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do_v not_o infer_v esau_n personal_a reprobation_n as_o to_o his_o eternal_a state_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o there_o be_v a_o reprobation_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o there_o be_v a_o election_n if_o therefore_o he_o grant_v a_o eternal_a election_n to_o be_v typify_v in_o it_o as_o he_o seem_v to_o do_v the_o reprobation_n must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n else_o there_o be_v no_o parallel_n it_o therefore_o concern_v not_o we_o to_o dispute_v whether_o esau_n himself_o be_v save_v or_o not_o though_o his_o text_n cite_v heb._n 11.20_o prove_v it_o not_o for_o there_o be_v temporal_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a &_o eternal_a blessing_n but_o this_o whole_a discourse_n be_v alien_n and_o make_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o whereas_o p._n 84._o he_o assert_v that_o the_o whole_a passage_n of_o jacob_n and_o esau_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o two_o seed_n none_o of_o which_o be_v reprobate_v but_o the_o other_o prefer_v be_v a_o contradiction_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o election_n without_o reprobation_n choose_v it_o out_o of_o diverse_a and_o necessary_o argue_v a_o leave_v sect._n 6._o p._n 84._o here_o we_o be_v challenge_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v reprobate_a infant_n or_o such_o as_o go_v to_o hell_n for_o adam_n be_v sin_n only_o to_o which_o we_o reply_v 1._o he_o himself_o grant_v p._n 88_o that_o man_n general_o and_o why_o not_o universal_o be_v child_n of_o wrath_n by_o nature_n and_o he_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o by_o nature_n be_v intend_v thaâ—_n natural_a condition_n they_o be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n in_o and_o then_o it_o must_v needs_o concern_v infant_n aâ—_n well_o as_o other_o and_o this_o too_o be_v by_o adam_n be_v sin_n transfer_v upon_o they_o and_o his_o corrupt_a imagâ—_n communicate_v to_o they_o 2._o that_o hence_o childreâ—_n in_o their_o natural_a birth_n be_v under_o a_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n to_o die_v be_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n 3._o that_o god_n have_v nowhere_o reveal_v to_o we_o that_o he_o have_v accept_v of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n for_o all_o that_o die_v in_o their_o infancy_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o revelation_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o faith_n 4._o that_o there_o be_v merit_n enough_o for_o damnation_n in_o they_o else_o it_o will_v be_v unjust_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v under_o condemnation_n 5._o that_o this_o sentence_n have_v be_v actual_o excecute_v upon_o some_o infant_n rom._n 5.14_o they_o never_o sin_v actual_o and_o yet_o they_o die_v and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o death_n speak_v of_o vers_n 12._o if_o therefore_o the_o text_n which_o some_o of_o we_o use_n 1._o cor._n 7.14_o shall_v not_o prove_v it_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o no_o other_o can_v and_o yet_o we_o suppose_v there_o be_v thus_o much_o in_o that_o too_o viz._n that_o till_o parent_n do_v open_o profess_v the_o gospel_n and_o submit_v to_o it_o or_o as_o long_o as_o they_o abide_v in_o their_o gentilism_n their_o child_n be_v also_o unclean_a 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