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so_o many_o timorous_a man_n and_o helpless_a child_n all_o bow_v and_o supplicate_v unto_o he_o he_o turn_v his_o revenge_n into_o compassion_n and_o with_o much_o urge_n receive_v a_o present_a from_o he_o who_o before_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v a_o prey_n the_o same_o power_n of_o restraint_n god_n lay_v upon_o the_o heart_n of_o abimelech_n that_o heathen_a king_n you_o have_v it_o in_o geneses_n 20.6_o when_o he_o have_v take_v sarah_n abraham_n be_v wife_n intend_v to_o make_v she_o his_o wife_n or_o concubine_n god_n tell_v he_o in_o a_o dream_n i_o withhold_v thou_o from_o â—inning_v against_o i_o therefore_o suffer_v i_o â—hee_v not_o to_o touch_v she_o here_o be_v nothing_o visible_a to_o hinder_v abimelech_n from_o so_o great_a â—_o wickedness_n but_o god_n invisible_o wrought_v upon_o his_o heart_n and_o unhinged_a his_o wicked_a desire_n now_o from_o the_o instance_n of_o esau_n and_o abimelech_n we_o may_v clear_o collect_v how_o restrain_v grace_n differ_v both_o from_o 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according_a to_o election_n those_o who_o he_o predestinate_v they_o he_o also_o call_v that_o be_v they_o he_o sanctify_v as_o yoâ—_n have_v it_o in_o rom._n 8.30_o election_n &_o sanctification_n be_v of_o the_o self_n same_o breadth_n electionâ—_n the_o cause_n of_o sanctification_n &_o sanctification_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o election_n those_o who_o goâ—_n will_v bring_v to_o himself_o in_o glory_n he_o cause_v a_o double_a separation_n to_o pass_v upoâ—_n they_o the_o one_o from_o eternity_n when_o hâ—_n call_v they_o out_o from_o the_o mass_n of_o thoâ—_n that_o he_o leave_v to_o perish_v in_o their_o sin_n anâ—_n the_o other_o in_o time_n when_o those_o who_o he_o have_v set_v apart_o for_o himself_o by_o election_n he_o bring_v home_o to_o himself_o by_o conversion_n and_o therefore_o whatever_o measure_n of_o restrain_v grace_n god_n may_v aâ—ford_v to_o wicked_a man_n and_o reprobate_n yeâ—_n sanctify_v grace_n be_v the_o fruit_n only_o of_o election_n and_o the_o portion_n 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