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when_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o bulk_n and_o body_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v reject_v and_o cast_v off_o at_o least_o for_o some_o time_n from_o have_v any_o such_o dignity_n and_o favour_n a_o remnant_n only_o be_v reserve_v according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n rom._n 11.5_o and_o this_o paul_n prove_v at_o large_a from_o verse_n 25._o of_o that_o 9th_o chapter_n to_o verse_n 33._o and_o do_v further_a prosecute_v it_o in_o the_o two_o follow_a chapter_n verse_n 25._o etc._n etc._n as_o he_o say_v also_o in_o o_o see_v i_o will_v call_v they_o my_o people_n which_o be_v not_o my_o people_n and_o her_o belove_a which_o be_v not_o belove_v and_o verse_n 30._o what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o that_o the_o gentile_n which_o follow_v not_o after_o righteousness_n have_v attain_v to_o righteousness_n even_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n but_o israel_n which_o follow_v after_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n have_v not_o attain_v to_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n etc._n etc._n so_o we_o see_v how_o paul_n make_v the_o parallel_n that_o as_o god_n once_o prefer_v or_o choose_v jacob_n nation_n before_o the_o nation_n of_o esau_n so_o again_o he_o prefer_v and_o choose_v the_o gentile_n that_o have_v no_o good_a work_n to_o recommend_v they_o and_o to_o move_v god_n to_o make_v that_o choice_n out_o of_o his_o free_a mercy_n before_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o these_o gentile_n no_o doubt_n many_o of_o they_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n and_o also_o of_o ishmael_n yea_o of_o cain_n for_o there_o be_v a_o express_a promise_n make_v to_o the_o remnant_n of_o edom_n and_o of_o all_o the_o heathen_a upon_o who_o his_o name_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v call_v amos_n 9.12_o and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o remnant_n also_o of_o israel_n that_o be_v save_v until_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n come_v in_o and_o then_o all_o israel_n to_o wit_n the_o 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that_o love_v i_o not_o more_o than_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o therefore_o to_o conclude_v this_o whole_a passage_n in_o rom._n 9.11_o 12._o do_v not_o prove_v the_o absolute_a reprobation_n of_o either_o esau_n or_o of_o his_o posterity_n because_o many_o of_o esau_n posterity_n have_v a_o promise_n of_o salvation_n as_o be_v already_o prove_v from_o amos_n 9_o and_o if_o esau_n have_v be_v a_o absolute_a reprobate_n the_o scripture_n will_v never_o have_v say_v that_o isaac_n by_o faith_n bless_v jacob_n and_o esau_n concern_v thing_n to_o come_v heb._n 9.20_o and_o that_o faith_n be_v the_o substance_n of_o thing_n hope_v for_o and_o have_v a_o regard_n to_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n of_o esau_n and_o of_o his_o posterity_n for_o though_o jacob_n get_v the_o first_o blessing_n yet_o esau_n get_v the_o second_o and_o their_o two_o blessing_n do_v not_o differ_v in_o substance_n but_o in_o some_o weighty_a circumstance_n of_o order_n and_o time_n and_o isaac_n prophesy_v in_o esau_n blessing_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o dew_n of_o heaven_n the_o same_o but_o the_o order_n invert_v with_o jacob_n blessing_n and_o that_o in_o process_n of_o time_n he_o shall_v be_v a_o free_a people_n to_o wit_n in_o gospel_n day_n signify_v by_o these_o word_n gen._n 27.40_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o thou_o shall_v have_v dominion_n to_o wit_n in_o christ_n in_o gospel_n day_n in_o thy_o posterity_n that_o thou_o shall_v break_v his_o yoke_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n and_o so_o we_o find_v that_o divers_a mark_n 3.8_o idumean_n that_o be_v of_o esau_n follow_v jesus_n and_o jacob_n put_v on_o esau_n goodly_a raiment_n signify_v
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man_n be_v saint_n or_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o man_n and_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n of_o man_n at_o all_o but_o all_o be_v equal_o wicked_a equal_o ungodly_a unholy_a unrighteous_a which_o be_v indeed_o the_o plain_a and_o express_a language_n of_o ranter_n libertine_n atheist_n some_o of_o who_o to_o the_o wound_a and_o loathe_v of_o my_o soul_n i_o have_v hear_v so_o affirm_v but_o we_o can_v grant_v unto_o you_o that_o any_o of_o god_n saint_n be_v in_o that_o state_n and_o condition_n describe_v by_o paul_n in_o that_o place_n rom._n 3._o from_o verse_n 9_o to_o verse_n 19_o and_o 20._o which_o word_n he_o cit_v out_o of_o some_o of_o the_o psalm_n of_o david_n describe_v the_o state_n of_o man_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o fall_v state_n and_o before_o the_o new_a birth_n and_o spiritual_a regeneration_n in_o christ_n but_o thus_o to_o confound_v these_o so_o differ_v state_n be_v to_o confound_v heaven_n and_o earth_n yea_o rather_o heaven_n and_o hell_n 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