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under_o trouble_n do_v ofttimes_o discover_v much_o weakness_n as_o job_n do_v here_o for_o albeit_o it_o be_v man_n duty_n to_o be_v ripen_v daily_o for_o death_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o saint_n to_o eye_n and_o long_a much_o for_o that_o end_n of_o their_o course_n consider_v the_o glory_n and_o happiness_n that_o abide_v they_o after_o death_n phil._n 1.23_o 2_o cor._n 5.1_o 2._o and_o consider_v their_o own_o sinfulness_n to_o which_o they_o be_v obnoxious_a in_o this_o life_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o live_v which_o may_v make_v they_o many_o a_o sad_a heart_n 1_o king_n 19.14_o 2_o pet._n 2_o 7_o 8._o yet_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n even_o in_o those_o case_n to_o weary_a and_o not_o submit_v to_o god_n pleasure_n as_o elijah_n be_v faulty_a in_o his_o desire_n of_o death_n 1_o king_n 19_o far_o more_o be_v it_o a_o sin_n when_o man_n out_o of_o desperation_n rush_v upon_o death_n or_o even_o when_o because_o of_o trouble_n or_o discontentment_n or_o 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have_v job_n here_o thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o whereas_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o a_o interest_n that_o god_n take_v so_o much_o pain_n amos_n 3.2_o and_o moderation_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o sharp_a of_o it_o ezra_n 9.13_o and_o that_o god_n do_v not_o always_o chide_v psal_n 103.9_o 3._o though_o job_n while_o he_o abhor_v the_o state_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o suppose_v himself_o to_o be_v righteous_a do_v yet_o stoop_v before_o god_n yet_o there_o may_v be_v more_o pride_n in_o righteous_a man_n than_o they_o be_v aware_a of_o and_o god_n after-proceedure_a prove_v it_o be_v so_o in_o job_n corruption_n may_v lurk_v under_o much_o good_a and_o our_o own_o testimony_n concern_v our_o humility_n deserve_v but_o little_a credit_n which_o be_v better_o prove_v by_o our_o jealousy_n and_o exercise_n and_o our_o opposition_n to_o pride_n within_o we_o verse_n 15._o i_o be_o full_a of_o confusion_n therefore_o see_v thou_o my_o affliction_n 16._o for_o it_o increase_v thou_o hunt_v i_o as_o a_o fierce_a lion_n and_o again_o thou_o show_v thyself_o mervellous_a upon_o i_o 17._o thou_o renewe_v thy_o witness_n against_o i_o and_o increase_v thy_o indignation_n upon_o i_o change_n and_o war_n be_v against_o i_o the_o eight_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o his_o great_a confusion_n of_o mind_n and_o his_o great_a trouble_n which_o drive_v he_o to_o it_o or_o from_o his_o great_a trouble_n cause_v great_a confusion_n in_o he_o so_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o trouble_n be_v point_v out_o in_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o that_o it_o fill_v he_o with_o confusion_n of_o mind_n whereof_o the_o former_a argument_n be_v a_o instance_n in_o that_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o judge_v of_o god_n deal_v with_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o desire_v god_n to_o consider_v of_o his_o case_n and_o not_o deal_v so_o with_o he_o v._o 15._o and_o for_o this_o end_n he_o aggravate_v this_o confuse_v trouble_n by_o lay_v it_o cut_v before_o god_n in_o its_o part_n and_o sad_a ingredient_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v increase_v and_o grow_v 2._o that_o god_n be_v his_o party_n who_o in_o a_o fierce_a and_o marvellous_a manner_n do_v again_o and_o again_o pursue_v he_o v._o 16._o 3._o that_o his_o grow_a affliction_n be_v send_v of_o god_n as_o so_o many_o witness_n plead_v against_o he_o and_o witness_v god_n indignation_n 4._o that_o the_o host_n of_o his_o trouble_n succeed_v one_o another_o as_o new_a army_n there_o be_v variety_n and_o that_o of_o strong_a difficulty_n which_o assault_v he_o v._o 17._o 5._o all_o those_o aggravation_n of_o his_o misery_n as_o they_o be_v proper_a and_o press_a argument_n plead_v for_o pity_n and_o moderation_n in_o god_n time_n and_o way_n so_o job_n in_o lay_v those_o before_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v too_o sharp_o censure_v save_v in_o so_o far_o as_o his_o discouragement_n weakness_n and_o present_a sense_n do_v make_v his_o apprehension_n of_o they_o sad_a than_o what_o god_n purpose_v by_o they_o and_o in_o so_o far_o as_o by_o pore_v upon_o they_o he_o fall_v into_o a_o sit_v of_o distemper_n v._o 18_o 19_o doct._n 1._o the_o lord_n by_o affliction_n may_v not_o only_o fill_v his_o people_n with_o contempt_n and_o ignominy_n and_o by_o debase_v and_o make_v they_o vile_a fill_v they_o with_o shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o face_n but_o may_v also_o as_o a_o fruit_n of_o that_o fill_v they_o with_o perplexity_n and_o confusion_n of_o mind_n and_o make_v they_o void_a of_o judgement_n light_n or_o discern_a of_o their_o case_n or_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v for_o say_v he_o i_o be_o full_a and_o that_o to_o satietyâ—_n as_o the_o word_n be_v of_o confusion_n the_o word_n confusion_n proper_o signify_v a_o eminent_a degree_n of_o shame_n and_o blush_a or_o be_v vile_a and_o contemptible_a which_o make_v man_n to_o be_v ashamed_a and_o so_o it_o may_v point_v out_o job_n low_a and_o vile_a condition_n to_o which_o he_o be_v redact_v and_o his_o be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o 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he_o who_o have_v time_n and_o season_n in_o his_o hand_n both_o of_o particular_a person_n psal_n 31.15_o and_o of_o nation_n also_o gen_n 15.13_o 14._o jer._n 29.10_o obs_n 3._o man_n life_n till_o he_o come_v to_o his_o appoint_a end_n be_v but_o like_o a_o hireling_n day_n for_o so_o be_v hold_v forth_o v._o 6._o that_o he_o must_v accomplish_v as_o a_o hireling_n his_o day_n not_o only_o be_v his_o life_n short_a like_o a_o day_n wherein_o the_o hireling_n be_v conduce_v to_o work_v but_o 1._o man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v his_o own_o nor_o at_o his_o own_o work_n but_o his_o master_n for_o so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o hireling_n and_o if_o man_n will_v not_o voluntary_o do_v duty_n and_o what_o be_v command_v he_o yet_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o serve_v providence_n whether_o he_o will_v or_o not_o and_o his_o most_o irregular_a enterprise_n shall_v be_v make_v subservient_fw-fr to_o god_n holy_a purpose_n psal_n 76.10_o 2._o man_n be_v but_o a_o indigent_a empty_a creature_n 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this_o argument_n v._o 6._o have_v something_n in_o it_o very_o commendable_a and_o imitable_a as_o 1._o turn_v say_v he_o that_o be_v take_v away_o thy_o hand_n and_o displeasure_n evidence_v by_o these_o severe_a affliction_n which_o teach_v that_o it_o be_v only_a god_n who_o give_v a_o be_v or_o put_v a_o end_n to_o affliction_n as_o this_o desire_n suppose_v also_o that_o as_o god_n appear_v to_o the_o afflict_a to_o be_v angry_a when_o trouble_n be_v on_o so_o this_o affect_v a_o godly_a man_n most_o and_o the_o removal_n of_o this_o be_v more_o to_o he_o then_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o affliction_n for_o he_o desire_v the_o cross_n to_o be_v remove_v under_o that_o notion_n of_o god_n turn_v frâ—m_v he_o and_o cease_v to_o pursue_v he_o in_o anger_n 2._o turn_v say_v he_o from_o he_o in_o the_o three_o person_n with_o a_o eye_n to_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o all_o man_n life_n and_o toil_n v._o 5._o and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o will_v be_v content_a of_o the_o common_a lot_n of_o hireling_n of_o adam_n posterity_n it_o teach_v that_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o a_o subdue_a spirit_n when_o man_n do_v not_o seek_v to_o be_v singular_a in_o their_o lot_n and_o allowance_n but_o be_v content_v patient_o to_o bear_v the_o common_a lot_n that_o befall_v mankind_n 3._o turn_v say_v he_o that_o he_o may_v rest_v or_o have_v a_o cessation_n righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a christ_n will_v be_v glorify_v and_o admire_v in_o they_o 2_o thes_n 1.10_o all_o cloud_n and_o mistake_n will_v be_v clear_v and_o when_o he_o raise_v their_o body_n he_o will_v raise_v their_o good_a name_n also_o verse_n 13._o o_o that_o thou_o will_v hide_v i_o in_o the_o grave_n that_o thou_o will_v keep_v i_o secret_a until_o thy_o wrath_n be_v past_a that_o thou_o will_v appoint_v i_o a_o set_a time_n and_o remember_v i_o 14._o if_o a_o man_n die_v shall_v he_o live_v again_o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o appoint_a time_n will_v i_o wait_v till_o my_o change_n câ—mâ—_n 15._o thou_o shall_v call_v and_o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o thou_o will_v have_v a_o desire_n to_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n the_o four_o argument_n propound_v in_o these_o verse_n and_o amplify_v and_o enlarge_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n be_v take_v from_o the_o great_a perplexity_n and_o strange_a wish_n to_o which_o his_o trouble_n drive_v he_o in_o so_o much_o that_o though_o he_o see_v somewhat_o of_o a_o black_a cloud_n in_o death_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n yet_o here_o he_o will_v be_v content_a of_o something_o like_o it_o for_o a_o time_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o argument_n whereof_o the_o antecedent_n be_v express_v in_o
3._o though_o job_n time_v his_o expectation_n of_o those_o advantage_n ill_a yet_o here_o be_v hold_v out_o sweet_a truth_n and_o consolation_n of_o saint_n which_o they_o may_v expect_v will_v be_v accomplish_v and_o make_v out_o to_o they_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o it_o may_v be_v soon_o though_o god_n will_v not_o be_v limit_v far_o less_o will_v he_o condescend_v to_o such_o a_o way_n of_o it_o as_o job_n propose_v and_o 1._o it_o make_v a_o sweet_a time_n indeed_o when_o god_n after_o frown_v begin_v to_o smile_v again_o upon_o his_o people_n as_o job_n here_o suppose_v it_o will_v be_v when_o god_n wrath_n be_v be_v past_a v._o 13._o thou_o will_v call_v and_o i_o will_v answer_v etc._n etc._n see_v jer._n 31.20_o isai_n 40.1_o 2._o &_o 54.7_o 8._o 2._o albeit_o saint_n be_v so_o low_a as_o one_o in_o a_o grave_n that_o they_o can_v not_o help_v themselves_o not_o get_v a_o look_n of_o god_n yet_o than_o the_o kindness_n will_v begin_v on_o his_o side_n for_o thou_o will_v call_v say_v he_o by_o a_o voice_n of_o omnipotency_n upon_o dead_a job_n so_o chap._n 7.21_o thou_o will_v seek_v i_o 3._o when_o god_n but_o speak_v and_o call_v on_o a_o saint_n to_o comfort_v he_o he_o will_v be_v make_v to_o answer_v be_v he_o in_o his_o grave_n for_o say_v he_o thou_o will_v call_v and_o i_o shall_v answer_v thou_o here_o his_o faith_n go_v further_a than_o it_o do_v chap._n 7.21_o where_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v though_o he_o speak_v more_o true_o then_o as_o to_z god_n ordinary_a way_n by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n 4._o when_o god_n have_v wrought_v a_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o any_o he_o will_v respect_v that_o and_o have_v a_o care_n of_o they_o as_o his_o own_o workmanship_n be_v they_o even_o in_o a_o grave_n for_o thou_o will_v have_v a_o desire_n to_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n see_v chap._n 10.3_o verse_n 16._o for_o now_o thou_o numbre_v my_o step_n do_v thou_o not_o watch_v over_o my_o sin_n 17._o my_o transgression_n be_v seal_v up_o in_o a_o bag_n and_o thou_o sowe_v up_o my_o iniquity_n job_n proceed_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n to_o amplify_v this_o argument_n and_o first_o in_o these_o verse_n he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o cause_n which_o drive_v he_o to_o this_o irregular_a wish_n namely_o his_o apprehension_n of_o god_n severe_a deal_n and_o strict_a mark_v and_o call_v he_o to_o a_o account_n for_o his_o sin_n this_o he_o have_v express_v more_o general_o by_o the_o name_n of_o wrath_n v._o 13._o and_o now_o he_o comment_n upon_o that_o the_o meaning_n be_v as_o if_o job_n have_v say_v i_o have_v cause_n to_o long_o and_o wish_v that_o i_o be_v thus_o hide_v till_o that_o fair_a day_n shall_v come_v about_o wherein_o thy_o wrath_n shall_v be_v pass_v and_o thou_o shall_v appear_v to_o be_v reconcile_v with_o i_o v._o 13._o for_o then_o the_o intercourse_n will_v be_v sweet_a v._o 15._o whereas_o now_o thou_o seem_v to_o count_v all_o my_o go_n not_o that_o i_o may_v taste_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o sympathy_n as_o psal_n 56.6_o but_o that_o thou_o may_v watchful_o and_o careful_o mark_v all_o my_o sin_n v._o 16._o and_o have_v mark_v they_o thou_o keep_v they_o fast_o in_o thy_o remembrance_n as_o a_o treasure_n be_v sow_v and_o seal_v up_o in_o a_o bag_n that_o they_o may_v be_v all_o forthcoming_a in_o a_o process_n to_o punish_v i_o for_o they_o v._o 17._o by_o which_o expression_n he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o point_n out_o his_o apprehension_n that_o god_n former_o have_v be_v lay_v up_o his_o sin_n to_o a_o account_n till_o now_o that_o he_o punish_v for_o they_o as_o that_o now_o by_o his_o present_a affliction_n of_o which_o he_o be_v complain_v god_n be_v put_v he_o to_o torture_v to_o find_v out_o his_o guilt_n in_o order_n to_o further_a punishment_n see_v chap._n 10.14_o &_o 13.27_o hos._n 13.12_o hence_o learn_v 1._o sore_o affliction_n may_v cause_v sincere_a saint_n and_o tender_a and_o accurate_a walker_n apprehend_v that_o god_n be_v pursue_v their_o sin_n as_o here_o may_v be_v see_v in_o job_n who_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o his_o friend_n that_o he_o be_v wicked_a and_o who_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o complaint_n assert_n himself_o to_o be_v free_a of_o transgression_n and_o iniquity_n chap._n 13.23_o and_o yet_o here_o he_o apprehend_v sin_n transgression_n and_o iniquity_n to_o be_v mark_v and_o pursue_v we_o be_v not_o to_o mistake_v though_o trouble_n shake_v the_o slout_a and_o in_o a_o fit_a of_o distemper_n lose_v their_o grip_n every_o man_n who_o confidence_n stagger_v in_o a_o hard_a time_n must_v not_o be_v cast_v away_o 2._o as_o god_n watchful_a providence_n be_v a_o sublime_a and_o high_a study_n even_o for_o saint_n in_o their_o best_a time_n psal_n 139.1_o 6._o so_o there_o be_v no_o abide_n of_o sin_n strict_o mark_v by_o this_o eye_n of_o god_n for_o he_o will_v be_v in_o his_o grave_n when_o now_o god_n number_v his_o step_n and_o watch_v over_o his_o sin_n this_o may_v persuade_v they_o who_o have_v not_o sle_z to_o christ_n for_o pardon_n to_o do_v it_o in_o time_n and_o those_o who_o have_v make_v he_o their_o refuge_n will_v hold_v fast_o their_o grip_n and_o pray_v that_o they_o be_v not_o lead_v into_o temptation_n nor_o give_v up_o to_o such_o a_o terrible_a apprehension_n 3._o sore_o affliction_n may_v not_o only_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o saint_n as_o a_o present_a pursuit_n for_o sin_n but_o may_v affright_v they_o also_o with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o a_o future_a account_n and_o that_o all_o god_n rod_n at_o present_a be_v but_o to_o discover_v and_o draw_v out_o all_o their_o guilt_n in_o order_n to_o a_o sad_a sentence_n for_o this_o be_v job_n apprehension_n thou_o watch_v over_o my_o sin_n my_o transgression_n be_v seal_v up_o in_o a_o bag_n and_o thou_o sowe_v up_o my_o iniquity_n such_o terror_n for_o the_o future_a be_v a_o sad_a addition_n to_o present_a trial_n and_o it_o warn_v we_o still_o to_o remember_v that_o caution_n matth._n 6.34_o 4._o saint_n in_o all_o these_o sad_a exercise_n and_o the_o consequent_n thereof_o may_v be_v lie_v under_o great_a mistake_n and_o sense_n may_v say_v god_n be_v mark_v and_o pursue_v sin_n when_o he_o be_v not_o for_o whatever_o job_n sin_n deserve_v yet_o job_n be_v mistake_v in_o his_o apprehension_n for_o god_n be_v not_o mark_v his_o sin_n nor_o seal_v they_o up_o but_o only_o exercise_v he_o for_o the_o edification_n of_o believer_n in_o all_o age_n james_n 5_o 11._o we_o have_v need_v to_o guard_v against_o tentation_n of_o this_o kind_n for_o sense_n be_v a_o great_a mistaker_n it_o will_v say_v god_n be_v pursue_v sin_n when_o he_o be_v but_o try_v and_o that_o he_o be_v far_o off_o when_o yet_o he_o be_v very_o near_o and_o it_o be_v our_o mercy_n that_o when_o our_o fear_n be_v many_o and_o sad_a we_o may_v suspect_v they_o be_v but_o the_o suggestion_n of_o mistake_a sense_n 5._o whatever_o pressure_n real_a or_o apprehend_v only_o lie_v upon_o saint_n yet_o their_o only_a safety_n be_v 1._o not_o to_o run_v away_o but_o to_o go_v to_o god_n with_o it_o as_o job_n do_v here_o it_o be_v better_a to_o tell_v it_o to_o he_o then_o muse_v on_o it_o only_o in_o our_o own_o heart_n or_o complain_v of_o it_o to_o other_o 2._o to_o be_v so_o affect_v with_o it_o as_o to_o press_v god_n to_o consider_v it_o and_o leave_v it_o on_o his_o tenderness_n and_o wisdom_n for_o so_o much_o do_v that_o question_n import_n do_v thou_o not_o watch_v not_o that_o he_o have_v a_o doubt_n of_o it_o in_o his_o own_o apprehension_n but_o that_o he_o will_v have_v god_n consider_v what_o a_o burden_n this_o be_v to_o he_o and_o indeed_o we_o may_v hazard_v upon_o god_n consider_v of_o our_o case_n and_o when_o sense_n suggest_v to_o we_o that_o we_o tell_v god_n our_o case_n and_o yet_o he_o help_v it_o not_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o silence_v it_o with_o our_o submission_n to_o whatsoever_o his_o tender_a consideration_n of_o our_o case_n see_v not_o meet_v to_o remove_v 3._o we_o ought_v also_o for_o our_o support_n in_o such_o extremity_n to_o remember_v that_o god_n make_v good_a use_n of_o such_o sad_a apprehension_n to_o humble_a saint_n as_o job_n be_v bring_v low_o here_o and_o therefore_o when_o our_o heart_n quarrel_n that_o shall_v leave_v we_o to_o be_v perplex_v with_o many_o fear_n that_o be_v not_o real_a we_o be_v to_o silence_v they_o with_o this_o that_o however_o they_o be_v not_o real_a yet_o through_o god_n blessing_n they_o produce_v much_o real_a good_a and_o advantage_n verse_n 18._o and_o sure_o the_o mountain_n
verse_n and_o a_o preface_n to_o the_o rest_n be_v that_o his_o trouble_n be_v so_o stubborn_a as_o it_o do_v not_o yield_v to_o any_o remedy_n neither_o do_v speak_v of_o it_o assuage_v his_o grief_n nor_o do_v silence_n ease_v he_o nor_o any_o of_o his_o trouble_n go_v from_o he_o thereby_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a what_o go_v from_o i_o this_o be_v true_a partly_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o friend_n for_o if_o he_o speak_v they_o will_v not_o admit_v what_o he_o say_v but_o do_v accuse_v he_o thereupon_o without_o offer_v any_o comfort_n to_o allay_v his_o grief_n nor_o be_v he_o the_o better_a of_o silence_n before_o they_o for_o they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o look_v upon_o his_o silence_n as_o a_o proof_n of_o guilt_n and_o his_o be_v silent_a to_o hear_v they_o do_v but_o vex_v he_o but_o chief_o it_o hold_v true_a in_o respect_n of_o god_n who_o afford_v he_o no_o ease_n either_o by_o complain_v or_o by_o his_o sit_v silent_a as_o he_o have_v do_v as_o well_o as_o they_o chap._n 2.13_o and_o belike_o have_v assay_v that_o same_o course_n afterward_o job_n scope_n in_o premit_v this_o be_v partly_o to_o obviate_v the_o exception_n of_o his_o friend_n against_o his_o speak_n which_o he_o grant_v as_o they_o allege_v do_v not_o ease_v he_o yet_o see_v he_o be_v nothing_o better_v by_o his_o silence_n more_o than_o by_o his_o discourse_n he_o will_v speak_v on_o and_o partly_o by_o way_n of_o preface_n to_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n to_o show_v that_o however_o he_o may_v doubt_v whether_o to_o speak_v or_o be_v silent_a yet_o find_v silence_n as_o unprofitable_a as_o speak_v he_o will_v speak_v on_o and_o see_v if_o it_o may_v any_o way_n ease_v he_o from_o this_o verse_n learn_v 1._o speak_v and_o silence_n be_v two_o remedy_n to_o ease_v trouble_v mind_n as_o job_n here_o suppose_v and_o however_o he_o may_v fail_v in_o manage_v of_o they_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o useful_a way_n of_o both_o in_o such_o a_o condition_n man_n shall_v speak_v and_o 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though_o saint_n miscarriage_n in_o their_o expression_n can_v be_v justify_v yet_o they_o be_v to_o be_v pity_v as_o 2_o king_n 4.27_o 2._o even_o saint_n have_v so_o much_o of_o flesh_n and_o weakness_n in_o they_o as_o to_o make_v they_o weary_a and_o be_v lay_v by_o under_o sad_a pressure_n and_o exercise_n for_o so_o be_v job_n make_v weary_a hereby_o the_o lord_n tame_v proud_a and_o undaunted_a flesh_n in_o his_o child_n and_o make_v thâ—m_o humble_a hereby_o also_o he_o prepare_v they_o to_o receive_v and_o observe_v proof_n of_o his_o support_a power_n 3._o saint_n must_v not_o look_v to_o get_v through_o trouble_n till_o first_o they_o be_v humble_v and_o lay_v by_o with_o they_o for_o so_o do_v job_n find_v in_o experience_n 4._o as_o the_o company_n of_o a_o family_n and_o friend_n be_v a_o great_a case_n in_o trouble_n so_o the_o want_n thereof_o be_v a_o great_a affliction_n for_o this_o make_v he_o weary_a that_o all_o his_o company_n be_v make_v desolate_a either_o cut_v off_o or_o useless_a or_o a_o burden_n and_o opposite_a to_o he_o see_v chap._n 19.13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n psal_n 55.12_o 13_o 14._o joh._n 16.32_o 5._o when_o god_n have_v saint_n to_o try_v friend_n be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v unto_o he_o can_v withdraw_v all_o fellowship_n and_o mean_n of_o comfort_n either_o by_o remove_v or_o blast_v of_o they_o as_o job_n here_o find_v 6._o a_o little_a thing_n will_v add_v to_o their_o trouble_n who_o be_v already_o crush_v with_o inward_a exercise_n for_o job_n be_v already_o weary_a with_o his_o pressure_n within_o this_o his_o sad_a condition_n make_v the_o desolation_n
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we_o be_v thus_o assault_v and_o bear_v down_o 6._o saint_n may_v be_v long_o exercise_v with_o wish_n and_o desire_n which_o be_v not_o satisfy_v for_o so_o be_v it_o with_o job_n who_o not_o only_o be_v not_o satisfy_v as_o to_o the_o passionate_a and_o presumptuous_a way_n which_o he_o propound_v for_o clear_v of_o his_o integrity_n but_o even_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o desire_n which_o be_v to_o have_v his_o integrity_n make_v manifest_a be_v not_o grant_v till_o his_o trial_n be_v perfect_v and_o in_o general_a it_o hold_v true_a that_o many_o desire_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v not_o satisfy_v either_o because_o they_o desire_v not_o good_a thing_n in_o a_o right_a way_n or_o because_o it_o be_v unseasonable_a to_o grant_v their_o good_a desire_n or_o because_o god_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o try_v they_o yet_o more_o verse_n 22._o when_o a_o few_o year_n be_v come_v than_o i_o shall_v go_v the_o way_n whence_o i_o shall_v not_o return_v in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v the_o reason_n press_v this_o wish_n take_v from_o the_o certainty_n as_o he_o judge_v of_o his_o near_a approach_n unto_o death_n which_o make_v he_o desire_n to_o be_v clear_v before_o he_o be_v remove_v in_o this_o he_o seem_v to_o reflect_v upon_o what_o eliphaz_n have_v say_v of_o the_o wicked_n being_n without_o hope_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o trouble_n chap._n 15.22_o for_o he_o expect_v no_o issue_n from_o his_o trouble_n but_o by_o death_n only_o he_o be_v under_o no_o slavish_a fear_n as_o the_o wicked_a be_v nor_o will_v he_o grant_v that_o he_o be_v wicked_a though_o he_o have_v those_o apprehension_n doct._n 1._o saint_n in_o their_o trouble_n may_v be_v in_o a_o great_a mistake_n concern_v their_o condition_n and_o the_o issue_n thereof_o for_o albeit_o this_o general_n be_v true_a that_o man_n life_n be_v but_o short_a be_v measure_v by_o a_o few_o year_n or_o year_n of_o number_n any_o time_n that_o can_v be_v number_v be_v short_a in_o comparison_n of_o eternity_n yet_o he_o be_v mistake_v in_o that_o he_o think_v to_o die_v so_o short_o which_o that_o it_o be_v his_o mind_n in_o this_o expression_n though_o he_o speak_v of_o year_n appear_v from_o chap_n 17_o 1._o 2._o man_n have_v need_v to_o have_v their_o condition_n clear_v against_o death_n come_v it_o be_v a_o dark_a passage_n in_o itself_o we_o have_v need_n of_o no_o cloud_n beside_o for_o upon_o this_o supposition_n that_o he_o be_v to_o die_v short_o he_o desire_v to_o plead_v his_o cause_n that_o he_o may_v be_v clear_v beforehand_o 3._o man_n ought_v so_o much_o the_o rather_o to_o have_v all_o clear_a against_o death_n that_o after_o it_o there_o be_v no_o help_v of_o our_o condition_n if_o it_o be_v wrong_a as_o it_o be_v in_o other_o turn_v of_o our_o life_n for_o if_o once_o a_o man_n go_v that_o way_n he_o shall_v not_o return_v and_o this_o consideration_n make_v job_n the_o more_o solicitous_a to_o be_v clear_v 4._o the_o more_o near_a man_n apprehend_v death_n to_o be_v approach_v they_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o busy_a for_o so_o be_v job_n here_o suppose_v that_o death_n be_v near_o 5._o reproach_n and_o unjust_a imputation_n be_v in_o special_a a_o trial_n whereof_o saint_n will_v desire_v a_o good_a account_n before_o they_o die_v see_v other_o outward_a misery_n end_v at_o their_o death_n but_o reproach_n will_v live_v after_o they_o as_o a_o blot_n upon_o their_o name_n for_o it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n in_o part_n that_o he_o will_v be_v clear_v that_o his_o friend_n may_v cease_v to_o scorn_v and_o reproach_v he_o as_o a_o wicked_a man_n 6._o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n integrity_n will_v not_o be_v quell_v even_o with_o approach_a death_n for_o job_n
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die_v though_o not_o in_o his_o way_n nor_o yet_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o desire_v see_v he_o die_v not_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o expect_v chap._n xvii_o in_o this_o chapter_n job_n continue_v his_o reply_n to_o eliphaz_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o first_o he_o prosecute_v his_o desire_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n with_o god_n which_o he_o have_v propound_v chap._n 16.21_o wherein_o have_v premit_v somewhat_o which_o may_v evidence_n his_o great_a distress_n and_o extremity_n put_v he_o upon_o this_o desire_n namely_o that_o he_o be_v very_o weak_a ver_fw-la 1._o and_o ill_o entreat_v by_o his_o friend_n ver_fw-la 2._o he_o renew_v his_o desire_n to_o plead_v with_o god_n ver_fw-la 3._o and_o press_v it_o by_o several_a argument_n take_v from_o his_o friend_n unfitness_n to_o determine_v in_o the_o cause_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o from_o his_o great_a affliction_n bla_v his_o reputation_n ver_fw-la 6._o and_o waste_v his_o body_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o from_o the_o advantage_n 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he_o pursue_v not_o his_o cause_n needless_o or_o malicious_o but_o because_o he_o think_v it_o right_n so_o job_n be_v to_o prosecute_v his_o desire_n that_o he_o may_v enter_v the_o list_n with_o god_n do_v premit_fw-la a_o assertion_n that_o he_o do_v not_o propound_v nor_o pursue_v this_o desire_n out_o of_o a_o wicked_a disposition_n as_o eliphaz_n seem_v to_o insinuate_v of_o all_o he_o say_v chap_n 15.5_o but_o upon_o press_v ground_n and_o cause_n and_o to_o clear_v this_o he_o give_v two_o ground_n of_o his_o press_a desire_n the_o first_o whereof_o in_o this_o verse_n which_o also_o clear_v further_o what_o he_o have_v say_v chap._n 16.22_o be_v take_v from_o the_o weak_a condition_n of_o his_o body_n his_o breath_n which_o maintain_v his_o life_n be_v corrupt_a and_o that_o either_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o savour_n be_v taint_v with_o his_o inward_a disease_n and_o savour_v of_o waste_v and_o be_v spend_v or_o in_o respect_n of_o motion_n his_o breath_n be_v so_o spend_v and_o overcharge_v that_o he_o can_v not_o breath_n without_o great_a difficulty_n hence_o he_o conclude_v that_o this_o portend_v his_o day_n to_o be_v at_o a_o period_n that_o his_o life_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v extinguish_v like_o the_o snuff_n of_o a_o candle_n through_o the_o decay_n of_o natural_a moisture_n and_o that_o he_o be_v near_o ready_a to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o grave_n or_o some_o one_o or_o other_o grave_n the_o consideration_n of_o all_o which_o put_v he_o to_o it_o to_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o this_o desire_n in_o general_n we_o may_v here_o observe_v 1._o job_n be_v careful_a to_o premit_fw-la the_o consideration_n of_o his_o great_a affliction_n to_o his_o desire_n of_o plead_v his_o cause_n that_o he_o may_v clear_v how_o much_o he_o be_v press_v to_o insist_v upon_o it_o whatever_o be_v his_o mistake_n yet_o the_o general_n doctrine_n teach_v that_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o make_v too_o much_o noise_n about_o lesser_a trouble_n unless_o the_o pressure_n of_o their_o affliction_n be_v answerable_a to_o their_o cry_n they_o do_v but_o proclaim_v that_o they_o be_v unruly_a and_o unsubdued_a and_o do_v need_v more_o trouble_n to_o tame_v they_o it_o argue_v great_a moderation_n of_o spirit_n and_o mortification_n as_o not_o to_o be_v stupid_a so_o to_o suppress_v and_o digest_v at_o least_o those_o affliction_n that_o be_v but_o ordinary_a obs_n 2._o that_o job_n insist_o thus_o upon_o this_o subject_n and_o have_v begin_v it_o chap._n 16.22_o he_o here_o dwell_v upon_o it_o and_o that_o with_o so_o much_o eloquence_n it_o may_v import_v some_o or_o all_o of_o these_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o their_o own_o condition_n for_o this_o be_v so_o far_o commendable_a in_o job_n that_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o much_o he_o be_v spend_v and_o how_o near_o in_o appearance_n to_o death_n man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v forgetful_a how_o much_o of_o their_o time_n be_v spend_v what_o be_v their_o debility_n and_o what_o it_o may_v portend_v and_o in_o a_o word_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v stranger_n to_o themselves_o or_o their_o condition_n one_o way_n or_o other_o 2._o that_o some_o trouble_n may_v be_v so_o press_v as_o they_o will_v be_v monitor_n of_o themselves_o for_o it_o be_v job_n distress_n that_o put_v he_o to_o it_o that_o he_o can_v not_o get_v his_o thought_n off_o this_o subject_n so_o be_v he_o also_o continual_o haunt_v with_o the_o indignity_n do_v he_o by_o his_o friend_n v._o 2._o it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n to_o see_v trouble_n so_o press_v that_o they_o continual_o haunt_v our_o mind_n and_o be_v before_o our_o eye_n wherever_o we_o turn_v we_o it_o be_v our_o mercy_n that_o such_o a_o condition_n have_v be_v assay_v before_o we_o 3._o that_o the_o conscience_n of_o honesty_n will_v make_v a_o man_n very_o sweet_o converse_v with_o thought_n of_o frailty_n of_o a_o decay_a tabernacle_n mortality_n and_o death_n for_o not_o only_a job_n press_a necessity_n but_o his_o affection_n and_o assurance_n of_o his_o own_o integrity_n make_v he_o dwell_v upon_o this_o subject_n as_o sweet_a to_o he_o and_o as_o his_o hoped-for_a issue_n so_o also_o v._o 14._o and_o elsewhere_o other_o be_v ordinary_o so_o far_o averse_a from_o death_n that_o they_o banish_v all_o such_o thought_n 4._o that_o much_o pore_v upon_o sad_a condition_n do_v ready_o beget_v many_o distemper_n about_o they_o for_o whatever_o necessity_n or_o sweetness_n draw_v job_n to_o dwell_v upon_o these_o thought_n as_o ordinary_o tentation_n fasten_v themselves_o on_o that_o which_o be_v good_a or_o justifiable_a and_o usher_v in_o themselves_o under_o the_o cloak_n thereof_o yet_o they_o beget_v a_o false_a apprehension_n of_o approach_a death_n and_o passionate_a and_o unruly_a desire_n to_o be_v clear_v before_o it_o come_v therefore_o 1._o we_o ought_v not_o to_o study_v what_o be_v sweet_a only_a as_o thought_n of_o death_n be_v to_o he_o but_o what_o be_v our_o present_a work_n and_o we_o shall_v set_v about_o that_o however_o it_o relish_v as_o oft_o time_n our_o present_a duty_n be_v least_o pleasant_a 2._o however_o we_o may_v be_v drive_v to_o poor_a much_o upon_o trouble_n yet_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v not_o to_o be_v take_v up_o only_o therewith_o but_o to_o mix_v all_o our_o exercise_n of_o that_o kind_n with_o some_o other_o diversion_n otherwise_o we_o will_v fall_v in_o a_o distemper_n 3._o in_o eye_v what_o trouble_n seem_v to_o threaten_v we_o shall_v also_o look_v to_o what_o god_n can_v do_v in_o extremity_n and_o bring_v out_o of_o our_o trouble_n as_o here_o god_n be_v to_o give_v a_o sweet_a issue_n of_o all_o those_o trouble_n and_o not_o to_o cut_v he_o off_o by_o they_o as_o he_o apprehend_v have_v
your_o flower_n of_o discourse_n such_o as_o be_v in_o trouble_n may_v indeed_o be_v in_o a_o fever_n and_o so_o apt_a to_o mistake_v in_o many_o thing_n yet_o they_o will_v soon_o miss_v that_o in_o a_o comforter_n which_o other_o will_v not_o 4._o albeit_o godliness_n teach_v man_n modesty_n and_o sobriety_n and_o to_o be_v tender_a of_o the_o reputation_n of_o other_o yet_o that_o do_v not_o hinder_v they_o to_o tell_v man_n what_o they_o be_v when_o they_o be_v call_v to_o it_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o truth_n and_o that_o they_o may_v give_v a_o check_n to_o their_o proud_a conceit_n of_o themselves_o for_o job_n here_o spare_v not_o to_o tell_v his_o friend_n friend_n free_o of_o their_o want_n of_o wisdom_n 5._o tenderness_n will_v not_o prompt_v man_n to_o tell_v other_o their_o fault_n that_o they_o may_v insult_v over_o they_o or_o dash_v and_o discourage_v they_o but_o out_o of_o love_n to_o reclaim_v they_o for_o he_o tell_v they_o this_o that_o they_o may_v return_v or_o 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prove_v that_o his_o health_n or_o restitution_n be_v hopeless_a in_o itself_o he_o not_o only_o declare_v that_o his_o trouble_n give_v he_o to_o understand_v that_o his_o day_n be_v near_o a_o end_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o verse_n but_o further_o he_o give_v two_o evidence_n of_o his_o low_a and_o waste_a condition_n one_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o verse_n be_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o misery_n pain_n and_o trouble_v all_o his_o purpose_n be_v break_v off_o even_o those_o thought_n which_o have_v be_v the_o long_a possession_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a of_o his_o heart_n whereby_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v not_o so_o much_o those_o particular_a thought_n of_o his_o restitution_n and_o deliverance_n from_o this_o trouble_n to_o which_o he_o speak_v afterward_o for_o it_o appear_v not_o he_o have_v any_o such_o thought_n since_o his_o trouble_n come_v upon_o he_o whatever_o thought_n he_o sometime_o have_v of_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o prosperity_n when_o he_o enjoy_v it_o ch._n 29.18_o as_o in_o general_a that_o all_o his_o well_o order_a purpose_n and_o exercise_n wherewith_o he_o have_v be_v so_o long_o acquaint_v and_o all_o his_o refreshful_a thought_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o prosperity_n be_v pluck_v up_o by_o the_o extremity_n of_o his_o trouble_n and_o other_o exercise_n put_v in_o his_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n leave_v job_n mistake_v about_o his_o approach_a death_n and_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n we_o may_v here_o learn_v 2._o the_o day_n of_o man_n be_v but_o pass_v and_o will_v at_o last_o come_v to_o a_o period_n for_o job_n apprehension_n that_o his_o day_n be_v past_a suppose_v this_o as_o a_o general_n truth_n that_o man_n day_n will_v pass_v 2._o the_o lord_n may_v in_o deep_a wisdom_n bring_v man_n to_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n and_o exercise_v they_o with_o thought_n thereof_o that_o they_o may_v give_v a_o proof_n how_o they_o will_v look_v upon_o it_o and_o may_v find_v what_o grace_n will_v do_v in_o such_o a_o exigent_n and_o that_o he_o may_v evidence_n his_o power_n in_o deliver_v from_o it_o for_o these_o among_o other_o cause_n be_v job_n bring_v to_o apprehend_v approach_v death_n my_o day_n be_v past_a 3._o man_n be_v a_o rational_a creature_n and_o not_o at_o his_o rest_n in_o this_o life_n have_v his_o mind_n full_a of_o purpose_n resolution_n and_o project_n whereby_o especial_o when_o he_o prosper_v and_o be_v in_o vigour_n he_o refresh_v and_o delight_v himself_o and_o endeavour_n to_o add_v to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o actual_a enjoyment_n for_o so_o be_v suppose_v that_o job_n have_v purpose_n and_o thought_n which_o be_v so_o delectable_a and_o habitual_a to_o he_o that_o they_o become_v the_o possession_n of_o his_o heart_n man_n have_v need_v to_o look_v well_o what_o those_o thought_n be_v which_o haunt_v their_o heart_n for_o thereby_o they_o will_v know_v themselves_o better_o then_o by_o their_o act_n 4._o not_o only_o will_v death_n make_v the_o thought_n and_o project_n of_o most_o man_n to_o perish_v psal_n 146.4_o but_o even_o sore_a affliction_n in_o this_o life_n will_v break_v over-turn_a and_o interrupt_v many_o of_o their_o sweet_a thought_n and_o purpose_n for_o say_v he_o my_o purpose_n be_v break_v off_o or_o pluck_v up_o even_o the_o possession_n of_o my_o heart_n not_o only_o can_v the_o lord_n make_v sore_a affliction_n batter_v down_o all_o man_n thought_n and_o expectation_n of_o good_a thing_n within_o time_n even_o after_o they_o have_v long_o stand_v out_o under_o some_o measure_n of_o trial_n and_o have_v have_v possession_n of_o heart_n and_o settle_a thought_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o mat_n 1.4_o and_o when_o affliction_n seem_v thus_o to_o over-turn_a our_o expectation_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o quit_v and_o yield_v they_o up_o to_o god_n as_o job_n in_o this_o discourse_n do_v apprehend_v he_o be_v to_o die_v but_o even_o saint_n be_v not_o to_o think_v it_o strange_a if_o the_o lord_n by_o sore_a affliction_n over-turn_a their_o orderly_a sweet_a thought_n and_o exercise_n under_o prosperity_n and_o about_o the_o improvement_n of_o it_o to_o his_o glory_n and_o in_o place_n thereof_o fill_v they_o with_o restless_a confusion_n as_o it_o be_v with_o job_n and_o as_o from_o this_o truth_n in_o general_a man_n shall_v learn_v to_o curb_v their_o vain_a thought_n and_o purpose_n which_o time_n and_o even_o a_o cross_n before_o the_o end_n of_o their_o time_n can_v over-turn_a and_o to_o labour_v after_o other_o purpose_n and_o design_n which_o affliction_n can_v never_o overthrow_v however_o it_o interrupt_v they_o so_o the_o godly_a in_o particular_a shall_v take_v warning_n to_o improve_v their_o time_n well_o in_o spiritual_a thought_n and_o purpose_n while_o they_o have_v ease_n consider_v that_o affliction_n may_v put_v a_o interruption_n unto_o they_o 5._o unto_o a_o godly_a man_n it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o sad_a exercise_n but_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o very_a low_a condition_n when_o his_o trouble_n do_v drive_v he_o from_o all_o his_o sweet_a purpose_n and_o resolution_n for_o job_n propound_v it_o not_o only_o as_o matter_n of_o lamentation_n but_z as_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o low_a condition_n and_o that_o his_o day_n be_v pass_v that_o his_o purpose_n be_v break_v off_o etc._n etc._n as_o indeed_o however_o he_o mistake_v the_o matter_n of_o his_o death_n yet_o as_o it_o be_v no_o ordinary_a but_o very_o deadly_a trouble_n that_o can_v drive_v he_o a_o godly_a man_n off_o those_o principle_n and_o thought_n which_o be_v so_o delectable_a to_o he_o so_o it_o can_v not_o but_o waste_n and_o spend_v he_o much_o more_o that_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o verse_n 12._o they_o change_v the_o night_n into_o day_n the_o light_n be_v short_a because_o of_o darkness_n another_o evidence_n of_o his_o low_a and_o spend_v condition_n be_v take_v from_o his_o restless_a anxious_a thought_n and_o that_o in_o stead_n of_o his_o former_a sweet_a thought_n and_o purpose_n his_o present_a calamity_n and_o his_o anxious_a thought_n about_o they_o do_v so_o toss_v he_o that_o he_o get_v not_o the_o night_n rest_n but_o night_n be_v as_o day_n to_o he_o and_o his_o dark_a condition_n through_o trouble_n make_v the_o day_n seem_v short_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o whence_o learn_v 1._o anxious_a thought_n be_v very_o frequent_a in_o trouble_n and_o have_v a_o strange_a empire_n and_o command_n over_o the_o afflict_a for_o say_v he_o they_o that_o be_v my_o purpose_n and_o thought_n which_o before_o be_v sweet_a v._o 11._o be_v now_o so_o change_v that_o they_o change_v the_o night_n into_o day_n etc._n etc._n or_o so_o haunt_v i_o that_o they_o take_v up_o all_o my_o time_n by_o night_n and_o by_o
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job_n 2.9_o luke_n 16.25_o though_o other_o thing_n be_v comparative_o far_o better_o luke_n 10.41_o 42._o 3._o god_n may_v heap_v prosperity_n upon_o wicked_a man_n and_o may_v fill_v their_o house_n with_o his_o good_a thing_n that_o so_o he_o may_v give_v a_o large_a proof_n of_o his_o bounty_n and_o long_o suffer_v towards_o they_o who_o sin_n against_o so_o much_o mercy_n and_o that_o in_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n it_o may_v prove_v a_o snare_n whereby_o wicked_a man_n harden_v themselves_o in_o slight_v of_o he_o for_o he_o fill_v their_o house_n with_o good_a thing_n 4._o all_o the_o favour_n that_o wicked_a man_n get_v be_v but_o temporary_a for_o they_o be_v only_o good_a thing_n fill_v their_o house_n in_o this_o life_n for_o they_o seek_v after_o no_o more_o and_o by_o this_o the_o godly_a be_v warn_v not_o to_o think_v too_o much_o of_o these_o thing_n but_o to_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o wicked_a who_o have_v there_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n psal_n 17.14_o 5._o 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strength_n of_o this_o argument_n it_o contain_v a_o truth_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o some_o godly_a man_n at_o sometime_o when_o the_o wicked_a be_v destroy_v as_o we_o see_v in_o noah_n lot_n etc._n etc._n yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o universal_o or_o frequent_o true_a as_o to_o contradict_v job_n doctrine_n and_o as_o for_o this_o joy_n and_o laugh_v at_o the_o wicked_a it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v approve_v if_o it_o flow_v from_o the_o want_n of_o humanity_n or_o from_o a_o spirit_n of_o private_a revenge_n job_n 31_o 29_o 30._o prov._n 24.17_o 18._o yet_o it_o be_v lawful_a and_o right_a when_o it_o flow_v from_o love_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n who_o justice_n shine_v in_o these_o act_n of_o vengeance_n see_v psal_n 58.10_o 11._o &_o 107.42_o doct._n 1._o god_n when_o he_o please_v can_v make_v the_o plague_n of_o wicked_a man_n remarkable_a for_o the_o righteous_a shall_v see_v it_o so_o also_o psal_n 58.10_o man_n shall_v make_v use_n of_o more_o secret_a and_o hide_a 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to_o fail_v the_o six_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o make_v profession_n whereby_o also_o he_o refute_v that_o challenge_n of_o injustice_n chap._n 22.6_o 7._o be_v humanity_n towards_o all_o distress_a and_o indigent_a person_n and_o that_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o wrong_v any_o of_o they_o that_o he_o be_v helpful_a to_o all_o of_o they_o this_o he_o instance_v in_o several_a particular_a branch_n to_o v._o 24._o according_a to_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o distress_a person_n and_o their_o several_a necessity_n which_o he_o supply_v confirm_v those_o several_a assertion_n by_o tacit_a asseveration_n intimate_v in_o the_o form_n of_o expression_n if_o i_o have_v do_v so_o and_o so_o which_o imply_v a_o imprecation_n or_o submission_n to_o god_n judgement_n if_o it_o be_v not_o as_o he_o say_v and_o subjoyn_v to_o the_o last_o a_o express_a imprecation_n and_o argument_n in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v the_o first_o branch_n of_o that_o humanity_n whereof_o he_o profess_v to_o have_v make_v conscience_n that_o not_o only_o he_o appear_v for_o the_o righteous_a cause_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o of_o widow_n but_o have_v promise_v to_o assist_v they_o in_o their_o cause_n he_o do_v not_o disappoint_v and_o kill_v they_o with_o delay_n but_o cheerful_o and_o speedy_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v or_o it_o may_v be_v understand_v more_o general_o that_o whatever_o be_v their_o lawful_a desire_n whereof_o rational_o they_o may_v expect_v satisfaction_n from_o a_o man_n of_o his_o piety_n wealth_n prudence_n or_o authority_n or_o wherein_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v they_o satisfaction_n he_o cheerful_o and_o ready_o satisfy_v they_o whence_o learn_v 1._o man_n conscience_n in_o a_o day_n of_o distress_n will_v find_v as_o much_o peace_n in_o their_o humanity_n and_o tenderness_n towards_o other_o as_o in_o any_o other_o fruit_n of_o faith_n and_o act_n of_o piety_n therefore_o do_v job_n insist_v so_o much_o upon_o that_o here_o see_v jam._n 1.27_o when_o man_n be_v thus_o tender_a and_o compassionate_a it_o evidence_v that_o they_o be_v humble_a and_o have_v a_o sense_n of_o the_o common_a misery_n of_o mankind_n that_o have_v enter_v by_o sin_n and_o that_o they_o do_v read_v their_o own_o deserve_n in_o the_o sad_a lot_n of_o other_o it_o be_v also_o a_o evidence_n that_o they_o be_v sensible_a of_o christ_n kindness_n to_o they_o which_o kindle_v these_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n yea_o this_o be_v the_o touchstone_n whereby_o man_n will_v be_v try_v in_o the_o last_o day_n mat._n 25.54_o 55._o and_o therefore_o it_o can_v but_o be_v refreshful_a when_o man_n find_v this_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o themselves_o 2._o the_o lord_n have_v so_o order_v that_o poverty_n widowhood_n accompany_v with_o distress_n and_o other_o misery_n will_v not_o be_v want_v among_o the_o child_n of_o man_n both_o for_o the_o trial_n and_o exercise_n of_o those_o who_o be_v under_o these_o lot_n and_o to_o be_v a_o trial_n to_o other_o also_o and_o a_o touchstone_n of_o their_o sympathy_n and_o humanity_n for_o so_o be_v there_o poor_a and_o widow_n in_o job_n day_n who_o be_v afflict_v with_o their_o misery_n and_o drive_v to_o seek_v relief_n from_o other_o and_o who_o give_v job_n occasion_n to_o give_v proof_n of_o his_o disposition_n see_v deut._n 15.11_o cross_n of_o all_o kind_n will_v not_o be_v want_v in_o any_o time_n and_o who_o so_o be_v free_a of_o these_o particular_a affliction_n here_o mention_v may_v yet_o look_v for_o other_o no_o less_o search_v and_o try_v to_o they_o 3._o albeit_o poverty_n or_o widowhood_n or_o any_o other_o affliction_n do_v not_o warrant_v any_o to_o countenance_n man_n in_o a_o ill_a cause_n exod._n 23.3_o leu._n 19.15_o
iniquity_n commit_v by_o he_o and_o whereof_o he_o be_v guilty_a but_o more_o particular_o these_o evil_n which_o be_v as_o his_o dalilah_n and_o wherein_o he_o delight_v most_o as_o david_n have_v his_o iniquity_n from_o which_o he_o keep_v himself_o ps_n 18.23_o as_o indeed_o beside_o man_n general_a inclination_n to_o all_o sin_n every_o person_n have_v a_o peculiar_a inclination_n to_o some_o particular_a bosome-sin_n which_o their_o own_o constitution_n and_o education_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o time_n and_o nation_n wherein_o they_o live_v and_o their_o particular_a calling_n do_v either_o prompt_v they_o unto_o or_o minister_v occasion_n of_o they_o and_o these_o be_v special_o the_o evil_n about_o which_o man_n shall_v prove_v their_o sincerity_n in_o not_o cover_v or_o hide_v of_o they_o for_o otherwise_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o abandon_v many_o evil_n while_o yet_o these_o cleave_v close_o to_o they_o 5._o even_o in_o job_n day_n the_o fall_n of_o adam_n the_o way_n of_o it_o and_o his_o carriage_n in_o it_o together_o with_o the_o sinful_a inclination_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o man_n follow_v thereupon_o be_v well_o know_v as_o here_o appear_v from_o his_o reflect_v upon_o the_o practice_n of_o adam_n and_o of_o all_o mankind_n descend_v from_o he_o in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o generation_n 6._o it_o be_v natural_a to_o fall_v adam_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n to_o conceal_v extenuate_v and_o excuse_v their_o sin_n so_o that_o when_o any_o do_v otherwise_o it_o be_v grace_n that_o make_v they_o differ_v from_o other_o for_o to_o cover_v transgression_n be_v to_o do_v as_o adam_n both_o as_o the_o first_o man_n do_v and_o as_o it_o be_v now_o natural_a for_o all_o man_n to_o do_v till_o grace_v make_v a_o difference_n 7._o sincere_a walker_n must_v not_o follow_v the_o common_a practice_n of_o mankind_n nor_o their_o own_o or_o other_o inclination_n but_o they_o shall_v suspect_v that_o to_o which_o they_o be_v natural_o incline_v and_o which_o be_v the_o common_a path_n wherein_o most_o part_n do_v walk_v for_o job_n prove_v his_o sincerity_n in_o that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v as_o adam_n verse_n 34._o do_v i_o fear_v a_o great_a multitude_n or_o do_v the_o contempt_n of_o family_n terrify_v i_o that_o i_o keep_v silence_n and_o go_v not_o out_o of_o the_o door_n some_o read_v this_o verse_n thus_o though_o i_o can_v have_v affright_v or_o violent_o oppress_v a_o great_a multitude_n yet_o the_o contemptible_a of_o the_o family_n shall_v have_v deter_v i_o so_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v be_v silent_a and_o not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o door_n and_o they_o take_v up_o the_o meaning_n thus_o either_o as_o point_v out_o his_o great_a tenderness_n that_o he_o can_v have_v deter_v the_o great_a and_o crush_v they_o if_o they_o have_v put_v any_o affront_n upon_o he_o yet_o if_o the_o mean_a and_o most_o contemptible_a in_o a_o family_n have_v admonish_v he_o of_o any_o fail_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o put_v he_o in_o a_o fright_n so_o that_o he_o go_v not_o abroad_o for_o shame_n and_o fear_n or_o see_v it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o job_n be_v thus_o check_v in_o his_o prosperity_n for_o any_o miscarriage_n who_o be_v applaud_v to_o by_o all_o as_o a_o just_a man_n and_o not_o mistake_v by_o any_o in_o his_o recreation_n chap._n 29.11_o 12_o 24._o as_o point_v out_o his_o respect_n to_o justice_n that_o though_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n can_v have_v overtopped_n the_o great_a and_o never_o so_o many_o opposer_n yet_o when_o the_o mean_a have_v right_a on_o their_o side_n he_o be_v so_o overawe_v with_o a_o fear_n of_o injustice_n that_o he_o dare_v not_o speak_v a_o word_n nor_o stir_v abroad_o to_o do_v they_o wrong_n but_o i_o shall_v follow_v our_o own_o translation_n which_o also_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o original_a and_o so_o the_o verse_n contain_v a_o account_n of_o a_o twelve_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o make_v profession_n namely_o that_o he_o have_v much_o courage_n and_o fortitude_n in_o prosecute_a and_o maintain_v of_o justice_n so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o afraid_a for_o his_o question_n import_v a_o denial_n of_o never_o so_o great_a multitude_n oppose_v he_o nor_o do_v the_o fear_n of_o contempt_n or_o other_o inconvenience_n from_o never_o so_o many_o or_o great_a family_n hinder_v he_o to_o sit_v in_o judgement_n and_o minister_v justice_n impartial_o nor_o do_v any_o terror_n cause_v he_o keep_v silence_n when_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v speak_v or_o lurk_v when_o he_o shall_v have_v go_v abroad_o whence_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o simple_o commendable_a that_o man_n do_v right_a thing_n and_o particular_o that_o magistrate_n administer_v justice_n impartial_o when_o all_o man_n commend_v they_o for_o so_o do_v but_o then_o be_v man_n integrity_n try_v in_o do_v these_o thing_n when_o they_o have_v strong_a tentation_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o here_o job_n have_v and_o yet_o be_v a_o just_a man_n 2._o it_o be_v nothing_o strange_a to_o see_v the_o multitude_n against_o a_o good_a course_n and_o family_n of_o note_n prove_v a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n for_o job_n have_v a_o great_a multitude_n and_o family_n or_o house_n of_o note_n and_o quality_n to_o cross_v he_o in_o do_v good_a he_o call_v they_o family_n because_o it_o be_v probable_a their_o hatred_n go_v by_o clan_n and_o kindred_n so_o that_o when_o any_o one_o of_o they_o be_v engage_v all_o the_o whole_a family_n and_o tribe_n of_o his_o relation_n concern_v themselves_o in_o the_o quarrel_n and_o it_o seem_v those_o be_v his_o enemy_n because_o it_o be_v against_o they_o he_o defend_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o poor_a 3._o be_v man_n never_o so_o great_a they_o may_v expect_v not_o to_o want_v tentation_n and_o hazard_n in_o serve_v of_o god_n and_o do_v duty_n for_o job_n who_o be_v so_o eminent_a and_o great_a have_v they_o 4._o fear_v of_o the_o multitude_n or_o of_o great_a man_n and_o fear_v of_o opposition_n from_o they_o be_v a_o great_a tentation_n to_o hinder_v man_n from_o proceed_v in_o a_o good_a way_n for_o job_n look_v upon_o a_o great_a multitude_n and_o these_o family_n as_o thing_n that_o be_v apt_a to_o make_v he_o fear_v or_o violent_o to_o oppress_v and_o confound_v all_o his_o resolution_n and_o to_o terrify_v he_o if_o he_o shall_v proceed_v to_o do_v justice_n they_o be_v under_o a_o trial_n indeed_o who_o be_v force_v to_o be_v singular_a and_o alone_a in_o do_v well_o have_v a_o enrage_a multitude_n against_o they_o and_o great_a person_n a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n 5._o even_o disrespect_n and_o contempt_n be_v a_o trial_n to_o man_n and_o will_v sufficient_o terrify_v they_o from_o a_o good_a course_n if_o they_o be_v not_o uphold_v by_o grace_n for_o though_o these_o man_n can_v not_o well_o reach_v job_n to_o do_v he_o any_o other_o harm_n yet_o he_o intimate_v that_o the_o contempt_n of_o these_o family_n be_v a_o tentation_n to_o hinder_v he_o from_o good_a if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v otherwise_o support_v thus_o ill_a report_n be_v a_o trial_n that_o need_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o bear_v it_o well_o and_o to_o make_v man_n to_o steer_v a_o steady_a course_n under_o it_o 2_o cor._n 6.8_o 6._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o man_n particular_o of_o magistrate_n and_o a_o proof_n of_o their_o sincerity_n to_o do_v what_o be_v right_a though_o never_o so_o many_o and_o never_o so_o great_a person_n be_v against_o they_o as_o here_o job_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n do_v not_o fear_v a_o great_a multitude_n nor_o do_v these_o family_n terrify_v he_o 7._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o prove_v man_n honesty_n that_o they_o do_v no_o evil_a to_o other_o unless_o also_o they_o do_v all_o the_o good_a that_o be_v in_o their_o power_n and_o have_v courage_n to_o bear_v testimony_n in_o a_o trial_n and_o appear_v for_o what_o be_v right_a in_o their_o station_n for_o job_n do_v not_o only_o not_o oppress_v nor_o pronounce_v any_o unjust_a sentence_n notwithstanding_o these_o tentation_n but_o he_o will_v not_o keep_v silence_n and_o not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o door_n he_o will_v not_o silent_o lyeâ—y_v and_o lurk_v and_o let_v man_n do_v what_o they_o will_v to_o the_o poor_a but_o he_o will_v appear_v to_o see_v they_o get_v right_a as_o become_v a_o courageous_a and_o faithful_a magistrate_n albeit_o man_n do_v but_o seldom_o mourn_v for_o their_o omâ—ssions_n so_o they_o keep_v themselves_o from_o gross_a commissiâ—ns_n yet_o their_o conscience_n in_o a_o strait_a will_v put_v they_o to_o try_v not_o only_o what_o evil_a they_o have_v do_v but_o what_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v their_o duty_n in_o their_o statâ—on_n they_o have_v omit_v as_o job_n be_v here_o put_v to_o it_o verse_n 35_o o_o that_o one_o will_v hear_v
good_a cause_n right_o and_o without_o passion_n and_o excess_n for_o job_n be_v too_o violent_a here_o and_o albeit_o he_o be_v righteous_a as_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o controversy_n yet_o it_o become_v he_o to_o have_v be_v more_o submissive_a before_o such_o a_o judge_n before_o who_o he_o can_v not_o have_v give_v such_o a_o account_n of_o the_o number_n of_o his_o step_n if_o he_o have_v enter_v in_o judgement_n with_o he_o ps_n 143.2_o when_o man_n be_v manage_v the_o best_a cause_n in_o dispute_n they_o have_v need_v to_o take_v heed_n lest_o they_o miscarry_v and_o fall_v into_o some_o excess_n verse_n 38._o if_o my_o land_n cry_v against_o i_o or_o that_o the_o furrow_n likewise_o thereof_o complain_v 39_o if_o i_o have_v eat_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o without_o money_n or_o have_v cause_v the_o owner_n thereof_o to_o lose_v their_o life_n 40._o let_v thistle_n grow_v instead_o of_o wheat_n and_o cockle_n instead_o of_o barley_n the_o word_n of_o job_n be_v end_v in_o these_o verse_n job_n close_v all_o this_o discourse_n and_o apology_n with_o the_o profession_n of_o a_o thirteen_o virtue_n which_o be_v his_o equity_n towards_o all_o those_o with_o who_o he_o have_v to_o do_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o land_n whether_o former_a possessor_n tenant_n or_o labourer_n for_o himself_o for_o to_o all_o these_o it_o may_v be_v extend_v in_o general_n he_o profess_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o oppressor_n who_o very_a land_n may_v cry_v out_o for_o vengeance_n upon_o he_o when_o man_n dare_v not_o v._o 38._o in_o particular_a he_o profess_v that_o he_o do_v not_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o land_n without_o money_n either_o to_o the_o former_a owner_n from_o who_o he_o have_v it_o or_o present_a labourer_n who_o manure_v it_o for_o he_o nor_o do_v he_o make_v the_o owner_n thereof_o to_o lose_v their_o life_n that_o be_v he_o do_v kill_v none_o as_o ahab_n do_v that_o he_o may_v possess_v their_o land_n nor_o do_v he_o rack_v his_o rent_n to_o the_o undo_n of_o the_o tenant_n nor_o do_v he_o oppress_v and_o wear_v out_o the_o spirit_n of_o poor_a labourer_n by_o withhold_v their_o wage_n or_o as_o some_o though_o without_o clear_a ground_n understand_v it_o of_o poor_a widow_n and_o stranger_n who_o be_v owner_n in_o so_o far_o as_o somewhat_o of_o his_o increase_n be_v due_a to_o they_o in_o charity_n who_o he_o do_v not_o kill_v by_o defraud_v of_o they_o v._o 39_o all_o this_o he_o confirm_v by_o a_o imprecation_n or_o consent_v to_o it_o as_o equitable_a that_o in_o that_o case_n his_o land_n shall_v bear_v no_o fruit_n but_o what_o be_v evil_a and_o noisome_a such_o as_o thistle_n and_o cockle_n or_o noisome_a weed_n v._o 40._o unto_o all_o which_o a_o conclusion_n be_v add_v by_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o history_n that_o job_n word_n here_o end_v both_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o whole_a dispute_n and_o particular_o this_o his_o large_a apology_n so_o that_o he_o speak_v nothing_o after_o this_o but_o only_o have_v some_o few_o word_n to_o god_n towards_o the_o close_a of_o the_o book_n v._o 40._o from_o these_o verse_n learn_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o man_n be_v just_a in_o their_o public_a act_n in_o judicatories_n unless_o they_o be_v just_a also_o to_o these_o who_o be_v under_o they_o in_o their_o more_o private_a relation_n for_o as_o job_n be_v courageous_a in_o the_o public_a administration_n of_o justice_n v._o 34._o so_o here_o he_o make_v conscience_n also_o of_o justice_n in_o his_o deal_n with_o his_o inferior_n 2._o albeit_o oppress_a man_n dare_v not_o mutter_v against_o oppressor_n because_o they_o be_v mighty_a yet_o their_o oppression_n will_v cry_v to_o god_n and_o the_o very_a creature_n will_v get_v a_o mouth_n to_o witness_v and_o complain_v to_o god_n against_o they_o for_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o oppressor_n he_o intimate_v that_o the_o very_a land_n will_v cry_v and_o the_o furrow_n thereof_o complain_v or_o weep_v see_v exod._n 3.7_o hab._n 2.10_o 11._o 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job_n himself_o and_o 1._o he_o turn_v himself_o to_o job_n and_o call_v for_o his_o attention_n v._o 16._o 2._o he_o propound_v the_o argument_n take_v from_o god_n dominion_n and_o justice_n v._o 17._o 3._o he_o amplifi_v and_o instance_v it_o in_o several_a particular_n wherein_o the_o exercise_n of_o dominion_n and_o justice_n be_v conspicuous_a namely_o his_o deal_n with_o king_n and_o ruler_n v._o 18.19_o with_o people_n and_o nation_n together_o with_o their_o ruler_n v._o 20_o 23._o and_o with_o mighty_a man_n v._o 24_o 28._o 4._o he_o recapitulate_v the_o argument_n point_v out_o the_o efficacy_n of_o god_n administration_n v._o 29._o and_o his_o end_n in_o some_o of_o those_o act_n of_o his_o dominion_n and_o justice_n former_o mention_v v._o 30._o in_o this_o verse_n elihu_n turn_v himself_o from_o the_o auditory_a and_o express_o and_o particular_o address_v his_o speech_n to_o job_n crave_v that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o a_o hear_n and_o that_o he_o will_v apply_v this_o doctrine_n to_o his_o case_n whereby_o he_o shall_v give_v a_o proof_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n doct._n 1._o general_n doctrine_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o do_v soul_n good_a without_o application_n therefore_o do_v elihu_n tell_v over_o again_o to_o job_n what_o he_o have_v already_o speak_v to_o the_o auditory_a 2._o man_n case_n may_v be_v very_o plain_o speak_v unto_o who_o yet_o need_v to_o be_v rouse_v up_o to_o make_v application_n for_o though_o he_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o this_o very_a business_n before_o yet_o he_o must_v direct_v his_o speech_n to_o job_n end_n call_v upon_o he_o to_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o word_n and_o apply_v 3._o in_o order_n to_o application_n man_n shall_v be_v attentive_a hearer_n to_o which_o they_o need_v frequent_o to_o be_v excite_v therefore_o again_o after_o all_o the_o former_a excitation_n he_o call_v he_o to_o hear_v and_o hearken_v that_o so_o he_o may_v apply_v and_o be_v convince_v 4._o as_o man_n do_v 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government_n that_o he_o bind_v up_o and_o heal_v those_o who_o he_o have_v smite_v upon_o their_o repentance_n as_o it_o be_v chap._n 5.18_o which_o speak_v that_o he_o can_v be_v unjust_a or_o hate_v right_a see_v he_o be_v content_a upon_o repentance_n to_o heal_v those_o who_o he_o have_v smite_v but_o the_o word_n be_v take_v more_o general_o for_o govern_v and_o a_o ruler_n be_v call_v a_o healer_n or_o binder_n up_o for_o it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n that_o be_v here_o be_v 3.7_o because_o government_n in_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o shall_v tend_v to_o prevent_v or_o to_o heal_v and_o bind_v up_o breach_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o or_o among_o a_o people_n and_o thus_o the_o argument_n run_v well_o that_o god_n be_v the_o
the_o trial_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o other_o grace_n but_o only_o that_o his_o folly_n and_o miscarriage_n under_o the_o rod_n for_o which_o also_o god_n humble_v he_o though_o he_o employ_v elihu_n first_o to_o handle_v he_o more_o sharp_o do_v draw_v on_o fatherly_a displeasure_n from_o v._o 16._o learn_v 1._o general_a truth_n will_v not_o avail_v nor_o prove_v useful_a particular_o to_o person_n in_o affliction_n till_o they_o be_v apply_v therefore_o do_v he_o subjoin_v this_o particular_a application_n to_o the_o former_a general_a doctrine_n 2._o there_o be_v no_o general_a promise_n record_v in_o god_n word_n but_o it_o will_v be_v forthcoming_a to_o every_o one_o of_o his_o people_n as_o they_o have_v need_n therefore_o that_o promise_n v._o 11._o be_v apply_v to_o job_n as_o that_o he_o have_v right_o unto_o if_o he_o have_v be_v in_o a_o right_a frame_n yea_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o joshua_n a_o great_a and_o eminent_a man_n josh_n 1.5_o be_v repeat_v heb._n 13.5_o as_o belong_v to_o every_o particular_a distress_a hebrew_n in_o the_o general_a scope_n of_o it_o abstract_v from_o what_o be_v personal_a and_o relative_a to_o his_o special_a employment_n in_o it_o 3._o the_o child_n of_o god_n for_o their_o exercise_n or_o because_o of_o their_o folly_n may_v be_v bring_v under_o great_a distress_n as_o here_o be_v suppose_v in_o the_o contrary_a promise_n for_o the_o promise_n to_o remove_v they_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o straitness_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a import_v that_o they_o may_v be_v under_o pressure_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o devour_v and_o swallow_v they_o up_o like_o a_o beast_n of_o prey_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o fat_a table_n import_v that_o they_o may_v be_v exercise_v with_o penury_n and_o want_n and_o the_o conjunction_n of_o those_o two_o promise_n import_v that_o their_o penury_n and_o other_o sad_a pressure_n may_v go_v together_o 4._o it_o may_v encourage_v man_n to_o stoop_v to_o god_n and_o to_o 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principle_n and_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a so_o it_o be_v their_o great_a fault_n so_o to_o do_v for_o here_o he_o charge_v he_o with_o fulfil_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wicked_a of_o many_o prank_n of_o the_o godly_a in_o trouble_n it_o may_v be_v say_v what_o will_v they_o leave_v to_o the_o wicked_a to_o do_v when_o they_o do_v so_o 4._o the_o long_a these_o course_n be_v persist_v in_o it_o be_v the_o great_a sin_n for_o it_o aggravate_v his_o fault_n that_o he_o fulfil_v this_o judgement_n of_o the_o wicked_a or_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o way_n by_o the_o length_n that_o he_o proceed_v in_o it_o 5._o sin_n will_v appear_v more_o formidable_a if_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o inseparable_o attend_v with_o judgement_n as_o here_o the_o wicked_n way_n be_v call_v their_o judgement_n not_o only_o because_o it_o be_v their_o judgement_n and_o determine_a sentence_n and_o fix_a principle_n to_o follow_v it_o but_o because_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o sentence_n of_o judgement_n from_o god_n 6._o whatever_o other_o do_v find_v of_o judgement_n attend_v sin_n the_o godly_a may_v lay_v their_o account_n not_o to_o escape_v for_o this_o sinful_a course_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v judgement_n or_o sentence_v by_o god_n because_o judgement_n and_o justice_n take_v hold_v on_o thou_o 7._o as_o godly_a man_n may_v come_v under_o fatherly_a displeasure_n and_o this_o will_v be_v sad_a to_o they_o when_o they_o discern_v it_o so_o it_o be_v yet_o sad_a that_o their_o own_o folly_n shall_v change_v the_o nature_n of_o their_o cleanly_a trial_n and_o mix_v anger_n with_o they_o as_o here_o he_o let_v job_n see_v that_o his_o cleanly_a trial_n be_v turn_v into_o judgement_n and_o justice_n though_o with_o moderation_n as_o chap._n 35.15_o 8._o whatever_o saint_n may_v dream_v of_o yet_o god_n fatherly_a chastisement_n will_v not_o only_o reach_v they_o when_o they_o miscarry_v but_o will_v hold_v they_o fast_o till_o they_o quit_v their_o folly_n for_o they_o 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the_o first_o whereof_o in_o these_o word_n be_v that_o be_v now_o under_o wrath_n he_o shall_v be_v afraid_a to_o provoke_v god_n by_o his_o miscarriage_n when_o he_o be_v under_o his_o hand_n to_o cut_v he_o off_o without_o remedy_n for_o than_o no_o ransom_n or_o wealth_n or_o power_n can_v rescue_v he_o whence_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v no_o proof_n of_o true_a friendship_n only_o to_o reprove_v man_n for_o their_o fault_n without_o give_v they_o counsel_n how_o to_o rectify_v what_o be_v amiss_o for_o here_o elihu_n subjoin_v advice_n to_o his_o former_a reprehension_n hereby_o witness_v that_o he_o be_v a_o friend_n indeed_o who_o be_v not_o seek_v nor_o take_v advantage_n of_o he_o in_o reprehend_v his_o fault_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o special_a part_n of_o our_o duty_n especial_o under_o trouble_n to_o examine_v and_o try_v our_o condition_n how_o it_o stand_v and_o it_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o real_a friendship_n to_o help_v we_o in_o this_o trial_n as_o here_o elihu_n point_v out_o unto_o job_n how_o it_o be_v with_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o there_o be_v wrath_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o great_a and_o concern_v question_n of_o saint_n to_o try_v how_o god_n be_v please_v with_o they_o and_o to_o try_v what_o wrath_n or_o displeasure_n may_v be_v in_o their_o cuâ—_n when_o they_o be_v afflict_v therefore_o do_v he_o give_v job_n a_o account_n of_o that_o especial_o 4._o as_o saint_n may_v be_v under_o wrath_n or_o fatherly_a displeasure_n as_o he_o tell_v job_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n and_o here_o again_o repeat_v it_o so_o when_o they_o be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n they_o ought_v especial_o to_o take_v heed_n to_o their_o walk_n that_o they_o do_v not_o rage_n and_o free_v against_o god_n for_o because_o there_o be_v
point_v out_o the_o cause_n effect_n and_o sign_n thereof_o which_o may_v teach_v we_o in_o general_a that_o many_o thing_n may_v concur_v in_o one_o work_n of_o god_n to_o demonstrate_v his_o glory_n shine_v in_o it_o in_o the_o verse_n consider_v first_o the_o cause_n and_o antecedent_n of_o this_o rain_n v._o 29_o 30._o which_o be_v 1._o the_o cloud_n a_o proper_a material_a cause_n of_o rain_n 2_o the_o noise_n of_o his_o tabernacle_n or_o of_o the_o cloud_n which_o be_v call_v his_o tabernacle_n ps_n 18.11_o and_o his_o chariot_n ps_n 104.3_o whereby_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v either_o the_o high_a wind_n which_o sometime_o go_v before_o rain_n or_o rather_o because_o of_o that_o which_o follow_v of_o lightning_n v._o 30._o the_o thunder_n which_o be_v a_o antecedent_n go_v before_o rain_n at_o sometime_o and_o a_o cause_n thereof_o in_o so_o far_o as_o by_o burst_v through_o the_o watery_a cloud_n it_o break_v it_o and_o cause_v it_o dissolve_v in_o rain_n 3._o light_n or_o 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of_o his_o greatness_n which_o none_o can_v understand_v full_o and_o as_o it_o point_v he_o out_o so_o that_o even_o a_o dark_a cloudy_a day_n may_v be_v a_o speak_a preach_a to_o those_o who_o have_v discern_v and_o a_o spiritual_a mind_n 2._o thunder_z and_o lightning_n come_v before_o rain_n be_v another_o document_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o god_n which_o none_o can_v full_o comprehend_v for_o this_o be_v another_o proof_n of_o his_o assertion_n can_v any_o understand_v the_o noise_n of_o his_o tabernacle_n behold_v he_o spread_v his_o light_n upon_o it_o or_o upon_o his_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n the_o noise_n of_o thunder_n before_o rain_n do_v not_o only_a point_n out_o the_o glorious_a majesty_n of_o god_n who_o voice_n it_o be_v as_o be_v at_o length_n prosecute_v ps_n 29._o but_o do_v further_a show_n that_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v terrible_a be_v not_o hurtful_a to_o all_o who_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v affright_v therewith_o as_o thunder_n do_v but_o rare_o destroy_v 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the_o sky_n and_o sea_n and_o can_v make_v it_o cover_v the_o very_a bottom_n or_o root_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o penetrate_v thither_o and_o how_o much_o of_o god_n glory_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o world_n which_o man_n can_v overtake_v to_o comprehend_v see_v he_o not_o only_o fill_v the_o earth_n and_o sky_n with_o his_o glory_n but_o do_v manifest_v it_o in_o the_o sea_n where_o man_n do_v not_o so_o frequent_o converse_v to_o see_v his_o wonder_n in_o the_o deep_a ps_n 107.24_o and_o that_o to_o the_o bottom_n thereof_o where_o man_n can_v dive_v to_o see_v it_o 3._o then_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n right_o study_v and_o god_n right_o see_v in_o they_o when_o man_n do_v not_o drown_v themselves_o in_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o study_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n but_o do_v see_v god_n in_o they_o who_o work_n they_o be_v as_o here_o it_o be_v call_v his_o light_n and_o when_o they_o look_v upon_o god_n reveal_v of_o himself_o by_o they_o as_o but_o a_o obscure_n of_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v reveal_v himself_o to_o their_o capacity_n as_o the_o cloud_n be_v call_v his_o tabernacle_n where_o in_o manifest_v himself_o to_o man_n he_o involve_v and_o hide_v himself_o that_o he_o can_v be_v see_v as_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o thus_o also_o the_o very_a brightness_n as_o well_o as_o the_o dark_a cloud_n be_v but_o the_o hide_v of_o his_o power_n hab._n 3.4_o second_o the_o effect_n of_o rain_n which_o come_v out_o of_o these_o cloud_n after_o the_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n or_o the_o end_v for_o which_o it_o come_v upon_o the_o earth_n v._o 31._o namely_o to_o plague_v some_o and_o give_v plenty_n to_o other_o it_o be_v say_v he_o do_v these_o thing_n by_o they_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n that_o be_v not_o only_o by_o rain_n but_o by_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n which_o may_v have_v influence_n upon_o the_o earth_n either_o for_o hurt_n as_o when_o they_o destroy_v and_o blast_v the_o creature_n or_o for_o good_a as_o when_o they_o scour_v and_o 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