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A35473 An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of twenty three lectures delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl. Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1650 (1650) Wing C765; ESTC R17469 487,687 567

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one_o of_o his_o servant_n cut_v his_o own_o throat_n three_o other_o interpret_v these_o word_n as_o note_v the_o wicked_a man_n worldly_a decay_n he_o shall_v not_o have_v a_o house_n to_o put_v his_o head_n in_o his_o strong_a city_n and_o goodly_a palace_n shall_v go_v to_o ruin_v or_o he_o shall_v be_v force_v to_o dwell_v in_o a_o ruinous_a house_n a_o house_n ready_a to_o fall_v about_o his_o ear_n who_o before_o live_v in_o ceil_v house_n he_o have_v pull_v down_o other_o man_n house_n and_o now_o he_o dwell_v in_o house_n ready_a to_o fall_v down_o he_o impoverish_v other_o and_o now_o himself_o be_v turn_v out_o among_o the_o poor_a hence_o observe_v that_o god_n often_o make_v the_o punishment_n of_o man_n suitable_a to_o his_o sin_n the_o lord_n be_v know_v by_o the_o judgement_n which_o he_o execute_v the_o wicked_a be_v snare_v in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n psal_n 9.16_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v always_o just_a and_o sometime_o their_o justice_n be_v visible_a as_o the_o wicked_a feel_v they_o so_o all_o may_v see_v they_o and_o say_v righteous_a art_n thou_o o_o lord_n the_o prophet_n describe_v this_o retaliation_n of_o divine_a judgement_n isa_n 5.8_o 9_o woe_n to_o they_o that_o add_v house_n to_o house_n and_o lay_v field_n to_o field_n till_o there_o be_v no_o place_n that_o be_v no_o place_n for_o other_o to_o dwell_v in_o that_o they_o may_v be_v place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n what_o be_v the_o danger_n of_o this_o in_o my_o ear_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n of_o a_o truth_n many_o house_n shall_v be_v desolate_a many_o and_o fair_a without_o inhabitant_n here_o be_v desolation_n the_o reward_n of_o desolation_n and_o as_o they_o take_v bread_n from_o other_o and_o pull_v the_o cup_n from_o their_o mouth_n so_o their_o bread_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o and_o their_o cup_n leave_v empty_a thus_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o prophet_n verse_n 10._o yea_o ten_o acre_n of_o vineyard_n shall_v yield_v one_o bath_n a_o bath_n be_v a_o measure_n among_o the_o jew_n of_o liquids_n contain_v as_o be_v conceive_v about_o eight_o gallon_n so_o that_o when_o he_o say_v ten_o acre_n of_o vineyard_n shall_v yield_v one_o bath_n the_o meaning_n be_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a scarcity_n of_o wine_n a_o acre_n of_o vineyard_n shall_v not_o yield_v a_o gallon_n of_o wine_n that_o be_v a_o miserable_a vintage_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o homer_n shall_v yield_v a_o ephah_n a_o homer_n be_v a_o measure_n for_o dry_a thing_n contain_v ten_o ephah_n so_o that_o when_o it_o be_v say_v the_o seed_n of_o a_o homer_n shall_v yield_v a_o ephah_n the_o meaning_n be_v they_o shall_v reap_v but_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o seed_n sow_v which_o be_v a_o miserable_a harvest_n and_o the_o high_a threat_n of_o ensue_a famine_n thus_o the_o lord_n punish_v they_o as_o they_o have_v sin_v they_o starve_v the_o poor_a and_o god_n threaten_v to_o starve_v they_o hunger_n never_o pinch_v so_o terrible_o as_o when_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n send_v at_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o hungry_a again_o isa_n 33.1_o when_o thou_o shall_v cease_v to_o deal_v treacherous_o then_o they_o shall_v deal_v treacherous_o with_o thou_o when_o the_o deceiver_n be_v deceive_v and_o the_o treacherous_a dealer_n ruin_v by_o treacherous_a deal_n man_n than_o the_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o god_n be_v eminent_o exalt_v and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o punishment_n so_o often_o in_o reward_n god_n do_v we_o good_a in_o the_o same_o way_n wherein_o we_o have_v do_v good_a the_o midwife_n save_v the_o male_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o egypt_n and_o by_o this_o act_n of_o pity_n build_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n which_o the_o lord_n take_v so_o well_o at_o their_o hand_n that_o he_o build_v their_o house_n or_o make_v their_o house_n flourish_v ez
to_o his_o enemy_n to_o the_o island_n he_o will_v repay_v recompense_n second_o as_o vanity_n in_o the_o former_a clause_n be_v take_v for_o the_o creature_n observe_v the_o creature_n be_v most_o vain_a to_o those_o who_o trust_v it_o the_o creature_n be_v a_o vain_a thing_n in_o his_o hand_n who_o believe_v and_o trust_v in_o god_n but_o it_o be_v exceed_o vain_a in_o his_o hand_n who_o trust_v on_o it_o and_o the_o more_o it_o be_v trust_v the_o more_o vain_a it_o be_v if_o we_o make_v it_o our_o staff_n it_o will_v be_v our_o scourge_n if_o we_o lean_a upon_o it_o as_o our_o rock_n it_o will_v run_v into_o our_o hand_n like_o a_o break_a reed_n the_o best_a way_n to_o keep_v up_o our_o comfort_n in_o the_o creature_n be_v to_o keep_v our_o distance_n from_o the_o creature_n and_o they_o shall_v find_v most_o content_a in_o the_o world_n who_o live_v further_a off_o it_o and_o expect_v least_o from_o it_o god_n be_v good_a and_o the_o more_o we_o trust_v he_o the_o better_a he_o be_v to_o we_o yea_o he_o be_v not_o good_a at_o all_o to_o we_o unless_o we_o trust_v he_o but_o the_o best_a of_o creature_n trust_v to_o become_v evil_a yea_o a_o idol_n to_o we_o trust_v not_o in_o vanity_n such_o be_v all_o creature_n in_o their_o best_a estate_n for_o vanity_n shall_v be_v your_o recompense_n again_o the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v recompense_n signify_v a_o change_n or_o the_o exchange_n which_o be_v make_v of_o one_o thing_n for_o another_o while_o job_n exalt_v the_o value_n and_o excellency_n of_o wisdom_n above_o all_o create_a excellency_n he_o say_v chap._n 28.17_o the_o gold_n and_o the_o crystal_n can_v equal_v it_o and_o the_o exchange_n of_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v for_o jewel_n of_o fine_a gold_n so_o some_o render_v it_o here_o let_v not_o he_o that_o be_v deceive_v trust_n in_o vanity_n redigetur_fw-la a_o radice_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mutavit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d commutatio_fw-la vanitas_fw-la erit_fw-la commutatio_fw-la ejus_fw-la i._n e._n in_o nihilum_fw-la redigetur_fw-la for_o vanity_n shall_v be_v his_o change_n whensoever_o he_o change_v he_o shall_v change_v into_o vanity_n or_o when_o he_o have_v drive_v a_o trade_n in_o sinful_a vanity_n to_o the_o high_a the_o best_a exchange_n which_o the_o merchandise_n thereof_o yield_v he_o be_v miserable_a vanity_n vanity_n can_v produce_v nothing_o to_o we_o but_o vanity_n the_o effect_n be_v not_o better_a than_o the_o cause_n nor_o the_o fruit_n then_o the_o tree_n and_o that_o which_o we_o receive_v in_o exchange_n though_o it_o may_v be_v of_o another_o kind_n yet_o it_o be_v of_o no_o better_a value_n than_o that_o we_o give_v in_o exchange_n hence_o observe_v that_o a_o wicked_a man_n state_n never_o change_v for_o better_a but_o from_o good_a to_o bad_a or_o from_o bad_a to_o worse_o till_o the_o man_n himself_o be_v change_v from_o bad_a to_o good_a his_o state_n can_v never_o change_v from_o bad_a to_o good_a and_o suppose_v his_o outward_a state_n be_v good_a than_o the_o worst_a thing_n that_o can_v befall_v he_o be_v this_o that_o his_o state_n shall_v not_o change_v his_o settledness_n in_o that_o which_o be_v civil_o good_a do_v but_o more_o settle_v he_o in_o that_o which_o be_v moral_o evil_a they_o have_v no_o change_n therefore_o they_o fear_v not_o god_n psal_n 55.19_o what_o can_v be_v worse_o for_o man_n then_o this_o n●t_o to_o fear_n god_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a good_n who_o will_v not_o fear_v to_o be_v without_o change_n when_o he_o hear_v that_o be_v without_o they_o keep_v out_o this_o fear_n suppose_v further_o that_o the_o wicked_a man_n outward_a estate_n be_v evil_a than_o it_o be_v worse_o to_o he_o when_o he_o change_v to_o outward_a good_a if_o he_o change_v from_o sorrow_n to_o joy_n from_o povery_n to_o riches_n from_o sickness_n to_o health_n from_o a_o prison_n to_o liberty_n in_o all_o these_o or_o in_o any_o other_o of_o like_a nature_n with_o these_o he_o change_v to_o his_o loss_n that_o man_n can_v never_o change_v for_o good_a who_o continue_v evil_a such_o a_o man_n outward_a estate_n often_o change_v from_o bad_a to_o worse_o if_o it_o change_v from_o bad_a to_o good_a that_o be_v bad_a for_o he_o and_o if_o be_v good_a it_o change_v not_o at_o all_o that_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n that_o his_o state_n be_v changeable_a but_o that_o be_v incident_a to_o the_o best_a of_o man_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v unchangeable_a in_o our_o state_n till_o we_o come_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n who_o be_v unchangeable_a in_o his_o nature_n we_o may_v say_v also_o consider_v the_o many_o trouble_n which_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o in_o this_o life_n that_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o our_o happiness_n that_o our_o state_n be_v changeable_a those_o change_n which_o be_v from_o evil_a to_o good_a or_o from_o good_a to_o better_v be_v to_o be_v number_v among_o our_o blessing_n such_o be_v the_o change_n of_o the_o saint_n all_o their_o change_n be_v for_o the_o better_a yea_o those_o change_n of_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v from_o joy_n to_o sorrow_n from_o riches_n to_o poverty_n from_o health_n to_o sickness_n from_o liberty_n to_o a_o prison_n from_o life_n to_o death_n in_o a_o word_n their_o change_n from_o any_o kind_n of_o outward_a temporary_a good_a to_o outward_a temporary_a evil_n be_v yet_o for_o their_o good_a he_o can_v change_v but_o for_o his_o good_a who_o be_v good_a and_o who_o abide_v always_o under_o this_o promise_n that_o all_o shall_v work_v together_o for_o his_o good_a a_o evil_a and_o a_o good_a man_n differ_v in_o nothing_o more_o than_o in_o their_o change_n nor_o shall_v any_o selfe-consideration_n provoke_v a_o evil_a man_n more_o to_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v be_v change_v to_o good_a than_o this_o that_o his_o change_n may_v be_v for_o good_a who_o will_v continue_v or_o trust_v in_o vanity_n be_v he_o persuade_v that_o vanity_n shall_v be_v his_o change_n second_o observe_v that_o such_o as_o our_o way_n be_v such_o will_v our_o end_n be_v if_o we_o walk_v and_o trust_v in_o vanity_n we_o shall_v have_v vanity_n for_o our_o recompense_n or_o our_o change_n every_o man_n end_n be_v virtual_o in_o his_o way_n so_o the_o apostle_n argue_v ellegant_o gal._n 6.7_o be_v not_o deceive_v god_n be_v not_o mock_v whatsoever_o a_o man_n sow_n that_o shall_v he_o reap_v he_o that_o sow_n to_o the_o flesh_n shall_v of_o the_o flesh_n reap_v corruption_n he_o that_o sow_n to_o the_o spirit_n shall_v of_o the_o spirit_n reap_v life_n everlasting_a if_o the_o husbandman_n sow_v tare_n he_o must_v look_v to_o reap_v tare_n a_o seed_n time_n of_o tare_n and_o a_o harvest_n of_o wheat_n be_v never_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o same_o ground_n as_o the_o seed_n be_v such_o be_v the_o crop_n isa_n 3.11_o woe_n to_o the_o wicked_a it_o shall_v be_v ill_a with_o he_o for_o the_o reward_n of_o his_o hand_n shall_v be_v give_v he_o there_o be_v nothing_o worse_o for_o some_o then_o to_o have_v their_o reward_n bring_v in_o and_o all_o that_o be_v owe_v to_o they_o pay_v the_o very_a receive_n of_o their_o debt_n and_o reward_n be_v their_o undo_n for_o ever_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v sum_v up_o in_o this_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o reward_n of_o his_o hand_n wrath_n and_o death_n and_o hell_n be_v his_o reward_n and_o all_o the_o wage_n which_o the_o work_n both_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o heart_n can_v earn_v and_o these_o he_o shall_v have_v full_o pay_v to_o he_o vain_a he_o have_v be_v and_o vanity_n shall_v be_v his_o recompense_n some_o read_v this_o verse_n not_o as_o a_o dehortation_n let_v not_o he_o that_o be_v deceive_v trust_n or_o believe_v in_o vanity_n but_o as_o a_o negative_a proposition_n for_o that_o particle_n in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o sometime_o carry_v a_o prohibition_n vat●bl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d malo_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la negare_fw-la quam_fw-la prohibere_fw-la merc._n non_fw-la credet_fw-la qui_fw-la vanitate_fw-la errat_fw-la quod_fw-la vanitas_fw-la erit_fw-la permutatio_fw-la ejus_fw-la merc._n non_fw-la credet_fw-la fore_fw-la ut_fw-la ejus_fw-la faelicitas_fw-la permutetur_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la me●am_fw-la vanitatem_fw-la deveniet_fw-la vat●bl_n note_v also_o a_o bare_a negation_n so_o here_o he_o that_o be_v deceive_v with_o vanity_n will_v not_o believe_v the_o same_o word_n signify_v both_o to_o believe_v and_o trust_v that_o vanity_n shall_v be_v his_o recompense_n he_o will_v not_o believe_v a_o change_n much_o less_o such_o a_o change_n this_o be_v a_o clear_a sense_n and_o it_o hint_n we_o this_o observation_n that_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v full_a of_o infidelity_n or_o unbelief_n that_o his_o estate_n be_v evil_a or_o shall_v
allude_v to_o the_o natural_a conception_n formation_n and_o production_n of_o child_n we_o have_v these_o three_o in_o the_o text_n before_o we_o the_o order_n of_o the_o word_n be_v a_o little_a alter_v here_o be_v first_o conception_n they_o conceive_v mischief_n second_o formation_n their_o belly_n prepare_v deceit_n three_o the_o birth_n bring_v forth_o vanity_n more_o strict_o to_o the_o method_n of_o eliphaz_n we_o have_v first_o the_o conception_n second_o the_o birth_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o if_o one_o birth_n be_v not_o enough_o they_o return_v to_o their_o work_n provide_v for_o a_o new_a birth_n of_o the_o old_a man_n their_o belly_n prepare_v deceit_n they_o conceive_v mischief_n the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v mischief_n signify_v proper_o labour_n perversitas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d labour_n molestia_fw-la perversitas_fw-la hard_a labour_n or_o labour_v accompany_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n it_o signify_v also_o wickedness_n perverseness_n we_o translate_v mischief_n they_o conceive_v mischief_n or_o some_o mischievous_a devise_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o wrong_n of_o man_n they_o conceive_v conception_n be_v here_o the_o work_n of_o the_o mind_n we_o ordinary_o say_v we_o conceive_v such_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v we_o take_v it_o in_o or_o apprehend_v it_o by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o understanding_n here_o be_v the_o true_a character_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n he_o be_v one_o that_o conceive_v mischief_n the_o allusion_n teach_v we_o first_o that_o a_o wicked_a man_n sin_n with_o much_o freedom_n of_o spirit_n or_o he_o sin_v free_o he_o conceive_v mischief_n the_o conception_n of_o the_o mind_n can_v be_v force_v nor_o can_v the_o conception_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o the_o law_n resolve_v it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o rape_n where_o conception_n follow_v these_o conception_n be_v the_o joint_a act_n of_o the_o will_n and_o understanding_n both_o concur_v in_o they_o a_o unregenerate_a person_n be_v free_a to_o do_v evil_a he_o need_v not_o be_v force_v to_o it_o he_o can_v be_v force_v from_o it_o and_o every_o evil_n be_v the_o more_o evil_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o free_o it_o be_v do_v the_o more_o voluntary_o we_o sin_v the_o more_o wicked_o we_o sin_v again_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v deliberate_a there_o be_v a_o collect_v of_o one_o thing_n from_o another_o a_o debate_n in_o conceive_v hence_o note_v second_o wicked_a man_n sin_n with_o deliberation_n they_o sit_v down_o and_o meditate_v they_o lay_v the_o frame_n of_o wickedness_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o then_o set_v it_o up_o or_o act_v it_o with_o their_o hand_n note_n three_o all_o the_o conception_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v wickedness_n they_o be_v very_o fruitful_a in_o wickedness_n and_o they_o bear_v no_o other_o fruit_n mischief_n be_v not_o only_o that_o which_o he_o conceive_v but_o all_o that_o he_o conceive_v he_o conceive_v nothing_o else_o a_o wicked_a man_n can_v think_v or_o conceive_v one_o good_a thought_n he_o may_v think_v of_o that_o which_o be_v material_o good_a but_o he_o conceive_v no_o good_a gen._n 6.5_o all_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a and_o that_o continual_o all_o the_o creature_n which_o he_o form_n in_o his_o mind_n all_o the_o child_n of_o his_o understanding_n be_v deform_v and_o monstrous_a he_o conceive_v mischief_n which_o as_o it_o note_v a_o continue_a act_n so_o a_o act_n continue_v about_o or_o upon_o the_o same_o object_n four_o observe_v to_o be_v a_o contriver_n a_o plotter_n a_o conceiver_n of_o mischief_n be_v worse_a than_o then_o to_o be_v a_o actor_n or_o a_o doer_n of_o mischief_n it_o be_v ill_o to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o any_o sinful_a evil_n it_o be_v worse_a to_o have_v a_o head_n in_o it_o but_o worst_a of_o all_o to_o have_v a_o heart_n in_o it_o conceiver_n of_o mischief_n always_o have_v their_o heart_n and_o head_n in_o mischief_n and_o 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which_o be_v cut_v down_o out_o of_o time_n that_o old_a way_n be_v the_o way_n of_o sin_n the_o way_n of_o holiness_n be_v the_o old_a way_n but_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o very_a old_a way_n they_o who_o have_v tread_v the_o way_n of_o sin_n be_v cut_v down_o by_o judgement_n and_o they_o be_v cut_v down_o out_o of_o time_n that_o be_v the_o course_n of_o divine_a justice_n prevent_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o strike_v they_o to_o death_n before_o death_n use_v to_o strike_v so_o some_o render_v it_o here_o and_o then_o the_o sense_n rise_v thus_o thou_o have_v cut_v i_o down_o by_o the_o stroke_n of_o these_o affliction_n and_o this_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o i_o constringere_fw-la in_o significatione_n chaldaica_n exponitur_fw-la pro_fw-la ligare_fw-la &_o constringere_fw-la second_o the_o word_n according_a to_o the_o chaldee_n signify_v to_o bind_v and_o fasten_v one_o with_o cord_n or_o with_o fetter_n of_o iron_n as_o malefactor_n be_v bind_v in_o prison_n prov._n 5.22_o his_o own_o iniquity_n shall_v take_v the_o wicked_a and_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v with_o the_o coard_n of_o his_o sin_n the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o we_o render_v to_o hold_v or_o fasten_v be_v express_v by_o this_o of_o job_n in_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n take_v this_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n the_o interpretation_n give_v of_o the_o whole_a be_v thou_o have_v bind_v or_o straiten_v i_o with_o the_o cord_n of_o my_o affliction_n merc._n quod_fw-la his_fw-la dolorum_fw-la vinculis_fw-la constrictum_fw-la i_o tenes_fw-fr ne_fw-fr qua_fw-la elabi_fw-la queam_n testimonium_fw-la fecit_fw-la in_o i_o merc._n lest_o i_o shall_v get_v out_o or_o make_v a_o escape_n and_o this_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o i_o there_o be_v a_o truth_n in_o both_o these_o reading_n as_o to_o this_o place_n but_o because_o wrinkle_n be_v more_o proper_a to_o the_o leanness_n which_o follow_v therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o stay_v upon_o they_o but_o keep_v to_o our_o own_o read_n thou_o 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tell_v we_o that_o a_o merry_a heart_n do_v good_a like_o a_o medicine_n but_o a_o break_a spirit_n which_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o much_o sorrow_n dri_v up_o the_o bone_n prov._n 17.22_o the_o church_n cry_v out_o in_o the_o book_n of_o lamentation_n my_o flesh_n and_o my_o skin_n he_o have_v make_v old_a lam._n 3.4_o how_o do_v god_n make_v they_o old_a he_o make_v they_o old_a not_o by_o give_v they_o many_o year_n but_o by_o give_v they_o many_o trouble_n many_o trouble_n in_o one_o year_n will_v make_v a_o man_n old_a than_o many_o year_n we_o have_v hear_v of_o some_o who_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o vex_v care_n have_v fill_v their_o head_n with_o gray_a hair_n in_o a_o very_a short_a time_n as_o some_o have_v a_o art_n to_o ripen_v fruit_n before_o nature_n ripen_v they_o so_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o power_n to_o hasten_v old_a age_n before_o nature_n make_v we_o old_a thou_o have_v make_v my_o skin_n old_a that_o be_v full_a of_o wrinkle_n and_o leanness_n these_o be_v the_o livery_n which_o old_a age_n give_v the_o apostle_n assure_v we_o that_o christ_n shall_v one_o day_n present_v the_o church_n to_o himself_o in_o the_o perfection_n of_o spiritual_a beauty_n and_o glory_n that_o beauty_n and_o glory_n be_v describe_v by_o the_o removal_n of_o that_o from_o her_o spiritual_a estate_n which_o job_n complain_v of_o in_o his_o temporal_a estate_n job_n be_v full_a of_o spot_n and_o wrinkle_n but_o she_o shall_v appear_v not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n ephes_n 5.27_o that_o be_v without_o any_o note_n or_o mark_v of_o old_a age_n upon_o she_o a_o spot_n deface_v the_o beauty_n of_o a_o garment_n and_o wrinkle_n spoil_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o face_n a_o old_a garment_n be_v full_a of_o spot_n and_o a_o old_a face_n be_v full_a of_o wrinkle_n old_a thing_n pass_v away_o when_o we_o be_v make_v new_a creature_n by_o grace_n yet_o in_o that_o state_n because_o we_o be_v not_o perfect_o free_v from_o the_o old_a man_n our_o garment_n have_v some_o spot_n and_o our_o face_n some_o wrinkle_n upon_o they_o but_o in_o the_o state_n of_o glory_n when_o all_o old_a thing_n even_o all_o the_o image_n of_o the_o old_a adam_n shall_v be_v total_o abolish_v we_o shall_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o one_o spot_n or_o one_o wrinkle_n believer_n have_v now_o a_o righteousness_n in_o christ_n without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n they_o shall_v then_o have_v a_o holiness_n in_o themselves_o without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v not_o only_o not_o have_v any_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n upon_o they_o but_o they_o shall_v have_v nothing_o like_o it_o nothing_o which_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o it_o nothing_o which_o either_o themselves_o or_o other_o shall_v mistake_v for_o it_o they_o shall_v neither_o suspect_v nor_o be_v suspect_v to_o have_v a_o spot_n or_o a_o wrinkle_n about_o they_o a_o perfect_a soule-state_n and_o a_o perfect_a state_n of_o body_n have_v no_o wrinkle_n in_o it_o job_n to_o show_v the_o decay_n and_o blemish_n of_o his_o body_n say_v he_o be_v full_a of_o wrinkle_n again_o these_o wrinkle_n by_o a_o elegant_a metaphor_n may_v refer_v to_o his_o whole_a outward_a condition_n for_o as_o a_o man_n face_n be_v wrinkle_v when_o he_o grow_v old_a so_o be_v his_o riches_n when_o he_o grow_v poor_a and_o so_o be_v his_o honour_n when_o he_o grow_v out_o of_o repute_n poverty_n be_v the_o wrinkle_n of_o riches_n and_o disgrace_n be_v the_o wrinkle_n of_o honour_n we_o may_v take_v in_o all_o three_o here_o for_o not_o only_o be_v job_n body_n but_o his_o wealth_n and_o honour_n be_v extreme_o wrinkle_v and_o therefore_o he_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o cry_v out_o according_a to_o all_o the_o the_o interpretation_n thou_o have_v fill_v i_o with_o wrinkle_n which_o witness_n against_o i_o i_o shall_v give_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o when_o i_o have_v open_v the_o latter_a clause_n where_o it_o be_v repeat_v my_o leanness_n rise_v up_o in_o i_o bear_v witness_n to_o my_o face_n both_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n have_v the_o same_o meaning_n my_o leanness_n rise_v up_o in_o i_o some_o think_v that_o job_n answer_v what_o eliphaz_n have_v give_v as_o part_v of_o the_o description_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n in_o the_o fullness_n of_o his_o prosperity_n chap._n 15.27_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o cover_v his_o face_n with_o fatness_n and_o make_v collop_n of_o fat_a on_o his_o flank_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v friend_n eliphaz_n thou_o have_v tell_v i_o that_o wicked_a man_n be_v fat_a and_o full_a if_o so_o what_o be_v they_o who_o be_v lean_a and_o meager_a can_v thou_o according_a to_o thy_o own_o rule_n read_v wickedness_n in_o my_o physiognomy_n my_o leanness_n rise_v up_o in_o i_o can_v thou_o raise_v a_o argument_n from_o that_o against_o i_o my_o leanness_n job_n body_n be_v lean_a his_o purse_n and_o name_n be_v lean_a his_o leanness_n and_o his_o wrinkle_n be_v of_o the_o same_o extent_n both_o reach_v all_o his_o worldly_a concernment_n the_o lord_n threaten_v idolater_n zeph._n 2.11_o that_o he_o will_v famish_v or_o make_v lean_a so_o we_o put_v in_o the_o margin_n all_o their_o go_n jehovah_n the_o true_a god_n who_o say_v to_o man_n psal_n 50.12_o if_o i_o be_v hungry_a i_o will_v not_o tell_v thou_o tell_v these_o false_a god_n that_o he_o will_v make_v they_o hungry_a but_o what_o be_v the_o meat_n of_o these_o god_n it_o be_v the_o honour_n and_o credit_n the_o worship_n and_o service_n which_o they_o have_v among_o man_n indeed_o they_o who_o deny_v the_o true_a god_n his_o due_a honour_n and_o worship_n do_v what_o they_o can_v to_o famish_v or_o make_v he_o lean_a and_o when_o the_o true_a
that_o second_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n they_o have_v fill_v or_o satiate_v themselves_o with_o i_o note_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n to_o some_o to_o see_v other_o in_o pain_n we_o shall_v be_v pain_v with_o the_o pain_n of_o other_o fellow-feeling_n be_v a_o duty_n how_o far_o be_v they_o depart_v from_o this_o duty_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o feel_v the_o suffering_n of_o other_o that_o they_o take_v pleasure_n in_o their_o suffering_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n which_o every_o good_a man_n shall_v abhor_v first_o pleasure_n in_o sin_n our_o own_o or_o other_o the_o worst_a that_o be_v say_v of_o the_o wicked_a gentile_n be_v this_o they_o not_o only_o do_v such_o thing_n but_o take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o that_o do_v they_o rom._n 1.32_o second_o pleasure_n in_o the_o suffering_n and_o sorrow_n of_o other_o some_o do_v not_o only_o put_v other_o to_o the_o suffering_n of_o sorrow_n but_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o sorrow_n which_o they_o suffer_v they_o make_v their_o tear_n as_o wine_n their_o ash_n as_o bread_n and_o until_o they_o see_v they_o weep_v and_o feed_v on_o ash_n their_o own_o wine_n be_v as_o tear_n and_o their_o bread_n as_o ash_n to_o they_o haman_n come_v full_a from_o the_o queen_n banquet_n and_o he_o be_v invite_v by_o she_o to_o a_o second_o banquet_n the_o next_o day_n yet_o still_o he_o be_v hungry_a and_o say_v hest_n 5.13_o all_o this_o avayl_v i_o nothing_o so_o long_o as_o i_o see_v mordecai_n the_o jew_n sit_v at_o the_o king_n gate_n it_o be_v like_a haman_n have_v eat_v and_o drink_v free_o yet_o the_o banquet_n have_v not_o fill_v his_o belly_n all_o this_o avail_v i_o nothing_o more_o than_o forty_o of_o the_o jew_n bound_v themselves_o under_o a_o curse_n that_o they_o will_v neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v till_o they_o have_v kill_v paul_n act_n 23.12_o 13._o it_o will_v have_v be_v better_a to_o haman_n then_o meat_n and_o drink_v to_o have_v kill_v mordecai_n and_o all_o the_o jew_n some_o have_v be_v hear_v to_o say_v o_o how_o sweet_a be_v revenge_n what_o a_o pleasant_a draught_n be_v a_o draught_n of_o blood_n spiteful_n spirit_n hunger_n and_o thirst_n for_o the_o downfall_n and_o misery_n of_o those_o who_o stand_v in_o their_o way_n nor_o will_v any_o thing_n satisfy_v hatred_n but_o the_o ruin_n of_o those_o who_o be_v hate_v and_o when_o once_o they_o see_v they_o ruin_v they_o be_v satisfy_v as_o envy_n be_v trouble_v at_o the_o good_a which_o another_o enjoy_v more_o than_o at_o all_o the_o evil_n which_o itself_o feel_v so_o malice_n be_v more_o satisfy_v with_o the_o evil_n which_o befall_v other_o then_o with_o all_o the_o good_a which_o itself_o enjoy_v ex._n 15.9_o the_o enemy_n say_v i_o will_v pursue_v i_o will_v overtake_v i_o will_v divide_v the_o spoil_n my_o lust_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v upon_o they_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o courtier_n yea_o all_o the_o egyptian_n hunger_v and_o thirst_v for_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o israel_n they_o have_v a_o lust_n or_o a_o longing_n rather_o as_o woman_n with_o child_n have_v sometime_o inordinate_a appetite_n after_o strange_a meat_n to_o eat_v man_n flesh_n and_o drink_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o slay_v revenge_n be_v as_o crave_v a_o lust_n as_o covetousness_n but_o it_o be_v a_o lust_n more_o easy_o satisfy_v then_o covetousness_n this_o increase_v by_o receive_v what_o it_o desire_v but_o that_o if_o it_o may_v have_v it_o be_v satisfy_v that_o which_o covetousness_n receive_v be_v only_o as_o fuel_n to_o a_o fire_n but_o that_o which_o revenge_n receive_v infinitus_fw-la appetitus_fw-la finis_fw-la est_fw-la infinitus_fw-la be_v as_o food_n to_o the_o stomach_n the_o desire_n of_o the_o end_n be_v infinite_a but_o the_o end_n be_v once_o attain_v desire_n be_v at_o a_o end_n you_o be_v fill_v with_o i_o job_n have_v thus_o describe_v the_o instrument_n and_o manner_n of_o his_o affliction_n turn_v his_o thought_n from_o they_o to_o the_o supreme_a efficient_a and_o orderer_n of_o his_o affliction_n verse_n 11._o god_n have_v deliver_v i_o to_o the_o ungodly_a and_o turn_v i_o over_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o word_n seem_v to_o b●are_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o proceed_n of_o a_o earthly_a judge_n who_o have_v try_v a_o malefactor_n and_o find_v he_o guilty_a pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o he_o and_o then_o deliver_v or_o turn_v he_o over_o to_o those_o who●e_a office_n it_o be_v to_o see_v execution_n do_v according_o the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v to_o deliver_v signify_v also_o to_o shut_v up_o which_o suit_n well_o with_o the_o former_a notion_n for_o a_o condemn_a person_n be_v more_o close_o shut_v up_o and_o more_o narrow_o watch_v then_o before_o but_o who_o be_v the_o ungodly_a to_o who_o he_o be_v deliver_v and_o the_o wicked_a into_o who_o hand_n or_o power_n he_o be_v turn_v these_o be_v not_o only_o the_o chaldean_n and_o sabean_o but_o also_o all_o such_o as_o show_v any_o malice_n against_o he_o or_o willing_o afflict_v he_o in_o his_o affliction_n the_o word_n carry_v in_o they_o a_o correction_n of_o his_o former_a complaint_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v why_o do_v i_o trouble_v myself_o with_o man_n why_o do_v i_o complain_v of_o their_o unkindness_n or_o cruelty_n against_o i_o declinavit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o via_fw-la divertit_fw-la deflexit_fw-la declinavit_fw-la god_n have_v do_v it_o he_o have_v deliver_v and_o turn_v i_o over_o as_o a_o magistrate_n do_v a_o malefactor_n who_o he_o have_v condemn_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o these_o torment_n he_o have_v seal_v a_o writ_n for_o my_o execution_n thus_o job_n ascribe_v all_o to_o god_n he_o sometime_o wrangle_v with_o man_n but_o as_o often_o before_o so_o now_o again_o he_o look_v beyond_o they_o at_o once_o see_v and_o adore_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n put_v he_o and_o his_o estate_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n hence_o note_v first_o wicked_a man_n be_v order_v by_o providence_n they_o can_v take_v till_o god_n put_v into_o their_o hand_n a_o sparrow_n fall_v not_o to_o the_o ground_n without_o god_n much_o less_o do_v a_o godly_a man_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a without_o god_n they_o do_v but_o execute_v what_o god_n decree_v though_o they_o do_v it_o without_o any_o respect_n to_o his_o decree_n and_o quite_o cross_a to_o his_o command_n many_o will_v be_v find_v at_o once_o execute_v the_o decree_n and_o disobey_v the_o command_n of_o god_n second_o god_n deliver_v his_o dear_a child_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n for_o trial_n and_o correction_n their_o grace_n and_o goodness_n appear_v most_o when_o they_o be_v under_o the_o handle_n of_o evil_n and_o graceless_a man_n many_o of_o their_o corruption_n be_v purge_v out_o while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o power_n who_o be_v not_o at_o all_o purge_v from_o their_o corruption_n foul_a hand_n may_v serve_v to_o wash_v that_o clean_a which_o be_v foul_a and_o they_o who_o be_v but_o dross_n may_v fetch_v off_o the_o rust_n which_o cleave_v to_o the_o pure_a mettle_n three_o note_v it_o be_v a_o aggravation_n of_o affliction_n to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o wicked_a man_n it_o be_v a_o affliction_n to_o be_v in_o their_o company_n what_o be_v it_o then_o to_o be_v under_o their_o power_n woe_n be_v i_o say_v david_n brent_n est_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o judicio_fw-la domini_fw-la gravissimum_fw-la quod_fw-la adversariis_fw-la videatur_fw-la favere_fw-la &_o a_o part_n eorum_fw-la stare_n consilia_fw-la conatusque_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la contra_fw-la nos_fw-la prosperando_fw-la brent_n that_o i_o dwell_v in_o meshec_n how_o woeful_a then_o be_v it_o to_o be_v a_o prisoner_n in_o meshec_n while_o god_n keep_v the_o rod_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n the_o smart_n be_v not_o so_o grievous_a we_o learn_v this_o in_o david_n choice_n two_o sam._n 24.14_o when_o three_o evil_n be_v offer_v he_o he_o resolve_v let_v i_o fall_v now_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o mercy_n be_v great_a and_o let_v 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lovely_a companion_n yea_o our_o sweet_a and_o most_o endear_a relation_n there_o be_v corruption_n and_o worm_n verse_n 14._o i_o have_v say_v to_o corruption_n thou_o be_v my_o father_n and_o to_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o my_o sister_n jun._n hyperbolae_fw-la sunt_fw-la quibus_fw-la significat_fw-la se_fw-la omnem_fw-la jam_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la cogitationem_fw-la abdicasse_fw-la jun._n this_o verse_n be_v of_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o the_o former_a only_o here_o job_n break_v into_o a_o elegant_a variation_n of_o new_a metaphor_n and_o hyperbolical_a expression_n i_o have_v say_v that_o be_v i_o have_v as_o it_o be_v call_v to_o and_o salute_v the_o retinue_n and_o attendant_n of_o death_n as_o my_o friend_n and_o kindred_n as_o i_o have_v make_v my_o bed_n in_o the_o grave_a and_o as_o that_o be_v my_o house_n so_o now_o i_o be_o find_v out_o my_o household_n relation_n i_o say_v to_o this_o thou_o be_v my_o father_n and_o to_o that_o thou_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o sister_n bold_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la clamare_fw-la vocare_fw-la appellare_fw-la &_o per_fw-la electionem_fw-la nominare_fw-la elegans_fw-la prosopopeia_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la job_n tumulum_fw-la alloquitur_fw-la bold_n the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v i_o have_v say_v etc._n etc._n signify_v not_o bare_o to_o say_v but_o to_o cry_v or_o call_v out_o i_o have_v call_v out_o to_o corruption_n so_o master_n broughton_n to_o the_o pit_n i_o cry_v o_o father_n o_o sister_n o_o mother_n to_o the_o worm_n not_o bare_o i_o have_v say_v but_o i_o cry_v and_o not_o bare_o i_o cry_v father_n to_o the_o pit_n but_o he_o add_v also_o a_o note_n of_o exclamation_n o_o father_n second_o the_o word_n import_v not_o general_o a_o call_n or_o cry_v out_o to_o any_o one_o that_o come_v next_o but_o to_o some_o special_a person_n by_o way_n of_o election_n and_o choice_n or_o to_o such_o as_o we_o know_v well_o and_o be_v acquaint_v with_o as_o the_o term_n of_o father_n mother_n and_o sister_n imply_v appellare_fw-la verbum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significat_fw-la etiem_fw-la occurrere_fw-la alicui_fw-la nam_fw-la occurrentem_fw-la solemus_fw-la salutatione_n vel_fw-la interrogatione_fw-la aliqua_fw-la proprio_fw-la nomine_fw-la appellare_fw-la further_o the_o word_n signify_v not_o only_o to_o call_v aloud_o and_o to_o call_v with_o election_n but_o to_o go_v forth_o on_o purpose_n to_o call_v a_o friend_n or_o to_o invite_v he_o in_o as_o when_o we_o see_v a_o acquaintance_n come_v towards_o we_o or_o our_o dwelling_n we_o step_v out_o to_o meet_v and_o welcome_v he_o so_o the_o word_n may_v bear_v in_o this_o place_n as_o if_o job_n see_v death_n draw_v towards_o he_o have_v go_v out_o and_o say_v o_o corruption_n my_o father_n o_o worm_n my_o mother_n my_o sister_n welcome_o welcome_o such_o a_o elegancy_n the_o word_n yield_v we_o i_o shall_v not_o here_o stay_v upon_o any_o anxious_a disquisition_n about_o the_o propriety_n of_o these_o relation_n how_o job_n call_v corruption_n his_o father_n and_o the_o worm_n his_o mother_n and_o sister_n or_o in_o draw_v out_o comparison_n about_o they_o we_o be_v to_o look_v only_o to_o a_o general_a proportion_n not_o to_o a_o exact_a propriety_n in_o these_o word_n there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o make_v out_o parallel_v between_o corruption_n and_o a_o father_n or_o between_o worm_n and_o a_o mother_n or_o a_o sister_n only_o thus_o much_o may_v be_v assert_v particular_o first_o he_o speak_v thus_o to_o show_v that_o he_o look_v on_o death_n not_o only_o not_o as_o a_o enemy_n but_o not_o as_o a_o stranger_n death_n and_o he_o be_v well_o acquaint_v second_o he_o speak_v thus_o to_o show_v that_o death_n be_v not_o only_o not_o a_o stranger_n to_o he_o but_o as_o one_o of_o his_o kindred_n he_o be_v upon_o as_o fair_a term_n with_o death_n as_o with_o father_n and_o mother_n three_o job_n speak_v thus_o to_o show_v pinet_n ut_fw-la ostendat_fw-la mortem_fw-la sibi_fw-la in_o votis_fw-la esse_fw-la cunctis_fw-la illum_fw-la amicitiae_fw-la &_o necessitudinis_fw-la nomininis_fw-la compellat_fw-la pinet_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o look_v upon_o death_n as_o in_o a_o near_a relation_n to_o he_o but_o as_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o delight_n and_o contentment_n in_o death_n what_o be_v more_o sweet_a to_o a_o man_n who_o have_v be_v in_o a_o long_a journey_n and_o be_v return_v home_o then_o to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v come_v to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o his_o brethren_n and_o sister_n as_o nature_n give_v we_o kindred_n by_o blood_n so_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n to_o adopt_v and_o stamp_v to_o ourselves_o kindred_n by_o kindness_n one_o we_o call_v father_n and_o another_o we_o call_v mother_n one_o be_v our_o brother_n a_o second_o be_v our_o sister_n a_o three_o our_o cousin_n by_o the_o mutual_a tie_n or_o by_o the_o receipt_n and_o return_n of_o courtesy_n thus_o we_o be_v to_o take_v these_o compellation_n as_o intimate_v with_o what_o spirit_n job_n entertain_v the_o thought_n of_o death_n even_o with_o no_o other_o than_o if_o he_o have_v be_v to_o fall_v into_o the_o embrace_n of_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o sister_n he_o say_v to_o corruption_n as_o we_o shall_v say_v to_o wisdom_n prov._n 7.4_o say_v unto_o wisdom_n thou_o be_v my_o sister_n and_o call_v understand_v thy_o kinswoman_n that_o be_v acquaint_v thyself_o with_o and_o be_v familiar_a with_o wisdom_n so_o shall_v thou_o keep_v thyself_o which_o be_v both_o thy_o wisdom_n and_o thy_o happiness_n a_o stranger_n from_o the_o strange_a woman_n verse_n 5._o further_o it_o may_v yet_o be_v inquire_v what_o it_o be_v which_o job_n call_v corruption_n and_o the_o worm_n i_o have_v say_v to_o corruption_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v this_o corruption_n there_o be_v two_o opinion_n about_o it_o first_o some_o interpret_v he_o speak_v to_o the_o corruption_n and_o worm_n which_o have_v already_o seize_v upon_o his_o body_n for_o his_o disease_n and_o ulcerous_a sore_n have_v breed_v corruption_n and_o worm_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o may_v well_o call_v corruption_n my_o father_n for_o i_o be_o already_o full_a of_o corruption_n i_o may_v well_o call_v the_o worm_n my_o mother_n my_o sister_n for_o the_o worm_n creep_v in_o and_o out_o at_o my_o sore_n continual_o my_o body_n be_v as_o if_o it_o have_v lie_v already_o in_o the_o grave_a full_a of_o corruption_n and_o worm_n second_o other_o expound_v he_o speak_v to_o and_o of_o the_o corruption_n and_o worm_n which_o wait_v his_o come_n into_o the_o grave_a the_o word_n in_o the_o text_n which_o we_o translate_v corruption_n signify_v also_o the_o grave_a because_o body_n do_v not_o only_o corrupt_v in_o the_o grave_a corrumpitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fovea_fw-la corruptio_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o fovea_fw-la corpus_fw-la corrumpitur_fw-la but_o