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a_o humane_a harden_v or_o the_o harden_v of_o god_n and_o the_o the_o harden_v of_o man_n and_o yet_o the_o one_o of_o these_o do_v not_o harden_v without_o the_o other_o for_o god_n harden_v not_o pharaoh_n heart_n but_o that_o pharaoh_n own_o will_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o &_o his_o harden_v proceed_v not_o from_o any_o other_o but_o from_o himself_o and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n neither_o for_o all_o that_o 34._o eâ—od_n 9_o 34._o do_v pharaoh_n harden_v his_o own_o heart_n but_o god_n do_v it_o judicial_o or_o according_a to_o his_o secret_a judgement_n for_o the_o king_n heart_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o â—ord_n pro._n 21._o 1._o but_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n harden_v the_o heart_n we_o must_v not_o so_o understand_v it_o as_o if_o god_n shall_v make_v that_o hard_a which_o before_o be_v soft_a and_o tender_a or_o of_o itself_o be_v not_o hard_a for_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o all_o man_n be_v bear_v 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abstain_v from_o such_o enemy_n stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n do_v common_o stand_v in_o more_o fear_n of_o enemy_n they_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o their_o know_a country_n and_o among_o their_o acquaintance_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o jacob_n how_o 〈…〉_o gen._n 34._o 3_o 〈…〉_o he_o fear_v the_o canaanite_n when_o his_o son_n have_v slay_v hamor_n and_o sechem_n he_o fear_v because_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n &_o few_o in_o â—â—mber_n in_o comparison_n of_o his_o enemy_n so_o lot_n be_v despise_v of_o the_o sodomite_n because_o 〈◊〉_d gen._n 19_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o one_o that_o have_v not_o be_v bear_v in_o that_o country_n therefore_o they_o regard_v not_o his_o prayer_n nor_o his_o entreaty_n he_o make_v unto_o they_o but_o bid_v he_o be_v paâ—king_v as_o a_o stranger_n this_o pride_n of_o insult_v against_o stranger_n lie_v as_o poison_v within_o we_o all_o what_o nation_n soever_o we_o be_v of_o and_o upon_o any_o light_a occasion_n show_v itself_o 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