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not_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n three_o remember_v how_o god_n for_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n have_v be_v enemy_n to_o these_o jew_n for_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o punish_v they_o both_o with_o spiritual_a and_o bodily_a punishment_n and_o captivity_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o we_o profess_v ourselves_o to_o be_v christ_n subject_n and_o servant_n let_v we_o suffer_v no_o evil_a lust_n to_o ruler_n and_o reign_n in_o we_o otherwise_o we_o shall_v be_v slay_v before_o christ_n face_n luk._n 19.27_o bruised_a with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n psal_n 2.9_o never_o enter_v into_o this_o rest_n heb._n 3.11_o and_o so_o i_o come_v to_o the_o three_o branch_n of_o their_o present_a condition_n which_o be_v either_o the_o scandal_n and_o offence_n which_o the_o jew_n take_v or_o the_o opportunity_n that_o god_n take_v to_o do_v the_o gentile_a good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o your_o sake_n for_o your_o sake_n because_o the_o gentile_n be_v accidental_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o jew_n hate_v the_o gospel_n and_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v as_o much_o as_o in_o vestram_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la cedit_fw-la it_o fall_v out_o for_o your_o good_a say_v th._n aquinas_n on_o this_o place_n the_o first_o thing_n that_o i_o observe_v be_v how_o god_n work_v good_a for_o the_o gentile_a out_o of_o the_o jew_n sin_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n god_n never_o give_v way_n to_o any_o evil_n doct._n but_o he_o work_v good_a out_o of_o it_o as_o vers_n 11._o second_o god_n work_v for_o his_o servant_n by_o contrary_a and_o unlikely_a mean_n ibid._n three_o god_n take_v all_o occasion_n to_o do_v his_o people_n good_a ibid._n i_o come_v from_o their_o present_a condition_n which_o i_o have_v show_v to_o be_v miserable_a enemy_n to_o their_o future_a condition_n which_o i_o shall_v show_v to_o be_v hopeful_a they_o be_v belove_v for_o the_o father_n sake_n the_o conclusion_n may_v be_v these_o 1._o doctrine_n the_o promise_v make_v unto_o godly_a father_n belong_v to_o their_o child_n also_o 2._o god_n promise_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v to_o some_o of_o the_o child_n though_o not_o to_o all_o 3._o child_n of_o faithful_a parent_n be_v holy_a and_o belove_v for_o the_o promise_n make_v unto_o their_o father_n see_v vers_fw-la 16._o 4._o god_n in_o his_o elect_a do_v not_o consider_v what_o they_o deserve_v nor_o respect_v they_o according_a to_o their_o present_a unbelief_n but_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o abraham_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n therefore_o we_o must_v not_o despair_v for_o our_o salvation_n depend_v not_o on_o our_o desert_n but_o upon_o god_n decree_n i_o come_v to_o a_o second_o reason_n verse_n 29._o verse_n 29_o for_o the_o gift_n and_o calling_n of_o god_n be_v without_o repentance_n the_o purpose_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o prove_v exposition_n exposition_n that_o god_n love_v this_o nation_n and_o therefore_o will_v call_v they_o home_o the_o reason_n be_v draw_v from_o god_n love_n which_o be_v immutable_a from_o god_n purpose_n which_o be_v unchangeable_a by_o gift_n understand_v not_o all_o thing_n that_o god_n give_v unto_o man_n for_o some_o he_o take_v away_o take_v from_o he_o that_o one_o talon_n matth._n 25._o but_o those_o which_o flow_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o election_n as_o remission_n of_o sin_n faith_n fanctification_n perseverance_n salvation_n by_o call_v understand_v not_o external_a and_o outward_a call_n but_o the_o internal_a which_o be_v always_o effectual_a which_o be_v his_o calling_n according_a to_o purpose_n proper_a only_a to_o those_o who_o be_v from_o eternity_n elect_v and_o shall_v eternal_o be_v save_v as_o rom._n 8._o but_o it_o be_v say_v gen._n object_n 6.6_o the_o lord_n repent_v that_o he_o bid_v make_v man_n and_o jerem._n