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deceive_v there_o be_v also_o a_o kind_n of_o holy_a fraud_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o man_n be_v as_o it_o be_v deceive_v into_o the_o obedience_n of_o it_o be_v crafty_a i_o catch_v you_o with_o guile_n i_o fetch_v you_o over_o do_v i_o not_o say_v paul_n 2_o cor._n 12.16_o now_o as_o man_n be_v sometime_o deceive_v for_o his_o good_a so_o he_o be_v often_o and_o easy_o deceive_v for_o his_o hurt_n by_o these_o three_o deceiver_n satan_n the_o world_n and_o his_o own_o heart_n persuade_v he_o by_o a_o unholy_a deceit_n to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o sin_n fida_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bis_z potest_fw-la sumi_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credet_fw-la ne_fw-la credat_fw-la in_o vanitatem_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deceptus_fw-la deceptus_fw-la inquam_fw-la per_fw-la vanitatem_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o eam_fw-la fida_fw-la again_o some_o who_o by_o vanity_n understand_v sin_n read_v the_o word_n vanity_n twice_o let_v not_o he_o that_o be_v deceive_v by_o vanity_n trust_v in_o vanity_n that_o be_v let_v not_o he_o that_o be_v deceive_v by_o sin_n trust_v in_o sin_n which_o interpretation_n yield_v we_o this_o truth_n sin_n be_v deceitful_a or_o thus_o sin_n do_v nothing_o but_o deceive_v the_o apostle_n heb._n 3.13_o charge_v sin_n with_o deceit_n to_o its_o very_a face_n exhort_v one_o the_o other_o while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n lest_o any_o of_o your_o heart_n be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n there_o be_v three_o eminent_a evil_n in_o sin_n first_o there_o be_v a_o pollution_n in_o sin_n it_o defile_v second_o there_o be_v baseness_n in_o sin_n it_o dishonour_v three_o there_o be_v a_o deceitfulness_n in_o sin_n it_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v we_o shall_v be_v and_o receive_v that_o which_o it_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v hence_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 6.21_o put_v the_o question_n to_o those_o who_o be_v once_o the_o servant_n of_o sin_n what_o fruit_n have_v you_o then_o in_o those_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a he_o ask_v they_o and_o bid_v they_o ask_v their_o own_o heart_n what_o fruit_n have_v you_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o know_v when_o you_o be_v servant_n of_o sin_n your_o sin_n promise_v you_o great_a matter_n great_a reward_n the_o tree_n of_o sin_n seem_v to_o be_v load_v with_o fruit_n the_o bow_n of_o it_o look_v as_o if_o ready_a to_o break_v with_o goodly_a fruit_n fruit_n pleasant_a to_o the_o eye_n sweet_a to_o the_o taste_n and_o desirable_a to_o make_v one_o wise_a but_o i_o beseech_v yond_o tell_v i_o what_o fruit_n have_v you_o in_o those_o thing_n wh_o reof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a if_o you_o be_v ashamed_a to_o tell_v i_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n that_o be_v all_o the_o fruit_n which_o the_o tree_n of_o sin_n bear_v sin_n deal_v with_o we_o as_o jaell_n with_o sisera_n judge_n 4.18_o she_o stand_v at_o the_o tent_n door_n when_o he_o come_v pant_v 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shall_v perish_v as_o the_o relative_n look_v to_o the_o wicked_a man_n himself_o observe_v a_o untimely_a death_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n he_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v in_o a_o day_n that_o be_v not_o he_o or_o before_o his_o proper_a day_n in_o opposition_n to_o which_o eliphaz_n have_v promise_v chap._n 5._o that_o a_o godly_a man_n shall_v come_v like_o â—sheafe_n of_o corn_n into_o the_o barn_n full_o ripe_a now_o say_v he_o this_o wicked_a man_n shall_v be_v like_o untimely_a fruit_n accomplish_v cut_v off_o and_o perish_v before_o his_o time_n we_o have_v such_o a_o expression_n eccl._n 7.17_o be_v not_o righteous_a over_o much_o neither_o make_v thyself_o over-wise_a why_o shall_v thou_o destroy_v thyself_o be_v not_o over_o much_o wicked_a not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o mediocrity_n in_o wickedness_n or_o that_o a_o man_n can_v be_v wicked_a in_o due_a proportion_n but_o say_v he_o take_v heed_n of_o high_a act_n in_o wickedness_n why_o shall_v thou_o die_v before_o thy_o time_n some_o wickedness_n lie_v close_o man_n live_v and_o continue_v in_o they_o long_o unseen_a other_o be_v so_o open_a and_o abominable_a that_o their_o actor_n be_v abnoxious_a to_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n he_o that_o be_v wicked_a overmuch_o that_o be_v extreme_o wicked_a shall_v be_v cut_v off_o some_o way_n or_o other_o before_o his_o time_n quarreller_n die_v by_o the_o sword_n drunkard_n die_v by_o surfeit_n adulterer_n decay_n into_o filthy_a disease_n sorcerer_n be_v kill_v by_o the_o devil_n malefactor_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o magistrate_n most_o desire_n to_o live_v long_o and_o yet_o they_o take_v a_o course_n to_o make_v their_o life_n short_a they_o forget_v that_o short_a way_n to_o long_a life_n psal_n 34.12_o that_o promise_n isa_n 65.20_o stand_v opposite_a to_o this_o threaten_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o there_o a_o infant_n of_o day_n definitur_fw-la implere_fw-la dies_fw-la ad_fw-la 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ripe_a though_o he_o die_v before_o he_o come_v to_o that_o estate_n moribus_fw-la pii_fw-la licet_fw-la aetate_fw-la juvenes_fw-la senes_fw-la sunt_fw-la moribus_fw-la wherein_o nature_n use_v to_o crop_v man_n off_o yet_o he_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v ephes_n 4.13_o be_v come_v to_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o stature_n of_o christ_n second_o refer_v these_o word_n unto_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n it_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v or_o cut_v off_o before_o the_o time_n that_o be_v his_o pomp_n and_o greatness_n all_o that_o he_o have_v get_v together_o of_o which_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o precedent_a part_n of_o the_o chapter_n shall_v be_v scatter_v sudden_o hence_o note_v wicked_a man_n often_o outlive_v all_o their_o worldly_a enjoyment_n some_o live_v to_o be_v their_o own_o executor_n they_o dispose_v or_o rather_o dissipate_v all_o they_o leave_v nothing_o when_o they_o die_v for_o other_o the_o pride_n of_o wicked_a man_n shall_v have_v a_o fall_n their_o present_a possession_n and_o future_a hope_n shall_v come_v to_o nought_o prov._n 3.16_o solomon_n tell_v we_o that_o wisdom_n have_v length_n of_o day_n in_o her_o right_a hand_n and_o in_o her_o left_a hand_n riches_n and_o honour_n we_o may_v say_v of_o sin_n shortness_n of_o day_n be_v in_o its_o right_a hand_n and_o in_o its_o left_a hand_n poverty_n and_o disgrace_n the_o former_a point_n say_v that_o a_o wicked_a man_n day_n be_v short_a he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o before_o his_o time_n death_n cut_v he_o off_o the_o latter_a say_v his_o pomp_n his_o riches_n and_o honour_n all_o these_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o before_o the_o time_n we_o have_v see_v some_o who_o have_v raise_v great_a estate_n by_o sin_n and_o they_o have_v see_v a_o end_n of_o all_o in_o misery_n three_o take_v the_o antecedent_n to_o be_v the_o design_n and_o contrivement_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n hence_o note_v the_o counsel_n design_n and_o contrivement_n of_o wickedman_n do_v often_o prove_v abortive_a they_o be_v accomplish_v before_o their_o time_n their_o plot_n break_v out_o before_o they_o be_v ripe_a and_o then_o all_o be_v spoil_v so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o powder_n plot_n it_o be_v accomplish_v before_o the_o time_n it_o be_v discover_v before_o it_o can_v be_v act_v we_o have_v often_o see_v grand_a design_n lay_v in_o the_o dust_n crush_v in_o the_o shell_n and_o nip_v in_o the_o very_a bud_n as_o the_o prophet_n reprove_v some_o for_o stay_v too_o long_o in_o the_o place_n of_o break_v forth_o of_o child_n hos_fw-la 13.13_o that_o be_v they_o have_v let_v their_o purpose_n die_v under_o tedious_a consultation_n or_o irresolution_n for_o act_v so_o we_o may_v deride_v other_o for_o stay_v too_o little_a in_o the_o place_n of_o break_v forth_o of_o child_n god_n in_o judgement_n hasten_v they_o to_o action_n before_o their_o design_n be_v full_o mature_v by_o consultation_n it_o be_v accomplish_v before_o his_o time_n and_o his_o branch_n shall_v not_o be_v green_a in_o the_o close_a of_o this_o verse_n and_o in_o the_o next_o eliphaz_n in_o several_a metaphor_n prosecute_v the_o decline_a condition_n of_o wicked_a man_n his_o branch_n shall_v not_o be_v green_a arboris_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sig._n &_o manum_fw-la &_o ramum_fw-la rami_fw-la sunt_fw-la veluti_fw-la brachia_fw-la &_o manus_fw-la arboris_fw-la his_o branch_n or_o his_o hand_n shall_v not_o be_v green_a so_o the_o word_n signify_v proper_o and_o that_o some_o understand_v in_o a_o figure_n his_o hand_n shall_v not_o be_v green_a that_o be_v himself_o shall_v be_v unapt_a and_o unfit_a for_o work_v when_o a_o arm_n be_v dry_v up_o or_o a_o hand_n palsy_a it_o be_v unserviceable_a the_o hand_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v green_a he_o be_v laborious_a and_o fit_a for_o labour_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n as_o it_o be_v always_o sinful_o dry_v up_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o do_v of_o any_o good_a so_o it_o be_v often_o judicial_o dry_v up_o lest_o it_o shall_v do_v hurt_v his_o hand_n shall_v not_o be_v green_a that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o have_v power_n to_o do_v that_o evil_n which_o he_o will_v when_o jeroboam_n put_v forth_o his_o hand_n from_o the_o altar_n etc._n etc._n his_o arm_n dry_v up_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o pull_v it_o in_o again_o to_o he_o 1_o king_n 13.4_o his_o hand_n his_o arm_n be_v not_o green_a he_o can_v not_o use_v it_o to_o hurt_v the_o prophet_n zech._n 11.17_o the_o wicked_a idol_n shepheard_n be_v threaten_v his_o arm_n shall_v clean_o be_v dry_v up_o and_o his_o right_a eye_n shall_v be_v utter_o darken_v that_o be_v he_o shall_v neither_o have_v counsel_n nor_o strength_n he_o shall_v neither_o be_v able_a to_o advise_v nor_o to_o act_v his_o eye_n shall_v be_v darken_v so_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o see_v his_o way_n his_o arm_n shall_v be_v dry_v up_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o attain_v his_o end_n psal_n 75.5_o none_o of_o the_o man_n of_o may_v have_v find_v their_o 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if_o they_o be_v not_o stop_v will_v have_v their_o hand_n to_o it_o too_o they_o who_o be_v plotter_n and_o designer_n will_v be_v actor_n hence_o they_o be_v call_v worker_n of_o iniquity_n they_o have_v a_o inward_a shop_n and_o a_o outward_a shop_n first_o they_o work_v it_o in_o their_o thought_n and_o mould_v it_o there_o and_o then_o it_o come_v out_o to_o conceive_v mischief_n be_v proper_o the_o devil_n trade_n he_o rather_o devise_v than_o act_v wickedness_n there_o be_v many_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n which_o he_o can_v act_v but_o he_o be_v or_o will_v be_v the_o plotter_n setter_n and_o contriver_n of_o they_o all_o this_o be_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o every_o conceiver_n and_o deviser_n of_o mischief_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n trade_n a_o good_a man_n may_v possible_o do_v evil_a but_o a_o wicked_a man_n devise_v evil_a as_o it_o note_v the_o spiritualnesse_n of_o a_o man_n in_o holiness_n when_o he_o do_v not_o only_a act_n that_o which_o be_v 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some_o from_o a_o root_n signify_v to_o descend_v or_o go_v down_o hence_o the_o difference_n of_o translation_n the_o hebrew_n particle_n in_o which_o we_o render_v when_o signify_v also_o for_o or_o forasmuch_o further_o it_o be_v sometime_o take_v conditional_o for_o if_o as_o also_o interrogative_o for_o utrum_fw-la whether_o according_a to_o all_o which_o acception_n this_o clause_n have_v undergo_v a_o variety_n of_o read_v but_o i_o pass_v they_o by_o and_o keep_v to_o our_o own_o when_o our_o rest_n together_o be_v in_o the_o dust_n or_o for_o as_o much_o as_o we_o shall_v rest_v together_o in_o the_o dust_n of_o this_o rest_n i_o have_v speak_v before_o chap._n 3.17_o there_o the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n thither_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n we_o may_v also_o take_v job_n sense_n in_o this_o place_n by_o that_o which_o he_o speak_v so_o clear_o out_o to_o this_o point_n chap._n 30._o verse_n 23._o for_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o will_v bring_v i_o to_o death_n and_o to_o the_o 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