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a_o servant_n of_o god_n holy_a job_n can_v be_v excuse_v for_o his_o fayling_n in_o this_o who_o as_o he_o complain_v here_o that_o he_o be_v reproach_v by_o his_o enemy_n yea_o and_o by_o his_o friend_n too_o yet_o he_o give_v his_o friend_n some_o advantage_n to_o complain_v also_o of_o harsh_a word_n if_o not_o of_o reproach_n cast_v upon_o they_o three_o observe_v reproach_n be_v a_o very_a heavy_a burden_n remember_v lord_n the_o reproach_n of_o thy_o servant_n how_o i_o do_v bear_v in_o my_o bosom_n the_o reproach_n of_o all_o the_o mighty_a people_n wherewith_o thy_o enemy_n have_v reproach_v thou_o o_o lord_n wherewith_o they_o have_v reproach_v the_o footstep_n of_o thou_o anoint_v psal_n 89.50_o 51._o and_o again_o psal_n 69.9_o the_o reproach_n of_o they_o that_o reproach_v thou_o be_v fall_v on_o i_o yet_o more_o psal_n 42.10_o as_o with_o a_o sword_n in_o my_o bowel_n or_o in_o my_o bone_n they_o reproach_v i_o while_o they_o say_v etc._n etc._n reproach_n be_v not_o only_o a_o burden_n upon_o the_o back_n but_o a_o sword_n in_o the_o bowel_n a_o revile_v reproach_v tongue_n be_v compare_v in_o scripture_n to_o three_o thing_n first_o to_o a_o raisor_n second_o to_o a_o sword_n three_o to_o a_o arrow_n a_o raisor_n be_v so_o keen_a that_o it_o take_v off_o every_o little_a hair_n reproach_n cut_v a_o hair_n it_o will_v have_v to_o do_v even_o with_o undiscernible_a evil_n a_o sword_n wound_n at_o hand_n and_o smite_v those_o that_o be_v near_o a_o arrow_n wound_v afar_o off_o so_o that_o whether_o a_o man_n be_v far_o off_o or_o near_o whether_o his_o error_n be_v small_a or_o great_a or_o but_o imaginary_a it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o a_o reproachful_a spirit_n his_o tongue_n serve_v he_o for_o all_o turn_n david_n be_v try_v by_o all_o manner_n of_o reproach_n but_o those_o which_o pinch_v and_o press_v he_o most_o be_v his_o reproach_n about_o spiritual_a thing_n any_o reproach_n be_v bad_a enough_o but_o a_o reproach_n in_o religion_n be_v worst_a to_o be_v reproach_v with_o our_o prayer_n and_o with_o our_o god_n where_o be_v your_o god_n such_o reproach_n how_o deep_o do_v they_o go_v they_o strike_v to_o the_o very_a heart_n credit_n be_v a_o precious_a commodity_n a_o man_n be_v more_o tender_a of_o it_o then_o of_o his_o flesh_n now_o all_o reproach_n fall_v upon_o our_o credit_n and_o the_o more_o excellent_a that_o piece_n of_o our_o credit_n be_v upon_o which_o the_o reproach_n fall_v the_o more_o grievous_a be_v that_o reproach_n to_o we_o credit_n in_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a credit_n thus_o david_n be_v reproach_v and_o so_o be_v job_n be_v this_o thy_o fear_n and_o thy_o confidence_n be_v this_o the_o thing_n thou_o have_v so_o long_o boast_v of_o christ_n be_v to_o bear_v the_o great_a burden_n of_o affliction_n and_o therefore_o he_o do_v not_o only_o bear_v the_o cross_n but_o reproach_n with_o it_o he_o suffer_v death_n and_o reproach_n with_o death_n he_o suffer_v the_o shameful_a death_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o which_o there_o be_v more_o than_o a_o reproach_n a_o curse_n curse_v be_v every_o one_o that_o hang_v on_o a_o tree_n christ_n must_v die_v a_o ignominious_a death_n as_o well_o as_o a_o painful_a and_o the_o ignominy_n be_v a_o heavy_a burden_n than_o the_o pain_n we_o be_v exhort_v heb._n 13.13_o to_o go_v out_o bear_v his_o reproach_n as_o intimate_v that_o to_o bear_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n will_v be_v hard_a to_o we_o and_o a_o strong_a temptation_n then_o to_o bear_v the_o cross_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o christ_n suffering_n for_o we_o be_v to_o bear_v our_o reproach_n so_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o suffering_n for_o christ_n be_v to_o bear_v christ_n reproach_n let_v we_o go_v forth_o unto_o he_o without_o the_o camp_n bear_v his_o reproach_n and_o indeed_o reproach_n be_v so_o great_a a_o burden_n that_o be_v not_o this_o consideration_n in_o it_o that_o be_v christ_n no_o man_n will_v bear_v it_o and_o they_o will_v yield_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n rather_o than_o suffer_v reproach_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o say_v that_o their_o reproach_n be_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n moses_n look_v upon_o his_o reproach_n as_o the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n he_o do_v not_o esteem_v his_o own_o reproach_n but_o the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n of_o egypt_n heb._n 11.26_o our_o reproach_n be_v nothing_o but_o dung_n or_o dross_n which_o have_v weight_n in_o it_o to_o press_v we_o but_o no_o worth_n in_o it_o to_o enrich_v we_o but_o the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n be_v treasure_n which_o though_o it_o have_v weight_n in_o it_o to_o press_v we_o yet_o it_o have_v abundance_n of_o worth_n in_o it_o to_o enrich_v and_o crown_v we_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n both_o because_o christ_n do_v bear_v such_o reproach_n himself_o and_o because_o christ_n own_v moses_n in_o bear_v that_o reproach_n yea_o he_o own_v that_o reproach_n which_o moses_n bear_v as_o if_o he_o have_v bear_v it_o himself_o while_o we_o be_v reproach_v for_o christ_n sake_n christ_n be_v reproach_v and_o though_o it_o shall_v grieve_v we_o that_o christ_n be_v reproach_v in_o we_o yet_o it_o may_v comfort_v we_o that_o christ_n take_v our_o reproach_n as_o he_o they_o have_v smite_v i_o on_o the_o cheek_n reproachful_o and_o yet_o they_o have_v not_o do_v with_o i_o they_o have_v gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o i_o it_o seem_v they_o contemn_v and_o reproach_v he_o single_o or_o every_o man_n apart_o but_o they_o join_v altogether_o in_o consult_v and_o plot_v against_o he_o the_o word_n that_o we_o translate_v to_o gather_v together_o have_v a_o second_o signification_n namely_o to_o fill_v either_o as_o a_o room_n be_v fill_v with_o good_n or_o person_n or_o as_o the_o stomach_n be_v fill_v with_o meat_n loca_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o implere_fw-la complere_fw-la 2._o colligere_fw-la congregare_fw-la quod_fw-la rebus_fw-la collectis_fw-la impleantur_fw-la loca_fw-la or_o food_n or_o as_o a_o army_n with_o men._n hence_o master_n broughton_n translate_v they_o come_v by_o full_a troop_n upon_o i_o and_o another_o they_o will_v be_v fill_v with_o i_o or_o upon_o i_o the_o vulgar_a explain_v it_o thus_o they_o be_v fill_v or_o satiate_v with_o my_o punishment_n or_o as_o a_o three_o they_o have_v take_v their_o fill_n of_o pleasure_n at_o my_o misery_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o sense_n arise_v from_o the_o former_a because_o where_o many_o thing_n or_o person_n be_v gather_v together_o they_o fill_v up_o that_o place_n first_o it_o signify_v to_o gather_v together_o as_o man_n be_v gather_v in_o a_o civil_a society_n and_o combination_n job_n suppose_v his_o friend_n conspire_v his_o hurt_n and_o that_o they_o gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o he_o who_o pretend_v to_o gather_v themselves_o together_o for_o he_o or_o we_o may_v apply_v this_o to_o his_o profess_a enemy_n who_o be_v very_o unanimous_a to_o vex_v and_o trouble_v he_o hence_o note_v mont._n super_fw-la i_o implebuntur_fw-la mont._n man_n be_v apt_a to_o agree_v in_o do_v hurt_n union_n be_v not_o always_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o good_a cause_n it_o be_v but_o seldom_o we_o can_v agree_v to_o do_v a_o common_a duty_n good_a man_n want_v the_o cement_n of_o love_n in_o a_o good_a cause_n evil_a man_n seldom_o want_v it_o in_o a_o bad_a behold_v say_v god_n gen._n 11.5_o 6._o this_o people_n be_v one_o and_o they_o all_o speak_v one_o language_n their_o language_n be_v one_o and_o so_o be_v their_o heart_n to_o build_v a_o tower_n who_o top_n may_v reach_v to_o heaven_n the_o bvilder_n of_o babel_n be_v more_o unite_v than_o the_o bvilder_n of_o zion_n the_o psalmist_n complain_v of_o the_o enemy_n oneness_n psal_n 83.5_o 6_o 7._o they_o have_v consult_v together_o with_o one_o consent_n or_o heart_n they_o be_v confederate_a against_o thou_o gebal_n and_o amon_n and_o amalek_n the_o philistines_n and_o they_o that_o dwell_v at_o tyre_n ashur_n be_v also_o join_v with_o they_o etc._n etc._n all_o nation_n even_o hetrogeniall_a nation_n can_v join_v in_o mischief_n man_n of_o several_a kingdom_n and_o spirit_n pilate_n and_o herod_n join_v to_o crucify_v christ_n but_o as_o it_o be_v most_o beautiful_a and_o pleasant_a psal_n 133._o so_o o_o how_o hard_o a_o thing_n be_v it_o for_o brethren_n to_o dwell_v in_o unity_n they_o who_o have_v one_o god_n one_o lord_n one_o faith_n one_o spirit_n one_o baptism_n one_o hope_n yea_o they_o who_o in_o one_o sense_n be_v one_o body_n and_o one_o spirit_n ephes_n 4.4_o 5._o be_v seldom_o one_o tygur_n satiati_fw-la sunt_fw-la paenis_fw-la meis_fw-la vulg._n in_o malis_fw-la meis_fw-la voluptatem_fw-la svam_fw-la exploverunt_fw-la tygur_n from_o
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 bâ—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 whoâ—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 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