law_n those_o two_o i_o ider_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n by_o which_o judgement_n daniel_n afterward_o obtain_v great_a renown_n and_o authority_n among_o the_o people_n god_n tell_v he_o many_o thing_n by_o gabriel_n the_o angel_n concern_v the_o king_n of_o persia-greece_n and_o egypt_n also_o concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n the_o restitution_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o bring_v back_o of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o book_n which_o by_o his_o name_n be_v reckon_v among_o those_o of_o the_o bible_n he_o die_v at_o babylon_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o king_n cave_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v who_o say_v also_o that_o his_o sepulchre_n in_o his_o time_n be_v very_o well_o know_v to_o all_o habbakkuk_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxix_o habbakkuk_n the_o prophet_n be_v of_o the_o country_n of_o bezzocherene_a of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v and_o he_o flee_v have_v leave_v his_o country_n into_o ostracina_n a_o country_n of_o the_o 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the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o cushi_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n he_o prophesy_v what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n when_o josias_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n first_o he_o terrifi_v and_o afterward_o comfor_v he_o foretell_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o wickedness_n which_o he_o reckon_v up_o first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o of_o the_o prince_n and_o judge_n and_o for_o terror_n sake_n he_o call_v the_o day_n by_o such_o name_n as_o use_v to_o strike_v terror_n into_o man_n he_o foretell_v also_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o nation_n as_o of_o the_o ethiopian_n assyrian_n moabite_n and_o philistine_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o book_n he_o treat_v of_o the_o come_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o centiles_n unto_o he_o he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v alone_o in_o his_o own_o country_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v aggaeus_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxi_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n commandment_n undergo_v he_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o very_a young_a man_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspes_n first_o unto_o zorobabell_a the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n josedec_n the_o priest_n and_o afterward_o unto_o the_o priest_n the_o occasion_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n be_v this_o when_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v at_o his_o command_n bring_v back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n say_v that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v god_n send_v aggaeus_n to_o tell_v zorobabell_a the_o governor_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jozedec_n that_o the_o people_n speak_v false_o that_o the_o time_n of_o building_n god_n house_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v see_v it_o be_v come_v and_o that_o for_o that_o reason_n because_o the_o building_n be_v omit_v what_o they_o have_v sow_v in_o great_a abundance_n have_v afford_v slender_a profit_n the_o rain_n be_v withhold_v from_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v diligent_o begin_v and_o dispatch_v the_o work_n these_o two_o man_n like_v well_o of_o this_o word_n of_o aggaeus_n or_o rather_o of_o god_n and_o by_o their_o mean_n all_o the_o people_n and_o when_o the_o work_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n of_o that_o same_o year_n he_o be_v again_o send_v to_o these_o two_o who_o i_o speak_v of_o and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n first_o to_o exhort_v these_o two_o to_o go_v on_o because_o god_n will_v help_v they_o and_o then_o to_o tell_v they_o all_o that_o that_o new_a temple_n shall_v exceed_v the_o old_a one_o in_o glory_n because_o of_o god_n come_v which_o be_v at_o hand_n in_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o nine_o month_n he_o be_v send_v again_o to_o tell_v they_o have_v wrest_v a_o confession_n from_o the_o priest_n by_o a_o simile_n and_o a_o induction_n that_o those_o gift_n be_v not_o very_o welcome_a and_o acceptable_a which_o they_o bring_v to_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n and_o that_o the_o work_n of_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v so_o please_v to_o he_o that_o for_o the_o future_a he_o will_v increase_v their_o come_n be_v send_v again_o the_o same_o day_n under_o the_o name_n of_o zorobabell_a he_o foretell_v the_o come_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n this_o aggaeus_n at_o god_n bid_v do_v not_o only_o tell_v zorobabel_n and_o jesus_n the_o priest_n that_o the_o time_n of_o build_v the_o temple_n be_v come_v but_o also_o when_o they_o believe_v he_o he_o help_v they_o in_o finish_v the_o work_n not_o only_o as_o a_o workman_n but_o also_o by_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o sing_v for_o there_o he_o and_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v say_v to_o have_v first_o sing_v a_o haleluia_o which_o be_v a_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v the_o same_o that_o praise_v you_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o hymn_n and_o praise_n of_o aggaeus_n and_o zacharias_n be_v call_v haleluia_o he_o die_v at_o that_o same_o place_n and_o be_v bury_v with_o honour_n by_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o priest_n zacharias_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxxii_o zacharias_n the_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o barachias_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o addon_n he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v the_o same_o year_n that_o aggaeus_n that_o be_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o king_n but_o in_o the_o eight_o month_n whereas_o he_o begin_v the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o six_o month_n but_o he_o prophesy_v long_o than_o he_o and_o to_o more_o for_o he_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n in_o the_o four_o
in_o that_o felicity_n that_o both_o he_o and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v hence_o know_v this_o for_o that_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o ahaz_n his_o dial_n shall_v go_v back_o ten_o degree_n and_o so_o the_o king_n recover_v have_v by_o esaias_n direction_n lay_v to_o the_o wound_n a_o plaster_n of_o dry_a figs._n sect._n 4._o mcrodach_n king_n of_o babylon_n have_v hear_v that_o hezechiah_n be_v recover_v from_o that_o sickness_n and_o he_o send_v he_o letter_n congratulatory_a and_o present_v by_o ambassador_n unto_o who_o hezechiah_n show_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v brave_a and_o costly_a in_o his_o treasury_n this_o deed_n of_o he_o be_v full_a of_o arrogancy_n and_o glory_n be_v so_o displease_v to_o god_n that_o he_o send_v his_o prophet_n isaiah_n to_o tell_v he_o that_o because_o he_o have_v do_v this_o very_a thing_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o those_o thing_n shall_v be_v carry_v away_o and_o his_o posterity_n become_v eunuch_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o these_o thing_n hezechiah_n make_v no_o answer_n but_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v right_a and_o good_a only_o may_v there_o be_v peace_n while_o he_o live_v and_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o find_v concern_v esaias_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o epiphanius_n write_v that_o he_o be_v cut_v in_o two_o pecces_fw-la by_o manasses_n and_o bury_v under_o a_o oak_n at_o rogel_n he_o also_o speak_v so_o plain_o and_o open_o concern_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o religion_n as_o of_o the_o conception_n birth_n sermon_n or_o preach_a wonderful_a work_n in_o cure_v disease_n death_n resurrection_n and_o ascension_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o foretell_v they_o as_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o to_o relate_v they_o as_o thing_n present_a or_o do_v and_o pass_v therefore_o st_n hierom_n will_v have_v he_o reckon_v not_o so_o much_o a_o prophet_n as_o a_o evangelist_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n joel_n chap._n xxi_o joel_n the_o prophet_n as_o epiphanius_n say_v be_v a_o bethorian_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n and_o the_o son_n of_o phatuel_a it_o do_v not_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o his_o prophecy_n under_o what_o king_n he_o prophesy_v or_o live_v but_o st_o hierom_n write_v that_o he_o prophesy_v under_o the_o same_o king_n that_o hosea_n do_v that_o be_v vzziah_n joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n and_o he_o will_v have_v all_o his_o prophecy_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n only_o and_o not_o also_o to_o israel_n 2.28_o act._n 2.16_o joel_n 2.28_o he_o speak_v much_o concern_v the_o come_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o the_o apostle_n which_o st_n peter_n the_o apostle_n interpret_v and_o many_o concern_v that_o repentance_n which_o god_n require_v in_o his_o child_n moreover_o as_o epiphanius_n say_v he_o be_v bury_v honourable_o in_o his_o own_o country_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n micha_n chap._n xxii_o micha_n the_o morastite_n so_o call_v of_o morasthi_n a_o little_a town_n of_o palestina_n of_o thâ—_n tribe_n of_o ephraim_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v he_o minister_v when_o joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n we_o find_v nothing_o write_v concern_v the_o life_n of_o this_o prophet_n nor_o concern_v many_o other_o only_a there_o be_v extant_a a_o little_a book_n wherein_o his_o prophecy_n be_v set_v down_o and_o that_o indeed_o chief_o relate_v to_o samaria_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o somewhat_o also_o to_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n st_o matthew_n a_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n so_o interpret_v that_o place_n of_o bethlehem_n the_o place_n where_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o rebuke_n the_o wickedness_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o israelite_n first_o against_o god_n and_o then_o against_o their_o neighbour_n in_o his_o disallow_v those_o thing_n he_o show_v and_o declare_v not_o only_o to_o they_o but_o also_o to_o all_o man_n what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o he_o say_v this_o be_v good_a and_o this_o god_n require_v do_v judgement_n that_o be_v that_o we_o perform_v what_o we_o right_o determine_v and_o that_o we_o love_v mercy_n and_o bounty_n and_o that_o we_o careful_o and_o diligent_o walk_v with_o god_n epiphanius_n write_v that_o because_o he_o reprehend_v and_o blame_v the_o wicked_a villainy_n of_o joram_n king_n of_o judah_n he_o be_v throw_v by_o he_o from_o a_o steep_a place_n and_o be_v afterward_o bury_v in_o his_o own_o country_n with_o honour_n joram_n be_v father_n to_o vzziah_n be_v it_o not_o jotham_n and_o how_o can_v jotham_n kill_v he_o he_o prophesy_v in_o ahazia_n and_o hezekia_n day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n of_o oded_a the_o prophet_n chap._n xxiii_o oded_a the_o prophet_n be_v find_v once_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o ahaz_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n for_o when_o zizchria_n mighty_a man_n of_o ephraim_n have_v kill_v maaseiah_n the_o king_n son_n and_o azrica_n the_o ruler_n of_o his_o house_n and_o elkana_n who_o be_v next_o to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o isralitos_fw-la beside_o have_v take_v captive_a two_o hundred_o thousand_o woman_n and_o child_n of_o judah_n and_o a_o infinite_a booty_n and_o carry_v all_o to_o samaria_n then_o this_o oded_a who_o be_v there_o go_v out_o to_o meet_v the_o victorious_a army_n come_v in_o tell_v they_o that_o that_o deed_n be_v not_o acceptable_a to_o god_n who_o have_v suffer_v the_o jew_n to_o be_v kill_v for_o their_o wickedness_n who_o wife_n child_n and_o good_n they_o take_v away_o and_o spoil_v contrary_a to_o all_o right_a and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v follow_v his_o advice_n to_o carry_v their_o captive_n back_o again_o for_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n grow_v hot_a upon_o they_o these_o thing_n he_o speak_v to_o azaria_n berechia_n ichizkiah_n and_o amosa_n the_o commander_n in_o chief_a who_o present_o tell_v the_o same_o to_o their_o company_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o bring_v back_o their_o prisoner_n and_o restore_v all_o the_o booty_n as_o sacred_a lest_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n shall_v rage_v against_o they_o which_o thing_n they_o do_v with_o so_o great_a devotion_n and_o affection_n that_o they_o send_v back_o those_o that_o be_v naked_a clothe_v and_o set_v they_o that_o be_v weak_a upon_o beast_n after_o that_o they_o have_v well_o refresh_v they_o nahum_n the_o prophet_n chap._n xxiv_o nahum_n the_o elkeshite_v so_o call_v of_o elkesis_n a_o small_a village_n in_o galilee_n which_o st_n hierome_n write_v be_v show_v unto_o he_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o simeon_n as_o epiphanius_n write_v he_o foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o nineve_n and_o the_o ninevite_n who_o before_o as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o persuade_v by_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n have_v obtain_v pardon_n from_o god_n upon_o their_o repentance_n he_o prophesy_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekiah_n the_o king_n as_o st_z hierome_n will_v have_v it_o at_o the_o last_o he_o die_v in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o there_o be_v bury_v the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n chap._n xxv_o section_n 1_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n benjamin_n ieremiah_n father_n be_v of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v in_o anathoth_n in_o terra_n benjamin_n be_v the_o son_n of_o halchiah_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n a_o priest_n of_o anathoth_n he_o prophesy_v as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n from_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o josiah_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n king_n of_o judah_n to_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n who_o then_o be_v lead_v away_o to_o babylon_n after_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v with_o the_o remnant_n of_o judah_n as_o jeremiah_n have_v constant_o foretell_v by_o god_n command_n which_o thing_n occasion_v he_o great_a trouble_n for_o he_o be_v both_o lay_v in_o iron_n and_o cast_v into_o a_o prison_n and_o a_o most_o nast_a dungeon_n and_o yet_o by_o all_o these_o duress_n his_o undaunted_a spirit_n can_v not_o be_v bring_v either_o to_o think_v or_o prophesy_v otherwise_o then_o god_n command_v though_o the_o false_a prophet_n tell_v the_o contrary_n this_o because_o it_o much_o commend_v he_o i_o have_v resolve_v to_o set_v down_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o be_v do_v god_n have_v send_v he_o to_o tope_v to_o foretell_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v back_o from_o thence_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o stand_v in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n tell_v all_o the_o people_n plain_o that_o all_o those_o evil_n shall_v befall_v both_o the_o city_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o which_o god_n have_v speak_v because_o they_o obey_v not_o his_o commandment_n phashur_n the_o priest_n can_v not_o endure_v such_o word_n with_o patience_n but_o present_o cast_v he_o after_o he_o
take_v my_o brethren_n the_o prophet_n who_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o a_o example_n of_o suffer_a affliction_n and_o of_o patience_n behold_v we_o count_v they_o happy_a which_o endure_v you_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o patience_n of_o job_n etc_n james_n 5.10.11_o the_o holy_a life_n of_o god_n prophet_n by_o j._n h._n london_n print_v for_o will_n hope_v at_o the_o blue_a anchor_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n 1654._o to_o his_o worthy_o much_o honour_a kinsman_n george_n smith_n esq_n most_o worthy_a sir_n such_o and_o so_o extraordinary_a be_v your_o favour_n and_o so_o free_o confer_v upon_o i_o that_o i_o must_v needs_o acknowledge_v i_o be_o in_o a_o strict_a manner_n oblige_v to_o all_o opportunity_n of_o humble_a gratitude_n whereupon_o not_o without_o some_o praemeditation_n i_o have_v thought_n sit_v to_o take_v this_o and_o have_v adventure_v to_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n the_o life_n of_o these_o holy_a man_n under_o your_o patronage_n who_o indeed_o for_o a_o kind_n of_o sympathy_n between_o you_o and_o they_o do_v the_o rather_o own_v you_o for_o their_o patron_n for_o if_o you_o please_v but_o serious_o to_o peruse_v they_o you_o may_v in_o many_o thing_n read_v yourself_o and_o find_v wherein_o you_o have_v make_v they_o the_o pious_a precedent_n of_o your_o own_o good_a work_n of_o those_o as_o you_o well_o know_v myself_o have_v have_v no_o little_a experience_n a_o theme_n too_o on_o which_o i_o may_v well_o enlarge_v myself_o but_o indeed_o such_o be_v my_o unhappiness_n i_o want_v those_o ability_n either_o by_o more_o excellent_a art_n of_o language_n to_o express_v they_o or_o any_o other_o way_n of_o service_n or_o respect_n to_o testify_v sufficient_a thankfulness_n what_o need_v i_o then_o add_v more_o see_v this_o little_a already_o say_v though_o but_o mean_v and_o according_a to_o my_o duty_n be_v i_o be_o confident_a above_o your_o expectation_n so_o little_o do_v you_o delight_v in_o the_o resitall_n of_o your_o kindness_n or_o desire_v they_o shall_v be_v thus_o bring_v to_o your_o remembrance_n your_o expectation_n as_o in_o a_o suitableness_n to_o your_o christian_a virtue_n await_v high_a reward_n with_o those_o pious_a man_n before_o mention_v that_o as_o you_o have_v endeavour_v to_o imitate_v their_o life_n so_o you_o may_v also_o partake_v with_o they_o in_o their_o eternal_a happiness_n for_o the_o fruition_n whereof_o he_o shall_v daily_o pray_v who_o in_o all_o duty_n subscribe_v himself_o sir_n you_o must_v humble_o observant_a j._n h._n of_o the_o life_n and_o noble_a act_n of_o god_n prophet_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n job_n chapter_n i._n section_n 1._o the_o prophet_n job_n who_o be_v also_o call_v jobad_n as_o the_o seventy_o interpreter_n relate_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n of_o job_n or_o that_o book_n which_o be_v write_v concern_v job_n be_v head_n of_o the_o five_o family_n from_o abraham_n as_o the_o same_o interpreter_n deliver_v in_o the_o same_o place_n for_o abraham_n beget_v isaac_n isaac_n esau_n esau_n zara_n of_o his_o wife_n basemath_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n zara_n jobad_n who_o also_o be_v job_n sect._n 2._o this_o man_n although_o he_o live_v among_o wicked_a and_o lewd_a people_n and_o dwell_v in_o that_o country_n call_v aâ—…sotis_n or_o hus_n in_o the_o border_n of_o idumaea_n yet_o be_v he_o not_o infect_v with_o any_o vice_n or_o lewdness_n from_o they_o but_o even_o from_o his_o childhood_n he_o eschew_v vice_n and_o follow_v virtue_n with_o that_o resolution_n of_o spirit_n that_o he_o will_v never_o do_v otherwise_o than_o he_o ought_v even_o when_o he_o have_v lose_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o money_n esteem_v most_o dear_a his_o fotrane_n and_o child_n and_o his_o whole_a body_n be_v so_o pester_v with_o sore_n that_o his_o very_a friend_n can_v not_o endure_v to_o look_v upon_o he_o which_o thing_n because_o they_o be_v so_o excellent_a and_o make_v for_o his_o great_a commendation_n than_o if_o he_o have_v moderate_o behave_v himself_o only_o in_o prosperity_n i_o resolve_v to_o declare_v all_o several_o that_o all_o man_n in_o adversity_n and_o misery_n may_v have_v a_o notable_a example_n set_v before_o they_o of_o this_o man_n sect._n 3_o and_o because_o it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n of_o praise_n nor_o any_o such_o rare_a virtue_n for_o a_o man_n to_o lose_v but_o a_o indifferent_a estate_n and_o to_o bear_v out_o that_o misfortune_n gallant_o we_o must_v understand_v this_o that_o job_n be_v no_o mean_a person_n nor_o one_o that_o have_v but_o a_o poor_a or_o slender_a fortune_n for_o he_o be_v the_o second_o king_n of_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n inasmuch_o as_o he_o succeed_v in_o the_o room_n of_o bela_n or_o balach_n the_o first_o king_n and_o he_o be_v very_o rich_a for_o those_o time_n wherein_o man_n wealth_n consist_v much_o in_o flock_n and_o herd_n it_o be_v therefore_o record_v in_o the_o scripture_n which_o mention_n that_o he_o be_v a_o wealthy_a person_n how_o that_o he_o have_v seven_o thousand_o sheep_n three_o thousand_o camel_n five_o hundred_o yoke_n of_o ox_n and_o five_o hundred_o she_o ass_n and_o a_o very_a great_a family_n now_o before_o i_o tell_v by_o what_o mean_v all_o these_o thing_n be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o with_o what_o mind_n he_o bear_v the_o loss_n of_o they_o i_o will_v relate_v how_o he_o demean_v himself_o in_o his_o prosperity_n sect._n 4._o though_o he_o be_v a_o king_n and_o a_o prince_n as_o i_o have_v say_v and_o one_o that_o have_v such_o a_o great_a estate_n yet_o do_v he_o never_o misuse_v his_o sovereignty_n or_o authority_n to_o the_o injury_n of_o his_o friend_n or_o stranger_n like_o a_o proud_a man_n nor_o his_o good_n to_o the_o satisfy_n of_o his_o lust_n for_o in_o judgement_n he_o decide_v matter_n with_o such_o equity_n that_o when_o he_o go_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o have_v his_o seat_n prepare_v he_o in_o the_o court_n city_n the_o court_n be_v keep_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n all_o that_o hear_v and_o see_v he_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o age_a stand_v up_o to_o he_o and_o the_o prince_n and_o noble_n forbear_v out_o of_o reverence_n to_o speak_v in_o his_o presence_n think_v he_o happy_a and_o give_v witness_n to_o he_o that_o he_o deliver_v the_o poor_a which_o cry_v and_o the_o fatherless_a which_o have_v none_o to_o help_v they_o the_o cause_n which_o he_o understand_v not_o he_o search_v out_o diligent_o lest_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v pass_v sentence_n whilst_o the_o cause_n be_v unknown_a he_o may_v both_o have_v do_v wrong_a to_o another_o man_n and_o dishonour_n to_o himself_o sect._n 5._o and_o how_o he_o behave_v himself_o towards_o his_o equal_n or_o better_n either_o in_o suit_n and_o controversy_n which_o he_o have_v with_o they_o or_o in_o other_o deal_n we_o may_v hence_o conceive_v in_o that_o he_o never_o refuse_v a_o trial_n with_o his_o man_n or_o maid_n servant_n if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o will_v go_v to_o law_n with_o he_o beside_o in_o his_o whole_a life_n he_o be_v so_o full_a of_o liberality_n and_o pity_n which_o have_v grow_v up_o with_o he_o from_o his_o infancy_n that_o he_o never_o eat_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n alone_o without_o the_o fatherless_a he_o never_o deny_v poor_a people_n what_o they_o request_v he_o never_o weary_v out_o the_o people_n with_o delay_n he_o never_o see_v man_n perish_v for_o lack_v of_o clothing_n or_o any_o poor_a man_n to_o be_v without_o a_o cover_n last_o he_o never_o suffer_v a_o stranger_n to_o tarry_v without_o door_n but_o be_v willing_a to_o have_v his_o house_n lie_v always_o open_a to_o the_o traveller_n so_o that_o he_o be_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o blind_a a_o foot_n to_o to_o the_o lame_a &_o a_o father_n to_o the_o poor_a which_o though_o they_o be_v great_a matter_n yet_o shall_v we_o cease_v to_o wonder_v at_o they_o if_o we_o do_v but_o consider_v that_o contempt_n of_o riches_n which_o be_v in_o he_o for_o he_o neither_o place_v his_o strength_n or_o confidence_n and_o hope_n in_o gold_n nor_o do_v he_o rejoice_v in_o much_o wealth_n when_o he_o have_v get_v it_o sect._n 6._o let_v i_o now_o set_v forth_o his_o other_o virtue_n he_o do_v not_o love_v his_o friend_n only_o but_o his_o foe_n also_o and_o enemy_n so_o as_o that_o he_o never_o rejoice_v at_o their_o adversity_n he_o never_o speak_v against_o they_o he_o be_v so_o modest_a and_o chaste_a that_o if_o ever_o woman_n have_v deceive_v his_o heart_n or_o if_o ever_o he_o have_v lay_v wait_n at_o his_o neighhour_n door_n he_o do_v not_o refuse_v that_o his_o wife_n shall_v be_v false_a to_o his_o bed_n ch_n 31._o and_o of_o such_o integrity_n of_o heart_n such_o innocency_n of_o life_n and_o
shall_v comfort_v we_o i_o do_v not_o say_v forgo_v their_o duty_n by_o leave_v it_o undo_v but_o do_v or_o say_v something_o not_o agreeable_a to_o what_o they_o ought_v then_o true_o than_o i_o say_v by_o this_o very_a thing_n the_o former_a grief_n be_v increase_v sect._n 11._o but_o his_o three_o friend_n eliphaz_n the_o king_n of_o theman_n baldad_n king_n of_o the_o suhites_n and_o sophar_n king_n of_o the_o naamathite_n do_v more_o mighty_o set_v it_o on_o for_o when_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o news_n of_o that_o so_o great_a a_o calamity_n have_v come_v very_o long_a journey_n together_o to_o comfort_v he_o at_o a_o day_n appoint_v from_o the_o place_n which_o they_o have_v agree_v upon_o for_o their_o common_a set_v forth_o and_o have_v behold_v he_o afar_o off_o so_o sore_o afflict_v do_v not_o at_o the_o first_o know_v he_o afterward_o come_v near_o have_v lift_v up_o their_o voice_n and_o weep_v and_o have_v their_o garment_n rend_v have_v sprinkle_v dust_n upon_o their_o head_n to_o express_v their_o sorrow_n and_o have_v sit_v with_o he_o seven_o day_n and_o seven_o night_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bring_v out_o a_o word_n for_o the_o grief_n which_o they_o see_v he_o suffer_v yet_o when_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o speak_v and_o they_o answer_v by_o turn_n or_o discourse_v have_v first_o object_v that_o what_o he_o suffer_v he_o suffer_v for_o his_o wickedness_n moreover_o they_o term_v he_o audacious_a and_o â—…ash_a that_o will_v compare_v himself_o with_o god_n and_o abide_v the_o trial_n with_o he_o last_o they_o say_v he_o be_v presumptuous_a because_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o and_o ascribe_v so_o great_a virtue_n to_o himself_o which_o they_o say_v may_v be_v find_v to_o be_v either_o none_o or_o false_a by_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v endure_v he_o again_o for_o his_o part_n do_v refute_v their_o opinion_n with_o such_o weighty_a sentence_n tell_v they_o that_o they_o which_o be_v come_v to_o comfort_v he_o and_o case_n his_o sorrow_n do_v seem_v heavy_a than_o sâ—nd_n unto_o he_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v at_o last_o hold_v their_o peace_n and_o say_v not_o one_o word_n more_o but_o when_o they_o hold_v their_o peace_n elihu_n partly_o excuse_v job_n and_o take_v his_o part_n and_o partly_o he_o accuse_v he_o sect._n 12._o which_o judgement_n of_o they_o concern_v job_n god_n two_o way_n show_v how_o much_o it_o displease_v he_o first_o in_o that_o he_o say_v he_o do_v not_o punish_v he_o for_o his_o wickedness_n but_o that_o he_o may_v get_v glory_n by_o conquer_a satan_n and_o beside_o in_o that_o he_o rebuke_v eliphaz_n the_o king_n of_o theman_n because_o he_o have_v not_o speak_v right_o as_o job_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o their_o wickedness_n he_o and_o his_o two_o companion_n shall_v take_v seven_o bullock_n and_o seven_o ram_n and_o go_v to_o job_n who_o he_o will_v accept_v pray_v to_o he_o for_o they_o when_o they_o have_v offer_v sacrifice_n which_o when_o they_o and_o job_n have_v do_v god_n be_v move_v by_o job_n prayer_n pardon_v they_o in_o which_o thing_n both_o the_o love_n and_o charity_n of_o job_n appear_v who_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o think_v bad_o of_o he_o and_o speak_v against_o he_o and_o his_o exceed_a great_a renown_n who_o be_v contemn_v not_o only_o by_o stranger_n but_o also_o by_o his_o friend_n be_v account_v worthy_a with_o who_o god_n will_v enter_v into_o discourse_n sect._n 13._o nor_o do_v such_o a_o sufferance_n and_o patience_n procure_v he_o this_o credit_n alone_o but_o all_o thing_n which_o satan_n by_o god_n permission_n have_v take_v single_o from_o he_o be_v restore_v double_a to_o he_o sheep_n camel_n yoke_n of_o ox_n and_o she_o ass_n he_o live_v also_o after_o these_o misery_n a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n happy_a and_o prosperous_a and_o beget_v seven_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n in_o which_o double_a plenty_n and_o abundance_n of_o thing_n he_o be_v not_o proud_a or_o rigorous_a against_o they_o that_o have_v neglect_v and_o scorn_v he_o in_o adversity_n deem_v they_o unworthy_a to_o come_v at_o he_o or_o to_o speak_v with_o he_o or_o to_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o do_v or_o object_v their_o omission_n of_o what_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v or_o threaten_v that_o he_o will_v be_v revenge_v of_o their_o injury_n but_o retain_v still_o his_o gentle_a behaviour_n he_o courteous_o entertain_v his_o brother_n and_o sister_n his_o kindred_n and_o all_o they_o that_o be_v know_v to_o he_o upon_o any_o occasion_n as_o they_o come_v to_o he_o when_o they_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v change_v to_o he_o sort_n be_v better_o and_o receive_v small_a present_n from_o they_o from_o every_o one_o a_o sheep_n and_o one_o golden_a ear-ring_n which_o then_o he_o may_v have_v be_v without_o but_o he_o receive_v they_o lest_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v pult_n up_o with_o prosperity_n and_o slight_v they_o sect._n 14._o the_o discourse_n which_o he_o have_v with_o his_o friend_n because_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n entitle_v by_o his_o name_n i_o need_v not_o set_v it_o down_o in_o this_o it_o will_v be_v enough_o but_o to_o conceive_v this_o that_o he_o make_v it_o for_o the_o most_o part_n concern_v the_o misery_n of_o man_n life_n concern_v the_o providence_n and_o power_n of_o god_n concern_v his_o former_a life_n how_o excellent_o and_o devout_o he_o have_v spend_v it_o concern_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a concern_v the_o reward_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o godly_a he_o prophesy_v many_o thing_n touch_v the_o general_a resurrection_n of_o man_n body_n which_o part_n of_o his_o discourse_n have_v especial_o move_v i_o that_o reckon_v he_o among_o the_o number_n of_o the_o prophet_n i_o shall_v write_v his_o life_n among_o the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o i_o have_v therefore_o place_v the_o first_o because_o he_o be_v many_o age_n before_o the_o rest_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n samuel_n chap._n ii_o section_n i._n samuell_n the_o seer_n or_o prophet_n be_v the_o son_n of_o elkanah_n and_o hannah_n his_o wife_n elkanah_n have_v two_o wife_n a_o thing_n which_o be_v then_o lawful_a hannah_n and_o peninnah_n peninnah_n which_o have_v bear_v child_n reproach_v hannah_n because_o she_o be_v barren_a hannah_n who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n purpose_n be_v much_o move_v with_o the_o taunt_n and_o bitter_a speechee_n of_o her_o adversary_n burst_v out_o into_o tear_n nor_o do_v she_o eat_v year_n by_o year_n at_o those_o set_a time_n wherein_o elkanah_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n go_v ordinary_o from_o his_o house_n from_o mount_n ephraim_n to_o worship_n and_o sacrifice_n in_o shilâ—_n where_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v place_v sam._n 5._o he_o have_v sound_a out_o the_o ground_n of_o hannah_n grief_n and_o sadness_n begin_v to_o comfort_v her_o say_n that_o he_o be_v better_a to_o she_o then_o ten_o child_n now_o though_o she_o feel_v so_o much_o oase_v of_o her_o grief_n by_o this_o comfort_n her_o husband_n give_v she_o that_o she_o fall_v to_o meat_n yet_o know_v it_o be_v god_n alone_o that_o can_v full_o release_v she_o of_o her_o sorrow_n make_v a_o vow_n with_o tear_n she_o beseech_v he_o within_o herself_o that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o look_v upon_o she_o and_o vouchsafe_v she_o a_o son_n who_o she_o will_v devote_v his_o servant_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n haeli_fw-la who_o because_o he_o see_v she_o move_v the_o lip_n and_o do_v not_o hear_v her_o voice_n think_v that_o she_o be_v drink_v partly_o rebuke_v she_o and_o partly_o admonish_v she_o to_o put_v away_o the_o wine_n wherewith_o shâ—e_v be_v overtake_v whereas_o she_o deny_v that_o she_o have_v drink_v any_o wine_n to_o that_o time_n of_o the_o day_n for_o that_o she_o poor_a woman_n make_v her_o prayer_n unto_o god_n with_o a_o sorrowful_a spirit_n now_o when_o haeli_n have_v bless_v she_o have_v so_o send_v she_o away_o as_o that_o she_o may_v obtain_v what_o she_o desire_v and_o 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