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that_o in_o isaac_n shall_v his_o seed_n be_v call_v the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v plain_a and_o thus_o much_o in_o effect_n ishmael_n shall_v not_o be_v thy_o son_n &_o heir_n but_o isaac_n be_v the_o child_n which_o shall_v be_v thy_o heir_n he_o it_o be_v in_o who_o i_o will_v accomplish_v the_o promise_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n make_v to_o thou_o from_o the_o word_n thus_o explain_v first_o we_o must_v observe_v paul_n collection_n gather_v from_o god_n deal_v with_o those_o two_o person_n roman_n 9.7_o namely_o that_o god_n before_o all_o world_n have_v choose_v some_o man_n to_o salvation_n in_o his_o eternal_a counsel_n to_o manifest_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o have_v refuse_v and_o reject_v other_o leave_v they_o unto_o themselves_o to_o show_v forth_o his_o justice_n upon_o they_o this_o doctrine_n be_v gather_v out_o of_o this_o place_n after_o this_o manner_n such_o as_o be_v god_n practice_n and_o deal_n towards_o man_n in_o time_n such_o be_v his_o 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represent_v those_o that_o be_v choose_v to_o salvation_n who_o become_v the_o true_a member_n of_o god_n church_n and_o ishmael_n be_v a_o type_n of_o those_o that_o be_v reject_v now_o in_o regard_n of_o this_o different_a deal_n of_o god_n with_o mankind_n choose_v some_o and_o refuse_v other_o we_o must_v all_o put_v in_o practice_n saint_n peter_n lesson_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a even_o careful_a above_o all_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v our_o election_n sure_a 2._o peter_n 1.10_o for_o all_o be_v not_o elect_v to_o salvation_n but_o some_o be_v reject_v all_o be_v not_o isaac_n but_o some_o be_v ismaelite_n if_o all_o be_v elect_v and_o choose_v to_o salvation_n than_o no_o man_n need_v to_o care_n for_o it_o but_o see_v some_o be_v reject_v and_o never_o vouchsafe_v to_o come_v within_o the_o covenant_n indeed_o therefore_o it_o stand_v we_o great_o in_o hand_n to_o take_v the_o good_a counsel_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v 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of_o those_o which_o be_v bear_v and_o bring_v up_o in_o the_o church_n say_v that_o some_o be_v child_n of_o the_o flesh_n &_o some_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n rom._n 9.8_o this_o be_v so_o that_o every_o one_o which_o live_v in_o the_o church_n be_v not_o of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v be_v not_o a_o true_a member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o true_a child_n of_o abraham_n it_o must_v make_v we_o all_o careful_a to_o use_v all_o holy_a mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v full_o assure_v that_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n belong_v unto_o we_o for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o we_o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o church_n to_o hear_v the_o word_n and_o to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n for_o so_o do_v ishmael_n and_o
with_o the_o special_a blessing_n when_o as_o he_o give_v the_o same_o to_o jacob_n unwitting_o how_o then_o can_v he_o do_v this_o by_o faith_n for_o the_o answer_n of_o this_o we_o must_v consider_v two_o thing_n first_o it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o isaac_n be_v blind_v overmuch_o with_o a_o fond_a affection_n towards_o esau_n and_o love_v he_o otherwise_o then_o he_o ought_v and_o therefore_o be_v purpose_v to_o have_v bless_v esau_n with_o the_o special_a blessing_n this_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o isaac_n but_o yet_o it_o take_v not_o away_o isaac_n faith_n nor_o make_v it_o to_o be_v no_o faith_n but_o it_o show_v that_o isaac_n faith_n be_v weak_a and_o join_v with_o some_o infirmity_n in_o forget_v god_n particular_a promise_n second_o howsoever_o at_o the_o first_o isaac_n err_v in_o his_o purpose_n for_o the_o blessing_n of_o his_o child_n yet_o afterward_o he_o correct_v himself_o for_o it_o for_o as_o we_o may_v read_v in_o the_o history_n after_o he_o have_v indeed_o 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who_o be_v the_o wretched_a limb_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o let_v we_o know_v that_o if_o they_o will_v bless_v aright_o it_o must_v be_v by_o faith_n now_o what_o faith_n have_v they_o have_v god_n make_v any_o promise_n to_o they_o that_o by_o their_o mean_n he_o will_v help_v those_o that_o come_v to_o seek_v help_n at_o they_o for_o their_o child_n &_o cattle_n nay_o very_o there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n god_n never_o make_v promise_n to_o any_o such_o nay_o he_o have_v flat_o forbid_v not_o only_o such_o practice_n as_o they_o use_v 19.31_o but_o also_o for_o man_n to_o seek_v to_o any_o such_o person_n and_o therefore_o they_o can_v bless_v man_n child_n and_o cattle_n by_o faith_n but_o they_o say_v they_o do_v these_o thing_n by_o faith_n yet_o it_o be_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o devil_n and_o in_o his_o promise_n for_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o god_n have_v his_o law_n and_o sacrament_n for_o those_o that_o enter_v covenant_n with_o he_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a 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