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copy_n i_o do_v find_v notwithstanding_o the_o great_a care_n of_o the_o printer_n especial_o in_o the_o progress_n some_o mistake_n which_o may_v ready_o retard_v thou_o as_o for_o the_o misprint_n of_o book_n of_o scriture_n as_o psal_n be_v sometime_o put_v for_o isai_n and_o gal._n for_o eccles_n or_o the_o chapter_n and_o verse_n thy_o acquaintance_n with_o the_o scripture_n will_v i_o hope_v correct_v that_o neither_o shall_v i_o trouble_v thou_o with_o literal_a mistake_n or_o with_o the_o defect_n redundancy_n or_o permutation_n of_o particle_n and_o word_n where_o the_o sense_n will_v easy_o lead_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o corrector_n thyself_o or_o run_v smooth_a enough_o with_o the_o word_n as_o they_o stand_v only_o i_o desire_v thou_o will_v correct_v these_o few_o with_o thy_o pen_n where_o a_o signify_v the_o first_o and_o b_o the_o second_o column_n of_o the_o page_n page_n 11._o ah_o line_a 26._o for_o posterity_n read_v prosperity_n p._n 15._o ah_o l._n 39_o for_o live_a r._n lie_v p._n 18._o a_o l._n 46._o for_o preserve_v r._n persevere_v p._n 19_o ah_o l._n 14._o for_o respect_n r._n reject_v l._n 48._o for_o plot_n r._n lot_n b_o l._n 39_o for_o immediate_o r._n undeniable_o p._n 77._o b_o l._n 38._o for_o now_o r._n nor_o p._n 86._o b_o l._n 33._o for_o heat_n r._n heart_n p._n 92._o ah_o l._n last_o save_v seven_o for_o he_o speak_v r._n we_o speak_v p._n 93._o ah_o l._n 45_o for_o greatness_n r._n gentleness_n p._n 115._o b_o l._n last_o save_v two_o r._n their_o motion_n p._n 126._o b_o l._n 37._o r._n hold_v they_o p._n 135._o ah_o l._n last_o save_v eight_o for_o to_o he_o r._n by_o he_o p._n 146._o b_o l._n last_o save_v ten_o for_o can_v r._n will_v p._n 149._o b_o l._n 32._o r._n that_o as_o p._n 162._o b_o l._n 3._o r._n his_o own_o l._n last_o save_v twelve_o for_o any_o r._n my_o p._n 163._o b_o l._n 1._o r._n that_o he_o may_v l._n last_o save_v nine_o for_o might_n may_v r._n many_o might_n p._n 169._o b_o l._n 8._o for_o truth_n r._n trick_n p._n 177._o ah_o l._n 18._o for_o to_o god_n r._n for_o god_n l._n last_o save_v five_o for_o truth_n r._n god_n of_o truth_n p._n 179._o ah_o l._n 28._o for_o can_v r._n will_v p._n 181._o b_o l._n 41._o for_o may_v r._n god_n may_v p._n 202._o b_o l._n 43_o for_o this_o r._n thus_o p._n 206._o b_o l._n 45._o for_o like_a r._n likewise_o p._n 217._o ah_o l._n 12._o for_o there_o r._n therefore_o p._n 229._o ah_o l._n 24._o r._n well_o manage_v p._n 363._o b_o l._n 28._o for_o first_o r._n tryst_n p._n 365._o ah_o l._n 33_o for_o yet_o r._n get_v p._n 378._o b_o l._n 33._o r._n many_o may_v p._n 379_o a_o l._n last_o save_v one_o for_o taste_v r._n task_n p._n 400._o b_o l._n 6._o r._n to_o come_v p._n 401._o b_o l._n last_o save_v fifteen_o r._n as_o little_a p._n 410._o ah_o l._n 10._o r._n make_v man_n p._n 423._o ah_o l._n 32._o for_o god_n r._n job_n p._n 449._o ah_o l._n 52._o for_o refuse_v r._n refute_v ch._n 37._o p._n 8._o b_o l._n last_o save_v fourteen_o for_o yet_o r._n get_v chap._n 38._o p._n 12._o b_o l._n last_o save_v twelve_o for_o answer_n r._n answerer_n if_o thou_o find_v any_o material_a escape_n in_o the_o sheet_n which_o i_o have_v not_o see_v the_o correct_v thereof_o be_v remit_v to_o thy_o own_o care_n a_o exposition_n of_o the_o book_n of_o job_n the_o argument_n this_o book_n of_o holy_a scripture_n treat_v of_o a_o subject_a very_o profitable_a and_o useful_a for_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n as_o contain_v a_o narrative_a of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n job_n a_o man_n famous_a in_o the_o after_o age_n of_o the_o church_n ezek._n 14.14_o 20._o jam._n 5.11_o or_o a_o account_n of_o the_o various_a lot_n that_o befall_v he_o and_o the_o remarkable_a dispensation_n of_o providence_n towards_o he_o together_o with_o his_o carriage_n under_o the_o same_o how_o after_o he_o have_v be_v try_v and_o keep_v his_o integrity_n in_o a_o prosperous_a condition_n it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o plunge_v he_o into_o a_o abyss_n of_o trouble_n and_o leave_v he_o there_o wrestle_v with_o affliction_n upon_o his_o body_n tentation_n in_o his_o mind_n sleighting_n from_o his_o relation_n and_o misconstruction_n and_o opposition_n from_o his_o godly_a friend_n till_o his_o trial_n be_v perfect_v and_o both_o his_o grace_n and_o infirmity_n do_v appear_v in_o their_o own_o colour_n after_o which_o his_o sky_n do_v clear_a again_o and_o he_o be_v restore_v to_o his_o former_a prosperous_a estate_n with_o advantage_n these_o thing_n do_v not_o only_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o the_o edification_n and_o special_a advantage_n of_o job_n himself_o and_o other_o who_o live_v with_o he_o and_o especial_o for_o prove_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o for_o give_v the_o lie_n to_o the_o malicious_a calumny_n of_o satan_n as_o the_o case_n be_v state_v chap._n 1.8_o 11._o and_o chap._n 2_o 3_o 5._o but_o it_o have_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o record_v the_o same_o in_o holy_a write_n for_o the_o general_a good_a of_o believer_n in_o all_o age_n to_o who_o he_o be_v hold_v forth_o as_o a_o pattern_n jam._n 5.11_o and_o indeed_o if_o we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o this_o book_n contain_v a_o description_n of_o job_n in_o his_o piety_n trial_n conflict_n and_o the_o consequence_n thereof_o it_o hold_v out_o a_o mirror_n wherein_o we_o may_v see_v the_o vanity_n and_o instability_n of_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n a_o document_n of_o what_o trial_n the_o godly_a may_v be_v obnoxious_a unto_o and_o may_v consist_v with_o true_a piety_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n a_o pattern_n of_o faith_n and_o patience_n under_o many_o
saint_n may_v be_v much_o mistake_v of_o their_o case_n when_o god_n thus_o exercise_v they_o notwithstanding_o their_o fear_n and_o tenderness_n for_o albeit_o trouble_n may_v come_v on_o such_o yet_o upon_o due_a examination_n it_o will_v be_v find_v far_o more_o sweet_a than_o what_o they_o fear_v as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o job_n case_n his_o fear_n be_v to_o be_v shake_v out_o of_o his_o prosperity_n as_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n chap._n 1.5_o but_o his_o affliction_n be_v only_o a_o trial_n of_o faith_n his_o fear_n now_o be_v that_o god_n have_v do_v all_o this_o in_o wrath_n without_o any_o respect_n have_v to_o his_o piety_n as_o the_o scope_n of_o his_o reason_n import_v which_o be_v his_o mistake_n and_o contrary_a to_o god_n own_o verdict_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o trouble_n chap._n 2.3_o and_o after_o it_o chap._n 42.7_o 8._o 4._o trouble_v will_v put_v man_n back_o to_o try_v what_o their_o former_a carriage_n have_v be_v and_o whether_o they_o have_v have_v a_o sinful_a hand_n in_o procure_v of_o it_o as_o here_o job_n be_v put_v back_o to_o look_v what_o his_o exercise_n have_v be_v before_o trouble_n come_v these_o who_o will_v not_o examine_v their_o way_n daily_o trouble_n will_v force_v they_o to_o a_o back-search_a and_o then_o that_o will_v not_o satisfy_v nor_o give_v quiet_a which_o our_o wit_n can_v invent_v or_o our_o conscience_n fancy_v to_o themselves_o in_o a_o calm_a day_n but_o conscience_n will_v be_v put_v to_o it_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n impartial_o 5._o albeit_o sometime_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n may_v be_v so_o feeble_a and_o break_a under_o trouble_n that_o their_o conscience_n dare_v not_o assert_v their_o integrity_n but_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o succumb_v under_o every_o challenge_n how_o unjust_a soever_o restore_v what_o they_o take_v not_o away_o psal_n 69.4_o yet_o a_o real_o good_a conscience_n need_v not_o and_z in_o those_o who_o know_v their_o privilege_n and_o allowance_n will_v not_o alter_v its_o testimony_n in_o the_o worst_a time_n but_o what_o it_o say_v in_o peace_n it_o will_v speak_v out_o in_o great_a trouble_n for_o job_n here_o in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o trouble_n do_v assert_v his_o integrity_n and_o afterward_o maintain_v it_o 6._o albeit_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o bless_v god_n and_o comfort_v ourselves_o that_o in_o our_o trouble_n we_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n to_o support_v we_o yet_o the_o corruption_n of_o saint_n may_v take_v advantage_n of_o their_o be_v sincere_a and_o such_o as_o have_v not_o sinful_o procure_v trouble_n to_o bear_v it_o the_o more_o impatient_o for_o job_n make_v it_o a_o argument_n of_o his_o discontent_n that_o he_o be_v thus_o deal_v with_o when_o he_o be_v walk_v tender_o and_o this_o be_v his_o fault_n all_o along_o that_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n and_o a_o just_a quarrel_n he_o do_v manage_v and_o maintain_v it_o too_o hot_o and_o bitter_o and_o to_o silence_v this_o unreasonable_a passion_n saint_n do_v so_o frequent_o get_v sin_n and_o their_o own_o guilt_n mix_v in_o their_o cup_n of_o trouble_n otherwise_o god_n will_v not_o be_v justify_v but_o rather_o judge_v by_o we_o when_o he_o judge_v we_o psal_n 51.4_o with_o rom._n 3.4_o 7._o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o spiritual_a prudence_n in_o saint_n to_o propound_v to_o themselves_o no_o other_o event_n of_o pious_a diligence_n then_o what_o be_v certain_a lest_o disappointment_n make_v they_o faint_a for_o job_n expect_v though_o without_o any_o warrant_n that_o his_o solicitude_n shall_v have_v prevent_v trouble_n and_o be_v now_o disappoint_v it_o make_v he_o lose_v heart_n of_o his_o diligence_n and_o of_o his_o life_n and_o all_o chap._n iu._n hitherto_o in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o book_n we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o the_o sad_a change_n of_o job_n condition_n and_o his_o sharp_a trial_n by_o affliction_n suggestion_n unseasonable_a silence_n of_o friend_n and_o inward_a desertion_n and_o tentation_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o book_n to_o chap._n 32._o give_v a_o account_n of_o another_o sharp_a trial_n and_o exercise_n of_o his_o faith_n in_o maintain_v a_o hot_a dispute_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o integrity_n against_o his_o three_o friend_n who_o call_v his_o piety_n in_o question_n because_o of_o his_o affliction_n the_o dispute_n draw_v to_o a_o great_a length_n two_o of_o they_o grapple_v with_o he_o thrice_o and_o the_o last_o twice_o and_o he_o answer_v to_o they_o all_o because_o of_o the_o great_a eagerness_n of_o both_o party_n of_o the_o friend_n to_o humble_a job_n as_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o of_o job_n to_o maintain_v his_o own_o integrity_n and_o at_o last_o the_o friend_n do_v give_v over_o rather_o out_o of_o weariness_n and_o judge_v he_o desperate_a chap._n 32.1_o than_o any_o way_n satisfy_v with_o what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o all_o which_o debate_n whatever_o be_v satan_n design_n or_o the_o motive_n induce_v the_o friend_n to_o enter_v and_o insist_v on_o this_o dispute_n yet_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o order_v as_o it_o contribute_v exceed_o to_o manifest_v the_o invincible_a power_n of_o god_n in_o job_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o faith_n support_v he_o when_o his_o friend_n be_v combine_v to_o crush_v he_o and_o to_o clear_v many_o mystery_n of_o divine_a providence_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v no_o where_n in_o scripture_n more_o ample_o discuss_v then_o in_o this_o book_n before_o we_o enter_v with_o those_o disputant_n into_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o debate_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o premit_fw-la some_o general_n by_o way_n of_o introduction_n which_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o key_n to_o open_v up_o the_o scope_n and_o drift_n of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o book_n and_o 1._o as_o to_o the_o occasion_n and_o rise_v of_o this_o debate_n it_o flow_v more_o remote_o from_o job_n great_a and_o extraordinary_a affliction_n which_o his_o friend_n conceive_v can_v not_o have_v come_v upon_o he_o have_v he_o be_v a_o godly_a 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the_o wicked_a at_o any_o time_n prosper_v their_o prosperity_n be_v but_o momentany_a and_o end_v in_o visible_a judgement_n and_o if_o the_o godly_a be_v at_o any_o time_n afflict_v their_o affliction_n speedy_o end_v in_o visible_a blessing_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o consider_v job_n case_n be_v so_o sudden_o turn_v out_o of_o his_o prosperity_n and_o so_o long_o and_o so_o sore_o afflict_v beyond_o the_o ordinary_a trial_n of_o faithful_a man_n especial_o carry_v so_o ill_o under_o it_o as_o he_o have_v do_v chap._n 3._o they_o conclude_v that_o he_o behove_v to_o have_v be_v either_o a_o gross_o wicked_a man_n or_o a_o close_a hypocrite_n hence_o they_o judge_v it_o their_o most_o seasonable_a way_n to_o prove_v he_o wicked_a and_o to_o bear_v he_o down_o and_o humble_v he_o that_o so_o they_o may_v have_v ground_n whereupon_o to_o comfort_v he_o be_v penitent_a that_o this_o be_v the_o drift_n of_o their_o discourse_n will_v sufficient_o appear_v from_o their_o several_a speech_n and_o we_o may_v find_v job_n noticing_z this_o as_o their_o particular_a and_o chief_a design_n chap._n 21.27_o 28._o &_o chap._n 32.1_o they_o give_v he_o up_o as_o a_o obstinate_a man_n because_o he_o will_v not_o take_v with_o wickedness_n but_o job_n upon_o the_o other_o hand_n maintain_v that_o neither_o love_n nor_o hatred_n can_v be_v know_v by_o outward_a affliction_n but_o that_o saint_n may_v be_v under_o as_o great_a outward_a trouble_n as_o the_o wicked_a and_o therefore_o he_o reject_v their_o counsel_n to_o take_v with_o former_a wickedness_n and_o hypocrisy_n and_o begin_v anew_o to_o seek_v god_n and_o adhere_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o conscience_n which_o bare_a witness_n to_o his_o integrity_n notwithstanding_o all_o assault_n from_o within_o or_o from_o without_o hence_o he_o grant_v that_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n but_o not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n or_o wicked_a man_n that_o god_n be_v righteous_a who_o afflict_v he_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o unrighteous_a though_o afflict_v by_o a_o righteous_a god_n albeit_o neither_o he_o nor_o they_o can_v sufficient_o reconcile_v these_o two_o nor_o sufficient_o clear_v how_o they_o be_v consistent_a that_o though_o he_o be_v not_o sinless_a nor_o perfect_a to_o seclude_v free_a grace_n yet_o he_o be_v sincere_a according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o perfect_a before_o man_n those_o and_o many_o the_o like_a principle_n we_o will_v find_v scatter_v throughout_o his_o speech_n while_o he_o constant_o insist_o to_o defend_v himself_o in_o the_o main_a cause_n 3._o have_v consider_v the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n it_o be_v necessary_a we_o pass_v some_o verdict_n and_o censure_n upon_o the_o dispute_n on_o either_o hand_n whereby_o our_o thought_n may_v be_v regulate_v in_o go_v through_o it_o for_o albeit_o all_o that_o be_v here_o record_v be_v sacred_a scripture_n in_o so_o far_o as_o it_o contain_v a_o infallible_a account_n of_o what_o each_o of_o they_o say_v and_o that_o they_o speak_v so_o yet_o when_o we_o consider_v that_o both_o party_n be_v rebuke_v by_o god_n for_o what_o they_o utter_v in_o the_o debate_n and_o that_o they_o speak_v of_o many_o thing_n in_o contradictory_n term_n we_o can_v no_o further_o justify_v the_o purpose_n utter_v by_o they_o than_o we_o find_v the_o general_a consent_n of_o other_o scripture_n bear_v witness_n thereunto_o as_o we_o can_v either_o justify_v the_o complaint_n and_o tentation_n of_o saint_n which_o be_v record_v in_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n and_o elsewhere_o as_o sound_a divinity_n but_o do_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o record_v in_o scripture_n only_o for_o this_o end_n that_o their_o example_n and_o experience_n may_v serve_v for_o caution_n and_o instruction_n to_o the_o godly_a in_o all_o age_n hence_o on_o the_o friend_n part_n we_o may_v remark_n 1._o they_o maintain_v a_o false_a principle_n throughout_o the_o dispute_n that_o god_n afflict_v none_o as_o he_o afflict_a job_n but_o wicked_a man_n which_o they_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o because_o otherwise_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o reconcile_v such_o sharp_a deal_n with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n whereas_o the_o scripture_n elsewhere_o assure_v we_o that_o all_o thing_n come_v alike_o to_o all_o eccles_n 9.2_o to_o which_o the_o principle_n job_n close_o adher_v chap._n 9.22_o and_o elsewhere_o throughout_o the_o dispute_n 2._o they_o do_v also_o express_v a_o rash_a and_o uncharitable_a judgement_n in_o their_o discourse_n in_o that_o they_o judge_v of_o the_o godly_a man_n state_n by_o his_o fit_n of_o tentation_n and_o disorder_a frame_n and_o expression_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o distemper_n judge_v that_o to_o proceed_v from_o a_o wicked_a disposition_n and_o consequent_o to_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n which_o be_v extort_a from_o he_o through_o the_o violence_n of_o tentation_n and_o be_v only_o a_o evidence_n of_o that_o common_a infirmity_n of_o saint_n which_o we_o find_v record_v in_o scripture_n to_o have_v break_v forth_o in_o david_n and_o other_o godly_a man_n as_o well_o as_o he_o hence_o all_o their_o reflection_n upon_o his_o complaint_n do_v fall_v short_a of_o their_o conclusion_n to_o prove_v he_o a_o wicked_a man_n though_o indeed_o they_o reprove_v what_o be_v true_o culpable_a in_o he_o 3._o in_o their_o doctrine_n concern_v god_n judgement_n upon_o wicked_a man_n which_o be_v the_o great_a argument_n whereby_o they_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v he_o wicked_a we_o must_v acknowledge_v there_o be_v much_o truth_n if_o we_o take_v in_o eternal_a punishment_n among_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o wicked_a whether_o they_o escape_v in_o this_o life_n or_o not_o and_o if_o we_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o deserve_n of_o all_o wicked_a man_n according_a to_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o god_n use_v so_o to_o deal_v with_o some_o wicked_a man_n who_o he_o make_v public_a spectacle_n of_o his_o justice_n to_o deter_v other_o in_o these_o respect_v we_o find_v some_o of_o their_o speech_n cite_v or_o at_o least_o allude_v unto_o in_o other_o scripture_n as_o job_n 5.13_o with_o 1_o cor._n 3.19_o and_o several_a of_o their_o expression_n will_v be_v find_v to_o have_v some_o parallel_n in_o other_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n yet_o in_o their_o speak_n of_o these_o outward_a and_o visible_a judgement_n that_o come_v on_o wicked_a man_n there_o be_v a_o double_a mistake_n one_o that_o they_o not_o only_o plead_v the_o law-sentence_n and_o the_o deserve_a of_o such_o man_n or_o that_o god_n do_v execute_v these_o threaten_n according_o on_o some_o even_o in_o this_o life_n which_o job_n never_o deny_v chap._n 27.11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n but_o they_o plead_v also_o the_o real_a and_o actual_a execution_n of_o all_o that_o be_v threaten_v and_o that_o on_o every_o one_o of_o the_o wicked_a even_o in_o this_o life_n and_o so_o assert_v that_o to_o be_v universal_o true_a which_o be_v only_o rue_v of_o some_o for_o job_n agreeable_o to_o the_o scripture_n maintain_v that_o god_n exercise_v a_o great_a variety_n of_o dispensation_n towards_o wicked_a man_n in_o this_o life_n chap._n 21.23_o 24_o 25._o and_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o scope_n of_o most_o of_o his_o speech_n that_o ofttimes_o god_n see_v it_o fit_a to_o spare_v wicked_a man_n in_o this_o life_n notwithstanding_o their_o ill-deserving_a yea_o and_o to_o heap_v prosperity_n upon_o they_o until_o their_o death_n that_o so_o he_o may_v exercise_v the_o faith_n and_o patience_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o may_v teach_v all_o to_o look_v out_o to_o a_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o the_o eternal_a reward_n of_o wickedness_n and_o piety_n another_o mistake_n be_v that_o they_o assert_v these_o calamity_n to_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o wicked_a which_o be_v common_a also_o to_o the_o godly_a for_o albeit_o temporal_a calamity_n inflict_v on_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v real_a curse_n and_o fruit_n of_o his_o sin_n yet_o the_o scripture_n elsewhere_o clear_v that_o the_o same_o lot_n may_v also_o befall_v the_o godly_a either_o for_o chastisement_n or_o for_o the_o trial_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o patience_n and_o that_o the_o support_a grace_n of_o god_n may_v he_o magnify_v in_o they_o as_o job_n own_o experience_n do_v witness_v thus_o as_o to_o the_o external_a stroke_n there_o may_v be_v one_o event_n to_o the_o righteous_a and_o to_o the_o wicked_a etc._n etc._n eccles_n 9.2_o 4._o their_o doctrine_n concern_v god_n sovereignty_n holiness_n and_o justice_n whereby_o they_o labour_v to_o drive_v job_n from_o his_o confidence_n be_v true_a doctrine_n and_o therefore_o job_n strive_v to_o outstrip_v they_o in_o commend_v those_o attribute_n of_o god_n yet_o they_o do_v ill_o apply_v this_o doctrine_n and_o make_v a_o bad_a use_n of_o it_o to_o crush_v a_o godly_a man_n as_o
record_n a_o desire_n which_o be_v repeat_v much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n chap._n 31.35_o etc._n etc._n and_o which_o show_v how_o confident_a he_o be_v of_o be_v in_o the_o right_n in_o that_o he_o care_v not_o into_o who_o hand_n this_o debate_n come_v or_o who_o cognosce_v upon_o it_o for_o further_o clear_v of_o this_o purpose_n a_o few_o thing_n will_v be_v consider_v and_o 1._o for_o the_o matter_n which_o he_o will_v have_v write_v my_o word_n some_o restrict_n it_o to_o the_o follow_a confession_n of_o his_o faith_n v._o 25_o 26_o 27._o other_o extend_v it_o to_o the_o whole_a discourse_n in_o this_o cause_n and_o chap._n 31.35_o he_o extend_v his_o desire_n further_o wish_v that_o what_o they_o oppose_v to_o he_o be_v write_v also_o it_o be_v most_o safe_a and_o clear_a to_o understand_v it_o here_o of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v say_v in_o these_o debate_n and_o particular_o in_o defence_n of_o his_o integrity_n consider_v 2._o his_o scope_n in_o this_o desire_n to_o have_v his_o word_n write_v it_o need_v not_o to_o be_v extend_v nor_o yet_o restrict_v only_o to_o that_o time_n of_o the_o resurrection_n v._o 25_o 26_o 27._o as_o if_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o will_v have_v his_o defence_n keep_v on_o record_n till_o that_o time_n to_o be_v discuss_v there_o for_o there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o such_o book_n for_o clear_v of_o process_n in_o that_o day_n but_o his_o scope_n be_v this_o be_v confident_a that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o that_o he_o will_v carry_v his_o cause_n in_o that_o day_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o general_n judgement_n and_o therefore_o he_o subjoin_v his_o assurance_n of_o that_o join_v it_o to_o this_o desire_n by_o the_o causal_a particle_n for_o v._o 25._o to_o point_n out_o the_o ground_n he_o go_v upon_o in_o this_o desire_n he_o desire_v that_o his_o defence_n may_v be_v record_v that_o all_o age_n present_a and_o to_o come_v may_v know_v and_o judge_v of_o they_o as_o be_v sure_o that_o however_o his_o friend_n be_v not_o move_v with_o what_o he_o speak_v yet_o he_o shall_v carry_v his_o cause_n and_o all_o impartial_a judge_n will_v take_v his_o part_n consider_v 3._o as_o for_o the_o way_n of_o record_v his_o word_n which_o he_o so_o passionate_o desire_v there_o be_v a_o gradation_n in_o it_o 1._o he_o will_v have_v they_o write_v 2._o not_o only_o so_o but_o he_o will_v have_v they_o print_v in_o a_o book_n not_o after_o the_o way_n in_o use_n among_o we_o which_o be_v not_o then_o know_v nor_o long_o after_o but_o as_o the_o original_a word_n import_v he_o will_v have_v they_o record_v as_o public_a statute_n use_v to_o be_v that_o be_v engrave_v in_o fair_a and_o legible_a character_n that_o all_o may_v easy_o read_v they_o and_o the_o writing_n not_o be_v obliterated_a and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v keep_v safe_a as_o statute_n use_v to_o be_v secure_v and_o that_o not_o in_o loose_a schedule_n but_o in_o a_o volume_n book_n or_o register_n 3._o because_o 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they_o have_v never_o be_v and_o albeit_o this_o his_o desire_n to_o have_v what_o he_o have_v say_v perpetuate_v do_v not_o necessary_o or_o of_o itself_o prove_v his_o integrity_n for_o man_n may_v stiff_o enough_o cleave_v to_o error_n yet_o if_o we_o restrict_n his_o desire_n to_o his_o defence_n in_o the_o main_a cause_n wherein_o he_o be_v sound_a and_o will_v consider_v that_o his_o desire_n be_v ground_v upon_o his_o confidence_n aftermentioned_a v._o 25_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o it_o be_v utter_v by_o he_o when_o to_z his_o his_o own_o apprehension_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o his_o confident_a desire_n in_o such_o a_o case_n speak_v much_o for_o his_o honesty_n from_o the_o verse_n thus_o clear_v learn_v 1._o saint_n may_v be_v strange_o frustrate_v in_o their_o desire_n for_o satisfaction_n and_o case_n under_o trouble_n as_o job_n here_o desire_v pity_n from_o his_o friend_n v._o 21._o do_v not_o obtain_v it_o but_o must_v row_v to_o some_o other_o shore_n and_o seek_v some_o other_o way_n of_o case_n till_o a_o trial_n be_v perfect_v whatever_o we_o look_v to_o for_o ease_v may_v not_o only_o disappoint_v we_o but_o augment_v our_o grief_n which_o teach_v the_o afflict_a to_o be_v sober_a in_o their_o expectation_n to_o look_v for_o disappointment_n when_o they_o essay_n lawful_a mean_n of_o case_n and_o to_o fix_v upon_o god_n who_o only_o can_v command_v refreshment_n and_o case_n though_o even_o in_o so_o do_v we_o may_v also_o meet_v with_o a_o humble_v trial_n psal_n 77.3_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o very_a sad_a and_o humble_v lot_n of_o saint_n under_o trouble_n that_o they_o be_v under_o a_o cloud_n of_o mistake_n and_o prejudices_fw-la from_o other_o so_o that_o to_o be_v clear_v of_o those_o be_v much_o to_o they_o yea_o or_o to_o have_v hope_n of_o be_v clear_v afterward_o for_o this_o be_v job_n trial_n that_o under_o his_o affliction_n he_o be_v mistake_v by_o those_o who_o be_v present_a with_o he_o and_o 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