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30.15_o vers_fw-la 19_o and_o god_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o they_o have_v power_n to_o choose_v therefore_o say_v he_o choose_v you_o this_o be_v his_o proceed_n with_o pharaoh_n so_o that_o in_o order_n i_o shall_v draw_v up_o the_o result_n of_o this_o head_n 1._o that_o god_n harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n that_o be_v accidental_o stire_v up_o and_o awaken_v the_o baseness_n of_o his_o heart_n by_o send_v that_o message_n to_o he_o to_o let_v israel_n depart_v his_o land_n which_o be_v so_o much_o against_o his_o proud_a and_o covetous_a interest_n if_o god_n have_v be_v please_v that_o israel_n shall_v still_o have_v abode_n slave_n to_o he_o we_o have_v not_o hear_v nor_o see_v the_o relation_n of_o pharaoh_n rebellion_n as_o now_o we_o do_v thus_o god_n be_v concern_v in_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n as_o he_o cross_v his_o will_n by_o declare_v his_o own_o 2._o god_n accidental_o harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n by_o declare_v himself_o above_o he_o in_o power_n that_o must_v needs_o provoke_v proud_a pharaoh_n to_o hear_v of_o a_o jehovah_n above_o he_o 3._o god_n harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n accidental_o by_o defer_v the_o full_a manifestation_n of_o avenge_a power_n so_o long_o as_o he_o do_v this_o make_v pharaoh_n grow_v strong_a and_o think_v he_o shall_v yet_o be_v able_a to_o deal_v with_o he_o as_o solomon_n say_v eccles_n 8.11_o because_o judgement_n be_v not_o speedy_o execute_v upon_o evil_a doer_n their_o heart_n be_v full_o set_v in_o they_o to_o do_v evil_a thus_o a_o parent_n sometime_o can_v say_v i_o have_v spoil_v you_o by_o my_o indulgence_n show_v to_o you_o 4._o god_n harden_v pharaoh_n accidental_o by_o his_o condescend_v to_o remove_v his_o judgement_n so_o soon_o and_o at_o his_o request_n and_o that_o this_o act_n of_o god_n harden_v his_o heart_n you_o have_v declare_v in_o the_o history_n when_o god_n have_v take_v off_o this_o or_o that_o plague_n it_o be_v as_o the_o effect_n say_v pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n thus_o much_o 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