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can_v serve_v to_o please_v his_o father_n in_o that_o latter_a match_n although_o indeed_o he_o go_v not_o right_o to_o work_v in_o that_o marriage_n neither_o some_o care_n you_o see_v he_o show_v to_o give_v his_o father_n content_a though_o he_o have_v not_o wisdom_n enough_o to_o order_v himself_o right_o for_o that_o end_n thus_o this_o esau_n though_o he_o want_v grace_n and_o fear_v not_o god_n yet_o he_o bare_a love_n and_o reverence_n in_o some_o degree_n as_o a_o carnal_a man_n can_v unto_o his_o father_n isaac_n who_o love_v he_o dear_o and_o so_o he_o requite_v his_o love_n again_o with_o such_o a_o kind_n of_o love_n as_o may_v be_v find_v in_o a_o unsanctified_a person_n now_o all_o you_o son_n and_o daughter_n that_o have_v parent_n live_v with_o you_o or_o have_v have_v come_v and_o lay_v yourselves_o in_o the_o balance_n with_o esau_n and_o consider_v if_o you_o have_v so_o much_o as_o equal_v he_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o imperfect_a dutifulnesse_n towards_o your_o 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unto_o he_o thou_o say_v loe_o here_o a_o sweet_a pattern_n for_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n when_o we_o fear_v any_o cross_n first_o remember_v the_o covenant_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o declare_v the_o misery_n then_o humble_a ourselves_o in_o acknowledgement_n of_o our_o unworthiness_n so_o make_v our_o suit_n bold_o and_o make_v our_o moan_n to_o god_n of_o our_o danger_n and_o fear_n and_o helplesnesse_n and_o again_o urge_v he_o with_o his_o promise_n have_v not_o jacob_n be_v accustom_v to_o pray_v he_o can_v not_o have_v solicit_v the_o lord_n after_o this_o manner_n in_o this_o extremity_n again_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n when_o christ_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o humane_a likeness_n ver_fw-la 24._o he_o wrestle_v with_o he_o all_o night_n for_o a_o blessing_n and_o will_v not_o give_v over_o till_o he_o have_v a_o promise_n from_o he_o though_o he_o go_v limp_a away_o the_o angel_n give_v he_o such_o a_o crush_n on_o the_o hollow_a of_o his_o 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do_v show_v themselves_o to_o be_v guide_v with_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o israel_n especial_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o wrestle_v with_o god_n resolve_v to_o continue_v earnest_a and_o importunate_a and_o to_o take_v no_o nay_o in_o beg_v for_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o for_o his_o blessing_n though_o we_o seem_v to_o gain_v nothing_o but_o that_o the_o lord_n carry_v a_o show_n of_o be_v angry_a with_o we_o at_o length_n we_o shall_v prevail_v if_o we_o continue_v fervent_a and_o refuse_v to_o give_v over_o as_o our_o lord_n also_o teach_v by_o his_o parable_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o a_o child_n a_o friend_n and_o the_o poor_a widow_n towards_o the_o unjust_a judge_n again_o you_o shall_v see_v jacob_n vow_v a_o vow_n to_o god_n chap._n 28.20_o god_n 21._o verse_n the_o sum_n of_o which_o be_v this_o that_o if_o god_n will_v provide_v he_o necessary_n and_o preserve_v he_o safe_o in_o his_o return_n home_o to_o his_o father_n he_o will_v 1._o make_v god_n 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