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that_o the_o great_a blessing_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o young_a son_n and_o so_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 78_o 72._o speak_v of_o david_n reign_n and_o government_n say_v he_o govern_v they_o by_o the_o skillfulness_n of_o his_o hand_n the_o hebrew_n be_v by_o the_o understanding_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o more_o the_o understanding_n of_o volâ—rum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o intelligentiis_fw-la manuum_fw-la vel_fw-la volâ—rum_fw-la his_o hand_n or_o as_o one_o render_v it_o the_o discretion_n of_o his_o hand_n or_o the_o prudency_n of_o his_o palm_n ascribe_v all_o kind_n of_o political_a knowledge_n and_o understanding_n unto_o david_n david_n in_o the_o outward_a administration_n of_o the_o kingdom_n act_v with_o so_o much_o reason_n and_o justice_n that_o his_o very_a hand_n be_v say_v to_o understand_v his_o hand_n understand_v more_o than_o the_o head_n of_o other_o prince_n as_o david_n hand_n so_o job_n pallate_n or_o taite_n have_v a_o understanding_n can_v 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be_v to_o be_v crush_v or_o cast_v in_o judgement_n for_o the_o gate_n be_v the_o place_n of_o old_a where_o justice_n be_v merc._n inportis_fw-la judicia_fw-la exercebantur_fw-la merc._n administer_v and_o judgement_n give_v and_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v crush_v in_o the_o gate_n be_v as_o much_o as_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v overthrow_v in_o his_o sure_a when_o he_o have_v any_o controversy_n or_o trial_n before_o a_o judge_n whether_o for_o his_o estate_n or_o for_o his_o life_n so_o this_o phrase_n they_o be_v crush_v in_o the_o gate_n imply_v that_o all_o business_n shall_v go_v against_o they_o if_o they_o have_v any_o controversy_n in_o law_n or_o if_o they_o be_v charge_v with_o any_o crime_n they_o shall_v certain_o be_v condemn_v i_o need_v not_o stay_v to_o prove_v that_o judgement_n be_v give_v in_o the_o gate_n only_o take_v a_o few_o text_n first_o in_o this_o book_n chap._n 29._o 7._o job_n describe_v his_o own_o prosperity_n thus_o when_o i_o go_v out_o to_o the_o 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cast_v in_o judgement_n yet_o tribunaâ—ibus_fw-la an_fw-mi summis_fw-la malis_fw-la reminem_fw-la habebunt_fw-la asseâ—toâ—è_fw-la we_o injusti_fw-la conâ—unâ—ibuntur_fw-la &_o contundebuntur_fw-la in_o judi_fw-la iopubâ—iâ—e_fw-la coâ—am_fw-la tribunaâ—ibus_fw-la he_o may_v have_v a_o friend_n to_o help_v and_o deliver_v he_o but_o these_o shall_v have_v no_o help_n none_o to_o speak_v a_o good_a word_n for_o they_o none_o to_o mediate_v either_o for_o reprieve_v or_o pardon_n some_o give_v the_o sense_n thus_o his_o child_n shall_v neither_o find_v a_o judge_n to_o give_v a_o favourable_a sentence_n nor_o a_o advocate_n to_o plead_v for_o they_o and_o make_v the_o best_a of_o their_o cause_n this_o also_o answer_v another_o part_n of_o the_o curse_n psa_n 109._o 12._o let_v there_o be_v none_o to_o extend_v mercy_n to_o he_o neither_o let_v there_o be_v any_o to_o favour_v his_o fatherless_a child_n none_o shall_v be_v find_v either_o able_a or_o willing_a to_o rescue_v or_o pluck_v 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which_o be_v once_o take_v up_o by_o the_o jew_n ezek._n 18._o 2._o the_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n the_o naturalist_n observe_v and_o experience_n teach_v that_o when_o a_o man_n eat_v very_o sour_a grape_n and_o so_o make_v a_o sour_a face_n another_o stand_v by_o be_v affect_v with_o a_o sympathy_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicatur_fw-la a_o philosophis_fw-la aristot_n sect_n â—_z prob_fw-la quest_n 5._o and_o his_o tooth_n be_v set_v a_o edge_n or_o pain_v with_o the_o very_a sight_n or_o grate_n of_o another_o tooth_n though_o himself_o taste_v not_o the_o grape_n the_o present_a jew_n thought_n themselves_o but_o bare_a looker_n on_o upon_o their_o father_n sin_n and_o yet_o they_o suffer_v but_o the_o lord_n find_v the_o sour_a grape_n in_o their_o mouth_n also_o or_o they_o rise_v up_o in_o their_o father_n stead_n a_o increase_n of_o sinful_a man_n to_o fill_v up_o the_o fierce_a wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n 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but_o begin_v to_o call_v for_o some_o arrear_n due_a to_o his_o justice_n which_o you_o must_v be_v a_o pay_v and_o satisfy_v to_o all_o eternity_n there_o be_v no_o happiness_n in_o affliction_n natural_o consider_v it_o be_v accidental_a to_o affliction_n that_o happiness_n be_v associate_v with_o they_o affliction_n in_o itself_o be_v grievous_a and_o it_o will_v be_v only_o so_o to_o we_o do_v not_o the_o overrule_a admirable_a dispensation_n of_o god_n temper_n order_n dispose_n and_o work_v it_o to_o a_o end_n above_o its_o own_o nature_n it_o be_v the_o art_n and_o wisdom_n of_o the_o physician_n which_o correct_v poisonous_a simples_n and_o ingredient_n so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o medicineable_a and_o do_v not_o the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o of_o god_n correct_v our_o correction_n they_o will_v not_o be_v medicine_n to_o we_o but_o poison_n it_o be_v not_o correction_n but_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n with_o it_o and_o in_o it_o which_o make_v we_o happy_a happy_a be_v 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