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job_n as_o this_o similitude_n imply_v be_v like_o a_o wall_n or_o fortify_v tower_n yet_o god_n have_v make_v breach_n in_o he_o god_n can_v soon_o break_v our_o estate_n our_o strength_n our_o health_n our_o comfort_n our_o peace_n our_o all_o and_o when_o job_n say_v he_o break_v i_o with_o breach_n upon_o breach_n he_o mean_v a_o multitude_n of_o breach_n make_v together_o or_o continual_a breach_n make_v one_o after_o another_o jeremy_n lament_v chap._n 4.16_o my_o bowel_n my_o bowel_n i_o be_o pain_v at_o the_o very_a heart_n my_o heart_n make_v a_o noise_n in_o i_o why_o do_v he_o thus_o double_a upon_o these_o word_n my_o bowel_n my_o bowel_n my_o heart_n my_o heart_n the_o twenty_o verse_n give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o that_o destruction_n upon_o destruction_n be_v cry_v for_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v spoil_v destruction_n upon_o destruction_n be_v total_a destruction_n thus_o samson_n repeat_v his_o victory_n over_o the_o philistine_n judg._n 15.16_o with_o the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n heap_n upon_o heap_n or_o as_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n a_o heap_n two_o heap_n that_o be_v i_o have_v make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n or_o as_o himself_o explain_v it_o in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o verse_n i_o have_v slay_v a_o thousand_o man_n we_o have_v the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n threat_v in_o the_o same_o language_n chap._n 7.26_o mischief_n shall_v come_v upon_o mischief_n and_o rumour_n shall_v be_v upon_o rumour_n when_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n will_v convince_v the_o jew_n of_o their_o unteachablenesse_n that_o whereas_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v heb._n 5.12_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v teacher_n yet_o they_o have_v need_v to_o be_v teach_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o
live_v in_o any_o know_a sin_n unrepented_a of_o second_o that_o which_o be_v unquiet_a and_o unsettle_a about_o the_o pardon_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o we_o have_v repent_v of_o we_o shall_v get_v both_o these_o evil_a conscience_n but_o especial_o the_o first_o cure_v and_o remove_v by_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n before_o we_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n in_o prayer_n as_o also_o our_o body_n wash_v in_o pure_a water_n which_o be_v either_o a_o allusion_n to_o the_o old_a ceremony_n among_o the_o jew_n who_o before_o they_o come_v to_o worship_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n purge_v themselves_o with_o diverse_a outward_a wash_n lead_v they_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o that_o moral_a purity_n both_o of_o heart_n and_o life_n in_o which_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v or_o it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o baptism_n in_o special_a in_o which_o there_o be_v a_o external_a wash_n of_o the_o body_n signify_v the_o wash_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o the_o effectual_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v unless_o the_o person_n be_v pure_a his_o prayer_n be_v not_o pure_a these_o be_v the_o ingredient_n which_o constitute_v pure_a prayer_n all_o these_o meet_v in_o job_n and_o therefore_o he_o conclude_v not_o only_o confident_o but_o true_o my_o prayer_n be_v pure_a and_o as_o these_o be_v the_o ingredient_n of_o prayer_n so_o they_o be_v all_o necessary_a ingredient_n so_o necessary_a that_o if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o be_v want_v the_o whole_a prayer_n be_v impure_a they_o be_v necessary_a by_o a_o double_a necessity_n first_o as_o command_v by_o god_n in_o prayer_n second_o as_o mean_n without_o which_o man_n can_v attain_v his_o end_n in_o prayer_n the_o general_a end_n of_o prayer_n be_v that_o prayer_n may_v be_v hear_v accept_v and_o answer_v god_n hear_v accept_v answers_z no_o one_o prayer_n without_o some_o concurrence_n of_o all_o these_o the_o incense_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a 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justify_v the_o prayer_n he_o make_v to_o god_n and_o maintain_v his_o justice_n towards_o man_n there_o be_v no_o injustice_n in_o my_o hand_n also_o my_o prayer_n be_v pure_a a_o high_a profession_n yet_o in_o the_o next_o word_n he_o go_v high_a and_o make_v both_o a_o imprecation_n against_o himself_o if_o it_o be_v not_o thus_o with_o he_o and_o a_o appeal_n to_o god_n for_o his_o testimony_n that_o it_o be_v thus_o with_o he_o job_n chap._n 16._o verse_n 18_o 19_o o_o earth_n cover_v not_o thou_o my_o blood_n and_o let_v my_o cry_n have_v no_o place_n also_o now_o behold_v my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o my_o record_n be_v on_o high_a job_n have_v with_o much_o confidence_n assert_v the_o integrity_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o way_n both_o towards_o god_n and_o man_n confirm_v what_o he_o have_v thus_o confident_o assert_v by_o a_o double_a argument_n first_o by_o a_o vehement_a imprecation_n verse_n 18._o o_o earth_n cover_v not_o thou_o 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