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and_o frown_n terrible_o upon_o the_o ungodly_a and_o unjust_a that_o god_n have_v plenty_n of_o justice_n justice_z enough_o to_o bestow_v among_o they_o all_o be_v enough_o to_o confound_v they_o all_o though_o they_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o death_n and_o with_o hell_n be_v at_o agreement_n yet_o their_o covenant_n and_o agreement_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v isa_n 28.15_o 16._o the_o scripture_n speak_v justice_n often_o to_o sinner_n special_o to_o those_o unjust_a one_o who_o weigh_v the_o violence_n of_o their_o hand_n psal_n 58.1_o 2._o that_o be_v who_o oppress_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o exactness_n who_o do_v not_o tumble_v it_o out_o palpable_o or_o in_o a_o lump_n but_o weigh_v it_o out_o now_o a_o little_a and_o then_o a_o little_a the_o loâ—d_n know_v how_o to_o deal_v with_o such_o cunning_a perverter_n of_o justice_n and_o will_v at_o last_o make_v they_o acknowledge_v both_o that_o themselves_o have_v no_o justice_n in_o they_o and_o that_o himself_o have_v plenty_n 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down_o from_o heaven_n or_o that_o it_o be_v of_o god_n do_v not_o job_n say_v chap._n 1.21_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v that_o be_v afflict_v i_o by_o take_v away_o my_o all_o of_o this_o world_n and_o do_v not_o god_n himself_o say_v psal_n 89.30_o 31_o 32._o if_o his_o child_n forget_v my_o law_n i_o will_v punish_v their_o transgression_n with_o a_o rod_n and_o their_o iniquity_n with_o stripe_n how_o then_o say_v elihu_n god_n will_v not_o â—ffl_fw-mi ct_fw-mi i_o answer_v first_o in_o general_n elihu_n speak_v thus_o in_o answer_n to_o a_o doubt_n or_o to_o remove_v a_o fear_n arise_v upon_o the_o whole_a of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o god_n for_o if_o god_n be_v such_o a_o god_n so_o excellent_a in_o power_n and_o in_o judgement_n and_o in_o plenty_n of_o justice_n then_o sure_o our_o case_n be_v very_o sad_a may_v some_o say_v who_o can_v abide_v to_o be_v near_o or_o stand_v before_o such_o a_o god_n o_o say_v elihu_n fear_v not_o he_o will_v not_o affl_fw-mi ct_n more_o particular_o i_o answer_v first_o though_o god_n be_v excellent_a in_o judgement_n and_o plenty_n of_o justice_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v say_v he_o will_v not_o afflict_v because_o in_o some_o sense_n he_o have_v not_o a_o will_v to_o afflict_v or_o he_o do_v not_o afflict_v with_o his_o will_n that_o be_v he_o delight_v not_o to_o afflict_v he_o have_v declare_v himself_o more_o ready_a to_o show_v mercy_n than_o to_o execute_v judgement_n in_o one_o prophet_n he_o say_v vatabl_v exit_fw-la cord_n heb_fw-mi ex_fw-la animo_fw-la libens_fw-la vatabl_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o he_o that_o die_v ezek._n 18.32_o and_o another_o prophet_n say_v of_o he_o he_o do_v not_o willing_o afflict_v nor_o grieve_v the_o child_n of_o man_n lam._n 3.33_o this_o prophet_n be_v there_o bemoan_v the_o great_a affliction_n that_o ever_o befall_v the_o people_n of_o god_n yet_o say_v he_o god_n do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o he_o do_v not_o afflict_v with_o his_o heart_n as_o the_o word_n there_o be_v express_v in_o the_o margin_n when_o he_o afflict_v it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n not_o of_o his_o heart_n yea_o a_o work_n that_o he_o will_v glad_o rid_v his_o hand_n of_o what_o once_o that_o cruel_a tyrant_n nero_n say_v when_o he_o be_v to_o â—â—â—ne_v a_o warrant_n foâ—_n the_o execution_n of_o a_o offender_n litâ—ras_fw-la o_o quâ—m_n vellem_fw-la nesâ—ire_fw-la litâ—ras_fw-la how_o glad_a shall_v i_o be_v if_o i_o can_v not_o write_v my_o name_n this_o speak_v he_o possible_o when_o his_o heart_n waâ—_n as_o full_a of_o blood_n as_o it_o can_v hold_v yet_o thus_o he_o speak_v to_o signify_v a_o great_a unwillingness_n to_o afflict_v this_o be_v most_o true_a of_o the_o great_a god_n though_o he_o be_v a_o god_n of_o excellent_a power_n and_o judgement_n and_o plenty_n of_o justice_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o he_o can_v be_v glad_a that_o he_o may_v never_o have_v a_o occasion_n to_o afflict_v that_o he_o may_v never_o 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