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to_o 16._o 2._o for_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n 17._o to_o the_o end_n the_o title_n of_o the_o first_o part_n be_v my_o text_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n concern_v edom._n consider_v here_o 1._o the_o subject_n of_o the_o prophecy_n edom._n 2._o the_o author_n of_o it_o diciâ—_n dominus_fw-la thus_o say_v lord_n 1._o of_o the_o subject_n edom._n isaac_n have_v two_o son_n by_o rebâ—â—â—a_n esaw_n and_o jacob._n esau_n be_v call_v edom_n the_o reason_n of_o that_o name_n be_v thus_o give_v jacob_n have_v make_v red_a pottage_n and_o when_o esaw_n come_v from_o the_o field_n hungry_a and_o faint_a he_o say_v to_o his_o brother_n jacob_n feed_v i_o 〈◊〉_d pray_v thou_o with_o that_o red_a with_o that_o red_a pottage_n 25.30_o gen._n 25.30_o for_o i_o be_o faint_a therefore_o be_v his_o name_n call_v edom_n because_o he_o so_o affect_v that_o red_a colour_n be_v himself_o also_o red_a and_o very_a hairy_a this_o name_n do_v maintain_v the_o memory_n of_o a_o quarrel_n for_o he_o buy_v that_o red_a pottage_n dear_a enough_o with_o the_o sale_n of_o his_o birthright_n esau_n and_o jacob_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n for_o they_o strive_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o their_o mother_n so_o that_o rebeeca_n wonder_v at_o it_o say_v 12._o v._o 12._o if_o it_o be_v so_o why_o aâ—â—_n i_o thus_o the_o blessing_n how_o soever_o usurp_v by_o â—sau_n be_v long_v to_o jacob_n and_o when_o jacob_n have_v his_o right_n esau_n be_v angry_a from_o this_o natural_a antipathy_n between_o these_o two_o brethren_n and_o the_o grudge_n that_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a from_o the_o sentence_n of_o this_o difference_n which_o be_v i_o have_v love_v jacob_n and_o i_o have_v hate_v esau_n there_o be_v ever_o mutual_a war_n and_o hatred_n between_o israel_n and_o edom_n in_o their_o succeed_a posterity_n for_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n do_v increase_n both_o in_o number_n and_o wealth_n and_o grow_v both_o many_o and_o 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be_v rather_o a_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o his_o deliverance_n than_o a_o cause_n of_o it_o procure_v or_o merit_v it_o and_o so_o the_o lord_n deliverance_n of_o we_o be_v a_o free_a as_o well_o as_o a_o full_a favour_n it_o be_v no_o wage_n for_o our_o work_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o only_o erroneous_o but_o blasphemous_o teach_v so_o do_v zachary_n confess_v ut_fw-la liberati_fw-la a_o manibus_fw-la inimicorum_fw-la festiamus_fw-la ei_fw-la that_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n not_o we_o servientes_fw-la liberemur_fw-la not_o that_o serve_v we_o shall_v be_v deliver_v ut_fw-la liberandi_fw-la serviamus_fw-la but_o he_o do_v all_o his_o favour_n for_o we_o to_o win_v we_o to_o his_o service_n the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v punish_v for_o not_o serve_v of_o he_o as_o it_o shall_v and_o now_o it_o be_v restore_v to_o her_o own_o possession_n that_o it_o may_v serve_v he_o hereafter_o in_o holiness_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a 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