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righteousness_n to_o my_o maker_n these_o word_n contain_v the_o ground_n purpose_n or_o design_n of_o elihu_n in_o this_o whole_a discourse_n which_o be_v to_o maintain_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n i_o say_v he_o will_v ascribe_v the_o hebrew_n strict_o be_v give_v righteousness_n to_o my_o maker_n here_o be_v a_o very_a great_a undertake_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o give_v righteousness_n to_o god_n god_n give_v and_o impute_v righteousness_n to_o we_o it_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o god_n impute_v or_o ascribe_v righteousness_n to_o sinner_n now_o as_o god_n in_o a_o gospel_n sense_n give_v righteousness_n to_o we_o both_o the_o righteousness_n of_o justification_n which_o be_v lodge_v in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o sanctification_n which_o be_v lodge_v in_o our_o own_o person_n though_o the_o spring_n and_o principle_n of_o that_o also_o be_v in_o christ_n still_o so_o we_o must_v give_v righteousness_n to_o 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another_o david_n make_v profession_n of_o the_o former_a as_o his_o duty_n psal_n 50.3_o 4._o i_o acknowledge_v my_o transgression_n and_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o say_n and_o clear_v when_o thou_o judge_v that_o be_v i_o will_v confess_v my_o sin_n luc_n be_v qui_fw-la peccat_fw-la et_fw-la confitâ—tur_fw-la deo_fw-la peccatum_fw-la justifi_n at_o deum_fw-la cedens_fw-la ei_fw-la vincenti_fw-la et_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la gratiam_fw-la sperans_fw-la ambros_n l._n 6._o in_o luc_n that_o all_o the_o world_n may_v see_v the_o righteousness_n of_o thy_o deal_n with_o i_o though_o thou_o shall_v deal_v never_o so_o severe_o with_o i_o though_o thou_o shall_v speak_v the_o bitter_a thing_n against_o i_o &_o pronounce_v a_o sentence_n of_o heavy_a judgement_n upon_o i_o the_o apostle_n refer_v to_o this_o place_n in_o the_o psalm_n quote_v the_o word_n in_o a_o passive_a form_n and_o sense_n not_o of_o god_n judge_v man_n but_o of_o 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in_o prophecy_n of_o mercy_n and_o instruction_n so_o of_o judgement_n and_o desolation_n thus_o the_o lord_n charge_v his_o prophet_n ezek._n 20.46_o son_n of_o man_n set_v thy_o face_n towards_o the_o south_n and_o drop_v thy_o word_n towards_o the_o south_n and_o propheâ—â—e_v against_o the_o forest_n of_o the_o south_n field_n again_o ezek._n 21.2_o son_n of_o man_n set_v thy_o face_n towards_o jerusalem_n and_o dâ—op_v thy_o word_n towards_o the_o holâ—_n place_n and_o prophesy_v against_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n once_o more_o amos_n 7.16_o drop_v noâ—_n thy_o word_n against_o the_o house_n of_o isaac_n so_o thaâ—_n i_o say_v this_o drop_n be_v use_v frequent_o as_o in_o a_o natural_a so_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n he_o make_v small_a the_o drop_n of_o water_n duplices_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d forma_fw-la duali_fw-la significantur_fw-la aquae_fw-la duplices_fw-la the_o word_n be_v of_o the_o dual_a number_n in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o so_o it_o signify_v both_o 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latin_a the_o first_o of_o which_o note_v a_o shower_n or_o gentle_a rain_n gen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pluvia_fw-la hiâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la transitivum_fw-la in_o hiphil_n significat_fw-la ferret_n â—luere_fw-la quo_fw-la certe_fw-la innuitur_fw-la deum_fw-la esse_fw-la authorem_fw-la pluviae_fw-la fagius_n in_o gen_n the_o second_o a_o stormy_a or_o fierce_a rain_n the_o three_o rain_n in_o general_n rain_n in_o this_o place_n may_v be_v take_v in_o all_o or_o either_o of_o these_o notion_n for_o at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o the_o cloud_n pour_v down_o drop_n into_o all_o sort_n of_o rain_n rain_n as_o i_o say_v be_v make_v of_o vapour_n draw_v up_o and_o here_o he_o say_v they_o pour_v down_o rain_n according_a to_o the_o vapour_n thereof_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o vapour_n there_o be_v dry_a vapour_n and_o moist_a vapour_n dry_a vapour_n say_v naturalist_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o wind_n and_o the_o moist_a be_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o rain_n now_o say_v elihu_n they_o pour_v down_o rain_n according_a to_o the_o vapour_n thereof_o that_o be_v jun_n pluviae_fw-la quasi_fw-la fluviae_fw-la eo_fw-la q_o òd_fw-la fluant_fw-la isidor_n quae_fw-la fundunt_fw-la pluviam_fw-la post_fw-la nebulam_fw-la ojus_fw-la pisc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la uâ—porem_fw-la et_fw-la nubem_fw-la significâ—t_fw-la etiam_fw-la calamitatem_fw-la hinc_fw-la versus_fw-la ita_fw-la vertitur_fw-la nam_fw-la subtrahit_fw-la stillas_fw-la aquarum_fw-la quae_fw-la fundebant_fw-la pluviam_fw-la ad_fw-la calamitatem_fw-la ejus_fw-la jun_n look_v in_o what_o proportion_n the_o sun_n draw_v the_o vapour_n into_o the_o air_n in_o that_o proportion_n do_v the_o rain_n fall_v upon_o the_o earth_n or_o in_o the_o samâ—_n proportion_n that_o the_o vapour_n be_v draw_v up_o in_o that_o proportion_n be_v the_o rain_n let_v down_o some_o render_v the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v vapour_n a_o cloud_n that_o be_v after_o the_o 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