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typical_a or_o prophetic_a reason_n seem_v clear_a to_o i_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o st._n paul_n himself_o rom._n 9_o 11_o 12._o for_o the_o child_n be_v not_o yet_o bear_v neither_o have_v do_v any_o good_a or_o evil_n that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n according_a to_o election_n may_v stand_v not_o of_o work_n but_o of_o he_o that_o call_v it_o be_v say_v unto_o she_o rebecca_n the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v that_o god_n make_v a_o distinction_n where_o there_o be_v real_o none_n as_o to_o the_o child_n themselves_o but_o only_o they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o typical_a person_n the_o one_o be_v a_o type_n or_o shadow_n of_o the_o mosaic_a dispensation_n the_o other_o of_o that_o of_o christ_n and_o the_o difference_n put_v between_o they_o be_v intend_v to_o show_v we_o that_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n or_o by_o a_o exact_a obedience_n which_o be_v moral_o impossible_a no_o man_n shall_v be_v justify_v but_o that_o after_o all_o 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who_o purchase_v that_o advantageous_a covenant_n for_o we_o with_o his_o blood_n the_o ceremony_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o law_n be_v plain_o significative_a and_o expressive_a for_o it_o be_v clear_a notwithstanding_o this_o that_o jacob_n together_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n do_v afterward_o pay_v that_o homage_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o brother_n esau_n which_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o time_n be_v usual_o give_v to_o the_o elder_a brother_n and_o be_v very_o inconsistent_a with_o that_o temporal_a dominion_n which_o be_v pretend_v by_o this_o blessing_n of_o isaac_n to_o be_v confer_v upon_o his_o young_a son_n jacob_n gen._n 33._o beside_o in_o the_o blessing_n if_o it_o may_v be_v call_v one_o which_o isaac_n bestow_v upon_o esau_n we_o find_v these_o word_n gen._n 27._o 4._o by_o thy_o sword_n shall_v thou_o live_v and_o shall_v serve_v thy_o brother_n which_o two_o thing_n take_v both_o of_o they_o in_o the_o literal_a and_o first_o sense_n be_v 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or_o ishmaelite_n to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o turk_n of_o who_o this_o character_n be_v exact_o true_a which_o ishmaelites_n may_v also_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o edomite_n or_o son_n of_o esau_n too_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o descendant_n of_o esau_n by_o his_o wife_n mahalath_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n gen._n 28._o 9_o but_o now_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v to_o rule_v and_o to_o be_v so_o powerful_a that_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n will_v scarce_o be_v a_o equal_a match_n for_o he_o which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o turk_n at_o this_o day_n yet_o whatever_o he_o be_v in_o his_o posterity_n in_o himself_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o bondwoman_n and_o a_o servant_n a_o person_n typical_a of_o the_o legal_a administration_n which_o be_v in_o time_n to_o be_v reject_v to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o son_n of_o the_o freewoman_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o gospel_n which_o christ_n the_o descendant_n of_o isaac_n and_o 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