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i_o in_o respect_n of_o that_o affection_n which_o i_o do_v and_o as_o i_o be_o a_o father_n ought_v to_o bear_v he_o beside_o this_o stand_v not_o with_o my_o obedience_n to_o god_n to_o commit_v such_o a_o act_n which_o be_v so_o unjust_a unnatural_a dishonourable_a to_o god_n and_o scandalous_a to_o man_n nor_o yet_o with_o my_o faith_n in_o his_o promise_n to_o kill_v he_o in_o who_o they_o be_v make_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v rather_o die_v than_o i_o will_v thus_o deprive_v myself_o of_o my_o son_n the_o world_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v to_o be_v his_o seed_n or_o the_o faithful_a of_o their_o saviour_n which_o be_v to_o come_v of_o he_o but_o abraham_n although_o in_o his_o fatherly_a affection_n he_o be_v as_o tender_v heart_v as_o the_o best_a of_o we_o and_o in_o his_o wisdom_n do_v see_v and_o consider_v all_o these_o impediment_n yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v content_a to_o deny_v his_o affection_n yea_o and_o his_o reason_n and_o to_o perform_v simple_a 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of_o grief_n if_o he_o be_v not_o present_a and_o in_o his_o sight_n or_o more_o opportunity_n to_o grieve_v if_o he_o be_v a_o little_a absent_a and_o out_o of_o his_o hear_n but_o without_o show_n of_o passion_n deny_v he_o to_o the_o very_a place_n where_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n couch_v the_o wood_n use_v no_o doubt_n some_o effectual_a speech_n to_o persuade_v his_o son_n when_o it_o can_v be_v sufficient_o marvel_v how_o he_o can_v persuade_v himself_o have_v persuade_v he_o he_o bind_v he_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o sacrifice_n ne_o impatientia_fw-la doloris_fw-la victima_fw-la calcitraret_fw-la less_o through_o impatience_n of_o grief_n his_o sacrifice_n shall_v kick_v or_o sting_v as_o augustine_n say_v have_v bind_v he_o hand_n &_o foot_n he_o lay_v he_o on_o the_o altar_n upon_o the_o wood_n tempere_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n take_v his_o knife_n with_o purpose_n present_o i_o tremble_v to_o speak_v it_o present_o i_o say_v to_o cut_v his_o throat_n to_o dismember_v 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the_o other_o see_v the_o one_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o other_o i_o answer_v abraham_n assure_o believe_v that_o god_n as_o he_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a and_o therefore_o willing_a to_o keep_v his_o promise_n so_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o omnipotent_a power_n and_o alsufficiencie_n he_o be_v able_a to_o make_v good_a his_o word_n be_v indeed_o able_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o to_o deny_v himself_o or_o to_o go_v back_o from_o his_o word_n and_o therefore_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o as_o he_o have_v receive_v his_o soon_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o barren_a womb_n of_o sara_n as_o similitude_n of_o death_n for_o thus_o those_o word_n heb._n 11.19_o may_v also_o be_v expound_v so_o also_o the_o lord_n will_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n and_o can_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o power_n even_o out_o of_o those_o ash_n restore_v he_o unto_o life_n that_o his_o seed_n may_v be_v multiply_v and_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v account_v 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