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reject_v such_o fantastical_a devise_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o â—ruth_n and_o goodness_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o make_v he_o to_o be_v a_o tyrant_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o the_o god_n of_o all_o consolation_n the_o unsearchableness_n of_o god_n way_n shall_v be_v a_o bridle_n to_o restrain_v presumption_n and_o not_o a_o sanctuary_n for_o spirit_n of_o error_n second_o this_o objection_n contain_v for_o 19_o to_o which_o the_o apostle_n answer_v ver_fw-la 20._o be_v not_o make_v in_o the_o person_n of_o esau_n or_o pharaoh_n as_o t._n h._n suppose_v but_o of_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n who_o think_v much_o at_o that_o grace_n and_o favour_n which_o god_n be_v please_v to_o vouchsafe_v unto_o the_o gentile_n to_o acknowledge_v they_o for_o his_o people_n which_o honour_n they_o will_v have_v appropriate_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o apostle_n answer_n be_v not_o only_o draw_v from_o the_o sovereign_a dominion_n of_o god_n to_o impart_v his_o grace_n to_o who_o he_o please_v as_o have_v be_v show_v already_o but_o also_o from_o the_o obstinacy_n and_o proper_a fault_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o appear_v ver_fw-la 22._o what_o if_o god_n will_v that_o be_v by_o a_o consequent_a will_n to_o show_v his_o wrath_n and_o to_o make_v his_o power_n know_v endure_v with_o much_o long_o suffer_v the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v to_o destruction_n they_o act_v god_n endure_v they_o be_v toltrate_v by_o god_n but_o fit_v to_o destruction_n by_o themselves_o for_o their_o much_o wrong_n do_v here_o be_v god_n much_o long_o suffer_v and_o more_o plain_o for_o 31._o israel_n have_v not_o attein_v to_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n wherefore_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n this_o reason_n be_v set_v down_o yet_o more_o emphatical_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n ver_fw-la 3._o they_o that_o be_v the_o israelite_n be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n righteousness_n that_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n that_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n have_v not_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o most_o express_o chap._n 11._o ver_fw-la 20._o because_o of_o undelief_n they_o be_v break_v off_o but_o thou_o stand_v by_o faith_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o precedent_n bind_v decree_n of_o god_n to_o necessitate_v they_o to_o unbelief_n and_o consequent_o to_o punishment_n it_o be_v in_o their_o own_o power_n by_o their_o concurrence_n with_o god_n grace_n to_o prevent_v these_o judgement_n and_o to_o recover_v their_o former_a estate_n ver_fw-la 23._o if_o they_o that_o be_v the_o unbelidve_a jew_n abide_v not_o still_o in_o unbelief_n they_o shall_v be_v graft_v in_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o sword_n be_v immovable_a to_o use_v st._n anselmes_n comparison_n but_o it_o be_v we_o that_o move_v &_o change_v place_n sometime_o the_o 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