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call_v rather_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n than_o of_o jacob_n and_o familiar_o israelite_n not_o jacobite_n nomen_fw-la quo_fw-la tu_fw-la israel_n appellaris_fw-la dei_fw-la cogniti_fw-la argumentum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la amplius_fw-la incredulitatem_fw-la tuam_fw-la patefaciat_fw-la cur_n igitur_fw-la gestas_fw-la cognomen_fw-la quod_fw-la personae_fw-la probro_fw-la sit_fw-la factis_fw-la appellationem_fw-la tuam_fw-la impugnas_fw-la &_o calumnia_fw-la nomen_fw-la tuum_fw-la afficis_fw-la basil_n seleuc._n orat._n 19_o as_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o the_o name_n of_o simon_n abrogate_a but_o only_o the_o name_n of_o peter_n add_v as_o the_o more_o honourable_a title_n so_o the_o patriarch_n lose_v not_o the_o name_n of_o jacob_n but_o gain_v the_o name_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v call_v israel_n in_o opposition_n to_o jacob_n which_o signify_v subtlety_n and_o import_v weakness_n gen._n 25.26_o for_o the_o name_n jacob_n he_o have_v from_o prevail_v over_o man_n but_o the_o name_n israel_n from_o prevail_v over_o god_n so_o the_o lod_n intimate_v here_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o henceforward_o be_v term_v jacob_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v get_v the_o blessing_n by_o stealth_n and_o fraud_n from_o man_n but_o israel_n for_o thou_o have_v fight_v hand_n to_o hand_n thou_o have_v with_o puissance_n and_o power_n and_o in_o the_o field_n get_v the_o victory_n over_o god_n no_o more_o a_o supplant_a but_o a_o conqueror_n and_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o usual_o when_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o church_n in_o scripture_n she_o be_v call_v jacob_n but_o when_o of_o her_o prosperous_a and_o prevail_a estate_n she_o be_v call_v israel_n isa_n 41.14_o gal._n 6.16_o but_o israel_n that_o be_v god_n valiant_a or_o valiant_a with_o god_n not_o a_o man_n see_v god_n as_o if_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nor_o one_o right_a with_o direct_v by_o god_n as_o if_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o jashar_n ishrael_n but_o israel_n that_o be_v thou_o have_v prevail_v with_o god_n from_o sara_n to_o rule_v as_o the_o lord_n himself_o give_v the_o etymon_n the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o have_v have_v strength_n with_o god_n the_o chalde_a thou_o be_v a_o prince_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o with_o man_n israel_n be_v so_o call_v because_o he_o prevail_v with_o god_n oh_o that_o either_o our_o name_n be_v according_a to_o our_o nature_n or_o our_o nature_n according_a to_o our_o name_n how_o many_o be_v call_v john_n that_o be_v void_a of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n timotheus_n that_o fear_v not_o god_n theophilus_n that_o love_v not_o god_n samuel_n that_o obey_v not_o god_n as_o their_o name_n signify_v immane_a nomen_fw-la inane_fw-la crimen_fw-la immane_a it_o be_v well_o that_o either_o our_o name_n or_o our_o manner_n be_v change_v how_o many_o have_v nothing_o of_o god_n in_o they_o but_o in_o their_o name_n that_o be_v call_v 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say_v i_o shall_v be_v a_o conqueor_n even_o while_o i_o think_v i_o be_o conquer_v and_o make_v when_o often_o in_o my_o own_o sense_n i_o be_o undo_v who_o hand_n and_o seal_n be_v that_o what_o ever_o be_v write_v afore_o time_n be_v write_v for_o our_o instruction_n and_o comfort_n but_o rather_o who_o language_n be_v that_o hos_fw-la 12.4_o jacob_n find_v god_n in_o bethel_n and_o there_o the_o angel_n speak_v with_o we_o with_o we_o hosea_n notwithstanding_o many_o century_n of_o year_n pass_v from_o the_o death_n of_o jacob_n to_o the_o birth_n of_o hosea_n yet_o the_o prophet_n speak_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v alive_a when_o the_o patriarch_n be_v alive_a as_o if_o he_o weep_v when_o jacob_n weep_v and_o prevail_v when_o he_o prevail_v and_o there_o he_o speak_v with_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o offspring_n of_o father_n jacob_n and_o he_o contain_v they_o not_o only_o exemplary_o but_o also_o virtual_o in_o his_o faith_n as_o 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