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go_v together_o hence_o also_o be_v it_o that_o esau_n be_v brand_v for_o a_o profane_a person_n for_o sell_v his_o birthright_n to_o this_o promise_n have_v it_o be_v only_o of_o a_o temporal_a and_o not_o of_o a_o spiritual_a canaan_n also_o there_o have_v be_v nothing_o of_o profaneness_n in_o it_o which_o always_o be_v a_o contempt_n or_o neglect_v of_o something_o spiritual_a and_o his_o sin_n be_v make_v the_o same_o with_o they_o who_o sell_v their_o birthright_n now_o for_o a_o morsel_n of_o meat_n heb._n 12._o 16._o which_o those_o believer_n do_v who_o for_o worldly_a advantage_n forgo_v their_o privilege_n in_o the_o church_n and_o house_n of_o god_n and_o of_o such_o the_o apostle_n mean_v it_o as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a epistle_n as_o be_v show_v before_o and_o not_o of_o wicked_a man_n for_o their_o birthright_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o death_n and_o hell_n to_o this_o i_o may_v add_v what_o the_o apostle_n say_v 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swear_n against_o they_o in_o his_o wrath_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n which_o can_v not_o have_v be_v say_v unless_o in_o that_o promise_n the_o spiritual_a blessing_n of_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n also_o have_v be_v comprehend_v which_o albeit_o i_o suppose_v by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v be_v evident_a to_o a_o impartial_a mind_n yet_o because_o so_o many_o stumble_v at_o this_o mistake_n that_o this_o promise_n concern_v canaan_n be_v no_o gospel_n promise_v nor_o to_o be_v in_o any_o part_n fulfil_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o because_o the_o vindication_n of_o this_o truth_n be_v of_o concernment_n to_o our_o work_n in_o hand_n i_o shall_v stay_v a_o little_a in_o open_v this_o
scripture_n for_o which_o purpose_n let_v we_o consider_v the_o word_n heb._n 3._o 17._o with_o who_o be_v he_o grieve_v forty_o year_n be_v it_o not_o with_o they_o that_o sin_v who_o carcase_n fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n it_o shall_v rather_o have_v be_v render_v thus_o who_o have_v he_o in_o disdain_n forty_o year_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n be_v take_v from_o the_o greek_a interpreter_n who_o always_o use_v it_o in_o this_o sense_n throughout_o the_o scripture_n namely_o to_o abominate_a or_o reject_v a_o thing_n as_o one_o shall_v do_v that_o which_o be_v profane_a unclean_a or_o hateful_a as_o in_o those_o place_n deut._n 7._o 26._o thou_o shall_v utter_o detest_v it_o 26._o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deut._n 7._o 26._o and_o thou_o shall_v utter_o abhor_v it_o for_o it_o be_v a_o accurse_a thing_n so_o 2._o chron._n 21._o 6._o the_o king_n word_n be_v abominable_a 〈◊〉_d abominable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o joab_n so_o psal_n 36._o 4._o he_o abhor_v not_o evil_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o levit._n 26._o 15._o &_o 18._o 25._o gen._n 27._o 46._o num._n 21._o 5._o therefore_o the_o substantive_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o septuagint_n be_v put_v for_o a_o pollute_a thing_n or_o a_o abominable_a idol_n from_o which_o we_o be_v to_o separate_v merc._n separate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4_o reg._n 23._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suidas_n â—…_n quadraginta_fw-la â—nnis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d litigavi_fw-la secundum_fw-la rab._n dau._n rab._n abra._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la fastidis_fw-la abominatus_fw-la sum_fw-la merc._n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n psal_n 95._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v in_o disdain_n so_o junius_n and_o montanus_n as_o i_o will_v not_o omit_v this_o place_n in_o clear_v this_o point_n so_o neither_o the_o weight_n of_o this_o word_n in_o this_o signification_n in_o open_v this_o place_n for_o the_o word_n be_v 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