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rational_a faculty_n namely_o that_o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o decree_v that_o man_n damnation_n who_o willing_o reject_v christ_n and_o salvation_n when_o they_o be_v offer_v unto_o he_o and_o god_n serious_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n need_v not_o to_o have_v cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n his_o judgement_n be_v unsearchable_a and_o his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o rom._n 11.33_o this_o be_v the_o great_a abyss_n and_o hide_a depth_n of_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n namely_o how_o god_n shall_v hate_v any_o man_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v or_o have_v do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n to_o this_o purpose_n austin_n say_v true_o eos_n evacuare_fw-la verba_fw-la apostoli_fw-la 7._o ad_fw-la bonâ—ifa_n l._n 2_o c._n 7._o qui_fw-la judicium_fw-la divinae_fw-la discretionis_fw-la ad_fw-la opera_fw-la reducunt_fw-la aut_fw-la praevisa_fw-la aut_fw-la 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make_v and_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v gracious_a merciful_a abundant_a in_o goodness_n and_o truth_n that_o his_o mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n and_o therefore_o design_v none_o to_o be_v destroy_v answ_n 1._o mr._n p._n tell_v we_o indeed_o that_o god_n hate_v nothing_o that_o he_o have_v make_v but_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o no_o such_o thing_n but_o rather_o the_o quite_o contrary_a for_o it_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n love_v jacob_n and_o hate_v esau_n and_o that_o before_o they_o be_v bear_v object_n to_o this_o mr._n p._n reply_n that_o this_o hatred_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o in_o regard_n of_o temporal_a blessing_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n answ_n this_o evasion_n have_v be_v sufficient_o confute_v before_o in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o seven_o argument_n against_o the_o conditional_a decree_n where_o be_v show_v 1._o that_o the_o hatred_n here_o speak_v of_o stand_v direct_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o love_n wherewith_o jacob_n be_v love_v but_o that_o be_v the_o love_n of_o election_n rom._n 9.11_o compare_v with_o verse_n 13._o 2._o the_o earthly_a canaan_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o heavenly_a why_o else_o have_v esau_n the_o black_a character_n of_o profaneness_n stamp_v on_o he_o for_o pass_v away_o his_o right_n to_o it_o by_o so_o slight_o sell_v his_o birthright_n heb._n 1.16_o 3._o in_o regard_n of_o outward_a blessing_n esau_n be_v no_o whit_n inferior_a to_o jacob_n but_o rather_o above_o he_o for_o he_o have_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o pleasant_a mount_n seir_n for_o his_o possession_n whereas_o jacob_n be_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n psal_n 105.12_o have_v no_o possession_n there_o but_o only_o the_o buryingplace_n which_o abraham_n have_v buy_v gen._n 25.15_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n give_v abraham_n no_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o whereon_o to_o set_v his_o foot_n act_v 7.5_o 4._o esau_n have_v abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o therefore_o refuse_v his_o brother_n present_n tell_v he_o he_o have_v enough_o also_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a place_n for_o he_o come_v to_o meet_v his_o brother_n attend_v with_o four_o hundred_o man_n so_o that_o jacob_n bow_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n before_o he_o and_o call_v he_o his_o lord_n gen._n 32.18_o and_o 33.3_o so_o that_o he_o be_v no_o whit_n inferior_a to_o his_o brother_n in_o regard_n of_o outward_a blessing_n answ_n 2._o second_o for_o those_o scripture_n which_o hold_v forth_o god_n to_o be_v so_o merciful_a gracious_a good_a to_o all_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v a_o common_a bounty_n and_o goodness_n which_o god_n extend_v to_o all_o mankind_n make_v the_o sun_n to_o shine_v and_o rain_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a matth._n
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