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his_o own_o they_o of_o his_o house_n we_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o 2d_o branch_n of_o the_o apostle_n description_n of_o this_o people_n for_o who_o unhappiness_n he_o thus_o mourn_v which_o we_o have_v contain_v in_o the_o 4_o and_o 5_o verse_n in_o which_o verse_n we_o have_v the_o apostle_n make_v a_o distinct_a and_o particular_a enumeration_n of_o their_o several_a privilege_n and_o immunity_n which_o they_o be_v honour_v with_o 1._o they_o be_v israelites_n a_o title_n of_o high_a esteem_n sometime_o take_v in_o a_o large_a and_o sometime_o in_o a_o strict_a sense_n in_o one_o text_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n all_o that_o descend_v from_o the_o loin_n of_o jacob_n after_o his_o name_n be_v change_v to_o israel_n for_o his_o princely_a power_n in_o prayer_n with_o god_n 2_o sometime_o israelites_n be_v understand_v in_o a_o more_o strict_a sense_n for_o sincere_a holy_a person_n thus_o nathanael_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o israelite_n indeed_o in_o who_o be_v no_o guile_n john_n 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honourable_a exod._n 14._o choose_a chariot_n thus_o we_o read_v as_o choice_a vow_n deut._n 12.11_o thus_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v understand_v election_n as_o be_v oppose_v to_o rejection_n but_o a_o person_n or_o a_o thing_n of_o high_a valuation_n and_o esteem_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v choice_n or_o elect_v and_o we_o ourselves_o so_o use_v it_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o say_v this_o or_o that_o be_v a_o choice_a thing_n not_o suppose_v rejection_n all_o election_n do_v not_o suppose_v rejection_n so_o the_o greek_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o hugo_n grotius_n tell_v we_o be_v take_v for_o probation_n to_o prefer_v one_o above_o another_o and_o so_o to_o choose_v in_o that_o sense_n and_o so_o it_o be_v
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