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it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o i_o some_o read_v it_o as_o a_o reason_n of_o his_o offer_n because_o i_o be_o not_o so_o with_o myself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o will_v debate_v my_o cause_n with_o god_n upon_o the_o term_n propound_v because_o i_o be_o nothing_o such_o in_o my_o own_o conscience_n as_o your_o misapprehension_n and_o aspersion_n will_v represent_v i_o which_o yet_o do_v not_o move_v i_o sâ—â—ce_o i_o have_v a_o witness_n in_o myself_o to_o the_o contrary_n but_o the_o best_a read_v according_a to_o the_o original_a be_v but_o or_o because_o not_o so_o i_o with_o myself_o and_o so_o it_o contain_v both_o a_o regret_n and_o a_o resolution_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v see_v i_o be_o not_o so_o as_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v that_o i_o may_v plead_v my_o cause_n i_o have_v not_o that_o advantage_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o god_n rod_n and_o terror_n that_o i_o may_v get_v such_o a_o heaâ—ing_n of_o my_o cause_n therefore_o i_o will_v give_v over_o to_o propound_v or_o 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proposition_n of_o it_o v._o 2._o and_o the_o prosecution_n of_o it_o v._o 3_o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o shall_v sum_v it_o up_o thus_o there_o be_v a_o complaint_n carry_v on_o in_o this_o discourse_n which_o may_v be_v sum_v up_o in_o a_o expostulation_n with_o god_n that_o he_o do_v so_o sharp_o afflict_v he_o break_v he_o with_o present_a trouble_n and_o threaten_v he_o with_o more_o trouble_n yea_o even_o to_o cut_v he_o off_o with_o trouble_n this_o sum_n of_o his_o expostulation_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o ver_fw-la 2_o 3_o 8_o 9_o 16_o 17._o and_o his_o expostulate_v about_o this_o do_v imply_v a_o request_n that_o god_n will_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o he_o this_o be_v scope_n of_o job_n discourse_n the_o whole_a of_o it_o may_v be_v take_v up_o in_o so_o many_o argument_n tend_v not_o only_a to_o justify_v his_o complaint_n before_o his_o friend_n as_o have_v be_v say_v but_o chief_o to_o enforce_v his_o complaint_n and_o press_v his_o desire_n before_o god_n for_o as_o he_o 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notwithstanding_o all_o their_o fair_a pretext_n he_o see_v vanity_n under_o a_o fair_a show_n and_o wickedness_n under_o vanity_n and_o hypocrisy_n this_o call_v on_o man_n to_o trust_v god_n verdict_n of_o they_o and_o to_o tremble_v when_o they_o consider_v what_o god_n may_v know_v of_o they_o jer._n 17.9_o 10._o 1_o john_n 3.20_o 6._o such_o as_o consider_v god_n omniscience_n holiness_n and_o justice_n will_v see_v that_o he_o can_v in_o justice_n but_o punish_v sin_n in_o his_o own_o time_n and_o way_n for_o so_o do_v zophar_n conclude_v that_o if_o he_o see_v wickedness_n he_o will_v consider_v it_o or_o so_o serious_o lay_v it_o to_o heart_n as_o to_o punish_v it_o as_o this_o consideration_n and_o see_v of_o sin_n be_v hold_v out_o as_o previous_a to_o punishment_n 2_o king_n 9.26_o psal_n 10.13_o 14._o 7._o his_o propound_v of_o this_o by_o way_n of_o question_n will_v he_o not_o consider_v it_o import_v 1._o man_n will_v glad_o shift_v all_o thought_n of_o god_n knowledge_n 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remember_v that_o there_o be_v a_o mistake_n in_o the_o application_n of_o it_o to_o job_n who_o be_v neither_o vain_a nor_o wicked_a though_o he_o have_v seed_n of_o both_o in_o he_o by_o nature_n nor_o be_v god_n consider_v or_o pursue_v either_o of_o they_o by_o those_o affliction_n therefore_o to_o clear_v the_o mistake_n and_o add_v a_o needful_a caution_n to_o this_o doctrine_n consider_v 1._o though_o man_n be_v vain_a and_o wicked_a by_o nature_n yet_o god_n do_v not_o see_v they_o to_o be_v such_o who_o be_v hide_v in_o christ_n as_o job_n be_v see_v numb_a 23.21_o isa_n 38.17_o micah_n 7.9_o 2._o though_o god_n by_o his_o rod_n say_v to_o the_o wicked_a and_o impenitent_a that_o he_o see_v he_o to_o be_v wicked_a and_o be_v require_v it_o yet_o the_o godly_a reconcile_a man_n be_v allow_v by_o the_o word_n to_o judge_v otherwise_o whatever_o his_o lot_n be_v 3._o albeit_o god_n be_v see_v vanity_n and_o some_o wickedness_n in_o his_o own_o child_n and_o by_o chastisement_n be_v require_v it_o or_o correct_v for_o it_o that_o he_o may_v reclaim_v they_o or_o vindicate_v his_o own_o honour_n 2_o sam._n 12.13_o 14._o which_o yet_o be_v not_o job_n case_n yet_o that_o will_v not_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v wicked_a as_o to_o their_o state_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n he_o intend_v to_o conclude_v against_o job_n see_v psal_n 89.30_o 31_o 32_o 33._o 4._o though_o god_n perfect_a knowledge_n of_o sin_n in_o wicked_a man_n his_o holy_a indignation_n against_o it_o and_o his_o strict_a justice_n do_v indeed_o prove_v that_o he_o will_v in_o due_a time_n require_v sin_n and_o punish_v it_o in_o all_o these_o who_o flee_v not_o to_o christ_n for_o refuge_n yet_o neither_o do_v this_o prove_v that_o the_o godly_a may_v not_o
speak_v in_o this_o matter_n partiality_n among_o man_n be_v when_o corrupt_a lawyer_n and_o judge_n have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o potent_a client_n or_o party_n before_o they_o do_v not_o ponder_v nor_o respect_v his_o cause_n but_o only_o his_o person_n who_o favour_n they_o desire_v to_o conciliate_v or_o keep_v and_o therefore_o they_o do_v say_v plead_v or_o pronounce_v what_o may_v please_v he_o or_o be_v for_o his_o interest_n without_o respect_n to_o truth_n or_o justice_n and_o thus_o do_v job_n friend_n in_o this_o debate_n they_o do_v not_o search_v out_o nor_o pronounce_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o cause_n but_o speak_v only_o what_o they_o think_v be_v for_o god_n and_o against_o he_o in_o this_o matter_n 2._o job_n say_v of_o their_o thus_o accept_v god_n person_n in_o their_o contend_v for_o he_o that_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a and_o deceitful_a talk_n for_o god_n and_o that_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o who_o wicked_o and_o with_o 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be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o their_o principle_n lead_v they_o thus_o to_o judge_v of_o he_o whatever_o charity_n they_o have_v for_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o godly_a man_n before_o which_o make_v they_o astonish_v when_o at_o first_o they_o come_v to_o he_o and_o see_v he_o so_o afflict_v chap_n 2.12_o 13._o far_o less_o be_v it_o his_o mind_n to_o challenge_v they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o pronounce_v that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o god_n in_o the_o wrong_n in_o this_o cause_n or_o in_o what_o he_o do_v to_o he_o nor_o do_v he_o at_o all_o quarrel_n they_o that_o they_o justify_v and_o commend_v god_n as_o holy_a and_o righteous_a in_o all_o his_o work_n and_o way_n for_o himself_o labour_v to_o outstrip_v they_o in_o such_o commendation_n of_o god_n but_o the_o true_a fault_n which_o he_o challenge_v may_v thus_o be_v conceive_v upon_o the_o one_o hand_n they_o judge_v that_o god_n afflict_v none_o as_o he_o do_v job_n but_o only_o wicked_a man_n do_v conclude_v 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a_o true_a fault_n though_o as_o they_o be_v culpable_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n he_o be_v also_o faulty_a on_o the_o other_o hand_n in_o his_o bitter_a complaint_n about_o god_n dispensation_n because_o he_o can_v not_o see_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o righteous_a god_n shall_v thus_o deal_v with_o he_o who_o be_v a_o reconcile_a man_n have_v clear_v the_o word_n from_o v._o 6._o learn_v 1._o man_n be_v natural_o impatient_a of_o contradiction_n and_o a_o plausible_a wrong_a cause_n beget_v such_o prejudices_fw-la against_o opponent_n that_o man_n will_v hardly_o hear_v they_o for_o he_o must_v exhort_v they_o in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o his_o discourse_n to_o bear_v and_o hearken_v it_o be_v no_o good_a symptom_n when_o man_n be_v irritate_v because_o any_o thing_n they_o do_v or_o say_v be_v speak_v against_o 2._o albeit_o many_o personal_a wrong_n and_o injury_n be_v best_a answer_v and_o refute_v by_o silence_n and_o albeit_o a_o fool_n shall_v never_o be_v answer_v according_a to_o his_o folly_n or_o in_o his_o own_o term_n prov._n 26.4_o yet_o when_o man_n do_v wrong_a god_n his_o truth_n and_o themselves_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v oppose_v take_v it_o as_o they_o will_v and_o not_o suffer_v to_o live_v in_o a_o opinion_n that_o they_o only_o be_v in_o the_o right_a prov._n 26.5_o for_o job_n will_v have_v they_o hear_v his_o reason_n and_o hearken_v to_o the_o plead_n of_o his_o lip_n from_o v._o 7_o 8._o learn_v 1._o even_o the_o worst_a of_o course_n and_o way_n be_v ordinary_o mask_v with_o the_o fair_a pretence_n and_o particular_o that_o they_o be_v for_o god_n for_o so_o they_o pretend_v that_o by_o their_o erroneous_a doctrine_n they_o be_v plead_v and_o contend_v for_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n so_o ofttimes_o oppression_n be_v commend_v as_o a_o follow_a and_o acknowledgement_n of_o providence_n zech._n 11.5_o and_o a_o execute_n of_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n jer._n 50_o 7._o persecution_n be_v account_v good_a service_n to_o god_n joh._n 16.2_o and_o a_o glorify_v of_o he_o isai_n 66.5_o and_o every_o error_n flee_v to_o some_o such_o cloak_n and_o pretence_n some_o entertain_v unworthy_a thought_n of_o god_n providence_n pretend_v to_o free_v he_o from_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n some_o will_v have_v christ_n body_n everywhere_o pretend_v his_o glory_n against_o the_o arian_n error_n some_o plead_v for_o universal_a redemption_n pretend_v to_o exalt_v christ_n suffering_n which_o yet_o they_o enervate_v in_o the_o efficacy_n of_o it_o by_o make_v he_o die_v for_o those_o who_o never_o get_v benefit_n thereby_o some_o cry_v up_o man_n freewill_n pretend_v that_o thereby_o they_o vindicate_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v sin_n some_o decry_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n as_o to_o believer_n pretend_v to_o exalt_v christ_n and_o freegrace_n etc._n etc._n in_o a_o word_n it_o may_v very_o general_o be_v aver_v totus_fw-la mundus_fw-la exercet_fw-la histrioniam_fw-la the_o world_n of_o man_n who_o go_v wrong_n study_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o art_n of_o stage-player_n that_o they_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v any_o thing_n rather_o than_o what_o indeed_o they_o be_v and_o though_o this_o be_v a_o great_a trial_n to_o honest_a and_o sincere_a heart_n yet_o this_o may_v encourage_v they_o that_o such_o do_v so_o much_o the_o more_o make_v god_n their_o party_n as_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v for_o he_o when_o indeed_o they_o be_v nothing_o so_o but_o against_o he_o 2._o such_o pretext_n will_v not_o justify_v error_n nor_o shall_v they_o hide_v it_o from_o man_n nor_o deter_v they_o from_o appear_v against_o it_o and_o from_o detect_v the_o falsehood_n of_o those_o pretext_n for_o though_o they_o pretend_v to_o speak_v talk_n and_o contend_v for_o god_n yet_o job_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o their_o opinion_n but_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v a_o accept_n of_o his_o person_n a_o injury_n to_o god_n and_o to_o he_o also_o so_o robbery_n will_v not_o be_v justify_v because_o man_n pretend_v to_o make_v a_o burnt-offering_a of_o it_o isai_n 61.8_o this_o general_a doctrine_n may_v be_v branch_v out_o in_o several_a rule_n and_o instance_n wherein_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v 1._o in_o matter_n controvert_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v sway_v with_o what_o seem_v at_o first_o view_n to_o be_v most_o for_o god_n as_o his_o friend_n give_v out_o their_o opinion_n be_v but_o opinion_n be_v to_o be_v thorough_o search_v to_o the_o very_a bottom_n till_o we_o find_v what_o real_o be_v and_o what_o only_o appear_v to_o be_v for_o god_n as_o job_n do_v here_o search_v and_o find_v out_o the_o cheat_n 2._o if_o even_o god_n person_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v accept_v when_o man_n pretend_v his_o glory_n in_o their_o doctrine_n to_o wrong_v that_o
2_o tim._n 4.2_o for_o thus_o do_v bildad_n fall_v short_a in_o charge_v job_n with_o impatience_n hence_o we_o may_v infer_v 1._o that_o when_o man_n be_v call_v to_o reprove_v other_o even_o for_o real_a fault_n they_o shall_v not_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o easy_a task_n to_o get_v they_o well_o charge_v home_o 2._o that_o upon_o the_o other_o hand_n though_o man_n be_v able_a to_o avoid_v challenge_n as_o they_o be_v give_v they_o by_o man_n and_o upon_o their_o ground_n yet_o they_o shall_v try_v narrow_o whether_o god_n may_v not_o have_v the_o fault_n itself_o to_o charge_n upon_o they_o upon_o another_o account_n and_o for_o this_o end_n every_o imputation_n just_a or_o unjust_a shall_v be_v look_v on_o as_o say_v somewhat_o from_o god_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v consider_v that_o god_n ofttimes_o let_v we_o man_n pitch_v upon_o false_a challenge_n or_o false_a ground_n of_o accusation_n wherein_o we_o may_v hold_v up_o our_o face_n that_o we_o may_v the_o more_o serious_o take_v with_o true_a challenge_n upon_o true_a ground_n before_o he_o herein_o job_n be_v deficient_a who_o look_v so_o much_o to_o the_o unjust_a ground_n upon_o which_o his_o friend_n charge_v he_o with_o passion_n that_o he_o forget_v to_o take_v with_o the_o fault_n at_o all_o till_o god_n come_v and_o put_v he_o to_o it_o obs_n 2._o though_o bildad_n speak_v sound_o in_o the_o general_n that_o god_n fix_a way_n of_o providence_n shall_v not_o be_v alter_v to_o gratify_v the_o humour_n of_o man_n yet_o he_o err_v in_o the_o application_n think_v that_o which_o he_o assert_v that_o god_n afflict_v only_o the_o wicked_a as_o he_o do_v job_n to_o be_v the_o fix_a course_n of_o god_n providence_n unalterable_a as_o a_o rock_n it_o be_v true_a god_n order_n be_v firm_a so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v alter_v at_o man_n pleasure_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o this_o be_v god_n order_n it_o teach_v that_o error_n may_v be_v very_o powerful_a and_o effectual_a upon_o man_n and_o may_v cause_v they_o to_o look_v upon_o that_o as_o a_o very_a certain_a truth_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o very_a gross_a mistake_n and_o error_n such_o as_o be_v bildad_n opinion_n here_o which_o warn_v man_n to_o try_v and_o examine_v their_o opinion_n well_o even_o those_o wherein_o they_o think_v they_o have_v a_o firm_a persuasion_n have_v thus_o clear_v these_o mistake_n if_o we_o look_v upon_o this_o purpose_n in_o general_n and_o in_o itself_o abstract_v from_o his_o misapplication_n and_o from_o his_o particular_a opinion_n concern_v god_n providence_n it_o may_v afford_v we_o these_o sound_a instruction_n 1._o the_o ordinary_a result_n of_o sharp_a affliction_n be_v passion_n and_o impatient_a fret_v at_o our_o lot_n for_o bildad_n suppose_v that_o anger_n be_v job_n frame_n whereof_o too_o many_o be_v guilty_a under_o affliction_n as_o he_o be_v also_o in_o part_n pride_n want_v of_o submission_n and_o unwillingness_n to_o be_v afflict_v fullness_n of_o lust_n carnal_a discouragement_n and_o even_o weakness_n in_o saint_n and_o the_o irritation_n they_o meet_v with_o be_v apt_a to_o breed_v much_o passion_n instead_o of_o other_o exercise_n and_o to_o break_v the_o spirit_n when_o it_o shall_v stoop_v and_o bow_v thus_o be_v it_o with_o jonah_n jon._n 4.1_o 9_o and_o thus_o be_v it_o especial_o with_o the_o wicked_a as_o be_v foretell_v rev._n 16.9_o and_o employ_v rom._n 9.20_o and_o therefore_o we_o will_v especial_o guard_v against_o this_o distemper_n in_o trouble_n for_o it_o be_v a_o exercise_n easy_o attain_v whereas_o right_a exercise_n under_o the_o cross_n be_v not_o attain_v without_o difficulty_n and_o wrestle_n 2._o passion_n and_o impatience_n be_v a_o evil_n very_o hard_o to_o deal_v withal_o and_o they_o who_o will_v oppose_v and_o cure_v it_o in_o other_o will_v hardly_o know_v to_o what_o hand_n to_o turn_v they_o or_o where_o to_o begin_v for_o in_o this_o challenge_n bildad_o begin_v with_o complain_v of_o job_n to_o his_o friend_n honorio_n tear_v etc._n etc._n and_o then_o turn_v to_o complain_v of_o this_o fault_n to_o himself_o shall_v the_o earth_n be_v forsake_v for_o thou_o as_o hardly_o know_v what_o course_n to_o take_v or_o how_o to_o get_v in_o upon_o he_o see_v chap._n 4.2_o it_o be_v true_a bildad_o mistake_v job_n in_o part_n yet_o this_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n that_o man_n in_o passion_n shall_v consider_v that_o they_o be_v under_o a_o distemper_n and_o therefore_o when_o any_o thing_n speak_v to_o they_o please_v they_o not_o they_o shall_v consider_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o may_v be_v their_o own_o distemper_a taste_n they_o likewise_o who_o have_v such_o to_o deal_v with_o will_v remember_v that_o it_o be_v a_o task_n too_o hard_o for_o they_o till_o they_o put_v themselves_o in_o god_n hand_n 3._o when_o man_n look_v aright_o upon_o their_o lot_n and_o condition_n they_o will_v find_v that_o the_o sting_n and_o bitterness_n of_o their_o cross_n lie_v in_o their_o own_o impatience_n which_o distemper_v their_o soul_n and_o spirit_n for_o say_v he_o he_o tear_v himself_o or_o his_o soul_n in_o his_o anger_n many_o thing_n we_o fret_v at_o in_o our_o impatient_a fit_n and_o distemper_n which_o be_v not_o real_a affliction_n but_o how_o ill_a soever_o we_o relish_v they_o real_a mercy_n tend_v to_o our_o own_o and_o other_o good_a and_o which_o it_o will_v be_v in_o so_o far_o a_o misery_n to_o want_v thus_o jonah_n be_v angry_a at_o his_o own_o lot_n and_o god_n deal_v with_o niniveh_n when_o yet_o it_o waâ—_n 〈◊〉_d singular_a mercy_n that_o so_o many_o soul_n be_v perserve_v from_o the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n and_o his_o mercy_n that_o he_o be_v employ_v as_o a_o instrument_n in_o that_o preservation_n further_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v real_a affliction_n and_o sad_a will_v be_v most_o easy_a if_o pride_n impatience_n and_o murmur_a be_v lay_v aside_o and_o humility_n stoop_v and_o meekness_n study_v as_o psal_n 39.9_o withal_o whatever_o use_n or_o fruit_n the_o lord_n call_v for_o or_o intend_v in_o our_o affliction_n impatience_n hinder_v it_o all_o like_o a_o boisterous_a wind_n that_o bring_v no_o rain_n and_o so_o we_o prolong_v our_o own_o trial_n a_o man_n that_o be_v impatient_a possess_v not_o his_o own_o soul_n luke_n 21.19_o and_o so_o can_v rational_o improve_v his_o trial_n yea_o thereby_o he_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o more_o than_o trouble_n can_v deprive_v he_o of_o if_o this_o be_v well_o study_v we_o will_v find_v that_o patience_n and_o submission_n be_v a_o compendious_a way_n to_o get_v ease_n and_o a_o remedy_n of_o all_o that_o ail_v we_o and_o for_o attain_v thereof_o the_o follow_a instruction_n concern_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n will_v afford_v some_o help_n and_o direction_n 4._o god_n have_v a_o providence_n in_o the_o earth_n as_o here_o be_v imply_v that_o he_o forsake_v not_o the_o earth_n see_v act_n 17.28_o man_n shall_v still_o remember_v and_o fix_v their_o eye_n upon_o this_o providence_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o may_v keep_v they_o from_o bark_v at_o god_n in_o their_o impatience_n as_o indeed_o impatience_n reflect_v upon_o god_n whatever_o we_o pretend_v in_o it_o exod._n 16.2_o 3_o 7_o 8._o isa_n 45_o 9_o and_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o may_v secure_v we_o of_o all_o providential_a dispensation_n be_v what_o they_o will_v that_o they_o shall_v do_v we_o no_o hurt_n 5._o the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v universal_a on_o the_o earth_n see_v matth._n 10.29_o 30._o and_o 6.26_o 28_o 29._o and_o constant_a and_o perpetual_a the_o earth_n be_v not_o forsake_v as_o atheist_n reckon_v ezek_n 9.9_o this_o teach_v we_o to_o see_v god_n in_o every_o thing_n and_o not_o in_o thing_n which_o please_v we_o only_o and_o to_o acknowledge_v his_o mercy_n who_o though_o he_o be_v provoke_v cease_v not_o to_o uphold_v and_o govern_v the_o earth_n yea_o and_o to_o bring_v about_o that_o which_o may_v be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n and_o if_o he_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o all_o thing_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v that_o the_o most_o cross_a dispensation_n do_v very_o well_o beseem_v his_o goodness_n holiness_n justice_n wisdom_n etc._n etc._n see_v he_o do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v like_o himself_o and_o that_o when_o he_o have_v try_v purge_v and_o humble_v his_o people_n he_o can_v bring_v about_o good_a out_o of_o the_o bitter_a of_o they_o even_o meat_n out_o of_o the_o eater_n such_o principle_n as_o those_o be_v fix_v and_o serious_o study_v may_v prevent_v many_o mistake_n and_o fear_n 6._o the_o dominion_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v order_v and_o fix_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n and_o not_o to_o be_v alter_v at_o the_o pleasure_n humour_n and_o arbitrement_n of_o mean_v of_o man_n who_o passion_n be_v very_o inconstant_a and_o
wound_v by_o a_o arrow_n at_o a_o distance_n his_o enemy_n approach_v near_a and_o draw_v out_o his_o arrow_n and_o wound_v he_o again_o with_o his_o sword_n so_o god_n shall_v never_o cease_v to_o pursue_v the_o wicked_a man_n by_o one_o mean_a or_o other_o till_o those_o weapon_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o his_o very_a gall_n or_o leave_v he_o with_o a_o bitter_a and_o deadly_a wound_n v._o 25._o wherein_o he_o seem_v to_o allude_v to_o what_o job_n have_v complain_v of_o chap._n 16.13_o 3._o that_o be_v thus_o leave_v in_o the_o pang_n of_o death_n he_o shall_v be_v haunt_v and_o torment_v with_o terror_n v._o 25._o from_o this_o according_a to_o the_o general_n rule_v learn_v .._o 1._o as_o wicked_a man_n must_v be_v fight_v with_o and_o their_o stubbornness_n crush_v before_o they_o will_v stoop_v to_o god_n so_o god_n be_v provide_v for_o they_o have_v deadly_a weapon_n and_o instrument_n of_o destruction_n at_o command_n for_o here_o be_v the_o iron_n weapon_n the_o bow_n of_o steel_n and_o the_o glister_a sword_n wherewith_o god_n be_v provide_v to_o bring_v down_o stubborn_a man_n see_v psal_n 7.11_o 12_o 13._o 2._o though_o wicked_a man_n have_v the_o stoutness_n to_o resist_v when_o god_n pursue_v and_o be_v more_o careful_a to_o avoid_v than_o to_o improve_v plague_n yet_o all_o will_v be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o they_o can_v escape_v nor_o stand_v out_o under_o god_n hand_n for_o here_o it_o be_v assure_v that_o let_v they_o flee_v as_o they_o will_v they_o will_v be_v reach_v 3._o though_o wicked_a man_n escape_v one_o plague_n it_o be_v only_o because_o they_o be_v reserve_v for_o another_o and_o for_o a_o more_o sudden_a and_o unexpected_a stroke_n like_o a_o arrow_n come_v out_o of_o a_o bow_n at_o a_o distance_n for_o he_o shall_v flee_v from_o the_o iron_n weapon_n and_o the_o bow_n of_o steel_n shall_v strike_v he_o through_o see_v isa_n 24_o 17_o 18._o 4._o god_n will_v at_o last_o conquer_v and_o triumph_v over_o all_o the_o stubbornness_n of_o wicked_a man_n for_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o sleight_n hurt_n but_o shall_v strike_v he_o through_o and_o he_o shall_v wound_v he_o as_o often_o as_o he_o please_v and_o draw_v his_o weapon_n out_o of_o his_o body_n 5._o since_o wicked_a man_n will_v not_o amend_v or_o turn_v to_o god_n under_o affliction_n as_o the_o godly_a do_v god_n do_v just_o pursue_v they_o with_o deadly_a plague_n for_o the_o wound_n here_o give_v he_o be_v deadly_a 6._o the_o stroke_n that_o come_v upon_o wicked_a man_n will_v prove_v bitter_a and_o terrible_a to_o they_o for_o the_o sword_n come_v out_o of_o his_o very_a gall_n the_o seat_n of_o bitter_a humour_n and_o terror_n be_v upon_o he_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n the_o wicked_a man_n die_v always_o violent_o because_o he_o have_v never_o will_n to_o die_v and_o he_o want_v the_o peace_n of_o god_n which_o may_v secure_v his_o heart_n against_o the_o terror_n of_o such_o sad_a dispensation_n verse_n 26._o all_o darkness_n shall_v be_v hide_v in_o his_o secret_a place_n a_o fire_n not_o blow_v shall_v consume_v he_o it_o shall_v go_v ill_a with_o he_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o his_o tabernacle_n in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v a_o further_a account_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o wicked_n ruin_n wherein_o be_v declare_v 1._o that_o when_o the_o wicked_a man_n it_o terrify_v and_o deadly_a wound_v as_o have_v be_v say_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n he_o will_v seek_v to_o all_o hide_v place_n and_o refuge_n as_o a_o wound_a and_o pursue_v man_n seek_v to_o secret_a and_o obscure_a corner_n but_o in_o vain_a for_o darkness_n shall_v meet_v he_o there_o 2._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v consume_v by_o a_o fire_n not_o blow_v that_o be_v by_o plague_n send_v upon_o he_o sudden_o and_o from_o god_n without_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o creature_n 3._o that_o this_o ruin_n shall_v not_o only_o reach_v himself_o but_o his_o family_n whence_o learn_v 1._o wicked_a man_n will_v be_v know_v by_o the_o refuge_n to_o which_o they_o betake_v themselves_o when_o they_o be_v terrify_v or_o plague_v for_o the_o wicked_a man_n have_v his_o secret_a place_n 2._o terror_n discouragement_n and_o want_v of_o peace_n will_v meet_v a_o pursue_v wicked_a man_n even_o in_o his_o hide_v place_n and_o refuge_n for_o darkness_n be_v hide_v or_o reserve_v and_o lay_v up_o for_o he_o in_o his_o secret_a place_n 3._o his_o dark_a and_o dreary_a condition_n be_v not_o such_o in_o part_n only_o but_o whole_o and_o altogether_o to_o he_o for_o it_o be_v all_o darkness_n or_o every_o kind_n of_o it_o without_o any_o light_n of_o counsel_n or_o direction_n of_o comfort_n for_o the_o present_a or_o hope_v of_o issue_n for_o the_o future_a 4._o god_n be_v a_o consume_a fire_n heb._n 12.29_o and_o will_v especial_o prove_v such_o to_o incorrigible_a wicked_a man_n for_o a_o fire_n come_v from_o he_o to_o consume_v they_o 5._o god_n delight_v much_o to_o appear_v against_o wicked_a man_n by_o send_v judgement_n upon_o they_o whereof_o their_o be_v no_o apppearance_n in_o the_o second_o cause_n for_o it_o be_v a_o fire_n not_o blow_v by_o man_n but_o such_o as_o be_v rain_v down_o upon_o sodom_n and_o upon_o job_n cattle_n chap._n 1.16_o not_o that_o every_o plague_n upon_o wicked_a man_n come_v so_o immediate_o from_o god_n as_o second_v cause_n have_v no_o hand_n in_o they_o for_o the_o contrary_n be_v assert_v in_o the_o precede_a and_o follow_v verse_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o though_o there_o be_v no_o second_a cause_n which_o can_v reach_v they_o yet_o god_n will_v reckon_v with_o they_o and_o beside_o all_o these_o plague_n wherein_o he_o make_v use_v of_o second_o cause_n he_o be_v ofttimes_o please_v to_o appear_v more_o immediate_o against_o they_o 6._o wicked_a man_n be_v cause_n of_o misery_n not_o only_o to_o themselves_o but_o to_o all_o that_o be_v they_o for_o it_o shall_v go_v ill_a with_o he_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o his_o tabernacle_n and_o then_o his_o stately_a habitation_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o tabernacle_n only_o verse_n 27._o the_o heaven_n shall_v reveal_v his_o iniquity_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v rise_v up_o against_o he_o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o the_o witness_n lead_v in_o the_o process_n against_o this_o delinquent_n not_o simple_a witness_n to_o depone_v and_o give_v their_o testimony_n only_o but_o mean_n of_o his_o destruction_n also_o with_o those_o former_o mention_v or_o such_o witness_n as_o have_v give_v their_o testimony_n have_v their_o hand_n first_o upon_o the_o delinquent_a to_o execute_v the_o sentence_n to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o testimony_n see_v deut._n 17.7_o so_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o creature_n in_o they_o shall_v conspire_v the_o wicked_a man_n ruin_n thereby_o to_o convince_v he_o how_o wicked_a he_o be_v in_o this_o he_o do_v reflect_v upon_o the_o various_a stroke_n from_o heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o have_v be_v inflict_v upon_o job_n substance_n and_o family_n and_o upon_o job_n appeal_n to_o heaven_n and_o earth_n chap._n 16.17_o 18._o but_o very_o unjust_o see_v the_o word_n have_v not_o bear_v witness_n against_o he_o however_o the_o general_n doctrine_n teach_v 1._o iniquity_n will_v not_o be_v get_v hide_v so_o long_o as_o either_o man_n have_v conscience_n which_o god_n can_v force_v to_o tell_v out_o what_o they_o be_v or_o so_o long_a as_o there_o be_v insensible_a creature_n to_o be_v witness_n against_o the_o ungodly_a for_o the_o heaven_n shall_v reveal_v his_o iniquity_n sin_n will_v find_v man_n out_o numb_a 32.23_o and_o god_n have_v ofttimes_o by_o strange_a mean_n find_v out_o notorious_a delinquent_n 2._o god_n can_v employ_v all_o the_o creature_n to_o speak_v to_o a_o wicked_a man_n by_o plague_n who_o otherwise_o will_v not_o notice_n what_o he_o be_v for_o thus_o they_o be_v witness_n to_o reveal_v his_o iniquity_n by_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o 3._o all_o god_n creature_n be_v enemy_n to_o wicked_a man_n and_o will_v prove_v so_o if_o they_o get_v a_o commission_n from_o god_n for_o that_o effect_n for_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v ready_a to_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o if_o they_o be_v employ_v which_o show_v that_o wicked_a man_n dwell_v among_o more_o enemy_n than_o they_o be_v aware_a of_o verse_n 28._o the_o increase_n of_o his_o house_n shall_v depart_v and_o his_o good_n shall_v flow_v away_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wrath_n all_o the_o procedure_n against_o this_o delinquent_n be_v here_o sum_v up_o in_o the_o effect_n thereof_o namely_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o child_n and_o prosperity_n in_o that_o day_n of_o divine_a displeasure_n whence_o learn_v 1._o when_o god_n pursue_v wicked_a man_n the_o effect_n of_o it_o will_v be_v
or_o else_o job_n must_v be_v wicked_a who_o be_v afflict_v which_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n and_o error_n as_o have_v be_v often_o clear_v 2._o that_o he_o set_v himself_o to_o prove_v that_o which_o job_n deny_v not_o for_o his_o argument_n tend_v only_o to_o prove_v that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v perfect_a or_o legal_o just_a before_o god_n and_o job_n do_v never_o justify_v himself_o as_o free_v of_o all_o sin_n though_o his_o expression_n be_v sometime_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a in_o the_o chapter_n we_o have_v to_o consider_v 1._o that_o bildad_o do_v answer_v v._o 1._o 2._o the_o answer_n itself_o wherein_o his_o scope_n be_v to_o prove_v that_o job_n do_v false_o arrogate_v righteousness_n to_o himself_o and_o do_v presumptuous_o desire_v to_o plead_v his_o purity_n before_o god_n he_o make_v use_v but_o of_o one_o argument_n for_o this_o end_n take_v from_o god_n sovereignty_n and_o dreadfulness_n compare_v with_o man_n baseness_n and_o pollute_a original_a in_o which_o argument_n he_o propound_v god_n dreadful_a dominion_n v._o 2_o 3._o than_o he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o man_n baseness_n because_o of_o which_o he_o can_v be_v righteous_a and_o clean_a before_o such_o a_o god_n v._o 4._o and_o to_o confirm_v this_o argument_n he_o amplifi_v man_n impurity_n before_o god_n by_o compare_v man_n with_o thâ—_n bright_a moon_n and_o star_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o pure_a in_o god_n sight_n v._o 5_o 6._o verse_n 1._o then_o answer_v bildad_o the_o shuhite_a and_o say_v in_o this_o verse_n it_o be_v record_v that_o bildad_n do_v yet_o answer_v which_o be_v now_o the_o last_o of_o their_o discourse_n if_o we_o consider_v that_o he_o answer_v and_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o answer_v it_o may_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o several_a thing_n which_o have_v be_v former_o here_o and_o there_o hint_v at_o as_o 1._o debate_n once_o start_v will_v not_o soon_o close_o among_o man_n of_o part_n even_o albeit_o they_o be_v godly_a for_o here_o the_o ball_n of_o contention_n be_v yet_o keep_v up_o after_o all_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v before_o god_n who_o make_v peace_n in_o his_o high_a place_n v._o 2._o must_v also_o make_v peace_n and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o debate_n here_o below_o otherwise_o flesh_n be_v once_o warm_v and_o wax_a hot_a even_o in_o the_o best_a man_n their_o part_n and_o ability_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o second_v it_o and_o beside_o specious_a pretext_n and_o mistake_n of_o which_o afterward_o which_o do_v much_o evil_n in_o such_o a_o temper_n man_n will_v think_v truth_n a_o poor_a prize_n unless_o they_o carry_v the_o victory_n also_o be_v their_o cause_n what_o it_o will_n so_o that_o we_o have_v need_v to_o pray_v against_o contention_n among_o learned_a and_o able_a man_n and_o when_o they_o fall_v forth_o man_n shall_v watch_v over_o their_o own_o spirit_n in_o the_o manage_n thereof_o 2._o be_v a_o cause_n never_o so_o bad_a and_o false_a yet_o man_n by_o their_o ability_n can_v make_v it_o plausible_a for_o here_o he_o propound_v his_o opinion_n in_o a_o specious_a way_n as_o if_o he_o stand_v only_o in_o defence_n of_o god_n dominion_n and_o design_v to_o abase_v man_n there_o be_v no_o corrupt_a opinion_n but_o able_a man_n will_v thus_o disguise_v it_o under_o one_o specious_a mask_n or_o other_o so_o that_o man_n have_v need_n in_o their_o enquity_n after_o truth_n not_o to_o judge_v by_o these_o appearance_n 3._o god_n people_n may_v for_o a_o long_a time_n lie_v under_o mistake_n and_o be_v load_v with_o prejudices_fw-la as_o here_o befall_v job_n who_o after_o all_o he_o have_v say_v do_v not_o yet_o satisfy_v his_o friend_n their_o own_o escape_n not_o wise_o and_o tender_o judge_v of_o may_v give_v some_o occasion_n to_o to_o those_o mistake_n as_o job_n rash_a expression_n be_v so_o severe_o censure_v by_o they_o as_o evidence_n of_o his_o wickedness_n and_o man_n erroneous_a principle_n may_v obscure_v truth_n very_o long_o from_o they_o be_v it_o never_o so_o clear_o and_o convince_o propound_v as_o their_o fix_a opinion_n suffer_v they_o not_o to_o admit_v of_o any_o truth_n which_o job_n assert_v and_o prove_v contradictory_n thereunto_o 4._o it_o be_v a_o shrewd_a evidence_n that_o man_n have_v not_o truth_n on_o their_o side_n when_o they_o shift_v their_o ground_n in_o debate_n and_o be_v put_v to_o silence_n in_o one_o thing_n they_o will_v not_o cede_fw-la but_o do_v start_v aside_o to_o some_o other_o as_o here_o bildad_o say_v nothing_o to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o debate_n wherein_o job_n have_v speak_v so_o clear_o chap._n 24._o but_o betake_v himself_o to_o that_o wherein_o he_o think_v he_o have_v some_o advantage_n only_o this_o may_v be_v say_v for_o he_o that_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o question_n in_o controversy_n though_o manage_v by_o he_o with_o a_o mistake_n whereupon_o he_o insi_v which_o may_v condemn_v they_o who_o go_v further_a wrong_n and_o start_v new_a question_n to_o cast_v a_o mist_n before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o simple_a in_o stead_n of_o debate_v the_o true_a question_n in_o debate_n 5._o when_o man_n have_v indeed_o a_o wrong_a cause_n and_o be_v stiff_a in_o the_o maintenance_n thereof_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o keep_v up_o the_o ball_n of_o contention_n in_o debate_v with_o they_o but_o man_n have_v exoner_v themselves_o may_v let_v they_o alone_o and_o cease_v from_o any_o further_a dispute_n for_o so_o bildad_n upon_o supposition_n that_o job_n be_v erroneous_a and_o stubborn_a do_v give_v up_o with_o he_o after_o a_o short_a word_n of_o conviction_n see_v chap._n 32.1_o a_o fool_n be_v not_o to_o be_v answer_v according_a to_o his_o folly_n when_o so_o much_o be_v speak_v as_o in_o reason_n may_v give_v a_o check_n to_o his_o presumption_n prov._n 26.4_o 5._o and_o some_o opinion_n be_v best_a refute_v by_o contempt_n and_o slight_v of_o they_o after_o that_o man_n have_v exoner_v their_o own_o conscience_n verse_n 2._o dominion_n and_o fear_n be_v with_o he_o he_o make_v peace_n in_o his_o high_a place_n 3._o be_v there_o any_o number_n of_o his_o army_n and_o upon_o who_o do_v not_o his_o light_n arise_v bildad_n argument_n whereby_o he_o labour_v to_o refute_v job_n may_v be_v take_v up_o in_o this_o short_a sum_n god_n be_v most_o high_a and_o absolute_a and_o man_n be_v a_o base_a miserable_a and_o sinful_a creature_n therefore_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o plead_v his_o purity_n and_o righteousness_n with_o god_n the_o antecedent_n contain_v upon_o the_o one_o hand_n a_o commendation_n of_o god_n in_o his_o supreme_a and_o absolute_a dominion_n in_o these_o verse_n and_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n a_o debasement_n of_o man_n consider_v his_o misery_n and_o sinfulness_n which_o be_v bring_v in_o with_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o argument_n v._o 4._o in_o these_o verse_n we_o have_v the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o antecedent_n or_o a_o declaration_n of_o god_n sovereignty_n which_o be_v first_o propound_v v._o 2._o dominion_n and_o fear_n be_v with_o he_o that_o be_v supreme_a and_o absolute_a dominion_n be_v so_o proper_a and_o essential_a to_o god_n that_o he_o never_o want_v right_a to_o it_o and_o never_o cease_v from_o the_o actual_a exercise_n of_o this_o right_n in_o rule_v all_o thing_n and_o because_o of_o this_o dominion_n which_o be_v attend_v and_o arm_v with_o dreadful_a majesty_n fear_n and_o reverence_n be_v due_a unto_o he_o and_o for_o our_o take_n up_o of_o this_o assertion_n a_o right_a consider_v 1._o though_o he_o name_v not_o god_n in_o it_o yet_o the_o subject_a matter_n clear_o evince_v that_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o he_o and_o his_o way_n of_o speak_v of_o god_n without_o name_v of_o he_o which_o have_v be_v do_v by_o job_n also_o before_o serve_v to_o show_v how_o much_o god_n be_v in_o his_o thought_n 2._o although_o it_o hold_v true_a of_o some_o creature_n that_o they_o possess_v a_o dominion_n and_o aught_o therefore_o to_o be_v fear_v yet_o this_o belong_v to_o god_n in_o a_o peculiar_a and_o superexcellent_a manner_n and_o to_o they_o only_o in_o subordination_n to_o he_o 3._o this_o assertion_n do_v indeed_o strong_o conclude_v that_o the_o supreme_a lord_n be_v to_o be_v submit_v unto_o and_o not_o quarrel_v as_o do_v wrong_n in_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v reverence_v and_o fear_v because_o of_o his_o supreme_a dominion_n and_o dreadfulness_n so_o that_o none_o can_v contend_v with_o he_o without_o hazard_n of_o ruin_n and_o that_o see_v he_o who_o be_v thus_o dreadful_a and_o may_v be_v terrible_a to_o all_o his_o creature_n if_o he_o please_v as_o zeph._n 2.11_o do_v moderate_v his_o terror_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n to_o complain_v of_o he_o yet_o all_o this_o contribute_v nothing_o to_o prove_v job_n
before_o elihu_n interpose_v may_v point_v out_o 1._o a_o man_n integrity_n be_v a_o very_a grave_n and_o weighty_a business_n wherein_o he_o be_v not_o a_o little_a concern_v for_o job_n judge_v it_o so_o weighty_a that_o he_o may_v very_o lawful_o take_v a_o oath_n about_o it_o 2._o a_o man_n shall_v guard_v not_o only_o that_o he_o real_o be_v not_o but_o that_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v vainglorious_a therefore_o job_n speak_v all_o upon_o oath_n when_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o own_o commendation_n to_o avoid_v that_o imputation_n 3._o man_n in_o matter_n of_o controversy_n betwixt_o they_o and_o other_o ought_v to_o speak_v serious_o and_o not_o out_o of_o spleen_n or_o passion_n therefore_o also_o he_o take_v a_o oath_n in_o this_o matter_n to_o show_v that_o he_o will_v speak_v truth_n exact_o and_o will_v not_o condemn_v they_o and_o their_o opinion_n in_o passion_n 4._o man_n have_v need_v to_o be_v fix_v in_o trial_n against_o all_o tentation_n and_o assault_n therefore_o do_v job_n by_o this_o oath_n fix_v himself_o against_o all_o tentation_n which_o may_v assault_v he_o to_o cause_v he_o quit_v his_o integrity_n 5._o as_o man_n upon_o oath_n ought_v to_o keep_v themselves_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o truth_n as_o here_o be_v insinuate_v and_o some_o heathen_a state_n appoint_v no_o punishment_n for_o perjury_n as_o suppose_v none_o dare_v hazard_n upon_o that_o sin_n and_o sad_a will_v be_v the_o account_n of_o they_o who_o swear_v false_o so_o a_o oath_n shall_v put_v a_o end_n to_o controversy_n therefore_o do_v job_n take_v a_o oath_n to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o this_o debate_n see_v heb._n 6.16_o doct._n 4._o his_o swear_n as_o god_n live_v do_v teach_v that_o god_n live_v most_o certain_o and_o to_o live_v be_v proper_a to_o he_o in_o a_o peculiar_a way_n and_o this_o as_o it_o show_v that_o he_o live_v for_o â—ver_v to_o avenge_v perjury_n so_o further_o 1._o it_o distinguish_v he_o from_o all_o dead_a idol_n who_o man_n serve_v 1_o thess_n 1.9_o jer._n 10.8_o 9_o 10._o 2._o it_o show_v that_o all_o hold_v their_o life_n of_o he_o and_o therefore_o shall_v employ_v they_o for_o he_o 3._o it_o may_v encourage_v dead_a soul_n to_o go_v to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n and_o may_v comfort_v godly_a man_n in_o all_o their_o trouble_n ps_n 18.46_o 4._o it_o call_v for_o live_a service_n rom._n 12.1_o heb._n 9.13_o 14._o second_o in_o this_o verse_n also_o unto_o his_o oath_n he_o subjoin_v a_o description_n of_o god_n by_o who_o he_o swear_v where_o he_o describe_v he_o from_o what_o he_o have_v do_v to_o he_o that_o he_o have_v take_v away_o his_o judgement_n and_o vex_v his_o soul_n or_o make_v his_o soul_n bitter_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a by_o which_o we_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o understand_v that_o god_n have_v take_v away_o his_o sweet_a way_n of_o walk_v with_o he_o import_v in_o his_o judgement_n or_o compose_v and_o well_o order_v frame_n of_o spirit_n and_o in_o stead_n thereof_o 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where_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o widow_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n which_o may_v be_v take_v distributive_o that_o the_o widow_n of_o every_o one_o of_o these_o bury_a person_n who_o remain_v of_o the_o wicked_a man_n posterity_n shall_v forbear_v to_o weep_v for_o they_o or_o it_o may_v be_v every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v many_o wife_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v weep_v when_o they_o be_v make_v widow_n by_o their_o death_n this_o be_v sometime_o verify_v in_o public_a calamity_n psal_n 78.64_o ezek._n 24.16_o 17._o but_o here_o it_o seem_v more_o especial_o to_o import_v that_o they_o have_v be_v so_o wicked_a and_o cruel_a and_o shall_v be_v so_o remarkable_o plague_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v lament_v when_o they_o be_v go_v even_o by_o their_o near_a relation_n or_o that_o they_o shall_v want_v public_a funeral_n solemnity_n and_o lamentation_n by_o their_o widow_n and_o other_o hire_a mourner_n as_o be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n jer._n 9.17_o 18._o and_o so_o 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lot_n and_o exercise_n verse_n 4._o as_o i_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o my_o youth_n when_o the_o secret_a of_o god_n be_v upon_o my_o tabernacle_n in_o the_o three_o branch_n of_o this_o description_n to_o verse_n 18_o job_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o part_n of_o his_o former_a prosperity_n and_o first_o to_o verse_n 7._o of_o his_o prosperity_n as_o a_o parent_n and_o master_n of_o a_o family_n wherein_o also_o he_o continue_v to_o point_v out_o the_o presence_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n as_o the_o fountain_n and_o cause_n of_o his_o good_a condition_n the_o good_a condition_n of_o his_o family_n be_v general_o propound_v in_o this_o verse_n and_o instance_a in_o two_o particular_n v._o 5_o 6._o in_o the_o general_a proposition_n he_o wish_v to_o be_v as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o youth_n when_o the_o secret_a of_o god_n be_v upon_o his_o house_n and_o family_n where_o consider_v 1._o by_o the_o day_n of_o his_o youth_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o time_n of_o his_o former_a prosperity_n which_o begin_v early_o in_o his_o youth_n and_o be_v very_o sweet_a then_o unto_o he_o some_o instead_o of_o youth_n read_v winter_n as_o the_o word_n will_v also_o bear_v and_o it_o point_v out_o that_o these_o day_n of_o his_o prosperity_n in_o his_o youth_n be_v day_n of_o case_n like_o a_o soldier_n in_o his_o winter-quarter_n or_o the_o word_n may_v also_o be_v read_v the_o day_n of_o my_o reproach_n or_o these_o day_n of_o his_o prosperity_n for_o which_o he_o be_v now_o reproach_v by_o his_o friend_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o wicked_a man_n in_o they_o but_o he_o will_v be_v content_a he_o have_v they_o again_o all_o these_o readins_n come_v to_o one_o purpose_n but_o that_o which_o we_o have_v in_o our_o translation_n be_v clear_a in_o this_o place_n 2._o by_o the_o secret_a of_o god_n which_o be_v upon_o his_o tabernacle_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v both_o that_o special_a favour_n of_o god_n which_o the_o world_n know_v not_o wherewith_o he_o be_v make_v acquaint_v in_o his_o youth_n when_o god_n dwell_v in_o his_o family_n as_o in_o his_o church_n and_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o protect_v his_o family_n and_o make_v it_o to_o prosper_v ps_n 91.1_o 3._o he_o call_v his_o house_n and_o family_n his_o tabernacle_n not_o so_o much_o because_o these_o arabian_n dwell_v sometime_o in_o tent_n for_o we_o find_v here_o a_o city_n where_o he_o dwell_v v._o 7._o and_o his_o son_n have_v house_n chap._n 1.18_o 19_o as_o because_o he_o look_v upon_o his_o house_n as_o but_o a_o tabernacle_n that_o may_v easy_o be_v pull_v down_o when_o god_n will_v and_o as_o the_o place_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n his_o constant_a dwelling-place_n be_v above_o doct._n 1._o acquaintance_n with_o god_n in_o youth_n be_v a_o great_a mercy_n and_o will_v prove_v comfortable_a to_o man_n when_o they_o come_v to_o old_a age_n for_o job_n reflect_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o his_o youth_n as_o desirable_a day_n not_o only_o for_o the_o prosperity_n thereof_o but_o because_o of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n from_o which_o that_o flow_v see_v eccl._n 12.1_o many_o have_v sad_a reflection_n upon_o the_o sin_n and_o folly_n of_o youth_n who_o do_v not_o begin_v to_o look_v towards_o god_n in_o time_n 2._o reward_n of_o piety_n will_v begin_v as_o early_o as_o man_n can_v begin_v to_o be_v godly_a for_o these_o day_n be_v desirable_a also_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o prosperity_n that_o flow_v from_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o albeit_o these_o temporal_a advantage_n do_v not_o always_o accompany_v piety_n yet_o man_n when_o ever_o they_o begin_v to_o seek_v god_n shall_v find_v they_o do_v it_o not_o in_o vain_a be_v 45.19_o and_o they_o who_o be_v long_o a_o beginning_n to_o seek_v god_n do_v lose_v many_o precious_a opportunity_n and_o advantage_n they_o may_v have_v enjoy_v especial_o when_o they_o have_v youth_n and_o vigour_n to_o have_v improve_v they_o 3._o prosperity_n accompany_v piety_n be_v a_o mercy_n especial_o when_o man_n have_v youth_n and_o health_n to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v improve_v as_o such_o for_o job_n account_v his_o former_a prosperous_a condition_n in_o his_o youth_n desirable_a however_o prosperity_n in_o itself_o be_v still_o a_o mercy_n yet_o to_o the_o wicked_a who_o want_v piety_n it_o prove_v a_o snare_n and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n at_o any_o time_n yet_o especial_o in_o youth_n and_o when_o old_a age_n have_v not_o take_v away_o man_n pleasure_n in_o their_o day_n eccl._n 12.1_o and_o therefore_o such_o as_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o this_o mercy_n aught_o to_o remember_v the_o account_n they_o must_v make_v to_o god_n for_o it_o 4._o such_o as_o do_v make_v right_a use_n of_o prosperity_n they_o do_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o uncertain_a pass_a thing_n as_o job_n call_v it_o here_o his_o tabernacle_n see_v 1_o cor._n 7.29_o 30_o 31._o undervaluer_n of_o god_n bounty_n in_o a_o prosperous_a lot_n do_v proclaim_v their_o ingratitude_n and_o their_o immortified_a lust_n and_o that_o they_o be_v seek_v happiness_n in_o temporal_a enjoyment_n which_o because_o they_o can_v find_v they_o be_v therefore_o discontent_v and_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o that_o good_a which_o be_v real_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n as_o solomon_n miss_v of_o happiness_n and_o find_v only_a vanity_n as_o to_o any_o felicity_n the_o creature_n can_v bring_v to_o man_n in_o his_o pursuit_n after_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n fall_v a_o despair_a and_o hate_v of_o all_o his_o labour_n and_o hate_v his_o very_a life_n till_o he_o recollect_v himself_o and_o acquiesce_v in_o that_o good_a thing_n which_o god_n allow_v in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o creature_n though_o they_o can_v make_v man_n happy_a eccl._n 2.1_o
at_o some_o time_n only_o but_o very_o often_o and_o habitual_o as_o their_o condition_n require_v it_o be_v good_a not_o to_o weary_v in_o well-doing_n or_o to_o sit_v down_o and_o please_v ourselves_o with_o do_v some_o few_o act_n only_o of_o charity_n or_o justice_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o magistrate_n do_v good_a to_o the_o poor_a in_o their_o righteous_a cause_n if_o they_o do_v it_o out_o of_o vainglory_n or_o give_v they_o surly_a look_n or_o check_n though_o they_o do_v their_o business_n but_o they_o must_v do_v for_o they_o with_o fatherly_a affection_n for_o job_n be_v a_o father_n to_o the_o poor_a he_o own_v their_o cause_n affectionate_o and_o with_o that_o same_o solicitude_n that_o a_o father_n have_v for_o his_o child_n as_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o do_v all_o act_n of_o charity_n not_o by_o constraint_n but_o willing_o and_o from_o a_o principle_n of_o love_n 2_o cor._n 9.7_o so_o magistrate_n owe_v this_o affection_n to_o all_o their_o subject_n especial_o to_o the_o poor_a as_o be_v bind_v to_o be_v father_n and_o mother_n to_o they_o which_o be_v the_o common_a designation_n of_o all_o superior_n as_o well_o as_o of_o parent_n exod._n 20.12_o 4._o as_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o know_v cause_n well_o before_o they_o give_v out_o sentence_n in_o they_o for_o the_o law_n require_v that_o man_n shall_v hear_v before_o they_o judge_v joh._n 7.51_o though_o many_o even_o of_o all_o rank_n be_v ready_a to_o condemn_v that_o out_o of_o prejudice_n or_o respect_n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o which_o they_o understand_v not_o and_o other_o be_v ready_a to_o speak_v of_o thing_n when_o they_o neither_o understand_v what_o they_o say_v or_o whereof_o they_o affirm_v 1_o tim._n 1.7_o so_o there_o be_v need_n of_o narrow_a search_n and_o enquity_n to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n in_o cause_n if_o either_o they_o be_v dark_a or_o intricate_a of_o themselves_o or_o darken_v through_o the_o subtlety_n of_o adversary_n therefore_o job_n search_v out_o the_o cause_n which_o he_o know_v not_o see_v deut._n 13.12_o 13_o 14._o prov._n 25.2_o and_o 29.7_o and_o though_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o genuine_a interpretation_n of_o this_o place_n yet_o the_o other_o interpretation_n former_o mention_v may_v put_v we_o in_o mind_n also_o of_o other_o duty_n oâ—_n magistrate_n which_o be_v elsewhere_o commend_v in_o scripture_n namely_o that_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v careful_a to_o prevent_v contention_n and_o lawsuit_n so_o far_o as_o may_v be_v by_o look_v into_o and_o study_v to_o compose_v these_o difference_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o bring_v before_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v careful_a to_o try_v if_o there_o be_v any_o so_o crush_v with_o oppression_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o have_v recourse_n to_o magistrate_n for_o redress_n through_o fear_n of_o their_o potent_a oppressor_n and_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o care_n that_o judgement_n proceed_v not_o according_a to_o their_o acquaintance_n with_o person_n and_o that_o justice_n be_v not_o wrest_v to_o gratify_v their_o kindred_n friend_n or_o ally_n see_v deut._n 33.9_o verse_n 17._o and_o i_o break_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o pluck_v the_o spoil_n out_o of_o his_o tooth_n in_o this_o verse_n job_n give_v a_o account_n how_o he_o take_v course_n with_o these_o oppressor_n who_o have_v wrong_v the_o poor_a and_o make_v â—hem_fw-mi restore_fw-mi their_o ill_a purchase_n and_o disable_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o oppress_v afterward_o doct._n 1._o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v a_o beastly_a brutish_a wickedness_n and_o the_o oppressor_n be_v more_o like_a raven_a beast_n than_o like_o man_n for_o job_n describe_v they_o that_o not_o only_o they_o be_v wicked_a but_o that_o they_o be_v like_o beast_n tear_v and_o devour_v a_o prey_n with_o their_o tooth_n see_v ps_n 58.6_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n and_o will_v be_v the_o care_n of_o faithful_a magistrate_n to_o protect_v the_o poor_a against_o oppressor_n and_o to_o cause_v the_o poor_a be_v restore_v to_o their_o right_n not_o turn_v oppressor_n themselves_o zeph._n 3.3_o nor_o collude_v with_o oppressor_n for_o a_o part_n of_o the_o spoil_n mic._n 7.3_o for_o job_n pluck_v the_o spoil_n out_o of_o the_o wickâ—d's_n tooth_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o righteous_a owner_n see_v rom._n 13.3_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o 3._o not_o only_a shall_v oppressor_n be_v make_v to_o restore_v what_o they_o have_v unjust_o take_v but_o they_o shall_v be_v punish_v and_o cut_v short_a of_o their_o power_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v able_a again_o to_o oppress_v for_o job_n break_v the_o jaw_n of_o the_o wicked_a when_o he_o pluck_v out_o the_o spoil_n that_o so_o they_o may_v tear_v no_o more_o and_o where_o this_o duty_n be_v neglect_v by_o these_o in_o authority_n as_o ordinary_o petty_a thief_n be_v punish_v and_o great_a oppressor_n and_o grinder_n of_o the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a go_v free_a god_n interpose_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o destroy_v these_o oppressor_n and_o root_v they_o out_o verse_n 18._o then_o i_o say_v i_o shall_v die_v in_o my_o nest_n and_o i_o shall_v multiply_v my_o day_n as_o the_o sand_n in_o the_o four_o and_o last_o branch_n of_o this_o description_n of_o job_n former_a prosperity_n he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o apparent_a stability_n thereof_o and_o of_o the_o confidence_n he_o have_v it_o shall_v continue_v it_o be_v so_o great_a and_o well_o fix_v in_o this_o verse_n he_o declare_v what_o his_o confidence_n be_v unto_o which_o he_o subjoin_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o confidence_n in_o a_o new_a account_n of_o his_o prosperity_n show_v that_o it_o be_v well_o root_v and_o spread_v abroad_o and_o water_v with_o the_o blessing_n and_o influence_n of_o god_n v._o 19_o and_o that_o his_o honour_n and_o power_n be_v in_o the_o prime_n and_o still_o grow_v upon_o his_o hand_n v._o 20._o all_o man_n have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o his_o wisdom_n v._o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o keep_v a_o great_a distance_n even_o when_o he_o converse_v familiar_o with_o they_o v._o 24._o and_o his_o authority_n be_v very_o eminent_a among_o his_o people_n v._o 25._o his_o assertion_n of_o his_o confidence_n in_o this_o verse_n contain_v this_o in_o sum_n that_o be_v so_o settle_v he_o expect_v that_o after_o a_o content_a life_n and_o a_o life_n of_o long_a continuance_n or_o of_o many_o day_n like_o the_o sand_n without_o number_n he_o shall_v have_v dye_v quiet_o and_o peaceable_o at_o home_n in_o his_o own_o house_n as_o a_o bird_n in_o its_o nest_n and_o not_o have_v be_v make_v a_o prey_n of_o as_o he_o be_v concern_v which_o confidence_n and_o expectation_n it_o may_v be_v inquire_v first_o be_v not_o this_o a_o fruit_n of_o his_o carnal_a disposition_n thus_o to_o please_v himself_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o a_o long_a continuance_n of_o his_o prosperity_n answ_n as_o job_n be_v not_o altogether_o to_o be_v condemn_v in_o this_o his_o confidence_n for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o think_v on_o death_n when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o height_n of_o it_o but_o he_o may_v just_o be_v free_a of_o distemper_a slavish_a fear_n of_o a_o change_n have_v lay_v so_o good_a a_o foundation_n of_o peace_n and_o security_n through_o god_n blessing_n in_o god_n favour_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n yea_o it_o prove_v thus_o with_o he_o in_o the_o end_n chap._n 42._o and_o no_o doubt_n job_n will_v never_o have_v mention_v this_o in_o this_o so_o calm_a a_o apology_n for_o himself_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v certain_a that_o at_o least_o there_o be_v somewhat_o justifiable_a in_o it_o so_o he_o be_v not_o altogether_o free_a of_o excess_n in_o it_o and_o his_o confidence_n be_v mix_v and_o have_v some_o tincture_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o unrenewed_a part_n in_o it_o for_o his_o very_a complaint_n about_o the_o disappointment_n of_o his_o hope_n and_o the_o encouragement_n he_o look_v to_o as_o support_v of_o this_o his_o confidence_n v._o 19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n do_v evince_n so_o much_o especial_o if_o we_o compare_v this_o with_o a_o parallel_n practice_n of_o david_n for_o which_o god_n do_v chasten_v he_o ps_n 30.6_o 7._o second_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v how_o this_o assertion_n that_o he_o have_v be_v confident_a of_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o prosperity_n do_v consist_v with_o his_o own_o profession_n chap._n 3.25_o 26._o that_o he_o have_v fear_v what_o be_v come_v upon_o he_o and_o be_v not_o in_o safety_n nor_o quiet_a even_o before_o trouble_n come_v answ_n this_o difficulty_n have_v be_v touch_v on_o chap._n 3._o and_o it_o will_v not_o suffice_v to_o clear_v it_o that_o we_o assert_v that_o job_n may_v have_v be_v look_v out_o for_o some_o trouble_n and_o yet_o have_v expect_v to_o die_v in_o his_o nest_n for_o all_o that_o as_o never_o
but_o do_v rush_n into_o they_o upon_o all_o hazard_n which_o may_v be_v a_o document_n to_o we_o of_o the_o corrupt_a nature_n of_o man_n who_o will_v hazard_v upon_o sin_n though_o he_o purchase_v his_o imagine_a satisfaction_n at_o never_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n unless_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n renew_v and_o restrain_v he_o verse_n 13._o if_o i_o do_v despise_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o manservant_n or_o of_o my_o maid-servant_n when_o they_o contend_v with_o i_o 14._o what_o then_o shall_v i_o do_v when_o god_n rise_v up_o and_o when_o he_o visit_v what_o shall_v i_o answer_v he_o 15._o do_v not_o he_o that_o i_o in_o the_o womb_n make_v he_o and_o do_v not_o one_o fashion_n we_o in_o the_o womb_n the_o five_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o make_v profession_n be_v meekness_n and_o his_o moderate_n of_o his_o power_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o he_o have_v assert_v chap._n 29._o that_o he_o be_v just_a in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o office_n as_o a_o magistrate_n here_o he_o assert_n more_o particular_o his_o justice_n and_o moderation_n in_o his_o carriage_n towards_o his_o very_a servant_n and_o handmaid_n whereby_o he_o refute_v in_o part_n that_o charge_n of_o injustice_n which_o be_v fasten_v upon_o he_o chap._n 22.5_o 6_o 7._o the_o sum_n of_o his_o assertion_n v._o 13._o be_v that_o however_o servant_n be_v then_o bondslave_n who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o their_o master_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o deal_v as_o he_o please_v with_o they_o but_o do_v give_v they_o free_a liberty_n to_o plead_v their_o cause_n against_o he_o when_o at_o any_o time_n they_o think_v he_o wrong_v they_o this_o be_v not_o necessary_a so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o job_n have_v at_o any_o time_n wrong_v his_o servant_n or_o they_o do_v ever_o conveen_v he_o who_o be_v a_o supreme_a magistrate_n before_o a_o inferior_a judge_n but_o that_o when_o at_o any_o time_n they_o desire_v himself_o to_o hear_v they_o make_v their_o 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