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he_o send_v likewise_o the_o beam_n of_o his_o everlasting_a love_n into_o their_o heart_n so_o he_o cloud_n and_o darken_v wicked_a man_n while_o his_o candle_n shine_v upon_o their_o head_n job_n chap._n 10._o verse_n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o have_v thou_o eye_n of_o flesh_n or_o see_v thou_o as_o man_n see_v be_v thy_o day_n as_o the_o day_n of_o man_n be_v thy_o year_n as_o man_n day_n that_o thou_o enquire_v after_o my_o iniquity_n and_o search_v after_o my_o sin_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o be_o not_o wicked_a and_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v deliver_v out_o of_o thy_o hand_n job_n proceed_v upon_o the_o same_o argument_n and_o as_o in_o the_o three_o verse_n he_o have_v remove_v three_o thing_n inconsistent_a with_o and_o dishonourable_a to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n so_o in_o the_o two_o verse_n follow_v he_o remove_v two_o more_o and_o as_o he_o thus_o acquit_v the_o lord_n from_o injustice_n or_o unrighteous_a deal_n with_o he_o so_o he_o appeal_v to_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v 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our_o visit_a god_n as_o providence_n be_v god_n visit_v of_o we_o &_o we_o shall_v visit_v god_n by_o prayer_n not_o only_o as_o they_o isa_n 26._o in_o trouble_n but_o in_o our_o peace_n we_o shall_v desire_v he_o to_o visit_v our_o estate_n our_o family_n but_o especial_o our_o soul_n and_o spirit_n in_o their_o most_o flourish_a condition_n the_o apostle_n use_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o distract_n thought_n phil._n 4.2_o let_v your_o moderation_n be_v know_v unto_o all_o man_n the_o lord_n be_v at_o hand_n be_v careful_a in_o nothing_o but_o in_o every_o thing_n by_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n let_v your_o request_n be_v make_v know_v unto_o god_n the_o lord_n be_v at_o hand_n let_v not_o your_o heart_n be_v trouble_v visit_v god_n in_o duty_n who_o be_v at_o hand_n to_o visit_v you_o in_o mercy_n though_o there_o be_v a_o infinite_a distance_n between_o god_n and_o man_n yet_o god_n be_v not_o far_o from_o any_o man_n and_o he_o be_v ever_o near_o some_o 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mat._n 15.26_o know_v her_o pardon_n and_o acceptance_n be_v hide_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o christ_n while_o he_o call_v her_o dog_n and_o will_v scarce_o vouchsafe_v to_o cast_v a_o eye_n upon_o she_o faith_n do_v this_o and_o faith_n can_v do_v the_o like_a at_o this_o day_n but_o every_o true_a faith_n will_v not_o do_v it_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o miracle_n wrought_v in_o such_o believe_a so_o christ_n conclude_v with_o that_o woman_n ver_fw-la 28._o o_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n truth_n of_o grace_n be_v not_o enough_o for_o every_o work_n of_o grace_n some_o work_n will_v not_o be_v do_v without_o strength_n as_o well_o as_o truth_n weak_a faith_n be_v ready_a to_o say_v mercy_n be_v lose_v when_o it_o be_v but_o hide_a
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love_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o give_v away_o abundance_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o yet_o have_v a_o dearth_n of_o love_n both_o to_o they_o and_o to_o god_n in_o his_o heart_n all_o the_o love_n that_o move_v he_o may_v be_v love_n to_o himself_o therefore_o say_v he_o though_o i_o give_v my_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a it_o profit_v i_o nothing_o he_o put_v all_o these_o supposition_n which_o be_v the_o great_a advantage_n for_o heaven_n except_o christ_n imaginable_a and_o yet_o conclude_v all_o but_o as_o sound_a brass_n or_o a_o tinkle_a cymbal_n nothing_o but_o noise_n without_o charity_n so_o here_o to_o show_v how_o impossible_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o creature_n in_o their_o own_o strength_n to_o contend_v with_o god_n he_o put_v a_o supposition_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v most_o probable_a to_o carry_v we_o through_o it_o righteousness_n though_o i_o be_v righteous_a i_o be_v not_o able_a to_o answer_v he_o no_o not_o i_o though_o i_o be_v 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yet_o i_o will_v not_o upon_o that_o ground_n go_v about_o to_o plead_v my_o cause_n or_o stand_v it_o out_o with_o god_n or_o thus_o i_o know_v i_o be_o unrighteous_a and_o unclean_a but_o if_o i_o be_v righteous_a i_o will_v not_o answer_v he_o here_o a_o question_n or_o two_o must_v be_v resolve_v as_o first_o be_v not_o job_n righteous_a he_o put_v the_o question_n who_o though_o i_o be_v righteous_a be_v job_n a_o unrighteous_a man_n do_v not_o he_o himself_o say_v chap._n 29.14_o i_o put_v on_o righteousness_n and_o it_o clothe_v i_o why_o then_o do_v he_o here_o only_o make_v a_o supposition_n of_o it_o who_o though_o i_o be_v righteous_a when_o as_o there_o he_o make_v it_o a_o position_n that_o he_o be_v clothe_v with_o righteousness_n i_o answer_v to_o clear_a this_o scripture_n man_n be_v righteous_a in_o a_o double_a opposition_n righteous_a first_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o these_o may_v be_v take_v in_o three_o rank_n either_o first_o the_o abominable_a 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yet_o i_o will_v not_o stand_v upon_o they_o and_o plead_v it_o out_o with_o god_n the_o testimony_n which_o the_o lord_n give_v concern_v job_n chap._n 1.1_o be_v in_o word_n of_o a_o inferior_a sense_n this_o in_o the_o text_n be_v above_o they_o both_o the_o lord_n there_o certify_v that_o job_n be_v perfect_a and_o upright_o but_o though_o he_o be_v perfect_a and_o upright_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o righteous_a he_o be_v perfect_a in_o opposition_n to_o insincerity_n and_o he_o be_v upright_o in_o opposition_n to_o injustice_n but_o he_o be_v not_o righteous_a in_o opposition_n to_o imperfection_n if_o i_o be_v righteous_a as_o i_o know_v i_o be_o not_o dâ—us_fw-la justuâ—_n in_o judicio_fw-la oppanitur_fw-la improbo_fw-la reo_fw-la qui_fw-la causa_fw-la cadit_fw-la dâ—us_fw-la further_o righteousness_n be_v twofold_a there_o be_v a_o righteousness_n of_o the_o person_n and_o a_o righteousness_n of_o the_o cause_n though_o i_o be_v righteous_a job_n do_v not_o forsake_v the_o 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mind_n the_o good_a they_o have_v do_v that_o they_o remember_v not_o they_o ever_o do_v it_o the_o lord_n keep_v a_o faithful_a record_n of_o what_o his_o people_n do_v but_o themselves_o do_v not_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o remember_v to_o do_v good_a but_o let_v god_n alone_o to_o remember_v the_o good_a we_o have_v do_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v our_o labour_n of_o love_n heb._n 6.10_o but_o we_o lose_v our_o righteousness_n unless_o we_o forget_v it_o if_o we_o much_o remember_v what_o we_o do_v god_n will_v remember_v it_o but_o little_a the_o servant_n of_o god_n know_v well_o enough_o when_o they_o do_v good_a to_o do_v good_a ignorant_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o do_v evil_a they_o know_v when_o they_o do_v good_a and_o they_o know_v what_o good_a they_o do_v but_o when_o it_o be_v do_v it_o be_v to_o they_o as_o unknown_a hezekiah_n isa_n 38.3_o put_v god_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o good_a deed_n lord_n say_v he_o remember_v how_o i_o walk_v before_o thou_o with_o a_o upright_a heart_n etc._n etc._n hezekiah_n desire_v the_o lord_n to_o remember_v his_o uprightnes_n so_o nehemiah_n in_o divers_a passage_n of_o that_o book_n chap._n 13.14.22.29.31_o put_v the_o lord_n in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o righteousness_n but_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o put_v the_o lord_n in_o remembrance_n of_o what_o we_o have_v do_v historical_o and_o another_o thing_n to_o plead_v what_o we_o have_v do_v legal_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o show_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o grace_n in_o we_o and_o another_o thing_n mind_n the_o lord_n of_o our_o work_n to_o obtain_v his_o grace_n hezekiah_n will_v have_v god_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o he_o be_v to_o pity_v he_o in_o his_o sickness_n lord_n i_o be_o thus_o remember_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n as_o i_o be_o thy_o creature_n remember_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o spirit_n as_o i_o be_o a_o new_a creature_n as_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n and_o nehemiah_n put_v all_o upon_o 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as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o not_o without_o hope_n because_o i_o have_v none_o in_o myself_o i_o be_o not_o lose_v because_o i_o be_o lose_v to_o myself_o i_o have_v a_o sure_a way_n yet_o leave_v i_o will_v make_v supplication_n to_o my_o judge_n or_o as_o m._n broughton_n read_v it_o i_o will_v crave_v pity_n of_o my_o judge_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v though_o justice_n cast_v i_o yet_o mercy_n will_v relieve_v i_o mercy_n will_v help_v i_o as_o well_o and_o honour_n god_n more_o mont._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la facientem_fw-la judicareme_a mont._n the_o word_n note_v humble_a submission_n as_o when_o a_o man_n beg_v for_o his_o life_n jacob_n hos_fw-la 12.4_o weep_v and_o make_v supplication_n the_o brethren_n of_o joseph_n gen._n 42.21_o be_v exceed_o afflict_v at_o the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o hard_a usage_n towards_o he_o their_o brother_n when_o they_o sell_v he_o to_o the_o egyptian_n pagn_n fum_o qui_fw-la me_fw-it judecare_fw-la facit_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o when_o a_o man_n be_v cast_v down_o with_o sorrow_n his_o spirit_n be_v weaken_v comfort_n be_v the_o repair_n of_o strength_n if_o i_o say_v i_o will_v comfort_v that_o be_v corroborate_v and_o strengthen_v myself_o psal_n 39.13_o o_o spare_v i_o say_v david_n that_o i_o may_v recover_v my_o strength_n or_o that_o i_o may_v a_o little_a comfort_n myself_o the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o that_o i_o may_v get_v my_o life_n again_o that_o i_o may_v be_v enliven_v and_o re-insouled_n or_o fetch_v back_o my_o soul_n again_o here_o if_o i_o say_v i_o will_v comfort_v myself_o take_v heart_n at_o grass_n as_o we_o say_v and_o play_v the_o man_n than_o my_o sorrow_n renew_v upon_o i_o but_o some_o may_v object_v how_o be_v it_o that_o job_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o comfort_v himself_o be_v it_o any_o wonder_n if_o job_n come_v short_a of_o comfort_n when_o he_o go_v to_o himself_o for_o comfort_n comfort_n be_v not_o a_o commodity_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o hand_n 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comfort_n to_o be_v have_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n he_o have_v the_o monopoly_n of_o comfort_n or_o rather_o the_o solegift_n of_o comfort_n we_o can_v trouble_v and_o perplex_v ourselves_o but_o god_n only_o can_v comfort_v we_o and_o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o of_o all_o degree_n of_o comfort_n the_o god_n not_o only_o of_o spiritual_a but_o of_o worldly_a comfort_n of_o temporal_a comfort_n as_o well_o as_o of_o eternal_a as_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n so_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o civil_a relation_n the_o joy_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_n the_o joy_n of_o riches_n and_o honour_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n also_o how_o then_o say_v job_n i_o
together_o in_o judgement_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o daies-man_n betwixt_o we_o that_o may_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o both_o job_n do_v two_o thing_n in_o the_o close_a of_o this_o chapter_n first_o he_o again_o renounce_v all_o thought_n or_o intendment_n of_o answer_v god_n by_o any_o worthiness_n or_o goodness_n in_o himself_o a_o point_n he_o have_v often_o touch_v before_o it_o be_v the_o grand_a objection_n which_o his_o friend_n bring_v against_o he_o as_o if_o his_o spirit_n be_v heighten_v up_o to_o the_o presumption_n of_o a_o trial_n or_o contest_v with_o god_n himself_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o clear_v ourselves_o most_o where_o and_o in_o what_o we_o be_v most_o suspect_v this_o he_o do_v in_o the_o 32._o and_o 33._o verse_n he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o that_o i_o shall_v answer_v he_o and_o we_o shall_v come_v together_o in_o judgement_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o daies-man_n betwixt_o we_o that_o may_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o both_o in_o 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desire_v of_o god_n it_o may_v be_v and_o he_o begin_v with_o the_o difference_n of_o his_o person_n from_o what_o god_n himself_o be_v it_o be_v not_o with_o i_o as_o i_o can_v wish_v and_o god_n be_v not_o such_o a_o one_o nor_o can_v be_v as_o i_o be_o and_o must_v be_v verse_n 32._o for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n he_o do_v not_o say_v god_n be_v not_o such_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o but_o god_n be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o one_o man_n may_v say_v unto_o another_o man_n thou_o be_v not_o such_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o every_o different_a degree_n or_o endowment_n among_o man_n may_v bear_v a_o man_n out_o in_o say_v so_o and_o pride_n will_v prompt_v a_o man_n to_o say_v so_o when_o he_o be_v not_o in_o degree_n better_o but_o in_o kind_n worse_o than_o other_o man_n such_o be_v the_o language_n of_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi luk._n 18.11_o god_n i_o thank_v thou_o i_o be_o not_o as_o other_o man_n be_v extortioner_n unjust_a adulterer_n or_o even_o as_o this_o publican_n yet_o no_o man_n can_v say_v to_o another_o man_n thou_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o but_o see_v god_n be_v not_o a_o man_n at_o all_o what_o be_v there_o in_o this_o assertion_n of_o job_n he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o the_o word_n import_v a_o double_a difference_n first_o a_o difference_n in_o qualification_n second_o in_o nature_n here_o job_n chief_o intend_v the_o difference_n of_o quality_n which_o yet_o in_o god_n be_v his_o nature_n that_o he_o be_v not_o wise_a bold_n non_fw-la tam_fw-la essentiae_fw-la ad_fw-la essentiam_fw-la quam_fw-la qualitatis_fw-la ad_fw-la qualitatem_fw-la i._n e._n suae_fw-la ad_fw-la divinam_fw-la puritatem_fw-la collatio_fw-la fit_n &_o denotatur_fw-la bold_n and_o just_a and_o holy_a and_o pure_a as_o god_n moses_n in_o his_o song_n exod._n 15.3_o after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n speak_v thus_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o man_n of_o war_n that_o phrase_n intend_v not_o a_o humane_a nature_n to_o god_n when_o he_o say_v god_n be_v a_o man_n of_o war_n he_o mean_v only_o this_o god_n be_v a_o great_a warrior_n we_o call_v a_o ship_n of_o war_n a_o man_n of_o war_n as_o a_o man_n of_o word_n signify_v a_o eloquent_a man_n though_o with_o some_o only_a a_o talkative_a man_n so_o a_o man_n of_o war_n signify_v a_o famous_a warrior_n or_o one_o train_v up_o for_o war_n in_o which_o sense_n saul_n say_v of_o goliath_n that_o he_o have_v be_v a_o man_n of_o war_n from_o his_o youth_n 1_o sam._n 17.33_o god_n be_v a_o great_a warrior_n the_o most_o potent_a commander_n the_o generalissimo_n of_o all_o the_o army_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v his_o name_n he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o war_n though_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n further_o when_o job_n say_v he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o he_o give_v we_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o he_o have_v say_v before_o merc._n ratio_fw-la est_fw-la omnium_fw-la superiorum_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la iustùs_fw-la sim_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la tamen_fw-la contendens_fw-la pro_fw-la soâ—te_fw-la habeor_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la par_fw-fr utriusque_fw-la nostrum_fw-la conditio_fw-la merc._n especial_o of_o what_o he_o have_v say_v immediate_o before_o though_o i_o wash_v myself_o with_o snow-water_n and_o make_v my_o hand_n never_o so_o clean_a yet_o shall_v thou_o plunge_v i_o in_o the_o ditch_n for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o that_o be_v though_o i_o by_o wash_v myself_o shall_v think_v i_o be_v all_o white_a and_o not_o a_o spot_n to_o be_v see_v upon_o i_o as_o hypocrite_n by_o cover_v themselves_o think_v they_o be_v all_o hide_v and_o not_o a_o sin_n to_o be_v find_v about_o they_o yet_o he_o will_v throw_v i_o into_o the_o ditch_n again_o as_o like_a to_o like_v dirt_n to_o dirt_n for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o he_o have_v other_o eye_n and_o thought_n and_o way_n than_o creature_n have_v second_o as_o they_o contain_v a_o reason_n why_o 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thou_o my_o affliction_n for_o it_o increase_v thou_o hunt_v i_o as_o a_o fierce_a lion_n and_o again_o thou_o show_v thyself_o marvellous_a upon_o i_o thou_o renewe_v thy_o witness_n against_o i_o and_o encrease_v thy_o indignation_n upon_o i_o change_n and_o war_n be_v against_o i_o the_o connection_n of_o these_o word_n lie_v somewhat_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o this_o inevidence_n have_v cause_v divers_a conjecture_n about_o it_o 1._o some_o make_v the_o connection_n with_o the_o 13._o verse_n i_o know_v say_v job_n that_o this_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o here_o he_o declare_v what_o be_v with_o he_o namely_o that_o if_o i_o sin_n than_o thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n 2._o the_o connection_n be_v make_v by_o other_o with_o the_o 12._o verse_n thou_o have_v grant_v i_o life_n and_o favour_n and_o thy_o visitation_n have_v preserve_v my_o spirit_n yet_o if_o i_o sin_n thou_o mark_v i_o etc._n etc._n as_o if_o job_n have_v say_v though_o thou_o have_v be_v please_v to_o make_v so_o many_o grant_v of_o favour_n and_o have_v do_v all_o those_o thing_n for_o i_o which_o be_v hide_v in_o thy_o heart_n yet_o i_o know_v thou_o will_v not_o bear_v with_o or_o connive_v at_o i_o if_o i_o sin_v against_o thou_o thou_o have_v not_o give_v i_o these_o mercy_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v embolden_v to_o transgress_v the_o rule_n of_o thy_o justice_n no_o though_o thou_o have_v do_v much_o for_o i_o yet_o if_o i_o sin_n thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n 3._o a_o three_o go_v high_a and_o make_v these_o word_n depend_v upon_o the_o three_o verse_n where_o job_n put_v three_o query_n to_o god_n the_o last_o of_o which_o be_v be_v it_o good_a unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v shine_v upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a i_o know_v it_o be_v not_o for_o it_o be_v like_a i_o may_v escape_v as_o well_o as_o another_o yet_o if_o i_o sin_n thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n if_o i_o be_v wicked_a woe_n unto_o i_o i_o own_o experience_n prove_v thou_o far_o enough_o from_o shine_v upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a behold_v cloud_n and_o darkness_n be_v upon_o i_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a sense_n in_o any_o of_o these_o connection_n which_o to_o determine_v be_v not_o easy_a i_o shall_v leave_v all_o three_o before_o the_o reader_n verse_n 14._o if_o i_o sin_n than_o thou_o mark_v i_o if_o i_o sin_n sin_n stand_v here_o in_o opposition_n to_o wickedness_n thou_o will_v not_o shine_v upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o vers_n 15._o if_o i_o be_v wicked_a than_o woe_n unto_o i_o for_o if_o i_o sin_n than_o thou_o mark_v i_o sin_n be_v any_o transgression_n against_o or_o deviation_n though_o but_o a_o hair_n breadth_n from_o the_o rule_n if_o i_o fail_v be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a then_o thou_o mark_v i_o the_o original_a have_v four_o signification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o occasion_n as_o many_o different_a interpretation_n of_o the_o text_n first_o to_o preserve_v and_o that_o two_o wale_n first_o by_o protect_v from_o those_o evil_n which_o other_o will_v bring_v upon_o we_o psal_n 141.9_o keep_v i_o from_o the_o snare_n which_o they_o have_v lay_v that_o be_v protect_v i_o from_o the_o danger_n which_o their_o snare_n threaten_v i_o with_o so_o at_o the_o 12_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n thy_o visitation_n do_v preserve_v my_o spirit_n second_o it_o be_v render_v to_o preserve_v by_o spare_v or_o not_o bring_v those_o evil_n upon_o we_o which_o our_o own_o sin_n have_v deserve_v so_o the_o vulgar_a here_o who_o to_o make_v out_o his_o sense_n vulg._n si_fw-mi peccavi_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la horam_fw-la pepercisti_fw-la mihi_fw-la etc._n etc._n vulg._n put_v the_o late_a part_n into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o interrogation_n if_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o thou_o have_v spare_v i_o for_o a_o time_n wherefore_o then_o do_v thou_o not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n as_o if_o the_o meaning_n of_o job_n be_v this_o when_o in_o former_a time_n i_o sin_v against_o thou_o thou_o be_v please_v to_o remit_v of_o thy_o severity_n and_o deal_v gentle_o with_o i_o thou_o do_v spare_v i_o as_o a_o father_n spare_v a_o son_n that_o serve_v he_o why_o be_v the_o tenor_n of_o thy_o dispensation_n so_o much_o change_v from_o what_o it_o be_v see_v thou_o be_v a_o god_n that_o change_v not_o and_o i_o be_o but_o what_o i_o be_v a_o weak_a and_o changeable_a man_n why_o be_o i_o now_o charge_v with_o sin_n and_o not_o set_v free_a as_o sometime_o i_o have_v be_v from_o sorrow_n the_o fruit_n of_o it_o will_v thou_o deal_v with_o i_o who_o sin_n out_o of_o infirmity_n or_o against_o my_o will_n as_o with_o those_o who_o be_v wicked_a and_o have_v a_o will_n to_o sin_n second_o to_o prevent_v other_o from_o do_v what_o they_o desire_v or_o ourselves_o from_o what_o we_o fear_v psal_n 18.23_o i_o be_v upright_o before_o he_o and_o i_o keep_v myself_o from_o my_o iniquity_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o have_v maintain_v such_o a_o strict_a watch_n over_o my_o own_o heart_n that_o i_o have_v prevent_v myself_o from_o fall_v into_o that_o sin_n which_o i_o be_v most_o subject_a to_o and_o in_o danger_n of_o both_o in_o regard_n of_o my_o constitution_n and_o temptation_n take_v this_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n the_o whole_a verse_n be_v render_v thus_o if_o or_o when_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o sin_n thou_o stop_v or_o prevent_a i_o why_o then_o do_v thou_o not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n will_v
point_n at_o the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n and_o the_o eight_o verse_n which_o may_v be_v a_o commentary_n upon_o this_o thou_o have_v fill_v i_o with_o wrinkle_n which_o be_v a_o witness_n against_o i_o and_o my_o leanness_n rise_v up_o in_o i_o bear_v witness_n to_o my_o face_n affliction_n bring_v in_o evidence_n and_o testify_v many_o way_n they_o sometime_o witness_v for_o we_o evidence_v our_o grace_n our_o faith_n patience_n sincerity_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n they_o be_v witness_n also_o of_o our_o adoption_n or_o spiritual_a sonship_n heb._n 12.8_o if_o you_o be_v without_o chastisement_n whereof_o all_o be_v partaker_n then_o be_v you_o bastard_n and_o not_o son_n it_o be_v no_o good_a sign_n to_o be_v free_a from_o suffering_n hear_v you_o the_o rod_n say_v the_o prophet_n micah_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o hear_v it_o call_v we_o from_o sin_n so_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o call_v we_o son_n chastening_n speak_v our_o privilege_n as_o well_o 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forget_v we_o have_v do_v or_o speak_v witness_n come_v in_o make_v we_o remember_v so_o also_o do_v our_o trouble_n when_o the_o brethren_n of_o joseph_n have_v be_v put_v in_o ward_n three_o day_n and_o hear_v he_o demand_v one_o of_o they_o to_o be_v leave_v as_o a_o hostage_n in_o prison_n till_o they_o bring_v benjamin_n this_o distress_n cause_v they_o to_o say_v 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 gen._n 42.21_o the_o guilt_n of_o that_o sin_n be_v about_o twenty_o year_n old_a but_o they_o feel_v not_o the_o smart_n of_o it_o till_o themselves_o smart_v for_o it_o their_o imprisonment_n set_v their_o memory_n at_o liberty_n and_o when_o they_o see_v themselves_o in_o danger_n to_o become_v bondman_n to_o the_o egyptian_n they_o have_v witness_v enough_o of_o their_o sell_v joseph_n for_o a_o 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estate_n and_o ruin_n upon_o his_o family_n what_o do_v these_o sore_n upon_o his_o body_n and_o sorrow_n in_o his_o soul_n but_o publish_v unto_o we_o what_o he_o have_v keep_v close_a and_o conceal_v the_o profaneness_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o hypocrisy_n of_o his_o former_a profession_n job_n perceive_v his_o friend_n make_v use_v all_o along_o of_o this_o proof_n as_o of_o their_o chief_a and_o strong_a medium_n may_v well_o complain_v to_o god_n upon_o the_o renewall_n of_o every_o day_n affliction_n thou_o renewe_v thy_o witness_n against_o i_o and_o encrease_v thy_o indignation_n upon_o i_o or_o thy_o indignation_n increase_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n his_o own_o affliction_n do_v increase_v but_o here_o the_o indignation_n of_o god_n indignation_n be_v more_o grievous_a than_o affliction_n and_o the_o indignation_n of_o god_n be_v the_o most_o grievous_a indignation_n the_o word_n signify_v wrath_n displeasure_n fierce_a fiery_a wrath_n hot_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consume_a displeasure_n increase_v there_o be_v a_o double_a increase_n here_o note_v first_o extensive_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d second_o intensive_a a_o increase_n both_o in_o multitude_n and_o magnitude_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o have_v more_o trouble_n in_o number_n and_o more_o in_o weight_n indignation_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o effect_n of_o indignation_n neither_o the_o wrath_n nor_o the_o love_n of_o god_n do_v ever_o increase_v in_o he_o but_o in_o their_o exertion_n or_o in_o the_o put_n of_o they_o forth_o towards_o we_o observe_v from_o it_o first_o that_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v conceive_v himself_o under_o the_o indignation_n of_o god_n the_o church_n stoop_v to_o it_o mich._n 7.9_o i_o will_v bear_v the_o indignation_n of_o