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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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then_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n three_o way_n first_o negative_o and_o not_o positive_o not_o by_o impart_v wickedness_n but_o by_o not_o impart_v grace_n as_o the_o sun_n descend_v to_o the_o tropic_n of_o capricorn_n it_o be_v say_v with_o we_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o winter_n that_o be_v not_o by_o impart_v cold_a but_o by_o not_o impart_v heat_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o mercy_n in_o god_n to_o give_v his_o grace_n free_o but_o to_o detain_v it_o be_v no_o act_n of_o injustice_n so_o the_o apostle_n oppose_v harden_v to_o show_v of_o mercy_n to_o harden_v be_v as_o much_o as_o not_o to_o show_v mercy_n second_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v the_o heart_n occasional_o and_o not_o causal_o by_o do_v good_a which_o incorrigible_a sinner_n make_v a_o occasion_n of_o grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o and_o do_v evil_n as_o a_o master_n by_o often_o correct_v of_o a_o untoward_a scholar_n do_v accidental_o and_o occasional_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o render_v he_o 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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 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