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counsel_n for_o the_o live_n occasion_v from_o the_o dead_a or_o a_o discourse_n on_o job_n iii_o 17_o 18._o arise_v from_o the_o death_n of_o mr._n fran._n bampfield_n and_o mr_n zach_n ralphson_n by_o hercules_n collins_n their_o fellow_n prisoner_n in_o newgate_n the_o lord_n lose_v the_o prisoner_n psal_n 146.7_o precious_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o death_n of_o his_o saint_n psal_n 116.15_o and_o have_v bring_v life_n and_o immortality_n to_o light_v through_o the_o gospel_n whereunto_o i_o be_o appoint_v a_o preacher_n and_o a_o apostle_n and_o a_o teacher_n of_o the_o gentile_n for_o the_o which_o cause_n i_o also_o sâ—ffer_v these_o thing_n nevertheless_o i_o be_o not_o ashamed_a for_o i_o know_v who_o i_o have_v believe_v 2_o tim._n 1_o 10_o 11._o london_n print_v by_o george_n larkin_n for_o the_o author_n 1684._o job_n iii_o 17_o 19_o there_o the_o wicked_a cease_v from_o trouble_v and_o there_o the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n there_o the_o prisoner_n rest_v together_o they_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o oppressor_n holy_a job_n who_o according_a to_o chronology_n live_v two_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o year_n from_o the_o creation_n be_v the_o non-such_a for_o affliction_n and_o patience_n none_o exceed_v he_o in_o the_o former_a or_o latter_a under_o the_o old_a or_o new_a testament_n except_o our_o saviour_n under_o his_o agony_n and_o anguish_n the_o product_n of_o his_o depress_v trial_n from_o god_n from_o satan_n his_o grand_a accuser_n dear_a relation_n friend_n and_o enemy_n for_o he_o be_v the_o song_n and_o byword_n of_o the_o child_n of_o fool_n and_o base_a man_n he_o interrogate_v verse_n 11_o 12._o why_o he_o do_v not_o die_v from_o the_o womb_n and_o why_o the_o knee_n do_v not_o prevent_v he_o and_o the_o breast_n which_o he_o do_v suck_v which_o impli_v his_o desire_n it_o have_v be_v so_o for_o than_o i_o shall_v have_v lie_v still_o and_o be_v quiet_a with_o king_n and_o counsellor_n of_o the_o earth_n 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shall_v aim_v at_o in_o all_o our_o undertake_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o sin_n be_v a_o misdo_n and_o err_v from_o the_o rule_n there_o be_v another_o word_n pashang_v signify_v transgression_n 4.8_o leigh_n critica_fw-la sacra_fw-la ainsworth_n on_o deut._n 4.8_o prevarication_n prov._n 18.19_o there_o take_v for_o a_o offence_n by_o transgression_n in_o isa_n 1.2_o translate_v rebellion_n much_o like_o marah_n which_o be_v general_o render_v rebellion_n provoke_v irritate_v embitter_a 1.26.43_o and_o deut_n 1.26.43_o psal_n 5.10_o neh._n 9.17_o it_o have_v proper_o the_o signification_n of_o change_v and_o bitterness_n but_o be_v apply_v to_o apostasy_n and_o disobedience_n deut._n 1.26_o and_o 43._o the_o word_n rashagnim_n wicked_a one_o signifi_v wickedness_n in_o the_o high_a it_o be_v use_v to_o set_v forth_o a_o ungodly_a man_n psal_n 1.1_o for_o one_o which_o depart_v wicked_o from_o god_n psal_n 18.21_o and_o also_o signifi_v restless_a turbulent_a and_o be_v oppose_v to_o quietness_n job_n 34.29_o such_o be_v without_o true_a peace_n themselves_o and_o seek_v to_o break_v the_o peace_n of_o other_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 57_o ult_n compare_v they_o to_o the_o restless_a trouble_a sea_n which_o can_v rest_n and_o because_o such_o man_n for_o their_o evil_a deed_n be_v often_o bring_v to_o judgement_n and_o condemn_v therefore_o be_v this_o name_n give_v unto_o condemn_a person_n psal_n 109.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o when_o he_o be_v judge_v let_v he_o be_v condemn_v or_o as_o the_o original_a be_v go_v out_o rashang_v wicked_a or_o guilty_a let_v we_o inquire_v who_o they_o be_v wicked_a man_n trouble_v 1._o themselves_o their_o conscience_n gripe_v they_o gall_v they_o and_o pinch_v they_o for_o their_o oppressive_a act_n as_o david_n do_v when_o he_o number_v the_o people_n 24.10_o 2_o sam._n 24.10_o and_o albeit_o they_o labour_v to_o muzzle_n its_o mouth_n and_o deafen_v their_o own_o ear_n and_o seek_v to_o stifle_v its_o check_n and_o stop_v its_o motion_n yet_o god_n will_v have_v a_o witness_n for_o himself_o in_o all_o man_n and_o if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o 3.20_o 1_o john_n 3.20_o god_n be_v great_a than_o our_o heart_n and_o know_v all_o thing_n we_o know_v more_o by_o ourselves_o than_o all_o the_o world_n know_v by_o we_o 18.14_o prov._n 18.14_o but_o god_n know_v more_o by_o we_o than_o we_o know_v by_o ourselves_o 4._o mat._n 27.3_o 4._o now_o if_o a_o wound_a spirit_n be_v intolerable_a what_o will_v the_o scald_a hot_a wrath_n of_o a_o sin-revenging_a god_n be_v if_o a_o persecute_v betray_v judas_z can_v stand_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n but_o run_v to_o hang_v himself_o under_o the_o horror_n of_o it_o who_o then_o can_v dwell_v with_o everlasting_a burn_n 2._o wicked_a man_n be_v troubler_n of_o nation_n there_o will_v be_v little_a work_n for_o magistrate_n be_v it_o not_o for_o they_o king_n ahab_n be_v much_o out_o when_o by_o his_o interrogation_n he_o suppose_v elijah_n the_o prophet_n to_o be_v the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n no_o say_v he_o i_o be_o not_o the_o man_n 18._o 1_o king_n 18.17_o 18._o but_o it_o be_v thou_o and_o thy_o father_n house_n 22.8_o 1_o king_n 21.20_o 21._o chap._n 22.8_o in_o that_o you_o have_v forsake_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o follow_v balaam_n because_o elijah_n denounce_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n on_o he_o and_o his_o house_n for_o his_o sin_n he_o call_v he_o his_o enemy_n and_o declare_v he_o hate_v he_o he_o will_v have_v have_v he_o prophesy_v peace_n when_o elijah_n commission_n be_v war_n he_o be_v all_o for_o tiding_n of_o peace_n 9.22_o 2_o king_n 9.22_o but_o the_o prophet_n may_v say_v to_o ahab_n as_o jehu_n to_o joram_n what_o peace_n so_o long_o as_o the_o whoredom_n of_o thy_o mother_n jezabel_n and_o her_o witchchraft_n be_v so_o many_o 3._o wicked_a man_n be_v troubler_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o of_o those_o we_o have_v two_o sort_n first_o such_o as_o be_v under_o little_a or_o no_o profession_n of_o this_o sort_n be_v sanballat_n 2._o nehemiah_n 6.1_o 2._o tobiah_n jeshem_n the_o arabian_a in_o nehemiahs_n time_n who_o perplex_v the_o saint_n while_o the_o temple_n be_v a_o building_n second_o there_o be_v other_o under_o a_o profession_n of_o reliligion_n of_o those_o be_v two_o sort_n first_o such_o as_o be_v among_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n 26._o joshua_n 7.25_o 1_o cor._n 5._o mat._n 26._o wicked_a one_o be_v a_o great_a trouble_n to_o they_o achan_n be_v so_o to_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o incestuous_a person_n also_o to_o paul_n and_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n and_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n can_v not_o be_v without_o their_o trouble_n when_o they_o know_v they_o have_v a_o traitor_n among_o they_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n great_o disturb_v the_o church_n of_o old_a by_o their_o pride_n 16._o numb_a 16._o suppose_v the_o people_n be_v all_o holy_a and_o in_o their_o undervalue_a god_n minister_n moses_n and_o aaron_n but_o god_n trouble_v they_o as_o he_o do_v achan_n for_o his_o wickedness_n one_o disorderly_a church_n member_n cause_v more_o trouble_n in_o a_o church_n then_o one_o hundred_o pious_a soul_n for_o such_o be_v a_o comfort_n and_o blessing_n where_o they_o be_v 6._o phil._n 3.5_o 6._o 2._o as_o those_o before_o mention_v be_v professor_n and_o church-disturber_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o except_z judas_z do_v it_o in_o the_o way_n of_o persecution_n but_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o strict_a professor_n in_o some_o thing_n who_o do_v and_o have_v much_o molest_v the_o church_n by_o persecution_n who_o be_v a_o great_a professor_n than_o paul_n when_o he_o be_v a_o pharisee_n and_o who_o a_o great_a persecutor_n so_o the_o devout_a and_o
we_o tremble_v and_o fall_v down_o and_o cry_v out_o sir_n what_o must_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v our_o god_n who_o we_o serve_v be_v able_a to_o do_v this_o and_o much_o more_o and_o he_o can_v as_o of_o old_a make_v his_o people_n grow_v so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o their_o affliction_n abound_v think_v people_n will_v conclude_v they_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o suffer_v patient_o under_o such_o apparent_a wrong_n again_o let_v we_o bless_v god_n though_o we_o be_v in_o the_o prison_n of_o man_n yet_o that_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o spiritual_a prison_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n into_o the_o glorious_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n 1.13_o colos_n 1.13_o there_o be_v no_o such_o prison_n as_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v bind_v and_o fetter_v by_o his_o lust_n and_o corruption_n that_o stir_v not_o a_o foot_n further_o than_o his_o corrupt_a affection_n suffer_v he_o a_o man_n in_o liberty_n in_o honour_n 9.11_o zach._n 9.11_o may_v be_v in_o worse_a bond_n than_o a_o bodily_a confinement_n let_v we_o bless_v god_n for_o bring_v we_o out_o of_o this_o pit_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o covenant_n this_o be_v the_o great_a end_n of_o christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o of_o his_o divine_a unction_n to_o preach_v good_a tiding_n unto_o the_o meek_a to_o bind_v up_o the_o brokenhearted_a 61.1_o isa_n 61.1_o to_o proclaim_v liberty_n to_o the_o captive_n 25._o chap._n 49.24_o 25._o and_o the_o open_n of_o the_o prison_n to_o they_o which_o be_v bind_v the_o prey_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o the_o mighty_a and_o the_o lawful_a captive_n deliver_v or_o as_o the_o original_a the_o captivity_n of_o the_o just_a the_o captive_n of_o the_o mighty_a shall_v be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o prey_n of_o the_o terrible_a shall_v be_v deliver_v those_o that_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n that_o roar_a lion_n that_o great_a red_a dragon_n shall_v be_v rescue_v 4.8_o eph._n 4.8_o for_o christ_n have_v lead_v captivity_n captive_a 2.15_o col._n 2.15_o satan_n and_o all_o evil_a angel_n principality_n and_o power_n the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n and_o make_v a_o show_n of_o it_o open_o in_o his_o his_o glorious_a resurrection_n and_o ascension_n so_o that_o now_o he_o have_v obtain_v the_o conquest_n over_o satan_n sin_n the_o grave_a he_o will_v say_v to_o the_o prisoner_n 49.9_o isa_n 49.9_o go_v forth_o and_o to_o they_o which_o be_v in_o darkness_n 1.7_o psal_n 1.7_o show_v yourselves_o he_o have_v break_v the_o gate_n of_o brass_n and_o cut_v the_o bar_n of_o iron_n in_o sunder_o the_o darkness_n of_o a_o material_a prison_n be_v nothing_o to_o the_o darkness_n of_o a_o spiritual_a one_o material_a chain_n to_o spiritual_a chain_n deprivation_n of_o the_o body_n liberty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o soul_n be_v shut_v up_o from_o god_n 16.11_o psal_n 16.11_o this_o be_v far_o worse_a than_o to_o be_v shut_v up_o from_o friend_n be_v deliver_v from_o spiritual_a bond_n we_o may_v have_v liberty_n in_o bond_n light_n in_o darkness_n peace_n in_o trouble_n communion_n with_o god_n by_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o good_a cordial_n to_o keep_v up_o the_o heart_n from_o faint_v in_o this_o valley_n of_o tear_n until_o we_o come_v to_o our_o mount_n of_o joy_n where_o there_o be_v no_o limit_n of_o joy_n and_o blessedness_n as_o the_o great_a comfort_n and_o estate_n of_o the_o great_a monarch_n here_o be_v there_o be_v no_o mixture_n as_o in_o this_o world_n god_n providential_a deal_n with_o his_o people_n in_o this_o world_n be_v like_o chequer-work_n there_o be_v the_o dark_a as_o well_o as_o the_o light_a side_n of_o providence_n the_o most_o refine_v and_o best_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o best_a saint_n be_v mix_v here_o if_o we_o have_v some_o peace_n we_o have_v some_o trouble_n if_o we_o have_v large_a comfort_n one_o day_n we_o may_v expect_v a_o great_a degree_n of_o trouble_n another_o lest_o we_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n we_o must_v have_v a_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n now_o and_o then_o but_o in_o heaven_n there_o be_v no_o mixture_n 12.7_o 2_o cor._n 12.7_o for_o there_o be_v all_o light_n without_o darkness_n all_o life_n without_o death_n all_o riches_n without_o poverty_n all_o content_a without_o the_o least_o dissatisfaction_n because_o we_o shall_v then_o praise_v and_o love_n god_n in_o so_o perfect_a a_o manner_n 17.15_o psal_n 17.15_o as_o god_n will_v not_o demand_v more_o perfect_a obedience_n than_o they_o will_v give_v nor_o themselves_o desire_v to_o bless_v god_n better_o than_o they_o shall_v for_o that_o be_v to_o suppose_v a_o kind_n of_o dissatisfaction_n in_o heaven_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o holy_a david_n word_n then_o shall_v i_o be_v satisfy_v when_o i_o awake_v with_o thy_o likeness_n be_v we_o sensible_a of_o god_n free_a grace_n to_o our_o soul_n here_o in_o 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