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by_o great_a and_o small_a wish_v god_n will_v restore_v to_o he_o those_o happy_a day_n and_o insert_v all_o along_o some_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o his_o integrity_n especial_o as_o a_o judge_n in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o princely_a prosperity_n when_o he_o have_v a_o uncontrollable_a power_n to_o do_v as_o he_o please_v and_o yet_o never_o abuse_v it_o but_o employ_v it_o constant_o for_o the_o defence_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o mean_a people_n in_o his_o province_n fol._n 173_o chap._n xxx_o argument_n from_o the_o forego_n account_n of_o his_o ancient_a splendour_n he_o take_v occasion_n to_o annex_v a_o noless_a elegant_a description_n of_o the_o vileness_n of_o his_o present_a condition_n hope_v that_o the_o consideration_n of_o such_o a_o prodigious_a change_n which_o he_o represent_v in_o several_a particular_n and_o not_o without_o some_o touch_v still_o upon_o his_o integrity_n may_v at_o last_o move_v his_o hard-hearted_a friend_n to_o some_o compassion_n towards_o he_o especial_o when_o they_o see_v how_o near_o he_o be_v to_o his_o grave_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o relief_n fol._n 180_o chap._n xxxi_o argument_n it_o be_v possible_a his_o friend_n may_v make_v quite_o another_o use_n than_o job_n intend_v of_o the_o relation_n he_o have_v make_v of_o his_o miserable_a condition_n in_o the_o chapter_n forego_v and_o therefore_o lest_o it_o shall_v harden_v they_o in_o their_o old_a error_n and_o they_o shall_v take_v what_o he_o have_v say_v to_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o his_o gild_n he_o give_v in_o this_o chapter_n a_o large_a and_o particular_a account_n of_o his_o integrity_n which_o in_o general_a he_o have_v so_o often_o assert_v lay_v his_o very_a soul_n and_o the_o most_o secret_a inclination_n of_o it_o open_v before_o they_o together_o with_o the_o action_n of_o his_o whole_a life_n in_o his_o pripate_v capacity_n for_o of_o his_o vublick_n he_o have_v speak_v before_o chap._n xxix_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o neighbour_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n to_o who_o he_o again_o most_o solemn_o appeal_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o discourse_n that_o he_o do_v not_o boast_v of_o more_o virtue_n than_o he_o have_v but_o will_v most_o glad_o be_v try_v before_o he_o by_o some_o impartial_a judge_n i_o need_v not_o here_o enumerate_v his_o virtue_n because_o they_o be_v plain_o and_o distincy_o express_v in_o the_o paraphrase_n and_o i_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o give_v the_o entire_a content_n but_o the_o design_n only_o of_o each_o chapter_n fol._n 188_o chap._n xxxii_o argument_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o 15._o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n that_o there_o be_v several_a other_o person_n present_a beside_o those_o that_o be_v name_v when_o this_o dispute_n be_v hold_v between_o job_n and_o his_o three_o friend_n among_o who_o there_o be_v a_o young_a man_n name_v elihu_n who_o be_v either_o a_o syrian_a in_o which_o language_n this_o book_n be_v first_o write_v and_o translate_v by_o moses_n into_o hebrew_a say_v the_o author_n of_o the_o commentary_n under_o origen_n name_n descend_v from_o the_o second_o son_n of_o nahor_n abraham_n brother_n xxii_o gen._n 21._o or_o a_o idumaean_a of_o the_o same_o country_n with_o eliphaz_n the_o temanite_n xxv_o jer._n 23._o i_o have_v make_v he_o a_o syrian_a in_o my_o paraphrase_n because_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o the_o kindred_n of_o ram_n by_o who_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v either_o aram_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n think_v abraham_n by_o who_o such_o wisdom_n and_o piety_n may_v be_v promote_v in_o his_o brother_n family_n as_o be_v apparent_a in_o elihu_n who_o though_o much_o inferior_a to_o the_o rest_n in_o year_n for_o which_o reason_n he_o have_v hold_v his_o peace_n thus_o long_o yet_o be_v much_o superior_a to_o they_o in_o knowledge_n which_o he_o discover_v in_o the_o judicious_a censure_n he_o here_o pass_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o three_o friend_n but_o upon_o job_n himself_o who_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o charge_n with_o all_o relate_v to_o any_o crime_n commit_v before_o this_o affliction_n befall_v he_o but_o think_v be_v have_v not_o manage_v the_o dispute_n about_o it_o with_o so_o much_o calmness_n and_o submission_n to_o god_n as_o become_v his_o piety_n in_o this_o he_o differ_v from_o those_o that_o speak_v before_o he_o for_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o blame_v he_o for_o any_o miscarriage_n but_o those_o only_o which_o he_o observe_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o disputation_n and_o he_o spend_v his_o time_n rather_o in_o justify_v god_n then_o in_o carp_a at_o job_n as_o the_o other_o have_v do_v fol._n 198_o 199_o chap._n xxxiii_o argument_n here_o elihu_n address_v his_o speech_n to_o job_n alone_o for_o he_o reject_v all_o that_o the_o three_o friend_n have_v say_v as_o sufficient_o confute_v by_o job_n in_o his_o dispute_n with_o they_o and_o tell_v he_o first_o that_o he_o be_v the_o man_n who_o will_v now_o plead_v with_o he_o in_o god_n behalf_n as_o he_o have_v oft_o desire_v and_o that_o he_o be_v no_o unequal_a match_n for_o he_o and_o then_o begin_v to_o reprehend_v those_o passage_n which_o he_o think_v be_v unblamable_a in_o job_n speech_n particular_o his_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o his_o integrity_n which_o though_o true_a shall_v not_o have_v be_v mention_v without_o due_a acknowledgement_n that_o the_o sovereign_n of_o the_o world_n have_v do_v he_o no_o wrong_n in_o thus_o afflict_v he_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o he_o to_o question_v the_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n providence_n because_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o for_o the_o care_n of_o god_n over_o man_n and_o his_o kindness_n to_o he_o he_o show_v be_v so_o apparent_a upon_o so_o many_o score_n that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v because_o of_o the_o unaccountable_a affliction_n that_o may_v befall_v we_o which_o we_o ought_v rather_o to_o think_v be_v one_o of_o the_o way_n whereby_o he_o do_v man_n good_a fol._n 205_o chap._n xxxiv_o argument_n here_o job_n show_v himself_o a_o far_o more_o humble_a and_o teachable_a person_n than_o his_o three_o friend_n for_o though_o elihu_n have_v invite_v he_o to_o make_v what_o exception_n he_o please_v to_o his_o discourse_n in_o the_o former_a chapter_n he_o will_v not_o open_v his_o mouth_n because_o he_o plain_o see_v that_o elihu_n have_v hit_v upon_o the_o thing_n wherein_o he_o be_v defective_a and_o so_o this_o young_a man_n proceed_v to_o carry_v the_o charge_n a_o little_a high_o and_o tell_v he_o with_o more_o sharpness_n than_o before_o that_o there_o be_v some_o word_n in_o his_o discourse_n which_o sound_v in_o his_o ear_n as_o if_o he_o accuse_v god_n justice_n and_o goodness_n for_o what_o else_o do_v he_o mean_v when_o he_o complain_v that_o god_n do_v not_o do_v he_o right_o and_o that_o he_o destroy_v alike_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a which_o rash_a assertion_n he_o overthrow_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o sovereign_a dominion_n power_n righteousness_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o represent_v to_o he_o what_o behaviour_n and_o discourse_n will_v have_v better_o become_v he_o then_o that_o which_o he_o have_v use_v foe_fw-mi 214_o chap._n xxxv_o argument_n job_n still_o keep_v silence_n notwithstanding_o that_o elihu_n have_v make_v the_o harsh_a construction_n of_o his_o word_n because_o he_o be_v sensible_a he_o mean_v he_o well_o and_o have_v now_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o discourse_n give_v he_o very_o wholesome_a counsel_n and_o allow_v his_o integrity_n have_v only_o charge_v he_o with_o some_o unhappy_a expression_n which_o have_v fall_v from_o he_o when_o he_o be_v in_o great_a anguish_n of_o spirit_n which_o i_o suppose_v be_v the_o reason_n he_o do_v not_o contradict_v he_o though_o he_o continue_v here_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o fasten_v the_o very_a same_o harsh_a sense_n upon_o his_o word_n v._o 2_o 3._o which_o he_o refute_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o infinite_a disproportion_n there_o be_v between_o man_n and_o god_n who_o be_v never_o the_o worse_o indeed_o for_o any_o evil_n nor_o at_o all_o the_o better_a for_o any_o good_a that_o we_o do_v and_o yet_o have_v such_o a_o love_n to_o mankind_n that_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o miserable_a but_o take_v care_n for_o their_o relief_n when_o they_o be_v oppress_v if_o they_o address_v themselves_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o he_o fol._n 224._o chap._n xxxvi_o argument_n have_v reprehend_v some_o of_o the_o unwarrantable_a expression_n in_o job_n discourse_n which_o he_o himself_o will_v not_o justify_v elihu_n come_v close_a to_o the_o buisiness_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o very_a cause_n itself_o show_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o the_o method_n of_o his_o providence_n that_o if_o job_n have_v in_o stead_n
of_o dispute_v submit_v himself_o humble_o to_o god_n have_v correction_n he_o will_v have_v deliver_v he_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o lift_v up_o as_o to_o cast_v down_o and_o that_o his_o not_o discern_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o correction_n which_o job_n have_v make_v a_o great_a cause_n of_o his_o grief_n xix_o 7._o ought_v not_o to_o have_v hinder_v his_o humble_a submission_n because_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v any_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o we_o see_v every_o day_n and_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v most_o excellent_o contrive_v fol._n 229_o chap._n xxxvii_o argument_n elihu_n continue_v his_o speech_n which_o he_o have_v begin_v before_o concern_v the_o incomprehensible_a work_n of_o god_n and_o limit_n himself_o chief_o as_o he_o have_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n to_o the_o wonder_v god_n do_v in_o the_o cloud_n to_o which_o at_o last_o he_o subjoin_v the_o amaze_a extent_n brightness_n and_o firmness_n of_o the_o sky_n in_o which_o the_o sun_n shine_v with_o a_o lustre_n which_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o behold_v and_o thence_o conclude_v that_o the_o splendour_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n be_v infinite_o more_o dazzle_a and_o that_o we_o must_v not_o pretend_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o counsel_n fol._n 237_o chap._n xxxviii_o argument_n what_o elihu_n have_v say_v concern_v the_o divine_a majesty_n in_o the_o 22._o verse_n of_o the_o forego_n god_n declare_v to_o be_v true_a by_o a_o sensible_a demonstration_n as_o i_o have_v express_v it_o in_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n in_o which_o god_n appear_v himself_o as_o a_o judge_n according_a to_o job_n repeat_v desire_n to_o decide_v this_o great_a controversy_n and_o take_v up_o the_o argument_n begin_v by_o elihu_n who_o come_v near_a to_o the_o truth_n and_o prosecute_n it_o in_o unimitable_a word_n excel_v his_o and_o all_o other_o man_n in_o the_o loftiness_n of_o the_o style_n as_o much_o as_o thunder_n do_v a_o whisper_n he_o convince_v job_n of_o his_o ignorance_n and_o weakness_n by_o show_v he_o how_o little_a he_o understand_v of_o the_o most_o obvious_a thing_n in_o this_o world_n intend_v from_o thence_o at_o last_o to_o infer_v that_o he_o who_o find_v himself_o puzzle_v when_o he_o go_v about_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o mean_a of_o god_n visible_a work_n shall_v not_o presume_v to_o penetrate_v into_o his_o secret_a counsel_n nor_o question_v his_o goodness_n no_o more_o than_o he_o can_v his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n though_o he_o know_v not_o why_o he_o be_v afflict_v one_o instance_n have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o bring_v job_n to_o a_o nonplus_n but_o he_o heap_v up_o abundance_n to_o humble_v he_o the_o more_o when_o he_o see_v how_o much_o cause_n there_o be_v for_o it_o whether_o he_o consider_v the_o earth_n or_o the_o heaven_n the_o sea_n or_o the_o sun_n thing_n contain_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n especial_o all_o the_o meteor_n as_o we_o call_v they_o which_o be_v form_v in_o the_o cloud_n and_o the_o constellation_n in_o the_o high_a region_n together_o with_o the_o beast_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o bird_n which_o fly_v in_o the_o air_n one_o of_o each_o of_o which_o he_o mention_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n fol._n 244_o 245_o chap._n thirty-nine_o argument_n this_o chapter_n continue_v the_o discourse_n begin_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o forego_n concern_v god_n providence_n about_o beast_n and_o bird_n and_o to_o the_o two_o before_o mention_v he_o add_v seven_o more_o first_o the_o wild_a goat_n or_o hind_n who_o hard_a labour_n among_o the_o rock_n god_n be_v wont_a to_o help_v and_o promote_v as_o the_o psalmist_n observe_v xxix_o 9_o and_o other_o author_n agree_v by_o a_o clap_n of_o thunder_n the_o terror_n of_o which_o put_v she_o into_o such_o a_o agony_n that_o she_o present_o exclude_v her_o young_a one_o which_o stick_v in_o the_o birth_n then_o he_o mention_n the_o wild_a ass_n and_o after_o that_o a_o tall_a creature_n in_o those_o country_n call_v reem_n which_o we_o render_v a_o unicorn_n but_o bochartus_n have_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o two-horned_n goat_n in_o arabia_n of_o great_a strength_n with_o a_o erect_a head_n and_o ear_n of_o the_o rest_n i_o need_v say_v nothing_o here_o they_o be_v so_o well_o know_v fol._n 254_o chap._n xl._n argument_n job_n modest_o decline_v to_o say_v one_o word_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n though_o he_o be_v gracious_o invite_v by_o god_n to_o speak_v if_o he_o have_v any_o plea_n remain_v be_v still_o more_o humble_v by_o a_o plain_a declaration_n from_o the_o divine_a majesty_n that_o elihu_n have_v reason_n to_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o immoderate_a complaint_n which_o some_o may_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o accusation_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o for_o maintain_v his_o own_o righteousness_n so_o much_o and_o god_n righteousness_n so_o little_a in_o the_o dispute_n he_o have_v with_o his_o friend_n show_v 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