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therefore_o jacob_n steal_v the_o blessing_n from_o he_o so_o god_n bless_v jacob_n but_o he_o curse_v esau_n whereby_o be_v show_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v for_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o jew_n take_v away_o their_o birthright_n and_o their_o blessing_n and_o have_v give_v it_o unto_o us._n the_o five_o type_n of_o figure_n be_v lea_n which_o 29._o gen._n 29._o be_v squint_a eye_v and_o be_v despise_v because_o she_o be_v not_o so_o fair_a and_o so_o well_o favour_v as_o her_o sister_n rachel_n and_o yet_o the_o lord_n make_v her_o fruitful_a and_o rachel_n barren_a so_o we_o be_v despise_v for_o our_o barrenness_n in_o all_o goodness_n yet_o the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n make_v we_o fruteful_a and_o reviue_v us._n the_o sixth_o figure_n be_v manasses_n &_o ephraim_n 48._o gen._n 48._o the_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n manasses_n be_v the_o elder_a and_o ephram_n be_v the_o young_a both_o of_o they_o joseph_n have_v bring_v to_o jacob_n his_o father_n that_o he_o may_v bless_v they_o he_o 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45._o psal_n 45._o in_o the_o psalm_n declare_v the_o eleven_o figure_n be_v naaman_n the_o syrian_a who_o leprosy_n be_v turn_v upon_o gehezie_n the_o leprosy_n of_o a_o heathen_a and_o ignorant_a man_n turn_v upon_o a_o israelite_n and_o one_o that_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o a_o prophet_n signify_v that_o our_o leprosy_n of_o sin_n and_o ignorance_n shall_v be_v turn_v from_o we_o upon_o the_o jew_n who_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o esteem_v it_o not_o but_o be_v unthankful_a for_o it_o many_o like_a example_n there_o be_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n like_v as_o the_o cherubin_n though_o sever_v in_o sunder_o yet_o look_v one_o towards_o another_o and_o both_o upon_o the_o mercy_n seat_n so_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o new_a look_n look_v one_o towards_o another_o &_o yet_o point_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n the_o first_o type_n or_o figure_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n 2._o matt._n 2._o be_v 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i_o convert_v if_o i_o be_v not_o they_o have_v i_o not_o fulfil_v this_o pprophecy_n therefore_o let_v we_o strive_v to_o do_v well_o and_o to_o mortify_v and_o subdue_v sin_n which_o dwell_v in_o our_o mortal_a body_n for_o none_o but_o the_o valiant_a can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n now_o all_o these_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v the_o blind_a see_v the_o lame_a go_v the_o dumb_a speak_v the_o deaf_a hear_v the_o maim_a work_n the_o dead_a be_v quicken_v the_o leper_n be_v cleanse_v and_o the_o poor_a receive_v the_o gospel_n therefore_o who_o will_v despair_v and_o say_v light_n be_v not_o reveal_v unto_o i_o when_o as_o he_o see_v it_o to_o be_v
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