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who_o walk_v in_o a_o sphere_n below_o beast_n who_o be_v more_o foolish_a and_o ignorant_a than_o a_o beast_n take_v heed_n of_o complain_v without_o cause_n if_o beast_n be_v satisfy_v with_o what_o be_v agreeable_a to_o nature_n man_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o more_o when_o nature_n have_v not_o enough_o grace_n have_v all_o grace_n will_v not_o bray_v or_o low_a when_o there_o be_v no_o grass_n no_o fodder_n sure_o then_o they_o have_v a_o scarcity_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o heart_n who_o bray_v and_o low_a over_o their_o grass_n and_o fodder_n spiritual_a accommodation_n will_v make_v a_o good_a heart_n forget_v temporal_a incommodity_n and_o it_o be_v reason_n they_o shall_v god_n promise_v isa_n 30._o 20._o though_o i_o give_v you_o the_o bread_n of_o adversity_n and_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n yet_o thy_o teacher_n shall_v no_o more_o be_v remove_v into_o a_o corner_n but_o thy_o eye_n shall_v see_v thy_o teacher_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v though_o your_o body_n be_v 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vetustate_fw-la salismanducars_n nulla_fw-la tenus_fw-la possunt_fw-la bold_n pallate_n or_o easy_a to_o my_o digestion_n unless_o i_o be_v senseless_a like_o a_o stock_n or_o a_o stone_n how_o shall_v i_o not_o disrelish_v and_o disgust_v sapless_a saltlesse_a how_o much_o more_o bitter_a thing_n can_v that_o which_o be_v unsavoury_a the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v unsavoury_a be_v the_o same_o use_v chap._n 1._o ver_fw-la 22._o which_o we_o there_o open_v at_o large_a job_n do_v not_o charge_n god_n with_o folly_n or_o foolish_o or_o he_o speak_v not_o unsavory_o of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o threefold_a application_n of_o that_o word_n in_o scripture_n 1._o to_o unpleasant_a meat_n 2._o to_o untempered_a mortar_n 3._o to_o indiscreet_a speech_n which_o want_v the_o season_n either_o of_o wit_n wisdom_n or_o of_o truth_n lam._n 2._o 14._o thy_o prophet_n have_v see_v vain_a and_o foolish_a thing_n for_o thou_o lie_v vision_n without_o truth_n vain_a word_n without_o wisdom_n so_o 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taste_n in_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n these_o word_n be_v much_o obscure_v by_o most_o translator_n and_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d find_v almost_o as_o many_o exposition_n as_o expositor_n some_o translate_v thus_o be_v there_o any_o taste_n in_o that_o which_o be_v take_v bring_v death_n so_o the_o vulgar_a doubtless_o a_o man_n have_v but_o little_a pleasure_n to_o taste_v vulg._n an_fw-mi potest_fw-la aliquis_fw-la gustare_fw-la quod_fw-la gustatum_fw-la affert_fw-la mortem_fw-la vulg._n that_o which_o taste_v will_v be_v his_o death_n so_o the_o word_n be_v a_o aggravation_n of_o the_o unsavourinesse_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v offer_v he_o by_o his_o friend_n to_o touch_v or_o take_v they_o be_v to_o take_v poison_n or_o to_o drink_v in_o a_o deadly_a cup._n to_o clear_v up_o this_o exposition_n they_o make_v the_o hebrew_n word_n challamuth_n which_o we_o translate_v egg_n a_o compound_n from_o muth_o signify_v to_o die_v whence_o mave_v death_n and_o chala_n signify_v froth_n or_o foam_n or_o from_o chali_n signify_v infirmity_n as_o if_o the_o word_n have_v these_o part_n put_v together_o have_v this_o sense_n the_o froth_n and_o foam_n of_o death_n or_o the_o infirmity_n of_o death_n that_o be_v deadly_a froth_n on_o deadly_a infirmity_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v be_v there_o any_o please_a taste_n in_o the_o spittle_n of_o die_a man_n who_o we_o know_v often_o foam_n and_o froth_n at_o their_o mouth_n when_o they_o lie_v draw_v on_o other_o thus_o be_v there_o any_o taste_n in_o the_o spittle_n of_o a_o healthy_a man_n convaluit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sanus_fw-la confortatus_fw-la convaluit_fw-la the_o word_n rir_fw-it which_o we_o translate_v white_a signify_v spittle_n or_o froth_n as_o when_o david_n act_v the_o madman_n before_o the_o king_n of_o gath_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o let_v his_o spittle_n fall_v down_o upon_o his_o beard_n 1_o sam._n 21._o 13._o and_o the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v egg_n signify_v health_n and_o the_o verb_n to_o be_v healthy_a chap._n 39_o 4
potion_n and_o mistake_v his_o case_n his_o be_v good_a search_a physic_n for_o the_o foul_a stomach_n and_o gross_a spirit_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n but_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o kill_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o uprightheart_n when_o god_n seem_v angry_a with_o he_o and_o appear_v against_o he_o when_o he_o be_v smite_v without_o and_o smite_v within_o by_o sore_a affliction_n of_o mind_n and_o body_n then_o for_o his_o comforter_n to_o smite_v he_o with_o their_o tongue_n to_o lay_v at_o he_o with_o hard_a word_n and_o wound_v he_o with_o their_o unreasonable_a jealousy_n then_o for_o his_o counsellor_n and_o helper_n to_o be_v angry_a with_o and_o opposite_a against_o he_o too_o observe_v hence_o that_o not_o only_a word_n untrue_a but_o word_n misapply_v be_v unsavoury_a and_o may_v be_v dangerous_a they_o be_v no_o food_n and_o they_o may_v be_v poison_n prudence_n in_o apply_v be_v the_o salt_n and_o season_n of_o what_o be_v speak_v as_o a_o word_n speak_v in_o the_o right_a season_n be_v precious_a and_o upon_o the_o wheel_n so_o be_v a_o word_n right_o place_v when_o that_o faith_n full_a prophet_n ezek._n 13._o reprove_v the_o false_a prophet_n he_o say_v they_o daub_v with_o untempered_a mortar_n ver_fw-la 10._o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n and_o why_o be_v they_o untempered_a mortar_n even_o because_o they_o apply_v the_o word_n of_o god_n wrong_n they_o make_v sad_a the_o heart_n of_o those_o who_o god_n will_v have_v refresh_v and_o they_o cheer_v the_o spirit_n of_o those_o who_o god_n will_v have_v sadn_v they_o slay_v the_o soul_n that_o shall_v not_o die_v and_o save_v the_o soul_n alive_a that_o shall_v not_o live_v this_o be_v untempered_a mortar_n the_o apostle_n advise_v all_o col._n 4_o 6._o let_v your_o speech_n be_v always_o with_o grace_n season_v with_o salt_n and_o speech_n must_v be_v season_v not_o only_o with_o the_o fault_n of_o truth_n but_o with_o the_o salt_n of_o wisdom_n and_o discretion_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n 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than_o loosen_v by_o his_o own_o that_o place_n touch_v before_o may_v reach_v this_o sense_n prov._n 24._o 10._o if_o thou_o faint_v so_o we_o or_o loosn_a thyself_o in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n thy_o strength_n be_v small_a that_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o thy_o faith_n and_o patience_n be_v small_a there_o be_v nothing_o discover_v our_o weakness_n more_o than_o strive_v to_o break_v the_o cord_n of_o our_o affliction_n the_o strong_a we_o be_v in_o faith_n in_o love_n in_o humility_n the_o more_o quiet_o we_o lie_v bind_v faith_n seek_v ease_n and_o release_v only_o in_o god_n to_o say_v lord_n loosen_v i_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o loosen_v ourselves_o be_v both_o our_o sin_n and_o our_o punishment_n till_o i_o may_v swallow_v down_o my_o spittle_n some_o conceive_v that_o from_o this_o hebrew_n word_n rak_n which_o drus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saliva_n undè_fw-la quidam_fw-la deducunt_fw-la raca_n mat._n 5._o 22._o quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d interpretantur_fw-la i._n e._n conspuendum_fw-la vel_fw-la dignum_fw-la qui_fw-la conspuatur_fw-la alii_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vacum_fw-la quasi_fw-la cerebro_fw-la vacuus_fw-la &_o judicio_fw-la carens_fw-la drus_n we_o translate_v spittle_n raca_n be_v derive_v mat._n 5._o 22._o as_o if_o to_o call_v a_o man_n raca_n be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v spit_v upon_o or_o that_o one_o shall_v spit_v in_o his_o face_n though_o other_o spring_v that_o word_n from_o rik_n which_o signify_v empty_a as_o if_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o call_v a_o man_n a_o empty_a fellow_n without_o wit_n or_o brain_n or_o within_o one_o degree_n of_o a_o fool_n which_o be_v the_o next_o word_n in_o matthew_n but_o what_o be_v job_n intendment_n in_o desire_v god_n to_o let_v he_o alone_o till_o he_o may_v swallow_v down_o his_o spittle_n first_o some_o refer_v it_o to_o a_o bodily_a distemper_n as_o if_o job_n be_v trouble_v with_o a_o hieron_n a_o inter_fw-la cetera_fw-la mala_fw-la synanchen_n habuisse_fw-la se_fw-la perhibet_fw-la hieron_n squinsie_n or_o sore_a throat_n which_o hinder_v the_o swallow_a of_o his_o spittle_n albert._n spittle_n dimitta_o i_o ut_fw-la gustum_fw-la aliqâ—em_fw-la huius_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la capiam_fw-la albert._n another_o take_v it_o in_o a_o philosophical_a notion_n as_o if_o job_n have_v say_v lord_n let_v i_o have_v some_o ease_n that_o i_o may_v at_o least_o taste_v once_o more_o what_o it_o be_v to_o live_v or_o how_o sweet_a life_n be_v for_o that_o sense_n of_o taste_n work_v by_o the_o salival_n humour_n or_o spittle_n in_o the_o mouth_n which_o mix_v with_o the_o juice_n or_o sap_n that_o be_v in_o meat_n affect_n and_o delight_v the_o pallate_n three_o these_o word_n be_v take_v as_o the_o description_n of_o a_o man_n ready_a to_o die_v who_o be_v disable_v either_o to_o swallow_v his_o spittle_n or_o to_o void_a it_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o now_o even_o at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n let_v i_o alone_o a_o little_a david_n prayer_n come_v near_o this_o sense_n psal_n 39_o 13._o o_o spare_v i_o that_o i_o may_v recover_v strength_n before_o i_o go_v hence_o and_o be_v no_o more_o four_o it_o may_v be_v take_v proverbial_o and_o that_o two_o way_n first_o to_o note_v the_o short_a time_n even_o so_o much_o as_o may_v serve_v a_o est_fw-la serno_fw-la proverbialis_fw-la talis_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la ad_fw-la scalpendas_fw-la aures_fw-la mihi_fw-la otium_fw-la est_fw-la man_n to_o spit_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v o_o let_v i_o have_v a_o little_a intermission_n a_o little_a respite_n such_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o that_o phrase_n chap._n 9_o 18._o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o take_v my_o breath_n and_o the_o like_a be_v those_o use_v in_o some_o country_n i_o have_v not_o leisure_n or_o time_n to_o scratch_v my_o ear_n or_o to_o pare_v my_o nail_n my_o sorrow_n know_v no_o interim_n my_o fever_n be_v one_o continue_v fit_a i_o have_v no_o well_o day_n no_o nor_o a_o good_a hour_n coc._n ne_fw-fr tantillum_fw-la quidem_fw-la temporis_fw-la est_fw-la quon_n non_fw-la tenter_fw-la aâ—te_fw-la coc._n therefore_o let_v i_o at_o least_o have_v so_o much_o time_n of_o ease_n as_o i_o may_v swallow_v my_o spittle_n let_v i_o have_v the_o short_a time_n that_o i_o may_v once_o more_o know_v though_o but_o for_o a_o moment_n what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v without_o pain_n to_o whlch_v interpretation_n that_o also_o subscribe_v which_o make_v these_o word_n to_o be_v a_o circumlocution_n for_o silence_n for_o while_o a_o man_n be_v swallow_v his_o spittle_n his_o speech_n stop_v he_o can_v bring_v up_o his_o word_n and_o let_v down_o the_o spittle_n at_o the_o same_o time_n so_o his_o meaning_n be_v i_o be_o force_v to_o complain_v continual_o i_o will_v be_v silent_a and_o forbear_v speak_v but_o my_o grief_n will_v not_o suffer_v i_o the_o second_o proverbial_a understanding_n of_o the_o word_n be_v that_o they_o obsorvetur_fw-la elegans_fw-la proverbialis_fw-la locutio_fw-la ad_fw-la denotandum_fw-la diligentem_fw-la in_o alium_fw-la intuitum_fw-la quo_fw-la minim_n as_o in_o alio_fw-la discernet_fw-ge actiones_fw-la saliva_n ferè_fw-la imperceptibiliter_fw-la obsorvetur_fw-la import_v a_o very_a strict_a watch_n hold_v upon_o another_o in_o all_o his_o motion_n so_o that_o he_o can_v stir_v a_o finger_n or_o move_v his_o tongue_n silent_o in_o his_o mouth_n unobserved_a if_o i_o do_v but_o stir_v my_o tongue_n to_o swallow_v my_o spittle_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o unperceivable_a act_n of_o man_n thou_o take_v notice_n o_o do_v not_o hold_v so_o strict_a a_o hand_n and_o so_o curious_a a_o eye_n upon_o i_o let_v i_o have_v a_o little_a liberty_n do_v not_o examine_v every_o fail_n do_v
though_o sin_n can_v be_v more_o pardon_v in_o respect_n of_o god_n at_o one_o time_n than_o at_o another_o yet_o in_o regard_n of_o man_n it_o may_v he_o apprehend_v the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n more_o now_o than_o before_o and_o may_v hereafter_o apprehend_v it_o more_o than_o now_o and_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o bestow_v pain_n in_o prayer_n for_o pardon_n to_o have_v the_o pardon_v a_o little_a more_o enlighten_v the_o degree_n of_o any_o grace_n or_o favour_n as_o well_o as_o the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o they_o be_v worthy_a all_o our_o seeking_n and_o most_o serious_a inquiry_n at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n four_o he_o that_o have_v assurance_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n because_o he_o continue_v still_o to_o sin_n and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o sin_n uncommit_v be_v pardon_v in_o the_o decree_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o walk_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n but_o by_o his_o commandment_n and_o rule_n his_o decree_n pardon_v sin_n from_o all_o eternity_n but_o his_o rule_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o pardon_v every_o day_n as_o we_o pray_v for_o the_o bread_n we_o eat_v every_o day_n matth._n 6._o 11_o 12._o we_o must_v not_o say_v god_n have_v pardon_v all_o sin_n at_o once_o therefore_o no_o matter_n to_o ask_v it_o again_o or_o i_o have_v once_o have_v the_o sight_n of_o pardon_n and_o therefore_o the_o sight_n of_o sin_n shall_v never_o trouble_v i_o see_v we_o be_v direct_v to_o search_v our_o heart_n for_o sin_n and_o to_o seek_v to_o god_n for_o pardon_v continual_o so_o long_o as_o we_o sin_v it_o become_v we_o to_o be_v suitor_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n he_o that_o have_v cease_v to_o sin_n may_v cease_v to_o ask_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n till_o then_o i_o know_v neither_o rule_n nor_o promise_n that_o give_v a_o dispensation_n for_o this_o duty_n to_o close_v this_o point_n there_o be_v two_o case_n wherein_o believer_n be_v especial_o to_o renew_v their_o suit_n about_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n first_o which_o though_o it_o be_v lamentable_a yet_o it_o be_v possible_a in_o the_o case_n of_o fall_v into_o scandalous_a and_o gross_a sin_n these_o not_o only_o weaken_v assurance_n and_o benight_v the_o soul_n but_o exceed_o dishonour_v god_n and_o grieve_v the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o cause_v david_n to_o pray_v and_o cry_v for_o the_o pardon_n and_o purge_n of_o his_o sin_n as_o fresh_o and_o as_o strong_o as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o receive_v a_o pardon_n or_o any_o evidence_n of_o god_n love_n of_o which_o yet_o he_o have_v great_a store_n before_o that_o day_n ps_n 51._o second_o in_o time_n of_o great_a trouble_n and_o trial_n whether_o personal_a or_o national_a the_o saint_n reinforce_v prayer_n about_o pardon_n this_o be_v job_n case_n his_o personal_a affliction_n occasion_v he_o to_o beg_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o not_o only_a remission_n for_o sin_n then_o commit_v but_o for_o all_o the_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v either_o before_o or_o after_o conversion_n even_o our_o former_o pardon_v sin_n need_v pardon_n when_o we_o lose_v the_o sight_n of_o pardon_n and_o when_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o vision_n but_o vision_n of_o terror_n it_o must_v seek_v vision_n of_o peace_n in_o the_o freegrace_n of_o god_n renew_v and_o seal_v pardon_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n job_n have_v thus_o breathe_v his_o spirit_n in_o arguing_n complaint_n and_o prayer_n move_v the_o lord_n for_o a_o speedy_a end_n and_o gracious_a answer_n otherwise_o he_o see_v no_o way_n but_o he_o must_v breathe_v back_o his_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o give_v it_o and_o lay_v his_o body_n in_o the_o dust_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v take_v for_o now_o shall_v i_o sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v now_o shall_v i_o sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n what_o he_o mean_v by_o this_o sleep_n have_v be_v handle_v chap._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propriè_fw-la est_fw-la cubare_fw-la hinc_fw-la mortui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocantur_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o where_o it_o be_v show_v that_o death_n be_v call_v a_o sleep_n why_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n death_n be_v a_o sleep_n the_o word_n here_o translate_v to_o sleep_v signify_v proper_o to_o lie_v down_o but_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o because_o man_n lie_v down_o when_o they_o compose_v and_o fit_v themselves_o to_o sleep_v and_o the_o dead_a be_v call_v down-lyer_n as_o well_o as_o sleeper_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o now_o shall_v i_o go_v to_o the_o earth_n david_n speak_v near_o this_o language_n psal_n 22._o 15._o thou_o have_v bring_v i_o to_o the_o dust_n of_o death_n observe_v hence_o whether_o we_o be_v travel_v and_o where_o we_o must_v take_v up_o a_o lodging_n for_o our_o body_n ere_o long_o they_o who_o head_n be_v high_a they_o who_o lie_v in_o bed_n of_o ivory_n must_v lie_v down_o in_o a_o bed_n of_o earth_n and_o rest_v their_o head_n upon_o a_o pillow_n of_o dust_n most_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n while_o they_o live_v but_o all_o must_v sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n when_o they_o die_v earthly_a man_n have_v earthly_a mind_n and_o they_o can_v rest_v but_o in_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v their_o centre_n only_o he_o who_o have_v lay_v up_o his_o heart_n in_o heaven_n can_v comfortable_o think_v of_o lay_v down_o his_o head_n in_o the_o dust_n further_o it_o be_v remarkable_a in_o how_o please_v a_o notion_n job_n speak_v of_o death_n when_o his_o life_n be_v most_o unpleasant_a to_o he_o he_o complain_v of_o restless_a night_n in_o the_o three_o four_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n yet_o he_o can_v think_v of_o a_o time_n when_o he_o shall_v lie_v quiet_o in_o his_o bed_n and_o not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o a_o wake_a moment_n or_o a_o distract_n dream_n and_o when_o he_o be_v once_o go_v to_o this_o bed_n the_o curtain_n of_o darkness_n be_v close_o draw_v about_o he_o he_o shall_v open_v his_o eye_n no_o more_o till_o the_o eyelid_n of_o that_o eternity-morning_n open_v therefore_o he_o conclude_v thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n sc_fw-la of_o time_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n be_v but_o one_o verbo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d si_fw-mi dilucula_fw-la veris_fw-la i_o ficto_fw-la verbo_fw-la word_n and_o some_o cut_v out_o a_o latin_a word_n fit_a to_o serve_v it_o we_o may_v english_a it_o strict_o to_o the_o letter_n if_o thou_o morning_n i_o that_o be_v if_o thou_o come_v to_o seek_v i_o as_o the_o force_n of_o this_o word_n have_v be_v former_o give_v with_o never_o so_o much_o diligence_n and_o care_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v thou_o will_v not_o have_v job_n alive_a upon_o the_o earth_n to_o bestow_v thy_o mercy_n upon_o for_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o hebrew_n be_v and_o not_o i_o that_o be_v i_o shall_v not_o be_v alive_a i_o shall_v isto_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la ego_fw-la subaudi_fw-la sum_fw-la vel_fw-la ero_fw-la cum_fw-la jam_fw-la in_o isto_fw-la not_o be_v to_o be_v have_v he_o mean_v a_o nonexistence_n not_o a_o non-essence_n a_o be_v he_o shall_v have_v but_o he_o shall_v not_o appear_v to_o be_v it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o subject_a capable_a of_o outward_a deliverance_n and_o bodily_a comfort_n unless_o they_o come_v speedy_o lord_n if_o thou_o will_v give_v i_o any_o help_n give_v it_o for_o death_n hasten_v upon_o i_o as_o if_o it_o hope_v to_o be_v too_o nimble_a for_o or_o to_o outrun_v thy_o succour_n mr._n broughtons_n translation_n seem_v to_o intend_v another_o sense_n jun._n pulvere_fw-la decumbam_fw-la aut_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la tempesti_fw-la iuè_fw-la requisivisti_fw-la i_o ut_fw-la non_fw-la essem_fw-la jun._n 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