of_o god_n afflict_v righteous_a man_n yet_o here_o he_o speak_v also_o of_o hypocrite_n not_o that_o any_o true_o godly_a person_n can_v turn_v a_o hypocrite_n and_o be_v cut_v off_o as_o such_o but_o that_o he_o may_v clear_v how_o of_o professor_n of_o godliness_n who_o meet_v with_o affliction_n some_o be_v sincere_a and_o other_o but_o dissembler_n and_o that_o the_o trial_n contribute_v to_o the_o discover_v of_o both_o and_o the_o separate_n of_o the_o chaff_n from_o the_o wheat_n 2._o he_o do_v not_o here_o make_v mention_n of_o hypocrite_n with_o any_o design_n to_o reflect_v upon_o job_n as_o one_o of_o they_o but_o partly_o to_o vindicate_v god_n righteousness_n in_o afflict_v they_o who_o profess_v piety_n considerirg_n that_o not_o only_o he_o have_v holy_a end_n in_o deal_v so_o with_o such_o as_o real_o be_v what_o they_o profess_v of_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v already_o and_o more_o be_v add_v v._o 15._o but_o that_o there_o be_v many_o unsound_a professor_n who_o 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will_v not_o despise_v the_o chasten_n of_o the_o almighty_a ver_fw-la 17._o 9_o albeit_o neither_o all_o the_o godly_a nor_o only_o they_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o posterity_n but_o some_o of_o they_o will_v need_v other_o promise_n to_o make_v up_o that_o want_n isa_n 56.4_o 5._o yet_o child_n in_o themselves_o be_v a_o blessing_n and_o the_o more_o of_o they_o the_o great_a blessing_n psal_n 127.3_o 4_o 5._o and_o when_o they_o be_v give_v to_o the_o godly_a they_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o piety_n psal_n 128.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o according_o shall_v be_v improve_v as_o blessing_n therefore_o be_v a_o promise_n make_v concern_v those_o thou_o shall_v know_v also_o that_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o thy_o offspring_n as_o the_o grass_n of_o the_o earth_n 10._o whatever_o hazard_n we_o be_v expose_v to_o in_o the_o world_n yet_o our_o time_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n to_o lengthen_v or_o shorten_v they_o as_o he_o please_v therefore_o god_n undertake_v to_o determine_v when_o 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break_v forth_o under_o trial_n as_o here_o we_o see_v in_o job_n which_o may_v teach_v the_o godly_a to_o be_v humble_a in_o their_o walk_n that_o they_o be_v not_o lead_v into_o tentation_n and_o may_v affright_v the_o stouthearted_a who_o when_o their_o conscience_n be_v waken_v may_v meet_v with_o this_o or_o worse_o 3._o however_o there_o be_v a_o inclination_n in_o corrupt_a man_n who_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n to_o have_v a_o eternity_n of_o time_n and_o to_o live_v always_o in_o it_o yet_o god_n when_o he_o please_v can_v make_v their_o be_v in_o the_o world_n their_o great_a burden_n for_o so_o it_o be_v with_o job_n i_o choose_v strangle_v and_o death_n rather_o than_o my_o life_n i_o loathe_v it_o i_o will_v not_o live_v always_o 4._o it_o be_v god_n way_n with_o his_o people_n not_o to_o over-charge_n they_o with_o exercise_n but_o when_o they_o be_v over-driven_a he_o will_v moderate_v his_o deal_n for_o job_n scope_n in_o lay_v before_o god_n this_o his_o desperate_a fit_n be_v to_o plead_v that_o since_o he_o be_v so_o overcharge_v therefore_o god_n may_v be_v please_v to_o pity_v and_o not_o deal_v so_o severe_o with_o he_o see_v isa_n 57.16_o psal_n 99.4_o job_n 37.23_o 24._o only_o we_o will_v take_v heed_n that_o by_o our_o unbelief_n misconstruction_n impatience_n etc._n etc._n we_o do_v not_o make_v our_o lot_n insupportable_a when_o god_n have_v not_o make_v it_o so_o for_o that_o will_v be_v no_o argument_n to_o plead_v for_o pity_n till_o first_o we_o be_v humble_v for_o it_o as_o our_o weakness_n psal_n 77.8_o 9_o 10._o 5._o the_o lord_n so_o order_v the_o tentation_n and_o conflict_n of_o his_o people_n as_o even_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o fit_n his_o grace_n do_v one_o way_n or_o other_o appear_v in_o they_o for_o when_o job_n will_v most_o glad_o be_v at_o death_n yet_o he_o dare_v not_o cut_v off_o himself_o so_o my_o god_n which_o be_v the_o language_n of_o faith_n be_v the_o doubter_n designation_n of_o god_n in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o diffidence_n and_o complaint_n psal_n 22.1_o isa_n 49.14_o beside_o the_o sin_n of_o despair_n in_o this_o discourse_n these_o fail_n may_v further_o be_v mark_v which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v justify_v and_o may_v be_v draw_v to_o our_o use_n 1._o that_o by_o expect_v ease_n as_o be_v mark_v on_o ver_fw-la 13_o 14._o and_o meet_v with_o disappointment_n his_o heart_n swell_v at_o his_o condition_n and_o so_o he_o fall_v in_o the_o snare_n humility_n and_o sobriety_n will_v prevent_v much_o vexation_n and_o toil_n to_o we_o and_o cut_v off_o many_o tentation_n 2._o that_o he_o speak_v his_o tentation_n so_o broad_o and_o without_o any_o reluctancy_n as_o appear_v from_o his_o double_a and_o fervent_a expression_n as_o his_o confirm_a judgement_n it_o be_v too_o much_o that_o a_o rash_a word_n of_o diffidence_n and_o despondency_n escape_v we_o although_o faith_n and_o repentance_n present_o follow_v after_o to_o recall_v and_o correct_v it_o but_o it_o be_v more_o gross_a when_o he_o speak_v and_o abide_v by_o it_o as_o if_o we_o have_v reason_n for_o it_o see_v jonah_n 4.8_o 9_o 3._o that_o he_o contemn_v his_o life_n and_o any_o moderation_n in_o his_o affliction_n call_v all_o that_o be_v leave_v he_o his_o bone_n when_o yet_o god_n in_o who_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v have_v great_a glory_n in_o preserve_v such_o a_o exhaust_a man_n amid_o so_o many_o pressure_n and_o perplexity_n much_o of_o god_n glory_n may_v shine_v in_o many_o of_o our_o lot_n wherewith_o notwithstanding_o our_o peevish_a heart_n be_v not_o satisfy_v 4._o that_o he_o be_v so_o peremptory_a in_o his_o own_o opinion_n that_o death_n be_v his_o only_a desirable_a issue_n as_o if_o he_o be_v wise_a than_o god_n who_o have_v carve_v out_o another_o lot_n for_o he_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v innumerable_a issue_n for_o his_o people_n in_o his_o hand_n that_o he_o can_v make_v any_o thing_n he_o please_v a_o issue_n to_o they_o and_o that_o issue_v prescribe_v by_o ourselves_o particular_o that_o of_o death_n when_o we_o be_v in_o perplexity_n be_v ordinary_o none_o of_o the_o best_a 5._o that_o he_o measure_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o present_a humour_n as_o if_o because_o he_o now_o loathe_a life_n therefore_o he_o will_v never_o hereafter_o in_o any_o case_n desire_v it_o little_o do_v saint_n know_v what_o change_v god_n may_v work_v as_o in_o other_o thing_n so_o in_o their_o disposition_n and_o inclination_n and_o cause_v they_o see_v and_o acknowledge_v mercy_n where_o they_o can_v find_v nothing_o but_o bitterness_n upon_o this_o his_o desperate_a resolution_n and_o choice_n he_o infer_v a_o suit_n ver_fw-la 16._o that_o see_v
shall_v now_o devour_v he_o 2._o however_o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v get_v some_o sergeant_n shift_v yet_o the_o executioner_n will_v come_v at_o last_o who_o he_o will_v not_o get_v decline_v for_o destruction_n will_v come_v at_o last_o which_o shall_v pay_v all_o home_n and_o this_o be_v enough_o let_v they_o escape_v never_o so_o often_o consider_v how_o dreadful_a it_o will_v be_v and_o how_o soon_o it_o may_v take_v hold_n of_o they_o luke_n 12.19_o 20._o 3._o death_n be_v a_o great_a conqueror_n and_o triumpher_n over_o man_n in_o their_o body_n dignity_n and_o outward_a estate_n for_o it_o shall_v devour_v the_o strength_n or_o bar_n of_o his_o skin_n yea_o it_o triumph_n over_o prince_n notwithstanding_o all_o their_o grandeur_n see_v job_n 3.13_o 14_o 15_o 18_o 19_o psal_n 49.14_o 17._o &_o 146.3_o 4._o ezek._n 32.23_o 26_o 27_o etc._n etc._n this_o tell_v that_o man_n have_v need_n and_o aught_o to_o provide_v somewhat_o that_o will_v be_v deaths-proof_n 4._o a_o violent_a death_n be_v a_o addition_n to_o the_o sadness_n and_o terror_n of_o death_n therefore_o be_v that_o call_v the_o first_o bear_v of_o death_n though_o the_o godly_a may_v fall_v in_o common_a calamity_n and_o go_v to_o heaven_n in_o a_o fiery_a chariot_n and_o wicked_a man_n may_v die_v peaceable_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o desert_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o be_v execute_v upon_o some_o of_o they_o nor_o have_v any_o of_o they_o any_o security_n against_o it_o and_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n in_o itself_o to_o die_v a_o quiet_a and_o ordinary_a death_n 5._o god_n have_v reserve_v singular_a judgement_n for_o wicked_a man_n and_o their_o plague_n be_v real_o such_o however_o they_o appear_v outward_o for_o their_o death_n come_v what_o way_n it_o will_v be_v still_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o death_n consider_v all_o the_o consequence_n thereof_o whereas_o the_o godly_a be_v bind_v to_o judge_v that_o they_o be_v deal_v with_o in_o a_o different_a manner_n though_o they_o fall_v under_o the_o same_o outward_a dispensation_n 6._o god_n will_v at_o last_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o he_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o the_o stout_a of_o man_n and_o that_o all_o their_o strength_n must_v succumb_v and_o fall_v before_o his_o power_n for_o the_o first_o bear_v of_o death_n shall_v devour_v his_o strength_n verse_n 14._o his_o confidence_n shall_v be_v root_v out_o of_o his_o tabernacle_n and_o it_o shall_v bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n in_o this_o verse_n the_o resemblance_n be_v further_o prosecute_v and_o job_n renounce_v of_o all_o confidence_n and_o hope_n in_o his_o family_n as_o make_v for_o death_n chap._n 17.13_o 14_o 15._o be_v point_v at_o as_o resemble_v this_o wicked_a malefactor_n his_o be_v desperate_a of_o all_o hope_n in_o his_o wealth_n friend_n and_o family_n and_o his_o be_v bring_v to_o death_n which_o be_v the_o prince_n and_o king_n of_o terror_n both_o in_o itself_o and_o in_o what_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v and_o real_o prove_v to_o the_o wicked_a man_n here_o there_o be_v also_o several_a mistake_n as_o 1._o that_o job_n be_v to_o die_v and_o be_v cut_v off_o at_o this_o time_n 2._o that_o his_o renounce_n of_o all_o his_o temporal_a enjoyment_n be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o act_n of_o despair_n whereas_o it_o flow_v only_o from_o his_o cleanly_a self-denial_n a_o practice_n which_o the_o world_n do_v not_o understand_v 3._o that_o job_n do_v fear_v death_n or_o look_v on_o it_o as_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n who_o be_v rather_o too_o eager_a to_o be_v at_o it_o 4._o or_o suppose_v saint_n do_v sometime_o fear_v death_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o mistake_n to_o think_v that_o therefore_o they_o be_v wicked_a for_o they_o may_v be_v afraid_a as_o consider_v they_o have_v a_o soul_n to_o save_v while_o the_o wicked_a may_v mock_v at_o death_n and_o step_v laugh_v into_o hell_n and_o godly_a man_n may_v get_v proof_n of_o their_o own_o weakness_n when_o god_n be_v to_o give_v they_o most_o notable_a proof_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o love_n but_o pass_v those_o mistake_n there_o be_v general_a sound_a truth_n here_o also_o as_o it_o relate_v to_o the_o wicked_a and_o 1._o wicked_a man_n may_v have_v their_o own_o confidence_n whereby_o they_o uphold_v their_o heart_n when_o many_o other_o thing_n fail_v they_o for_o so_o be_v here_o suppose_a that_o there_o be_v his_o confidence_n this_o be_v a_o great_a snare_n to_o make_v they_o stubborn_a in_o a_o ill_a way_n isa_n 57.10_o though_o when_o those_o be_v remove_v it_o will_v not_o reclaim_v they_o jer._n 2.25_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o wicked_n plague_n that_o their_o confidence_n be_v but_o low_o base_a and_o perish_v such_o as_o his_o family_n wealth_n or_o friend_n all_o which_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o his_o tabernacle_n see_v psal_n 146.3_o 4_o 5._o 3._o all_o the_o carnal_a confidence_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n will_v at_o last_o come_v to_o utter_v ruin_n his_o prop_n will_v all_o fail_v he_o and_o his_o hope_n will_v end_v in_o despair_n and_o he_o must_v quit_v they_o for_o his_o confidence_n shall_v even_o be_v root_v out_o of_o his_o tabernacle_n his_o confidence_n will_v at_o last_o prove_v too_o weak_a to_o bottom_v his_o hope_n and_o god_n jealousy_n be_v provoke_v to_o crush_v they_o 4._o if_o not_o before_o yet_o certain_o at_o death_n all_o carnal_a confidence_n shall_v come_v to_o ruin_v for_o then_o his_o confidence_n shall_v be_v root_v out_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n 5._o death_n of_o all_o outward_a stroke_n be_v the_o chief_a terror_n to_o man_n as_o be_v the_o punishment_n threaten_v and_o inflict_v for_o sin_n and_o as_o cut_v off_o all_o their_o outward_a enjoyment_n at_o one_o stroke_n therefore_o be_v it_o call_v the_o king_n of_o terror_n or_o the_o chief_a of_o terror_n which_o be_v visible_a on_o earth_n so_o that_o man_n have_v need_v to_o prepare_v for_o it_o and_o to_o close_v with_o christ_n in_o who_o they_o may_v triumph_v over_o it_o 1_o cor._n 15.54_o 55._o 6._o beside_o what_o death_n be_v in_o itself_o and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o common_a lot_n of_o all_o man_n it_o be_v especial_o dreadful_a and_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n to_o the_o wicked_a for_o it_o be_v in_o reference_n to_o they_o it_o be_v so_o design_v here_o the_o godly_a may_v die_v in_o some_o trouble_n and_o fear_n though_o that_o be_v not_o their_o allowance_n but_o slow_a from_o their_o weakness_n but_o as_o for_o the_o wicked_a though_o some_o of_o they_o may_v die_v peaceable_o as_o other_o of_o they_o die_v full_a of_o horror_n yet_o to_o all_o of_o they_o it_o be_v terrible_a if_o they_o consider_v whither_o they_o be_v go_v death_n in_o its_o most_o terrible_a colour_n may_v look_v sweet_o upon_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o mild_a aspect_n of_o it_o may_v be_v dreadful_a to_o the_o wicked_a 7._o the_o more_o carnal_a confidence_n man_n have_v the_o more_o terrible_a will_v death_n be_v when_o it_o come_v and_o all_o their_o hope_n be_v cut_v off_o for_o it_o be_v his_o confidence_n root_v out_o that_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n not_o so_o much_o because_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o hope_n hasten_v his_o death_n as_o because_o it_o make_v death_n terrible_a that_o he_o have_v feed_v upon_o so_o many_o vain_a hope_n verse_n 15._o it_o shall_v dwell_v in_o his_o tabernacle_n because_o it_o be_v none_o of_o he_o brimstone_n shall_v be_v scatter_v upon_o his_o habitation_n in_o the_o last_o branch_n of_o this_o similitude_n the_o destruction_n of_o job_n family_n be_v reflect_v upon_o as_o resemble_v the_o consequent_n of_o a_o malefactors_n death_n or_o the_o confiscation_n of_o his_o estate_n and_o ruin_n of_o his_o house_n he_o seem_v to_o allude_v here_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n by_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n and_o declare_v that_o destruction_n or_o terrible_a desolation_n for_o the_o relative_a it_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o what_o have_v be_v speak_v before_o of_o the_o wicked_a himself_o v._o 11_o 12_o 14._o as_o befalling_a his_o house_n also_o according_a as_o it_o be_v capable_a thereof_o shall_v dwell_v in_o his_o house_n and_o eat_v up_o his_o substance_n which_o he_o have_v so_o unjust_o acquire_v and_o be_v indeed_o none_o of_o he_o by_o right_n and_o that_o his_o habitation_n shall_v be_v consume_v as_o sodom_n be_v by_o brimstone_n or_o brimstone_n shall_v be_v scatter_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o perpetual_a desolation_n which_o the_o strawing_a of_o a_o place_n with_o salt_n do_v also_o signify_v judg._n 9.45_o here_o there_o be_v a_o unjust_a reflection_n upon_o job_n purchase_n of_o his_o wealth_n and_o upon_o the_o stroke_n of_o god_n by_o fire_n upon_o some_o of_o his_o good_n chap._n 1.16_o as_o if_o that_o evidence_v his_o wealth_n
which_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n shall_v be_v redact_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v seek_v to_o please_v the_o poor_a that_o be_v they_o shall_v beg_v the_o poor_n favour_n and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o molest_v they_o nor_o revenge_v upon_o they_o the_o injury_n do_v by_o their_o father_n to_o they_o or_o they_o shall_v seek_v to_o be_v relieve_v by_o the_o poor_a in_o their_o extremity_n be_v now_o poor_a than_o they_o and_o yet_o as_o some_o read_v the_o word_n though_o the_o original_a bear_v it_o not_o so_o well_o they_o may_v have_v but_o bad_a success_n in_o all_o these_o their_o endeavour_n the_o very_a poor_a who_o their_o father_n impoverish_v may_v oppress_v they_o again_o which_o be_v a_o sad_a scourge_n prov._n 28_o 3._o as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v add_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n and_o his_o hand_n shall_v restore_v their_o good_n it_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o wicked_a man_n child_n former_o mention_v that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o for_o the_o word_n be_v here_o singular_a shall_v restore_v the_o good_n of_o the_o poor_a take_v by_o their_o father_n that_o so_o they_o may_v please_v and_o appease_v they_o but_o it_o be_v clear_a to_o understand_v it_o of_o their_o father_n himself_o who_o shall_v restore_v his_o ill_a purchase_n as_o it_o after_o follow_v and_o therefore_o his_o child_n be_v unpoverish_v and_o must_v please_v the_o poor_a thus_o the_o copulative_a and_o must_v be_v render_v for_o as_o it_o have_v various_a signification_n the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n give_v a_o reason_n of_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o former_a part_n his_o child_n must_v seek_v to_o please_v the_o poor_a for_o his_o hand_n shall_v restore_v their_o good_n to_o say_v nothing_o how_o sad_a a_o calamity_n it_o be_v to_o be_v drive_v upon_o this_o necessity_n to_o please_v the_o poor_a and_o to_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o mean_a slave_n as_o job_n complain_v he_o be_v despise_v by_o base_a person_n chap._n 30.1_o 2._o etc._n etc._n we_o may_v from_o this_o verse_n according_a to_o the_o general_a rule_n learn_v 1._o the_o sin_n of_o wicked_a man_n may_v have_v sad_a effect_n not_o only_o upon_o themselves_o but_o on_o their_o posterity_n also_o in_o who_o they_o may_v be_v plague_v and_o that_o either_o when_o themselves_o be_v alive_a to_o see_v it_o or_o even_o after_o they_o be_v dead_a for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n sin_n teach_v his_o child_n see_v exod_a 20.5_o 2._o it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n to_o see_v man_n who_o in_o their_o prosperity_n have_v mount_v to_o the_o sky_n bring_v so_o low_a as_o they_o or_o their_o child_n shall_v become_v so_o poor_a as_o to_o be_v in_o the_o reverence_n of_o the_o mean_a as_o here_o be_v hold_v out_o so_o uncertain_a and_o vain_a be_v the_o thing_n of_o time_n and_o so_o little_a cause_n have_v man_n to_o aspire_v or_o seek_v to_o climb_v high_a which_o ofttimes_o bring_v so_o fowl_n and_o low_a a_o fall_n after_o it_o 3._o man_n in_o power_n and_o eminency_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o condescend_v and_o not_o look_v too_o high_a above_o the_o mean_a far_o less_o above_o other_o lest_o they_o or_o they_o be_v make_v to_o stoop_v to_o the_o low_a as_o here_o be_v threaten_v against_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n see_v chap._n 31.13_o 14._o 4._o no_o unjust_a possession_n of_o riches_n give_v a_o man_n a_o true_a title_n thereto_o before_o god_n for_o however_o the_o wicked_a man_n have_v get_v and_o possess_v these_o good_n yet_o they_o be_v still_o their_o or_o the_o poor_n good_n from_o who_o he_o have_v unjust_o take_v they_o 5._o god_n can_v make_v the_o unjust_a title_n of_o ill_a purchase_n appear_v by_o restore_v to_o the_o poor_a what_o be_v unjust_o take_v from_o they_o and_o that_o by_o the_o oppressor_n own_o hand_n though_o to_o the_o impoverish_n of_o himself_o &_o his_o family_n for_o here_o the_o poor_a shall_v get_v their_o good_n &_o his_o hand_n shall_v restore_v they_o by_o which_o mean_v his_o child_n be_v bring_v low_o the_o lord_n may_v bring_v this_o about_o by_o draw_v the_o oppressor_n to-repentance_n as_o he_o do_v zacheus_n luke_n 19.8_o though_o that_o be_v not_o mean_v here_o or_o by_o terror_n of_o conscience_n let_v out_o upon_o they_o though_o without_o true_a repentance_n make_v they_o as_o glad_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o a_o ill_a purchase_n as_o ever_o they_o be_v to_o get_v it_o or_o by_o force_a restitution_n when_o the_o oppressor_n be_v overpower_v and_o bring_v down_o this_o may_v assure_v we_o that_o wicked_a man_n have_v no_o sure_a hold_n of_o their_o ill_a purchase_n though_o there_o be_v none_o to_o oppose_v they_o so_o long_o as_o themselves_o have_v conscience_n and_o hand_n to_o restore_v it_o and_o it_o may_v teach_v the_o appress_v to_o wait_v patien_o upon_o god_n who_o can_v right_v they_o by_o very_o unexpected_a mean_n 6._o god_n can_v make_v calamity_n very_o grievous_a and_o he_o do_v order_v they_o so_o as_o they_o may_v be_v most_o bitter_a to_o the_o wicked_a as_o here_o it_o can_v but_o be_v a_o vexation_n to_o the_o wicked_a man_n who_o affection_n be_v not_o mortify_v to_o part_v with_o his_o wealth_n which_o he_o love_v so_o well_o and_z much_o more_o to_o put_v it_o away_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o yet_o god_n can_v make_v he_o do_v it_o verse_n 11._o his_o bone_n be_v full_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n which_o shall_v lie_v down_o with_o he_o in_o the_o dust_n a_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o wicked_n misery_n after_o his_o fall_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o a_o similitude_n take_v from_o riotous_a young_a man_n who_o by_o their_o lewdness_n in_o their_o youth_n do_v contract_n infirmity_n which_o cleave_v to_o their_o bone_n till_o they_o put_v they_o in_o their_o grave_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n be_v that_o even_o the_o sin_n commit_v by_o the_o wicked_a man_n or_o hypocrite_n in_o his_o youth_n do_v stick_v to_o he_o in_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o and_o it_o may_v in_o some_o sad_a effect_n also_o and_o be_v inseparable_a from_o he_o till_o he_o go_v to_o his_o grave_n and_o even_o then_o also_o they_o continue_v with_o he_o in_o place_n of_o sin_n of_o youth_n the_o original_a have_v only_o youth_n and_o because_o the_o word_n signify_v also_o hide_a therefore_o some_o understand_v this_o of_o the_o wicked_a man_n hide_a sin_n as_o it_o be_v also_o render_v psal_n 90.8_o which_o how_o close_o soever_o he_o convey_v they_o shall_v thus_o cleave_v to_o he_o but_o i_o shall_v hold_v to_o the_o translation_n where_o as_o the_o name_n give_v to_o his_o youth_n which_o be_v take_v from_o hide_v point_v out_o how_o early_o he_o begin_v to_o sin_n and_o god_n begin_v to_o reckon_v up_o his_o sin_n upon_o his_o account_n even_o from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o live_v hide_v under_o his_o parent_n shadow_n and_o before_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n so_o while_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n be_v call_v only_o his_o youth_n of_o which_o his_o bone_n be_v full_a it_o serve_v to_o point_v out_o how_o ordinary_o in_o all_o man_n and_o always_o in_o the_o wicked_a youth_n and_o youthful_a lust_n be_v inseparable_a so_o that_o if_o they_o have_v youth_n or_o be_v young_a they_o will_v have_v the_o other_o in_o this_o branch_n of_o the_o narration_n zophar_n tart_o reflect_v upon_o what_o job_n have_v speak_v of_o god_n make_v he_o possess_v the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o youth_n chap._n 13.26_o but_o unjust_o in_o that_o he_o measure_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o godly_a man_n condition_n by_o his_o own_o tentation_n about_o it_o when_o he_o be_v in_o a_o distemper_n and_o in_o that_o he_o judge_v what_o will_v be_v his_o end_n and_o his_o condition_n in_o the_o grave_n by_o this_o exercise_n within_o time_n for_o albeit_o job_n apprehend_v in_o his_o fit_n of_o tentation_n that_o god_n be_v pursue_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v real_o so_o and_o albeit_o god_n have_v indeed_o be_v chasten_v he_o for_o these_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o therefore_o he_o shall_v lie_v down_o in_o the_o grave_n with_o his_o bone_n full_a of_o they_o but_o rather_o of_o the_o contrary_a that_o god_n be_v now_o pursue_v he_o for_o they_o that_o by_o slee_v to_o a_o redeemer_n he_o may_v attain_v to_o true_a peace_n in_o life_n and_o death_n however_o the_o general_n doctrine_n may_v teach_v 1._o though_o the_o course_n of_o man_n in_o their_o youth_n may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o hide_v as_o the_o word_n signify_v yet_o youth_n be_v a_o very_a dangerous_a time_n and_o a_o time_n of_o much_o guilt_n and_o provocation_n for_o so_o be_v
pleasure_n in_o his_o house_n after_o he_o etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v not_o that_o he_o need_v not_o care_n how_o it_o fare_v with_o his_o family_n after_o he_o as_o many_o do_v too_o anxious_o see_a himself_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o his_o own_o person_n nor_o yet_o that_o though_o he_o expect_v that_o his_o prosperity_n shall_v be_v continue_v in_o his_o family_n yet_o it_o can_v comfort_v he_o see_v himself_o be_v cut_v off_o for_o his_o child_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v in_o his_o own_o time_n v._o 19_o he_o can_v expect_v the_o prosperity_n of_o his_o family_n when_o he_o be_v go_v but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o though_o sometime_o he_o please_v himself_o with_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o house_n and_o family_n yet_o he_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o all_o that_o comfort_n when_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n be_v cut_v off_o violent_o and_o before_o the_o time_n for_o then_o all_o his_o expectation_n shall_v be_v frustrate_v whence_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o wicked_n folly_n that_o they_o feed_v themselves_o with_o vain_a hope_n and_o imaginary_a comfort_n and_o pleasure_n in_o they_o as_o the_o wicked_a man_n here_o seek_v to_o find_v pleasure_n in_o his_o house_n after_o he_o or_o in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o family_n see_v luke_n 12.19_o which_o may_v put_v we_o to_o try_v what_o vain_a thought_n we_o may_v be_v feed_v upon_o 2._o one_o of_o wicked_a man_n vain_a dream_n be_v their_o hope_n of_o perpetuate_a their_o house_n and_o glory_n psal_n 49.11_o and_o that_o they_o feed_v beforehand_o upon_o a_o apprehension_n of_o the_o eternity_n thereof_o for_o he_o take_v pleasure_n in_o his_o house_n after_o he_o what_o he_o present_o enjoy_v will_n not_o serve_v his_o turn_n unless_o he_o antedate_v imagine_v contentment_n and_o pleasure_n to_o come_v 3._o such_o vain_a hope_n of_o a_o long_a tract_n of_o prosperity_n to_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n after_o they_o be_v ofttimes_o blast_v to_o the_o wicked_a before_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o as_o god_n merciful_o ofttimes_o disappoint_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o godly_a so_o he_o walk_v contrary_a to_o the_o wicked_n hope_n for_o it_o come_v sometime_o to_o this_o in_o the_o wicked_n own_a time_n what_o pleasure_n have_v he_o in_o his_o house_n after_o he_o 4._o if_o no_o less_o will_v bear_v down_o the_o wicked_n vain_a hope_n god_n can_v do_v it_o by_o a_o speedy_a cut_v off_o of_o themselves_o and_o all_o the_o prosperity_n of_o their_o family_n and_o condition_n for_o this_o take_v away_o his_o pleasure_n when_o the_o number_n of_o his_o month_n be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o midst_n albeit_o man_n month_n and_o time_n be_v determine_v chap._n 14.5_o yet_o the_o number_n thereof_o be_v say_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o midst_n when_o they_o die_v violent_o before_o the_o time_n they_o may_v have_v continue_v by_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n and_o before_o the_o ordinary_a term_n of_o man_n life_n be_v expire_v psal_n 90.10_o and_o soon_o than_o they_o be_v ready_a for_o death_n or_o expect_v it_o psal_n 55.23_o and_o before_o they_o be_v well_o settle_v in_o their_o prosperity_n 5._o man_n life_n be_v so_o short_a and_o uncertain_a that_o they_o be_v most_o wise_a who_o reckon_v it_o by_o short_a period_n as_o here_o it_o be_v reckon_v by_o month_n and_o elsewhere_o by_o day_n psal_n 90.12_o 6._o it_o speak_v great_a wrath_n and_o imbitter_v the_o wicked_n sad_a lot_n that_o they_o expect_v the_o contrary_a and_o feed_v upon_o vain_a dream_n which_o be_v disappoint_v for_o this_o speak_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o almighty_a v._o â—0_n and_o render_v his_o condition_n sad_a that_o when_o he_o be_v take_v pleasure_n in_o his_o house_n after_o he_o the_o number_n of_o his_o month_n be_v cut_v off_o verse_n 22._o shall_v any_o teach_v god_n knowledge_n see_v he_o judge_v those_o that_o be_v high_a from_o this_o to_o v._o 27._o job_n speak_v of_o god_n various_a dispensation_n towards_o wicked_a man_n conjunct_o that_o he_o may_v silence_v the_o carping_n of_o man_n wit_n in_o these_o matter_n this_o narration_n consist_v of_o three_o branch_n in_o the_o first_o whereof_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o scope_n in_o this_o discourse_n which_o be_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o none_o shall_v presume_v to_o teach_v or_o set_v bound_n to_o god_n in_o these_o thing_n as_o his_o friend_n by_o their_o doctrine_n tie_v up_o god_n to_o one_o way_n of_o proceed_v with_o wicked_a man_n whereas_o god_n be_v the_o supreme_a judge_n of_o the_o high_a he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v control_v by_o any_o but_o may_v deal_v various_o with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n at_o his_o pleasure_n whence_o learn_v 1._o in_o god_n guide_v of_o the_o world_n and_o particular_o in_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o wicked_a man_n much_o of_o his_o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n do_v shine_v and_o they_o come_v not_o to_o pass_v at_o random_n or_o adventure_n for_o so_o be_v here_o import_v that_o there_o be_v knowledge_n in_o these_o affair_n or_o god_n make_v his_o wisdom_n manifest_a in_o they_o see_v psal_n 92.5_o 6_o 7._o 2._o most_o part_n of_o man_n do_v not_o see_v this_o wisdom_n of_o god_n but_o because_o they_o can_v comprehend_v they_o do_v carp_n at_o it_o or_o will_v carve_v out_o a_o way_n of_o providence_n of_o their_o own_o which_o they_o think_v most_o fit_a for_o here_o it_o be_v import_v that_o some_o man_n will_v prescribe_v a_o way_n of_o their_o own_o as_o his_o friend_n do_v in_o the_o debate_n betwixt_o he_o and_o they_o 3._o to_o carp_v at_o what_o god_n do_v or_o prescribe_v what_o god_n shall_v do_v in_o his_o providential_a dispensation_n be_v in_o effect_n to_o presume_v to_o teach_v god_n as_o if_o we_o be_v wise_a than_o he_o for_o so_o be_v here_o import_v that_o they_o by_o their_o principle_n and_o by_o their_o censure_v of_o his_o doctrine_n wherein_o he_o give_v a_o true_a account_n of_o the_o dispensation_n of_o providence_n do_v presume_v to_o teach_v god_n knowledge_n 4._o the_o sinfulness_n of_o this_o course_n of_o prescribe_v unto_o god_n be_v such_o as_o shall_v make_v it_o to_o be_v entertain_v with_o indignation_n by_o all_o who_o fear_n god_n and_o be_v look_v on_o as_o abase_v god_n and_o dishonourable_a to_o he_o who_o guide_v all_o thing_n better_o than_o man_n can_v prescribe_v for_o so_o much_o do_v this_o question_n import_n shall_v any_o teach_v god_n knowledge_n 5._o god_n be_v nor_o only_o infinite_a in_o power_n above_o the_o high_a but_o in_o authority_n also_o be_v a_o judge_n who_o can_v call_v they_o to_o a_o account_n when_o he_o please_v for_o he_o judge_v those_o that_o be_v high_a whether_o fall_v angel_n judas_n v._n 6._o or_o great_a man_n eccl._n 5.8_o see_v rev._n 6.15_o 16._o 6._o the_o absolute_a sovereignty_n of_o god_n manifest_v in_o his_o judge_n even_o of_o the_o high_a may_v discover_v the_o folly_n of_o man_n presume_v to_o teach_v he_o wisdom_n see_v herein_o shine_v his_o sovereignty_n not_o to_o be_v carp_v at_o his_o wisdom_n suitable_a to_o his_o authority_n and_o his_o purpose_n far_o beyond_o our_o reach_n therefore_o be_v this_o bring_v in_o here_o as_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o challenge_n shall_v any_o teach_v god_n knowledge_n see_v he_o judge_v these_o who_o be_v high_a verse_n 23._o one_o die_v in_o his_o full_a strength_n be_v whole_o at_o ease_n and_o quiet_a 24._o his_o breast_n be_v full_a of_o milk_n and_o his_o bone_n be_v moisten_v in_o the_o marrow_n 25._o and_o another_o die_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o never_o eat_v with_o pleasure_n in_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o narration_n in_o these_o verse_n he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o various_a dispensation_n of_o god_n towards_o wicked_a man_n 1._o for_o prosperity_n that_o some_o die_v in_o full_a strength_n of_o body_n have_v inward_a and_o outward_a case_n and_o without_o any_o disquiet_n till_o their_o death_n v._o 23._o which_o be_v further_o amplify_v v._o 24._o that_o they_o be_v in_o great_a vigour_n and_o their_o bone_n full_a of_o marrow_n like_o breast_n full_a of_o milk_n or_o rather_o that_o they_o have_v affluence_n of_o all_o thing_n instance_a in_o the_o abundance_n of_o milk_n wherewith_o their_o breast_n namely_o of_o their_o cattle_n or_o their_o milk-pail_n as_o the_o word_n also_o signify_v be_v fill_v and_o that_o because_o of_o this_o affluence_n they_o be_v in_o great_a vigour_n every_o one_o of_o their_o bone_n for_o the_o verb_n be_v singular_a be_v moisten_v with_o marrow_n or_o as_o the_o word_n will_v also_o read_v the_o marrow_n of_o their_o bone_n be_v water_v and_o refresh_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o plenty_n of_o food_n
and_o their_o encouragement_n in_o their_o prosperous_a condition_n this_o last_o may_v also_o import_v their_o power_n and_o strength_n to_o maintain_v their_o prosperous_a condition_n and_o so_o these_o two_o verse_n will_v contain_v four_o branch_n of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a their_o vigour_n and_o strength_n of_o body_n their_o peace_n and_o quietness_n v._o 23._o their_o plenty_n or_o affluence_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o their_o power_n to_o maintain_v all_o this_o v._o 24._o any_o of_o which_o if_o they_o be_v want_v will_v render_v their_o prosperous_a condition_n defective_a 2._o for_o adversity_n that_o some_o of_o they_o die_v in_o great_a disquiet_n and_o bitterness_n have_v have_v their_o very_a meat_n embitter_v to_o they_o all_o their_o day_n v._o 25._o whence_o learn_v 1._o god_n exercise_v great_a variety_n in_o his_o deal_n with_o the_o child_n of_o man_n that_o he_o may_v prove_v he_o be_v debtor_n to_o none_o that_o none_o may_v know_v love_n or_o hatred_n by_o outward_a thing_n and_o that_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n may_v not_o think_v to_o comprehend_v his_o way_n for_o so_o be_v we_o teach_v here_o by_o these_o various_a instance_n 2._o it_o be_v profitable_a for_o man_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o this_o that_o god_n exercise_v such_o variety_n in_o his_o dispensation_n especial_o in_o their_o prosperity_n that_o so_o they_o may_v not_o stumble_v at_o it_o in_o their_o adversity_n for_o job_n show_v he_o have_v be_v acquaint_v with_o all_o this_o beforehand_o and_o therefore_o do_v not_o stumble_v at_o his_o own_o lot_n as_o his_o friend_n do_v 3._o bodily_a strength_n be_v no_o fence_n against_o death_n which_o observe_v not_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n for_o here_o some_o die_n in_o their_o full_a strength_n or_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o perfection_n 4._o to_o live_v plentiful_o at_o case_n and_o in_o strength_n and_o power_n till_o death_n come_v be_v no_o infallible_a mark_n of_o god_n favour_n for_o here_o the_o wicked_a have_v that_o be_v whole_o at_o ease_n and_o quiet_a and_o their_o breast_n full_a of_o milk_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o will_v but_o make_v the_o separation_n by_o death_n sad_a to_o they_o 5._o bitterness_n of_o mind_n be_v the_o sad_a of_o trouble_n as_o here_o it_o be_v instance_a as_o the_o sad_a lot_n of_o some_o of_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o have_v bitterness_n of_o soul_n 6._o bitterness_n of_o soul_n will_v make_v all_o man_n necessary_a comfort_n and_o refreshment_n of_o body_n bitter_a to_o they_o for_o a_o man_n in_o such_o a_o frame_n even_o never_o eat_v with_o pleasure_n 7._o bitterness_n of_o soul_n just_o follow_v some_o wicked_a man_n not_o at_o some_o fit_v only_o but_o even_o to_o their_o grave_n for_o some_o die_n in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o their_o soul_n only_o unto_o all_o this_o it_o will_v be_v add_v that_o however_o this_o be_v the_o just_a lot_n of_o the_o wicked_a yet_o the_o godly_a may_v have_v some_o taste_n of_o this_o soul-bitterness_n as_o job_n own_o experience_n to_o name_n no_o other_o do_v teach_v chap._n 3.20_o 24._o and_o therefore_o 1._o we_o shall_v beware_v of_o pride_n and_o murmur_a which_o do_v embitter_v we_o we_o shall_v beware_v of_o feed_v or_o entertain_v our_o bitter_a humour_n or_o of_o provoke_v god_n by_o our_o dote_n upon_o time_n to_o embitter_v it_o unto_o we_o 2._o we_o shall_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o embitter_a our_o condition_n as_o no_o saint_n can_v say_v they_o have_v all_o bitterness_n and_o no_o pleasure_n at_o all_o so_o none_o have_v their_o condition_n whole_o pleasant_a but_o some_o have_v less_o pleasure_n than_o they_o have_v pain_n and_o some_o have_v little_a pleasure_n and_o much_o sorrow_n therefore_o we_o shall_v beware_v of_o complain_v or_o to_o make_v our_o life_n altogether_o bitter_a because_o we_o have_v not_o all_o the_o satisfaction_n we_o desire_v verse_n 26._o they_o shall_v lie_v down_o alike_o in_o the_o dust_n and_o the_o worm_n shall_v cover_v they_o in_o the_o last_o branch_n of_o this_o narration_n in_o this_o verse_n he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o wicked_n life_n and_o their_o equality_n in_o death_n notwithstanding_o the_o various_a lot_n they_o find_v in_o their_o life_n whence_o learn_v 1._o whatever_o be_v man_n lot_n within_o time_n sweet_a or_o sour_a yet_o they_o must_v die_v and_o leave_v it_o as_o here_o we_o be_v teach_v 2._o death_n will_v bring_v all_o man_n to_o the_o dust_n and_o to_o be_v trample_v upon_o by_o the_o worm_n for_o they_o lie_v down_o in_o the_o dust_n and_o the_o worm_n shall_v cover_v they_o see_v psal_n 49.14_o 3._o death_n itself_o will_v not_o make_v a_o visible_a difference_n among_o man_n by_o what_o be_v visible_o in_o it_o but_o leave_v they_o equal_a and_o alike_o till_o the_o resurrection_n for_o they_o and_o other_o also_o as_o well_o as_o wicked_a man_n lie_v down_o alike_o etc._n etc._n even_o those_o who_o have_v a_o hard_a lot_n than_o other_o in_o their_o life_n be_v but_o equal_a with_o those_o who_o live_v at_o ease_n in_o the_o grave_n verse_n 27._o behold_v i_o know_v your_o thought_n and_o the_o device_n which_o you_o wrongful_o imagine_v against_o i_o 28._o for_o you_o say_v where_o be_v the_o house_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o where_o be_v the_o dwell_a place_n of_o the_o wicked_a follow_v to_o v._o 34._o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n wherein_o job_n appli_v his_o general_a doctrine_n to_o the_o present_a debate_n in_o hand_n and_o to_o refute_v their_o thought_n concern_v he_o and_o his_o case_n it_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o three_o head_n the_o first_o whereof_o in_o these_o verse_n be_v the_o state_v of_o the_o controversy_n or_o a_o proposition_n of_o their_o thought_n concern_v he_o and_o his_o family_n and_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o dâ—ave_v at_o in_o their_o discourse_n and_o which_o he_o be_v to_o refute_v he_o propound_v in_o general_a v._o 27._o that_o he_o know_v their_o design_n and_o thought_n in_o all_o their_o discourse_n and_o their_o unjust_a device_n to_o conclude_v he_o wicked_a and_o v._o 28._o he_o lay_v out-their_a thought_n more_o particular_o that_o in_o all_o these_o general_n which_o they_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o wicked_a great_a one_o their_o house_n and_o family_n of_o which_o see_v chap._n 15.34_o &_o 18.21_o &_o 20.28.29_o he_o be_v the_o butt_n they_o aim_v at_o and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o his_o family_n who_o be_v a_o prince_n chap._n 29.25_o and_o the_o overturning_a of_o the_o house_n where_o his_o child_n be_v meet_v chap._n 1.18_o 19_o they_o will_v have_v it_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n so_o that_o they_o may_v as_o well_o have_v name_v he_o and_o his_o child_n in_o their_o discourse_n as_o hold_v in_o general_n as_o they_o do_v this_o may_v serve_v to_o clear_v that_o we_o have_v state_v the_o controversy_n aright_o betwixt_o job_n and_o his_o friend_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o that_o the_o debate_n run_v upon_o this_o whether_o great_a temporal_a affliction_n such_o as_o befall_v job_n and_o his_o child_n do_v prove_v man_n to_o be_v wicked_a so_o that_o unless_o we_o carry_v this_o along_o as_o the_o great_a controversy_n debate_v betwixt_o they_o in_o contradictory_n term_n we_o can_v but_o mistake_v in_o expound_v this_o book_n withal_o job_n way_n here_o show_v that_o in_o all_o debate_v it_o be_v needful_a the_o controversy_n be_v right_o and_o clear_o state_v as_o he_o state_v the_o case_n distinct_o here_o when_o he_o be_v to_o make_v use_n of_o his_o former_a doctrine_n to_o refute_v they_o where_o this_o method_n be_v not_o follow_v man_n will_v easy_o be_v bemi_v with_o confusion_n and_o error_n may_v be_v adorn_v with_o specious_a pretence_n and_o truth_n loadn_v with_o reproach_n and_o odious_a consequence_n the_o only_a remedy_n whereof_o as_o also_o in_o clear_v of_o inward_a soul_n exercise_n and_o tentation_n when_o cloud_v with_o confusion_n be_v to_o draw_v question_n to_o a_o clear_a and_o true_a state_n that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o not_o by_o a_o mistake_n draw_v wrong_a conclusion_n from_o a_o weak_a or_o false_a ground_n in_o particular_a obs_n 1._o if_o we_o consider_v that_o general_a doctrine_n in_o itself_o v._o 28._o which_o they_o intend_v to_o apply_v unto_o he_o it_o teach_v that_o god_n in_o his_o holy_a providence_n may_v sometime_o give_v a_o strange_a and_o sad_a account_n of_o wicked_a man_n lot_n it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o they_o where_o be_v the_o house_n of_o the_o prince_n &_o c_o here_o if_o we_o abstract_n this_o from_o their_o erroneous_a principle_n that_o this_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o all_o the_o wicked_a and_o
wicked_a man_n condition_n be_v what_o it_o will_v be_v not_o desirable_a as_o they_o have_v it_o their_o mercy_n be_v curse_a and_o snare_n unto_o they_o and_o much_o more_o their_o cross_n for_o so_o be_v here_o import_v that_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v the_o worst_a estate_n imaginable_a to_o a_o right_a discerner_n so_o that_o job_n think_v it_o fit_a for_o no_o friend_n but_o only_o the_o worst_a of_o his_o enemy_n who_o not_o only_o hate_v he_o but_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o if_o he_o dare_v wish_v they_o so_o much_o evil_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n that_o in_o his_o great_a adversity_n he_o abhor_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o their_o great_a prosperity_n for_o so_o do_v job_n wish_v import_n which_o be_v not_o a_o prayer_n against_o his_o enemy_n but_o a_o evidence_n that_o he_o detest_v their_o lot_n and_o consequent_o a_o proof_n that_o himself_o be_v not_o wicked_a see_v job_n 36.21_o verse_n 8._o for_o what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n though_o he_o have_v gain_v when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o v._o 11._o job_n prove_v that_o he_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n especial_o by_o his_o cleave_v to_o god_n in_o trouble_n where_o he_o propound_v several_a character_n of_o hypocrite_n leave_v they_o to_o gather_v that_o he_o be_v free_a of_o they_o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v the_o first_o evidence_n that_o he_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n that_o whereas_o hypocrite_n though_o they_o may_v be_v full_a of_o presumption_n in_o prosperity_n yet_o all_o their_o gain_n and_o advantage_n will_v afford_v they_o no_o solid_a hope_n when_o death_n come_v upon_o they_o he_o on_o the_o contrary_a in_o the_o depth_n of_o his_o distress_n and_o apprehension_n of_o approach_a death_n be_v still_o full_a of_o hope_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o his_o expression_n chap._n 6.10_o and_o 12.4_o and_o 13.15_o and_o elsewhere_o as_o for_o this_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o evidence_n and_o argument_n prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o hypocrite_n they_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o where_o those_o evidence_n be_v contrary_a to_o these_o character_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n they_o do_v infallible_o conclude_v a_o man_n not_o to_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n yet_o if_o some_o weak_a seeker_n of_o god_n find_v those_o want_v in_o some_o of_o their_o measure_n and_o degree_n and_o at_o some_o time_n it_o shall_v be_v remember_v that_o every_o real_a saint_n be_v not_o a_o job_n nor_o can_v produce_v such_o eminent_a work_n of_o grace_n and_o sincerity_n as_o he_o have_v nor_o wâ—ll_n real_a saint_n be_v measure_v by_o their_o infirmity_n or_o sit_v of_o weakness_n not_o by_o the_o emanation_n of_o their_o flesh_n if_o they_o renounce_v and_o mourn_v for_o they_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_a hypocrite_n will_v not_o be_v judge_v by_o that_o stupidity_n which_o they_o may_v have_v in_o trouble_n instead_o of_o faith_n and_o hope_n doct._n 1._o hypocrâ—sie_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v as_o well_o as_o gross_a wickedness_n by_o every_o one_o that_o will_v approve_v themselves_o to_o god_n for_o job_n clear_v that_o he_o be_v free_a of_o both_o and_o have_v purge_v himself_o of_o wickedness_n v._o 7._o he_o now_o come_v to_o purge_v himself_o of_o hypocrisy_n yea_o the_o name_n here_o give_v to_o the_o hypocrite_n signify_v also_o one_o that_o be_v profane_a to_o show_v that_o god_n look_v upon_o every_o hypocrite_n as_o such_o a_o one_o however_o he_o mask_v his_o wickedness_n 2._o hypocrisy_n and_o covetousness_n of_o love_v of_o gain_n be_v evil_n which_o frequent_o concur_v and_o go_v together_o for_o the_o hypocrite_n here_o be_v he_o that_o have_v gain_v not_o that_o every_o covetous_a wretch_n put_v on_o a_o mask_n of_o profession_n but_o that_o hypocrite_n make_v use_v of_o a_o cloak_n of_o religion_n only_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n see_v matth._n 23.14_o 1_o tim._n 6.5_o 3._o god_n may_v let_v the_o covetous_a design_n of_o hypocrite_n succeed_v in_o their_o hand_n and_o so_o answer_v they_o according_a to_o the_o idol_n of_o their_o heart_n whereas_o he_o will_v famish_v these_o idol_n if_o godly_a man_n hanker_v after_o they_o for_o it_o be_v suppose_v here_o of_o the_o hypocrite_n that_o he_o have_v gain_v 4._o much_o of_o man_n contentment_n especial_o of_o godly_a man_n or_o these_o who_o pretend_v to_o godliness_n depend_v upon_o their_o hope_n for_o here_o hope_n be_v suppose_v so_o necessary_a to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n their_o present_a enjoyment_n be_v so_o empty_a especial_o to_o godly_a man_n that_o even_o hypocrite_n pretend_v to_o the_o hope_n of_o godly_a man_n as_o they_o pretend_v to_o their_o piety_n see_v 1_o cor._n 15.19_o 5._o the_o hypocrite_n may_v be_v so_o bolster_v up_o with_o prosperity_n that_o he_o may_v live_v in_o a_o presumptuous_a dream_n of_o hope_n even_o till_o his_o death_n which_o be_v a_o sad_a snare_n upon_o he_o for_o here_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o he_o have_v hope_n which_o he_o never_o question_n till_o god_n come_v to_o take_v away_o his_o soul_n 6._o approach_v death_n be_v the_o great_a touchstone_n of_o man_n hope_n as_o here_o it_o be_v suppose_v their_o hope_n will_v fail_v who_o have_v stand_v out_o long_o before_o 7._o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n that_o he_o be_v never_o real_o willing_a to_o die_v for_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n by_o force_n as_o the_o word_n import_v he_o do_v not_o willing_o resign_v it_o as_o luk._n 2.29_o but_o violence_n be_v use_v upon_o he_o as_o luk._n 12.20_o 8._o death_n will_v blast_v all_o the_o hypocrite_n hope_n and_o will_v discover_v these_o folly_n in_o they_o which_o they_o will_v not_o read_v in_o the_o word_n for_o say_v he_o what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n see_v prov._n 11.7_o so_o that_o they_o who_o study_v not_o mortality_n well_o will_v never_o be_v sincere_a and_o hypocrite_n may_v expect_v that_o their_o hope_n will_v fail_v they_o when_o they_o have_v most_o need_n of_o they_o 9_o though_o the_o gain_n and_o advantage_n of_o hypocrite_n do_v in_o this_o life_n delude_v they_o and_o put_v to_o silence_v any_o clamour_n of_o their_o conscience_n yet_o none_o of_o these_o will_v support_v they_o nor_o keep_v life_n in_o their_o die_a hope_n at_o death_n for_o what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n even_o though_o he_o have_v gain_v when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n 10._o those_o who_o hope_v in_o god_n be_v not_o brangle_v by_o adversity_n nor_o by_o approach_a death_n if_o they_o have_v also_o thâ—se_a other_o character_n after_o mention_v be_v undoubted_o no_o hypocrite_n for_o so_o will_v job_n infer_v in_o his_o own_o savour_n that_o he_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n see_v it_o be_v not_o with_o he_o as_o it_o be_v with_o they_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o hope_n verse_n 9_o will_v god_n hear_v his_o cry_n when_o trouble_n come_v upon_o he_o the_o second_o 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