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according_a to_o s._n paul_n phrase_n rom._n 4._o so_o god_n blessing_n be_v able_a to_o make_v our_o soul_n fruitful_a in_o all_o good_a work_n though_o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v utter_o barren_a and_o unfruitful_a and_o thus_o we_o have_v do_v with_o abraham_n wife_n now_o let_v we_o speak_v something_o of_o his_o contemporary_n begin_v with_o his_o son_n ishmael_n ishmael_n ishmael_n be_v son_n of_o abraham_n and_o hagar_n his_o maid_n servant_n bear_v unto_o he_o at_o his_o 86._o year_n as_o say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n gen._n 16._o ult_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o godly_a father_n but_o whether_o himself_o be_v godly_a or_o not_o it_o be_v uncertain_a but_o in_o his_o life_n we_o must_v note_v first_o his_o virtue_n second_o his_o fault_n three_o his_o benefit_n four_o his_o cross_n and_o then_o shall_v we_o come_v to_o his_o death_n father_n his_o virtue_n first_o he_o live_v in_o his_o father_n house_n in_o outward_a conformity_n and_o obedience_n for_o he_o submit_v to_o 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do_v he_o without_o murmur_v or_o wilful_a refuse_v to_o go_v yield_v himself_o to_o that_o punishment_n it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n in_o childeren_n to_o take_v quiet_o their_o parent_n chastisement_n even_o though_o they_o shall_v be_v somewhat_o severe_a but_o to_o oppose_v they_o or_o to_o rebel_v against_o they_o or_o fall_v to_o clamorousnesse_n and_o impatiency_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n even_o though_o the_o correction_n shall_v be_v causeless_a and_o unjust_a how_o much_o more_o if_o they_o be_v righteous_a and_o deserve_v learn_v of_o ishmael_n this_o submission_n how_o will_v you_o hope_v that_o you_o be_v god_n childeren_n if_o you_o do_v not_o equal_v such_o a_o one_o as_o ishmael_n in_o goodness_n again_o funeral_n ishmael_n do_v another_o good_a office_n in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o father_n life_n for_o it_o be_v note_v of_o he_o that_o he_o come_v to_o isaac_n and_o join_v with_o he_o in_o his_o father_n funeral_n gen._n 25.9_o by_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a 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