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these_o mention_v intervenient_a between_o our_o first_o parent_n grand-sin_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o cain_n of_o seth_n or_o other_o of_o their_o child_n from_o who_o all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n lineal_o descend_v may_v make_v in_o the_o nature_n propagate_v from_o they_o or_o what_o effect_n or_o symptom_n our_o mother_n evah_n long_v after_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n may_v leave_v in_o herself_o or_o in_o her_o child_n be_v unknown_a to_o we_o yet_o a_o point_n to_o be_v consider_v by_o such_o as_o think_v it_o scarce_o possible_a for_o one_o act_n to_o produce_v a_o habit._n this_o we_o know_v in_o general_a that_o the_o eager_a long_n of_o mother_n or_o distaste_n or_o affrightment_n take_v by_o they_o do_v often_o imprint_v many_o hereditary_a disposition_n in_o their_o child_n and_o from_o this_o original_n all_o or_o most_o of_o those_o strange_a antipathy_n unto_o meat_n or_o drink_n in_o themselves_o good_a and_o wholesome_a and_o unto_o other_o live_v or_o liveless_a creature_n no_o way_n noisome_a do_v as_o learned_a physician_n resolve_v we_o natural_o issue_n yet_o no_o antipathy_n in_o private_a family_n can_v be_v so_o perpetual_o hereditary_a as_o those_o inclination_n unto_o evil_a or_o antipathy_n unto_o goodness_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o first_o wellhead_n or_o spring_n of_o our_o nature_n to_o wit_n from_o our_o mother_n evah_n that_o be_v once_o corrupt_v can_v not_o but_o corrupt_v the_o whole_a current_n as_o for_o evah_n lust_a after_n whatsoever_o other_o unlawful_a pleasure_n her_o long_v after_o the_o fair-seeming_a fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n we_o may_v hence_o gather_v to_o have_v be_v very_o intemperate_a and_o exuberant_a beyond_o the_o ordinary_a size_n of_o unruly_a appetite_n in_o that_o holiness_n with_o sobriety_n be_v more_o special_o at_o lest_o under_o more_o express_a
flesh_n or_o to_o free_a himself_o from_o the_o servitude_n of_o the_o flesh_n these_o and_o the_o like_a inconvenience_n have_v persuade_v some_o to_o attribute_v this_o whole_a work_n unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n without_o the_o coagencie_n or_o consort_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man._n but_o thus_o to_o avoid_v the_o former_a inconvenience_n be_v but_o as_o if_o a_o man_n have_v find_v a_o way_n out_o of_o a_o thicket_n of_o thorn_n shall_v instant_o entangle_v himself_o in_o the_o briar_n for_o it_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o solecism_n to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n or_o man_n himself_o shall_v be_v a_o agent_n in_o this_o business_n as_o to_o affirm_v that_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n be_v man_n instrument_n for_o that_o which_o man_n work_v by_o the_o spirit_n man_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o work_v it_o than_o the_o spirit_n now_o our_o apostle_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n and_o he_o that_o mortify_v be_v the_o agent_n that_o by_o which_o we_o work_v this_o mortification_n be_v but_o our_o instrument_n and_o better_o it_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v man_n instrument_n in_o this_o work_n rather_o than_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 2._o it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o former_a principle_n easy_o answer_v that_o we_o by_o our_o spirit_n mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o our_o body_n consecutiuè_n non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la aut_fw-la efficient_a that_o be_v not_o by_o any_o efficacy_n in_o we_o or_o influence_n derivable_a from_o we_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n must_v direct_o work_v or_o effect_v it_o but_o though_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o punctual_a to_o the_o point_n propose_v for_o by_o this_o answer_n the_o spirit_n here_o mean_v shall_v only_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n for_o by_o this_o spirit_n only_o we_o work_v our_o mortification_n consecutiuè_fw-la that_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v work_v in_o we_o it_o work_v direct_o immediate_o and_o entire_o and_o in_o produce_v its_o proper_a effect_n it_o have_v no_o partner_n or_o co-agent_n it_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v yet_o further_o reply_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n not_o as_o by_o any_o instrumental_a cause_n subordinate_a to_o we_o but_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o we_o say_v inferior_a magistrate_n do_v the_o act_n of_o the_o magistracy_n by_o the_o king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n authority_n unto_o which_o they_o and_o their_o magistracy_n be_v subordinate_a thus_o some_o good_a pasqualius_n good_a pasqualius_n interpreter_n upon_o this_o place_n say_v that_o we_o must_v mortify_v the_o flesh_n by_o our_o own_o spirit_n but_o by_o our_o own_o spirit_n as_o it_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o to_o this_o assertion_n it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o this_o subordination_n of_o our_o spirit_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v in_o this_o place_n necessary_o include_v or_o persuppose_v though_o not_o express_v by_o our_o apostle_n all_o this_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v may_v be_v most_o true_a and_o orthodoxal_a but_o withal_o too_o general_n for_o inferior_a or_o subordinate_a magistrate_n be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v the_o agent_n even_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o superior_n whereas_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o the_o author_n or_o sole_a authorizer_n but_o the_o principal_a actor_n or_o agent_n in_o this_o work_n of_o mortification_n for_o a_o more_o particular_a and_o punctual_a resolution_n of_o the_o question_n propose_v we_o be_v to_o unfold_v the_o divers_a acception_n of_o these_o word_n or_o term_n to_o wit_n the_o spirit_n and_o mortification_n 3._o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n both_o of_o they_o have_v their_o several_a and_o divers_a importance_n in_o scripture_n the_o spirit_n of_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o natural_a man_n or_o in_o the_o man_n altogether_o unregenerate_a and_o this_o spirit_n be_v at_o enmity_n with_o god_n or_o in_o the_o man_n as_o yet_o unregenerate_a yet_o in_o the_o way_n to_o regeneration_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o this_o man_n be_v privative_o opposite_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n so_o as_o darkness_n be_v to_o light_n blindness_n to_o sight_n or_o death_n to_o life_n there_o be_v a_o spirit_n likewise_o in_o the_o man_n regenerate_v the_o same_o for_o substance_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n the_o same_o for_o substance_n that_o it_o be_v in_o himself_o before_o regeneration_n but_o alter_v in_o quality_n and_o this_o spirit_n though_o it_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v in_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o usual_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n as_o be_v no_o way_n opposite_a unto_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o so_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n that_o be_v of_o god_n and_o sometime_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 4._o these_o diverse_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n as_o likewise_o the_o distinction_n or_o opposition_n between_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v set_v down_o by_o our_o apostle_n 1._o cor._n 2._o from_o the_o nine_o verse_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o a_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o he_o even_o so_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n ver_fw-la 11._o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o god_n or_o with_o god_n and_o when_o he_o say_v what_o man_n know_v the_o thing_n of_o man_n save_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n he_o suppose_v there_o be_v even_o in_o the_o natural_a and_o unregenerate_a man_n a_o spirit_n able_a to_o discern_v the_o secret_a thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n though_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a in_o the_o thing_n concern_v god_n again_o when_o he_o say_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n know_v no_o man_n he_o exclude_v the_o natural_a man_n only_o or_o the_o man_n to_o who_o god_n have_v not_o impart_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o so_o he_o have_v say_v for_o 9_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o into_o what_o man_n heart_n have_v they_o not_o enter_v or_o unto_o what_o man_n do_v this_o negative_a belong_v only_o to_o the_o natural_a or_o unregenerate_a man._n for_o so_o he_o add_v verse_n 10._o but_o god_n have_v reveal_v they_o unto_o we_o by_o his_o spirit_n for_o the_o spirit_n search_v all_o thing_n yea_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n 5._o what_o spirit_n be_v this_o which_o search_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o communicate_v knowledge_n and_o reveal_v thing_n hide_v unto_o we_o if_o this_o spirit_n be_v here_o mean_v how_o shall_v those_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v unto_o we_o reveal_v to_o we_o they_o can_v be_v unless_o they_o be_v know_v by_o we_o and_o know_v by_o we_o they_o can_v be_v but_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o we_o so_o he_o add_v more_o express_o ver._n 12._o now_o we_o have_v receive_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o man_n but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n if_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v we_o know_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god_n this_o spirit_n must_v be_v make_v we_o it_o must_v be_v one_o with_o our_o spirit_n it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o be_v without_o we_o or_o which_o work_v our_o regeneration_n but_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o we_o become_v formal_o regenerate_v and_o spiritual_a and_o punctual_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o apostle_n have_v say_v for_o 14._o the_o natural_a man_n receive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o so_o long_o as_o he_o remain_v a_o natural_a man_n because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v he_o add_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n ver_fw-la 15._o 16._o but_o he_o that_o be_v spiritual_a judge_v or_o discern_v all_o thing_n yet_o he_o himself_o be_v judge_v of_o no_o man_n for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n
reconciliation_n of_o mankind_n to_o god_n the_o father_n there_o have_v be_v no_o election_n in_o christ_n so_o that_o though_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o christ_n be_v agnus_n occisus_fw-la ab_fw-la origine_fw-la mundi_fw-la the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o necessary_a from_o eternity_n that_o this_o lamb_n shall_v be_v slay_v for_o christ_n death_n be_v no_o more_o necessary_a than_o adam_n death_n or_o transgression_n be_v now_o no_o man_n i_o hope_v well_o advise_v will_v affirm_v that_o god_n do_v destinate_a adam_n transgression_n as_o a_o necessary_a mean_n that_o christ_n shall_v die_v for_o so_o he_o shall_v make_v he_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n in_o adam_n before_o he_o become_v the_o fountain_n of_o mercy_n in_o christ_n the_o truth_n than_o be_v that_o adam_n have_v sin_v not_o of_o necessity_n but_o free_o god_n out_o of_o his_o free_a mercy_n and_o compassion_n towards_o mankind_n do_v destinate_a the_o incarnation_n the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o his_o only_a son_n as_o the_o only_a mean_n of_o our_o redemption_n and_o reconciliation_n to_o himself_o and_o do_v likewise_o destinate_a the_o consecration_n of_o his_o son_n by_o his_o death_n unto_o his_o everlasting_a priesthood_n as_o the_o only_a mean_n for_o the_o accomplish_n of_o our_o redemption_n that_o be_v for_o make_v our_o election_n sure_a and_o absolute_a as_o christ_n priesthood_n be_v then_o most_o unchangeable_a and_o most_o necessary_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o necessary_a from_o eternity_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o priest_n by_o the_o suffering_n of_o death_n so_o our_o estate_n of_o election_n in_o he_o be_v most_o absolute_a and_o necessary_a after_o we_o attain_v unto_o it_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o necessary_a from_o eternity_n that_o we_o shall_v attain_v unto_o it_o not_o absolute_o necessary_a that_o any_o shall_v attain_v unto_o it_o but_o necessary_a only_o upon_o supposal_n of_o adam_n transgression_n which_o be_v no_o way_n necessary_a but_o free_a and_o contingent_a and_o of_o god_n infinite_a wisdom_n and_o mercy_n in_o send_v christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n 16._o if_o no_o man_n destination_n or_o designment_n to_o the_o absolute_a state_n of_o election_n in_o christ_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a from_o eternity_n but_o necessary_a only_o upon_o the_o supposal_n last_o make_v which_o be_v not_o necessary_a much_o less_o be_v the_o designment_n of_o any_o man_n individual_a nature_n or_o person_n to_o the_o absolute_a state_n of_o reprobation_n or_o damnation_n absolute_o necessary_a from_o eternity_n damnation_n as_o all_o grant_n be_v the_o end_n of_o sin_n or_o rather_o a_o endless_a misery_n into_o which_o no_o man_n can_v fall_v but_o by_o sin_n whence_o if_o this_o endless_a misery_n have_v be_v absolute_o necessary_a from_o eternity_n or_o decree_v by_o god_n as_o the_o goal_n of_o any_o man_n course_n of_o life_n the_o mean_n likewise_o or_o only_a way_n by_o which_o man_n come_v unto_o this_o end_n or_o goal_n must_v have_v be_v by_o a_o like_a degree_n of_o necessity_n destinate_a and_o decree_v by_o god_n and_o the_o only_a way_n or_o mean_n by_o which_o man_n come_v unto_o this_o end_n be_v sin_n so_o that_o god_n by_o this_o opinion_n or_o doctrine_n shall_v have_v be_v as_o immediate_a a_o cause_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n as_o he_o be_v of_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n or_o of_o non-repentance_n for_o sin_n commit_v and_o this_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o christianity_n of_o religion_n itself_o by_o both_o which_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o god_n as_o a_o righteous_a judge_n be_v the_o sole_a author_n of_o the_o decree_n or_o sentence_n against_o impenitent_a sinner_n but_o no_o cause_n at_o all_o no_o author_n of_o their_o sin_n or_o impenitency_n and_o therefore_o no_o cause_n much_o less_o any_o necessary_a cause_n of_o any_o man_n fall_v into_o the_o absolute_a state_n of_o reprobation_n our_o saviour_n christ_n as_o then_o 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sum_z or_o abstract_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n contain_v moses_n his_o debate_n with_o god_n or_o humble_a entreaty_n to_o be_v spare_v from_o this_o great_a service_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o slowness_n of_o speech_n and_o insufficiency_n as_o he_o take_v it_o to_o be_v his_o ambassador_n and_o in_o this_o mind_n he_o continue_v until_o god_n himself_o do_v over_o awe_n he_o by_o his_o authority_n and_o yet_o withal_o gentle_o persuade_v he_o by_o reason_n then_o the_o lord_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o moses_n and_o say_v do_v not_o i_o know_v aaron_n thy_o brother_n the_o levite_n that_o he_o himself_o shall_v speak_v for_o lo_o he_o come_v also_o forth_o to_o meet_v thou_o and_o when_o he_o see_v thou_o he_o will_v be_v glad_a in_o his_o heart_n therefore_o thou_o shall_v speak_v unto_o he_o and_o put_v the_o word_n in_o his_o mouth_n and_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o with_o his_o mouth_n and_o will_v teach_v you_o what_o you_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o he_o shall_v be_v thy_o spokesman_n unto_o the_o people_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v even_o he_o shalâ—_n be_v as_o thy_o mouth_n &_o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o he_o as_o god_n chap._n 4._o 14_o 15_o 16._o the_o reason_n which_o special_o move_v moses_n to_o undertake_v this_o service_n be_v express_v ver_fw-la 19_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v unto_o moses_n in_o midian_a go_v return_v to_o egypt_n for_o they_o be_v all_o dead_a which_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v thou_o then_o moses_n take_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n and_o turn_v towards_o the_o land_n or_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n the_o instruction_n for_o his_o embassage_n undertake_v upon_o these_o motive_n follow_v ver_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n when_o thou_o be_v enter_v and_o come_v into_o egypt_n again_o see_v that_o thou_o do_v all_o the_o wonder_n before_o pharaoh_n which_o i_o have_v put_v in_o thy_o hand_n but_o i_o will_v harden_v his_o heart_n and_o he_o shall_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v then_o thou_o shall_v say_v to_o pharaoh_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n israel_n be_v my_o son_n even_o my_o first-born_a wherefore_o i_o say_v to_o thou_o let_v my_o son_n go_v that_o he_o may_v serve_v i_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v he_o go_v behold_v i_o will_v slay_v thy_o son_n even_o thy_o first-born_a this_o passage_n contain_v the_o first_o mention_n either_o of_o god_n purpose_n or_o prediction_n to_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n 12._o 27._o exod._n 4._o 27._o upon_o moses_n and_o aaron_n meeting_n in_o the_o mount_n of_o god_n not_o by_o humane_a compact_n or_o contrivance_n but_o by_o god_n special_a appointment_n and_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o miracle_n which_o god_n enable_v moses_n first_o to_o work_v in_o private_a the_o people_n of_o israel_n believe_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v visit_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o have_v look_v down_o upon_o their_o tribulation_n and_o upon_o this_o belief_n they_o bow_v down_o and_o worship_v exod._n 4._o 31._o now_o upon_o this_o consent_n and_o obedience_n unto_o their_o proposal_n moses_n and_o aaron_n go_v and_o say_v to_o pharaoh_n like_o ambassador_n of_o state_n let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v celebrate_v a_o feast_n unto_o i_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o pharaoh_n say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o let_v israel_n go_v i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n neither_o will_v i_o let_v israel_n go_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 5._o 12._o unless_o the_o former_a bend_v of_o pharaoh_n pride_n and_o avarice_n have_v take_v occasion_n to_o enlarge_v and_o stiffen_v itself_o from_o this_o fair_a message_n deliver_v unto_o he_o he_o will_v not_o have_v return_v that_o haughty_a supercilious_a answer_n unto_o moses_n god_n ambassador_n and_o aaron_n his_o interpreter_n moses_n and_o aaron_n why_o cause_v you_o the_o people_n to_o cease_v from_o their_o work_n get_v you_o to_o your_o burden_n chap._n 5._o ver_fw-la 4._o nor_o be_v his_o choler_n or_o superciliousness_n only_o against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n but_o against_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n on_o who_o behalf_n god_n have_v make_v they_o his_o ambassador_n for_o pharaoh_n say_v furthermore_o behold_v much_o people_n be_v now_o in_o the_o land_n and_o you_o make_v they_o leave_v their_o burden_n therefore_o pharaoh_n give_v commandment_n the_o same_o day_n unto_o the_o taskmaster_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o their_o officer_n say_v you_o shall_v give_v the_o people_n no_o more_o straw_n to_o make_v brick_n as_o in_o time_n pass_v but_o let_v they_o go_v and_o gather_v they_o straw_n themselves_o notwithstanding_o lie_v upon_o they_o the_o number_n of_o brick_n which_o they_o make_v in_o time_n past_a diminish_v nothing_o thereof_o for_o they_o be_v idle_a therefore_o they_o cry_v say_v let_v we_o go_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o our_o god_n lay_v more_o work_n upon_o the_o man_n and_o cause_n they_o to_o do_v it_o and_o let_v they_o not_o regard_v vain_a word_n chapt._n 5._o for_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 13._o that_o which_o do_v most_o discourage_v moses_n from_o have_v any_o more_o to_o deal_v with_o pharaoh_n be_v his_o experience_n of_o his_o uninclineable_a disposition_n to_o any_o good_a motion_n which_o he_o can_v make_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o god_n people_n and_o this_o diffidence_n or_o backwardness_n in_o moses_n receive_v nutriment_n from_o the_o wayward_a and_o grumble_a disposition_n of_o the_o israelitish_n people_n against_o he_o and_o aaron_n after_o pharaoh_n have_v give_v they_o a_o peremptory_a charge_n to_o perform_v the_o same_o task_n which_o they_o have_v do_v before_o when_o they_o have_v allowance_n of_o straw_n from_o the_o egyptian_n then_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n see_v themselves_o in_o a_o evil_a case_n because_o it_o be_v say_v you_o shall_v diminish_v nothing_o of_o your_o brick_n nor_o of_o every_o day_n task_n and_o they_o meet_v moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n as_o they_o come_v forth_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o they_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o you_o and_o judge_n because_o you_o have_v make_v our_o savour_n to_o be_v abhor_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o servant_n to_o put_v a_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o slay_v we_o verse_n 19_o 20_o 21._o after_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v moses_n more_o special_a instruction_n and_o new_a encouragement_n chapt._n 6._o vers_fw-la 1._o and_o lay_v a_o strong_a tie_n upon_o he_o and_o aaron_n to_o deliver_v his_o message_n unto_o pharaoh_n than_o he_o do_v upon_o pharaoh_n to_o obey_v it_o and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n say_v go_v in_o speak_v unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n that_o he_o let_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o of_o his_o land_n and_o moses_n speak_v before_o the_o lord_n say_v behold_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v not_o hearken_v unto_o i_o how_o then_o shall_v pharaoh_n hear_v i_o who_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n and_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o moses_n and_o unto_o aaron_n and_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n to_o bring_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n vers_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o yet_o this_o charge_n do_v not_o altogether_o charm_n moses_n his_o mutter_n for_o he_o take_v up_o as_o it_o seem_v the_o same_o note_v again_o vers_n 30._o then_o moses_n say_v before_o the_o lord_n behold_v i_o be_o of_o uncircumcised_a lip_n and_o how_o shall_v pharaoh_n hearken_v unto_o i_o but_o perhaps_o this_o last_o clause_n may_v be_v a_o mere_a repetition_n of_o the_o former_a intersert_v by_o moses_n the_o writer_n of_o this_o story_n rather_o than_o a_o reiteration_n or_o resumption_n of_o
irresistible_a will_n in_o the_o eternal_a idea_n of_o reprobation_n before_o man_n or_o angel_n have_v actual_a be_v as_o if_o the_o only_a end_n of_o his_o be_v have_v be_v to_o be_v a_o reprobate_n or_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n beza_n collection_n to_o this_o purpose_n unless_o they_o be_v better_o limit_v than_o he_o have_v leave_v they_o make_v god_n not_o only_o a_o direct_a and_o positive_a cause_n but_o the_o immediate_a and_o only_a cause_n of_o all_o pharaoh_n tyranny_n a_o more_o direct_a and_o more_o necessary_a cause_n of_o his_o butcher_v the_o israelite_n infant_n than_o he_o be_v of_o adam_n good_a action_n during_o the_o space_n of_o his_o innocence_n for_o of_o those_o or_o of_o his_o short_a continuance_n in_o the_o state_n of_o integrity_n he_o be_v no_o necessary_a nor_o immutable_a cause_n that_o be_v he_o do_v not_o decree_v that_o adam_n integrity_n shall_v be_v immutable_a but_o whether_o god_n harden_v pharaoh_n by_o his_o irresistible_a will_n can_v any_o way_n infer_v that_o pharaoh_n be_v a_o absolute_a reprobate_n or_o bear_v to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v be_v harden_v we_o be_v hereafter_o to_o dispute_v in_o the_o three_o point_n all_o we_o have_v to_o say_v in_o this_o place_n be_v this_o if_o as_o much_o as_o beza_n earnest_o contend_v for_o be_v once_o grant_v the_o objection_n follow_v to_o which_o our_o apostle_n vouchsafe_v a_o double_a answer_n have_v be_v altogether_o as_o unanswerable_a as_o impertinent_o move_v in_o this_o place_n let_v we_o then_o examine_v the_o pertinencie_n of_o the_o objection_n and_o unfold_v the_o validity_n of_o the_o answer_n the_o second_o general_n point_n concern_v the_o pertinencie_n of_o the_o objection_n 6._o why_o do_v he_o yet_o find_v fault_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o why_o do_v he_o yet_o chide_v with_o who_o do_v he_o find_v fault_n or_o who_o do_v he_o chide_v 6._o see_v lib._n 7._o ch._n 19_o numb_a 4_o 5_o 6._o all_o that_o be_v reprobate_n do_v he_o only_o chide_v they_o be_v this_o all_o that_o they_o be_v to_o fear_v the_o very_o worst_a that_o can_v befall_v they_o be_v this_o speech_n to_o be_v as_o far_o extend_v as_o it_o be_v by_o most_o interpreter_n no_o question_n but_o our_o apostle_n will_v have_v intend_v the_o force_n and_o acrimonie_n of_o it_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o he_o do_v thus_o far_o at_o least_o why_o do_v he_o punish_v why_o do_v he_o plague_v the_o reprobate_n in_o this_o life_n and_o deliver_v they_o up_o to_o everlasting_a torment_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v see_v they_o do_v but_o that_o which_o he_o by_o his_o irresistible_a will_n have_v appoint_v or_o suppose_v the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v by_o some_o unusual_a synecdoche_n which_o pass_v our_o read_n observation_n or_o understanding_n include_v as_o much_o or_o more_o than_o we_o now_o express_v all_o the_o plague_n of_o this_o life_n and_o all_o the_o torment_n which_o befall_v the_o reprobate_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v reprobate_v that_o the_o objection_n propose_v have_v reference_n only_o to_o pharaoh_n or_o to_o some_o few_o in_o his_o case_n not_o all_o that_o perish_v or_o be_v reprobate_v yet_o it_o be_v question_v what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v here_o to_o do_v it_o must_v be_v examine_v whence_o it_o come_v and_o whither_o it_o tend_v it_o naturaly_a design_n some_o definite_a point_n or_o section_n of_o time_n and_o import_v particular_n before_o begin_v and_o still_o continue_v it_o can_v have_v no_o place_n in_o the_o immovable_a sphere_n of_o eternity_n no_o reference_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o god_n everlasting_a wrath_n against_o reprobate_n in_o general_n 7._o these_o query_n which_o here_o natural_o offer_v themselves_o though_o for_o aught_o that_o i_o know_v not_o discuss_v by_o any_o interpreter_n have_v occasion_v i_o in_o this_o place_n to_o make_v use_n of_o a_o rule_n more_o useful_a than_o usual_a for_o explicate_v the_o difficult_a place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o rule_n be_v this_o to_o search_v out_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n with_o their_o historical_a circumstance_n unto_o which_o the_o speech_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v special_a reference_n or_o allusion_n now_o this_o interrogation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v conceive_v from_o our_o apostle_n meditation_n upon_o those_o expostulation_n with_o pharaoh_n exod._n 9_o 16._o and_o in_o very_a deed_n for_o this_o cause_n have_v i_o raise_v thou_o up_o for_o to_o show_v in_o thou_o my_o power_n and_o that_o my_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v throughout_o all_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o exalt_a thou_o thyself_o against_o my_o people_n or_o oppresse_v thou_o my_o people_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o let_v they_o go_v chap._n 10._o vers_fw-la 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o yet_o chide_v and_o threaten_v he_o again_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o refuse_v to_o humble_v thyself_o before_o i_o let_v my_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v i_o else_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v my_o people_n go_v behold_v to_o morrow_n i_o will_v bring_v the_o locust_n into_o thy_o coast_n that_o which_o make_v most_o for_o this_o interpretation_n be_v the_o historical_a circumstance_n of_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o god_n proceed_v with_o pharaoh_n for_o this_o expostulation_n whereunto_o our_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n have_v reference_n be_v utter_v after_o the_o seven_o wonder_n wrought_v by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o pharaoh_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v express_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o whereas_o of_o the_o five_o go_v before_o it_o be_v only_o say_v that_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n or_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v or_o he_o set_v not_o his_o heart_n to_o the_o wonder_n 15._o see_v chap._n 40._o numb_a 15._o the_o spirit_n censure_v likewise_o of_o pharaoh_n stupidity_n upon_o 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