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angry_a with_o my_o day_n and_o i_o show_v you_o why_o because_o it_o shut_v not_o up_o the_o door_n of_o my_o mother_n womb_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n or_o the_o argument_n stand_v thus_o there_o be_v cause_n i_o shall_v curse_v that_o day_n and_o that_o night_n which_o not_o hinder_v my_o conception_n or_o my_o birth_n bring_v i_o forth_o upon_o the_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n to_o act_v a_o part_n in_o all_o these_o sorrow_n but_o the_o day_n and_o the_o night_n do_v not_o hinder_v my_o conception_n or_o my_o birth_n therefore_o i_o have_v cause_n i_o have_v reason_n enough_o to_o break_v out_o in_o such_o complaint_n and_o curse_v they_o i_o do_v it_o because_o these_o shut_v not_o up_o the_o door_n of_o my_o mother_n womb_n this_o be_v the_o argument_n or_o reason_n by_o which_o he_o defend_v his_o passion_n and_o this_o argument_n will_v be_v find_v to_o have_v more_o passion_n in_o it_o then_o reason_n if_o we_o examine_v it_o to_o the_o bottom_n for_o he_o complain_v of_o 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womb_n which_o be_v shadow_v in_o that_o ceremonial_a law_n among_o the_o jew_n of_o give_v their_o firstborn_a unto_o god_n as_o a_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n that_o the_o begin_n of_o all_o propagation_n and_o increase_n be_v from_o he_o further_o observe_v that_o our_o birth_n and_o production_n be_v the_o special_a work_n of_o god_n thou_o be_v he_o that_o take_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n say_v david_n and_o he_o apprehend_v the_o power_n of_o god_n so_o great_a in_o his_o natural_a birth_n that_o he_o from_o thence_o take_v a_o argument_n to_o strengthen_v his_o faith_n that_o god_n can_v do_v any_o
sorrowing_n be_v of_o the_o same_o continuance_n with_o my_o refresh_n the_o phrase_n import_v the_o un-intermittednesse_a as_o we_o may_v so_o speak_v of_o his_o sorrow_n that_o he_o have_v no_o stop_n no_o breathe_a time_n cibum_fw-la which_o be_v not_o a_o sigh_a time_n no_o not_o for_o a_o meal_n time_n while_o he_o be_v eat_v with_o every_o bit_n of_o meat_n he_o have_v a_o morsel_n of_o sorrow_n he_o may_v say_v as_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 102.9_o i_o have_v eat_v ash_n like_o bread_n and_o mingle_v my_o drink_n with_o weep_v when_o i_o drink_v my_o tear_n flow_v into_o my_o cup_n when_o i_o take_v in_o a_o few_o drop_n of_o comfort_n i_o weep_v out_o stream_n of_o sorrow_n or_o my_o sigh_n come_v and_o return_v so_o fast_o upon_o i_o that_o i_o have_v no_o time_n to_o eat_v my_o bread_n i_o be_o so_o ply_v and_o follow_v with_o these_o affliction_n that_o i_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o be_v comfort_v if_o at_o any_o time_n a_o man_n get_v respite_n from_o his_o grief_n it_o be_v when_o he_o eat_v how_o respitlesse_a then_o be_v job_n grief_n before_o who_o sorrow_n and_o sigh_n sit_v as_o guest_n continual_o at_o his_o table_n my_o roar_n be_v pour_v out_o like_o water_n as_o the_o former_a word_n show_v the_o continuance_n so_o this_o the_o extremity_n of_o job_n sorrow_n it_o be_v a_o great_a affliction_n that_o make_v a_o man_n of_o spirit_n speak_v or_o complain_v it_o be_v a_o great_a affliction_n that_o make_v a_o man_n of_o spirit_n weep_v or_o mourn_v how_o great_a a_o affliction_n than_o be_v it_o which_o make_v a_o man_n of_o spirit_n cry_v out_o and_o roar_v when_o a_o man_n of_o courage_n roar_v he_o be_v pain_v to_o purpose_n job_n a_o man_n of_o spirit_n and_o courage_n do_v not_o only_o sigh_v but_o roar_v sigh_n be_v more_o secret_a sorrow_n but_o roar_n must_v be_v hear_v especial_o his_o roar_n which_o be_v pour_v out_o like_o water_n roar_v be_v the_o lion_n voice_n 46.3_o and_o here_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o hungry_a lion_n 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my_o roar_n be_v pour_v out_o like_o water_n this_o note_n further_a yet_o the_o abundance_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o sorrow_n i_o be_o pour_v out_o like_o water_n i_o be_o as_o it_o be_v all_o melt_v into_o sorrow_n be_v say_v of_o christ_n in_o that_o psalm_n of_o his_o passion_n psa_fw-la 22.14_o i_o be_o pour_v out_o like_o water_n my_o heart_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o bowel_n be_v like_v melt_v wax_n when_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n will_v show_v how_o that_o people_n shall_v be_v affect_v with_o the_o tiding_n of_o their_o affliction_n he_o say_v every_o heart_n shall_v melt_v and_o all_o hand_n shall_v be_v feeble_a and_o every_o spirit_n shall_v faint_v and_o all_o knee_n shall_v be_v weak_a as_o water_n chap._n 21.7_o the_o hebrew_n be_v plaut_n all_o knee_n shall_v go_v into_o water_n the_o sorrow_n of_o repentance_n be_v express_v by_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o water_n to_o note_v both_o the_o abundance_n of_o they_o and_o the_o intensivenes_n of_o they_o in_o 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by_o way_n of_o demonstration_n as_o joh._n 4.17_o christ_n tell_v the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n thâ—u_n speak_v well_o i_o have_v no_o husband_n the_o greek_a be_v for_o i_o have_v no_o husband_n we_o translate_v it_o only_o by_o way_n of_o assertion_n so_o mat._n 7.23_o then_o will_v i_o profess_v unto_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o the_o greek_a be_v than_o i_o will_v profess_v unto_o they_o for_o i_o never_o know_v you_o we_o render_v it_o only_o as_o a_o asseveration_n so_o very_o frequent_a in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o particle_n chi_fw-mi which_o be_v here_o use_v have_v in_o it_o only_o the_o force_n of_o a_o affirmation_n for_o the_o thing_n i_o great_o fear_v be_v come_v upon_o i_o that_o be_v certain_o or_o assure_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o great_o fear_v be_v come_v upon_o i_o as_o if_o job_n shall_v make_v this_o as_o the_o conclusion_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o his_o complain_n this_o be_v it_o which_o now_o i_o must_v conclude_v that_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o great_o fear_v be_v come_v upon_o i_o and_o that_o which_o i_o be_v afraid_a of_o be_v come_v unto_o i_o deus_fw-la the_o thing_n which_o i_o great_o fear_v the_o hebrew_n be_v i_o fear_v a_o fear_n and_o it_o be_v come_v upon_o i_o and_o so_o fear_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n frequent_o put_v for_o the_o thing_n fear_v by_o a_o metanomy_n of_o the_o effect_n for_o the_o cause_n the_o abstract_n be_v put_v for_o the_o concrete_a as_o prov._n 1.26_o i_o will_v mock_v when_o your_o fear_n come_v that_o be_v when_o the_o trouble_n which_o you_o fear_v shall_v come_v upon_o you_o as_o if_o job_n shall_v have_v say_v this_o evil_a be_v that_o which_o i_o have_v foresee_v and_o forethought_a i_o have_v such_o misgiving_n in_o my_o spirit_n long_o before_o this_o that_o such_o a_o black_a day_n may_v come_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o may_v be_v thus_o hedge_v in_o now_o i_o see_v my_o thought_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o my_o conjecture_n prove_v true_a the_o thing_n which_o i_o fear_v and_o 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