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keturah_n which_o come_v from_o he_o and_o the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n shall_v receive_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v be_v subject_a or_o submit_v themselves_o to_o israel_n but_o he_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o isaac_n because_o esau_n who_o come_v from_o he_o shall_v have_v no_o portion_n or_o inheritance_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o in_o the_o peace_n of_o israel_n for_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o leave_v remain_v to_o esau._n this_o be_v his_o precise_a determination_n of_o the_o question_n in_o which_o his_o aim_n appear_v to_o be_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n from_o any_o lot_n or_o part_n in_o those_o blessing_n promise_v of_o old_a to_o abraham_n and_o from_o all_o mercy_n but_o though_o isaac_n be_v not_o name_v yet_o be_v not_o his_o son_n esau_n then_o in_o his_o grandfather_n abraham_n loin_n as_o well_o as_o other_o of_o his_o posterity_n and_o so_o under_o he_o comprehend_v as_o well_o as_o they_o though_o jacob_n as_o to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n carry_v away_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o inheritance_n and_o so_o do_v isaac_n from_o ishmael_n and_o the_o son_n of_o keturah_n and_o what_o be_v here_o to_o exclude_v he_o more_o than_o they_o beside_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n be_v of_o large_a extent_n reach_v to_o all_o nation_n and_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n gen._n xii_o 3._o and_o xviii_o 18._o and_o xxii_o 18._o among_o those_o all_o sure_a those_o of_o the_o progeny_n of_o esau_n also_o must_v be_v include_v and_o though_o isaac_n be_v not_o here_o express_o mention_v yet_o be_v he_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o chalde_a paraphra_v who_o add_v his_o name_n manifest_o comprehend_v and_o understand_v and_o to_o he_o the_o like_a promise_n be_v make_v as_o to_o abraham_n that_o in_o his_o seed_n shall_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v bless_v gen._n xxvi_o 4._o 22._o with_o he_o he_o do_v establish_v also_o the_o blessing_n of_o all_o man_n and_o the_o covenant_n so_o that_o though_o he_o make_v it_o rest_v more_o peculiarly_a upon_o the_o head_n of_o jacob_n and_o the_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n be_v transfer_v to_o he_o his_o posterity_n enjoy_v the_o promise_a land_n yea_o and_o as_o for_o spiritual_a blessing_n they_o have_v the_o preemmence_v also_o in_o that_o they_o have_v the_o 2._o oracle_n of_o god_n commit_v to_o they_o his_o law_n to_o direct_v they_o for_o obtain_v the_o promise_a blessing_n and_o to_o they_o do_v 4._o pertain_v the_o adoption_n and_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o give_v of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o promise_n yea_o and_o that_o of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n christ_n that_o promise_a seed_n 16._o in_o who_o the_o blessing_n be_v to_o be_v extend_v to_o all_o the_o nation_n and_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n come_v and_o therefore_o at_o his_o come_n he_o be_v first_o send_v to_o bless_v they_o act._n iii_o 26._o and_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o glad_a tiding_n thereof_o shall_v first_o be_v publish_v to_o they_o act._n xiii_o 32_o and_o 46._o yet_o be_v there_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n and_o repeat_v to_o isaac_n mercy_n also_o and_o a_o blessing_n for_o all_o other_o nation_n that_o shall_v come_v in_o why_o shall_v esau_n posterity_n be_v except_v against_o and_o utter_o exclude_v even_o isaac_n son_n to_o who_o he_o give_v also_o a_o blessing_n though_o inferior_a to_o jacob_n when_o as_o the_o word_n all_o be_v general_a without_o limitation_n and_o we_o see_v am._n ix_o 12._o a_o promise_n of_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o remnant_n of_o edom_n also_o as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o nation_n but_o what_o do_v we_o plead_v for_o esau_n posterity_n when_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o jew_n quarrel_n be_v not_o here_o against_o they_o that_o be_v real_o so_o but_o against_o those_o who_o he_o with_o other_o of_o they_o be_v please_v to_o bestow_v that_o name_n or_o title_n upon_o viz._n christian_n without_o any_o cozari_n reason_n at_o all_o but_o what_o be_v absurd_a ridiculous_a and_o altogether_o false_a only_o the_o edomite_n or_o esau_n be_v a_o name_n most_o hateful_a to_o they_o contrary_a to_o the_o plain_a command_n deut._n xxiii_o 7._o thou_o shall_v not_o abhor_v a_o edomite_n and_o therefore_o to_o show_v their_o irreconcilable_a hatred_n to_o they_o they_o will_v call_v they_o by_o that_o name_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o take_v it_o to_o ourselves_o nor_o acknowledge_v it_o but_o with_o great_a reason_n than_o they_o who_o be_v 18._o israel_n only_o after_o the_o flesh_n do_v all_o true_a christian_n of_o what_o nation_n soever_o and_o from_o who_o soever_o descend_v challenge_v to_o themselves_o the_o name_n of_o israelite_n to_o be_v