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the_o wicked_a his_o child_n it_o be_v their_o delight_n to_o hurt_v so_o that_o in_o pride_n and_o malice_n ashur_n go_v against_o the_o isralite_n the_o lord_n suffer_v he_o as_o a_o punishment_n for_o their_o sin_n about_o who_o he_o pitch_v his_o tent_n whilst_o they_o fear_v he_o that_o none_o can_v hurt_v they_o nor_o make_v they_o afraid_a as_o the_o devil_n in_o hatred_n to_o mankind_n delude_v those_o that_o resist_v the_o truth_n the_o lord_n suffer_v he_o as_o a_o punishment_n for_o their_o sin_n and_o thus_o god_n send_v and_o not_o otherwise_o as_o before_o be_v also_o prove_v the_o devil_n delude_v 4.4_o delude_v 2_o cor._n 4.4_o god_n suffer_v 10.13_o
to_o prove_v the_o thing_n he_o have_v in_o hand_n that_o all_o the_o fleshly_a israelite_n be_v not_o therefore_o in_o the_o estate_n of_o justification_n to_o salvation_n in_o that_o god_n do_v in_o this_o type_n declare_v the_o contrary_a for_o further_a probation_n he_o bring_v another_o scripture_n to_o prove_v 10.11_o gen._n â—5_n 21_o verse_n 10.11_o that_o unto_o rebecca_n this_o same_o thing_n be_v declare_v before_o the_o children_n be_v bear_v and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n may_v remain_v according_a to_o election_n not_o by_o work_n but_o by_o he_o that_o call_v it_o be_v say_v unto_o she_o the_o elder_n shall_v serve_v the_o young_a in_o which_o word_n th'apostle_n plain_o prove_v that_o neither_o birth_n nor_o work_n do_v prefer_v with_o god_n for_o this_o be_v the_o purpose_n of_o god_n to_o prefer_v and_o make_v superior_a even_o the_o young_a by_o birth_n or_o those_o that_o challenge_v nothing_o by_o 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scripture_n which_o follow_v from_o mal._n 1.2.3_o mention_v in_o the_o 13._o verse_n as_o it_o be_v write_v i_o have_v love_v jacob_n and_o have_v hate_v esau_n the_o perverter_n of_o these_o word_n of_o paul_n will_v needs_o have_v to_o be_v afore_o esau_n and_o jacob_n be_v bear_v and_o this_o we_o must_v believe_v because_o they_o say_v so_o but_o the_o apostle_n have_v no_o such_o meaning_n as_o shall_v both_o appear_v by_o the_o scripture_n itself_o and_o also_o from_o many_o other_o scripture_n paul_n still_o follow_v the_o confirmation_n of_o his_o doctrine_n which_o be_v that_o thâ—_n child_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o law_n have_v not_o therefore_o their_o only_a privilege_n with_o god_n which_o he_o have_v prove_v by_o the_o promise_n of_o sara_n son_n also_o by_o the_o promise_n of_o rebecca_n young_a son_n which_o be_v prefer_v before_o their_o elder_a brethren_n unto_o that_o typical_a covenant_n and_o as_o in_o verse_n 12._o th'apostle_n declare_v what_o thâ—_n lord_n say_v shall_v come_v to_o pass_v concern_v esau_n and_o jacob_n and_o their_o posterity_n beforâ—_n they_o be_v bear_v so_o prove_v th'apostle_n from_o mal._n 1.1_o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o same_o do_v come_v to_o pass_v concern_v they_o and_o their_o posterity_n many_o year_n after_o esau_n and_o jacob_n be_v dead_a and_o go_v in_o the_o 12._o verse_n declare_v what_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o 13._o ver_fw-la declare_v what_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v both_o prove_v his_o doctrine_n not_o when_o nor_o for_o what_o cause_n god_n love_v jacob_n and_o his_o nation_n and_o hate_v esau_n and_o his_o nation_n but_o prove_v that_o god_n do_v it_o which_o be_v sufficient_a for_o his_o purpose_n in_o hâ—nd_n to_o show_v the_o error_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o salvation_n he_o so_o much_o seek_v who_o be_v persuade_v that_o their_o acceptance_n with_o god_n stand_v in_o their_o be_v abraham_n seed_n &_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n as_o before_o have_v be_v prove_v the_o time_n of_o shall_v and_o have_v do_v much_o differ_v further_o god_n hate_v not_o esau_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v see_v there_o be_v not_o any_o scripture_n to_o prove_v that_o god_n hate_v any_o man_n before_o he_o have_v first_o hate_v god_n as_o before_o in_o our_o conference_n of_o predestination_n have_v be_v prove_v esau_n hate_v god_n in_o contemn_v his_o birthright_n 12.16_o birthright_n gen_n 25_o 3â—_n heb._n 12.16_o long_o before_o god_n hatred_n of_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n speak_v of_o mal._n 1._o god_n love_v and_o save_v free_o without_o desert_n but_o hate_v and_o destroy_v not_o without_o desert_n ereu._n i_o bless_v god_n you_o have_v to_o my_o great_a consolation_n and_o satisfaction_n make_v manifest_v the_o verse_n of_o this_o scripture_n thus_o far_o that_o there_o remain_v no_o scruple_n in_o i_o now_o therefore_o i_o pray_v you_o proceed_v what_o be_v paul_n meaning_n in_o verse_n 14._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o be_v there_o injustice_n with_o god_n god_n forbid_v odeg._n this_o be_v th'apostle_n meaning_n that_o as_o god_n reject_v esau_n for_o contemn_v his_o birthright_n 14._o verâ—_n 14._o which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o he_o so_o the_o fleshly_a isralite_n be_v of_o god_n reject_v because_o they_o contemn_v their_o salvation_n offer_v they_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o in_o this_o god_n be_v not_o unjust_a this_o be_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n and_o not_o as_o the_o adversary_n affirm_v that_o god_n be_v not_o unjust_a though_o he_o hate_v without_o cause_n he_o neither_o hate_v esau_n nor_o any_o man_n without_o cause_n for_o esau_n and_o his_o posterity_n he_o hate_v for_o his_o wickedness_n as_o these_o scripture_n teach_v amos_n 1.11_o obediah_n 10._o &c_n &c_n further_n paul_n himself_o beside_o many_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n in_o this_o very_a epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n 2.4.5_o rom._n 2.4.5_o have_v a_o very_a excellent_a description_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n speak_v thus_o or_o dispise_v thou_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o bountifulness_n patience_n and_o long_a sufferance_n not_o know_v that_o the_o bountifulness_n of_o god_n lead_v thou_o to_o repentance_n but_o thou_o after_o thy_o hardness_n &_o heart_n that_o refuse_v to_o repent_v heap_a unto_o thyself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o of_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n who_o will_v reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o deed_n what_o do_v paul_n call_v here_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n ereu._n to_o pay_v every_o man_n the_o desert_n of_o his_o work_n odeg._n but_o if_o he_o hate_v esau_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v he_o pay_v he_o not_o the_o reward_n of_o his_o woâ—ks_n forasmuch_o as_o esau_n have_v do_v nothing_o before_o that_o hatred_n &_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o this_o hatred_n of_o esau_n agree_v not_o with_o paul_n rule_n of_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n but_o th'apostle_n follow_v still_o the_o thing_n he_o have_v in_o hand_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o jew_n can_v not_o have_v salvation_n therefore_o because_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n answer_v all_o objection_n that_o can_v be_v make_v from_o his_o former_a doctrine_n that_o god_n reject_v all_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n flesh_n except_o such_o as_o seek_v it_o by_o faith_n and_o such_o only_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o unrighteousness_n with_o god_n for_o further_a proof_n whereof_o he_o bring_v moses_n for_o example_n 15._o verse_n 15._o who_o when_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n have_v provoke_v he_o by_o their_o wickedness_n to_o cast_v they_o away_o moses_n find_v grace_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n and_o provoke_v god_n to_o show_v mercy_n on_o they_o for_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v namely_o
on_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o by_o the_o mean_n that_o he_o himself_o appoint_v such_o find_v grace_n and_o mercy_n as_o moses_n and_o not_o by_o our_o own_o willing_a nor_o run_v 33._o exod._n 33._o nor_o work_v as_o the_o jew_n ereu._n what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o harden_v of_o pharaoh_n verse_n 17._o odeg._n this_n pharaoh_n be_v a_o wicked_a man_n and_o harden_v his_o heart_n against_o god_n commandment_n and_o judgement_n exod._n 9_o 34._o 1_o sam_n 6._o even_o as_o these_o jew_n paul_n speak_v of_o do_v against_o christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n yea_o make_o his_o heart_n as_o a_o adamant_n stone_n as_o other_o do_v 17._o verse_n 17._o zach._n 7.12_o so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v for_o his_o cruelty_n against_o god_n people_n in_o kill_v their_o child_n and_o overtask_v they_o and_o in_o not_o let_v they_o go_v for_o these_o cause_n god_n harden_v his_o heart_n that_o be_v as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n explain_v it_o give_v he_o up_o to_o the_o hardness_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n as_o psal_n 81.11_o 12._o even_o to_o satan_n who_o work_v hardness_n of_o heart_n against_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n in_o all_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n who_o when_o the_o word_n and_o judgement_n of_o god_n as_o to_o pharaoh_n and_o these_o unbelieved_n jews_n be_v manifest_a to_o they_o and_o they_o despise_v they_o that_o which_o be_v ordain_v a_o mean_n of_o humiliation_n and_o soften_a the_o hart_n become_v a_o mean_n of_o harden_v that_o which_o be_v of_o itself_o and_o to_o the_o believer_n the_o sweet_a savour_n of_o life_n become_v to_o they_o the_o savour_n of_o death_n 2._o cor._n 2.15.16_o rom._n 7.13_o and_o thus_o do_v god_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a by_o give_v they_o up_o to_o satan_n &_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n to_o vile_a affection_n &_o to_o reprobate_a mind_n ronvere_n 1.24.26.28_o thus_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v 18._o verse_n 18._o and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o harden_v his_o will_n be_v to_o show_v mercy_n on_o such_o as_o moses_n that_o seek_v his_o favour_n by_o his_o appoint_a way_n and_o harden_v such_o as_o phoraoh_n who_o harden_v their_o heart_n against_o the_o same_o way_n as_o those_o jew_n do_v of_o who_o paul_n speak_v ereu._n how_o answer_v you_o these_o word_n who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n verse_n 19_o odeg._n i_o answer_v they_o thus_o 19_o verse_n 19_o paul_n in_o these_o word_n speak_v as_o in_o the_o person_n of_o one_o of_o these_o jew_n or_o declare_v what_o these_o jew_n will_v answer_v to_o this_o doctrine_n who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n and_o why_o do_v he_o complain_v for_o this_o be_v his_o will_n that_o we_o shall_v obey_v these_o his_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n which_o who_o so_o do_v shall_v live_v in_o they_o and_o in_o stick_v to_o the_o law_n we_o have_v not_o resist_v his_o will_n unto_o which_o th'apostle_n give_v the_o answer_n that_o man_n must_v not_o plead_v against_o god_n to_o say_v why_o have_v thou_o make_v i_o thus_o that_o be_v that_o i_o can_v obtain_v salvation_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o god_n see_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o flesh_n to_o observe_v the_o law_n 8.3_o law_n rom._n 8.3_o send_v his_o son_n in_o the_o flesh_n for_o justification_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v prove_v plain_o to_o all_o that_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v under_o sin_n and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o righteous_a by_o the_o law_n 3._o rom._n 3._o and_o therefore_o their_o cavil_n be_v vain_a for_o god_n will_n be_v to_o save_v all_o that_o seek_v it_o by_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n and_o not_o by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n which_o they_o do_v resist_v and_o so_o be_v just_o convict_v now_o the_o adversary_n exposition_n of_o this_o verse_n be_v that_o god_n hate_v esau_n &_o so_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o the_o reprobate_a before_o they_o be_v bear_v from_o which_o hatred_n he_o decree_v their_o damnation_n and_o because_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v declare_v 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