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spurn_v against_o that_o say_n that_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o jacob_n have_v i_o love_v etc._n etc._n vers._n 13_o 15._o and_o responsate_v against_o god_n object_v upon_o this_o account_n unrighteousness_n unto_o the_o just_a and_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n v._n 14._o but_o also_o against_o his_o holy_a execution_n of_o these_o his_o holy_a and_o sovereign_a decree_n paul_n have_v conclude_v that_o god_n have_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v and_o harden_v who_o he_o will_v vers._n 18._o and_o corrupt_a reason_n will_v again_o carp_v and_o say_v if_o so_o why_o do_v he_o yet_o find_v fault_n for_o who_o have_v resist_v his_o will_n vers._n 19_o unto_o which_o the_o apostle_n must_v return_v a_o sharp_a and_o silence_a answer_n vers._n 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o nay_o but_o o_o man_n who_o be_v thou_o that_o reply_v or_o dispute_a against_o god_n shall_v the_o thing_n form_v say_v to_o he_o that_o form_v it_o why_o have_v thou_o maâ—…_n i_o thus_o have_v not_o the_o potter_n power_n over_o the_o clay_n of_o the_o same_o lump_n to_o make_v one_o vessel_n unto_o honour_n and_o another_o unto_o dishonour_n etc._n etc._n 2._o so_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n dispense_n the_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o gospel_n we_o wonder_v at_o the_o lord_n way_n and_o can_v understand_v how_o it_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v hide_v this_o mystery_n from_o age_n and_o generation_n col._n 1._o vers_fw-la 26._o ephes_n 3_o v._n 9_o shall_v send_v the_o gospel_n to_o one_o place_n and_o not_o unto_o another_o and_o why_o he_o shall_v forbid_v the_o apostle_n to_o go_v preach_v the_o good_a news_n of_o salvation_n in_o asia_n and_o in_o bithynia_n act._n 16_o vers_fw-la 6_o 7_o why_o he_o shall_v continue_v the_o gospel_n long_o with_o one_o people_n and_o remove_v it_o quick_o from_o another_o and_o non-church_n they_o and_o why_o one_o nation_n and_o people_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n for_o many_o age_n and_o other_o for_o many_o age_n 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