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god_n will_v it_o not_o because_o man_n will_v it_o not_o or_o else_o which_o be_v worse_o god_n will_v it_o but_o it_o come_v not_o to_o pass_v because_o man_n will_v not_o do_v it_o but_o god_n will_v and_o counsel_n be_v the_o high_a and_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o &_o look_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v that_o bring_v he_o to_o pass_v and_o because_o all_o man_n be_v not_o save_v therefore_o we_o may_v safe_o think_v and_o say_v that_o god_n do_v never_o decree_v to_o save_v all_o man_n now_o further_o more_o particular_o of_o jacob_n blessing_n first_o it_o may_v be_v ask_v how_o can_v jacob_n be_v bless_v see_v he_o come_v dissemble_o and_o lie_v to_o his_o father_n answ._n we_o must_v know_v that_o howsoever_o jacob_n seek_v the_o blessing_n by_o fraud_n yet_o he_o may_v be_v bless_v for_o he_o fail_v not_o neither_o do_v amiss_o in_o seek_v for_o the_o blessing_n but_o only_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o seek_v it_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o seek_v it_o though_o not_o after_o that_o manner_n which_o he_o do_v he_o shall_v rather_o have_v stay_v that_o leisure_n and_o time_n wherein_o god_n have_v cause_v isaac_n to_o have_v bless_v he_o without_o his_o sin_n in_o seek_v it_o second_o consider_v the_o manner_n how_o jacob_n receive_v his_o father_n blessing_n namely_o in_o his_o elder_a brother_n esau_n garment_n here_o we_o may_v see_v a_o notable_a resemblance_n of_o god_n manner_n of_o blessing_n we_o when_o we_o look_v for_o a_o blessing_n at_o god_n hand_n we_o must_v not_o come_v in_o our_o own_o garment_n in_o the_o rot_a rag_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n but_o we_o must_v put_v on_o christ_n garment_n the_o long_a white_a robe_n of_o his_o righteousness_n and_o so_o come_v unto_o god_n as_o isaac_n say_v of_o the_o savour_n of_o esau_n garment_n which_o jaacob_n have_v put_v on_o gen._n 27.27_o 28._o behold_v the_o smell_n of_o my_o son_n be_v as_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o field_n god_n give_v thou_o therefore_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o 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aim_v at_o the_o minister_n life_n then_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o flock_n he_o may_v go_v apart_o for_o his_o own_o safety_n for_o a_o time_n so_o it_o be_v with_o paul_n when_o the_o ephesian_n be_v in_o a_o uproar_n about_o their_o diana_n paul_n in_o zeal_n will_v have_v enter_v in_o among_o they_o but_o the_o disciple_n suffer_v he_o not_o act._n 19.30_o this_o they_o do_v for_o paul_n safety_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n for_o they_o know_v those_o idolater_n will_v have_v be_v most_o fierce_a against_o paul_n and_o so_o ought_v every_o particular_a church_n to_o have_v special_a care_n of_o the_o life_n of_o their_o minister_n other_o case_n there_o be_v in_o which_o he_o may_v fly_v but_o i_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o recite_v all_o because_o there_o be_v so_o many_o circumstance_n which_o may_v alter_v the_o case_n as_o well_o respect_v his_o enemy_n as_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n make_v that_o unlawful_a at_o one_o time_n &_o to_o some_o person_n 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witness_n but_o rather_o be_v except_v against_o as_o altogether_o unworthy_a and_o so_o will_v prove_v a_o discredit_n to_o his_o friend_n cause_n &_o a_o shame_n to_o himself_o so_o it_o be_v with_o we_o in_o christ_n cause_n if_o we_o profess_v in_o word_n &_o deny_v indeed_o we_o discredit_v christ_n and_o his_o profession_n &_o shame_v ourselves_o for_o ever_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a not_o only_o in_o word_n and_o judgement_n but_o in_o life_n &_o conversation_n to_o make_v a_o true_a &_o constant_a confession_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o his_o truth_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o exhortation_n now_o follow_v the_o 2._o point_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o verse_n namely_o the_o manner_n how_o god_n church_n &_o people_n may_v put_v in_o practice_n this_o worthy_a exhortation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v constant_a in_o the_o faith_n and_o this_o consist_v in_o three_o duty_n 1._o they_o must_v cast_v away_o that_o which_o press_v down_o 2._o 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