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save_a israel_n and_o the_o destroy_n of_o pharaoh_n god_n get_v himself_o a_o great_a name_n by_o save_v his_o people_n in_o such_o a_o miraculous_a way_n and_o he_o get_v himself_o a_o name_n also_o by_o destroy_v pharaoh_n see_v esa_n 63._o verse_n 12_o 14._o which_o be_v eminent_a to_o this_o purpose_n psa_n 83._o latter_a end_n but_o some_o may_v say_v how_o be_v god_n name_n declare_v in_o his_o proceed_n with_o pharaoh_n i_o answer_v first_o by_o his_o proceed_n with_o pharaoh_n to_o declare_v himself_o the_o god_n of_o his_o people_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n this_o be_v that_o name_n that_o god_n will_v have_v exalt_v and_o magnify_v see_v exo._n 3.15_o this_o be_v my_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o my_o memorial_n to_o all_o generation_n god_n be_v willing_a to_o be_v reckon_v and_o name_v the_o god_n of_o his_o faithful_a servant_n heb._n 11._o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o be_v call_v their_o god_n he_o be_v not_o ashaâ—eâ—_n that_o be_v he_o be_v very_o 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do_v not_o necessitate_v pharaoh_n to_o be_v rebellious_a p._n 172._o how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n p._n 177._o five_o mark_n of_o god_n withdraw_v from_o harden_v sinner_n p._n 183._o no_o person_n so_o near_o ready_a and_o liable_a to_o fall_v into_o his_o own_o destruction_n as_o a_o harden_a sinner_n he_o be_v very_o near_o to_o ruin_v p._n 190._o those_o that_o slight_a and_o undervalue_v the_o scriptureâ—_n be_v not_o guide_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o write_v the_o scripture_n p._n 192._o that_o god_n almighty_n do_v great_o concern_v himself_o in_o his_o people_n affliction_n and_o oppression_n p._n 193._o that_o every_o act_n of_o impunity_n and_o reprieve_n from_o judgement_n misimprove_v do_v direct_o contribute_v to_o the_o fit_v and_o prepare_v such_o a_o person_n for_o wrath_n p._n 195._o that_o god_n in_o his_o deal_n with_o pharaoh_n lay_v a_o platform_n of_o his_o proceed_n with_o reprobate_n to_o the_o world_n end_n p._n 199._o six_o 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safe_a be_v a_o character_n of_o one_o who_o heart_n be_v true_o touch_v for_o god_n this_o be_v paul_n case_n he_o know_v his_o state_n be_v good_a but_o this_o do_v not_o satisfy_v he_o so_o long_o as_o his_o kinsman_n and_o countryman_n be_v without_o christ_n and_o this_o be_v not_o only_o the_o spirit_n of_o paul_n but_o other_o of_o god_n servant_n see_v psalm_n 119.53_o 136_o 139_o 158._o jerem._n 9_o ezekiel_n 19.41_o v._o mark_n 3.5_o christ_n be_v greiveâ—_n for_o the_o hardness_n of_o man_n heart_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o sorrow_n for_o other_o be_v a_o true_a discovery_n of_o love_n to_o they_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n that_o it_o be_v â—_o discovery_n of_o love_n see_v in_o christ_n to_o lazarus_n johâ—_n
in_o any_o special_a service_n he_o make_v he_o a_o special_a promise_n gen._n 12.17_o so_o that_o thus_o far_o the_o apostle_n have_v proceed_v to_o manage_v his_o design_n in_o distinguish_v abraham_n seed_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 9th_o verse_n chap._n iu._n wherein_o be_v evident_o assert_v by_o the_o truth_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o apostle_n affirmation_n jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n hate_v can_v not_o respect_v in_o the_o least_o either_o their_o person_n or_o generation_n as_o to_o a_o final_a save_n or_o daâ—…ning_v the_o whole_a posterity_n ver._n 10._o and_o not_o only_o this_o but_o when_o rebecca_n also_o have_v conceive_v by_o one_o even_o by_o our_o father_n isaac_n 11._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 12._o it_o be_v say_v unto_o she_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a 13._o as_o it_o be_v write_v jacob_n have_v i_o love_v but_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v the_o reason_n why_o i_o take_v in_o all_o these_o 4._o vers_fw-la be_v because_o they_o all_o belong_v to_o make_v up_o the_o apostle_n answer_v to_o their_o first_o objection_n the_o apostle_n be_v in_o these_o 4_o verse_n still_o carry_v on_o the_o former_a argument_n to_o take_v off_o the_o absurdity_n cast_v by_o the_o jew_n upon_o paul_n doctrine_n of_o free_a justification_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n their_o objection_n as_o i_o have_v before-shown_a be_v this_o if_o abraham_n feed_n be_v not_o justify_v and_o save_v than_o god_n be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o his_o word_n of_o promise_n to_o abraham_n but_o god_n be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n therefore_o israel_n be_v justify_v and_o thou_o paul_n be_v mistake_v to_o this_o the_o apostle_n have_v be_v labour_v in_o his_o reply_n in_o the_o former_a 4._o verse_n and_o to_o take_v they_o off_o from_o their_o confident_a opinion_n of_o 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