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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d uterus_fw-la as_o brother_n jacent_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la utero_fw-la lay_v in_o the_o same_o belly_n 3._o in_o their_o secular_a condition_n both_o have_v honest_a employ_v and_o not_o only_o lawful_a but_o laudable_a particular_a calling_n cain_n be_v a_o husbandman_n and_o abel_n be_v a_o shepherd_n though_o of_o a_o differ_v kind_a yet_o both_o good_a 4._o in_o then_o religious_a concern_v both_o be_v worshipper_n of_o god_n both_o bring_v sacrifice_n to_o god_n to_o omit_v their_o parity_n in_o the_o two_o former_a let_v we_o insist_v a_o little_a upon_o the_o two_o latter_a to_o wit_n their_o particular_a and_o general_a calling_n wherein_o they_o be_v equal_a 1._o their_o particular_a calling_n gen._n 4.2_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o record_v in_o scripture_n whether_o adam_n do_v choose_v those_o two_o distinct_a trade_n for_o his_o two_o son_n by_o his_o paternal_a authority_n or_o that_o cain_n and_o abel_n do_v of_o themselves_o choose_v they_o by_o 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lose_v and_o sink_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o perdition_n psal_n 28.1_o and_o then_o be_v the_o utmost_a date_n of_o divine_a mercy_n expire_v as_o to_o israel_n when_o god_n tell_v the_o prophet_n that_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v their_o prayer_n jer._n 11.14_o inference_n hence_o be_v 1._o if_o the_o sweet_a success_n of_o our_o service_n be_v god_n acceptance_n then_o oh_o what_o a_o holy_a carefulness_n shall_v we_o all_o have_v about_o our_o service_n and_o duty_n lest_o as_o cain_n we_o perform_v not_o aright_o for_o matter_n and_o manner_n so_o lose_v our_o labour_n and_o indeed_o take_v much_o pain_n only_o for_o eternal_a pain_n and_o for_o no_o better_a reward_n we_o shall_v all_o be_v wise_a to_o salvation_n 2_o tim._n 3.15_o and_o do_v those_o thing_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n heb._n 6.9_o have_v salvation_n certain_o annex_v to_o they_o we_o must_v not_o look_v only_o at_o our_o outward_a action_n but_o also_o at_o our_o inward_a affection_n and_o cordial_a devotion_n 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god_n prophet_n but_o they_o all_o nor_o the_o devil_n their_o master_n to_o help_v they_o can_v not_o fetch_v one_o flash_n or_o flame_n of_o fire_n though_o satan_n by_o god_n leave_n can_v as_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n do_v it_o to_o consume_v job_n sheep_n so_o make_v they_o a_o hecatomb_n holocaust_n or_o burnt-offering_a to_o the_o lord_n therefore_o be_v it_o call_v rather_o the_o fire_n of_o god_n than_o of_o the_o devil_n job_n 1.16_o we_o shall_v all_o have_v a_o holy_a heat_n even_o in_o the_o cold_a season_n some_o celestial_a fire_n in_o we_o to_o burn_v up_o our_o corruption_n this_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o burn_v isa_n 4.4_o a_o carnal_a man_n as_o cain_n may_v do_v the_o external_n action_n of_o duty_n but_o he_o want_v the_o internal_a heat_n of_o devotion_n he_o can_v say_v as_o isaac_n say_v behold_v the_o fire_n and_o the_o wood_n but_o where_o be_v the_o lamb_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 22.7_o but_o rather_o thus_o behold_v the_o wood_n and_o the_o 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his_o father_n house_n and_o constrain_v to_o commit_v himself_o to_o a_o hard-hearted_a master_n for_o twenty_o long_a year_n while_o esau_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n have_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o father_n house_n at_o his_o departure_n and_o after_o prosper_v to_o become_v a_o mighty_a man_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o neither_o rebekah_n nor_o jacob_n do_v despair_n of_o god_n promise_n or_o doubt_v of_o the_o blessing_n in_o due_a time_n to_o be_v make_v good_a and_o until_o than_o they_o make_v a_o life_n out_o of_o the_o promise_n of_o it_o which_o show_v that_o great_a be_v the_o consolation_n of_o god_n servant_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o their_o sorrow_n and_o suffering_n they_o carry_v along_o with_o they_o the_o promise_n and_o blessing_n as_o the_o pawn_n and_o pledge_v of_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n whereby_o in_o the_o great_a want_n of_o all_o thing_n they_o still_o great_o abound_v and_o whatever_o of_o the_o worse_a part_n be_v take_v from_o they_o yet_o this_o better_a part_n can_v never_o be_v so_o luke_n 10.42_o what_o though_o the_o wicked_a prosper_v and_o flourish_v within_o door_n as_o esau_n do_v while_o the_o godly_a be_v suffer_v hard_a thing_n abroad_o with_o their_o father_n jacob_n yet_o the_o latter_a do_v well_o know_v that_o the_o former_a have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n psal_n 17.14_o and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o barren_a mount_n seir_n at_o the_o best_a that_o be_v assign_v they_o they_o be_v still_o stranger_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n eph._n 2.12_o the_o inheritance_n itself_o be_v reserve_v for_o they_o it_o may_v be_v on_o earth_n however_o in_o heaven_n 1_o pet._n 1.4_o 5._o hence_o do_v they_o learn_v patience_n and_o constancy_n in_o the_o good_a way_n of_o god_n who_o many_o time_n lead_v they_o about_o as_o he_o do_v israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n suffer_v hard_a thing_n for_o many_o year_n yea_o and_o confidence_n that_o god_n in_o his_o good_a time_n will_v make_v his_o promise_n 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advance_v to_o royal_a dignity_n than_o that_o of_o jacob_n which_o in_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n be_v rule_v under_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n while_o esau_n offspring_n be_v ruler_n sway_v a_o golden_a sceptre_n gen._n 36.31_o before_o there_o reign_v any_o king_n of_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n whereupon_o the_o hebrew_n observe_v that_o israel_n be_v groan_v in_o the_o iron_n furnace_n of_o affliction_n while_o edom_n plume_v himself_o with_o the_o glitter_a glory_n of_o a_o royal_a diadem_n from_o whence_o be_v a_o undeniable_a consequence_n that_o pomp_n and_o prosperity_n be_v no_o infallible_a evidence_n of_o the_o true_a church_n as_o the_o romanist_n say_v luther_n prove_v rome_n to_o be_v a_o false_a church_n quia_fw-la sine_fw-la cruse_n regnat_fw-la because_o she_o fetch_v her_o best_a mark_n from_o the_o goodness_n of_o her_o market_n if_o so_o this_o will_v prove_v edom_n a_o true_a church_n than_o that_o of_o israel_n and_o though_o edom_n reign_v soon_o than_o israel_n yet_o they_o soon_o perish_v citiùs_fw-la exoriuntur_fw-la impii_fw-la &_o citiùs_fw-la exuruntur_fw-la like_o the_o grass_n that_o grow_v upon_o the_o house_n top_n may_v grow_v up_o soon_o than_o that_o of_o the_o field_n yet_o it_o wither_v soon_o the_o mower_n fill_v not_o his_o hâ—nds_n with_o it_o psal_n 129.6_o 7._o as_o hold_v it_o not_o worth_a gather_n wicked_a man_n be_v useless_a creature_n set_v up_o on_o high_a for_o a_o time_n but_o on_o slippery_a place_n ps_n 7.3.18_o advance_a as_o haman_n but_o to_o be_v bring_v down_o with_o a_o vengeance_n and_o that_o sudden_o whereas_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n continue_v for_o ever_o psal_n 102.28_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o as_o to_o jacob_n person_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n and_o therefore_o here_o mention_v after_o his_o posterity_n moses_n give_v a_o account_n also_o that_o esau_n person_n be_v solace_v himself_o at_o home_n in_o his_o father_n house_n while_o jacob_n be_v drive_v from_o it_o to_o travel_v into_o a_o strange_a and_o far_a country_n about_o 500_o mile_n distance_n where_o when_o seventy_o seven_o year_n old_a he_o must_v be_v bind_v apprentice_n for_o a_o wife_n to_o a_o churlish_a master_n for_o seven_o year_n more_o whereas_o long_o before_o this_o esau_n have_v take_v to_o himself_o two_o wife_n not_o consult_v his_o parent_n nor_o crave_v their_o consent_n yea_o contrary_a to_o their_o practice_n who_o content_v themselves_o with_o one_o to_o one_o according_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n gen._n 2.24_o and_o these_o two_o which_o shall_v have_v be_v but_o one_o be_v two_o hittite_n the_o worst_a sort_n of_o the_o curse_a canaanites_n ezek._n 16.3_o and_o therefore_o esau_n marriage_n be_v a_o great_a grief_n to_o both_o his_o parent_n mind_n gen._n 26.34_o 35._o and_o 27.46_o not_o only_o because_o he_o have_v show_v less_o respect_n to_o they_o in_o point_n of_o marriage_n than_o scoff_a ishmael_n have_v do_v who_o marry_v according_a to_o his_o mother_n mind_n gen._n 21.21_o though_o she_o be_v but_o a_o woman_n and_o a_o bondwoman_n too_o yet_o submit_v to_o her_o disposal_n therein_o but_o also_o because_o esau_n have_v marry_v against_o both_o his_o noble_a parent_n will_n two_o untractable_a idolatress_n of_o a_o rebellious_a race_n and_o spirit_n rabbi_n say_v resist_v the_o godly_a council_n of_o isaac_n and_o rebekah_n whereas_o ishmael_n as_o we_o read_v take_v but_o one_o only_a and_o as_o if_o this_o have_v be_v too_o little_a provocation_n to_o pious_a parent_n by_o a_o profane_a person_n when_o he_o see_v that_o jacob_n be_v send_v to_o padan-aram_n for_o a_o wise_a and_o that_o his_o own_o two_o canaanitish_a wife_n be_v a_o offence_n to_o his_o parent_n he_o to_o please_v they_o will_n take_v another_o wife_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o abraham_n a_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n his_o father_n brother_n gen._n 28.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o this_o he_o do_v to_o please_v his_o father_n not_o mind_v at_o all_o whether_o he_o or_o his_o wife_n please_v god_n god_n be_v not_o in_o all_o his_o thought_n psal_n 10.4_o by_o this_o marriage_n he_o think_v to_o make_v amends_o for_o his_o fault_n in_o his_o two_o first_o and_o to_o please_v his_o father_n better_o than_o before_o but_o this_o three_o marriage_n make_v he_o a_o worse_a husband_n in_o the_o multiplication_n of_o wife_n the_o former_a for_o any_o thing_n appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a be_v both_o alive_a nor_o do_v this_o make_v he_o the_o better_a son_n for_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o free_a man_n shall_v not_o have_v marry_v the_o offspring_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o one_o that_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o this_o profane_a person_n esau_n we_o have_v a_o specimen_fw-la or_o pourtraicture_n of_o the_o best_a practice_n of_o profane_a people_n who_o be_v 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after-witted_n as_o esau_n be_v of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v twice_o when_o esau_n see_v gen._n 28.6_o and_o when_v esau_n see_v v._n 8._o but_o both_o time_n he_o see_v too_o late_o and_o therefore_o what_o he_o do_v be_v to_o little_a purpose_n this_o non_fw-la putâram_fw-la or_o fool_n have_v i_o wist_v in_o a_o afterwit_n or_o over-late_a sight_n be_v never_o good_a neither_o in_o piety_n nor_o in_o policy_n such_o as_o future_a their_o repentance_n be_v as_o seneca_n say_v semper_fw-la victuri_fw-la always_o about_o to_o amend_v their_o manner_n yet_o never_o meet_v with_o a_o time_n to_o begin_v it_o will_v find_v this_o true_a when_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o trifle_a about_o offer_n and_o essay_n of_o reformation_n they_o be_v snatch_v away_o by_o death_n and_o shut_v out_o of_o heaven_n the_o patriarchal_a blessing_n be_v now_o bestow_v upon_o jacob_n though_o banish_v and_o though_o esau_n live_v as_o lord_n at_o home_n and_o now_o labour_v to_o please_v