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passion_n be_v man_n redemption_n as_o pardon_v of_o sin_n reconciliation_n with_o god_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o christ_n die_v to_o purchase_v these_o thing_n actual_o for_o those_o for_o who_o he_o die_v or_o only_o to_o purchase_v a_o possibility_n or_o liberty_n for_o god_n to_o save_v sinful_a man_n 2._o whether_o christ_n by_o his_o death_n have_v purchase_v or_o obtain_v these_o thing_n for_o every_o particular_a man_n or_o not_o or_o there_o be_v some_o for_o who_o christ_n have_v not_o die_v in_o this_o sense_n for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v deny_v by_o the_o arminian_o who_o affirm_v that_o actual_a redemption_n remission_n of_o sin_n justification_n of_o such_o or_o such_o man_n 75.76_o immediata_n mortis_fw-la christi_fw-la effectio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la actualis_fw-la peccaorum_fw-la remissio_fw-la horum_fw-la aut_fw-la illorum_fw-la redemptio_fw-la sed_fw-la redemptionis_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la impetratio_fw-la qua_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la 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he_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o taste_v of_o death_n for_o every_o man_n be_v a_o propitiation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n yea_o of_o the_o whole_a world_n etc._n etc._n 1._o he_o can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o the_o doctrine_n and_o truth_n of_o holy_a scripture_n lie_v not_o always_o in_o the_o literal_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n but_o in_o that_o sense_n and_o meaning_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o that_o place_n where_o those_o word_n be_v use_v and_o to_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n where_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v speak_v of_o he_o count_v it_o blasphemy_n to_o deny_v that_o those_o word_n all_o every_o man_n world_n and_o the_o like_a when_o
mediator_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v one_o god_n only_o one_o mediator_n only_o because_o in_o other_o place_n all_o other_o be_v exclude_v beside_o this_o one_o so_o when_o it_o be_v say_v christ_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v for_o his_o sheep_n only_o because_o all_o be_v not_o christ_n sheep_n he_o will_v not_o give_v eternal_a life_n to_o all_o and_o by_o this_o reason_n here_o object_v when_o the_o apostle_n bid_v husband_n love_n their_o wife_n as_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n ephes_n 5.25_o some_o may_v except_v and_o say_v but_o he_o do_v not_o bid_v they_o love_v their_o wife_n only_o therefore_o they_o may_v love_v other_o object_n but_o if_o in_o other_o place_n the_o word_n all_o must_v be_v take_v in_o a_o general_a sense_n as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v and_o that_o death_n be_v come_v over_o all_o man_n why_o not_o as_o well_o in_o this_o he_o give_v himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o answ_n 1._o because_o these_o place_n have_v no_o restraint_n nor_o limitation_n put_v upon_o they_o as_o those_o of_o christ_n die_a have_n as_o already_o have_v be_v show_v 2._o because_o all_o shall_v not_o be_v save_v and_o the_o end_n of_o redemption_n be_v salvation_n luk._n 1.69.70_o neither_o will_n christ_n pray_v for_o all_o john_n 17.9_o object_n 2_o against_o the_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o he_o love_v not_o all_o with_o a_o special_a peculiar_a love_n therefore_o he_o have_v not_o give_v his_o son_n to_o die_v for_o all_o tho._n more_o object_n 1._o that_o he_o love_v all_o with_o a_o love_n of_o pity_n though_o not_o with_o a_o love_n of_o complacency_n or_o delight_n answ_n but_o this_o love_n of_o pity_n be_v not_o a_o special_a peculiar_a love_n it_o be_v not_o the_o great_a love_n as_o that_o be_v which_o cause_v he_o to_o die_v great_a love_n than_o this_o have_v no_o man_n to_o give_v his_o life_n christ_n may_v pity_v his_o enemy_n who_o he_o mean_v to_o destroy_v it_o be_v not_o that_o unchangeable_a everlasting_a love_n which_o cause_v he_o to_o love_v to_o the_o end_n it_o be_v such_o a_o love_n as_o may_v be_v turn_v into_o hatred_n therefore_o not_o the_o great_a love_n the_o lord_n hate_v all_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n object_n god_n hate_v no_o man_n before_o he_o have_v sin_v in_o reject_v the_o offer_n of_o christ_n answ_n he_o hate_v esau_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v or_o have_v do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n rom._n 9.13_o object_n this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o a_o less_o love_n than_o that_o wherewith_o jacob_n be_v love_v as_o when_o we_o be_v bid_v to_o hate_v father_n and_o mother_n this_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o any_o positive_a hatred_n but_o of_o a_o less_o love_n than_o wherewith_o we_o be_v to_o love_n christ_n answ_n but_o the_o love_n which_o cause_v christ_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n be_v the_o great_a love_n therefore_o he_o die_v for_o none_o but_o who_o he_o love_v with_o this_o love_n whereas_o he_o love_v the_o object_n of_o hatred_n such_o as_o esau_n with_o a_o less_o love_n for_o hatred_n as_o they_o make_v it_o signify_v less_o love_n 2._o though_o hatred_n sometime_o signify_v less_o love_n yet_o when_o god_n say_v esau_n have_v i_o hate_v it_o can_v be_v so_o understand_v for_o here_o love_n and_o hatred_n be_v one_o set_v in_o opposition_n against_o another_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v several_a degree_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n they_o be_v here_o make_v membra_fw-la dividentia_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la generis_fw-la such_o contrary_n as_o can_v never_o be_v conjoin_v the_o purpose_n of_o god_n be_v here_o distinguish_v into_o a_o purpose_n of_o love_n whereof_o jacob_n be_v the_o object_n and_o a_o purpose_n of_o hatred_n whereof_o esau_n be_v the_o object_n and_o they_o be_v the_o same_o with_o election_n and_o rejection_n the_o apostle_n make_v the_o love_n to_o jacob_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o election_n ver_fw-la 11._o therefore_o hatred_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o rejection_n neither_o can_v we_o imagine_v a_o choose_n of_o some_o but_o there_o must_v be_v a_o refuse_v of_o other_o object_n i_o have_v hate_v esau_n and_o lay_v his_o mountain_n waste_v for_o the_o dragon_n of_o the_o wilderness_n mal._n 1.3_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o hatred_n wherewith_o god_n hate_v esau_n consist_v only_o in_o regard_n of_o outward_a thing_n in_o deny_v those_o privilege_n to_o esau_n which_o he_o grant_v to_o jacob_n as_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o preservation_n from_o desolation_n which_o be_v threaten_v to_o esau_n answ_n though_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o jacob_n and_o esau_n in_o regard_n of_o outward_a thing_n yet_o neither_o the_o only_a nor_o principal_a difference_n do_v consist_v in_o these_o so_o as_o one_o be_v say_v to_o be_v love_v and_o another_o to_o be_v hate_v in_o regard_n of_o a_o difference_n in_o these_o for_o 1._o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n therefore_o esau_n rejection_n from_o the_o one_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o his_o rejection_n from_o the_o other_o hence_o the_o sell_v of_o his_o birthright_n be_v make_v a_o note_n of_o his_o profaneness_n heb._n 12.16_o that_o he_o slight_v this_o privilege_n and_o for_o fill_v his_o belly_n pass_v away_o all_o his_o right_n and_o title_n to_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n whereof_o the_o inheritance_n of_o canaan_n be_v a_o type_n 2._o esau_n serve_v of_o jacob_n and_o god_n hate_v of_o he_o can_v not_o be_v fulfil_v in_o regard_n of_o any_o outward_a inferiority_n whereby_o he_o be_v beneath_o jacob_n for_o esau_n in_o outward_a respect_n be_v a_o great_a man_n than_o jacob_n so_o that_o jacob_n bow_v to_o he_o and_o call_v he_o his_o lord_n and_o he_o possess_v a_o fair_a inheritance_n in_o mount_n seir_n then_o ever_o jacob_n do_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n wherein_o he_o live_v as_o a_o stranger_n neither_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n so_o much_o in_o the_o pleasantness_n or_o fertility_n of_o it_o in_o the_o last_o of_o which_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o caldaea_n do_v equal_a if_o not_o exceed_v it_o but_o because_o it_o be_v symbolum_fw-la divini_fw-la favoris_fw-la as_o calvin_n call_v it_o a_o pledge_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o a_o place_n which_o he_o have_v consecrate_v to_o himself_o and_o to_o his_o elect_a people_n who_o he_o have_v set_v his_o love_n upon_o deut._n 7.7_o 3._o as_o the_o mountain_n of_o esau_n be_v lay_v waste_n so_o be_v the_o mountain_n of_o judaea_n yea_o the_o whole_a land_n first_o by_o the_o assyrian_n then_o by_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o at_o last_o by_o the_o roman_n and_o so_o it_o continue_v still_o and_o shall_v ever_o do_v so_o be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o promise_n and_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n which_o god_n make_v witâ—_n abram_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n of_o which_o this_o promise_n of_o love_a jacob_n when_o he_o hate_v esau_n be_v a_o principal_a branch_n object_n god_n love_v the_o righteous_a but_o all_o man_n be_v righteous_a in_o adam_n therefore_o he_o love_v all_o answ_n that_o love_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o redemption_n be_v the_o love_n of_o election_n but_o with_o this_o love_n he_o love_v not_o all_o for_o he_o have_v not_o choose_v all_o beside_o this_o love_n have_v no_o respect_n to_o man_n righteousness_n for_o god_n love_v jacob_n before_o he_o have_v do_v good_a or_o evil_n god_n love_v man_n with_o this_o love_n not_o because_o they_o be_v righteous_a but_o therefore_o they_o become_v righteous_a because_o he_o love_v they_o he_o have_v not_o choose_v we_o because_o we_o be_v holy_a but_o he_o have_v choose_v we_o to_o be_v holy_a eph._n 1.4_o 2._o he_o can_v not_o execute_v or_o actual_o put_v forth_o any_o effect_n of_o this_o love_n upon_o adam_n posterity_n before_o his_o fall_n because_o they_o 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prov._n 16.4_o and_o contrary_a to_o the_o course_n of_o every_o artificer_n who_o make_v not_o his_o work_n but_o himself_o the_o end_n of_o his_o action_n as_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o skill_n ability_n and_o the_o like_a so_o as_o may_v tend_v to_o his_o praise_n and_o commendation_n no_o man_n build_v a_o house_n for_o the_o house_n sake_n but_o for_o his_o own_o sake_n the_o end_n of_o every_o agent_n in_o work_v be_v his_o own_o good_a in_o one_o kind_n or_o other_o and_o the_o desire_n of_o this_o be_v the_o move_a cause_n of_o his_o work_n 2._o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v a_o continue_a creation_n have_v the_o same_o end_n with_o creation_n but_o how_o can_v this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o abundant_a goodness_n to_o some_o creature_n be_v the_o devil_n reserve_v in_o chain_n of_o darkness_n for_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o abundant_a goodness_n towards_o they_o 3._o if_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o power_n 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