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that_o go_v forth_o and_o weep_v etc._n etc._n heb._n he_o that_o go_v go_v etc._n etc._n which_o luther_n interprete_v of_o temptation_n continue_v and_o mutual_o succeed_v one_o another_o take_v their_o turn_n upon_o a_o poor_a soul_n and_o weep_v go_v and_o weep_v and_o ask_v the_o way_n to_o zion_n with_o their_o face_n thither-ward_n jer._n 50.4_o 5._o some_o face_n appear_v most_o oriental_o beautiful_a when_o most_o enstamp_v with_o sorrow_n bear_v precious_a seed_n such_o as_o be_v hope_n and_o faith_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n some_o render_v it_o seed_n of_o acquisition_n bucer_fw-la camâ—strum_fw-la leo_fw-la â—udâ—_n bucer_fw-la such_o as_o the_o poor_a seedsman_n have_v get_v prece_fw-la &_o precio_fw-la by_o pray_v and_o pay_v dear_a for_o it_o some_o bear_v a_o seed-basket_n or_o seedlop_v shall_v doubtless_o come_v again_o with_o rejoice_v only_o he_o must_v have_v patience_n jam._n 5.7_o bring_v his_o sheaf_n with_o he_o or_o mon._n act._n &_o mon._n after_o some_o their_o handful_n even_o gripe_v of_o gladness_n as_o philpet_n the_o martyr_n render_v it_o then_o shall_v abraham_n the_o good_a mower_n say_v another_o bound_v we_o up_o into_o sheaf_n as_o pure_a corn_n and_o fill_v his_o bosom_n full_a with_o we_o carry_v we_o into_o the_o lord_n barn_n to_o make_v a_o joyful_a harvest_n in_o heaven_n psal._n cxxvii_o a_o song_n of_o degree_n for_o solomon_n as_o psal_n 72.1_o pen_v by_o david_n not_o long_o before_o his_o death_n and_o leave_v his_o son_n solomon_n to_o teach_v he_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v get_v or_o keep_v no_o not_o children_n be_v get_v but_o by_o god_n blessing_n this_o last_o be_v a_o fit_a lesson_n for_o solomon_n who_o by_o so_o many_o wife_n and_o concubine_n leave_v but_o one_o only_a son_n that_o we_o read_v of_o and_o he_o none_o of_o the_o wise_a some_o render_v it_o a_o song_n of_o degree_n of_o solomon_n 1._o lib._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 1._o make_v he_o the_o penman_n of_o 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as_o stubble_n full_o dry_v or_o hurd_n or_o sear_a wood_n see_v nab_n 1.10_o with_o the_o note_n it_o shall_v go_v ill_a with_o he_o that_o be_v leave_v his_o posterity_n shall_v never_o prosper_v but_o be_v root_v out_o eliphaz_n and_o bildad_n have_v say_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o all_o to_o pay_v poor_a job_n who_o family_n be_v now_o ruin_v it_o shall_v sure_o go_v ill_a with_o he_o or_o he_o shall_v be_v wringed_a say_v broughton_n allude_v belike_o to_o the_o sound_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o hebrew_n word_n verse_n 27._o the_o heaven_n shall_v reveal_v his_o iniquity_n job_n have_v call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v of_o his_o innocency_n chap_n 16.17_o 18._o this_o be_v not_o to_o do_v now_o say_v zophar_n for_o all_o creature_n have_v conspire_v thy_o ruin_n and_o contribute_v thereunto_o wind_n fire_n sabean_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o he_o that_o have_v but_o half_a a_o eye_n may_v see_v thou_o to_o be_v a_o wicked_a person_n such_o as_o be_v wicked_a indeed_o not_o only_a secundum_fw-la dici_fw-la as_o job_n but_o secundum_fw-la esse_fw-la as_o ahab_n can_v look_v to_o heaven_n above_o or_o to_o earth_n beneath_o without_o horror_n to_o think_v even_o these_o if_o other_o witness_n fail_v shall_v bring_v to_o light_v their_o secret_a sin_n and_o come_v to_o give_v testimony_n against_o they_o before_o the_o great_a judge_n at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v arise_v up_o against_o he_o night_n will_v convert_v itself_o into_o noon_n against_o the_o evil-doer_n and_o silence_n prove_v a_o speak_a evidence_n earth_n cry_v cain_n guilty_a the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n fight_v against_o sisera_n as_o a_o traitor_n and_o rebel_n to_o the_o high_a majesty_n yea_o servi_n ut_fw-la taceant_fw-la jumenta_fw-la loquentur_fw-la the_o ass_n have_v a_o verdict_n to_o pass_v upon_o balaam_n a_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v carry_v the_o voice_n that_o but_o whisper_v treason_n eccles_n 10.20_o yea_o if_o nothing_o else_o will_v reveal_v iniquity_n it_o will_v reveal_v itself_o it_o will_v prove_v like_o the_o ointment_n of_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o which_o solomon_n say_v that_o it_o wray_v itself_o prov._n 27.16_o verse_n 28._o the_o increase_n of_o his_o house_n shall_v depart_v all_o his_o posterity_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o so_o shall_v his_o prosperity_n too_o even_o all_o at_o once_o with_o a_o sudden_a ebb_n in_o the_o day_n that_o god_n visit_v he_o with_o his_o wrath_n and_o righteous_a judgement_n all_o the_o wicked_a man_n wealth_n and_o revenue_n shall_v be_v wretched_o waste_v and_o embezelled_a by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o and_o his_o good_n shall_v flow_v away_o as_o water_n the_o apostle_n say_v the_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n pass_v away_o viz._n as_o a_o hasty_a headlong_a torrent_n or_o as_o a_o picture_n draw_v upon_o the_o ice_n thou_o carry_v they_o away_o both_o person_n and_o thing_n as_o with_o a_o flood_n psal_n 90.5_o verse_n 29_o this_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n from_o god_n a_o portion_n god_n allow_v the_o wicked_a in_o this_o life_n psal_n 17.14_o as_o a_o king_n when_o he_o reprieve_v a_o traitor_n allow_v he_o a_o subsistence_n prisoner_n pitance_n at_o least_o yes_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n divide_v the_o wealth_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n between_o they_o for_o a_o time_n nabuchadnezzar_n have_v tyrâ—s_a as_o pay_v for_o his_o pain_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o whole_a turkish_a empire_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o crust_n cast_v to_o his_o dog_n by_o the_o great_a house_n keeper_n of_o the_o world_n say_v luther_n but_o beside_o this_o god_n have_v provide_v a_o far_a other_o portion_n for_o they_o say_v one_o and_o that_o by_o way_n of_o inheritance_n never_o to_o be_v part_v from_o they_o viz._n all_o the_o forementioned_a misery_n and_o many_o more_o all_o torment_n here_o and_o torture_n in_o hell_n this_o be_v the_o inheritance_n quam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la deserere_fw-la non_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la seipsos_fw-la pottrunt_fw-la which_o will_v stick_v to_o they_o as_o close_o as_o the_o skin_n to_o the_o flesh_n or_o the_o flesh_n to_o the_o bone_n it_o fall_v to_o they_o as_o the_o inheritance_n do_v to_o the_o heir_n chap._n 27.13_o and_o 31.2_o or_o as_o the_o mess_n of_o meat_n do_v to_o the_o invite_a guest_n misery_n be_v the_o heritage_n of_o the_o wicked_a as_o they_o be_v child_n of_o disobedience_n and_o their_o wage_n as_o they_o be_v worker_n of_o iniquity_n their_o present_a prosperity_n also_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o their_o punishment_n isai_n 1.5_o prov._n 1.32_o the_o word_n of_o zophar_n be_v end_v let_v other_o reply_n as_o they_o please_v but_o he_o have_v do_v prastat_fw-la herbam_fw-la dare_v quam_fw-la turpiter_fw-la pugnare_fw-la no_o sure_a sign_n of_o a_o evil_a cause_n then_o a_o powerlesse_a pertinacy_n chap._n xxi_o verse_n 1._o but_o job_n answer_v and_o say_v disprove_v and_o refute_v that_o proposition_n of_o they_o concern_v the_o infelicity_n of_o the_o ungodly_a by_o reason_n by_o experience_n and_o by_o divine_a authority_n all_o which_o evince_n and_o evidence_n that_o neither_o be_v prosperity_n a_o proof_n of_o man_n innocence_n nor_o adversity_n a_o mark_n of_o their_o wickedness_n as_o zophar_n and_o his_o fellow_n will_v have_v it_o and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o any_o more_o interrupt_v he_o nor_o think_v he_o too_o rough_a he_o use_v a_o gentle_a preface_n crave_v attention_n and_o press_v they_o thereunto_o by_o many_o argument_n in_o the_o six_o first_o verse_n verse_n 2._o hear_v diligent_o my_o speech_n heb._n in_o hear_v hear_v the_o greek_a have_v it_o hear_v hear_v that_o be_v hear_v i_o out_o have_v so_o much_o patience_n with_o i_o as_o not_o to_o interrupt_v i_o any_o more_o yea_o hear_v with_o understanding_n let_v your_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d