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former_o instance_a be_v destine_v of_o god_n to_o eminent_a service_n in_o the_o world_n be_v carry_v through_o and_o that_o complete_o to_o the_o end_n of_o their_o work_n notwithstanding_o the_o great_a difficulty_n and_o natural_a impossibility_n that_o stand_v in_o their_o way_n to_o impede_fw-la it_o by_o which_o will_v appear_v the_o sure_a effect_n of_o god_n purpose_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o intervenient_a obstruction_n and_o will_v contribute_v not_o a_o little_a to_o illustrate_v the_o truth_n in_o hand_n 1._o i_o begin_v with_o abraham_n seed_n in_o gen._n 12._o 7._o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v give_v they_o by_o promise_n isaac_n in_o who_o this_o seed_n shall_v be_v call_v be_v not_o yet_o bear_v nor_o yet_o until_o both_o his_o parent_n be_v past_a age_n 11._o gen._n 18._o 11._o to_o help_v this_o the_o lord_n bringsback_n the_o sun_n many_o degree_n make_v it_o a_o new_a spring-time_n with_o they_o and_o give_v they_o isaac_n when_o isaac_n be_v marry_v his_o wife_n prove_v barren_a 23._o chap._n 25._o 21._o verse_n 23._o after_o twenty_o year_n wait_v the_o lord_n in_o answer_n to_o prayer_n give_v her_o conception_n now_o two_o child_n they_o have_v the_o elder_a of_o which_o the_o lord_n reject_v and_o the_o other_o to_o who_o the_o promise_n belong_v in_o danger_n every_o day_n to_o be_v kill_v by_o his_o brother_n and_o so_o the_o line_n of_o the_o promise_n in_o danger_n of_o fail_v 24._o chap._n 27._o 41._o chap._n 28._o 2._o chap._n 31._o 41._o v._o 23._o and_o 24._o jacob_n to_o save_v his_o life_n fly_v to_o padan-aram_n there_o laban_n deal_v hardly_o with_o he_o and_o when_o he_o make_v homeward_o follow_v he_o with_o evil_a intent_n but_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o dream_n take_v he_o off_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o escape_v from_o he_o 6._o chap._n 32._o 6._o but_o esau_n come_v against_o he_o with_o four_o hundred_o man_n full_o bend_v to_o revenge_v the_o old_a grudge_n the_o lord_n turn_v his_o heart_n in_o a_o moment_n 12._o chap._n 33._o 4._o v._o 12._o and_o melt_v he_o into_o brotherly_a affection_n that_o instead_o of_o destroy_v jacob_n he_o proffer_v himself_o to_o be_v his_o guard_n and_o convoy_n when_o simeon_n and_o levi_n have_v so_o high_o provoke_v the_o canaanite_n 5._o chap._n 34._o 25._o chap._n 35._o 5._o that_o it_o be_v a_o thousand_o to_o one_o but_o they_o will_v come_v and_o cut_v off_o jacob_n family_n at_o once_o the_o lord_n cause_v a_o terror_n to_o fall_v upon_o they_o that_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o look_v after_o they_o when_o a_o seven_o year_n famine_n be_v come_v on_o the_o land_n 54._o ch_n 37._o 28._o with_o chap._n 41._o 54._o likely_a enough_o to_o eat_v up_o poor_a jacob_n and_o his_o house_n the_o lord_n by_o a_o strange_a providence_n send_v a_o harbinger_n to_o make_v provision_n for_o