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nothing_o to_o he_o learn_v from_o it_o great_a affliction_n take_v off_o our_o respect_n to_o the_o world_n and_o all_o worldly_a thing_n what_o be_v honour_n what_o be_v gold_n or_o silver_n what_o be_v a_o goodly_a house_n what_o be_v a_o beautiful_a wife_n and_o pleasant_a child_n what_o be_v fine_a clothes_n or_o a_o fair_a face_n in_o a_o day_n of_o sorrow_n or_o in_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n spiritual_n be_v high_a prize_v when_o we_o be_v low_a grace_n shine_v clear_a in_o worldly_a darkness_n but_o the_o light_n of_o worldly_a enjoyment_n be_v darkness_n to_o we_o and_o that_o which_o some_o esteem_n as_o a_o sun_n be_v but_o a_o
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ea_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la velut_fw-la vectes_fw-la aliquid_fw-la sustentant_fw-la aliqui_fw-la rabbini_n ad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la jobum_fw-la referant_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsius_fw-la fulchra_fw-la i._n e._n membra_fw-la brachia_fw-la vires_fw-la robur_fw-la descendent_a vectibus_fw-la sepulchralibus_fw-la descendent_a jun._n mâ—ae_fw-la videbitis_fw-la istas_fw-la expectationes_fw-la quas_fw-la praedicatis_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la ferretro_fw-la efferri_fw-la in_o sepulchrum_fw-la jun._n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o myself_o shall_v go_v down_o to_o the_o pit_n or_o grave_a a_o three_o thus_o they_o shall_v descend_v upon_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o grave_a the_o meaning_n be_v you_o shall_v quick_o see_v i_o and_o all_o my_o worldly_a hope_n which_o you_o so_o much_o speak_v of_o put_v together_o in_o a_o coffin_n and_o carry_v out_o upon_o a_o beire_n to_o the_o grave_a for_o burial_n this_o go_v down_o to_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o pit_n according_a to_o our_o read_n import_v that_o he_o and_o his_o hope_n shall_v descend_v to_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o grave_a and_o be_v bury_v there_o the_o pit_n will_v shut_v he_o in_o and_o make_v he_o fast_o enough_o the_o grave_n be_v a_o prison_n and_o there_o be_v barrs_n or_o bolt_n belong_v to_o that_o prison_n which_o shut_v the_o prisoner_n in_o there_o be_v no_o break_v of_o that_o prison_n the_o decree_n of_o god_n be_v the_o bar_n of_o the_o grave_a and_o his_o purpose_n lock_v it_o up_o till_o the_o day_n which_o himself_o have_v appoint_v for_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v to_o follow_v as_o the_o evil_a angel_n be_v reserve_v in_o chain_n of_o darkness_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n so_o be_v the_o body_n of_o man_n chain_v and_o bar_v down_o in_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o grave_a till_o god_n send_v out_o the_o archangel_n with_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n to_o summon_v they_o to_o his_o barr._n yet_o further_o these_o word_n be_v interpret_v as_o speak_v in_o derision_n of_o those_o overture_n which_o his_o friend_n make_v to_o he_o about_o worldly_a happiness_n cajet_fw-fr per_fw-la irrisiâ—nem_fw-la haec_fw-la dicta_fw-la sunt_fw-la cajet_fw-fr as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v you_o persuade_v i_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v much_o good_a in_o the_o world_n very_o well_o let_v it_o be_v so_o but_o do_v you_o think_v that_o i_o can_v carry_v my_o good_n my_o house_n and_o land_n my_o silver_n and_o gold_n my_o corn_n and_o my_o wine_n to_o make_v merry_a with_o in_o the_o grave_a shall_v i_o and_o the_o greatness_n you_o promise_v i_o live_v together_o in_o the_o grave_a and_o make_v our_o abode_n in_o darkness_n the_o septuagint_n seem_v to_o favour_v that_o sense_n render_v it_o descendemus_fw-la an_fw-mi bona_fw-la mea_fw-la mecum_fw-la ad_fw-la infernos_fw-la descendent_a aut_fw-la pariter_fw-la super_fw-la pulverem_fw-la descendemus_fw-la shall_v my_o good_n go_v with_o i_o to_o 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house_n appoint_v for_o all_o live_n i_o shall_v not_o stay_v here_o to_o draw_v out_o observation_n matter_n of_o this_o purport_n about_o the_o certainty_n of_o and_o about_o our_o rest_n in_o death_n have_v occur_v heretofore_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v add_v for_o the_o close_a of_o this_o verse_n and_o chapter_n shall_v only_o be_v a_o offer_n towards_o the_o resolution_n of_o a_o doubt_n which_o may_v arise_v upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o job_n continue_v resolve_n for_o death_n and_o his_o refusal_n of_o any_o entertainment_n of_o the_o hope_n of_o life_n hence_o it_o may_v be_v question_v do_v not_o job_n sin_n in_o give_v up_o his_o hope_n and_o in_o refu_o ing_z to_o be_v comfort_v when_o his_o friend_n wise_a and_o godly_a man_n labour_v to_o assure_v he_o of_o deliverance_n i_o answer_v first_o job_n be_v willing_a to_o be_v comfort_v but_o he_o do_v not_o like_o their_o way_n of_o comfort_v which_o be_v indeed_o a_o wound_a for_o the_o promise_n which_o they_o make_v he_o do_v all_o along_o carry_v a_o implication_n of_o his_o guilt_n they_o never_o promise_v he_o any_o deliverance_n but_o upon_o the_o supposition_n of_o his_o repentance_n from_o those_o wickedness_n with_o which_o they_o charge_v he_o whereas_o he_o utter_o deny_v their_o charge_n in_o the_o sense_n which_o they_o lay_v against_o he_o second_o i_o answer_v we_o can_v altogether_o acquit_v job_n from_o blame_n in_o judge_v his_o state_n so_o deplorable_a and_o remediless_a for_o though_o with_o a_o eye_n to_o the_o creature_n and_o all_o second_o cause_n there_o be_v no_o probability_n or_o possibility_n for_o his_o recovery_n yet_o job_n shall_v have_v raise_v his_o hope_n upon_o the_o power_n and_o al-sufficiency_n of_o god_n he_o may_v have_v remember_v that_o as_o his_o affliction_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n very_o visible_a in_o it_o so_o his_o deliverance_n also_o may_v have_v be_v as_o extraordinary_a and_o that_o god_n can_v have_v put_v forth_o as_o strong_a and_o as_o visible_a a_o hand_n to_o restore_v he_o as_o he_o do_v to_o cast_v he_o down_o it_o be_v say_v of_o abraham_n rom._n 4.18_o 19_o that_o he_o against_o hope_n believe_v in_o hope_n nothing_o appear_v for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o hope_n yet_o abraham_n do_v not_o say_v where_o be_v my_o hope_n or_o why_o shall_v i_o wait_v for_o child_n he_o consider_v not_o his_o own_o body_n now_o dead_a when_o he_o be_v about_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a neither_o yet_o the_o deadness_n of_o sarah_n womb_n these_o natural_a impediment_n come_v not_o to_o his_o mind_n while_o he_o have_v a_o word_n from_o the_o lord_n of_o nature_n he_o stagger_v not_o at_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n through_o unbelief_n but_o be_v strong_a in_o faith_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n but_o we_o may_v say_v of_o job_n from_o the_o continual_a tenor_n of_o his_o own_o answer_n that_o he_o