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A88607	The hatred of Esau, and the love of Jacob unfoulded being a brief and plain exposition of the 9. chapter of Pauls epistle to the Romanes, being the heads of what was delivered in several discourses, both publick and private. By Samuel Loveday servant of the church of Christ.	Loveday, Samuel, 1619-1677.	1650 (1650)	Wing L3233; Thomason E1380_2; ESTC R209387	35,117	84

The hatred OF ESAU And the Love of JACOB unfoulded being a Brief and plain Exposition of the 9. Chapter of Pauls Epistle to the Romanes being the heads of what was delivered in several discourses both Publick and private By Samuel Loveday Servant of the Church of Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Psal 4.3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jud. 4. Qui reddet cuique secundum opera ejus Rom. 2.6 Credens baptizatus salvabitur at non credens Condemnabitur Marc. 16.16 Printed by John Clowes for Gieles Calvert at the 〈◊〉 Spread-hagle at the west-end of Pauls To the READER Courteous Reader IT hath been seated in the heart of man since the fall of Adam to put off the sin from himself and put it upon others yea upon God himself Although it is very strange that man can find none to Father his corruptions upon but upon him that is purity it self who as James speaks James the first and the thirteenth cannot be tempted with evil neither tempteth he any man The Woman that thou gavest me saith Adam Genesis the third and the twelfth gave me and I did eat man is very loath to lay the saddle upon the right horse as I may so say he is loath to take it upon himself the woman which thou gavest me Old Adam in these words laid a platform to all his sons to say as their Father said the want of strength from the cause he not being over-powered by thee he not being compelled by thee thy determination and appointing me is the cause that I am as I am it is because thou hast made me thus But let us a little consider what harm God did to Adam in giving him this woman could not Adam have made use of her to no other end nay did not God give him her to do her good and not hurt Proverbs the 31. and the 12. Thus I say misapplying and misapproving Gods dealings in Judgements or mercies that makes men losers here is Pharaohs heart hardned by God even by giving him deliverances if you take good notice of it it s not under the plagues but under the deliverances as you shall finde in the following discourse because man is so bad himself therefore he judgeth God to be like him as in the 50 Psalm the 21. to reap where he hath not strowed as Luke the 19 and 11. though indeed few men deal so hardly with their fellows but I pray consider the Judge of all the earth shall do right that is to render to every man according to his works Romanes the 2. and whatsoever he exhorteth man unto be assured he is not failing in himself Therefore read without prejudice and weigh things seriously and see if these things be so and see what wisdoms children speak those that are begotten by wisdom which is Jesus Christ for wisdom their Father is justified by them Luke 7. vers 35. and take good notice of the 29 vers of the same Chapter the Publicanes justified God being baptized with the baptisme of John Know this that God is most just and equal in his proceedings towards the sons of men my desire is that this labour of mine may be to thy profit whomsoever thou art and if thou reapest benefit let God have the praise The Epistle Dedicatory To his Honoured Father WILLIAM LOVEDAY DEar Father because this following discourse wants an Indulgent Reader therefore I thought good to present it first to your hands hoping you will readily pass by those failings which may appear therein and cloath them with your favourable construction and Fatherly love and look further then the shell even to the kernell and marrow of this business I shall not present it to you as a free gift but as my obliged duty as a small part of requital for your Incessant love I intreat you to consider seriously of the matter and not to undervalue it because of the meanness of the Author but know I pray you that Gods way and course in the dayes of the Gospel is to appear in weak means to advance his own glory that no flesh may glorie in his presence Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings he will perfect his praise and not onely so but he will lay low the wisdom of the World and the pride of men who stumble at Christ because he is so obscure in the World that they cannot see him neither will they stoop so low as to take notice of him but I hope better things of you therefore accept this small fruit from me and what benefit you receive I doubt not but you will be ready to give God the praise So fare-well A Brief exposition upon the ninth chap. of the Rom. I Say the truth in Christ I lie not my conscience bearing me witnesse in the holy Spirit Vers 1. The Apostle having in the former Chapters of this Epistle largely treated of the glorious and happy condition of those that were entered into the way of the Gospel in opposition to the Law calling it being in Christ as vers 1. Which being in Christ is to be in and under the Ordinances of the Gospel as Gal. 3. chap. vers 27. As many of you as are baptized into Christ have put on Christ In the two former verses it is called Faith in opposition to works The way of the Gospel is called Faith chap. 4. vers 19. My little children of whom I travel in birth untill Christ be formed in you which is till you worship according to the Gospel and not according to the Law as in the following verses So that being in Christ according to the first verse of the 8. chap. Is to walk in and under the Ordinances of the Gospel It is likewise called Spirit in opposition to flesh as this Epistle treateth of as also the Epistle to the Gal. chap. 4. vers 29. he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit that is he that was born of works or of the Law persecuted him that was born according to Faith The Apostle having I say again largely expounded and Amplified those two particulars viz. works and Faith in the seventh and eight chap. shewing in the latter end of the eight what cause he and the rest of Gospel-Saints believers in Christ had to Triumph in as vers 34. Nothing shall be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ that is still in opposition to the Law for under the Law there were many separations from Christ as I may so call them upon which so many sacrifices were required to bring them together again but now Christ hath by that one Sacrifice of his for ever consecrated those that are sanctified Hebr. 10. vers 14. I would not here be mistaken as though men thus sanctified could not again be defiled for then I should contradict other Scriptures as the second of Peter the 2 chap. from the twentieth verse to the end and divers other Scriptures But thus under the Law let

3. where they came to require Baptism of John because they were of the seed of Abraham but that were not sufficient therefore the promises were made to Abrahams seed by faith which are those who are of the faith of Abraham this is clearly proved Rom. 2.28 29. For he is not a Jew which is one outwardly neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh but he is a Jew which is one inwardly and circumcision is that of the heart in the spirit and not in the letter whose praise is not of men but of God Rom. 4.14 So the Apostle layes all the blame upon Israel not upon God for the word of God is become of none effect to that Israel because they rejected this line of faith for the Apostle saith in v. 31.32 That Israel hath not attained to the law of righteousnes because they sought it not by faith that is Israel looked not further then this covenant according to the flesh as they were circumcised persons upon which ground John had such an harsh discourse Mat. 3.9 Think not to say you have Abraham to your father for that is not the right line but you are to be the children of Abraham by faith before you claim this badge of baptisme as you shall find the words clear and upon this ground most of Pauls discourse is to beat men off from this prop to wit outward priviledges as witnesse his whole Epistle to the Galatians especially chap. 3. the latter end For ye are all the Sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus if ye be Christs ver 29. then are ye Abrahams seed and heirs according to promise And hence it is that Paul lays low the whole dispensation of the law which is called Circumcision equall to those without it as Galat. 6.15 For in Christ Iesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision but a new creature And here is the Israel of God namely a new creature by faith For in Christ Iesus you may remember I proved being in Christ Iesus was to be in and under the ordinances or dispensations of the Gospel as Rom. 8.1 not under the law which is called flesh as Gal. 4.29 and by circumcision and uncircumcision is meant Iews and Gentiles the whole world as Rom. 2.3.4 largely declared so that now it lies here it is not circumcision that is all those priviledges promises whatsoever avails to acceptance with God now but faith neither is the uncircumcision any thing or the contrary to availe for condemnation if thou be a new creature as it is clear Rom. 2.26 to the end So it is the circumcision of the heart which was typified by the outward circumcision of the flesh and therefore the same persons Acts 7. who were of this outward circumcision yet were uncircumcised in heart as ver 51. Ye are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears because they did not come under the dispensation of the Gospell by faith And to this agrees the whole current of Scripture and if you do but read Pauls Epistles to the Galatians and Romans you may plainly see this truth so that here lies the cause now Paul is not so much grieved and sorrowfull for the Iews because they are no longer such a glorious people as formerly they were but for the cause of it that they should be so blind as not to see the intent of God in all those dispensations as having reference to Christ for it was upon this ground that Israel was rejected of God and blinded because they would not see Christ the end of the law and that now the just should live by believing as Rom. 1. Then we are come thus far That the promises of God Gen. 17. and severall other places were not made with Abraham as he was a person circumcised but as a person believing and received the signe of circumcision a seal of the righteousnesse of faith as Rom. 4.10 and so those are his children that believe in Christ as witnesse Zacheus Salvation is come to thy house in as much as thou art a child of Abraham compared with Galat. 3.26 Ye are all the Sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus for as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ And thus the Word of God is not fallen away but the Jews Israel is fallen from the Word or Promises of God so that God did never intend that men should be justified by fulfilling the law but by eying Christ in it Rom. 3.28 Thus I am come down again to the words Neverthelesse it cannot be that the Word of God should fall away or be of none effect so that thus I conclude that Israel whom Paul so much grieved for and those that have not obeyed the Gospell nor entred upon that true line of faith in Christ so the comfort lies here That there is yet an Israel of God which are those that are of a clean heart Psal 72.1 Pax super ill●s misericordia super Israel Dei Gal. 6.16 Well then how doth this comfort Paul concerning the Iews That at the time when those Iews shall believe in Christ they shall be counted for the Israel of God and their punishment shall be taken away 2 Cor. 3.15 When they shall turn to the Lord the vale shall be taken away And this shall be and therefore Israel is yet in a hopefull condition Israel is not yet past mercy and grace and then Israel who is now hated for their disobedience shall then be loved and his adversaries hated and now we must understand that as the Jews or Israel sinned they were not only blinded spiritually but afflicted outwardly and given up into the hand of the enemies as ye know the whole current of the Scripture runs Now Paul is grieved for this cordition of theirs and chiefly the cause of it their unbelief they who were such a glorious people above other nations should now lie amongst the pots Psal 68.13 that they should now be the undermost who then were highest they the taile that were the head they the last which were the first Mat. 20. but in Isaac shall thy seed be called Gen. 21.12 that is in that line that is most unlikely with men a son of laughter o● mocking a son in Abrahams old age God in all ages made use of the lowest and weakest means and ways to drive on this designe because he will have men to stoop to him in this way it must not be glorious Israel according to the flesh deckt with outward circumcision and carnall ordinances but Israel of a clean and circumcised heart in the mean way of believing in Christ and hence it is that Christ himselfe comes as a Carpenter of mean parents despised and mocked of men as Isaac was and not like a noble learned man or wise after the flesh 1 Cor. 1. God will make men stoop let them be never so high never so learned never so wise after the flesh and why should men in this age