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word_n as_o the_o mouth_n taste_v meat_n let_v we_o see_v what_o we_o can_v do_v with_o our_o ear_n towards_o the_o determination_n of_o this_o matter_n job_n have_v often_o wish_v to_o find_v one_o with_o who_o he_o may_v debate_v and_o try_v this_o cause_n in_o judgement_n let_v we_o give_v he_o his_o wish_n and_o have_v thorough_o weigh_v the_o matter_n and_o merit_n of_o his_o cause_n let_v we_o see_v what_o justice_n will_v award_v he_o let_v we_o choose_v to_o ourselves_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n let_v we_o choose_v to_o elect_v or_o choose_v be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o will_n and_o to_o choose_v
all_o flesh_n perish_v and_o turn_v again_o unto_o what_o it_o once_o be_v dust_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o we_o render_v to_o gather_v signify_v to_o add_v one_o thing_n or_o person_n to_o another_o when_o rachel_n have_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n gen._n 30.22_o 23._o she_o call_v from_o this_o word_n his_o name_n joseph_n and_o say_v the_o lord_n shall_v add_v to_o i_o another_o son_n thus_o here_o if_o god_n add_v or_o gather_v to_o himself_o his_o spirit_n and_o his_o breath_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n and_o breath_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n we_o may_v distinguish_v between_o these_o two_o sanct._n spiritus_fw-la animam_fw-la &_o flatus_fw-la vitam_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la anima_fw-la provenit_fw-la &_o conservatur_fw-la significat_fw-la ego_fw-la opinâ—r_fw-la idem_fw-la esse_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la sanct._n spirit_n and_o breath_n some_o insist_v much_o and_o curious_o upon_o this_o distinction_n the_o spirit_n denote_v the_o soul_n or_o the_o internal_a rational_a power_n of_o man_n and_o the_o breath_n that_o effect_n of_o life_n which_o follow_v or_o flow_v from_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v often_o express_v by_o breath_n cease_v you_o from_o man_n who_o breath_n or_o life_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n isa_n 2.22_o if_o once_o man_n breath_n go_v out_o his_o life_n can_v stay_v behind_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v in_o this_o sense_n distinct_a from_o his_o breath_n for_o when_o the_o breath_n be_v vanish_v and_o be_v no_o more_o the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n live_v the_o apostle_n in_o his_o prayer_n for_o the_o thessalonian_o 1_o thess_n 5.23_o put_v soul_n and_o spirit_n together_o the_o very_a god_n of_o peace_n sanctify_v you_o whole_o and_o i_o pray_v god_n your_o whole_a spirit_n and_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v preserve_v harmless_a unto_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n there_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a by_o the_o soul_n he_o intend_v 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or_o create_v gen._n 2.7_o it_o be_v say_v god_n breathe_v into_o he_o the_o breath_n of_o life_n and_o man_n become_v a_o live_a soul_n and_o when_o man_n die_v his_o breath_n or_o spirit_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v gather_v or_o return_v back_o unto_o god_n so_o then_o the_o meaning_n of_o elihu_n in_o this_o double_a supposition_n if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o man_n if_o he_o he_o gather_v to_o himself_o his_o spirit_n and_o his_o breath_n be_v clear_o this_o if_o god_n be_v once_o resolve_v or_o shall_v but_o say_v the_o word_n that_o man_n must_v present_o die_v die_v he_o must_v and_o that_o present_o hence_o note_v first_o god_n can_v easy_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o do_v if_o he_o do_v put_v his_o heart_n upon_o the_o do_n of_o any_o thing_n it_o be_v do_v man_n often_o set_v their_o heart_n yea_o and_o their_o hand_n unto_o that_o which_o they_o can_v do_v if_o man_n can_v do_v that_o which_o they_o set_v their_o heart_n to_o do_v or_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o do_v and_o thereupon_o set_v their_o hand_n to_o do_v we_o shall_v have_v strange_a work_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v a_o mercy_n to_o many_o man_n that_o man_n be_v often_o frustrate_v in_o his_o thought_n and_o purpose_n in_o his_o attempt_n and_o undertake_n and_o it_o be_v a_o glorious_a mercy_n to_o all_o that_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o god_n that_o god_n never_o lose_v a_o thought_n nor_o can_v be_v hinder_v in_o any_o work_n he_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o he_o that_o can_v let_v or_o stop_v all_o man_n in_o their_o work_n can_v work_v and_o none_o shall_v let_v or_o stop_v he_o what_o god_n will_v do_v be_v not_o defecible_a or_o undoeable_a if_o i_o may_v so_o express_v it_o by_o any_o power_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n and_o as_o god_n can_v do_v what_o he_o will_v and_o ask_v no_o man_n leave_v so_o he_o can_v do_v what_o he_o will_v without_o trouble_n to_o himself_o it_o be_v but_o the_o resolve_n of_o his_o will_n the_o turn_n of_o his_o hand_n or_o the_o 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easy_o do_v the_o hard_a thing_n yea_o the_o hard_a thing_n be_v as_o easy_a to_o he_o as_o the_o easy_a for_o as_o psal_n 139.12_o darkness_n hide_v not_o from_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n the_o darkness_n and_o the_o light_n be_v both_o alike_o to_o he_o so_o hardness_n hinder_v not_o the_o work_n of_o god_n hardness_n and_o easiness_n be_v both_o alike_o to_o he_o if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o it_o from_o this_o general_a truth_n take_v two_o inference_n first_o how_o shall_v we_o fear_v before_o this_o god_n how_o shall_v we_o tremble_v at_o the_o remembrance_n of_o and_o walk_v humble_o in_o our_o high_a assurance_n with_o this_o god_n we_o be_v much_o afraid_a to_o displease_v those_o man_n who_o can_v easy_o hurt_v we_o and_o in_o who_o hand_n it_o be_v to_o ruin_v we_o every_o hour_n but_o o_o how_o little_a be_v we_o in_o this_o thought_n to_o fear_v the_o lord_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o displease_v the_o lord_n who_o can_v with_o ease_v either_o help_n or_o hurt_v either_o bring_v salvation_n or_o destruction_n who_o in_o a_o moment_n can_v thrust_v the_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o cast_v both_o into_o hell_n second_o we_o may_v hence_o make_v a_o strong_a inference_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n when_o their_o strait_n be_v most_o pinch_a and_o their_o difficulty_n look_v like_a impossibility_n and_o be_v so_o indeed_o while_o they_o look_v to_o man_n when_o their_o enemy_n be_v strong_a and_o the_o mountain_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o expect_a comfort_n great_a if_o then_o god_n will_v be_v entreat_v to_o set_v his_o heart_n and_o cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o they_o their_o strait_n be_v present_o turn_v into_o enlargement_n difficulty_n become_v easy_a and_o mountain_n plain_n if_o we_o can_v but_o engage_v the_o lord_n his_o own_o promise_n be_v the_o sure_a engagement_n and_o indeed_o all_o that_o we_o can_v put_v upon_o he_o or_o mind_v he_o of_o if_o i_o say_v we_o can_v thus_o engage_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v with_o we_o who_o can_v be_v to_o our_o hurt_n many_o will_v be_v to_o their_o own_o against_o we_o second_o note_n our_o life_n be_v at_o the_o beck_n dispose_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n he_o can_v gather_v the_o spirit_n and_o the_o breath_n to_o himself_o whensoever_o he_o please_v psal_n 104.29_o thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n and_o they_o be_v trouble_v and_o thou_o take_v away_o their_o breath_n they_o die_v and_o return_v to_o their_o dust_n if_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o we_o it_o be_v death_n while_o we_o live_v but_o if_o he_o take_v away_o our_o breath_n we_o can_v live_v but_o die_v psal_n 90.3_o thou_o
have_v grace_n they_o be_v both_o great_o regard_v and_o when_o neither_o of_o they_o have_v grace_n neither_o of_o they_o be_v at_o all_o regard_v by_o the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n thus_o it_o be_v plain_a god_n regard_v the_o rich_a no_o more_o than_o the_o poor_a nor_o the_o poor_a any_o whit_n less_o than_o the_o rich_a loquantur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la dive_v opalentus_fw-la quidam_fw-la volunt_fw-la deductum_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d servando_fw-la quod_fw-la multos_fw-la seruare_fw-la et_fw-la juvari_fw-la possit_fw-la vela_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clamando_fw-la quod_fw-la â—pulenti_fw-la liberiùs_fw-la et_fw-la audaciùs_fw-la loquantur_fw-la the_o word_n render_v rich_a signify_v also_o bountiful_a isa_n 32.5_o it_o be_v also_o render_v the_o helpful_a the_o save_a man_n for_o though_o rich_a man_n be_v not_o always_o helpful_a with_o their_o riches_n nor_o ready_a to_o save_v other_o in_o distress_n yet_o rich_a man_n may_v do_v both_o they_o have_v always_o in_o their_o hand_n power_n and_o usual_o opportunity_n to_o be_v helpful_a to_o the_o poor_a and_o to_o save_v the_o distress_a and_o sure_o as_o the_o lord_n regard_v not_o the_o rich_a more_o than_o the_o poor_a so_o he_o regard_v those_o rich_a man_n lest_o of_o all_o who_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o help_v and_o save_v the_o poor_a once_o more_o some_o derive_v the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v rich_a from_o a_o root_n which_o signify_v to_o clamour_n or_o to_o speak_v out_o and_o bold_o which_o complye_v well_o with_o that_o sentence_n of_o solomon_n pro_fw-la 18.23_o the_o poor_a use_v entreaty_n that_o be_v he_o speak_v humble_o or_o by_o way_n of_o supplication_n but_o the_o rich_a answer_v rough_o and_o as_o god_n regard_v not_o the_o rich_a more_o than_o the_o poor_a so_o he_o regard_v those_o rich_a man_n least_o who_o speak_v loud_o and_o rough_o to_o the_o poor_a have_v thus_o open_v the_o assertion_n of_o elihu_n that_o god_n regard_v not_o the_o rich_a more_o than_o the_o poor_a let_v we_o consider_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o in_o the_o next_o word_n for_o they_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v god_n can_v but_o deal_v impartial_o with_o all_o because_o all_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n what_o reason_n have_v he_o to_o respect_v one_o more_o than_o another_o see_v the_o one_o be_v no_o more_o to_o he_o then_o other_o they_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n man_n as_o man_n be_v the_o offspring_n of_o god_n act_n 17.28_o he_o be_v also_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n that_o be_v man_n be_v make_v by_o his_o power_n as_o man_n descend_v from_o man_n so_o he_o be_v call_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n but_o as_o man_n be_v the_o offspring_n of_o god_n so_o he_o be_v call_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o hand_n have_v wrought_v the_o poor_a man_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rich_a they_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n in_o a_o twofold_a respect_n first_o in_o their_o natural_a constitution_n god_n have_v mould_v they_o in_o the_o same_o fashion_n he_o have_v give_v each_o of_o they_o a_o body_n and_o a_o soul_n a_o body_n frame_v of_o the_o same_o part_n a_o soul_n consist_v of_o the_o same_o power_n god_n have_v bestow_v as_o much_o care_n and_o cost_v upon_o the_o make_n of_o a_o poor_a man_n body_n and_o soul_n as_o upon_o the_o rich_a man_n the_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o world_n can_v boast_v that_o he_o have_v any_o one_o member_n in_o his_o body_n or_o faculty_n in_o his_o soul_n more_o than_o a_o poor_a man_n have_v second_o look_v upon_o the_o rich_a and_o poor_a in_o their_o civil_a state_n and_o so_o likewise_o they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o that_o i_o conceive_v be_v here_o intend_a as_o much_o as_o if_o not_o more_o than_o the_o former_a not_o only_o be_v god_n the_o maker_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o of_o the_o rich_a in_o their_o natural_a state_n soul_n and_o body_n but_o as_o pooâ—_n and_o rich_a he_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o they_o that_o be_v he_o make_v one_o man_n poor_a and_o another_o man_n rich_a as_o himself_o please_v prov_n 22.2_o the_o rich_a and_o the_o poor_a meet_v together_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o they_o all_o he_o have_v make_v they_o man_n and_o he_o have_v make_v they_o rich_a or_o poor_a man_n there_o be_v as_o much_o of_o the_o power_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n see_v in_o make_v some_o man_n poor_a and_o other_o rich_a as_o there_o be_v in_o make_v they_o man_n yea_o god_n think_v himself_o as_o much_o honour_a in_o our_o acknowledgement_n that_o the_o poor_a with_o their_o poverty_n as_o that_o the_o rich_a with_o all_o their_o riches_n be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n hence_o note_v first_o poor_a man_n be_v as_o much_o the_o work_n of_o god_n as_o the_o rich_a as_o they_o have_v the_o same_o nature_n and_o be_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n as_o they_o be_v both_o make_v of_o the_o same_o stuff_n or_o be_v both_o of_o a_o piece_n so_o they_o have_v the_o same_o maker_n and_o their_o maker_n have_v be_v at_o as_o much_o charge_n in_o the_o make_n of_o the_o one_o as_o in_o the_o make_n of_o the_o other_o yea_o and_o usual_o the_o poor_a man_n yield_v he_o a_o better_a rent_n and_o bring_v more_o into_o his_o treasury_n then_o the_o rich_a man_n do_v second_o note_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n who_o make_v man_n poor_a and_o make_v man_n rich_a agur_n pray_v prov._n 30.8_o give_v i_o neither_o poverty_n nor_o riches_n agur_n know_v poverty_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o riches_n it_o have_v be_v say_v though_o profane_o every_o man_n be_v the_o fashioner_n of_o his_o own_o fortune_n or_o the_o contriver_n of_o his_o own_o condition_n some_o who_o acknowledge_v god_n have_v make_v they_o man_n think_v they_o have_v make_v themselves_o rich_a or_o great_a man_n and_o we_o common_o look_v on_o those_o who_o fail_v in_o their_o worldly_a estate_n that_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o poor_a and_o low_a in_o the_o world_n i_o grant_v there_o be_v a_o sense_n wherein_o man_n make_v themselves_o rich_a and_o make_v themselves_o poor_a that_o be_v when_o they_o do_v either_o by_o their_o sin_n god_n be_v not_o so_o engage_v in_o the_o make_n of_o a_o man_n rich_a when_o he_o enrich_v himself_o by_o his_o sin_n by_o deceive_v or_o oppress_v his_o brethren_n as_o when_o he_o grow_v rich_a in_o a_o way_n of_o righteousness_n he_o that_o be_v enrich_v by_o oppression_n or_o deceit_n or_o set_v his_o nest_n on_o high_a by_o flattery_n or_o by_o fraud_n can_v thank_v god_n for_o his_o riches_n or_o honour_n and_o if_o he_o do_v he_o blasphemous_o make_v god_n a_o partner_n in_o those_o sin_n by_o which_o he_o have_v get_v his_o riches_n and_o honour_n for_o though_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o there_o be_v a_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o his_o get_n for_o all_o the_o craft_n and_o policy_n and_o oppression_n which_o man_n use_v will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o make_v they_o either_o rich_a or_o great_a if_o god_n do_v not_o permit_v and_o order_v it_o so_o yet_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n be_v not_o with_o he_o in_o it_o and_o god_n will_v not_o own_v his_o own_o hand_n in_o give_v they_o wealth_n or_o power_n further_o than_o as_o they_o be_v a_o testimony_n against_o they_o of_o his_o goodness_n and_o their_o ingratitude_n we_o may_v also_o say_v of_o some_o poor_a man_n they_o have_v make_v themselves_o poor_a not_o god_n he_o make_v job_n poor_a the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o be_v his_o humble_a acknowledgement_n chap._n 1.21_o but_o there_o be_v some_o of_o who_o we_o can_v so_o much_o say_v god_n have_v make_v they_o poor_a by_o his_o sad_a providence_n to_o they_o as_o that_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o poor_a by_o their_o idleness_n and_o improvidence_n or_o by_o their_o prodigality_n and_o vain_a profuseness_n yet_o even_o of_o such_o poor_a man_n we_o may_v true_o say_v there_o be_v a_o righteous_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o in_o leave_v or_o give_v they_o up_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n their_o laziness_n or_o lavishness_n which_o produce_v their_o utter_a undo_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n so_o that_o let_v man_n be_v in_o what_o condition_n they_o will_v the_o lord_n be_v the_o former_a of_o it_o the_o diligent_a hand_n make_v rich_a but_o it_o be_v with_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o when_o a_o indiligent_a man_n become_v poor_a it_o be_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o for_o his_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o consequent_a of_o his_o sin_n yea_o when_o a_o honest_a diligent_a man_n become_v
chastisement_n also_o be_v not_o express_o in_o the_o original_n there_o it_o be_v only_o i_o have_v bear_v but_o because_o bear_n must_v needs_o import_v that_o somewhat_o be_v bear_v as_o a_o burden_n and_o see_v according_a unto_o the_o subject_a matter_n that_o elihu_n be_v upon_o with_o job_n it_o must_v refer_v to_o some_o affliction_n or_o chastisement_n lay_v upon_o he_o therefore_o we_o fit_o supply_v this_o word_n chastisement_n it_o be_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n i_o have_v bear_v what_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o any_o outward_a corporal_a burden_n or_o visible_a load_n lay_v upon_o his_o back_n but_o i_o have_v bear_v chastisement_n affliction_n or_o correction_n it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n i_o have_v bear_v chastisement_n that_o be_v i_o both_o have_v and_o will_v bear_v whatsoever_o thou_o have_v or_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o lay_v upon_o i_o i_o will_v not_o dispute_v thy_o burden_n but_o take_v they_o up_o so_o then_o this_o first_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v a_o direction_n minister_v to_o job_n show_v he_o how_o to_o behave_v himself_o in_o the_o bear_n of_o affliction_n he_o must_v not_o strive_v or_o struggle_v with_o they_o nor_o with_o god_n about_o they_o but_o sustain_v they_o and_o this_o direction_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o job_n person_n or_o to_o his_o case_n alone_o but_o it_o belong_v to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o affliction_n let_v their_o case_n be_v what_o it_o will_v all_o such_o aught_o to_o bear_v quiet_o or_o patient_o to_o abide_v under_o the_o burden_n which_o god_n lay_v upon_o they_o i_o shall_v not_o stay_v upon_o the_o open_n of_o the_o special_a signification_n of_o that_o word_n chastisement_n because_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n only_o thus_o chastisement_n be_v usual_o take_v for_o those_o affliction_n or_o afflict_a providence_n which_o god_n lay_v upon_o his_o own_o child_n he_o lay_v judgement_n upon_o the_o wicked_a and_o punishment_n upon_o the_o ungodly_a but_o proper_o and_o strict_o that_o which_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o people_n be_v call_v chastisement_n for_o though_o in_o scripture_n there_o be_v dispensation_n of_o god_n towards_o his_o own_o people_n speak_v of_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o judgement_n yet_o they_o have_v not_o a_o proper_a sense_n of_o judgement_n as_o proceed_v from_o wrath_n and_o intend_v for_o revenge_n wrath_n be_v the_o spring_n from_o whence_o judgement_n flow_v and_o as_o to_o their_o issue_n they_o tend_v to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o justice_n this_o god_n do_v not_o expect_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o child_n and_o therefore_o their_o affliction_n be_v most_o proper_o call_v chastisement_n sure_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n i_o have_v bear_v chastisement_n hence_o note_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n when_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o we_o or_o when_o we_o be_v under_o chastisement_n to_o speak_v humble_o meek_o and_o submissive_o to_o god_n we_o ought_v always_o to_o be_v humble_a and_o carry_v it_o humble_o towards_o god_n but_o then_o especial_o when_o god_n by_o any_o afflict_a providence_n be_v humble_v we_o the_o prophet_n hos_fw-la 14.2_o call_v that_o people_n to_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n advise_v thus_o take_v with_o you_o word_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o take_v away_o all_o iniquity_n and_o receive_v we_o gracious_o so_o will_v we_o render_v the_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n as_o elihu_n here_o make_v a_o kind_n of_o directory_n what_o a_o person_n in_o affliction_n shall_v say_v unto_o god_n it_o be_v meet_v to_o say_v unto_o god_n that_o be_v for_o a_o man_n in_o thy_o case_n to_o say_v thus_o unto_o god_n so_o that_o prophet_n by_o the_o spirit_n say_v take_v unto_o you_o word_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v or_o speak_v thus_o unto_o he_o though_o not_o strict_o syllabical_o in_o so_o many_o word_n yet_o to_o this_o sense_n and_o purpose_n or_o according_a to_o this_o tenor_n speak_v thus_o take_v away_o iniquity_n and_o receive_v we_o gracious_o and_o when_o the_o prophet_n say_v take_v unto_o you_o word_n his_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o they_o shall_v affect_o study_v a_o form_n of_o word_n for_o god_n much_o less_o that_o they_o shall_v artificial_o counterfeit_v word_n which_o their_o heart_n have_v not_o conceive_v or_o be_v not_o correspondent_a to_o their_o heart_n many_o speak_v word_n even_o to_o god_n which_o never_o come_v near_o but_o be_v mere_a stranger_n to_o the_o intent_n of_o their_o heart_n but_o sincere_a word_n humble_a word_n word_n of_o supplication_n not_o expostulate_v word_n not_o quarrel_v word_n not_o murmur_v word_n not_o mere_a complain_v word_n but_o take_v to_o you_o word_n of_o confession_n and_o submission_n and_o so_o present_v yourselves_o and_o your_o condition_n before_o the_o lord_n the_o preacher_n eccles_n 12.10_o seek_v to_o find_v out_o acceptable_a word_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o when_o we_o speak_v unto_o man_n preacher_n of_o the_o word_n shall_v seek_v to_o find_v out_o acceptable_a word_n not_o fine_a word_n not_o swell_v word_n of_o vanity_n not_o slattering_a soothe_a word_n but_o acceptable_a word_n that_o be_v such_o as_o may_v find_v easy_a passage_n into_o the_o heart_n or_o such_o word_n as_o may_v make_v their_o passage_n into_o the_o heart_n through_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n now_o if_o the_o preacher_n seek_v to_o find_v out_o acceptable_a word_n when_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n much_o more_o shall_v we_o when_o we_o speak_v to_o god_n o_o how_o shall_v we_o labour_v then_o to_o find_v out_o acceptable_a word_n all_o word_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v speak_v unto_o god_n the_o word_n that_o be_v in_o such_o case_n as_o the_o text_n speak_v of_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o these_o two_o head_n first_o they_o must_v be_v god_n justify_v word_n that_o be_v word_n by_o which_o we_o acquit_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n how_o sore_o and_o how_o heavy_a soever_o his_o hand_n be_v upon_o we_o when_o daniel_n chap_n 9.7_o 14._o be_v lay_v before_o the_o lord_n the_o calamitous_a state_n of_o that_o people_n they_o be_v under_o as_o sore_a judgement_n as_o ever_o nation_n be_v for_o under_o the_o whole_a heaven_n say_v he_o there_o have_v not_o be_v do_v as_o god_n have_v do_v unto_o jerusalem_n yet_o all_o the_o word_n he_o speak_v unto_o god_n tend_v unto_o the_o justification_n of_o god_n o_o lord_n say_v he_o righteousness_n belong_v unto_o thou_o but_o unto_o we_o confusion_n of_o face_n as_o at_o this_o day_n to_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v not_o have_v one_o stroke_n more_o than_o we_o have_v deserve_v there_o have_v not_o be_v a_o grain_n of_o weight_n more_o in_o our_o burden_n than_o we_o have_v bring_v upon_o ourselves_o there_o have_v not_o be_v a_o drop_n in_o our_o cup_n more_o than_o we_o have_v give_v just_a cause_n for_o therefore_o have_v the_o lord_n watch_v upon_o the_o evil_a and_o bring_v it_o upon_o we_o for_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o work_n which_o he_o do_v for_o we_o obey_v not_o his_o voice_n these_o be_v word_n fit_a to_o be_v speak_v unto_o god_n second_o we_o be_v to_o take_v to_o ourselves_o self-condemning_a self-abasing_a self-emptying_a word_n such_o we_o find_v in_o that_o chapter_n v._n 5_o 6_o 7._o to_o we_o belong_v shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o face_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o word_n we_o shall_v take_v to_o ourselves_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n whensoever_o his_o chastisement_n be_v upon_o we_o second_o observe_v it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o god_n that_o he_o have_v chastened_a we_o when_o he_o have_v we_o must_v own_v his_o hand_n in_o afflict_v we_o as_o much_o as_o in_o prosper_v we_o in_o cast_v we_o down_o as_o much_o as_o in_o lift_v we_o up_o in_o wound_v we_o as_o much_o as_o in_o heal_v we_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n we_o have_v bear_v chastisement_n thy_o hand_n have_v be_v upon_o we_o the_o neglect_n of_o or_o rather_o obstinacy_n against_o this_o be_v charge_v as_o a_o great_a sin_n isa_n 26.17_o lord_n when_o thy_o hand_n be_v lift_v up_o they_o will_v not_o see_v that_o be_v they_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v thy_o most_o eminent_a appearance_n in_o anger_n against_o they_o it_o be_v so_o with_o many_o at_o this_o day_n though_o there_o be_v a_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v visible_o afflict_v their_o body_n and_o estate_n their_o child_n and_o family_n yet_o they_o will_v not_o see_v that_o it_o be_v a_o hand_n of_o god_n but_o say_v as_o the_o philistine_n it_o be_v a_o chance_n or_o it_o be_v our_o ill_a fortune_n