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of_o god_n the_o heir_n in_o a_o family_n have_v this_o prerogative_n that_o albeit_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o father_n be_v not_o close_v from_o give_v good_a thing_n unto_o other_o yet_o the_o inheritance_n be_v reserve_v for_o he_o as_o abraham_n give_v gift_n to_o the_o son_n of_o keturah_n 25._o but_o keep_v his_o best_a thing_n for_o isaac_n so_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n show_v his_o great_a bountifulness_n 45._o in_o that_o he_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o shine_v and_o his_o rain_n to_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o unjust_a no_o less_o than_o the_o just_a yet_o herein_o stand_v the_o comfort_n of_o his_o child_n that_o he_o reserve_v his_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a thing_n for_o they_o neither_o be_v it_o his_o creature_n that_o he_o give_v to_o they_o in_o a_o portion_n he_o give_v himself_o unto_o they_o as_o he_o promise_v to_o abraham_n so_o he_o perferme_v it_o to_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n i_o be_o thy_o exceed_a great_a reward_n and_o therefore_o do_v the_o 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the_o second_o reason_n come_v wherefore_o the_o creature_n fervent_o desire_v the_o day_n of_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v take_v from_o that_o glorious_a estate_n into_o the_o which_o the_o creature_n shall_v be_v translate_v in_o that_o day_n where_o first_o we_o have_v to_o see_v what_o creature_n this_o be_v which_o shall_v be_v deliver_v and_o second_o what_o the_o deliverance_n be_v the_o word_n creature_n be_v a_o general_a name_n of_o all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n but_o here_o it_o be_v put_v for_o those_o creature_n which_o be_v make_v by_o god_n for_o man_n be_v hurt_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n restore_v and_o shall_v be_v restore_v with_o he_o and_o so_o under_o this_o name_n we_o comprise_v not_o reprobate_a angel_n and_o man_n neither_o those_o excrement_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v breed_v of_o dung_n and_o corruption_n neither_o thorn_n thistle_n or_o such_o like_a which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o god_n curse_n upon_o the_o 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