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everlasting_a decree_n overshadow_a and_o after_o a_o sort_n lock_v up_o 25.21_o gen._n 25.21_o not_o only_o in_o sara_n and_o agars_n issue_n but_o also_o in_o rebecca_n when_o she_o be_v with_o child_n with_o a_o pair_n of_o twin_n namely_o jacob_n and_o esau_n by_o our_o father_n isaac_n for_o when_o they_o be_v yet_o unborn_a &_o therefore_o have_v do_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a to_o the_o intent_n that_o god_n determination_n shall_v stand_v fast_o concern_v his_o free_a election_n without_o any_o respect_n of_o work_n or_o desert_n but_o only_o that_o the_o free_a favour_n of_o the_o caller_n may_v appear_v and_o abide_v 25.23_o gene._n 25.23_o god_n tell_v rebecca_n that_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a r._n i_o remember_v i_o have_v read_v this_o answer_n of_o god_n unto_o rebecca_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o law_n for_o there_o moses_n declare_v 3.24_o gal._n 3.24_o that_o rebecca_n pray_v to_o god_n that_o she_o may_v conceyve_v and_o obtain_v her_o 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of_o the_o cast_v away_o of_o the_o jew_n but_o how_o these_o thing_n be_v fulfil_v according_a to_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o history_n i_o can_v no_o skill_n at_o all_o p._n you_o shall_v understande_v that_o by_o the_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n 1.2_o mal._n 1.2_o who_o word_n be_v these_o i_o love_v you_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o if_o you_o ask_v in_o who_o i_o love_v you_o be_v not_o esau_n jacobs_n brother_n say_v the_o lord_n yet_o love_v i_o jacob_n and_o hate_v esau_n and_o lay_v his_o mountain_n waste_v and_o make_v they_o a_o possession_n of_o dragon_n and_o a_o wilderness_n and_o if_o the_o edomite_n which_o be_v waste_v determine_v with_o themselves_o to_o build_v up_o again_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v break_v down_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n if_o they_o build_v up_o i_o will_v pull_v down_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o end_n of_o iniquity_n and_o the_o people_n against_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v wroth_v for_o ever_o which_o thing_n 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