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of_o such_o a_o even_a behaviour_n be_v he_o towards_o all_o man_n that_o if_o ever_o he_o have_v step_v aside_o out_o of_o the_o way_n or_o have_v ever_o see_v that_o which_o be_v another_o so_o as_o to_o desire_v it_o or_o have_v take_v any_o thing_n from_o any_o body_n he_o do_v wish_v that_o what_o he_o sow_v may_v become_v other_o man_n and_o that_o his_o family_n may_v come_v to_o ruin_v and_o these_o thing_n he_o wish_v or_o rather_o he_o propound_v this_o condition_n to_o they_o that_o will_v tax_v he_o of_o any_o injustice_n not_o in_o his_o youth_n or_o middle_a age_n or_o in_o his_o prosperity_n but_o now_o that_o he_o be_v age_a and_o in_o his_o adversity_n wherein_o man_n that_o be_v spiteful_a devise_v many_o thing_n because_o now_o they_o need_v fear_v no_o power_n nor_o do_v he_o mean_v this_o touch_v his_o by_o past_a life_n and_o alter_v his_o purpose_n for_o the_o remainder_n but_o even_o as_o he_o lie_v in_o misery_n he_o profess_v with_o a_o settle_a resolution_n that_o he_o will_v never_o forgo_v his_o innocency_n of_o life_n that_o a_o lie_n shall_v never_o enter_v into_o his_o thought_n nor_o a_o wicked_a word-proceed_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n while_o breath_n be_v in_o he_o and_o thus_o do_v he_o carry_v himself_o towards_o his_o neighbour_n now_o must_v we_o relate_v how_o he_o behave_v himself_o towards_o god_n sect._n 7._o amid_o so_o much_o and_o so_o great_a prosperity_n which_o be_v often_o wont_a to_o turn_v rich_a and_o potent_a person_n from_o god_n fear_n worship_n and_o service_n he_o never_o worship_v the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n as_o they_o use_v to_o do_v with_o who_o and_o among_o who_o he_o live_v but_o the_o only_a and_o true_a god_n with_o so_o great_a devotion_n that_o when_o he_o marry_v a_o arabian_a wife_n by_o who_o he_o have_v seven_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n and_o his_o son_n have_v invite_v their_o sister_n do_v feast_v one_o another_o every_o one_o his_o day_n he_o fear_v lest_o they_o may_v have_v sin_v against_o god_n in_o any_o thing_n or_o curse_v he_o in_o their_o heart_n be_v wont_a when_o the_o day_n be_v go_v about_o to_o send_v for_o they_o and_o sanctify_v they_o and_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o offer_v burn_v offering_n according_a to_o their_o number_n sect._n 8_o it_o may_v now_o in_o order_n seem_v requisite_a that_o we_o speak_v concern_v the_o misery_n into_o which_o god_n suffer_v he_o to_o fall_v not_o for_o his_o wickedness_n but_o to_o prove_v his_o patience_n and_o to_o manifest_v it_o to_o other_o and_o set_v it_o abroad_o to_o be_v imitate_v so_o great_a misery_n as_o scarce_o any_o man_n be_v able_a to_o imagine_v they_o satan_n indeed_o bare_a such_o hatred_n towards_o he_o and_o be_v so_o blind_a with_o a_o desire_n to_o do_v he_o harm_n that_o he_o will_v not_o believe_v god_n when_o he_o bare_a testimony_n to_o innocency_n virtue_n and_o religion_n but_o have_v extenuate_v these_o his_o so_o great_a virtue_n as_o though_o they_o be_v not_o true_a but_o practise_v mere_o for_o the_o time_n sake_n that_o be_v because_o of_o prosperity_n he_o say_v that_o god_n himself_o shall_v at_o last_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v so_o if_o the_o wealth_n wherein_o job_n abound_v may_v be_v violent_o take_v from_o he_o and_o he_o of_o a_o happy_a man_n become_v miserable_a god_n who_o have_v know_v and_o try_v the_o manliness_n and_o valour_n of_o his_o champion_n give_v satan_n power_n to_o take_v away_o his_o good_n by_o force_n and_o kill_v his_o child_n he_o have_v this_o leave_n give_v he_o instant_o stir_v up_o the_o sabaean_n that_o when_o the_o elder_a of_o job_n child_n entertain_v the_o rest_n at_o a_o dinner_n have_v make_v a_o inroad_n they_o take_v away_o the_o ox_n plough_v and_o all_o the_o she_o ass_n in_o the_o field_n and_o slay_v all_o the_o herdsman_n except_o one_o who_o come_v to_o bring_v he_o news_n of_o that_o calamity_n who_o when_o he_o be_v hear_v another_o come_v sudden_o in_o who_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o sheep_n be_v burn_v up_o with_o lightning_n and_o the_o servant_n consume_v with_o the_o fire_n who_o whilst_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v in_o another_o who_o bring_v news_n that_o the_o camel_n be_v all_o take_v away_o by_o the_o chaldean_n and_o the_o servant_n all_o slay_v but_o himself_o and_o he_o have_v not_o make_v a_o end_n of_o speak_v when_o a_o four_o bring_v he_o heavy_a news_n than_o the_o former_a touch_v the_o death_n of_o all_o his_o child_n who_o when_o they_o be_v eat_v and_o drink_v in_o their_o elder_a brother_n house_n be_v slay_v with_o the_o fall_n of_o it_o what_o do_v we_o think_v that_o job_n do_v or_o say_v among_o so_o many_o and_o so_o great_a and_o so_o crowd_v calamity_n or_o with_o what_o mind_n he_o endure_v they_o he_o undergo_v they_o with_o a_o constant_a spirit_n prostrate_v himself_o upon_o the_o ground_n with_o his_o garment_n rend_v and_o his_o head_n shave_v he_o worship_v god_n and_o with_o great_a constancy_n say_v naked_a come_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n and_o naked_a shall_v i_o return_v thither_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o bless_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o gallant_a example_n and_o remarkable_a to_o posterity_n of_o a_o manly_a and_o patient_a spirit_n but_o that_o which_o follow_v be_v far_o more_o excellent_a and_o glorious_a sect._n 9_o satan_n who_o have_v do_v all_o these_o mischief_n to_o job_n be_v not_o content_a for_o he_o think_v that_o he_o may_v be_v drive_v from_o his_o stability_n of_o spirit_n by_o some_o misery_n and_o so_o may_v possible_o be_v overcome_v but_o procure_v far_o more_o grievous_a for_o when_o god_n have_v ask_v he_o after_o his_o brag_n that_o he_o have_v go_v about_o the_o world_n whether_o he_o have_v consider_v his_o servant_n job_n a_o honest_a and_o religious_a man_n and_o one_o that_o retain_v his_o innocency_n who_o notwithstanding_o at_o his_o motion_n he_o have_v make_v very_o miserable_a without_o cause_n he_o answer_v according_a to_o his_o malice_n which_o can_v be_v satisfy_v but_o in_o destruction_n that_o a_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o part_v with_o another_o man_n skin_n for_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o mean_n to_o preserve_v his_o life_n which_o see_v job_n have_v do_v in_o his_o good_n and_o child_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v as_o any_o great_a commendation_n for_o he_o or_o wonder_v if_o he_o have_v not_o deny_v god_n and_o curse_a he_o but_o if_o he_o will_v but_o touch_v his_o body_n with_o a_o disease_n then_o at_o last_o he_o shall_v hear_v he_o curse_v he_o to_o his_o face_n god_n who_o know_v that_o his_o champion_n will_v not_o be_v overcome_v by_o bodily_a harm_n but_o that_o he_o will_v foil_v his_o adversary_n yield_v his_o body_n to_o the_o devil_n will_v forbid_v he_o to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n either_o against_o his_o mind_n which_o be_v at_o his_o own_o liberty_n or_o against_o his_o life_n he_o have_v receive_v this_o power_n present_o infect_v and_o vex_v job_n whole_a body_n with_o such_o boil_v that_o no_o part_n of_o he_o remain_v sound_v it_o be_v worth_a our_o labour_n to_o consider_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o he_o do_v or_o say_v in_o the_o calamity_n sect._n 10_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o feel_v the_o evil_a like_o a_o man_n repulse_v from_o his_o city_n and_o home_n he_o sit_v he_o down_o upon_o a_o dunghill_n and_o scrape_v off_o the_o filthy_a matter_n with_o a_o potsherd_v now_o his_o wife_n which_o alone_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v leave_v he_o of_o so_o great_a a_o family_n to_o comfort_v he_o when_o she_o perceive_v he_o suffer_v this_o extreme_a calamity_n with_o such_o steadfastness_n of_o mind_n not_o impute_v this_o to_o his_o valour_n but_o a_o stupidity_n and_o senseless_a dulness_n she_o chide_v he_o because_o he_o yet_o retain_v his_o integrity_n and_o advise_v he_o to_o curse_n god_n and_o die_v or_o as_o other_o interpret_v to_o desire_v humble_o of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v die_v and_o not_o linger_v any_o long_a he_o who_o have_v lit_v himself_o to_o endure_v adversity_n with_o a_o manly_a courage_n do_v mild_o she_o have_v speak_v like_o one_o of_o the_o foolish_a woman_n for_o they_o have_v receive_v good_a thing_n from_o god_n why_o shall_v they_o not_o endure_v evil_a which_o word_n if_o we_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o in_o the_o like_a case_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o nice_a and_o effeminate_a nor_o shall_v we_o so_o cry_v out_o against_o god_n providence_n and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o that_o say_n of_o his_o wife_n do_v increase_v his_o sorrow_n for_o when_o we_o be_v in_o grief_n and_o misery_n if_o they_o who_o
look_v well_o upon_o he_o he_o know_v then_o fall_v down_o upon_o his_o foot_n he_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o elias_n nâ—w_o when_o elias_n have_v say_v that_o he_o be_v and_o charge_v he_o to_o go_v and_o tell_v his_o master_n that_o he_o be_v there_o he_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o great_a sin_n he_o have_v commit_v for_o which_o he_o mean_v to_o deliver_v his_o servant_n to_o be_v certain_o put_v to_o death_n by_o ahab_n see_v there_o be_v no_o country_n or_o nation_n nor_o kingdom_n whither_o he_o have_v not_o send_v some_o to_o seek_v he_o and_o when_o all_o have_v make_v answer_n that_o he_o be_v not_o there_o he_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o they_o all_o nevertheless_o he_o send_v he_o to_o tell_v ahab_n that_o he_o be_v there_o who_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n will_v convey_v away_o where_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v and_o so_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n be_v it_o not_o tell_v of_o eliah_n how_o that_o when_o jezabel_n will_v have_v slay_v the_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o hide_v a_o hundred_o of_o they_o by_o fifty_n in_o a_o cave_n and_o feed_v they_o with_o bread_n and_o water_n yet_o when_o elias_n for_o all_o that_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v tell_v the_o king_n he_o be_v there_o he_o obey_v but_o ahab_n go_v with_o not_o good_a mind_n to_o meet_v elias_n when_o he_o understand_v by_o abdias_n that_o he_o be_v there_o for_o at_o the_o first_o meeting_n he_o ask_v he_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o that_o elias_n that_o trouble_v the_o state_n which_o when_o he_o do_v not_o only_o deny_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_n maintain_v that_o ahab_n be_v he_o who_o neglect_v god_n command_n do_v worship_n baalim_fw-la with_o his_o whole_a family_n as_o his_o ancestor_n have_v do_v he_o bid_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v call_v together_o all_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o god_n baal_n to_o mount_n carmel_n where_o when_o they_o be_v meet_v all_o those_o thing_n fall_v out_o which_o be_v well_o know_v and_o set_v forth_o by_o we_o at_o large_a in_o the_o life_n of_o elias_n therefore_o that_o we_o may_v return_v to_o the_o point_n hierom_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o hebrew_n think_v this_o man_n both_o to_o be_v that_o same_o abdias_n and_o the_o captain_n of_o fifty_o also_o of_o who_o we_o speak_v and_o we_o may_v also_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n for_o the_o say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o prophecy_n of_o this_o abdias_n that_o because_o he_o have_v feed_v a_o hundred_o prophet_n obadiah_n both_o receive_v the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n and_o of_o a_o leader_n of_o a_o army_n be_v make_v a_o guide_n of_o the_o church_n this_o prophet_n if_o we_o follow_v the_o letter_n foretell_v the_o overthrow_n of_o idumaea_n and_o the_o restitution_n of_o indaea_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o meaning_n the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o build_n of_o christ_n church_n by_o the_o apostle_n he_o be_v short_a indeed_o for_o number_n of_o word_n but_o long_o for_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o sentence_n he_o die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o his_o own_o land_n although_o st_n hierome_n write_v that_o his_o sepulchre_n together_o with_o the_o monument_n of_o elissaeus_n the_o prophet_n and_o john_n the_o baptist_n be_v have_v in_o honour_n and_o reverence_n in_o the_o city_n schasto_n which_o be_v sometime_o call_v samaria_n the_o life_n of_o the_o prophet_n hosea_n or_o osee_n chap._n xvi_o saint_n hierome_n think_v that_o osee_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o prophet_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o beeri_n and_o discharge_v his_o office_n of_o prophecy_n when_o hieroboam_n the_o son_n of_o joas_n be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o vzzia_n joatham_n ahaz_n and_o hezekiah_n be_v king_n of_o judah_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v that_o he_o live_v long_o for_o whereas_o hieroboam_n reign_v two_o and_o twenty_o year_n ozias_n fifty_o and_o two_o joatham_n sixteen_o ahaz_n sixteen_o and_o hezekias_n twenty_o nine_o although_o i_o can_v deliver_v nothing_o for_o certain_a in_o what_o year_n of_o hieroboam_n he_o begin_v or_o in_o what_o year_n of_o hezekias_n he_o leave_v off_o to_o prophesy_v yet_o i_o thing_n this_o may_v be_v conjecture_v that_o he_o prophesy_v fourscore_o and_o four_o year_n and_o above_o unto_o which_o if_o we_o add_v the_o year_n of_o his_o age_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o prophesy_v and_o those_o year_n he_o live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o hezekias_n and_o till_o heo_fw-la die_v which_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o we_o must_v confess_v that_o he_o live_v very_o long_o this_o hosee_n at_o god_n command_n marry_v gomer_n a_o harlot_n by_o who_o he_o have_v three_o child_n to_o which_o he_o give_v name_n also_o at_o his_o command_n to_o the_o elder_a son_n he_o give_v the_o name_n of_o jezreel_n to_o his_o daughter_n lo-ruamah_a to_o the_o three_o a_o son_n lo-ammi_a hos_fw-la 1.1_o sâ—_n hierom_n who_o think_v this_o be_v real_o do_v say_v this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v 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