12:16
Why art thou so tart , my brother ? Esau sold his birthright , and that for a mess of pottage , and that birthright was his greatest jewel ; and if he , why might not Little-faith do so too ? -LSB- Heb . 12:16 -RSB- CHR . Esau did sell his birthright indeed , and so do many besides , and by so doing exclude themselves from the chief blessing , as also that caitiff did ; but you must put a difference betwixt Esau and Little-faith , and also betwixt their estates . Esau 's birthright was typical , but Little-faith 's jewels were not so ; Esau 's belly was his god , but Little-faith 's belly was not so ; Esau 's want lay in his fleshly appetite , Little-faith 's did not so . Besides , Esau could see no further than to the fulfilling of his lusts ; `` Behold , I am at the point to die , -LRB- said he -RRB- , and what profit shall this birthright do me ? ''