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plena_fw-la electione_n &_o deliberatione_n fixa_fw-la apud_fw-la se_fw-la non_fw-la externè_fw-la tantum_fw-la et_fw-la levitèr_fw-la divinam_fw-la legem_fw-la custodire_fw-la apud_fw-la se_fw-la decreverit_fw-la cajet_fw-fr aliqui_fw-la ad_fw-la actiones_fw-la hominis_fw-la consuetas_fw-la quas_fw-la de_fw-fr more_fw-it facit_fw-la referunt_fw-la ut_fw-la antiquus_fw-la habuerit_fw-la legem_fw-la domini_fw-la animo_fw-la recondere_fw-la &_o ei_fw-la operam_fw-la dare_v quam_fw-la solita_fw-la &_o constitua_fw-la sibi_fw-la ac_fw-la usitata_fw-la facere_fw-la merc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proprie_fw-la statutum_fw-la et_fw-la decretum_fw-la sonat_fw-la &_o hinc_fw-la certam_fw-la &_o decretam_fw-la cibi_fw-la rationem_fw-la quicquid_fw-la advictum_fw-la &_o vitam_fw-la fovendam_fw-la ac_fw-la tuendam_fw-la est_fw-la necessarium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appellatur_fw-la merc_n i_o
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sine_fw-la tempore_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la tempus_fw-la i._n e._n antequam_fw-la explerent_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la annos_fw-la secundam_fw-la communem_fw-la naturae_fw-la legem_fw-la they_o be_v cut_v down_o and_o no_o time_n as_o some_o render_v but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v as_o solomon_n do_v eccl._n 3.1_o there_o be_v a_o time_n for_o every_o thing_n how_o then_o can_v they_o be_v cut_v down_o in_o no_o time_n there_o may_v be_v a_o twofold_a interpretation_n give_v of_o this_o hebraisme_n first_o this_o to_o show_v that_o they_o die_v a_o violent_a not_o a_o natural_a death_n that_o either_o god_n by_o his_o immediate_a judgement_n do_v cut_v they_o off_o or_o that_o he_o give_v they_o up_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o man_n who_o cut_v they_o off_o before_o their_o time_n man_n have_v a_o set_a time_n a_o ordinary_a time_n of_o die_v the_o day_n of_o man_n be_v threescore_o year_n and_o ten_o this_o be_v the_o ordinary_a time_n of_o die_v they_o that_o die_v before_o be_v in_o scripture_n sense_n cut_v down_o out_o of_o time_n or_o not_o in_o time_n that_o be_v not_o in_o that_o time_n at_o which_o man_n usual_o die_v according_a to_o the_o course_n and_o custom_n of_o nature_n second_o when_o it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v cut_v down_o without_o time_n the_o meaning_n be_v they_o be_v cut_v down_o very_o sudden_o as_o if_o it_o be_v do_v without_o any_o time_n at_o all_o god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o linger_a or_o take_v up_o long_a time_n to_o destroy_v these_o man_n that_o he_o cut_v they_o down_o as_o it_o be_v without_o any_o time_n at_o all_o mora_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sine_fw-la tempore_fw-la verti_fw-la potest_fw-la sine_fw-la mora_fw-la even_o in_o a_o moment_n in_o a_o instant_a as_o speedy_o as_o a_o man_n can_v think_v it_o far_o more_o speedy_o than_o any_o man_n can_v do_v it_o he_o do_v it_o without_o delay_n as_o usual_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n so_o often_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n make_v no_o demur_n observe_v from_o the_o 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of_o god_n be_v the_o chief_a matter_n of_o a_o believer_n joy_n and_o this_o light_n of_o holy_a joy_n come_v in_o usual_o with_o and_o by_o the_o rain_n of_o that_o doctrine_n which_o fall_v upon_o we_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n in_o the_o teach_n of_o his_o divine_a law._n receive_v the_o law_n from_o his_o mouth_n but_o you_o will_v say_v what_o be_v this_o law_n which_o come_v down_o like_a rain_n from_o heaven_n and_o which_o we_o be_v to_o receive_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n i_o answer_n the_o law_n may_v be_v take_v two_o way_n first_o strictly_n for_o the_o ten_o commandment_n or_o the_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v call_v the_o law._n second_o more_o large_o and_o so_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n be_v the_o law._n christ_n himself_o call_v the_o book_n of_o psalm_n the_o law_n two_o or_o three_o time_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n joh._n 10.34_o jesus_n answer_v they_o be_v it_o not_o write_v in_o your_o law_n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n where_o be_v that_o write_v in_o the_o 82_o psal_n v._o 6._o and_o so_o again_o joh._n 15.25_o but_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o word_n may_v be_v fullfil_v that_o be_v write_v in_o their_o law_n they_o hate_v i_o without_o a_o cause_n what_o law_n do_v he_o mean_a those_o word_n we_o find_v psal_n 35.19_o take_v one_o text_n further_o 1_o cor._n 14.21_o in_o the_o law_n it_o be_v write_v with_o man_n of_o other_o tongue_n and_o other_o lip_n will_v i_o speak_v unto_o this_o people_n where_o be_v that_o write_v esay_n 28.11_o so_o that_o the_o law_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n be_v take_v for_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o for_o the_o general_a revelation_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o his_o will_n in_o which_o sense_n we_o may_v say_v the_o gospel_n be_v the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v express_o call_v the_o law_n or_o rule_n of_o faith_n rom._n 3.27_o so_o that_o by_o law_n here_o we_o may_v understand_v whatsoever_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v 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himself_o for_o though_o they_o be_v not_o call_v up_o solemn_o into_o a_o mount_n as_o moses_n to_o receive_v the_o law_n yet_o the_o spirit_n be_v send_v to_o make_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n to_o they_o and_o in_o that_o sense_n the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n be_v say_v to_o warn_v king_n zedekiah_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 36.12_o and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o humble_v not_o himself_o before_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n speak_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v he_o receive_v a_o word_n from_o god_n by_o a_o extraordinary_a revelation_n to_o carry_v unto_o the_o king_n who_o yet_o humble_v not_o himself_o and_o so_o esay_n 30.2_o the_o lord_n complain_v of_o his_o people_n that_o walk_v to_o go_v down_o to_o egypt_n to_o strengthen_v themselves_o with_o the_o strength_n of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o have_v not_o ask_v at_o his_o mouth_n that_o be_v have_v not_o ask_v direction_n in_o the_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o way_n of_o revelation_n then_o in_o use_n by_o inquire_v of_o the_o prophet_n or_o of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o the_o lord_n tell_v the_o prophet_n jeremy_n ch._n 15.19_o est_fw-la prophetae_fw-la sunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la os_fw-la dei_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la ipsos_fw-la locutus_fw-la est_fw-la that_o he_o shall_v be_v as_o his_o mouth_n if_o he_o will_v take_v forth_o the_o precious_a from_o the_o vile_a as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o thou_o be_v faithful_a in_o my_o work_n i_o will_v reveal_v myself_o to_o thou_o &_o thou_o shall_v speak_v even_o as_o if_o i_o myself_o speak_v thou_o shall_v be_v as_o my_o mouth_n now_o i_o conceive_v eliphaz_n do_v not_o go_v thus_o high_a when_o he_o bid_v job_n receive_v the_o law_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o be_v to_o expect_v immediate_a direction_n and_o advice_n from_o he_o for_o then_o we_o may_v be_v say_v to_o receive_v a_o rule_n or_o a_o law_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n when_o we_o receive_v that_o which_o god_n have_v manifest_v at_o any_o time_n as_o a_o rule_n and_o la_o for_o we_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o people_n to_o walk_v by_o they_o who_o receive_v that_o law_n once_o deliver_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n may_v be_v say_v to_o receive_v the_o la_o from_o his_o mouth_n though_o they_o be_v not_o the_o immediate_a receiver_n of_o it_o yea_o though_o it_o be_v publish_v some_o thousand_o of_o year_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v some_o from_o these_o word_n collect_v that_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n be_v write_v before_o this_o time_n and_o that_o eliphaz_n do_v refer_v job_n to_o those_o
say_v to_o be_v the_o midst_n or_o centre_n of_o the_o body_n now_o say_v he_o keep_v the_o law_n in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o thy_o heart_n in_o the_o safe_a place_n as_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o safe_a place_n the_o middle_n of_o the_o body_n so_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o safe_a place_n of_o the_o heart_n so_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o of_o david_n i_o have_v hide_v thy_o commandment_n in_o my_o heart_n psal_n 119.11_o and_o deut._n 6.6_o these_o word_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o this_o day_n shall_v be_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v lay_v they_o up_o there_o of_o this_o lay_n up_o the_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v eliphaz_n here_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v o_o job_n thou_o have_v often_o hear_v of_o the_o law_n but_o thou_o have_v be_v a_o forgetful_a hearer_n now_o hear_v it_o and_o hold_v it_o now_o as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v the_o hebrew_n heb._n 2.1_o give_v the_o more_o earnest_a heed_n to_o the_o 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