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esau_n be_v red_a and_o therefore_o call_v edom_n betoken_v his_o bloody_a disposition_n and_o the_o romish_a edom_n be_v figure_v by_o a_o woman_n in_o scarlet_a and_o a_o purple_a whore_n who_o garment_n be_v die_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n wherewith_o she_o also_o herself_o be_v drunken_a 〈◊〉_d 17.6_o 3._o esau_n be_v rough_a hairy_a as_o a_o beast_n which_o betoken_v his_o savage_a truculent_a and_o cruel_a nature_n so_o a_o right_a owner_n of_o mount_n seir._n beside_o he_o be_v a_o mighty_a hunter_n as_o hungry_a as_o a_o hunter_n ravenous_a insatiable_a lagnat_fw-la feed_v i_o say_v he_o or_o let_v i_o swallow_v at_o once_o thy_o pottage_n so_o the_o word_n signify_v as_o camel_n be_v feed_v by_o cast_v gobbet_n into_o their_o mouth_n the_o romish_a edom_n and_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n be_v describe_v revel_v 13.1_o by_o a_o hideous_a and_o monstrous_a beast_n which_o be_v like_o a_o leopard_n most_o cruel_a untamed_a and_o most_o hurtful_a to_o mankind_n which_o as_o basil_n report_v will_v most_o furious_o tear_v in_o piece_n man_n yea_o a_o paper_n that_o have_v but_o the_o image_n of_o a_o man_n this_o beast_n of_o rome_n be_v like_a unto_o the_o devil_n who_o prosecute_v with_o most_o deadly_a hatred_n the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o man_n the_o foot_n of_o this_o beast_n be_v like_o bear_n foot_n for_o roughness_n and_o cruelty_n and_o tear_v and_o his_o mouth_n as_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o lion_n for_o raven_a and_o devour_v of_o christian_a man_n which_o the_o lamentation_n of_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n can_v better_o express_v than_o my_o word_n or_o all_o rhetoric_n in_o the_o world_n this_o be_v prophesy_v of_o esau_n in_o his_o father_n blessing_n gen._n 27.40_o thou_o shall_v live_v by_o the_o sword_n so_o do_v the_o idumean_n a_o savage_a and_o cruel_a people_n so_o do_v the_o romish_a idumean_n only_a support_n themselves_o by_o fire_n and_o sword_n the_o sure_a argument_n when_o all_o other_o mean_v fail_v intimate_v also_o by_o the_o ten_o horn_n 4._o esau_n be_v a_o caviller_n at_o jacob_n name_n and_o a_o liar_n in_o that_o he_o say_v he_o have_v take_v away_o the_o blessing_n and_o birthright_n both_o which_o himself_o have_v pass_v away_o and_o a_o false_a perfidious_a person_n who_o though_o he_o sell_v the_o birthright_n and_o pass_v it_o away_o by_o a_o oath_n yet_o he_o make_v but_o a_o scoff_n at_o it_o and_o have_v no_o purpose_n to_o perform_v it_o nay_o he_o contrive_v and_o hatch_v the_o death_n and_o murder_n of_o his_o brother_n if_o once_o the_o day_n of_o his_o father_n mourning_n will_v come_v so_o to_o recover_v his_o birthright_n again_o the_o romish_a edom_n will_v not_o allow_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n the_o name_n of_o christ_n but_o call_v the_o religion_n by_o which_o we_o worship_v the_o god_n of_o our_o father_n 24.14_o heresy_n he_o have_v pass_v away_o his_o right_n to_o the_o blessing_n by_o be_v the_o head_n of_o apostasy_n and_o complain_v that_o we_o challenge_v it_o he_o be_v false_a and_o perfidious_a no_o way_n to_o be_v hold_v to_o any_o promise_n by_o oath_n or_o vow_n but_o he_o have_v ever_o a_o secret_a trick_n or_o reservation_n obstante_fw-la to_o play_v fast_o or_o loose_v at_o his_o pleasure_n hence_o the_o beast_n be_v say_v to_o have_v seven_o hâ—ads_n that_o be_v fullness_n of_o fraud_n and_o subtlety_n to_o overreach_v and_o abuse_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o recover_v his_o power_n again_o will_v plot_v the_o death_n of_o so_o many_o king_n and_o kingdom_n as_o stand_v in_o his_o way_n thus_o be_v they_o like_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o person_n sin_n second_o they_o be_v as_o like_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o sin_n that_o the_o lord_n may_v say_v for_o three_o transgression_n of_o the_o romish_a edom_n and_o for_o four_o i_o will_v never_o return_v to_o it_o in_o mercy_n profaneness_n but_o will_v send_v a_o fire_n and_o utter_v desolation_n one_o transgression_n be_v profaneness_n as_o esau_n prefer_v the_o present_a profit_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n yea_o their_o belly_n before_o true_a religion_n donat_fw-la and_o now_o all_o sin_n be_v set_v to_o sale_n any_o thing_n lawful_a for_o money_n they_o can_v pardon_v for_o money_n that_o which_o god_n will_v never_o pardon_v yea_o and_o sin_n before_o they_o be_v commit_v idolatry_n another_o transgression_n of_o romish_n edom_n be_v idolatry_n as_o base_a idolatry_n as_o ever_o be_v in_o edom_n posterity_n which_o have_v quite_o cut_v they_o off_o from_o god_n who_o for_o their_o spiritual_a whoredom_n will_v never_o return_v to_o they_o any_o more_o merit_n a_o three_o transgression_n for_o which_o god_n will_v never_o return_v to_o it_o be_v vain_a confidence_n in_o their_o own_o merit_n which_o cut_v they_o from_o christ_n and_o quite_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o god_n favour_n cruelty_n gal._n 5.4_o the_o four_o and_o last_o transgression_n be_v deadly_a and_o endless_a cruelty_n against_o the_o people_n of_o 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