A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of almighty God written Exo. 20. Deu.…A declaration of the ten holy co[m]maundementes of allmygthye God wroten Exo. 20. Deu.…

for there is mentioned nothing at all in that place Gene. 25. that Esau was disinherited of eternal life but that he should be inferior unto his brother Jacob ⟨image 6⟩in this world which prophecy was fulfilled in there posterities / and not in the persons them selves. Of this acceptation of the one / and reprobation of the other concerning the promises of the Earth speaketh Malachi the prophet / as the beginning of his book declareth speaking in this wise. I have loved you saith the lord / and ye say: wherein hast thou loved us? God answereth. Was not Esau / Jacobs brother saith the lord? Not withstanding I loved Jacob and hated Esau. Wherein hated god Esau? the prophet showeth. I have made his possession that was the mounts (seir) desolate / as a desert or wilderness of dragons / Malachi 1. the which happened in the time of Nebuchadnezzar. Wherein he loved Jacob the text declareth. God transferred the right and title that appertained unto Esau the elder brother to Jacob the younger. like wise the land that was promised unto Abraham and Isaac / was by legacy and Testament / given unto Jacob and his posterities / Gene. 25. an 27. Saint Paul Rom. 9. useth this example of Jacob and Esau for none other purpose but to take away from the Jews / the thing that they most putt here trust in. to say / the vain hope they had in the carnal lineage / and natural descent from the family and household of Abraham. and likewise there false confidence they had in the keeping of the law of Moses. Pauls hole purpose is in that Epistle / to bring man unto a knowledge of his sin ⟨image 6⟩/ and to show him how it may be remitted: and with many testimonies and Examples of the scripture / he proveth man to be saved only by mercy / for the Merits of Christ. Which is apprehended and received by faith: as he at large showeth cap. 3.4.5. of the same Epistle.

for there is mencionid nothing at all in that place Gene. 25. that Esau was disheretyd of eternall liffe but that he shuld be inferioure vnto his brother Iacob ⟨image 6⟩in this worold whiche prophecye was fulfyllid in there posterites / and not in the persones them selfes. Of this acceptation of the one / and reprobation of the other conserning the promesis of the Erthe spekithe Malachie the prophete / as the beginnyng of his booke declarith speaking in this wice. I haue louid you saythe the lord / and ye say: wherin hast thow louid vs? God answerithe. Was not Esau / Iacobes brother saythe the lord? Not withstonding I louid Iacob and hatid Esau. Wherin hatid god Esau? the prophete shewithe. I haue made his possession that was the mountes (seir) desolate / as a desert or wyldernys of dragones /