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her_o husband_n in_o the_o gross_a construction_n those_o word_n can_v bear_v to_o curse_v god_n and_o die_v there_o be_v somewhat_o in_o the_o text_n which_o may_v give_v we_o a_o hint_n of_o this_o that_o though_o she_o speak_v this_o yet_o job_n esteem_v she_o a_o good_a woman_n for_o observe_v job_n answer_v to_o this_o advice_n what_o do_v he_o say_v he_o do_v not_o say_v thou_o wicked_a woman_n thou_o abominable_a wretch_n why_o do_v thou_o give_v i_o such_o counsel_n all_o that_o he_o say_v be_v this_o thou_o speak_v as_o one_o of_o the_o foolish_a woman_n speak_v observe_v it_o he_o do_v not_o call_v her_o foolish_a or_o wicked_a woman_n but_z thou_o speak_v as_o one_o of_o the_o foolish_a woman_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v how_o now_o wife_n what_o word_n be_v these_o that_o i_o hear_v from_o thou_o thou_o do_v not_o speak_v now_o like_o thyself_o i_o use_v to_o hear_v other_o language_n from_o thou_o thou_o and_o i_o have_v have_v other_o kind_n of_o conference_n and_o i_o have_v receive_v other_o kind_n of_o counsel_n from_o thou_o then_o this_o whence_o be_v it_o that_o thou_o be_v so_o unlike_o thyself_o where_o be_v thy_o word_n season_v with_o salt_n loc_n which_o have_v so_o often_o minister_v grace_n unto_o the_o hearer_n thou_o be_v degenerate_v in_o manner_n and_o corrupt_a in_o thy_o speech_n thou_o speak_v now_o as_o one_o of_o the_o foolish_a woman_n intimate_v that_o she_o use_v to_o speak_v wise_o and_o discreet_o or_o as_o solomon_n describe_v the_o virtuous_a woman_n pro._n 31·26_n that_o heretofore_o she_o open_v her_o mouth_n with_o wisdom_n and_o now_o she_o speak_v only_o as_o a_o foolish_a or_o wicked_a woman_n he_o do_v not_o
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all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d will_v not_o make_v we_o poor_a i_o form_n the_o light_n and_o create_v darkness_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—ke_v peace_n and_o create_v evil_a i_o the_o lord_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 45.7_o the_o same_o prophet_n teach_v we_o that_o these_o two_o be_v equal_o the_o pâ—aitve_n of_o god_n and_o such_o a_o prerogative_n as_o equal_o distinguish_v 〈◊〉_d from_o all_o idol_n and_o false_a god_n show_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o comâ—â—eafter_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o you_o be_v god_n yea_o do_v good_a or_o do_v eâ—_n that_o we_o may_v be_v dismay_v and_o behold_v it_o together_o no_o creature_n have_v ever_o answer_v this_o challenge_n or_o ever_o shall_v isa_n 41.23_o creature_n do_v good_a and_o evil_a as_o minister_n of_o god_n will_v not_o as_o master_n of_o their_o own_o good_a of_o every_o kind_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o poenall_a evil_n come_v forth_o from_o god_n indeed_o god_n usual_o convey_v these_o to_o we_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n but_o it_o become_v 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and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o pleasure-provoking_a object_n that_o which_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o the_o eye_n will_v present_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o the_o heart_n a_o refresh_n to_o our_o spirit_n and_o that_o pleasure_n which_o shall_v last_v for_o evermore_o in_o heaven_n be_v from_o a_o vision_n that_o shall_v last_v for_o ever_o joy_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v before_o the_o eye_n and_o therefore_o joy_n shall_v for_o ever_o fill_v the_o heart_n the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n consist_v in_o vision_n in_o see_v god_n as_o he_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3.2_o or_o in_o see_v face_n to_o face_n 1_o cor._n 13.12_o which_o be_v the_o vision_n beatifical_a so_o likewise_o there_o be_v a_o afflict_a vision_n the_o eye_n affect_v the_o heart_n with_o sorrow-occasioning_a object_n if_o sorrow_n be_v in_o the_o eye_n it_o will_v not_o stay_v long_o from_o the_o heart_n hence_o when_o sarah-abrahams_n wife_n be_v dead_a abraham_n thus_o bespeak_v the_o people_n among_o who_o he_o dwell_v if_o it_o be_v your_o mind_n that_o i_o shall_v bury_v my_o dead_a out_o of_o my_o sight_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 23.8_o it_o do_v afflict_v the_o heart_n of_o abraham_n with_o sorrow_n to_o see_v the_o body_n of_o his_o decease_a wife_n or_o the_o coffin_n wherein_o she_o lay_v who_o he_o have_v so_o entire_o love_v therefore_o bury_v she_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o when_o joseph_n will_v do_v somewhat_o purposely_o to_o afflict_v and_o touch_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o brother_n with_o more_o remorse_n for_o their_o former_a unkindness_n unto_o he_o the_o history_n say_v gen._n 42.24_o that_o he_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n he_o hear_v they_o in_o their_o private_a conference_n whisper_v one_o to_o another_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o when_o joseph_n perceive_v their_o conscience_n begin_v thus_o to_o work_v he_o resolve_v to_o give_v they_o a_o pill_n at_o their_o eye_n even_o a_o doleful_a spectacle_n yet_o the_o lively_a picture_n of_o their_o deal_n with_o he_o to_o make_v their_o conscience_n work_v fast_o with_o godly_a sorrow_n he_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o judah_n when_o he_o plead_v afterward_o chap._n 44._o for_o the_o carry_v back_o of_o benjamin_n you_o know_v what_o a_o pathetical_a oration_n he_o make_v o_o say_v he_o do_v not_o detain_v benjamin_n for_o when_o i_o come_v to_o thy_o servant_n my_o father_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o see_v that_o his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o he_o see_v that_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o he_o will_v die_v ver_fw-la 30_o 31._o that_o very_a sight_n will_v kill_v my_o father_n and_o for_o i_o to_o see_v my_o father_n die_v will_v be_v death_n to_o i_o also_o for_o so_o he_o conclude_v ver_fw-la 34._o how_o shall_v i_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o i_o lest_o peradventure_o i_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v come_v upon_o my_o father_n oh_o say_v he_o let_v i_o carry_v he_o back_o my_o father_n will_v die_v if_o he_o see_v not_o the_o lad_n and_o so_o shall_v i_o if_o i_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v come_v upon_o my_o father_n he_o know_v that_o sight_n will_v be_v as_o a_o sword_n to_o his_o heart_n and_o as_o a_o dagger_n in_o his_o bowel_n the_o lord_n threaten_v his_o people_n thus_o in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n deut._n 28.31_o thy_o ox_n shall_v be_v slay_v before_o thy_o eye_n thy_o ass_n shall_v be_v violent_o take_v away_o from_o before_o thy_o face_n thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o another_o people_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v mad_a for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v ver_fw-la 34._o and_o ver_fw-la 67._o he_o show_v what_o convulsion_n and_o division_n of_o spirit_n the_o vision_n of_o the_o eye_n will_v bring_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o morning_n thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v even_o and_o at_o even_o thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o heart_n wherewith_o thou_o shall_v fear_v and_o for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v near_o join_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n cause_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o both_o be_v as_o concause_n of_o those_o distract_n thought_n and_o wish_n of_o hasten_v the_o morning_n to_o the_o evening_n and_o again_o sudden_o reduce_v back_o the_o evening_n to_o the_o morning_n unless_o sorrow_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o usual_a custom_n if_o a_o man_n be_v but_o let_v blood_n to_o bid_v he_o 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so_o soon_o as_o ever_o i_o be_v bear_v why_o die_v i_o not_o from_o the_o womb_n why_o give_v i_o not_o up_o the_o ghost_n when_o i_o come_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n have_v receive_v the_o discourtesy_n of_o a_o birth_n death_n will_v have_v be_v a_o favour_n it_o have_v be_v best_a for_o i_o not_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v and_o next_o best_a to_o have_v die_v quick_o or_o assoon_o as_o i_o be_v bear_v that_o be_v the_o meaning_n in_o general_a of_o the_o 11_o and_o 12_o verse_n but_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a examine_v and_o enlighten_v the_o particular_a expression_n 〈◊〉_d why_o do_v not_o i_o give_v up_o
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call_v his_o name_n noah_n say_v this_o son_n shall_v comfort_v we_o 〈◊〉_d concern_v our_o work_n and_o toil_n of_o our_o hand_n because_o of_o the_o ground_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v curse_v gen._n 5.29_o he_o be_v rest_n and_o comfort_n to_o the_o old_a world_n by_o preach_v righteousness_n even_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n which_o alone_o give_v rest_n unto_o the_o soul_n and_o be_v able_a to_o refresh_v we_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o those_o toil_n and_o labour_n which_o that_o first_o curse_v bring_v upon_o the_o world_n both_o new_a and_o old_a such_o rest_n and_o sweet_a repose_n have_v i_o find_v say_v job_n from_o all_o my_o toil_n in_o the_o house_n of_o death_n and_o bed_n of_o the_o grave_n have_v thus_o four_o word_n concur_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n we_o may_v here_o not_o unprofitable_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o elegant_a multiplication_n of_o word_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n there_o store_n be_v no_o sore_n and_o variety_n be_v no_o 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we_o shall_v resolve_v upon_o our_o end_n before_o we_o undertake_v any_o action_n p._n 310._o a_o wise_a man_n propose_v suitable_a end_n i._n e._n man_n may_v propose_v his_o end_n but_o he_o can_v reach_v it_o p._n 307._o eschew_v evil_a more_o than_o the_o not_o commit_v of_o evil_n p._n 28_o 29._o a_o godly_a man_n do_v not_o only_o forbear_v but_o eschew_v sin_n all_o sin_n and_o all_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n p._n 33._o evil_n of_o sin_n why_o sin_n call_v evil_a p._n 28._o satan_n will_v persuade_v we_o to_o ease_v ourselves_o of_o troublesome_a evil_n by_o commit_v sinful_a evil_n p._n 284._o affliction_n in_o what_o sense_n call_v evil_a p._n 291._o evil_n of_o punishment_n or_o affliction_n consider_v as_o come_v from_o god_n may_v be_v bear_v with_o more_o quietness_n p._n 292._o because_o we_o receive_v all_o good_a from_o god_n it_o be_v equal_a that_o we_o shall_v patient_o bear_v evil_a p._n 294._o exposition_n of_o scripture_n very_o useful_a p._n 1_o 2._o 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