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Yesterday we stayed at this word concerning the blessing which Isaac gave unto his son Jacob, too wit, that whosoever should bless him, should be blessed: and whosoever should curse him, should be accursed. But it is very certain that this was not in the hand of any mortal man: for it belongeth unto God to punish those which do any wrong to his children: and besides that, it is forbidden us to seek revenge, it is not in our power to bring to pass that our enemies have their reward. Now therefore it is very certain that Isaac pronounced here the sentence of god, & that he spake not in his own name: but was authorized as a prophet. And indeed we have seen that this was pronounced from the mouth of god to Abraham in the 12. chap. I will bless all those which shall bless thee, & I will curse all those which shall curse thee. God reserved this unto him self. But now how is it that Isaac presumeth to speak after the manner of god, unless because he knew that this inheritance was left unto him, & so he resigneth it unto his son, to the end that after his departure he might be the possessor thereof? We see then briefly that Isaac speaketh not in this point rashly, although that he had many foul faults, yet notwithstanding he was grounded upon that which God had promised him, and he knew that this office was committed unto him. And thus he doubted not too curse all those which should curse his stock. […] ⟨image 167⟩of all ability, or rather have no occasion to show that they are not unthankful: nevertheless let us know that God doth receive with his own hand, all that which we have done, in supporting those which were destitute & had need. When we have this I say, we shall have enough to content us. But if we desire that god bless us in such sort, let us first take heed, as I have already touched, that we be the true children of Jacob, not of the carnal race but by faith, & that we be regenerate by the same spirit, that we may have the testimony of our adoption imprinted in our harts, & as it were sealed, to the end we may have full assurance thereof: and that in this trust we may cry out unto God. Now to the end we may do this, we have to praise the head of all, that is to say, our Lord Jesus Christ: who as S.

YEsterday we stayed at this word concerning the blessing which Isaack gaue vnto his sonne Iacob, too witte, that whosoeuer should blesse him, shuld be blessed: and whosoeuer should curse him, should be accursed. But it is very certaine that this was not in the hande of any mortall man: for it belongeth vnto God to punish those which doo any wrong to his children: and besides that, it is forbidden vs to seeke reuenge, it is not in our power to bring to passe that our enimies haue their reward. Now therfore it is very certaine that Isaack pronoūced here the sentence of god, & that he spake not in his own name: but was authorized as a prophet. And indeed we haue seene that this was pronoūced frō the mouth of god to Abrahā in the 12. chap. I will blesse al those which shal blesse thee, & I will curse all those which shall curse thee. God reserued this vnto him selfe. But now how is it that Isaack presumeth to speak after the maner of god, vnlesse because he knew that this inheritance was left vnto him, & so he resigneth it vnto his sonne, to the end that after his departure he might be the possessor thereof? Wee see then briefly that Isaack speaketh not in this pointe rashlye, although that hee had many foule faultes, yet notwithstanding he was grounded vppon that which God had promised him, and hee knewe that this office was committed vnto him. And thus he doubted not too cursse all those which should curse his stocke.