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those_o further_a misery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o they_o which_o have_v already_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o place_n appear_v more_o plain_o if_o you_o consider_v mat._n 13.11_o 12.13_o where_o the_o same_o history_n be_v record_v the_o reason_n be_v give_v by_o christ_n to_o his_o apostle_n why_o he_o thus_o speak_v to_o the_o unbelieve_a jew_n in_o parrables_n because_o they_o have_v not_o improve_v the_o light_n already_o discover_v to_o they_o for_o whosoever_o have_v to_o he_o shall_v be_v give_v and_o he_o shall_v have_v more_o abundance_n
but_o whosoever_o have_v not_o from_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v away_o even_o that_o he_o have_v vers_fw-la 12._o and_o again_o vers_fw-la 13._o not_o because_o see_v they_o may_v not_o see_v but_o because_o see_v they_o do_v not_o see_v nor_o understand_v that_o be_v they_o close_v their_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o see_v as_o it_o be_v express_v vers_fw-la 15._o so_o that_o this_o do_v not_o prove_v any_o inability_n in_o man_n to_o believe_v the_o gospel_n when_o it_o be_v preach_v to_o they_o but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a see_v they_o be_v blame_v for_o not_o believe_v and_o count_v unworthy_a to_o partake_v of_o further_a light_n who_o be_v so_o perverse_a and_o obstinate_a against_o the_o light_n they_o have_v again_o 1_o sam._n 2.25_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n notwithstanding_o they_o hearken_v not_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o father_n because_o or_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v or_o be_v willing_a to_o slay_v they_o here_o it_o be_v conceive_v that_o god_n desire_v of_o their_o destruction_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o not_o harken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o father_n but_o this_o be_v contrary_n to_o what_o god_n profess_v ezek._n 33.11_o and_o the_o 18.32_o that_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o die_v but_o that_o he_o turn_v from_o his_o sin_n and_o live_v now_o if_o the_o repentance_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v more_o please_v to_o god_n and_o more_o will_v and_o desire_v of_o he_o then_o his_o death_n than_o god_n desire_n or_o will_v to_o slay_v a_o sinner_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o not_o repent_v but_o this_o word_n for_o or_o because_o be_v speak_v only_o by_o way_n of_o demonstration_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o precede_v like_v unto_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o mary_n in_o the_o gospel_n that_o much_o be_v forgive_v she_o for_o she_o love_v much_o luk._n 7.47_o not_o that_o her_o love_n be_v the_o cause_n or_o reason_n that_o 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hearken_v unto_o you_o vers_n 4._o and_o the_o lord_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n that_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o chap._n 9.12_o from_o those_o and_o the_o like_a place_n man_n do_v conclude_v that_o god_n do_v positive_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o some_o so_o that_o they_o can_v believe_v and_o obey_v the_o truth_n for_o say_v they_o god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o enable_v pharaoh_n to_o do_v what_o he_o require_v of_o he_o that_o on_o the_o contrary_a he_o harden_v his_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v not_o do_v it_o for_o answer_v whereunto_o consider_v that_o as_o god_n tempt_v no_o man_n to_o sin_n so_o much_o less_o do_v he_o harden_v any_o man_n in_o sin_n again_o where_o it_o be_v say_v i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n heart_n chap._n 7.3_o but_o pharaoh_n shall_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o vers_n 4._o it_o may_v as_o true_o and_o more_o proper_o be_v read_v and_o i_o shall_v hearden_v pharach_n heart_n but_o he_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o you_o for_o shall_v 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