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servant_n to_o be_v thus_o handle_v by_o this_o unclean_a spirit_n a._n the_o lord_n neither_o grant_v nor_o seal_v his_o commission_n mention_v in_o this_o verse_n to_o pleasure_n satan_n neither_o be_v he_o move_v by_o any_o argument_n or_o for_o any_o favour_n towards_o he_o albeit_o he_o seem_v to_o grant_v some_o such_o thing_n chap._n 2._o verse_n 3._o but_o the_o lord_n give_v satan_n this_o commission_n and_o send_v he_o forth_o to_o work_v effectual_o against_o job_n for_o these_o cause_n follow_v first_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v decree_v his_o probation_n of_o job_n before_o that_o satan_n come_v to_o that_o conference_n yea_o before_o job_n be_v bear_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o name_n the_o instruction_n of_o his_o elect_a throughout_o all_o age_n 2._o that_o the_o lord_n may_v hereby_o make_v know_v in_o job_n the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o jesus_n christ_n whereby_o god_n faithful_a people_n shall_v overcome_v and_o confound_v satan_n throughout_o all_o 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&_o shave_v his_o head_n 14.1_o the_o lord_n care_v not_o for_o the_o rent_v of_o the_o clothes_n he_o will_v have_v the_o heart_n rend_v joel._n 2.16_o mica_n 1._o for_o 16._o deut._n 14.1_o these_o be_v usual_a sign_n of_o great_a sorrow_n &_o mourning_n in_o those_o time_n and_o country_n but_o the_o lord_n forbid_v they_o afterward_o in_o his_o law_n we_o see_v the_o like_a in_o job_n friend_n cap._n 2.12_o in_o jacob_n for_o joseph_n gen._n 37.34_o the_o prophet_n micahtel_v judah_n and_o israel_n of_o their_o destruction_n and_o bid_v they_o lament_v make_v thou_o bald_a and_o shave_v thou_o for_o thy_o delicate_a child_n enlarge_v thy_o baldness_n as_o the_o eagle_n for_o they_o be_v go_v into_o captivity_n from_o thou_o that_o be_v do_v as_o the_o gentile_n do_v in_o the_o like_a
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heart_n together_o to_o do_v he_o good_a to_o mourn_v with_o he_o and_o to_o comfort_v he_o they_o come_v in_o love_n they_o will_v ease_v his_o sorrow_n if_o they_o can_v any_o way_n bear_v any_o part_n of_o it_o and_o they_o desire_v to_o comfort_v he_o by_o prayer_n and_o conference_n 1._o first_o behold_v in_o these_o three_o man_n a_o singular_a precedent_n for_o love_n and_o wisdom_n for_o love_v they_o be_v dear_a friend_n they_o mourn_v and_o be_v touch_v in_o their_o heart_n for_o the_o calamity_n of_o their_o friend_n they_o desire_v to_o comfort_v he_o and_o mourn_v with_o he_o 18.18.19_o their_o discourse_n follow_v show_n they_o be_v man_n of_o rare_a gift_n for_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n these_o man_n follow_v christ_n counsel_n faithful_o math._n 18.18.19_o for_o godly_a wisdom_n they_o agree_v together_o with_o all_o the_o best_a mean_n and_o counsel_n they_o can_v to_o communicate_v unto_o he_o all_o the_o sign_n of_o their_o love_n so_o esay_n come_v to_o hezekiah_n 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have_v a_o good_a purpose_n &_o meaning_n but_o they_o so_o fail_v afterward_o in_o the_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o consolation_n and_o conference_n that_o job_n find_v no_o great_a torment_n by_o any_o calamity_n then_o by_o their_o speech_n 16.2_o job._n 16.2_o howsoever_o wise_a and_o godly_a yet_o undiscreet_o and_o unaduised_o apply_v unto_o he_o insomuch_o that_o he_o complain_v against_o they_o all_o 16.4_o job._n 16.4_o you_o pretend_v a_o good_a purpose_n that_o you_o come_v to_o comfort_v i_o but_o miserable_a comforter_n be_v you_o all_o they_o come_v not_o we_o see_v to_o mock_v he_o but_o to_o comfort_v he_o and_o yet_o in_o their_o contention_n and_o heat_n of_o disputation_n against_o he_o they_o give_v he_o some_o hard_a and_o ironical_a speech_n for_o he_o say_v i_o can_v shake_v my_o head_n at_o you_o meaning_n i_o can_v scorn_v you_o as_o you_o do_v i_o for_o my_o misery_n but_o i_o will_v not_o requite_v one_o evil_a with_o another_o use_v 1._o when_o god_n give_v 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this_o cause_n before_o the_o sick_a humble_a themselves_o careful_o that_o he_o may_v join_v with_o they_o in_o prayer_n unto_o god_n 7._o they_o must_v judge_v wise_o of_o the_o sick_a according_a to_o their_o knowledge_n of_o his_o former_a life_n and_o present_a affliction_n they_o must_v be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o his_o patience_n 8._o they_o must_v never_o conclude_v of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n concern_v he_o by_o the_o greatness_n or_o quality_n of_o his_o torment_n eccles_n 9.1.2_o for_o no_o man_n know_v love_n or_o hatred_n of_o all_o that_o be_v before_o they_o all_o thing_n come_v alike_o to_o all_o 9.1.2_o eccle._n 9.1.2_o by_o the_o event_n of_o this_o present_a life_n it_o can_v be_v discern_v who_o be_v in_o who_o be_v out_o of_o god_n favour_n these_o point_n we_o have_v note_v at_o large_a in_o the_o treatise_n of_o fast_v verse_n 13._o so_o they_o sit_v by_o he_o upon_o the_o ground_n 7._o day_n and_o 7._o night_n and_o none_o speak_v a_o word_n unto_o he_o 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