_o have_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v use_v by_o st._n paul_n mount_n sinai_n in_o arabia_n the_o portion_n of_o hagar_n the_o handmaid_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v in_o opposition_n to_o mount_n zion_n the_o mountain_n of_o the_o true_a peculium_fw-la which_o answer_v be_v as_o the_o portion_n of_o sarah_n the_o freewoman_n the_o mother_n of_o the_o true_a peculium_fw-la so_o the_o very_a ancient_a author_n teach_v de_fw-la montibus_fw-la sinai_n &_o zion_n by_o some_o ascribe_v to_o st._n cyprian_n agreeable_o enough_o to_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n where_o we_o frequent_o find_v mount_n zion_n mention_v as_o that_o wherein_o the_o archetypal_a mystical_a peculium_fw-la be_v alone_o concern_v rom._n ix_o 33._o xi_o 26._o heb._n twelve_o 22._o 1_o pet._n two_o 6._o rev._n fourteen_o 1._o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o title_n by_o which_o the_o peculium_fw-la be_v design_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n wherein_o it_o be_v so_o frequent_o call_v the_o daughter_n and_o the_o virgin_n daughter_n of_o zion_n never_o of_o sinai_n though_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o moses_n receive_v his_o law_n according_o the_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v now_o be_v say_v also_o to_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v another_o fellow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o same_o sense_n wherein_o the_o word_n have_v be_v use_v of_o mount_n sinai_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o gal._n four_o 26._o in_o both_o case_n the_o worldly_a figure_n be_v so_o call_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o heavenly_a archetype_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n four_o 3._o col._n two_o 8_o 20._o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n vi_fw-la 12_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v always_o ascribe_v to_o the_o messiah_n so_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n ix_o 1_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._o 24._o and_o as_o i_o have_v show_v that_o the_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n be_v call_v heaven_n so_o the_o desert_v the_o church_n be_v call_v the_o love_a this_o present_a world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n four_o 10._o oppose_v as_o i_o say_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o messiah_n these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n four_o 9_o they_o be_v first_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d