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to_o he_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n and_o the_o declaration_n of_o it_o in_o that_o word_n or_o warrant_n which_o go_v out_o from_o god_n to_o the_o messenger_n about_o his_o deliverance_n from_o go_v down_o to_o the_o pit_n this_o mercy_n or_o recovery_n in_o the_o full_a extent_n of_o it_o have_v a_o twofold_a respect_n first_o to_o his_o body_n second_o to_o his_o soul_n the_o mercy_n as_o it_o respect_v his_o body_n be_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o 25_o verse_n his_o flesh_n shall_v be_v fresh_a than_o a_o child_n he_o shall_v return_v as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o youth_n the_o mercy_n which_o respect_v his_o soul_n or_o the_o state_n of_o his_o inward_a man_n be_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o 26_o verse_n he_o shall_v pray_v unto_o god_n and_o be_v will_v be_v favourable_a unto_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v see_v his_o face_n with_o joy_n for_o he_o will_v render_v unto_o he_o his_o righteousness_n in_o this_o recovery_n of_o his_o soule-state_n we_o may_v further_o 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gall_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n into_o hemlock_n right_o do_v be_v sweet_a and_o wholesome_a but_o right_o deny_v be_v bitter_a as_o gall_n and_o baneful_a like_o hemlock_n second_o when_o judgement_n be_v defer_v stop_v or_o delay_v then_o it_o be_v take_v away_o for_o a_o time_n to_o have_v judgement_n long_o delay_v be_v always_o next_o degree_n to_o the_o denial_n of_o it_o and_o sometime_o delay_n be_v more_o cruciate_a and_o grievous_a than_o a_o denial_n three_o a_o man_n judgement_n be_v say_v to_o be_v take_v away_o when_o the_o ground_n or_o cause_n of_o god_n proceed_v with_o he_o in_o judgement_n be_v hide_v or_o unmanife_v judgement_n as_o to_o we_o be_v not_o when_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v to_o we_o or_o when_o we_o see_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o to_o feel_v judgement_n and_o not_o to_o see_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o torment_n we_o say_v common_o thing_n that_o appear_v not_o be_v as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o when_o the_o reason_n or_o ground_n of_o our_o suffering_n be_v not_o understand_v it_o be_v as_o if_o we_o suffer_v without_o any_o ground_n of_o reason_n when_o job_n complain_v god_n have_v take_v away_o my_o judgement_n we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v he_o as_o if_o elihu_n intend_v it_o in_o the_o first_o or_o gross_a sense_n that_o god_n have_v subvert_v his_o judgement_n or_o have_v do_v he_o wrong_n elihu_n can_v not_o suspect_v he_o have_v any_o such_o blasphemous_a opinion_n of_o god_n for_o that_o have_v fullfil_v the_o devil_n prophecy_n of_o he_o he_o will_v curse_v thou_o to_o thy_o face_n but_o when_o he_o say_v god_n have_v take_v away_o my_o judgement_n he_o mean_v it_o according_a to_o the_o two_o latter_a interpretation_n either_o that_o god_n defer_v long_o to_o restore_v he_o and_o answer_v his_o prayer_n or_o that_o god_n have_v hide_v from_o he_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o deal_n with_o he_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o make_v it_o out_o how_o or_o why_o he_o 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because_o he_o do_v not_o give_v thou_o a_o account_n nor_o tell_v thou_o why_o he_o judge_v thou_o therefore_o humble_a thyself_o that_o ever_o thou_o have_v say_v and_o take_v heed_n thou_o say_v it_o no_o more_o god_n have_v take_v away_o my_o judgement_n hence_o note_n first_o god_n sometime_o let_v the_o goodness_n of_o his_o most_o precious_a servant_n lâ—e_z in_o the_o dark_a he_o go_v unusual_a way_n with_o many_o of_o his_o choice_a servant_n he_o do_v not_o always_o declare_v their_o right_n nor_o deal_v with_o they_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a rule_n in_o give_v good_a to_o they_o that_o be_v good_a as_o not_o always_o evil_a to_o they_o that_o be_v evil_a the_o lord_n be_v at_o his_o liberty_n in_o these_o present_a distribution_n he_o be_v supreme_a and_o have_v power_n over_o all_o flesh_n and_o so_o keep_v their_o judgement_n in_o the_o cloud_n or_o a_o secret_a to_o himself_o second_o note_v the_o lord_n sometime_o be_v please_v to_o defer_v and_o delay_v to_o 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burden_n we_o have_v that_o promise_n psal_n 37.6_o he_o shall_v bring_v forth_o thy_o righteousness_n as_o the_o light_n and_o thy_o judgement_n as_o the_o noonday_n the_o righteousness_n and_o judgement_n of_o a_o good_a man_n may_v be_v in_o a_o midnight_n darkness_n as_o to_o man_n and_o till_o that_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o light_n of_o other_o man_n knowledge_n himself_o have_v sometime_o little_a light_n of_o comfort_n four_o note_v it_o be_v sinful_a to_o complain_v and_o to_o be_v trouble_v as_o if_o god_n have_v not_o do_v we_o right_n because_o we_o see_v it_o not_o do_v or_o because_o he_o deferr_v to_o do_v it_o in_o this_o job_n be_v most_o faulty_a he_o utter_v many_o passionate_a speech_n about_o what_o god_n have_v do_v because_o thing_n be_v not_o bring_v to_o a_o issue_n nor_o his_o condition_n state_v and_o clear_v up_o either_o to_o the_o world_n or_o to_o himself_o this_o trouble_a he_o more_o than_o the_o extremity_n of_o his_o pain_n or_o the_o great_a of_o his_o trouble_n how_o stiff_o job_n stand_v upon_o it_o that_o his_o judgement_n be_v take_v away_o will_v appear_v yet_o further_o in_o the_o next_o word_n which_o elihu_n make_v further_a matter_n of_o accusation_n verse_n 6._o shall_v i_o lie_v against_o my_o right_n my_o wound_n be_v incurable_a without_o transgression_n in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v two_o other_o part_n of_o the_o indictment_n bring_v against_o job_n near_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o former_a wherein_o he_o yet_o more_o vehement_o urge_v his_o own_o integrity_n and_o cry_v out_o both_o of_o the_o greatness_n and_o causelessness_n on_o his_o part_n of_o his_o present_a suffering_n more_o distinct_o elihu_n in_o this_o verse_n charge_v he_o first_o that_o he_o do_v overeager_o maintain_v his_o own_o cause_n shall_v i_o lie_v against_o my_o right_n second_o that_o he_o speak_v of_o god_n as_o deal_v over-harsh_o with_o he_o my_o wound_n be_v incurable_a without_o transgression_n these_o thing_n say_v elihu_n thou_o have_v also_o say_v shall_v i_o lie_v against_o my_o right_n we_o read_v the_o word_n as_o a_o question_n other_o read_v they_o as_o a_o direct_a proposition_n there_o be_v a_o lie_n in_o judge_v i_o or_o vulg_n in_o judicando_fw-la enim_fw-la i_o mendacium_fw-la est_fw-la vulg_n there_o be_v a_o lie_n against_o my_o right_n the_o word_n which_o we_o here_o translate_v right_a be_v the_o same_o which_o we_o translate_v judgement_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n and_o when_o he_o say_v there_o be_v a_o lie_n against_o my_o right_n it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v plain_o say_v i_o be_o false_o charge_v i_o be_o wrongful_o accuse_v i_o be_o not_o such_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o suppose_v nor_o have_v i_o do_v those_o thing_n whereof_o i_o be_o suspect_v every_o false_a accusation_n bring_v against_o a_o man_n be_v a_o lie_n against_o his_o right_n second_o other_o read_v it_o thus_o chald_v super_fw-la judiâ—ium_fw-la meum_fw-la faciam_fw-la mentiri_fw-la i_o e._n falsi_fw-la arguam_fw-la hominem_fw-la qui_fw-la volet_fw-la mâ—cum_fw-la contendere_fw-la cajet_fw-fr item_n chald_v i_o shall_v make_v liar_n against_o my_o right_n that_o be_v whosoever_o stand_v up_o to_o prove_v any_o thing_n against_o i_o as_o you_o have_v do_v say_v i_o be_o wicked_a unrighteous_a or_o hypocritical_a i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o prove_v he_o a_o liar_n but_o neither_o the_o grammatical_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n will_v fair_o bear_v this_o sense_n nor_o do_v it_o well_o correspond_v with_o the_o former_a verse_n drus_n in_o judicio_fw-la meo_fw-la mentior_fw-la pisc_n probarem_fw-la si_fw-la mentiri_fw-la hoc_fw-la sensu_fw-la de_fw-la persona_fw-la dici_fw-la inveniretur_fw-la nam_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la usurpari_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la drus_n three_o thus_o i_o lie_v
and_o practice_n as_o procure_v they_o that_o ruin_n thus_o the_o righteous_a rejoice_v when_o they_o see_v the_o vengeance_n yea_o they_o wash_v their_o fear_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o ungodly_a that_o be_v they_o get_v comfort_n and_o encouragement_n by_o see_v the_o lord_n avenge_v their_o cause_n against_o their_o adversary_n it_o be_v say_v exod_n 14.30_o 31._o that_o god_n have_v overwhelm_v the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o israelite_n see_v the_o egyptian_n dead_a upon_o the_o shore_n god_n do_v not_o suffer_v the_o carcase_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n but_o cause_v they_o to_o lie_v upon_o the_o shore_n that_o the_o israelite_n may_v see_v they_o and_o when_o israel_n see_v that_o dreadful_a stroke_n of_o the_o lord_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n it_o be_v say_v the_o people_n fear_v the_o lord_n and_o believe_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n thus_o they_o be_v confirm_v in_o their_o faith_n by_o god_n open_a judgement_n upon_o the_o egyptian_n they_o be_v smite_v in_o the_o place_n of_o beholder_n or_o in_o the_o open_a sight_n of_o other_o there_o be_v yet_o two_o other_o interpretation_n of_o these_o word_n which_o i_o shall_v touch_v he_o strike_v they_o in_o the_o place_n of_o beholder_n aquin_n in_o loco_fw-la videntium_fw-la i_o e._n exiflentes_fw-la in_o statu_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la videre_fw-la poterant_fw-la tum_fw-la per_fw-la naturalem_fw-la rationem_fw-la tum_fw-la per_fw-la sacram_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la quid_fw-la esset_fw-la faciendum_fw-la et_fw-la quid_fw-la esset_fw-la vitandum_fw-la aquin_n that_o be_v say_v my_o author_n in_o such_o a_o estate_n or_o condition_n wherein_o themselves_o may_v see_v both_o by_o that_o natural_a light_n which_o every_o man_n have_v &_o especial_o by_o the_o light_n of_o doctrine_n and_o instruction_n what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o shun_v or_o avoid_v in_o this_o sense_n to_o be_v smite_v in_o the_o place_n of_o seer_n be_v to_o see_v and_o behold_v to_o have_v light_n and_o understanding_n what_o to_o do_v or_o forbear_v do_v and_o yet_o to_o act_v against_o that_o light_n and_o so_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o strike_v we_o which_o be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n both_o of_o the_o sin_n and_o punishment_n of_o man_n a_o second_o give_v it_o thus_o he_o strike_v they_o in_o the_o place_n of_o seer_n or_o where_o they_o see_v that_o be_v he_o strike_v they_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o understanding_n or_o in_o their_o judgement_n he_o strike_v they_o with_o spiritual_a blindness_n as_o the_o sodomite_n be_v with_o corporal_a so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o see_v their_o way_n or_o what_o become_v they_o to_o do_v this_o be_v a_o most_o severe_a stroke_n there_o be_v many_o who_o when_o they_o have_v abuse_v the_o light_n and_o will_v not_o do_v what_o they_o see_v they_o ought_v god_n have_v strike_v they_o with_o such_o blindness_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v both_o these_o be_v rather_o tropological_a exposition_n then_o literal_a yet_o they_o may_v have_v their_o use_n and_o improvement_n by_o way_n of_o allusion_n in_o this_o place_n elihu_n have_v thus_o hold_v out_o the_o openness_n and_o exemplariness_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o wicked_a man_n proceed_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n to_o show_v the_o equity_n and_o righteousness_n of_o they_o verse_n 27._o because_o they_o have_v turn_v back_o from_o he_o and_o will_v not_o consider_v any_o of_o his_o way_n here_o i_o say_v lest_o any_o shall_v surmise_v that_o god_n take_v vengeance_n without_o cause_n the_o cause_n be_v name_v and_o assign_v why_o god_n take_v vengeance_n it_o be_v because_o they_o turn_v back_o from_o he_o they_o in_o the_o pride_n and_o stoutness_n of_o their_o heart_n which_o great_a man_n especial_o be_v much_o subject_n to_o refuse_v to_o obey_v and_o follow_v god_n and_o therefore_o his_o wrath_n follow_v and_o break_v they_o they_o turn_v back_o from_o he_o domino_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la è_fw-la verbo_fw-la de_fw-la post_fw-la eum_fw-la sic_fw-la alibi_fw-la scortati_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-la post_fw-la dominum_fw-la i_o e._n deserto_fw-la domino_fw-la there_o be_v a_o twofold_n turn_v back_o first_o corporal_n second_o moral_a or_o spiritual_a none_o can_v corporal_o turn_v back_o from_o god_n though_o some_o attempt_n it_o to_o what_o hide_v place_n soever_o we_o turn_v ourselves_o we_o can_v be_v hide_v from_o he_o who_o fill_v every_o place_n but_o there_o be_v many_o who_o moral_o turn_v back_o and_o depart_v from_o the_o live_a god_n sinner_n will_v turn_v their_o person_n back_o from_o god_n and_o hide_v their_o head_n they_o will_v get_v quite_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n and_o reach_v though_o they_o can_v but_o all_o of_o they_o turn_v back_o from_o god_n in_o their_o heart_n in_o two_o respect_n sinner_n in_o general_a may_v be_v say_v to_o turn_v back_o from_o god_n first_o when_o he_o command_v and_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v he_o or_o withdraw_v their_o obedience_n from_o his_o commandment_n second_o when_o he_o entreat_v and_o invite_v they_o and_o they_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o nor_o accept_v his_o tender_v respect_n and_o favour_n thus_o the_o lord_n complain_v of_o his_o own_o people_n psal_n 81.11_o israel_n will_v none_o of_o i_o god_n woo_v they_o but_o they_o have_v other_o lover_n and_o after_o they_o they_o will_v go_v even_o israel_n light_o regard_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n yea_o they_o make_v a_o defection_n from_o he_o more_o distinct_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a turn_n back_o from_o god_n or_o they_o who_o turn_v back_o from_o god_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n first_o there_o be_v a_o turn_n back_o from_o god_n by_o those_o who_o have_v open_o follow_v he_o or_o make_v profession_n of_o his_o name_n thus_o hypocrite_n and_o formalist_n turn_v back_o from_o god_n this_o the_o scripture_n call_v backslide_n revolt_a and_o go_v a_o whore_v from_o 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