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that_o plough_n iniquity_n and_o sow_v wickedness_n reap_v the_o same_o which_o he_o apply_v parsonal_o to_o job_n chap._n 22._o v._n 5_o 6._o be_v not_o thy_o wickedness_n great_a and_o thy_o iniquity_n infinite_a thou_o have_v take_v a_o pledge_n from_o thy_o brother_n for_o nought_o and_o and_o strip_v the_o naked_a of_o their_o clothing_n etc._n etc._n the_o whole_a scope_n of_o his_o speech_n bend_v the_o same_o way_n and_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v to_o job_n though_o thy_o carriage_n have_v be_v so_o plausible_a among_o we_o that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o accuse_v thou_o of_o sin_n yet_o these_o judgement_n accuse_v thou_o and_o be_v sufficient_a witness_n against_o thou_o these_o cry_n out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n that_o thou_o have_v take_v a_o pledge_n from_o thy_o brother_n for_o nought_o etc._n etc._n though_o we_o have_v not_o see_v thou_o act_v these_o sin_n yet_o in_o these_o effect_n we_o see_v thou_o have_v act_v they_o the_o snare_n which_o be_v round_o about_o thou_o tell_v we_o thou_o have_v lay_v snare_n for_o other_o &_o he_o that_o run_v may_v read_v how_o terrible_a how_o troublesome_a thou_o have_v be_v to_o the_o poor_a in_o the_o terror_n which_o have_v seize_v thy_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o trouble_n which_o have_v spoil_v thou_o of_o thy_o riches_n bildad_o the_o shuite_n speak_v second_o his_o opinion_n be_v not_o so_o rigid_a as_o that_o of_o eliphaz_n he_o grant_v that_o affliction_n may_v fall_v upon_o a_o righteous_a person_n yet_o so_o that_o if_o god_n send_v not_o deliverance_n speedy_o if_o he_o restore_v he_o not_o quick_o to_o his_o former_a estate_n and_o honour_n than_o upon_o the_o second_o ground_n of_o the_o four_o princple_n such_o a_o man_n may_v be_v censure_v cast_v and_o condemn_v as_o unrighteous_a that_o such_o be_v bildad_n judgement_n in_o this_o case_n be_v clear_a chap._n 8._o 5_o 6._o if_o thou_o be_v pure_a and_o upright_a sure_o now_o he_o will_v awake_v for_o thou_o and_o make_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n prosperous_a though_o thy_o beginning_n be_v small_a yet_o thy_o latter_a end_n shall_v great_o increase_v and_o vers_fw-la 20_o 21._o behold_v god_n will_v not_o cast_v away_o a_o perfect_a man_n etc._n etc._n till_o he_o fill_v thy_o mouth_n with_o laugh_v and_o thy_o lip_n with_o rejoice_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o can_v assent_v to_o my_o brother_n eliphaz_n affirm_v that_o every_o man_n afflict_v be_v afflict_v for_o his_o wickedness_n i_o for_o my_o part_n believe_v and_o be_o persuade_v that_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v afflict_v for_o the_o trial_n &_o exercise_n of_o his_o grace_n etc._n etc._n but_o than_o i_o be_o assure_v that_o god_n never_o let_v he_o lie_v in_o his_o affliction_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o cry_v and_o call_v the_o lord_n awake_v present_o make_v his_o habitation_n prosperous_a again_o and_o increase_v he_o more_o than_o ever_o i_o grant_v the_o lord_n may_v cast_v down_o a_o perfect_a man_n but_z he_o will_v not_o in_o this_o life_n cast_v he_o away_o no_o he_o will_v speedy_o fill_v his_o mouth_n with_o laugh_v and_o his_o lip_n with_o rejoice_v zophar_n the_o three_o opponent_n differ_v from_o the_o two_o former_a in_o this_o great_a controversy_n affirm_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o those_o affliction_n which_o press_v the_o child_n of_o man_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o the_o absolute_a will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v not_o further_o to_o inquire_v about_o his_o wisdom_n justice_n or_o mercy_n in_o dispence_v they_o his_o counsel_n be_v unsearchable_a and_o his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o thus_o he_o deliver_v his_o mind_n ch._n 11._o 7_o 8._o can_v thou_o by_o search_v find_v out_o god_n can_v thou_o by_o search_v find_v he_o out_o to_o perfection_n it_o be_v as_o high_a as_o heaven_n what_o can_v thou_o do_v deep_o than_o hell_n what_o can_v thou_o know_v vers_fw-la 12._o vain_a man_n will_v be_v wise_a though_o man_n be_v bear_v like_o a_o wild_a ass_n colt_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o speech_n he_o come_v near_a the_o opinion_n of_o bildad_n vers_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o give_v out_o â—s_v hard_a thought_n of_o job_n as_o either_o of_o his_o brethren_n number_v he_o among_o the_o wicked_a &_o assign_v he_o the_o reward_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n chap._n 10._o 29._o this_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n from_o god_n and_o the_o heritage_n appoint_v unto_o he_o by_o god_n these_o i_o conceive_v be_v the_o characteristical_a opinion_n of_o job_n three_o friend_n about_o his_o case_n all_o consistent_a with_o those_o four_o principle_n which_o they_o hold_v in_o common_a all_o equal_o close_v in_o the_o censure_n and_o condemnation_n of_o job_n though_o in_o some_o thing_n dissent_v and_o fall_v off_o from_o one_o another_o but_o what_o think_v job_n or_o how_o do_v he_o acquit_v or_o extricate_v himself_o from_o these_o difficulty_n very_o well_o his_o sentence_n be_v plain_o this_o that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n dispense_v outward_a prosperity_n and_o affliction_n so_o indifferent_o to_o good_a and_o bad_a to_o the_o righteous_a &_o the_o wicked_a that_o no_o unerring_a judgement_n can_v possible_o be_v make_v up_o of_o any_o man_n spiritual_a estate_n by_o the_o face_n &_o upon_o the_o view_n of_o his_o temporal_a he_o declare_v this_o as_o his_o opinion_n in_o clear_a resolute_a and_o categoricall_a term_n ch._n 9_o v._n 22_o 23._o this_o be_v one_o thing_n therefore_o i_o say_v it_o he_o destroy_v the_o perfect_a and_o the_o wicked_a if_o the_o scourge_n slay_v sudden_o he_o will_v laugh_v at_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o innocent_a which_o opinion_n have_v no_o quarrel_n at_o all_o with_o any_o of_o those_o three_o principle_n hold_v by_o job_n joint_o and_o in_o consort_n with_o his_o three_o friend_n but_o only_o with_o their_o four_o which_o he_o throughout_o refute_v as_o heterodox_n &_o unsound_a in_o itself_o as_o uncomfortable_a to_o the_o spirit_n and_o inconsistent_a with_o experience_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o strong_a hold_n and_o fortroyal_a of_o this_o holy_a truth_n job_n secure_v himself_o against_o all_o the_o assault_n and_o scatter_v all_o the_o objection_n of_o his_o opponent_n resolve_v to_o maintain_v it_o to_o the_o very_a death_n he_o will_v lay_v his_o bone_n by_o this_o position_n say_v his_o unkind_a friend_n what_o they_o can_v against_o he_o &_o let_v the_o most_o wise_a god_n do_v what_o he_o please_v with_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n he_o ready_o grant_v that_o he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n he_o flat_o deny_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o deal_n with_o he_o he_o ready_o grant_v that_o himself_o be_v righteous_a because_o the_o lord_n have_v deal_v so_o with_o he_o he_o state_o deny_v how_o perfect_a soever_o he_o be_v he_o confess_v that_o he_o need_v the_o freegrace_n and_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o justify_v he_o but_o withal_o assert_n that_o he_o be_v perfect_a enough_o to_o justify_v himself_o against_o all_o the_o challenge_n of_o man_n in_o these_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o sinfullnesse_n and_o denial_n of_o insincerity_n in_o these_o humbling_n of_o himself_o before_o god_n and_o acquitting_n of_o himself_o before_o man_n in_o these_o imploring_n of_o mercy_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o complain_n of_o the_o unkindness_n of_o his_o brethren_n the_o strength_n of_o job_n answer_n consist_v and_o the_o specialty_n of_o it_o may_v be_v sum_v up_o it_o be_v true_a that_o through_o the_o extremity_n of_o his_o pain_n the_o anguish_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o provocation_n of_o his_o friend_n some_o unwary_a speech_n slip_v from_o he_o for_o which_o elihu_n reprove_v he_o grave_o and_o sharp_o of_o which_o himself_o repent_v sorrowful_o and_o hearty_o all_o which_o the_o most_o gracious_a god_n pass_v by_o and_o pardon_v free_o not_o impute_v sin_n unto_o he_o thus_o christian_n reader_n i_o have_v endeavour_v as_o heretofore_o of_o the_o whole_a book_n so_o now_o to_o give_v a_o brief_a account_n concern_v the_o argumentative_a part_n of_o it_o and_o to_o represent_v how_o far_o in_o this_o great_a controversy_n the_o answerer_n and_o his_o objector_n agree_v in_o judgement_n and_o where_o they_o part_v if_o this_o discovery_n administer_v any_o help_n as_o a_o thread_n to_o lead_v your_o meditation_n through_o the_o many_o secret_a turn_n and_o intricacy_n of_o this_o dispute_n the_o labour_n in_o draw_v it_o out_o be_v abundant_o satisfy_v and_o if_o any_o further_a light_n subservient_fw-fr to_o this_o end_n shall_v be_v give_v in_o from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n that_o also_o in_o its_o season_n may_v be_v hold_v forth_o and_o set_v upon_o a_o candlestiks_a what_o be_v now_o receive_v together_o with_o the_o textuall_a exposition_n upon_o this_o first_o undertake_n between_o
inusitatissimis_fw-la raâ—â—ssimisque_fw-la majora_fw-la sunt_fw-la august_n l._n 5._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la cap_n 12._o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n discourse_v upon_o that_o miracle_n in_o the_o gospel_n the_o multiply_v the_o loaf_n observe_v that_o in_o natural_a thing_n there_o be_v very_o great_a wonder_n though_o we_o light_o pass_v they_o by_o they_o be_v astonish_v to_o see_v the_o loaf_n multiply_v while_o they_o be_v eat_v to_o see_v bread_n grow_v upon_o the_o table_n or_o between_o their_o tooth_n make_v all_o wonder_n but_o there_o be_v as_o great_a a_o miracle_n wrought_v every_o year_n and_o no_o man_n take_v notice_n of_o it_o that_o be_v when_o corn_n cast_v into_o the_o ground_n multiply_v thirty_o sixty_o a_o hundred-fold_n it_o be_v say_v he_o a_o great_a miracle_n for_o corn_n to_o multiply_v in_o the_o earth_n then_o for_o loaf_n to_o multiply_v on_o the_o table_n and_o he_o make_v a_o like_a conclusion_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n whatsoever_o be_v wonderful_a in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o wonder_n as_o the_o world_n yet_o man_n rare_o wonder_v at_o the_o make_n of_o the_o world_n the_o earth_n the_o heaven_n the_o sea_n the_o air_n every_o creature_n in_o they_o exceed_v in_o wonder_n the_o thing_n we_o wonder_v at_o ordinary_a work_n of_o nature_n be_v marvellous_a first_o because_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o divine_a power_n 2._o because_o man_n be_v pose_v to_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o most_o of_o they_o can_v thou_o tell_v how_o the_o bone_n grow_v in_o she_o that_o be_v with_o child_n say_v the_o preacher_n the_o bring_n of_o a_o infant_n alive_a from_o the_o womb_n be_v a_o wonder_n as_o well_o as_o the_o raise_n of_o a_o man_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o bud_a of_o a_o tree_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bud_a of_o aaron_n rod_n animus_n rod_n per_fw-la multa_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la admirari_fw-la nonsolemus_fw-la propterea_fw-la quod_fw-la vulgo_fw-la quotidieque_fw-la fiunt_fw-la renova_n &_o in_o solita_fw-la commovetur_fw-la animus_n the_o usualnesse_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o rareness_n of_o the_o other_o be_v though_o not_o the_o only_a yet_o the_o great_a difference_n and_o as_o the_o ordinary_a work_n of_o creation_n in_o make_v so_o of_o providence_n in_o govern_v the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o wonder_n though_o they_o pass_v unobserved_a such_o eliphaz_n take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o word_n follow_v the_o disappoint_a of_o crafty_a oppressor_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o poor_a when_o god_n shall_v destroy_v babylon_n the_o song_n prepare_v be_v great_a and_o wonderful_a be_v thy_o work_n and_o exod._n 15._o 11._o from_o whence_o that_o be_v take_v who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o o_o god_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o glorious_a in_o holiness_n fearful_a in_o praise_n do_v wonder_n the_o wonder_n be_v a_o deliverance_n the_o wonderful_a deliverance_n of_o his_o people_n from_o egypt_n and_o through_o the_o red_a sea_n work_n of_o judgement_n be_v often_o call_v work_n of_o wonder_n deut_n 28._o 59_o i_o will_v make_v thy_o plague_n wonderful_a and_o isa_n 28._o 21._o the_o lord_n shall_v rise_v up_o as_o in_o meunt_fw-la perazim_n he_o shall_v be_v wroth_a as_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o gibeon_n that_o he_o may_v do_v his_o work_n his_o strange_a work_n and_o bring_v to_o pass_v his_o act_n bis_fw-la strange_a act_n what_o act_n be_v this_o a_o act_n of_o judgement_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o people_n enemy_n as_o be_v clear_a 2_o sa._n 5._o 20._o and_o josh_n 10._o 12._o where_o we_o may_v read_v what_o god_n do_v in_o mount_n perazim_n and_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o gibeon_n strange_a work_n indeed_o and_o these_o work_n of_o god_n be_v call_v marvellous_a not_o only_o when_o god_n be_v in_o they_o alone_o and_o act_n without_o the_o intervention_n of_o the_o creature_n but_o when_o he_o act_v with_o the_o creature_n above_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o creature_n so_o that_o little_a of_o the_o creature_n appear_v in_o the_o act_n this_o also_o be_v a_o marvel_n what_o god_n do_v more_o by_o a_o man_n than_o man_n can_v do_v whether_o in_o strength_n or_o wisdom_n ordinary_o assist_v so_o much_o of_o a_o wonder_n show_v itself_o in_o what_o man_n do_v and_o therefore_o no_o man_n be_v ordinary_o to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n beyond_o his_o strength_n for_o that_o be_v to_o tempt_v god_n and_o call_v he_o to_o work_v a_o miracle_n at_o least_o a_o wonder_n for_o we_o lord_n say_v david_n psal_n 131._o 1._o my_o heart_n be_v not_o sum_fw-la non_fw-la mae_fw-la exâ—uli_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la maea_n vires_fw-la aut_fw-la ingenium_fw-la suâ—eraret_fw-la eleganter_fw-la thâ—odoretus_n meipsum_fw-la meâ—â—ebaâ—_n &_o quae_fw-la i_o excedunt_fw-la non_fw-la aggrossus_n sum_fw-la haughty_a nor_o my_o eye_n lofty_a neither_o do_v i_o exercise_v myself_o in_o great_a matter_n or_o in_o thing_n too_o high_a for_o i_o the_o word_n be_v in_o thing_n too_o wonderful_a for_o i_o that_o be_v i_o do_v not_o ordinary_o put_v myself_o upon_o thing_n which_o be_v extraordinary_a or_o beyond_o my_o strength_n and_o part_n i_o measure-my_a undertake_n and_o my_o ability_n together_o and_o will_v keep_v they_o even_o i_o do_v not_o put_v god_n upon_o do_v wonder_n every_o day_n therefore_o i_o set_v myself_o to_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o line_n of_o man_n if_o god_n call_v we_o to_o it_o we_o may_v expect_v a_o miracle_n but_o we_o must_v not_o call_v god_n to_o work_v miracle_n for_o we_o or_o with_o we_o i_o do_v not_o exercise_v myself_o in_o matter_n too_o high_a for_o i_o miracle_n or_o marvel_n be_v not_o every_o day_n exercise_n we_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v above_o our_o work_n or_o any_o of_o our_o design_n then_o below_o they_o but_o we_o must_v be_v sure_o they_o be_v not_o above_o we_o it_o be_v the_o safe_a and_o holy_a way_n for_o man_n in_o all_o his_o action_n to_o be_v upon_o a_o level_n we_o can_v but_o displease_v god_n and_o hurt_n 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adversary_n it_o be_v to_o be_v set_v upon_o a_o place_n impregnable_a hence_o the_o word_n be_v use_v for_o a_o fort_n tower_n or_o castle_n because_o fort_n and_o tower_n be_v place_n of_o defence_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n build_v upon_o some_o high_a place_n upon_o some_o rock_n or_o precipice_n prov._n 18._o 10._o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o strong_a tower_n that_o be_v we_o be_v as_o safe_a under_o his_o protection_n as_o in_o a_o strong_a tower_n found_v on_o the_o steep_a rock_n and_o the_o prophet_n describe_v the_o safety_n of_o he_o who_o walk_v upright_o give_v it_o in_o this_o word_n the_o place_n of_o defence_n shall_v be_v the_o munition_n of_o rock_n isa_n 33._o 16._o so_o jer._n 48._o 1._o misgab_n be_v confound_v and_o dismay_v that_o be_v the_o high_a place_n or_o castle_n of_o
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