and withdrawn, &c. but Efau came in, and thereby blind Ifaac perceived the deception in full, and began to tremble exceedingly, by which Efau perceived what had paffed, and immediately lifted. up his voice and wept, and fought after repentance not in himself (for he had done nothing to repent of) but in his father Ifaac. But Ifaac would not take back the bleffing, but faid, Jacob is bleffed, and fhall be blessed (Gen. 27 c. &c.) From this lofs of the bleffing, fome people think Efau was reprobated and damned: But Paul faith, Heb. 11. 20. by faith Jacob bleffed Jacob and Efau, concerning things to come. Some for get to read that Efau was bleffed as well as Jacob, though not in fo great a degree, and how could he be bleffed by faith if he were reprobated? (Gen. 27 c. 39, 40.) Efau was bleffed with four thingss; the first two were like a part of Jacob's, viz. the dew of Heaven and the fatnel's of the Earth-thirdly, by his fword he was to live-and fourthly, when he fhould have the dominion, he was to break Jacob's (or Jewish) yoke from off his neck, which came to pafs in the reign of Jehoram, the fon of Jehofaphat,

2 Chron. 21 c. 8, 10. And now to fhew the inconfiftency of thinking that Elau ferved Jacob, the younger, it doth appear that Jacob ferved Efau ; and more-, over that Jacob had no religion when he attempted to cheat and lie, that being contrary to the fpirit of Chriftianity. But it appears that he got converted af terwards, when on his way to Padanaram; he lay down to reft in the woods, and in the night he had a Vifon, in which he faw a ladder, the top reaching to Heaven, &c. Now, as the ladder had two fides, it reprefents the Godhead and Manhood of Chrift, and the rounds, the

different degrees of Grace. If Jacob had been pious, doubtlefs he would have realized the prefence of God, being there to protect him from the wild beafts; but his expreffion, "the Lord was in this place, and I knew it not," argues ignorance. Secondly, he adds it is no other than the house of God, and gate of Heaven, which is the language of young converts.-Thirdly, he made a vow, if God would give him food to eat, and raiment to put on, and bring him back in peace, that God fhould be his God; which certainly implies, that he

did not ferve God before, as he did afterwards, (Gen. 28. 16.)

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Obferve, Jacob ferved Efau firft, was afraid of him, and ran from home twenty years, through fcenes of forrow, and had his wages changed not lefs than ten times-Secondly, when he fet out to return, his paft conduct created fuch fear in his breaft, that he dare not fee Efau's face, until by meffengers he enquired, may I come in peace ?"And understanding, that Efau with a body of men, was coming to meet him, his fleep departed from him. He divided his hoft in two bands, and wrestled all night in prayer; and fuch fear furcly denotes guilt. Thirdly, he fent a number of meffengers with prefents, and a meffage to Efau, calling him Lord, as if himfelf was the fervant. Fourthly, Efau bowed not at all; but Jacob bowed not once, nor twice only, but seven times; and then cried out, "I have seen thy face, as though I had feen the face of God." Now, if Efau was a Rebrobate, how could his face have been as God's-nay, it would have been as the Devil's. But as they had a joyful

meeting together, like two chriftian brethren, that had been fome time abfent; I therefrom conclude, that Jacob faw the image of God in his brother Efau; and in that fenfe, Efau's face might be faid to be as the face of God, and in no other. And as the general tenor of Efau's conduct, was not fo bad as fome parts of Jacob's conduct, I therefrom conclude, that Efau died in peace ; and if ever I can be fo happy as to get to glory, I expect to meet Efau there as well as Jacob. Gen. 32 and 33 c. &c.

If I believed all things were decreed, I muft fuppofe that Pharoah did the will of God in all things; feeing God decreed all his thoughts, words and actions And the will being the determined faculty, it must be, that whatever God decrees, he wills; therefore, Pharoah did the will of God, according to that doctrine, and you cannot deny it. If the fcripture be true, then Pharoah doing the will of God, according to that doctrine, muft be faved according to the intimation of Chrift; that whoever doeth the will of God, is his brother, fifter and mother-obferve if all Pharoah's conduct was decreed, he

did as well as he could, and Peter as bad as he could; according to that doctrine then, which is the most praise or blame-worthy? Again, if God decreed Pharoah's conduct, did he not decree it right; and if fo, could it be wrong?— If not, there was no fin, confequently no punishment; unless you fay a man is punishable for doing right. Again, if God decreed Pharoah fhould do as he did, why did he command him to act to the reverse ? Does he decree one thing and command another? If so, then you make God's decrees and commandments clafh: For according to that doctrine, God's revealed will is, that we should obey; and his decreed will is, that we should difobey. Thus you make out that God has two wills right oppofite to each other, which makes God divided against himself-Christ intimates, that which is divided against itfelf cannot ftand: If fo, then Deity being divided muft fall, and of courfe the works of nature fink and go to ruin. There is no account of Pharoah's heart being more hard than others, untid he became hardened; but it appeareth