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protestant_n that_o there_o be_v not_o now_o much_o ground_n to_o fear_v it_o and_o therefore_o that_o no_o protestant_n ought_v to_o act_n on_o such_o a_o supposition_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o show_v present_o four_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n against_o we_o notwithstanding_o the_o difference_n among_o themselves_o deserve_v to_o be_v consider_v we_o read_v of_o ten_o or_o eleven_o sort_n of_o man_n of_o several_a opinion_n and_o way_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o religion_n who_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n join_v against_o zion_n psal_n 83.5_o 6._o ten_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v of_o one_o mind_n to_o give_v up_o their_o power_n to_o the_o beast_n and_o make_v war_n with_o the_o lamb_n 17_o rev._n 13._o the_o popish_a clergy_n that_o acknowledge_v the_o headship_n of_o the_o infallible_a man_n at_o rome_n agree_v in_o their_o desire_n and_o be_v bind_v to_o unite_v their_o endeavour_n for_o the_o extirpation_n of_o the_o northern_a 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follow_a expression_n one_o call_v to_o i_o out_o of_o seir_n 4._o gen._n 32.3_o 4._o make_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o edomite_n or_o idumean_n be_v understand_v seir_n be_v the_o land_n of_o esau_n or_o the_o country_n of_o edom_n which_o god_n give_v to_o esau_n and_o his_o posterity_n and_o will_v not_o permit_v the_o israelite_n so_o much_o as_o to_o pass_v through_o it_o without_o their_o leave_n which_o moses_n request_v as_o their_o near_a way_n to_o canaan_n but_o it_o be_v deny_v they_o â—_o deut._n â—_o â—_o and_o they_o pass_v by_o the_o border_n of_o idumea_n without_o enter_v into_o it_o for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o and_o several_a other_o place_n of_o h._n scripture_n i_o shall_v premise_v somewhat_o 1._o concern_v esau_n 2._o his_o country_n 3._o the_o idumean_n his_o posterity_n posterity_n 1._o of_o esau_n the_o brother_n of_o jacob_n and_o father_n of_o the_o idumean_n we_o read_v that_o he_o be_v call_v edom._n gen._n 25._o v._n 30._o esau_n quasi_fw-la factus_fw-la 1._o gen._n 25.25_o joseph_n a_o tiq_n lib._n 2._o c._n 1._o say_v dr._n lightfoot_n be_v bear_v hairy_a as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v of_o mature_a age_n or_o edom_n red_a from_o the_o colour_n of_o his_o hair._n and_o afterward_o that_o name_n be_v confirm_v to_o he_o on_o the_o sale_n of_o his_o birthright_n for_o a_o mess_n of_o red_a pottage_n to_o his_o brother_n jacob_n the_o contention_n and_o enmity_n that_o shall_v happen_v between_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o two_o brother_n be_v presignify_v by_o their_o struggle_n in_o their_o mother_n be_v womb._n gen._n 27._o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o rebecca_n two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n and_o two_o manner_n of_o people_n shall_v be_v separate_v from_o thy_o bowel_n and_o the_o one_o shall_v be_v strong_a than_o the_o other_o and_o the_o elder_n esau_n shall_v serve_v the_o young_a this_o oracle_n she_o keep_v in_o her_o mind_n and_o so_o firm_o believe_v it_o that_o when_o jacob_n scruple_v to_o follow_v her_o counsel_n as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o obtain_v his_o father_n blessing_n lest_o instead_o of_o it_o be_v discover_v he_o shall_v meet_v with_o a_o curse_n 13._o gen._n 27.12_o 13._o she_o tell_v he_o upon_o i_o be_v thy_o curse_n my_o son_n only_o obey_v my_o voice_n it_o be_v not_o improbable_a that_o she_o sear_v lest_o the_o whole_a family_n may_v otherwise_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n apprehend_v that_o god_n may_v just_o disannul_v the_o promise_n as_o to_o esau_n because_o of_o his_o profaneness_n which_o he_o discover_v not_o only_o by_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o blessing_n in_o sell_v his_o share_n in_o it_o and_o right_a to_o it_o 35._o gen._n 26.34_o 35._o with_o his_o birthright_n for_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n butin_n his_o whole_a conversation_n especial_o by_o his_o marriage_n among_o the_o hittite_n who_o be_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v root_v out_o concern_v one_o of_o esau_n wife_n it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o she_o be_v a_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n and_o by_o that_o marriage_n against_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o parent_n as_o be_v intimate_v by_o their_o grief_n and_o concern_v at_o it_o he_o endeavour_v to_o establish_v the_o pretension_n and_o plea_n of_o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n for_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n 21._o heidegeri_fw-la hist_n patriarch_n de_fw-fr esavo_fw-la dissert_n 12._o deut._n 2.12_o 21._o in_o who_o line_n god_n have_v fix_v it_o it_o 2._o concern_v the_o country_n of_o psau_n he_o at_o first_o inhabit_v the_o eastern_a part_n of_o idumea_n and_o therein_o mount_v seir_n or_o the_o land_n of_o seir_n as_o it_o be_v call_v gen._n 32.3_o but_o before_o israel_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n his_o posterity_n slay_v the_o horites_n or_o horim_n of_o the_o race_n of_o cham_n who_o inhabit_v the_o southern_a part_n and_o so_o possess_v themselves_o of_o all_o idumea_n 32._o idumea_n see_v spanhemii_fw-la f._n hist_o jobi_fw-la c._n 4._o gen._n 32._o by_o the_o south_n be_v sometime_o mean_v idumea_n and_o confound_v with_o the_o southern_a part_n of_o judaea_n esau_n dwell_v in_o seir_n before_o the_o death_n of_o isaac_n for_o from_o thence_o he_o come_v in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n to_o meet_v his_o brother_n jacob_n return_v from_o mesopotamia_n whither_o he_o have_v retire_v after_o he_o get_v the_o blessing_n to_o avoid_v the_o revenge_n which_o his_o brother_n threaten_v upon_o their_o reconciliation_n esau_n return_v to_o scir_n gen._n 32.16_o he_o come_v afterward_o with_o his_o family_n to_o hebron_n and_o be_v there_o with_o his_o brother_n 8._o gen_n 36.6_o 7_o 8._o at_o the_o death_n and_o funeral_n of_o their_o father_n isaac_n but_o such_o be_v the_o increase_n of_o the_o two_o family_n that_o the_o land_n can_v not_o bear_v they_o both_o there_o be_v not_o sufficient_a pastorage_n for_o their_o cattle_n therefore_o esau_n depart_v with_o his_o family_n and_o substance_n and_o go_v to_o mount_n seir_n and_o there_o remain_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n he_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o that_o country_n 20._o mare_fw-la rubrum_fw-la mare_fw-la erithraeum_fw-la vel_fw-la mare_fw-la idumaeum_n ab_fw-la edomo_n vel_fw-la erithro_n n._n fulleri_n miso_n 5._o lib._n 4_o cap._n 20._o the_o adjoin_a red-sea_n have_v its_o name_n from_o he_o solomon_n be_v say_v to_o have_v send_v ship_n to_o ophir_n on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n in_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n 1_o king_n â—_o c._n 26._o the_o country_n oâ—_n idumea_n be_v common_o divide_v into_o the_o great_a and_o lesser_a the_o former_a swallow_v up_o say_v 4._o say_v decas_fw-la choragr_n marco_fw-la praef_n praef_n 1._o &_o 5_o spanhemii_fw-la hist_n jobi_fw-la cap._n 4._o dr._n lightfoot_n under_o the_o name_n of_o arabia_n and_o the_o lesser_a or_o new_a idumea_n be_v mention_v by_o the_o evangelist_n mark._n 3._o c._n 8._o which_o at_o length_n be_v a_o part_n of_o judaea_n as_o possess_v by_o the_o idumean_n after_o they_o be_v proselyte_n to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n a_o hebraeorum_n a_o steph._n morin_n dissert_n de_fw-fr cognatione_fw-la lace_v &_o hebraeorum_n learned_a man_n have_v late_o attempt_v to_o prove_v the_o phaenician_o and_o idumean_n to_o be_v all_o one_o phaenice_fw-la dicti_fw-la quasi_fw-la idumaei_n &_o rubri_fw-la a_o mari_fw-fr edom._n edom._n 3._o concern_v the_o edomite_n or_o idumean_n who_o border_v on_o indaea_n as_o do_v the_o moabite_n ammonite_n &_o ishmaelite_n three_o thing_n be_v observable_a 1._o that_o notwithstanding_o their_o agreement_n in_o circumcision_n yet_o the_o jealousy_n and_o contention_n between_o they_o and_o the_o jow_n be_v irreconcilable_a they_o look_v upon_o their_o father_n esau_n as_o the_o first-born_a and_o that_o by_o the_o privilege_n of_o primogeniture_n the_o premise_a blessing_n of_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v in_o his_o line_n rival_v the_o israelite_n as_o have_v no_o 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