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than_o a_o conqueror_n over_o they_o all_o it_o be_v not_o only_o grant_v that_o job_n do_v hope_n for_o a_o day_n of_o joy_n after_o his_o night_n of_o sorrow_n but_o affirm_v that_o he_o have_v a_o day_n of_o joy_n in_o his_o night_n of_o sorrow_n for_o he_o can_v say_v in_o a_o true_a sense_n what_o the_o apostle_n paul_n after_o do_v as_o sorrowful_a yet_o always_o rejoice_v yet_o his_o night_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o outward_a trouble_n and_o many_o assault_n of_o inward_a terror_n be_v change_v into_o a_o laborious_a toil_a day_n and_o his_o outward_a light_n of_o comfort_n be_v short_a and_o quick_o end_v when_o he_o have_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o face_n as_o the_o original_a have_v it_o or_o sudden_a appearance_n of_o darkness_n job_n chap._n 17._o verse_n 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o if_o i_o wait_v the_o grave_n be_v my_o house_n i_o have_v make_v my_o in_o bed_n the_o darkness_n i_o have_v say_v to_o corruption_n thou_o be_v my_o father_n to_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o 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in_o duty_n god_n wait_v to_o be_v gracious_a isa_n 30.18_o and_o man_n wait_v to_o be_v refresh_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n job_n in_o this_o place_n seem_v to_o make_v light_n or_o little_a of_o this_o duty_n of_o wait_v if_o i_o wait_v or_o although_o i_o wait_v or_o what_o if_o i_o wait_v what_o shall_v i_o get_v by_o it_o where_o be_v the_o profit_n or_o what_o be_v my_o come_n in_o he_o tell_v we_o what_o if_o i_o wait_v all_o that_o i_o shall_v get_v by_o it_o will_v be_v a_o grave_a or_o a_o bed_n in_o darkness_n and_o all_o my_o preferment_n will_v be_v to_o call_v corruption_n my_o father_n and_o to_o say_v of_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o my_o sister_n here_o be_v all_o i_o be_o like_a to_o have_v for_o all_o my_o wait_n but_o be_v this_o all_o he_o look_v for_o by_o wait_v yes_o it_o be_v all_o he_o look_v for_o and_o all_o he_o think_v himself_o in_o a_o capacity_n to_o receive_v in_o this_o world_n though_o in_o that_o he_o be_v deceive_v he_o 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no_o other_o house_n but_o a_o grave_a the_o grave_n the_o same_o word_n signify_v hell_n as_o be_v show_v chap._n 11.8_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o stay_v here_o upon_o it_o if_o i_o wait_v the_o grave_a be_v my_o house_n he_o call_v the_o grave_a a_o house_n because_o there_o we_o rest_v as_o in_o a_o house_n man_n go_v forth_o of_o his_o house_n to_o labour_n and_o come_v home_o to_o his_o house_n for_o rest_n 1._o aegyptij_fw-la defunctorum_fw-la sepulchra_fw-la domos_fw-la aeternas_fw-la appellitant_fw-la diodor._fw-la lib._n 1._o some_o tell_v we_o that_o job_n call_v the_o grave_a his_o house_n in_o allusion_n to_o those_o form_n of_o make_v grave_n or_o sepulcher_n use_v in_o ancient_a which_o be_v also_o continue_v in_o these_o time_n with_o arch_n and_o contrivance_n like_o a_o house_n and_n have_v make_v my_o bed_n in_o the_o darkness_n bold_n intelligi_fw-la potest_fw-la de_fw-la lecto_fw-la bene_fw-la ornato_fw-la super_fw-la quem_fw-la reponi_fw-la solebant_fw-la principum_fw-la cadavera_fw-la mausoleis_fw-la quod_fw-la juxta_fw-la hebraeum_n in_o plurail_a dicitur_fw-la stravi_fw-la strata_fw-la mea_fw-la magnificum_fw-la quid_fw-la senate_n &_o pompaticum_fw-la bold_n he_o speak_v still_o in_o prosecution_n of_o the_o allusion_n in_o a_o house_n there_o be_v dine_a room_n and_o there_o be_v sleep_a room_n there_o be_v the_o bedchamber_n and_o the_o bed_n in_o the_o chamber_n the_o grave_n be_v my_o house_n say_v job_n and_o there_o i_o have_v a_o bed_n i_o have_v make_v it_o in_o the_o darkness_n the_o grave_n be_v a_o dark_a place_n and_o the_o grave_n be_v call_v darkness_n in_o a_o double_a respect_n first_o because_o there_o be_v no_o light_n of_o the_o body_n there_o second_o because_o there_o be_v no_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n there_o the_o light_n of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o eye_n and_o the_o light_n of_o the_o air_n be_v the_o sun_n but_o in_o the_o grave_a the_o sun_n shine_v not_o or_o if_o it_o do_v yet_o there_o the_o eye_n see_v 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be_v ready_a for_o we_o and_o we_o have_v make_v our_o bed_n in_o the_o darkness_n it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o to_o look_v for_o life_n here_o indeed_o to_o live_v to_o we_o be_v christ_n but_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v a_o believer_n can_v willing_o part_v with_o all_o his_o earthly_a possession_n for_o heavenly_a hope_n much_o more_o can_v he_o joyful_o part_n with_o all_o his_o earthly_a hope_n for_o the_o possession_n of_o heaven_n three_o from_o these_o expression_n the_o grave_a be_v my_o house_n i_o have_v make_v my_o bed_n in_o the_o darkness_n note_n a_o believer_n look_v upon_o death_n as_o a_o state_n of_o rest_n as_o the_o whole_a house_n be_v a_o place_n of_o rest_n compare_v with_o the_o world_n abroad_o so_o the_o bed_n be_v the_o special_a place_n of_o rest_n revel_v 14.14_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n and_o their_o work_n follow_v they_o they_o shall_v follow_v their_o work_n no_o 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