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use_n and_o that_o when_o christ_n forbid_v his_o disciple_n a_o staff_n he_o mean_v a_o staff_n to_o strike_v with_o preacher_n must_v be_v no_o striker_n according_a to_o the_o apostle_n rule_v in_o timothy_n and_o that_o when_o he_o bid_v they_o take_v a_o staff_n he_o mean_v a_o walk_a staff_n junerant_a preacher_n may_v be_v weary_v with_o travel_v as_o well_o as_o with_o speak_v but_o to_o the_o text._n the_o rod_n which_o job_n desire_n may_v be_v remove_v coc._n nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la postulat_fw-la job_n quam_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la vel_fw-la mittigaret_fw-la vel_fw-la penitus_fw-la auferret_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la flagella_fw-la sc_fw-la morbos_fw-la &_o dolores_fw-la non_fw-la aâ—at_fw-la pro_fw-la jure_fw-la sed_fw-la gratiae_fw-la &_o moderationi_fw-la faciat_fw-la locum_fw-la coc._n be_v that_o sore_a affliction_n which_o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o god_n lay_v upon_o he_o and_o exercise_v he_o with_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n thou_o deal_v with_o i_o upon_o the_o height_n of_o thy_o prerogative_n and_o i_o acknowledge_v thou_o may_v do_v so_o but_o my_o humble_a suit_n and_o prayer_n be_v that_o thou_o will_v afflict_v i_o less_o than_o thou_o have_v though_o thou_o have_v not_o afflict_v i_o more_o than_o thou_o may_v thou_o have_v not_o injure_v i_o at_o all_o but_o o_o that_o thou_o will_v relieve_v i_o he_o speak_v to_o this_o sense_n with_o a_o little_a variety_n of_o word_n chap._n 13.20_o 21._o only_o do_v not_o two_o thing_n unto_o i_o then_o will_v i_o not_o hide_v myself_o from_o thou_o withdraw_v thy_o hand_n from_o i_o and_o let_v not_o thy_o dread_n make_v i_o afraid_a and_o in_o a_o language_n not_o unlike_o this_o he_o describe_v the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o wicked_a man_n chap._n 21.9_o their_o house_n be_v safe_a from_o fear_n neither_o be_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o we_o find_v also_o that_o elihu_n who_o undertake_v job_n and_o debate_v the_o matter_n with_o he_o when_o these_o three_o have_v 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who_o lay_v a_o rod_n upon_o some_o offender_n in_o token_n of_o condemation_n and_o take_v it_o off_o from_o other_o in_o token_n of_o absolution_n of_o grace_n and_o favour_n take_v thy_o rod_n away_o from_o i_o affliction_n be_v call_v a_o rod_n in_o a_o threefold_a consideration_n 1._o because_o of_o the_o smart_n of_o it_o affliction_n be_v grievous_a and_o painful_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n they_o grieve_v and_o pain_n the_o outward_a man_n while_o the_o inward_a man_n take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o i_o say_v paul_n take_v pleasure_n in_o infirmity_n in_o reproach_n in_o persecution_n in_o necessity_n in_o distress_n for_o christ_n sake_n two_o cor._n 12.10_o that_o be_v my_o spirit_n do_v for_o no_o affliction_n not_o that_o for_o christ_n sake_n be_v joyous_a for_o the_o present_a but_o grievous_a to_o the_o flesh_n for_o as_o the_o spirit_n will_v not_o do_v those_o evil_n of_o sin_n which_o the_o flesh_n will_v and_z do_v the_o evil_n which_o i_o will_v not_o that_o i_o do_v 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