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non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tantum_n non_fw-la q._n d._n hoc_fw-la effecit_fw-la in_o i_o absconsio_fw-la ejus_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la quidam_fw-la exscinderer_n sed_fw-la excisiom_n proximus_fw-la essem_fw-la coc_fw-fr yet_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o hide_v his_o face_n from_o i_o whereas_o we_o say_v he_o have_v not_o cover_v the_o darkness_n from_o my_o face_n this_o translation_n say_v he_o have_v cover_v his_o own_o face_n with_o darkness_n or_o cover_a himself_o with_o darkness_n from_o my_o face_n first_o thereby_o intimate_v that_o god_n do_v often_o join_v spiritual_a trouble_n with_o corporal_a the_o hiding_n of_o his_o face_n with_o the_o trouble_n of_o our_o flesh_n second_o that_o outward_a trouble_n be_v then_o most_o grievous_a to_o we_o when_o god_n hide_v or_o
know_v he_o as_o a_o favourite_n that_o be_v trust_v with_o secret_n so_o david_n speak_v psal_n 25.14_o the_o secret_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o there_o be_v a_o secret_a in_o the_o plain_a truth_n and_o doctrine_n of_o godliness_n both_o in_o law_n and_o gospel_n and_o many_o know_v the_o doctrine_n who_o know_v not_o the_o secret_a any_o common_a professor_n may_v know_v the_o doctrine_n but_o the_o sincere_a only_o know_v the_o secret_a that_o be_v the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n the_o sweetness_n of_o comfort_n of_o the_o doctrine_n there_o be_v also_o a_o secret_a of_o god_n with_o he_o in_o blessing_n and_o prosper_v they_o in_o the_o world_n of_o which_o job_n speak_v chap._n 29.4_o as_o there_o be_v also_o a_o secret_a and_o imperceptible_a curse_n which_o the_o prophet_n call_v the_o lord_n blow_v upon_o what_o man_n have_v in_o their_o possession_n or_o for_o their_o use_n hag._n 1.9_o but_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v a_o secret_a of_o favour_n which_o be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o gift_n of_o the_o hide_a manna_n and_o of_o the_o white_a stone_n with_o a_o new_a name_n in_o it_o which_o no_o man_n know_v save_v he_o that_o receive_v it_o rev._n 2.17_o this_o secret_a of_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o secret_n of_o his_o with_o they_o even_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o purpose_n and_o intendment_n concern_v his_o own_o providentiall_a working_n which_o while_o many_o or_o all_o see_v yet_o they_o know_v not_o the_o meaning_n of_o they_o i_o mean_v it_o not_o only_o of_o the_o wicked_a and_o carnal_a but_o even_o of_o many_o who_o be_v holy_a and_o spiritual_a in_o the_o main_a the_o secret_n of_o providence_n be_v know_v only_o to_o some_o choice_a one_o to_o some_o of_o a_o excellent_a spirit_n and_o high_a attainement_n to_o some_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n intimate_a friend_n who_o be_v to_o god_n as_o his_o own_o soul_n there_o be_v a_o secret_a 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that_o do_v righteousness_n and_o forsake_v not_o the_o ordinance_n of_o their_o god_n they_o ask_v of_o i_o the_o ordinance_n of_o justice_n they_o take_v delight_n in_o approach_v unto_o god_n they_o who_o do_v indeed_o as_o these_o jew_n seem_v to_o do_v may_v be_v number_v among_o those_o of_o the_o high_a form_n that_o know_v god_n why_o do_v they_o that_o know_v he_o not_o see_v his_o day_n here_o job_n have_v find_v out_o somewhat_o knowable_a which_o they_o who_o know_v god_n do_v not_o always_o know_v and_o that_o be_v as_o have_v be_v show_v the_o season_n of_o his_o judgement_n hence_o note_v first_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v often_o either_o defer_v carry_v so_o close_o and_o secret_o that_o the_o wise_a and_o holy_a man_n can_v always_o discern_v or_o see_v they_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v often_o defer_v in_o this_o life_n and_o they_o be_v very_o often_o conceal_v though_o present_o execute_v that_o be_v not_o always_o true_a which_o eliphaz_n assert_v 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let_v they_o not_o be_v remember_v among_o the_o righteous_a as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v these_o man_n make_v a_o outward_a profession_n and_o seem_v once_o to_o be_v in_o the_o list_n and_o catalogue_n of_o the_o righteous_a they_o have_v once_o a_o esteem_n and_o a_o name_n among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o all_o hypocrite_n have_v till_o they_o be_v unmask_v but_o they_o have_v discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v of_o another_o alliance_n therefore_o let_v they_o be_v no_o more_o name_v nor_o remember_v as_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o that_o society_n thus_o we_o may_v interpret_v that_o imprecation_n of_o moses_n exod._n 32.32_o when_o the_o lord_n wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o will_v have_v destroy_v they_o moses_n pray_v yet_o now_o if_o thou_o will_v forgive_v their_o sin_n and_o if_o not_o blot_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v command_v to_o be_v write_v as_o a_o record_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v id_fw-la voluit_fw-la moses_n de_fw-la libro_fw-la legis_fw-la deleri_fw-la nomen_fw-la suum_fw-la ne_fw-la unquam_fw-la ulla_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la plus_fw-la mentio_fw-la fieret_fw-la nec_fw-la legislator_n haberetur_fw-la vel_fw-la dux_fw-la populi_fw-la rab_n sol_n exit_fw-la pungi_fw-la se_fw-la voluit_fw-la ex_fw-la catalogo_fw-la quasi_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la i._n e._n principum_fw-la virorum_fw-la populi_fw-la hebraei_n sc_n patriarcharum_fw-la etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la vocabatur_fw-la libre_fw-la justorum_fw-la bold_n ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la populi_fw-la dei_fw-la catalogo_fw-la radi_fw-la poscebat_fw-la ut_fw-la nulla_fw-la deinceps_fw-la inter_fw-la fidelium_fw-la nominis_fw-la svi_fw-la mentio_fw-la fieret_fw-la quamvis_fw-la fidissimus_fw-la dei_fw-la servus_n esse_fw-la perseveret_fw-la haec_fw-la deletio_fw-la nominis_fw-la a_o libro_fw-la viventium_fw-la populi_fw-la 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the_o head_n of_o this_o nation_n no_o nor_o as_o the_o mean_a member_n of_o they_o no_o nor_o to_o be_v account_v so_o much_o as_o a_o common_a israelite_n blot_v i_o out_o of_o the_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v this_o also_o be_v a_o fair_a interpretation_n of_o paul_n meaning_n rom._n 9.3_o when_o he_o wish_v himself_o accurse_v from_o christ_n for_o his_o brethren_n his_o kinsman_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n we_o may_v suppose_v that_o moses_n and_o paul_n be_v move_v with_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o zeal_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o both_o their_o wish_n and_o that_o when_o moses_n wish_v upon_o that_o account_n to_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o book_n which_o god_n have_v write_v he_o wish_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o paul_n do_v when_o he_o wish_v to_o be_v accurse_v or_o a_o anathema_n from_o christ_n that_o be_v to_o be_v as_o a_o person_n separate_v
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fat_a and_o make_v their_o ear_n heavy_a and_o shut_v their_o eye_n lest_o they_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o hear_v with_o their_o ear_n and_o understand_v with_o their_o heart_n and_o convert_v and_o be_v heal_v that_o be_v pardon_v second_o languidus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d debitis_fw-la dissolutus_fw-la laxus_n languidus_fw-la it_o signify_v to_o be_v dissolve_v or_o loosen_v to_o be_v weak_a and_o languish_a we_o translate_v it_o dead_a because_o thing_n that_o be_v dead_a be_v weaken_v and_o dissolve_v and_o therefore_o death_n be_v call_v a_o dissolution_n as_o paul_n say_v phil._n 1.23_o i_o desire_v to_o depart_v or_o to_o be_v dissolve_v that_o be_v to_o die_v and_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v for_o death_n two_o cor_n 5.1_o we_o know_v that_o when_o the_o earthly_a house_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v etc._n etc._n again_o by_o the_o figure_n antiphrasis_n frequent_a in_o scripture_n this_o word_n as_o it_o signify_v dead_a and_o 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but_o bow_v down_o her_o house_n incline_v unto_o death_n and_o she_o who_o be_v the_o governess_n of_o rather_o the_o miss-governeness_a of_o the_o house_n will_v by_o her_o ill_a life_n bring_v thou_o among_o the_o dead_a even_o among_o those_o who_o be_v twice_o dead_a corporal_o dead_a at_o present_a and_o spiritual_o dead_a for_o ever_o but_o that_o which_o i_o shall_v rather_o pitch_v upon_o according_a to_o our_o translation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v that_o by_o these_o dead_a thing_n be_v mean_v such_o thing_n as_o never_o have_v any_o life_n mr_n broughton_n expound_v his_o translation_n thing_n without_o life_n of_o those_o precious_a thing_n that_o be_v form_v under_o the_o water_n amber_n and_o pearl_n and_o goodly_a stone_n these_o dead_a thing_n be_v find_v under_o the_o water_n and_o there_o they_o be_v form_v god_n providence_n reach_v to_o the_o further_a place_n even_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o low_a earth_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o cast_v off_o so_o he_o gloss_v and_o so_o do_v other_o interpreter_n merc_n incipit_fw-la dei_fw-la providentiam_fw-la &_o poâ—entiam_fw-la describere_fw-la a_o rebus_fw-la subterraneis_fw-la initio_fw-la sumpâ—o_fw-la merc_n conclude_v that_o job_n be_v here_o set_v forth_o the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o form_v mineral_n and_o precious_a stone_n under_o the_o water_n or_o in_o the_o deep_n and_o so_o rise_v in_o his_o discourse_n by_o degree_n to_o high_a thing_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v o_o bildad_n what_o do_v thou_o show_v i_o the_o power_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o high_a place_n where_o he_o make_v peace_n i_o can_v tell_v thou_o that_o the_o same_o power_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v extend_v to_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v wrought_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o so_o be_v further_a remove_v from_o our_o sight_n and_o whereas_o we_o say_v dead_a thing_n be_v form_v there_o that_o word_n proper_o signify_v to_o bring_v forth_o child_n or_o any_o live_a creature_n job_n 39.1_o 2._o know_v thou_o the_o time_n when_o the_o wild_a goat_n of_o the_o rock_n bring_v forth_o or_o can_v thou_o mark_v when_o the_o hind_n do_v calve_fw-la can_v thou_o number_v the_o month_n that_o they_o fulfil_v or_o know_v thou_o the_o time_n when_o they_o bring_v forth_o yea_o the_o eternal_a word_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o language_n of_o this_o word_n pro._n 8.25_o before_o the_o mountain_n be_v settle_v before_o the_o hill_n be_v i_o bring_v forth_o it_o signify_v also_o to_o be_v in_o pain_n and_o groan_n for_o pain_n because_o childbearing_n cause_v much_o pain_n and_o groan_v so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v in_o a_o metaphorical_a sense_n deut_n 2.25_o this_o day_n will_v i_o begin_v say_v the_o lord_n to_o put_v the_o dread_n of_o thou_o and_o the_o fear_n of_o thou_o upon_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n who_o shall_v hear_v report_n of_o thou_o and_o shall_v tremble_v and_o be_v in_o anguish_n because_o of_o thou_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o anguish_n as_o a_o woman_n travel_v with_o child_n and_o pain_v to_o bring_v forth_o whence_o that_o translation_n take_v its_o ground_n the_o giant_n groan_n under_o the_o water_n and_o as_o it_o signify_v to_o form_n and_o fashion_v the_o child_n or_o any_o live_a thing_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o then_o to_o bring_v forth_o so_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o form_n of_o thing_n that_o have_v no_o life_n ps_n 90._o â—2_n before_o the_o mountain_n be_v bring_v forth_o or_o ever_o thou_o have_v form_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o world_n even_o from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a thou_o be_v god_n dead_a thing_n be_v form_v but_o by_o who_o here_o be_v no_o power_n express_v job_n say_v only_o they_o be_v form_v
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