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the_o heart_n of_o man_n shall_v punish_v man_n who_o do_v only_o receive_v the_o impression_n from_o he_o so_o his_o answer_n look_v another_o way_n but_o because_o he_o ground_n so_o much_o upon_o this_o text_n that_o if_o it_o can_v be_v clear_v he_o be_v ready_a to_o change_v his_o opinion_n i_o will_v examine_v all_o those_o passage_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o favour_v his_o cause_n first_o these_o word_n for_o 11._o being_n not_o yet_o bear_v neither_o have_v do_v any_o good_a or_o evil_n upon_o which_o the_o whole_a weight_n of_o his_o argument_n do_v depend_v have_v no_o reference_n at_o all_o to_o those_o word_n for_o 13._o jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v for_o those_o word_n be_v first_o utter_v by_o the_o prophet_n malachy_n many_o age_n after_o jacob_n and_o esau_n be_v dead_a mal._n 1.2_o and_o intend_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n who_o be_v not_o redeem_v from_o captivity_n as_o the_o israelite_n be_v but_o they_o be_v refer_v to_o those_o 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which_o be_v good_a but_o hatred_n there_o signify_v comparative_a hatred_n or_o a_o less_o degree_n of_o love_n or_o at_o the_o most_o a_o negation_n of_o love_n as_o gen._n 29.31_o when_o the_o lord_n see_v that_o leah_n be_v hate_v we_o may_v not_o conclude_v thence_o that_o jacob_n hate_v his_o wife_n the_o precedent_a verse_n do_v full_o expound_v the_o sense_n ver_fw-la 30._o jacob_n love_v rachel_n more_o than_o leah_n so_o mat._n 6.24_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n for_o either_o he_o will_v hate_v the_o one_o and_o love_n the_o other_o so_o luke_n 14.26_o if_o any_o man_n hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n etc._n etc._n he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n st._n matthew_n tell_v we_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o math._n 10.37_o he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o second_o those_o word_n for_o 15._o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n on_o who_o i_o will_v have_v mercy_n do_v prove_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o the_o 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the_o hail_v and_o the_o thunder_n be_v cease_v he_o sin_v yet_o more_o and_o harden_v his_o heart_n he_o and_o his_o servant_n so_o psal_n 105.25_o he_o turn_v their_o heart_n so_o that_o they_o hate_v his_o people_n and_o deal_v subtle_o with_o they_o that_o be_v god_n bless_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n whereupon_o the_o egyptian_n do_v take_v occasion_n to_o hate_v they_o as_o be_v plain_a exod._n 1._o ver_fw-la 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o so_o god_n harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n and_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o own_o heart_n god_n harden_v it_o by_o not_o show_v mercy_n to_o pharaoh_n as_o he_o do_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n who_o be_v as_o great_a a_o sinner_n as_o he_o or_o god_n harden_v it_o occasional_o but_o still_o pharaoh_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o his_o own_o obduration_n by_o determine_v his_o own_o will_n to_o evil_a and_o confirm_v himself_o in_o his_o obstinacy_n so_o be_v all_o presumptuous_a sinner_n psal_n 95.8_o harden_n not_o your_o heart_n as_o in_o the_o provocation_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o temptation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n three_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n permissive_o but_o not_o operative_o nor_o effective_o as_o he_o who_o only_o let_v we_o loose_v a_o greyhound_n out_o of_o the_o slip_n be_v say_v to_o hound_n he_o at_o the_o hare_n will_v you_o see_v plain_o what_o st._n paul_n intend_v by_o harden_v read_v ver_fw-la 22._o what_o if_o god_n willing_a to_o show_v his_o wrath_n and_o to_o make_v his_o power_n know_v that_o be_v by_o a_o consequent_a will_n which_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n follow_v the_o provision_n of_o sin_n endure_v with_o much_o long_o suffer_v the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v to_o destruction_n and_o that_o he_o may_v make_v know_v the_o riches_n of_o his_o glory_n on_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v much_o difference_n between_o endure_v and_o impel_v or_o incite_v the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n he_o say_v of_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n that_o god_n prepare_v they_o unto_o 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of_o the_o hemlock_n be_v of_o poison_n sin_n have_v no_o fruentity_n or_o be_v in_o it_o as_o poison_n have_v but_o rather_o the_o deficient_a cause_n now_o no_o defect_n can_v flow_v from_o he_o who_o be_v the_o high_a perfection_n wherefore_o t._n h._n be_v mighty_o mistake_v to_o make_v the_o particular_a and_o determinate_a act_n of_o kill_a uriah_n to_o be_v from_o god_n the_o general_a power_n to_o act_n be_v from_o god_n but_o the_o specification_n of_o this_o general_a and_o good_a power_n to_o murder_n or_o to_o any_o particular_a evil_n be_v not_o from_o god_n but_o from_o the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n so_o t._n h._n may_v see_v clear_o if_o he_o will_v how_o one_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o law_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o action_n in_o some_o sort_n that_o be_v by_o general_a influence_n and_o yet_o another_o cause_n concur_v by_o special_a influence_n and_o determine_v this_o general_a and_o good_a power_n may_v make_v itself_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o anomy_n or_o the_o irregularity_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v keep_v his_o long_o and_o short_a garment_n for_o some_o other_o occasion_n certain_o they_o will_v not_o fit_v this_o subject_n unless_o he_o can_v make_v general_a and_o special_a influence_n to_o be_v all_o one_o but_o t._n h._n press_v yet_o further_o that_o the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o and_o the_o objection_n use_v by_o the_o jew_n ver_fw-la 19_o why_o do_v he_o yet_o find_v fault_n who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o my_o argument_n and_o st._n paul_n answer_n ver_fw-la 20._o o_o man_n who_o be_v thou_o that_o reply_v against_o god_n shall_v the_o thing_n form_v say_v to_o he_o that_o form_v it_o why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n over_o his_o clay_n &_o c_o be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o his_o answer_n in_o this_o place_n draw_v from_o the_o irresistible_a power_n and_o absolute_a dominion_n of_o god_n which_o justifi_v all_o his_o action_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o answer_n do_v not_o deny_v that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v nor_o that_o god_n decree_n be_v before_o esau_n sin_n to_o which_o i_o reply_v first_o that_o the_o case_n be_v not_o at_o all_o the_o same_o but_o quite_o different_a as_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o particular_n first_o those_o word_n before_o they_o have_v do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n be_v not_o can_v be_v refer_v to_o those_o other_o word_n esau_n have_v i_o hate_v second_o if_o they_o can_v yet_o it_o be_v less_o than_o nothing_o because_o before_o esau_n have_v actual_o sin_v his_o future_a sin_n be_v know_v to_o god_n three_o by_o the_o potter_n clay_n here_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o pure_a mass_n but_o the_o corrupt_a mass_n of_o mankind_n four_o the_o hate_v here_o mention_v be_v only_o a_o comparative_a hatred_n that_o be_v a_o less_o degree_n of_o love_n five_o the_o harden_v which_o st._n paul_n speak_v of_o be_v not_o a_o positive_a but_o a_o negative_a obduration_n or_o a_o not_o impart_v of_o grace_n six_o st._n paul_n speak_v not_o of_o any_o positive_a reprobation_n to_o eternal_a punishment_n much_o less_o do_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o actual_a inflict_v of_o punishment_n without_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o question_n between_o we_o and_o wherein_o t._n h._n differ_v from_o all_o that_o i_o remember_v to_o have_v read_v who_o do_v all_o acknowledge_v that_o punishment_n be_v never_o actual_o inflict_v but_o for_o sin_n if_o the_o question_n be_v put_v why_o god_n do_v good_a to_o one_o more_o than_o to_o another_o or_o why_o god_n impart_v more_o grace_n to_o one_o than_o to_o another_o as_o it_o be_v there_o the_o answer_n be_v just_a and_o fit_a because_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n and_o it_o be_v sauciness_n in_o a_o creature_n in_o this_o case_n to_o reply_v may_v not_o god_n do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o his_o own_o matth._n 20.15_o no_o man_n doubt_v but_o god_n impart_v grace_n beyond_o man_n desert_n but_o if_o the_o case_n be_v put_v why_o god_n do_v punish_v one_o more_o than_o another_o or_o why_o he_o throw_v one_o into_o hellfire_n and_o not_o another_o which_o be_v the_o present_a case_n agitate_a between_o we_o to_o say_v with_o t._n h._n that_o it_o be_v because_o god_n be_v omnipotent_a or_o because_o his_o power_n be_v irresistible_a or_o mere_o because_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n be_v not_o only_o not_o warrant_v but_o be_v plain_o condemn_v by_o st._n paul_n in_o this_o place_n so_o many_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o those_o two_o case_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o against_o god_n that_o i_o reply_v but_o against_o t._n h._n i_o do_v not_o call_v my_o creator_n to_o the_o bar_n but_o my_o fellow_n creature_n i_o ask_v no_o account_n of_o god_n counsel_n but_o of_o man_n presumption_n it_o be_v the_o mode_n of_o these_o time_n to_o father_n their_o own_o fancy_n upon_o god_n and_o when_o they_o can_v justify_v they_o by_o reason_n to_o plead_v his_o omnipotence_n or_o to_o cry_v o_o altitudo_fw-la that_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v unsearchable_a if_o they_o may_v justify_v their_o drowsy_a dream_n because_o god_n power_n &_o dominion_n be_v absolute_a much_o more_o may_v we_o reject_v such_o fantastical_a devise_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o truth_n and_o goodness_n &_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o make_v he_o to_o be_v a_o tyrant_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o the_o god_n of_o all_o consolation_n the_o unsearchableness_n of_o god_n way_n shall_v be_v a_o bridle_n to_o restrain_v presumption_n and_o not_o a_o sanctuary_n for_o spirit_n of_o error_n second_o this_o objection_n contain_v for_o 19_o to_o which_o the_o apostle_n answer_v ver_fw-la 20._o be_v not_o make_v in_o the_o person_n of_o esau_n or_o pharaoh_n as_o t._n h._n suppose_v but_o of_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n who_o think_v much_o at_o that_o grace_n and_o favour_n which_o god_n be_v please_v to_o vouchsafe_v unto_o the_o gentile_n to_o acknowledge_v they_o for_o his_o people_n which_o honour_n they_o will_v have_v appropriate_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o apostle_n answer_n be_v not_o only_o draw_v from_o the_o sovereign_a dominion_n of_o god_n to_o impart_v his_o grace_n to_o who_o he_o please_v as_o have_v be_v show_v already_o but_o also_o from_o the_o obstinacy_n and_o proper_a fault_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o appear_v ver_fw-la 22._o what_o if_o god_n will_v that_o be_v by_o a_o consequent_a will_n to_o show_v his_o wrath_n and_o to_o make_v his_o power_n know_v endure_v with_o much_o long_o suffer_v the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v to_o destruction_n they_o act_v god_n endure_v they_o be_v tolerate_v by_o god_n but_o fit_v to_o destruction_n by_o themselves_o for_o their_o much_o wrong_n do_v here_o be_v god_n much_o long_o suffer_v and_o more_o plain_o for_o 31._o israel_n have_v not_o attein_v to_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n wherefore_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n this_o reason_n be_v set_v down_o yet_o more_o emphatical_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n ver_fw-la 3._o they_o that_o be_v the_o israelite_n be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n righteousness_n that_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n that_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n have_v not_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o most_o express_o chap._n 11._o v._n 20._o because_o of_o unbelief_n they_o be_v break_v off_o but_o thou_o stand_v by_o faith_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o precedent_n bind_v decree_n of_o god_n to_o necessitate_v they_o to_o unbelief_n and_o consequent_o to_o punishment_n it_o be_v in_o their_o own_o power_n by_o their_o concurrence_n with_o god_n grace_n to_o prevent_v these_o judgement_n and_o to_o recover_v their_o former_a estate_n ver_fw-la 23._o if_o they_o that_o be_v the_o unbelieve_a jew_n abide_v not_o still_o in_o unbelief_n they_o shall_v be_v graft_v in_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o sword_n be_v immovable_a to_o use_v st._n anselmes_n comparison_n but_o it_o be_v we_o that_o move_v and_o change_v place_n sometime_o the_o jew_n be_v under_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o gentile_n under_o the_o sword_n sometime_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o sword_n and_o the_o gentile_n under_o the_o crown_n three_o though_o i_o confess_v that_o human_a pact_n be_v not_o the_o measure_n of_o god_n justice_n but_o his_o justice_n be_v his_o own_o immutable_a will_n whereby_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v every_o man_n that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o as_o reward_n to_o the_o good_a punishment_n to_o the_o bad_a so_o nevertheless_o god_n may_v oblige_v himself_o free_o to_o his_o creature_n he_o make_v the_o
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