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deal_v with_o the_o person_n and_o this_o be_v the_o tenor_n of_o most_o man_n spirit_n to_o this_o day_n in_o dispute_n and_o controversy_n and_o some_o do_v not_o only_o deal_v with_o the_o man_n before_o the_o matter_n but_o lose_v the_o matter_n in_o deal_v with_o the_o man_n entangle_v and_o engage_v themselves_o so_o much_o in_o personal_a quarrel_n that_o they_o forget_v or_o desert_n the_o doctrinal_a quarrel_n job_n and_o his_o friend_n though_o they_o be_v too_o mindful_a of_o the_o former_a yet_o they_o do_v not_o forget_v the_o latter_a and_o here_o job_n address_v himself_o unto_o it_o yet_o before_o he_o enter_v upon_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n he_o set_v forth_o his_o own_o state_n and_o show_v how_o it_o be_v with_o he_o grant_v which_o eliphaz_n have_v make_v the_o ground_n of_o his_o accusation_n that_o he_o be_v in_o a_o extreme_o afflict_a condition_n yet_o deny_v what_o he_o from_o thence_o infer_v that_o he_o be_v therefore_o wicked_a or_o continue_v know_o in_o any_o sinful_a course_n he_o describe_v his_o affliction_n with_o much_o variety_n of_o argument_n and_o elocution_n to_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n first_o aggravate_v they_o by_o their_o unmoveablenesse_n or_o remedilesnesse_n his_o sorrow_n be_v stubborn_a and_o such_o as_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o any_o kind_n of_o remedy_n verse_n 6._o though_o i_o speak_v my_o grief_n be_v not_o assuage_v and_o though_o i_o forbear_v what_o be_o i_o ease_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n job_n speak_v in_o a_o high_a strain_n of_o assurance_n that_o if_o his_o friend_n be_v afflict_v the_o move_n of_o his_o lip_n shall_v assuage_v their_o grief_n but_o it_o seem_v his_o own_o experience_n have_v teach_v he_o that_o the_o move_n of_o his_o lip_n can_v not_o assuage_v his_o own_o grief_n though_o i_o speak_v say_v he_o here_o my_o grief_n be_v not_o assuage_v hence_o observe_v a_o man_n may_v do_v that_o for_o other_o which_o he_o can_v do_v for_o himself_o he_o may_v comfort_v other_o in_o 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and_o such_o as_o no_o man_n dare_v do_v if_o he_o know_v what_o he_o do_v but_o in_o a_o good_a cause_n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n thus_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n some_o have_v venture_v upon_o false_a oath_n and_o appeal_v to_o god_n only_o for_o fear_v of_o man_n such_o say_v common_o they_o have_v rather_o trust_v god_n with_o their_o soul_n by_o swear_v false_o than_o man_n with_o their_o estate_n life_n or_o libertye_n by_o confess_v the_o truth_n which_o be_v not_o only_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v flee_v from_o a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_n shall_v meet_v but_o infinite_o more_o than_o if_o a_o man_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o whippet_n or_o of_o the_o sting_a of_o a_o bee_n shall_v willing_o offer_v himself_o to_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o lion_n and_o to_o the_o sting_n of_o a_o serpent_n to_o swear_v be_v not_o only_o to_o set_v our_o naked_a breast_n before_o the_o cannon_n mouth_n but_o with_o our_o own_o mouth_n to_o give_v 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have_v many_o friend_n about_o he_o discourse_v sweet_o of_o heaven_n and_o heavenly_a thing_n bullenger_n stand_v by_o allege_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n phil._n 3.20_o our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n true_a say_v the_o sick_a man_n it_o be_v in_o heaven_n but_o not_o in_o the_o heaven_n of_o brentius_n mart._n non_fw-fr in_o caelum_fw-la brentij_fw-la quod_fw-la nusquam_fw-la est_fw-la vit._n p._n mart._n which_o be_v not_o where_o he_o that_o make_v heaven_n every_o where_o make_v it_o not_o where_o though_o god_n be_v in_o all_o
dishonourable_a unto_o god_n job_n who_o here_o weep_v to_o god_n in_o his_o low_a estate_n have_v often_o rejoice_v in_o god_n in_o his_o best_a estate_n and_o prefer_v he_o before_o his_o chief_a joy_n they_o may_v confident_o weep_v to_o god_n in_o sad_a time_n who_o have_v delight_v themselves_o with_o god_n in_o comfortable_a time_n second_o observe_v liberty_n of_o address_n to_o god_n when_o man_n scorn_v and_o reject_v we_o be_v the_o great_a privilege_n of_o the_o saint_n every_o man_n can_v do_v this_o can_v the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n power_n out_o tear_n to_o god_n when_o they_o be_v scorn_v by_o the_o world_n can_v they_o pour_v out_o prayer_n to_o god_n when_o they_o be_v ill_o entreat_v by_o the_o world_n can_v they_o go_v into_o the_o embrace_n of_o god_n when_o they_o be_v cast_v out_o by_o man_n they_o can_v they_o can_v vex_v themselves_o when_o they_o be_v vex_v by_o other_o and_o perhaps_o vex_v those_o that_o vex_v they_o they_o can_v be_v angry_a when_o they_o 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optat_fw-la ex_fw-la aequari_fw-la haeo_fw-la duo_fw-la hominis_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la et_fw-la hominis_fw-la cum_fw-la homine_fw-la disceptationem_fw-la merc._n certain_o hic_fw-la aliquid_fw-la subauditur_fw-la ut_fw-la et_fw-la quis_fw-la deo_fw-la viro_fw-la vel_fw-la ut_fw-la faciat_fw-la ac_fw-la concedat_fw-la deus_fw-la sc_fw-la hoc_fw-la viro_fw-la merc._n the_o sum_n of_o his_o desire_n may_v be_v draw_v up_o into_o this_o brief_a that_o he_o may_v argue_v his_o case_n as_o free_o with_o god_n as_o man_n of_o the_o same_o rank_n and_o degree_n argue_v out_o their_o case_n with_o one_o another_o some_o expound_v it_o as_o a_o correction_n of_o his_o boldness_n in_o appeal_n to_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o have_v indeed_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v but_o what_o be_o i_o or_o what_o be_v my_o father_n house_n that_o god_n shall_v descend_v to_o my_o concernment_n the_o infinite_a distance_n which_o be_v between_o the_o creator_n and_o the_o creature_n seem_v to_o forbid_v and_o check_v my_o motion_n bid_v i_o keep_v within_o my_o own_o line_n or_o sphere_n and_o meddle_v with_o my_o equal_n but_o o_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v with_o god_n as_o man_n with_o man_n or_o man_n for_o man_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o i_o shall_v carry_v the_o day_n and_o prove_v myself_o innocent_a not_o that_o job_n intend_v a_o controversy_n with_o god_n or_o will_v stand_v upon_o his_o defence_n with_o the_o most_o high_a i_o have_v before_o show_v how_o far_o this_o be_v from_o the_o temper_n of_o his_o break_a spirit_n all_o that_o he_o intend_v by_o the_o proposal_n of_o this_o desire_n be_v the_o gain_n of_o a_o opportunity_n to_o set_v himself_o right_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n by_o that_o impartial_a decision_n of_o his_o cause_n which_o he_o be_v well_o assure_v god_n will_v give_v upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n in_o question_n between_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n if_o once_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o vouchsafe_v he_o a_o free_a and_o familiar_a hear_n of_o it_o as_o if_o he_o have_v further_o say_v i_o have_v not_o apeal_v to_o heaven_n because_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o have_v my_o condition_n know_v on_o earth_n bez._n utinam_fw-la mihi_fw-la conâ—ederetur_fw-la causam_fw-la meam_fw-la adversum_fw-la vos_fw-la apud_fw-la dei_fw-la tribunal_n disceptare_fw-la sicut_fw-la agere_fw-la homines_fw-la cum_fw-la hominibus_fw-la consueverunt_fw-la bez._n that_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o worst_a of_o i_o for_o my_o desire_n be_v that_o i_o may_v plead_v before_o god_n as_o a_o man_n for_o his_o neighbour_n and_o that_o i_o may_v be_v lay_v open_a in_o open_a court_n by_o the_o evidence_n of_o witness_n and_o a_o full_a examination_n of_o my_o cause_n take_v these_o explication_n of_o the_o text_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o wish_n the_o scope_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o what_o he_o speak_v before_o chap._n 9_o 33.34.35_o god_n be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o that_o i_o shall_v answer_v he_o and_o we_o shall_v come_v together_o in_o judgement_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o dayman_n betwixt_o we_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o word_n as_o in_o these_o before_o we_o while_o job_n lift_v up_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o humble_v himself_o as_o unworthy_a to_o have_v to_o do_v with_o god_n yet_o he_o discover_v the_o vehement_a long_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o receive_v a_o judgement_n or_o determination_n from_o god_n in_o this_o suit_n or_o controversy_n which_o have_v depend_v so_o long_o between_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n the_o observation_n which_o arise_v from_o this_o read_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n be_v of_o the_o same_o strain_n with_o those_o former_o give_v upon_o that_o and_o some_o other_o passage_n where_o job_n know_v his_o own_o uprightnes_n and_o integrity_n declare_v not_o only_a willingness_n but_o extreme_a earnestness_n to_o have_v his_o cause_n try_v at_o the_o bar_n and_o before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n who_o both_o see_v his_o way_n and_o search_v his_o heart_n who_o as_o he_o have_v justify_v he_o from_o all_o guilt_n in_o reference_n to_o himself_o by_o not_o impute_v sin_n unto_o he_o so_o he_o will_v justify_v he_o against_o the_o sin_n which_o man_n impute_v to_o he_o by_o say_v he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o guilty_a these_o point_n have_v be_v more_o than_o once_o hint_v already_o i_o shall_v not_o insist_v upon_o they_o here_o second_o the_o word_n be_v render_v as_o note_v the_o design_n which_o job_n have_v in_o pour_v out_o tear_n to_o god_n and_o then_o the_o connection_n between_o this_o and_o the_o former_a verse_n stand_v thus_o jun._n apud_fw-la deum_fw-la stillat_fw-la oculus_fw-la meus_fw-la utdisceptet_fw-la causam_fw-la viri_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la sicut_fw-la filius_fw-la hominis_fw-la causam_fw-la amici_fw-la svi_fw-la jun._n i_o pour_v out_o tear_n to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o man_n with_o god_n as_o the_o son_n of_o man_n plead_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o friend_n mr._n broughton_n join_v full_o with_o this_o unto_o the_o puissant_a do_v my_o eye_n drop_n that_o he_o mould_v decide_v the_o cause_n for_o earthly-wight_n before_o the_o puissant_a as_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n do_v with_o his_o neighbour_n our_o translation_n carry_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o wish_n that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v liberty_n to_o plead_v with_o god_n as_o man_n with_o man_n this_o carry_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o wish_n that_o god_n will_v plead_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o man_n with_o god_n as_o a_o man_n plead_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o friend_n which_o be_v indeed_o to_o desire_n god_n to_o be_v his_o advocate_n coc._n ad_fw-la deum_fw-la stillat_fw-la oculus_fw-la meus_fw-la ut_fw-la judicet_fw-la viro_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o silium_fw-la hominis_fw-la respectu_fw-la proximi_fw-la svi_fw-la coc._n how_o god_n be_v a_o advocate_n with_o god_n will_v appear_v further_o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o text_n a_o three_o read_v keep_v to_o this_o dependence_n upon_o the_o former_a verse_n and_o to_o the_o same_o scope_n of_o this_o yet_o varye_v the_o translation_n thus_o my_o eye_n pour_v out_o tear_n to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v judge_v for_o a_o man_n with_o god_n and_o that_o he_o will_v judge_v the_o son_n man_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o neighbour_n the_o first_o read_v make_v the_o latter_a branch_n of_o the_o word_n a_o description_n of_o the_o manner_n how_o job_n desire_v to_o plead_v with_o god_n even_o as_o man_n do_v with_o man_n the_o second_o make_v it_o a_o description_n of_o the_o manner_n how_o job_n desire_v god_n to_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o man_n with_o god_n even_o as_o man_n plead_v with_o man_n this_o three_o make_v it_o a_o second_o distinct_a desire_n and_o the_o whole_a verse_n to_o consist_v of_o two_o distinct_a desire_n first_o that_o god_n will_v judge_v for_o a_o man_n
either_o to_o our_o future_a or_o our_o present_a peace_n thus_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n be_v send_v to_o preach_v that_o people_n blind_a and_o deaf_a and_o ignorant_a chap._n 6.9_o 10._o go_v tell_v this_o people_n hear_v you_o indeed_o but_o understand_v not_o and_o see_v you_o indeed_o but_o perceive_v not_o make_v the_o heart_n of_o this_o people_n fat_a and_o make_v their_o ear_n heavy_a and_o shut_v their_o eye_n lest_o they_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o hear_v with_o their_o ear_n and_o understand_v with_o their_o heart_n and_o convert_v and_o be_v heal_v as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v this_o people_n shall_v want_v neither_o mean_n nor_o minister_n neither_o word_n nor_o light_n but_o they_o shall_v reap_v no_o benefit_n neither_o by_o mean_n nor_o minister_n neither_o by_o word_n nor_o light_n yea_o all_o these_o mean_n shall_v produce_v contrary_a effect_n they_o shall_v be_v harden_v and_o not_o soften_v blind_a and_o not_o enlighten_v their_o ear_n shall_v be_v 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