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occasion_n or_o liberty_n to_o do_v evil_a than_o god_n can_v not_o manifest_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o riches_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n his_o readiness_n to_o pardon_v etc._n etc._n moreover_o if_o we_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o history_n we_o shall_v find_v by_o divers_a passage_n that_o pharaoh_n be_v free_a in_o what_o he_o do_v and_o that_o god_n do_v not_o harden_v he_o in_o any_o evil_n otherwise_o then_o have_v be_v declare_v nor_o hinder_v he_o from_o any_o good_a for_o when_o moses_n speak_v to_o pharaoh_n of_o destroy_v the_o frog_n from_o he_o and_o his_o house_n he_o declare_v this_o to_o be_v the_o end_n and_o reason_n thereof_o that_o pharaoh_n may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o to_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n chap._n 8.10_o yet_o in_o the_o 15_o verse_n we_o find_v a_o contrary_a effect_n together_o with_o the_o ground_n and_o rise_v of_o it_o the_o effect_n be_v that_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n and_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v or_o foretell_v the_o rise_n and_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v he_o see_v there_o be_v respite_n the_o judgement_n be_v over_o and_o he_o in_o stead_n of_o turn_v the_o grace_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n into_o thankfulness_n and_o obedience_n turn_v it_o into_o deceitfulness_n and_o stubbornness_n again_o when_o moses_n promise_v pharaoh_n to_o entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o the_o swarm_n of_o fly_n may_v depart_v from_o he_o his_o servant_n and_o from_o his_o people_n he_o charge_v pharaoh_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o deal_v deceitful_o any_o more_o in_o not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v to_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n vers_n 29._o but_o if_o pharaoh_n have_v be_v so_o harden_v by_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o can_v not_o hearken_v and_o let_v the_o people_n go_v he_o have_v not_o deal_v deceitful_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o deceit_n have_v be_v in_o god_n according_a to_o this_o doctrine_n in_o command_v pharaoh_n upon_o a_o great_a penalty_n to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v and_o yet_o to_o harden_v his_o heart_n that_o he_o can_v not_o let_v they_o go_v but_o we_o may_v find_v vers_n 32._o that_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n at_o that_o time_n also_o neither_o will_v he_o let_v the_o people_n go_v again_o when_o the_o thunder_a and_o hail_n cease_v pharaoh_n sin_v yet_o more_o and_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o will_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v why_o he_o see_v the_o judgement_n be_v past_a and_o in_o stead_n of_o be_v thankful_a thereupon_o he_o be_v more_o stubborn_a chap._n 9_o 34_o 35._o and_o yet_o chap._n 10.1_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n in_o that_o particular_a whereby_o it_o be_v further_a evident_a that_o god_n be_v say_v to_o harden_v he_o in_o that_o sense_n only_o which_o be_v already_o manifest_v god_n be_v say_v to_o raise_v up_o pharaoh_n of_o purpose_n to_o show_v his_o power_n in_o he_o and_o that_o his_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v throughout_o all_o the_o earth_n chap._n 9_o 16._o and_o to_o harden_v he_o that_o he_o may_v show_v his_o sign_n before_o he_o chap._n 10._o 1._o therefore_o see_v god_n declare_v his_o end_n in_o harden_v pharaoh_n he_o own_v the_o act_n aus_n let_v we_o a_o little_a consider_v the_o place_n for_o the_o first_o chap_n 9.16_o if_o we_o read_v what_o go_v before_o and_o what_o follow_v we_o may_v see_v that_o god_n do_v not_o raise_v up_o pharaoh_n to_o show_v his_o power_n or_o to_o declare_v his_o name_n in_o his_o destruction_n as_o pharaoh_n be_v a_o man_n but_o as_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a proud_a stubborn_a stiffnecked_a and_o rebellious_a man_n for_o vers_fw-la the_o 14._o he_o say_v for_o i_o will_v at_o this_o time_n send_v all_o my_o plague_n upon_o thy_o heart_n and_o upon_o thy_o servant_n and_o upon_o thy_o people_n to_o what_o end_n to_o harden_v he_o no_o but_o that_o he_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v none_o like_o god_n in_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o 17._o verse_n he_o say_v as_o yet_o exalt_a thou_o thyself_o against_o my_o people_n and_o will_v not_o let_v they_o go_v but_o if_o god_n have_v harden_v he_o in_o that_o sense_n which_o some_o man_n conceive_v it_o can_v not_o then_o be_v say_v to_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o exalt_v himself_o against_o god_n but_o that_o god_n have_v exalt_v pharaoh_n against_o himself_o but_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v this_o god_n foresee_v that_o pharaoh_n will_v be_v a_o stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a man_n one_o that_o will_v exalt_v himself_o against_o he_o after_o many_o miracle_n and_o judgement_n and_o much_o mean_n to_o humble_v he_o raise_v he_o up_o of_o purpose_n the_o be_v a_o man_n for_o the_o purpose_n to_o show_v his_o power_n and_o declare_v his_o name_n in_o his_o destruction_n that_o other_o may_v take_v notice_n thereof_o and_o not_o rebel_v against_o god_n as_o pharaoh_n do_v lest_o they_o be_v plague_v and_o punish_v as_o he_o be_v and_o according_o the_o priest_n and_o diviner_n of_o the_o philistines_n sam._n 6.6_o when_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o the_o people_n for_o retain_v the_o ark_n exhort_v they_o to_o send_v it_o away_o in_o these_o word_n why_o do_v you_o harden_v your_o heart_n as_o the_o egyptian_n and_o pharaoh_n harden_v their_o heart_n when_o he_o have_v wrought_v wonderful_o among_o they_o do_v they_o not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v and_o they_o depart_v whereby_o we_o perceive_v that_o they_o better_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o god_n in_o his_o deal_n with_o pharaoh_n and_o make_v better_o use_v of_o it_o to_o the_o people_n than_o most_o in_o our_o day_n do_v whereas_o if_o pharaoh_n hardness_n have_v be_v wrought_v in_o he_o by_o god_n his_o destruction_n for_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o heart_n have_v be_v very_o unfit_a for_o god_n thereby_o to_o manifest_v his_o power_n and_o name_n to_o all_o the_o world_n unless_o he_o will_v have_v they_o to_o take_v knowledge_n of_o he_o to_o be_v a_o god_n that_o make_v man_n fin_n and_o then_o punish_v they_o for_o it_o for_o that_o chapter_n 10.1_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o former_a place_n and_o as_o i_o conceive_v be_v thus_o to_o be_v understand_v god_n willing_a to_o declare_v to_o phoraoh_n and_o to_o all_o the_o world_n by_o his_o sign_n and_o miracle_n that_o he_o be_v a_o great_a and_o mighty_a god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o resist_n of_o he_o and_o that_o he_o will_v punish_v such_o as_o do_v abuse_v his_o grace_n and_o turn_v it_o into_o wantonness_n and_o stubbornness_n do_v take_v occasion_n upon_o his_o foreknowledge_n of_o pharaoh_n wickedness_n and_o deceitfullnesse_n to_o manifest_v the_o same_o in_o he_o for_o in_o the_o 9_o chap._n 27_o 28._o verse_n we_o find_v pharaoh_n repentance_n for_o refuse_v to_o let_v the_o people_n go_v and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o i_o have_v sin_v this_o time_n the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a and_o i_o and_o my_o people_n be_v wicked_a entreat_v the_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o mighty_a thundering_n and_o hail_n and_o i_o will_v let_v the_o people_n go_v and_o you_o shall_v stay_v nolong_a now_o this_o repentance_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v cordial_a though_o afterward_o he_o deal_v deceitful_o and_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o god_n who_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n ready_a to_o pardon_v and_o forgive_v upon_o repentance_n and_o submission_n do_v cause_v the_o thunder_a and_o hail_n to_o cease_v now_o god_n may_v be_v say_v from_o one_o consideration_n to_o remove_v the_o judgement_n from_o pharooh_o and_o his_o people_n to_o save_v they_o and_o yet_o from_o another_o consideration_n he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o remove_v the_o same_o judgement_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v destroy_v they_o for_o when_o god_n speak_v of_o intend_v the_o good_a and_o salvation_n of_o such_o man_n as_o perish_v in_o the_o mean_n and_o mercy_n he_o bestow_v on_o they_o he_o declare_v that_o end_n which_o the_o mean_n do_v proper_o and_o natural_o lead_v unto_o but_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o intend_v the_o punishment_n evil_a or_o ruin_n of_o man_n in_o the_o mean_n and_o mercy_n he_o bestow_v on_o they_o than_o he_o speak_v in_o reference_n to_o their_o neglect_v refuse_v or_o abuse_v thereof_o now_o this_o latter_a be_v not_o his_o proper_a and_o immediate_a end_n consider_v what_o the_o person_n be_v when_o he_o bestow_v these_o mercy_n and_o mean_n on_o he_o but_o it_o be_v his_o end_n in_o reference_n to_o what_o the_o person_n will_v be_v or_o do_v upon_o the_o receit_n of_o the_o mercy_n and_o mean_n be_v ground_v upon_o his_o foreknowledge_n of_o their_o wickedness_n and_o perverseness_n and_o somewhat_o in_o the_o like_a sense_n christ_n speak_v when_o he_o say_v he_o
raise_v up_o christ_n send_v he_o to_o bless_v the_o jow_n in_o turn_v every_o one_o of_o they_o from_o their_o iniquity_n though_o few_o be_v turn_v act._n 3.26_o and_o god_n leave_v the_o very_a heathen_a without_o excuse_n in_o respect_n of_o mean_n rom._n 1.20_o act._n 14.17_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v in_o this_o place_n according_a to_o the_o latter_a acceptation_n none_o can_v come_v to_o i_o except_o the_o mean_v use_v by_o the_o father_n prevail_v with_o they_o and_o this_o appear_v more_o plain_o if_o you_o consider_v the_o 45_o verse_n every_o man_n therefore_o that_o have_v hear_v and_o learn_v of_o the_o father_n come_v unto_o i_o plain_o show_v that_o no_o man_n be_v draw_v according_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o this_o place_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o have_v hear_v and_o learn_v of_o the_o father_n and_o that_o every_o one_o so_o draw_v do_v come_v for_o god_n the_o father_n declare_v that_o there_o be_v peace_n 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you_o will_v not_o you_o can_v come_v unto_o i_o again_o joh._n 6.68_o and_o he_o say_v therefore_o say_v i_o unto_o you_o no_o man_n can_v come_v unto_o i_o except_o it_o be_v give_v he_o of_o the_o father_n this_o verse_n have_v reference_n to_o what_o christ_n speak_v in_o the_o 44_o vers_fw-la no_o man_n can_v come_v to_o i_o except_o the_o father_n which_o have_v send_v i_o draw_v he_o and_o be_v but_o a_o repeat_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o other_o word_n so_o that_o the_o former_a interpretation_n serve_v for_o this_o place_n also_o no_o man_n can_v come_v to_o i_o except_o it_o be_v give_v he_o that_o be_v unless_o the_o mean_n use_v by_o the_o father_n to_o that_o end_n prevail_v with_o he_o unless_o it_o take_v effect_n in_o he_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o christ_n speak_v these_o word_n be_v to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o hypocrifie_n of_o those_o who_o profess_v themselves_o his_o disciple_n do_v not_o he_o do_v not_o say_v can_v not_o 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