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will_v please_v the_o throat_n but_o what_o will_v content_v nature_n to_o eat_v what_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o what_o he_o will_v the_o poor_a man_n that_o love_v delicate_a cheer_n shall_v not_o be_v wealthy_a and_o the_o rich_a man_n that_o love_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v healthy_a as_o cunning_a as_o esau_n be_v here_o be_v one_o instance_n of_o his_o folly_n a_o intemperate_a appetite_n 2._o his_o folly_n may_v be_v argue_v from_o his_o base_a estimation_n of_o the_o birthright_n that_o he_o will_v so_o light_o part_v from_o it_o and_o on_o so_o easy_a condition_n as_o pottage_n it_o seem_v he_o do_v measure_v it_o only_o by_o the_o pleasure_n and_o commodity_n of_o this_o life_n which_o be_v afford_v he_o by_o it_o ver_fw-la 32._o i_o be_o ready_a to_o die_v and_o what_o profit_n shall_v this_o birthright_n do_v mâ—e_v which_o word_n import_v a_o limitation_n of_o it_o to_o this_o present_a world_n as_o if_o it_o can_v do_v he_o no_o good_a afterward_o whereupon_o the_o hebrew_n gather_v that_o he_o deny_v the_o resurrection_n for_o this_o cause_n the_o apostle_n brand_v he_o with_o the_o mark_n of_o profaneness_n 16._o heb._n 12._o that_o he_o change_v a_o spiritual_a blessing_n for_o a_o temporal_a pleasure_n and_o what_o o_o you_o esavite_n worldling_n be_v momentany_a delight_n compare_v to_o eternal_a what_o be_v a_o mess_n of_o gruel_n to_o the_o supper_n of_o glory_n the_o belly_n be_v please_v the_o soul_n be_v lose_v never_o be_v any_o meat_n except_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n so_o dear_o buy_v as_o this_o broth_n of_o jacob_n a_o curse_n follow_v both_o their_o feeding_n there_o be_v no_o temporal_a thing_n without_o the_o trouble_n though_o it_o be_v far_o more_o worthy_a than_o the_o lentile-pottage_n have_v a_o man_n good_a thing_n he_o fear_v to_o forgo_v they_o and_o when_o he_o must_v can_v either_o wish_n they_o have_v not_o be_v so_o good_a or_o a_o long_a possession_n have_v he_o evil_a they_o bring_v grief_n and_o he_o either_o wish_v they_o 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the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n exercise_v it_o during_o his_o life_n and_o after_o his_o decease_n the_o first_o bear_v succeed_v in_o that_o with_o the_o inheritance_n and_o can_v esau_n be_v ingrateful_a to_o a_o god_n so_o gracious_a or_o can_v he_o possible_o have_v aspire_v to_o a_o high_a dignity_n wretched_a unthankfulness_n how_o just_o be_v thou_o brand_v for_o a_o prodigy_n in_o nature_n there_o be_v too_o many_o that_o in_o a_o sullen_a neglect_n overlook_v all_o god_n favour_n for_o the_o want_n of_o one_o of_o their_o affection_n long_o after_o non_fw-la tam_fw-la agunt_fw-la gratias_fw-la de_fw-la tribunatu_fw-la quam_fw-la queruntur_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la evecti_fw-la in_o consulatum_fw-la it_o be_v nothing_o with_o they_o to_o be_v of_o the_o court_n except_o they_o be_v also_o of_o the_o council_n 4._o his_o obstinacy_n tax_v his_o folly_n that_o after_o cold_a blood_n leisure_n to_o think_v of_o the_o treasure_n he_o sell_v and_o digestion_n of_o 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