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his_o deal_n with_o we_o consider_v that_o beside_o his_o hand_n in_o provide_v this_o remedy_n of_o which_o after_n it_o be_v of_o free_a grace_n that_o christ_n be_v accept_v in_o our_o stead_n and_o his_o purchase_n be_v apply_v to_o we_o for_o here_o the_o ransom_n and_o god_n graciousness_n be_v conjoin_v together_o and_o god_n be_v gracious_a to_o the_o man_n though_o he_o have_v find_v a_o ransom_n 8._o it_o commend_v the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n and_o speak_v all_o to_o be_v grace_n which_o be_v do_v to_o we_o that_o though_o god_n will_v have_v his_o justice_n satisfy_v by_o a_o ransom_n yet_o this_o way_n of_o satisfaction_n have_v be_v find_v out_o by_o god_n himself_o and_o not_o devise_v or_o find_v out_o by_o man_n or_o angel_n for_o say_v he_o i_o have_v find_v a_o ransom_n or_o devise_v it_o and_o accept_v of_o it_o in_o the_o man_n stead_n 9_o the_o grace_n and_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o lose_a man_n do_v not_o lie_v lurk_v in_o his_o bosom_n but_o flow_v forth_o in_o comfortable_a effect_n as_o he_o need_v they_o for_o be_v gracious_a to_o he_o comfortable_a effect_n and_o message_n fellow_n 10._o god_n people_n for_o who_o he_o find_v and_o accept_v a_o ransom_n may_v expect_v not_o only_o to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o pit_n and_o eternal_a destruction_n but_o to_o get_v deliverance_n also_o from_o their_o temporal_a distress_n be_v they_o never_o so_o deadly_a in_o so_o far_o as_o be_v good_a for_o they_o for_o he_o deliver_v he_o from_o go_v down_o to_o the_o pit_n even_o when_o he_o be_v draw_v near_o to_o it_o v._o 22._o not_o only_o be_v the_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a deliverance_n of_o saint_n but_o even_o their_o temporal_a deliverance_n also_o a_o fruit_n of_o christ_n purchase_n and_o a_o effect_n of_o god_n love_n and_o graciousness_n 11._o it_o may_v heighten_v the_o saint_n hope_v and_o encouragement_n in_o god_n that_o he_o not_o only_o wish_v his_o people_n well_o but_o have_v all_o thing_n at_o his_o command_n which_o may_v either_o hinder_v or_o promove_v their_o welfare_n for_o if_o he_o say_v deliver_v he_o sickness_n and_o all_o thing_n else_o will_v obey_v see_v matth._n 8.8_o 12._o god_n mind_n concern_v his_o people_n who_o flee_v to_o christ_n for_o refuge_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v in_o his_o word_n and_o from_o the_o public_a dispenser_n thereof_o for_o thus_o also_o he_o say_v to_o the_o messenger_n deliver_v he_o see_v 2_o cor._n 5.20_o verse_n 25._o his_o flesh_n shall_v be_v fresh_a than_o a_o child_n he_o shall_v return_v to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o youth_n the_o second_o effect_n of_o the_o sick_a man_n harken_v to_o the_o message_n be_v that_o not_o only_o shall_v his_o life_n be_v preserve_v but_o he_o shall_v recover_v his_o health_n so_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o that_o languish_a condition_n wherein_o he_o be_v v._o 21._o yea_o so_o great_a shall_v be_v the_o change_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v as_o fresh_a or_o fresh_a than_o a_o very_a young_a child_n and_o as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o youth_n see_v 2_o king_n 5.14_o doct._n 1._o as_o bodily_a health_n be_v a_o great_a mercy_n so_o that_o also_o be_v in_o god_n hand_n to_o dispense_v it_o as_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n so_o that_o even_o deadly_a discase_n will_v not_o get_v their_o will_n of_o they_o without_o god_n commission_n for_o here_o the_o godly_a man_n have_v a_o promise_n that_o he_o shall_v recover_v of_o his_o disease_n 2._o the_o affliction_n of_o godly_a man_n be_v make_v up_o to_o they_o with_o rich_a advantage_n when_o they_o come_v to_o christ_n with_o they_o and_o their_o loss_n prove_v their_o gain_n in_o the_o issue_n for_o here_o he_o get_v not_o only_a health_n but_o his_o flesh_n shall_v be_v fresh_a than_o a_o child_n he_o shall_v return_v to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o youth_n 3._o a_o sound_a spirit_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n favour_n in_o christ_n be_v sovereign_a medicine_n and_o health_n to_o the_o body_n for_o upon_o his_o close_n with_o and_o god_n find_v a_o ransom_n v._o 24_o this_o follow_v that_o his_o flesh_n shall_v be_v fresh_a than_o a_o child_n etc._n etc._n see_v psal_n 103.3_o 4_o 5._o be_v 33.24_o verse_n 26._o he_o shall_v pray_v unto_o god_n and_o he_o will_v be_v favourable_a unto_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v see_v his_o face_n with_o joy_n for_o he_o will_v render_v unto_o man_n his_o righteousness_n the_o three_o effect_n be_v renew_v communion_n and_o sweet_a intercourse_n and_o fellowship_n with_o god_n which_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o not_o onâ—y_o as_o the_o mean_a of_o attain_v a_o deliverance_n from_o his_o sickness_n but_o as_o his_o practice_n and_o carriage_n after_o that_o god_n have_v be_v gracious_a to_o he_o the_o sum_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v pray_v and_o find_v acceptance_n and_o get_v a_o comfortable_a sight_n of_o god_n reconcile_a face_n and_o that_o because_o god_n shall_v render_v or_o restore_v his_o righteousness_n unto_o he_o where_o by_o righteousness_n which_o be_v restore_v we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o understand_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n fidelity_n and_o the_o righteous_a performance_n of_o his_o promise_n but_o especial_o that_o impute_a righteousness_n which_o be_v god_n as_o be_v of_o his_o find_v out_o and_o man_n also_o and_o so_o the_o relative_a his_o be_v ambiguous_a we_o may_v refer_v it_o to_o both_o because_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o and_o so_o account_v he_o now_o this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v restore_v not_o that_o a_o godly_a man_n justification_n can_v admit_v of_o a_o interruption_n or_o intercision_n and_o be_v restore_v oâ—_n new_a again_o but_o the_o sense_n and_o comfort_n of_o it_o may_v be_v suspend_v in_o a_o time_n of_o trial_n and_o afterward_o clear_v up_o again_o and_o this_o promise_n seem_v to_o be_v relative_a to_o job_n desert_v condition_n whereof_o he_o so_o frequent_o complain_v doct._n 1._o as_o prayer_n be_v a_o bless_a fruit_n of_o a_o successful_a ministry_n upon_o a_o afflict_a person_n and_o a_o mean_a of_o bring_v about_o god_n gracious_a purpose_n for_o his_o good_a ezek._n 36.37_o for_o here_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o this_o afflict_a person_n to_o who_o the_o messenger_n have_v speak_v do_v pray_v see_v jam_fw-la 5.13_o and_o though_o god_n may_v prevent_v our_o prayer_n yet_o it_o be_v sad_a when_o in_o time_n of_o distress_n our_o mercy_n be_v ready_a than_o our_o prayer_n and_o be_v retard_v only_o because_o we_o pray_v not_o so_o a_o godly_a man_n will_v have_v to_o do_v with_o god_n by_o prayer_n even_o after_o his_o affliction_n be_v over_o for_o when_o he_o be_v recover_v he_o shall_v pray_v unto_o god_n a_o godly_a man_n want_v not_o daily_a necessity_n though_o he_o be_v deliver_v from_o eminent_a and_o singular_a affliction_n his_o delight_n in_o god_n company_n will_v cause_v he_o make_v many_o errand_n to_o he_o and_o his_o nearness_n unto_o god_n will_v discover_v many_o want_n to_o he_o which_o he_o can_v not_o see_v at_o a_o distance_n nor_o will_v he_o be_v able_a to_o entertain_v that_o nearness_n and_o communion_n without_o much_o prayer_n in_o sum_n this_o be_v a_o touchstone_n whereby_o we_o may_v try_v a_o bless_a deliverance_n if_o it_o do_v not_o put_v we_o out_o of_o the_o need_n of_o prayer_n nor_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o neglect_n thereof_o and_o this_o may_v also_o serve_v for_o caution_n that_o we_o do_v not_o mistake_v a_o condition_n as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o good_a so_o long_o as_o many_o errand_n to_o god_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o it_o 2._o as_o the_o prayer_n of_o godly_a man_n be_v never_o what_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o they_o be_v not_o alike_o at_o all_o time_n for_o though_o no_o doubt_n he_o pray_v
which_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n shall_v be_v redact_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v seek_v to_o please_v the_o poor_a that_o be_v they_o shall_v beg_v the_o poor_n favour_n and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o molest_v they_o nor_o revenge_v upon_o they_o the_o injury_n do_v by_o their_o father_n to_o they_o or_o they_o shall_v seek_v to_o be_v relieve_v by_o the_o poor_a in_o their_o extremity_n be_v now_o poor_a than_o they_o and_o yet_o as_o some_o read_v the_o word_n though_o the_o original_a bear_v it_o not_o so_o well_o they_o may_v have_v but_o bad_a success_n in_o all_o these_o their_o endeavour_n the_o very_a poor_a who_o their_o father_n impoverish_v may_v oppress_v they_o again_o which_o be_v a_o sad_a scourge_n prov._n 28_o 3._o as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v add_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n and_o his_o hand_n shall_v restore_v their_o good_n it_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o wicked_a man_n child_n former_o mention_v that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o for_o the_o word_n be_v here_o singular_a shall_v restore_v the_o good_n of_o the_o poor_a take_v by_o their_o father_n that_o so_o they_o may_v please_v and_o appease_v they_o but_o it_o be_v clear_a to_o understand_v it_o of_o their_o father_n himself_o who_o shall_v restore_v his_o ill_a purchase_n as_o it_o after_o follow_v and_o therefore_o his_o child_n be_v unpoverish_v and_o must_v please_v the_o poor_a thus_o the_o copulative_a and_o must_v be_v render_v for_o as_o it_o have_v various_a signification_n the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n give_v a_o reason_n of_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o former_a part_n his_o child_n must_v seek_v to_o please_v the_o poor_a for_o his_o hand_n shall_v restore_v their_o good_n to_o say_v nothing_o how_o sad_a a_o calamity_n it_o be_v to_o be_v drive_v upon_o this_o necessity_n to_o please_v the_o poor_a and_o to_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o mean_a slave_n as_o job_n complain_v he_o be_v despise_v by_o base_a person_n chap._n 30.1_o 2._o etc._n etc._n we_o may_v from_o this_o verse_n according_a to_o the_o general_a rule_n learn_v 1._o the_o sin_n of_o wicked_a man_n may_v have_v sad_a effect_n not_o only_o upon_o themselves_o but_o on_o their_o posterity_n also_o in_o who_o they_o may_v be_v plague_v and_o that_o either_o when_o themselves_o be_v alive_a to_o see_v it_o or_o even_o after_o they_o be_v dead_a for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n sin_n teach_v his_o child_n see_v exod_a 20.5_o 2._o it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n to_o see_v man_n who_o in_o their_o prosperity_n have_v mount_v to_o the_o sky_n bring_v so_o low_a as_o they_o or_o their_o child_n shall_v become_v so_o poor_a as_o to_o be_v in_o the_o reverence_n of_o the_o mean_a as_o here_o be_v hold_v out_o so_o uncertain_a and_o vain_a be_v the_o thing_n of_o time_n and_o so_o little_a cause_n have_v man_n to_o aspire_v or_o seek_v to_o climb_v high_a which_o ofttimes_o bring_v so_o fowl_n and_o low_a a_o fall_n after_o it_o 3._o man_n in_o power_n and_o eminency_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o condescend_v and_o not_o look_v too_o high_a above_o the_o mean_a far_o less_o above_o other_o lest_o they_o or_o they_o be_v make_v to_o stoop_v to_o the_o low_a as_o here_o be_v threaten_v against_o the_o child_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n see_v chap._n 31.13_o 14._o 4._o no_o unjust_a possession_n of_o riches_n give_v a_o man_n a_o true_a title_n thereto_o before_o god_n for_o however_o the_o wicked_a man_n have_v get_v and_o possess_v these_o good_n yet_o they_o be_v still_o their_o or_o the_o poor_n good_n from_o who_o he_o have_v unjust_o take_v they_o 5._o god_n can_v make_v the_o unjust_a title_n of_o ill_a purchase_n appear_v by_o restore_v to_o the_o poor_a what_o be_v unjust_o take_v from_o they_o and_o that_o by_o the_o oppressor_n own_o hand_n though_o to_o the_o impoverish_n of_o himself_o &_o his_o family_n for_o here_o the_o poor_a shall_v get_v their_o good_n &_o his_o hand_n shall_v restore_v they_o by_o which_o mean_v his_o child_n be_v bring_v low_o the_o lord_n may_v bring_v this_o about_o by_o draw_v the_o oppressor_n to-repentance_n as_o he_o do_v zacheus_n luke_n 19.8_o though_o that_o be_v not_o mean_v here_o or_o by_o terror_n of_o conscience_n let_v out_o upon_o they_o though_o without_o true_a repentance_n make_v they_o as_o glad_a to_o be_v rid_v of_o a_o ill_a purchase_n as_o ever_o they_o be_v to_o get_v it_o or_o by_o force_a restitution_n when_o the_o oppressor_n be_v overpower_v and_o bring_v down_o this_o may_v assure_v we_o that_o wicked_a man_n have_v no_o sure_a hold_n of_o their_o ill_a purchase_n though_o there_o be_v none_o to_o oppose_v they_o so_o long_o as_o themselves_o have_v conscience_n and_o hand_n to_o restore_v it_o and_o it_o may_v teach_v the_o appress_v to_o wait_v patien_o upon_o god_n who_o can_v right_v they_o by_o very_o unexpected_a mean_n 6._o god_n can_v make_v calamity_n very_o grievous_a and_o he_o do_v order_v they_o so_o as_o they_o may_v be_v most_o bitter_a to_o the_o wicked_a as_o here_o it_o can_v but_o be_v a_o vexation_n to_o the_o wicked_a man_n who_o affection_n be_v not_o mortify_v to_o part_v with_o his_o wealth_n which_o he_o love_v so_o well_o and_z much_o more_o to_o put_v it_o away_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o yet_o god_n can_v make_v he_o do_v it_o verse_n 11._o his_o bone_n be_v full_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n which_o shall_v lie_v down_o with_o he_o in_o the_o dust_n a_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o wicked_n misery_n after_o his_o fall_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o a_o similitude_n take_v from_o riotous_a young_a man_n who_o by_o their_o lewdness_n in_o their_o youth_n do_v contract_n infirmity_n which_o cleave_v to_o their_o bone_n till_o they_o put_v they_o in_o their_o grave_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n be_v that_o even_o the_o sin_n commit_v by_o the_o wicked_a man_n or_o hypocrite_n in_o his_o youth_n do_v stick_v to_o he_o in_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o and_o it_o may_v in_o some_o sad_a effect_n also_o and_o be_v inseparable_a from_o he_o till_o he_o go_v to_o his_o grave_n and_o even_o then_o also_o they_o continue_v with_o he_o in_o place_n of_o sin_n of_o youth_n the_o original_a have_v only_o youth_n and_o because_o the_o word_n signify_v also_o hide_a therefore_o some_o understand_v this_o of_o the_o wicked_a man_n hide_a sin_n as_o it_o be_v also_o render_v psal_n 90.8_o which_o how_o close_o soever_o he_o convey_v they_o shall_v thus_o cleave_v to_o he_o but_o i_o shall_v hold_v to_o the_o translation_n where_o as_o the_o name_n give_v to_o his_o youth_n which_o be_v take_v from_o hide_v point_v out_o how_o early_o he_o begin_v to_o sin_n and_o god_n begin_v to_o reckon_v up_o his_o sin_n upon_o his_o account_n even_o from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o live_v hide_v under_o his_o parent_n shadow_n and_o before_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n so_o while_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n be_v call_v only_o his_o youth_n of_o which_o his_o bone_n be_v full_a it_o serve_v to_o point_v out_o how_o ordinary_o in_o all_o man_n and_o always_o in_o the_o wicked_a youth_n and_o youthful_a lust_n be_v inseparable_a so_o that_o if_o they_o have_v youth_n or_o be_v young_a they_o will_v have_v the_o other_o in_o this_o branch_n of_o the_o narration_n zophar_n tart_o reflect_v upon_o what_o job_n have_v speak_v of_o god_n make_v he_o possess_v the_o iniquity_n of_o his_o youth_n chap._n 13.26_o but_o unjust_o in_o that_o he_o measure_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o godly_a man_n condition_n by_o his_o own_o tentation_n about_o it_o when_o he_o be_v in_o a_o distemper_n and_o in_o that_o he_o judge_v what_o will_v be_v his_o end_n and_o his_o condition_n in_o the_o grave_n by_o this_o exercise_n within_o time_n for_o albeit_o job_n apprehend_v in_o his_o fit_n of_o tentation_n that_o god_n be_v pursue_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v real_o so_o and_o albeit_o god_n have_v indeed_o be_v chasten_v he_o for_o these_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o therefore_o he_o shall_v lie_v down_o in_o the_o grave_n with_o his_o bone_n full_a of_o they_o but_o rather_o of_o the_o contrary_a that_o god_n be_v now_o pursue_v he_o for_o they_o that_o by_o slee_v to_o a_o redeemer_n he_o may_v attain_v to_o true_a peace_n in_o life_n and_o death_n however_o the_o general_n doctrine_n may_v teach_v 1._o though_o the_o course_n of_o man_n in_o their_o youth_n may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o hide_v as_o the_o word_n signify_v yet_o youth_n be_v a_o very_a dangerous_a time_n and_o a_o time_n of_o much_o guilt_n and_o provocation_n for_o so_o be_v
satan_n be_v boundless_a in_o his_o malice_n against_o saint_n yet_o he_o be_v always_o so_o limit_v by_o god_n as_o no_o more_o trial_n be_v let_v forth_o then_o he_o see_v meet_v for_o effectuate_a of_o his_o holy_a purpose_n and_o end_n for_o this_o permission_n be_v limit_v with_o a_o restriction_n only_o upon_o himself_o etc._n etc._n 7._o what_o ever_o trial_n the_o lord_n let_v loose_a upon_o saint_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o small_a moderation_n thereof_o if_o the_o lord_n spare_v man_n own_a person_n for_o that_o be_v the_o limitation_n and_o mercy_n here_o in_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n only_o upon_o himself_o put_v not_o forth_o thy_o hand_n of_o which_o see_v chap._n 2.4_o 5_o 6._o 8._o satan_n be_v so_o restless_a and_o malicious_a and_o so_o vigilant_a in_o seek_v occasion_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o a_o opportunity_n never_o soon_o offer_v but_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o take_v hold_v thereof_o therefore_o it_o be_v subjoin_v so_o satan_n go_v forth_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o effect_n whereof_o the_o next_o verse_n give_v a_o full_a account_n verse_n 13._o and_o there_o be_v a_o day_n when_o his_o son_n and_o his_o daughter_n be_v eat_v and_o drink_v wine_n in_o their_o elder_a brother_n house_n 14._o and_o there_o come_v a_o messenger_n unto_o job_n and_o say_v the_o ox_n be_v plough_v and_o the_o ass_n feed_v beside_o they_o 15._o and_o the_o sabean_o fall_v upon_o they_o and_o take_v they_o away_o yea_o they_o have_v slay_v the_o servant_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o 16._o while_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v also_o another_o and_o say_v the_o fire_n of_o god_n be_v fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o have_v burn_v up_o the_o sheep_n and_o the_o servant_n and_o consume_v they_o and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o 17._o while_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v also_o another_o and_o say_v the_o chaldaean_n make_v out_o three_o band_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o camel_n and_o have_v carry_v they_o away_o yea_o and_o slay_v the_o servant_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o 18._o while_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v also_o another_o and_o say_v thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n be_v eat_v and_o drink_v wine_n in_o their_o elder_a brother_n house_n 19_o and_o behold_v there_o come_v a_o great_a wind_n from_o the_o wilderness_n and_o smite_v the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o house_n and_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o young_a man_n and_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o in_o these_o verse_n be_v contain_v the_o trial_n itself_o or_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o former_a deliberation_n according_a to_o god_n holy_a purpose_n and_o the_o permission_n give_v to_o satan_n wherein_o job_n be_v indeed_o strip_v of_o all_o that_o be_v put_v into_o satan_n hand_n his_o cattle_n servant_n and_o child_n and_o this_o be_v so_o bring_v about_o and_o so_o represent_v to_o job_n as_o may_v take_v deep_a impression_n upon_o he_o herein_o i_o shall_v consider_v first_o the_o time_n of_o this_o trial_n ver_fw-la 13._o even_n when_o his_o child_n be_v feast_v of_o which_o he_o have_v be_v afraid_a before_o lest_o it_o may_v draw_v on_o a_o trial_n ver_fw-la 5._o this_o be_v the_o time_n satan_n choose_v for_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o sad_a part_n of_o job_n trial_n in_o cut_v off_o his_o child_n ver_fw-la 18.19_o and_o for_o bring_v he_o the_o news_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n 13_o 14_o 15_o etc._n etc._n hereby_o teach_v 1._o there_o be_v great_a necessity_n of_o watchfulness_n and_o sobriety_n in_o all_o time_n and_o case_n see_v trouble_n may_v break_v in_o when_o we_o least_o dream_n or_o be_v ready_a to_o think_v all_o be_v well_o for_o his_o family_n be_v keep_v their_o most_o solemn_a time_n of_o joy_n in_o the_o elder_a brother_n house_n when_o the_o storm_n break_v much_o more_o have_v the_o wicked_a reason_n to_o fear_v such_o a_o clap_n dan._n 5.5_o see_n luk._n 21_o 34._o 2._o satan_n be_v a_o most_o subtle_a adversary_n and_o can_v by_o god_n permission_n order_v trial_n so_o as_o may_v fasten_v sharp_a tentation_n even_o upon_o the_o fear_n and_o tenderness_n of_o saint_n for_o therefore_o be_v this_o solemn_a day_n choose_v wherein_o to_o let_v out_o all_o these_o trouble_n on_o job_n that_o his_o own_o fear_n and_o tentation_n ver_fw-la 5._o may_v be_v quicken_v thereby_o second_o the_o several_a part_n of_o this_o trial_n which_o be_v four_o first_o a_o lesser_a one_o as_o to_o the_o hand_n see_v in_o it_o be_v from_o earth_n ver_fw-la 14.15_o which_o be_v the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o ox_n and_o ass_n and_o kâ—lling_v the_o servant_n who_o labour_v with_o and_o attend_v they_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o sabean_o a_o people_n descend_v from_o one_o sheba_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n gen._n 25.1_o 2_o 3_o for_o albeit_o there_o be_v other_o sabean_o descend_v from_o other_o gen._n 10.7_o 28._o yet_o it_o be_v conceive_v that_o these_o live_v further_o off_o from_o job_n then_o abraham_n posterity_n do_v second_o a_o great_a trial_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o instrument_n or_o mean_v employ_v in_o inflâ—cting_v of_o it_o ver_fw-la 16._o the_o sheep_n and_o servant_n who_o keep_v they_o be_v consume_v by_o a_o extraordinary_a great_a fire_n fall_v down_o from_o heaven_n as_o if_o god_n be_v become_v his_o party_n by_o his_o own_o immediate_a hand_n that_o a_o fire_n of_o god_n signify_v a_o great_a fire_n be_v clear_a from_o other_o passage_n where_o a_o great_a city_n be_v call_v in_o the_o original_a a_o city_n of_o god_n jonah_n 3.2_o 3._o and_o great_a mountain_n be_v call_v mountain_n of_o god_n psal_n 36.6_o etc._n etc._n the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o trial_n ver_fw-la 17._o tho_o inflict_v by_o man_n be_v yet_o great_a consider_v how_o he_o be_v thereby_o strip_v of_o all_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o substance_n and_o wealth_n for_o his_o ox_n ass_n and_o sheep_n be_v already_o take_v away_o or_o destroy_v now_o his_o camel_n which_o only_o remain_v of_o his_o great_a substance_n mention_v ver_fw-la 3._o be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o servant_n kill_v by_o the_o chaldaean_n who_o in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n invade_v they_o we_o need_v not_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o the_o chaldaean_n or_o some_o rove_a party_n of_o they_o shall_v run_v as_o far_o abroad_o as_o arabia_n the_o desert_n be_v job_n live_v see_v sometime_o before_o that_o we_o find_v a_o king_n of_o shinar_n or_o caldea_n as_o far_o from_o home_n as_o sodom_n and_o gomorrhah_n where_o he_o and_o his_o confederate_n be_v oppress_v such_o as_o be_v weak_a than_o themselves_o gen._n 14.1_o etc._n etc._n unless_o we_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v some_o colony_n come_v out_o from_o among_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o retain_v still_o the_o name_n of_o their_o nation_n and_o country_n as_o a_o judicious_a writer_n conceive_v these_o petty_a king_n mention_v gen._n 14._o to_o have_v be_v the_o four_o and_o last_o part_n of_o his_o trial_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o be_v sore_a of_o all_o and_o therefore_o a_o behold_v be_v prefix_v to_o it_o ver_fw-la 19_o and_o that_o consider_v 1_o the_o object_n of_o this_o stroke_n his_o whole_a child_n as_o well_o as_o the_o servant_n attend_v they_o these_o who_o may_v have_v be_v his_o comfort_n under_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o affliction_n be_v here_o reserve_v last_o only_o to_o put_v the_o cap-stone_n upon_o his_o trial_n and_o albeit_o for_o 19_o it_o be_v only_o say_v the_o house_n fall_v upon_o the_o young_a man_n yet_o see_v his_o daughter_n be_v there_o also_o ver_fw-la 13_o 18._o and_o none_o escape_v the_o stroke_n but_o the_o messenger_n ver_fw-la 19_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o perish_v also_o and_o the_o young_a man_n or_o his_o son_n be_v only_o name_v as_o be_v his_o great_a loss_n and_o the_o most_o bitter_a part_n of_o all_o that_o trial_n 2._o the_o time_n when_o this_o stroke_n come_v even_o when_o they_o be_v feast_v which_o be_v the_o time_n wherein_o job_n be_v most_o afraid_a of_o their_o sin_v against_o god_n ver_fw-la 5._o 3._o the_o manner_n of_o the_o stroke_n by_o a_o whirlwind_n overturning_a the_o house_n and_o cut_v they_o all_o off_o as_o if_o god_n be_v angry_a at_o they_o will_v declare_v so_o much_o by_o this_o more_o immediate_a stroke_n it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v consider_v that_o all_o these_o particular_a trial_n have_v this_o one_o thing_n common_a that_o in_o every_o stroke_n there_o be_v still_o one_o servant_n leave_v to_o carry_v the_o news_n speedy_o and_o certain_o for_o job_n further_o
seek_v to_o root_n and_o establish_v themselves_o on_o the_o earth_n whereas_o the_o godly_a be_v in_o a_o right_a frame_n do_v labour_n to_o be_v stranger_n in_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n otherwise_o they_o may_v sure_o expect_v to_o be_v shake_v psal_n 30.6_o 7._o for_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o their_o folly_n that_o they_o be_v take_v root_n and_o settle_v themselves_o 3._o the_o lord_n see_v it_o sometime_o sit_v sudden_o to_o over-turn_a the_o wicked_a and_o their_o family_n that_o he_o may_v vindicate_v his_o justice_n in_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n may_v give_v warning_n to_o all_o the_o wicked_a of_o what_o they_o deserve_v that_o they_o abuse_v not_o his_o forbearance_n rom._n 2.4_o and_o may_v encourage_v the_o godly_a to_o keep_v his_o way_n and_o trust_v in_o he_o who_o providence_n be_v not_o asleep_a in_o the_o world_n psal_n 58.10_o 11._o for_o it_o be_v true_a eliphaz_n see_v this_o verify_v on_o some_o that_o their_o habitation_n be_v sudden_o curse_v 4._o albeit_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o sudden_o and_o visible_o plague_v every_o wicked_a man_n yet_o there_o be_v still_o so_o much_o of_o divine_a displeasure_n lie_v upon_o all_o of_o they_o even_o in_o their_o prosperity_n as_o may_v make_v godly_a man_n look_v upon_o their_o best_a estate_n as_o detestable_a and_o not_o to_o be_v desire_v for_o in_o so_o far_o this_o be_v true_a of_o all_o the_o wicked_a that_o their_o habitation_n may_v be_v see_v to_o be_v accurse_v by_o right_a discerner_n and_o these_o instance_n of_o visible_a and_o sudden_a judgement_n observe_v by_o eliphaz_n be_v evidence_n to_o discover_v how_o matter_n stand_v with_o all_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v true_a saint_n may_v be_v tempt_v to_o judge_v otherwise_o when_o they_o look_v on_o their_o prosperity_n psal_n 73.2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n yet_o when_o they_o go_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n they_o will_v find_v that_o tentation_n to_o flow_v from_o their_o own_o brutishness_n psal_n 73.16_o 17_o 21_o 22._o and_o though_o no_o visible_a evidence_n of_o displeasure_n appear_v against_o every_o one_o of_o they_o yet_o there_o be_v still_o a_o clear_a cause_n why_o their_o way_n shall_v not_o be_v affect_v but_o their_o condition_n abominate_v even_o because_o they_o fear_v not_o before_o god_n eccl._n 8.11_o 12_o 13._o 5._o this_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o the_o deplorable_a condition_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o whatever_o their_o condition_n be_v it_o be_v a_o curse_n to_o they_o whether_o it_o be_v adversity_n or_o prosperity_n psal_n 69.22_o &_o 106.15_o for_o that_o he_o see_v of_o they_o sudden_o curse_v in_o their_o habitation_n or_o beautiful_a estate_n as_o the_o word_n will_v bear_v do_v evidence_n that_o all_o of_o they_o be_v under_o and_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o curse_n and_o that_o visible_a curse_n be_v but_o a_o declaration_n of_o what_o they_o be_v under_o before_o and_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v more_o advert_v unto_o then_o any_o outward_a lot_n see_v the_o curse_n of_o any_o condition_n whether_o it_o be_v prosperity_n or_o a_o cross_n be_v worse_a than_o any_o thing_n beside_o 6._o as_o god_n do_v very_o sudden_o plague_v some_o wicked_a man_n so_o it_o become_v the_o godly_a to_o be_v very_o clear_a in_o their_o judgement_n concern_v the_o deserve_n of_o all_o and_o in_o their_o affection_n to_o be_v far_o from_o like_v of_o their_o way_n for_o this_o sudden_a curse_v as_o it_o relate_v to_o eliphaz_n import_v that_o in_o his_o judgement_n there_o hold_v no_o long_a debate_n to_o conclude_v they_o miserable_a and_o that_o his_o affection_n do_v not_o otherwise_o relish_v their_o way_n and_o state_n then_o as_o under_o a_o sad_a curse_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n not_o to_o hearken_v much_o to_o any_o debate_n and_o suggestion_n concern_v the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a nor_o to_o suffer_v their_o heart_n to_o abate_v any_o thing_n of_o holy_a zeal_n and_o abhorrency_n of_o their_o way_n lest_o the_o abate_n of_o their_o affection_n and_o tamper_n with_o tentation_n prove_v inductive_a to_o a_o snare_n eliphaz_n proceed_v to_o branch_n out_o the_o particular_n of_o this_o ruin_n of_o the_o wicked_a which_o be_v like_o the_o pluck_n up_o of_o so_o many_o branch_n of_o their_o root_n in_o ver_fw-la 4._o he_o speak_v of_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o child_n who_o bear_v the_o print_n of_o god_n judgement_n in_o that_o they_o be_v leave_v in_o a_o unsafe_a condition_n be_v crush_v and_o burn_v down_o without_o pity_n and_o relief_n from_o any_o that_o they_o be_v crush_v in_o the_o gate_n may_v import_v either_o that_o they_o be_v condemn_v by_o public_a judicatories_n which_o usual_o meet_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n ruth_n 4.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n or_o further_o that_o their_o affliction_n whether_o immediate_o from_o god_n or_o from_o man_n be_v second_v with_o public_a acclamation_n of_o all_o man_n for_o in_o the_o gate_n also_o be_v the_o public_a concourse_n of_o people_n gen._n 34.20_o as_o just_o and_o righteous_o inflict_v and_o deserve_v by_o they_o not_o to_o insist_v on_o the_o common_a defect_n of_o this_o branch_n of_o his_o argument_n nor_o how_o it_o may_v be_v the_o sad_a exercise_n of_o godly_a man_n to_o have_v their_o trial_n represent_v by_o their_o own_o heart_n or_o other_o in_o their_o black_a colour_n as_o here_o this_o reflection_n on_o job_n child_n can_v not_o but_o be_v sad_a and_o grievous_a to_o he_o we_o may_v further_o learn_v 1._o a_o chief_a part_n of_o a_o man_n wealth_n and_o prosperity_n be_v his_o child_n who_o be_v a_o part_n of_o himself_o in_o who_o he_o live_v after_o he_o be_v go_v and_o they_o be_v pious_a it_o be_v his_o happiness_n to_o have_v be_v a_o parent_n to_o such_o heir_n of_o glory_n therefore_o do_v eliphaz_n begin_v at_o the_o ruin_n of_o child_n as_o the_o sad_a of_o the_o wicked_n stroke_n see_v psal_n 127.3_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o shall_v teach_v parent_n to_o esteem_v of_o child_n and_o to_o emprove_v that_o mercy_n according_a as_o they_o be_v of_o worth_n in_o themselves_o 2._o albeit_o none_o will_v perish_v eternal_o but_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n ezek._n 18.2_o 3_o 4._o and_o albeit_o the_o lord_n do_v punish_v none_o even_o in_o this_o life_n be_v they_o only_a infant_n but_o such_o as_o be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n yet_o wicked_a parent_n be_v ordinary_o great_a snare_n and_o plague_n to_o their_o child_n partly_o while_o the_o lord_n be_v provoke_v to_o punish_v parent_n by_o afflict_v their_o child_n in_o their_o body_n or_o estate_n which_o they_o have_v from_o their_o parent_n so_o exod._n 20.5_o thus_o god_n quarrel_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n continue_v in_o the_o day_n of_o good_a josiah_n 2_o king_n 23.26_o thus_o also_o godly_a child_n may_v bear_v in_o their_o body_n the_o fruit_n of_o their_o parent_n uncleanness_n or_o intemperance_n and_o their_o estate_n which_o they_o have_v from_o their_o parent_n may_v moulder_v away_o in_o their_o hand_n partly_o while_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v debtor_n to_o none_o do_v leave_v their_o child_n to_o themselves_o to_o imitate_v their_o sin_n and_o so_o they_o serve_v themselves_o heir_n to_o their_o parent_n sin_n and_o punishment_n matth._n 23_o 31-35_a for_o these_o cause_n the_o plague_n that_o come_v upon_o child_n be_v mark_v as_o the_o fruit_n of_o wicked_a parent_n sin_n see_v deut._n 28.32_o and_o this_o may_v teach_v parent_n as_o they_o love_v their_o child_n to_o beware_v of_o leave_v such_o sad_a debt_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o their_o posterity_n 3._o to_o be_v in_o a_o unsafe_a condition_n oppress_v and_o tread_v upon_o by_o every_o one_o be_v in_o itself_o a_o great_a affliction_n and_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o wicked_a man_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o the_o just_a fruit_n of_o their_o insolent_a spirit_n towards_o god_n and_o his_o law_n and_o towards_o other_o as_o they_o have_v power_n for_o this_o be_v the_o stroke_n draw_v on_o by_o sin_n his_o child_n be_v far_o from_o safety_n they_o be_v crush_v see_v deut._n 28.29_o 33._o 4._o albeit_o godly_a man_n in_o a_o righteous_a cause_n may_v be_v oppress_v by_o judicatories_n on_o earth_n and_o in_o that_o case_n they_o be_v to_o look_v up_o to_o a_o high_a tribunal_n eccl._n 5.8_o yet_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a ingredient_n in_o trouble_n to_o be_v condemn_v by_o a_o assembly_n of_o god_n vicegerent_n which_o shall_v persuade_v all_o to_o pray_v much_o that_o judicatory_n may_v be_v direct_v of_o god_n in_o judgement_n and_o when_o such_o do_v pass_v a_o sentence_n against_o wicked_a man_n for_o their_o crime_n they_o ought_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o sentence_n of_o he_o who_o sit_v among_o the_o god_n psal_n 82.1_o pursue_v they_o for_o their_o sin_n
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be_v above_o all_o complaint_n and_o expression_n of_o sorrow_n that_o silence_n be_v the_o best_a oratory_n that_o can_v express_v they_o and_o that_o they_o who_o be_v under_o they_o do_v sad_o feel_v they_o but_o can_v utter_v they_o for_o so_o be_v it_o with_o job_n my_o word_n be_v swallow_v up_o they_o who_o be_v in_o this_o case_n aught_o to_o look_v much_o unto_o god_n who_o not_o only_o hear_v what_o we_o lay_v but_o observe_v what_o we_o need_v hos_fw-la 14.8_o and_o aught_o to_o believe_v that_o when_o they_o be_v full_a of_o confusion_n he_o will_v see_v and_o ponder_v their_o affliction_n job_n 10.15_o verse_n 4._o for_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v within_o i_o the_o poison_n whereof_o drink_v up_o my_o spirit_n the_o terror_n of_o god_n do_v set_v themselves_o in_o array_n against_o i_o the_o four_o evidence_n of_o his_o great_a trouble_n clear_v and_o confirm_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v take_v from_o the_o cause_n and_o kind_n of_o his_o trouble_n that_o it_o be_v the_o almighty_a god_n with_o who_o he_o have_v to_o do_v and_o that_o in_o apparent_a severity_n who_o deal_v with_o he_o he_o express_v in_o two_o metaphor_n 1._o of_o poison_a arrow_n make_v use_n of_o by_o some_o nation_n which_o have_v not_o only_o give_v he_o a_o pierce_a wound_n but_o the_o poison_n of_o they_o have_v proceed_v further_o even_o to_o the_o inflame_a of_o his_o vital_a spirit_n to_o the_o hazard_n of_o his_o life_n by_o which_o poison_a arrow_n we_o must_v understand_v not_o only_o his_o boil_n the_o heat_n and_o inflammation_n whereof_o have_v dry_v up_o his_o moisture_n vigour_n and_o strength_n but_o all_o his_o other_o outward_a trouble_n also_o which_o stick_v fast_o in_o he_o and_o his_o inward_a tentation_n and_o sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n flow_v therefrom_o which_o like_o the_o inward_a deep_a wound_n of_o the_o arrow_n have_v by_o the_o furious_a poison_n thereof_o so_o exhaust_v he_o that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o faint_v and_o give_v it_o over_o 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complaint_n chap._n 3._o which_o be_v his_o scope_n in_o this_o narration_n but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n we_o ought_v to_o avoid_v the_o error_n of_o eliphaz_n in_o censure_v too_o rigid_o the_o complaint_n of_o this_o desert_a saint_n who_o do_v here_o represent_v his_o case_n true_o as_o his_o present_a sense_n and_o desert_a condition_n represent_v it_o to_o be_v for_o as_o he_o do_v well_o in_o not_z noticing_z of_o satan_n but_o eye_v of_o god_n in_o all_o that_o befall_v he_o so_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o his_o stroke_n on_o every_o hand_n and_o his_o inward_a desertion_n can_v not_o but_o make_v he_o apprehend_v that_o his_o case_n be_v thus_o deadly_a hence_o learn_v 1._o though_o to_o quarrel_n and_o complain_v of_o god_n in_o any_o case_n be_v a_o great_a fault_n yet_o it_o plead_v for_o much_o compassion_n to_o saint_n when_o they_o do_v not_o make_v a_o stir_n about_o their_o lot_n except_o when_o their_o trouble_n be_v extreme_a for_o so_o do_v job_n prove_v the_o 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express_v for_o it_o speak_v a_o indirect_a challenge_n that_o he_o be_v put_v to_o a_o disadvantage_n in_o maintain_v of_o his_o integrity_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o this_o way_n of_o offer_v to_o maintain_v his_o integrity_n savour_v of_o too_o much_o height_n of_o spirit_n though_o he_o haâ—_n a_o good_a cause_n and_o as_o this_o begin_v his_o ill_a humour_n of_o complain_v which_o break_v out_o chap._n 10._o so_o it_o be_v at_o this_o and_o the_o like_a speech_n job_n 13.20_o 21_o 22._o which_o elihu_n hinâ—s_v in_o his_o offâ—r_n job_n 33.6_o 7_o and_o god_n himself_o give_v he_o the_o check_n for_o these_o and_o the_o like_a speech_n when_o he_o call_v he_o to_o debate_v with_o he_o job_n 38.3_o &_o 40_o 7_o hence_o we_o may_v be_v warn_v how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o keep_v a_o right_a frame_n of_o spirit_n towards_o god_n under_o trouble_n and_o to_o bear_v and_o manage_v a_o good_a conscience_n when_o we_o be_v afflict_v so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v a_o support_n to_o we_o and_o not_o a_o occasion_n of_o challenge_n against_o god_n that_o such_o as_o we_o be_v afflict_v but_o lay_v aside_o this_o weakness_n in_o his_o discourse_n we_o may_v observe_v these_o truth_n in_o it_o 1._o however_o vain_a man_n swell_v high_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n and_o do_v carry_v so_o as_o if_o he_o have_v no_o equal_a or_o superior_a and_o lord_n over_o he_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o infinite_a distance_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n for_o say_v he_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n as_o i_o be_o but_o the_o great_a lord_n see_v eccl._n 6.10_o jer._n 49.19_o this_o distance_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o dreadful_a majesty_n and_o bless_a perfection_n we_o shall_v mind_v in_o all_o our_o way_n when_o we_o be_v presumptuous_a in_o sin_v psal_n 50.21_o when_o we_o approach_v to_o god_n eccl._n 5.1.2_o when_o we_o expect_v good_a thing_n from_o he_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n hos_n 11.8_o 9_o num._n 23.19_o etc._n etc._n 2._o when_o god_n be_v right_o take_v up_o in_o 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through_o that_o perspective_n of_o 〈◊〉_d therefore_o he_o add_v be_v under_o the_o rod_n and_o let_v not_o his_o fear_n terrify_v i_o god_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v terrible_a to_o they_o who_o he_o love_v dear_o and_o albeit_o it_o be_v the_o saint_n weakness_n â—ot_n to_o sâ—e_v love_n under_o that_o yet_o it_o iâ—_n a_o evidence_n of_o their_o tenderness_n that_o they_o be_v apprehensive_a of_o iâ—_n when_o afflict_v and_o can_v bear_v it_o woâ—â—t_v of_o any_o other_o ingredient_n in_o their_o cup._n 7._o integrity_n as_o it_o have_v sâ—â—ll_a to_o do_v with_o god_n as_o its_o judge_n and_o witness_n so_o it_o will_v not_o decline_v his_o judgement_n on_o a_o mercy-seat_n and_o look_v fâ—â—_n best_a quarter_n at_o his_o hand_n as_o know_v that_o he_o sâ—eth_v infirmity_n in_o his_o sincere_a servant_n to_o cover_v and_o â—mend_v they_o psal_n 139.23_o 24._o for_o on_o these_o term_n former_o mention_v then_o will_v i_o speak_v say_v he_o and_o 〈◊〉_d feaâ—_n he_o where_o though_o the_o height_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o this_o offer_n can_v be_v justify_v yet_o he_o seem_v â—o_o mean_v no_o other_o thing_n by_o this_o not_o fear_v but_o that_o he_o will_v speak_v without_o fear_n of_o perturbation_n not_o without_o fear_n of_o reverence_n 8._o whatever_o disadvantage_n integrity_n meet_v with_o yet_o it_o will_v never_o quit_v its_o claim_n for_o then_o will_v i_o speak_v say_v he_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o dispute_v though_o as_o mâ—â—â—ers_n stand_v he_o dare_v not_o so_o that_o they_o who_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n and_o want_v these_o disadvantage_n may_v be_v bold_a as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v subjoin_v in_o the_o end_n of_o five_o 35._o by_o way_n of_o regret_n but_o
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with_o prejudices_fw-la suspicion_n affection_n and_o self-love_n passion_n and_o malice_n interest_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o he_o bemist_n and_o darken_v what_o otherwise_o may_v be_v clear_a unto_o he_o these_o be_v infirmity_n which_o man_n and_o especial_o those_o who_o have_v power_n over_o other_o which_o be_v the_o case_n job_n reflect_v upon_o here_o shall_v be_v sensible_a of_o and_o mourn_v for_o 3._o man_n in_o his_o knowledge_n be_v subject_a to_o vicissitude_n his_o life_n be_v measure_v by_o day_n and_o year_n which_o be_v in_o a_o perpetual_a motion_n argue_v that_o man_n have_v not_o yet_o attain_v to_o a_o state_n of_o perfection_n in_o his_o knowledge_n nor_o in_o other_o thing_n upon_o this_o account_n as_o man_n ought_v and_o needs_o to_o be_v learning_n and_o grow_v in_o knowledge_n every_o day_n and_o year_n so_o he_o may_v be_v of_o one_o mind_n to_o day_n and_o of_o another_o to_o morrow_n a_o new_a day_n may_v discover_v the_o folly_n of_o his_o former_a 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administration_n of_o justice_n and_o best_a undertake_n hence_o also_o it_o flow_v that_o man_n through_o passion_n blind_a their_o judgement_n do_v put_v the_o most_o innocent_a to_o unjust_a suffering_n when_o they_o have_v power_n of_o which_o they_o must_v give_v a_o sad_a account_n hence_o also_o man_n be_v put_v to_o much_o toil_n in_o overturning_a their_o resolution_n which_o they_o have_v former_o so_o close_o follow_v when_o a_o new_a day_n discover_v the_o folly_n of_o they_o or_o their_o passion_n prejudices_fw-la and_o interest_n make_v they_o loathe_v they_o how_o right_a soever_o they_o have_v be_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o man_n short_a life_n make_v he_o violent_a in_o follow_v his_o passion_n and_o revenge_n as_o in_o follow_v his_o other_o idol_n he_o make_v this_o ill_a use_n of_o his_o short_a life_n that_o in_o stead_n of_o sobriety_n 1_o cor._n 7.29_o 30_o 31._o he_o be_v more_o violent_a isa_n 22.13_o second_o as_o all_o these_o be_v suppose_v of_o man_n 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to_o probability_n or_o consider_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o second_o cause_n but_o speak_v nothing_o of_o god_n alter_v the_o period_n of_o man_n life_n which_o be_v set_v by_o himself_o nor_o 2._o do_v this_o warrant_n man_n to_o neglect_v lawful_a mean_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v in_o order_n to_o his_o end_n as_o paul_n reason_n act._n 27.22_o 23_o 24._o with_o 31._o but_o it_o teach_v we_o 1._o to_o adore_v the_o universal_a providence_n of_o god_n which_o extend_v itself_o to_o all_o person_n and_o thing_n see_v matth._n 10.24_o 30._o our_o not_o observe_v of_o this_o in_o common_a thing_n make_v we_o so_o atheistical_a in_o great_a matter_n 2._o it_o teach_v we_o to_o submit_v to_o his_o will_n in_o all_o those_o turn_n and_o lot_n that_o befall_v we_o and_o in_o the_o use_n of_o all_o mean_n of_o life_n to_o submit_v to_o live_v long_o in_o trouble_n or_o short_a while_n in_o ease_n as_o he_o please_v 3._o it_o teach_v his_o people_n to_o rest_v confident_o on_o he_o who_o have_v time_n and_o season_n in_o his_o hand_n both_o of_o particular_a person_n psal_n 31.15_o and_o of_o nation_n also_o gen_n 15.13_o 14._o jer._n 29.10_o obs_n 3._o man_n life_n till_o he_o come_v to_o his_o appoint_a end_n be_v but_o like_o a_o hireling_n day_n for_o so_o be_v hold_v forth_o v._o 6._o that_o he_o must_v accomplish_v as_o a_o hireling_n his_o day_n not_o only_o be_v his_o life_n short_a like_o a_o day_n wherein_o the_o hireling_n be_v conduce_v to_o work_v but_o 1._o man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v his_o own_o nor_o at_o his_o own_o work_n but_o his_o master_n for_o so_o it_o be_v with_o the_o hireling_n and_o if_o man_n will_v not_o voluntary_o do_v duty_n and_o what_o be_v command_v he_o yet_o he_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o serve_v providence_n whether_o he_o will_v or_o not_o and_o his_o most_o irregular_a enterprise_n shall_v be_v make_v subservient_fw-fr to_o god_n holy_a purpose_n psal_n 76.10_o 2._o man_n be_v but_o a_o indigent_a empty_a creature_n 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this_o argument_n v._o 6._o have_v something_n in_o it_o very_o commendable_a and_o imitable_a as_o 1._o turn_v say_v he_o that_o be_v take_v away_o thy_o hand_n and_o displeasure_n evidence_v by_o these_o severe_a affliction_n which_o teach_v that_o it_o be_v only_a god_n who_o give_v a_o be_v or_o put_v a_o end_n to_o affliction_n as_o this_o desire_n suppose_v also_o that_o as_o god_n appear_v to_o the_o afflict_a to_o be_v angry_a when_o trouble_n be_v on_o so_o this_o affect_v a_o godly_a man_n most_o and_o the_o removal_n of_o this_o be_v more_o to_o he_o then_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o affliction_n for_o he_o desire_v the_o cross_n to_o be_v remove_v under_o that_o notion_n of_o god_n turn_v frâ—m_v he_o and_o cease_v to_o pursue_v he_o in_o anger_n 2._o turn_v say_v he_o from_o he_o in_o the_o three_o person_n with_o a_o eye_n to_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o all_o man_n life_n and_o toil_n v._o 5._o and_o to_o show_v that_o he_o will_v be_v content_a of_o the_o 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15._o thou_o shall_v call_v and_o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o thou_o will_v have_v a_o desire_n to_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n the_o four_o argument_n propound_v in_o these_o verse_n and_o amplify_v and_o enlarge_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n be_v take_v from_o the_o great_a perplexity_n and_o strange_a wish_n to_o which_o his_o trouble_n drive_v he_o in_o so_o much_o that_o though_o he_o see_v somewhat_o of_o a_o black_a cloud_n in_o death_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n yet_o here_o he_o will_v be_v content_a of_o something_o like_o it_o for_o a_o time_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o argument_n whereof_o the_o antecedent_n be_v express_v in_o
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will_v death_n make_v the_o thought_n and_o project_n of_o most_o man_n to_o perish_v psal_n 146.4_o but_o even_o sore_a affliction_n in_o this_o life_n will_v break_v over-turn_a and_o interrupt_v many_o of_o their_o sweet_a thought_n and_o purpose_n for_o say_v he_o my_o purpose_n be_v break_v off_o or_o pluck_v up_o even_o the_o possession_n of_o my_o heart_n not_o only_o can_v the_o lord_n make_v sore_a affliction_n batter_v down_o all_o man_n thought_n and_o expectation_n of_o good_a thing_n within_o time_n even_o after_o they_o have_v long_o stand_v out_o under_o some_o measure_n of_o trial_n and_o have_v have_v possession_n of_o heart_n and_o settle_a thought_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o mat_n 1.4_o and_o when_o affliction_n seem_v thus_o to_o over-turn_a our_o expectation_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o quit_v and_o yield_v they_o up_o to_o god_n as_o job_n in_o this_o discourse_n do_v apprehend_v he_o be_v to_o die_v but_o even_o saint_n be_v not_o to_o think_v it_o 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evidence_n of_o his_o very_a low_a condition_n when_o his_o trouble_n do_v drive_v he_o from_o all_o his_o sweet_a purpose_n and_o resolution_n for_o job_n propound_v it_o not_o only_o as_o matter_n of_o lamentation_n but_z as_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o low_a condition_n and_o that_o his_o day_n be_v pass_v that_o his_o purpose_n be_v break_v off_o etc._n etc._n as_o indeed_o however_o he_o mistake_v the_o matter_n of_o his_o death_n yet_o as_o it_o be_v no_o ordinary_a but_o very_o deadly_a trouble_n that_o can_v drive_v he_o a_o godly_a man_n off_o those_o principle_n and_o thought_n which_o be_v so_o delectable_a to_o he_o so_o it_o can_v not_o but_o waste_n and_o spend_v he_o much_o more_o that_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o verse_n 12._o they_o change_v the_o night_n into_o day_n the_o light_n be_v short_a because_o of_o darkness_n another_o evidence_n of_o his_o low_a and_o spend_v condition_n be_v take_v from_o his_o restless_a anxious_a thought_n and_o that_o in_o stead_n of_o his_o former_a sweet_a thought_n and_o purpose_n his_o present_a calamity_n and_o his_o anxious_a thought_n about_o they_o do_v so_o toss_v he_o that_o he_o get_v not_o the_o night_n rest_n but_o night_n be_v as_o day_n to_o he_o and_o his_o dark_a condition_n through_o trouble_n make_v the_o day_n seem_v short_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o whence_o learn_v 1._o anxious_a thought_n be_v very_o frequent_a in_o trouble_n and_o have_v a_o strange_a empire_n and_o command_n over_o the_o afflict_a for_o say_v he_o they_o that_o be_v my_o purpose_n and_o thought_n which_o before_o be_v sweet_a v._o 11._o be_v now_o so_o change_v that_o they_o change_v the_o night_n into_o day_n etc._n etc._n or_o so_o haunt_v i_o that_o they_o take_v up_o all_o my_o time_n by_o night_n and_o by_o
intercessor_n isa_n 59.16_o and_o the_o practice_n of_o uriah_n 2._o sam._n 11.11_o will_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o who_o turn_v idle_a spectator_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o brethren_n or_o of_o the_o church_n and_o country_n where_o they_o live_v see_v amos_n 6.4_o 5_o 6._o 3._o as_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o godly_a man_n to_o be_v thus_o public_a mind_v so_o they_o prove_v by_o their_o intercession_n great_a blessing_n to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o live_v for_o he_o shall_v deliver_v the_o island_n of_o the_o innocent_a he_o as_o a_o instrument_n or_o god_n upon_o his_o intercession_n shall_v do_v this_o thus_o do_v moses_n prove_v a_o blessing_n exod_a 32.10.14_o psal_n 106.23_o elijah_n 2._o king_n 2.12_o elisha_n 2._o king_n 13.14_o paul_n act_v 27.23_o 24._o and_o many_o other_o so_o that_o godly_a man_n in_o some_o respect_n be_v the_o very_a pillar_n of_o the_o world_n 4._o godly_a man_n by_o their_o intercession_n may_v be_v great_a blessing_n in_o hold_v off_o temporal_a judgement_n even_o from_o a_o wicked_a people_n for_o he_o shall_v deliver_v he_o that_o be_v not_o innocent_a as_o the_o word_n will_v also_o read_v as_o well_o as_o the_o humble_a person_n see_v gen._n 18.32_o jer._n 5.1_o hence_o they_o be_v well_o employ_v who_o be_v exercise_v this_o way_n as_o aaron_z stand_v between_o the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a till_o the_o plague_n be_v stay_v and_o who_o weep_v between_o the_o porch_n and_o the_o altar_n joel_n 2.17_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o a_o sinful_a frame_n of_o a_o people_n when_o such_o be_v want_v isa_n 59.16_o ezek._n 22.30_o and_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o a_o people_n be_v in_o a_o desperate_a condition_n when_o intercessor_n be_v either_o put_v from_o pray_v jer._n 14.11_o or_o their_o intercession_n be_v not_o regard_v jer._n 15.1_o ezek._n 14.14_o only_o we_o must_v leave_v a_o latitude_n to_o he_o who_o can_v come_v over_o the_o want_n of_o intercessor_n isa_n 59.16_o &_o 63.5_o 5._o those_o who_o by_o their_o intercession_n will_v be_v instrumental_a for_o the_o good_a of_o other_o ought_v to_o be_v pure_a and_o innocent_a in_o their_o practice_n and_o not_o in_o show_n and_o pretence_n only_o as_o saul_n be_v 1._o sam._n 15.13_o 14._o for_o it_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o pureness_n of_o thy_o hand_n or_o upon_o thy_o intercession_n who_o study_v that_o purity_n which_o be_v require_v in_o supplicant_n 1_o tim._n 2.8_o james_n 4.8_o chap._n xxiii_o in_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a chapter_n we_o have_v job_n reply_v to_o eliphaz_n his_o discourse_n in_o this_o chapter_n he_o defend_v himself_o and_o his_o integrity_n which_o eliphaz_n have_v assault_v and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n he_o refute_v that_o common_a argument_n take_v from_o the_o experience_n they_o have_v observe_v of_o the_o calamity_n of_o wicked_a man_n whereby_o eliphaz_n and_o the_o rest_n endeavour_n to_o prove_v he_o wicked_a in_o this_o chapter_n his_o scope_n in_o general_a be_v to_o regrate_a and_o check_v they_o for_o their_o carriage_n towards_o he_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o his_o desire_n to_o quit_v they_o and_o betake_v himself_o to_o god_n and_o from_o his_o point_v out_o of_o his_o own_o misery_n who_o they_o do_v so_o hot_o pursue_v and_o in_o particular_a his_o scope_n be_v to_o vindicate_v his_o own_o integrity_n and_o to_o justify_v his_o own_o complaint_n who_o be_v so_o severe_o afflict_v every_o way_n be_v a_o godly_a man_n and_o in_o this_o discourse_n though_o there_o be_v many_o evidence_n of_o his_o sincerity_n and_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o he_o and_o many_o complaint_n of_o a_o sensible_a and_o tender_a man_n yet_o his_o weakness_n and_o passion_n do_v much_o transport_v he_o and_o we_o will_v find_v here_o many_o thing_n for_o which_o he_o be_v afterward_o reprehend_v i_o shall_v take_v up_o the_o whole_a purpose_n in_o a_o complaint_n which_o be_v job_n own_o strain_n and_o will_v take_v in_o all_o the_o particular_n of_o 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that_o however_o they_o censure_v his_o complaint_n and_o judge_v they_o to_o be_v rebellion_n as_o some_o read_v the_o word_n be_v my_o complaint_n rebellion_n yet_o he_o have_v sad_a and_o bitter_a cause_n of_o complain_v continue_v and_o augment_v to_o that_o day_n and_o however_o they_o quarrel_v his_o complaint_n as_o excessive_a and_o immoderate_a yet_o he_o feel_v more_o grief_n than_o can_v be_v express_v by_o any_o complaint_n or_o groan_n by_o all_o which_o he_o not_o only_a point_n out_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o trouble_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n but_o insinuate_v also_o that_o his_o friend_n by_o their_o discourse_n have_v add_v to_o it_o and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o attain_v to_o that_o peace_n which_o eliphaz_n have_v commend_v chap_n 22.21_o so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v so_o sharp_o afflict_v by_o god_n and_o they_o prove_v so_o miserable_a comforter_n doct._n 1._o as_o sincerity_n and_o integrity_n will_v enable_v man_n to_o endure_v many_o assault_n so_o man_n 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this_o order_n first_o he_o propound_v his_o case_n more_o general_o how_o he_o be_v oppress_v and_o violent_v v._o 12._o wherein_o we_o have_v to_o consider_v 1._o the_o actor_n in_o this_o trouble_n the_o youth_n or_o young_a blossom_n as_o the_o word_n purport_v these_o be_v either_o some_o of_o those_o of_o who_o he_o have_v be_v speak_v v._o 1._o etc._n etc._n or_o some_o other_o who_o be_v yet_o young_a than_o they_o who_o be_v wont_a to_o hide_v themselves_o from_o he_o before_o chap._n 29.7_o 8._o 2._o the_o insolence_n of_o their_o attempt_n they_o rise_v up_o in_o violence_n and_o rebellion_n upon_o the_o right_a hand_n which_o not_o only_o import_v that_o they_o think_v themselves_o better_a than_o he_o for_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v the_o more_o honourable_a place_n than_o the_o left_a unless_o it_o be_v when_o the_o person_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n be_v set_v upon_o a_o throne_n of_o majejesty_n for_o in_o that_o case_n to_o be_v upon_o the_o right_n import_v only_o that_o one_o be_v next_o in_o dignity_n to_o he_o who_o be_v on_o the_o throne_n as_o 1_o king_n 2.19_o psal_n 110.1_o but_o that_o now_o they_o be_v able_a to_o assault_v he_o in_o his_o great_a strength_n which_o usual_o be_v in_o man_n right_a hand_n and_o to_o prevail_v against_o he_o his_o power_n be_v now_o exhaust_v thus_o satan_n be_v say_v to_o stand_v at_o joshuah_n right_a hand_n zech._n 3.1_o when_o he_o have_v fair_a advantage_n to_o accuse_v and_o prevail_v against_o he_o if_o the_o lord_n the_o intercessor_n have_v not_o interpose_v 3._o a_o general_a account_n of_o their_o attempt_n against_o he_o in_o two_o expression_n one_o be_v they_o pash_v away_o my_o foot_n which_o may_v be_v understand_v literal_o that_o when_o he_o go_v at_o any_o time_n abroad_o to_o take_v the_o air_n they_o lay_v block_n in_o his_o way_n in_o contempt_n and_o malice_n to_o make_v he_o stumble_v and_o fall_v but_o it_o be_v rather_o speak_v metaphorical_o as_o this_o part_n of_o the_o discourse_n be_v full_a of_o figurative_a expression_n that_o any_o mean_n of_o stand_v and_o subsistence_n he_o have_v yet_o remain_v they_o trip_v and_o turn_v he_o out_o of_o it_o and_o when_o he_o will_v have_v seek_v redress_n they_o supplant_v he_o that_o he_o can_v not_o proceed_v the_o other_o expression_n be_v they_o raise_v up_o against_o i_o the_o way_n of_o their_o destruction_n which_o be_v a_o metaphor_n take_v from_o a_o siege_n of_o which_o see_n chap._n 19.12_o lam_n 3.5_o wherein_o soldier_n besiege_v a_o place_n do_v draw_v line_n and_o build_v fort_n to_o hem_v in_o and_o annoy_v the_o besiege_a and_o when_o they_o be_v about_o to_o make_v a_o assault_n they_o do_v fill_v up_o the_o ditch_n that_o they_o may_v make_v a_o easy_a way_n whereby_o to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o breach_n to_o make_v havoc_n of_o the_o besiege_a and_o plunder_v their_o wealth_n so_o they_o as_o the_o metaphor_n be_v insist_v upon_o v._o 14._o do_v omit_v no_o skill_n nor_o activity_n in_o 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leave_v with_o he_o but_o by_o their_o perverse_a judgement_n false_a accusation_n and_o bitter_a reproach_n of_o he_o whereof_o they_o make_v use_v as_o a_o pretence_n to_o palliate_v their_o violence_n 2._o the_o facility_n which_o be_v in_o bring_v these_o effect_n upon_o he_o which_o make_v they_o successful_a in_o their_o undertake_n which_o he_o subjoins_a in_o these_o word_n that_o in_o do_v all_o this_o to_o he_o they_o have_v no_o helper_n this_o import_v that_o though_o they_o have_v no_o person_n of_o respect_n to_o countenance_n and_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o their_o violence_n yet_o these_o youth_n be_v eager_a enough_o and_o able_a enough_o of_o themselves_o to_o undertake_v and_o effectuate_v it_o 3._o he_o subjoin_v a_o more_o particular_a account_n of_o their_o proceed_n against_o he_o which_o produce_v these_o sad_a effect_n v._o 14._o where_o he_o prosecute_v the_o former_a metaphor_n of_o a_o siege_n v._o 12._o and_o as_o our_o translation_n have_v it_o though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o express_v in_o the_o original_a which_o have_v only_o they_o come_v as_o a_o wide_a breach_n or_o at_o a_o wide_a breach_n illustrate_v it_o by_o a_o new_a metaphor_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o a_o flood_n break_v in_o at_o a_o breach_n and_o overflow_a all_o the_o country_n show_v that_o as_o when_o besieger_n have_v level_v the_o way_n for_o their_o assault_n and_o make_v a_o breach_n whereby_o to_o enter_v they_o do_v enter_v in_o at_o the_o breach_n in_o great_a number_n even_o like_o a_o flood_n of_o water_n and_o do_v overwhelm_v the_o defender_n as_o if_o they_o tumble_v and_o roll_v themselves_o upon_o they_o and_o do_v plunder_v all_o their_o good_n so_o these_o oppressor_n have_v now_o access_n to_o deal_v with_o job_n by_o reason_n that_o god_n have_v make_v a_o breach_n upon_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o desolation_n or_o a_o desolate_a condition_n they_o break_v in_o upon_o he_o and_o overwhelm_v he_o in_o this_o day_n of_o his_o calamity_n and_o seek_v all_o occasion_n against_o he_o as_o the_o word_n roll_a be_v translate_v gen._n 43.18_o to_o render_v he_o odious_a and_o suspect_v of_o injustice_n that_o they_o may_v spoil_v he_o of_o what_o he_o have_v the_o meaning_n of_o all_o which_o be_v that_o they_o violent_o invade_v his_o possession_n which_o be_v leave_v by_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o sabean_o or_o not_o take_v away_o by_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o spoil_v he_o of_o all_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o seek_v reparation_n of_o former_a injury_n they_o who_o either_o be_v poor_a or_o allege_v that_o he_o have_v wrong_v they_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o office_n do_v all_o come_v upon_o he_o and_o assault_v he_o take_v what_o be_v in_o his_o house_n divide_v and_o possess_v his_o land_n and_o make_v profit_n of_o his_o loss_n from_o v._o 12._o learn_v 1._o when_o the_o lord_n let_v we_o loose_v one_o trial_n upon_o his_o people_n they_o may_v look_v for_o other_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o it_o for_o here_o he_o 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up_o against_o he_o as_o a_o prank_n that_o will_v be_v commit_v by_o none_o but_o those_o who_o be_v young_a either_o in_o year_n or_o in_o their_o disposition_n and_o humour_n 4._o when_o god_n expose_v a_o man_n to_o trouble_v very_o weak_a instrument_n will_v be_v able_a to_o prevail_v against_o he_o for_o even_o the_o youth_n rise_v upon_o the_o right_a hand_n 5._o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o trial_n to_o a_o great_a spirit_n to_o be_v tread_v upon_o by_o his_o inferior_n as_o here_o it_o be_v to_o job_n that_o the_o youth_n shall_v rise_v upon_o the_o right_a hand_n as_o better_a than_o he_o and_o able_a to_o prevail_v against_o he_o 6._o insolency_n and_o cruelty_n will_v pursue_v man_n even_o when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o low_a condition_n with_o new_a indignity_n and_o trouble_n for_o to_o push_v away_o his_o foot_n now_o when_o he_o be_v afflict_v be_v a_o great_a indignity_n and_o a_o evidence_n of_o their_o insolency_n and_o cruelty_n whatever_o way_n we_o understand_v it_o 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great_a cruelty_n to_o help_v forward_o and_o add_v unto_o the_o calamity_n of_o godly_a man_n in_o affliction_n for_o he_o complain_v that_o they_o set_v forward_o his_o calamity_n it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n to_o add_v to_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o afflict_a be_v it_o but_o by_o a_o insolent_a and_o untend_a look_n ps_n 22.17_o obad._n v._n 12._o or_o a_o insolent_a word_n ps_n 69.26_o but_o much_o more_o to_o add_v thereto_o by_o cruel_a deed_n be_v 47.6_o zech._n 1.15_o god_n will_v reckon_v with_o such_o not_o only_o for_o what_o they_o actual_o inflict_v themselves_o but_o for_o all_o the_o wound_n which_o they_o cause_v bleed_v afresh_o by_o their_o superadd_v cruelty_n and_o it_o be_v the_o usual_a lot_n of_o god_n people_n to_o be_v exercise_v with_o such_o cruelty_n it_o may_v invite_v they_o who_o find_v any_o sympathizer_n in_o their_o trouble_n to_o esteem_v of_o it_o as_o a_o singular_a mercy_n 6._o when_o god_n hide_v himself_o and_o leave_v godly_a man_n to_o be_v 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king_n 13._o uzziah_n smite_v with_o leprosy_n 2_o chr._n 26._o all_o of_o they_o in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o their_o sin_n if_o i_o say_v they_o will_v look_v upon_o these_o as_o beacon_n warn_v all_o what_o they_o deserve_v and_o for_o aught_o they_o know_v what_o they_o may_v meet_v with_o they_o may_v see_v cause_n to_o look_v better_o to_o their_o way_n verse_n 17._o or_o have_v eat_v my_o morsel_n myself_o alone_o and_o the_o fatherless_a have_v not_o eat_v thereof_o 18._o for_o from_o my_o youth_n he_o be_v bring_v up_o with_o i_o as_o with_o a_o father_n and_o i_o have_v guide_v she_o from_o my_o mother_n womb_n 19_o if_o i_o have_v see_v any_o perish_a for_o want_v of_o clothing_n or_o any_o poor_a without_o cover_v 20._o if_o his_o loin_n have_v not_o bless_v i_o and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o warm_v with_o the_o fleece_n of_o my_o sheep_n the_o next_o branch_n of_o this_o profession_n of_o humanity_n confirm_v also_o by_o a_o tacire_fw-la asseveration_n be_v that_o he_o be_v a_o liberal_a communicator_n of_o his_o own_o substance_n to_o the_o indigent_a both_o in_o food_n and_o apparel_n as_o for_o his_o meat_n he_o profess_v not_o only_o that_o he_o do_v not_o eat_v it_o alone_o but_o orphan_n share_v with_o he_o in_o it_o v._o 17._o but_o that_o he_o have_v be_v habituate_v from_o his_o youth_n to_o tenderness_n and_o fatherly_a care_n of_o orphan_n boy_n and_o have_v also_o be_v a_o guide_n conductor_n and_o patron_n to_o orphan_n maid_n who_o weak_a sex_n expose_v they_o to_o many_o hazard_n even_o from_o his_o infancy_n v._o 18._o where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o job_n speak_v of_o person_n of_o both_o sex_n of_o who_o he_o have_v be_v tender_a and_o careful_a he_o be_v bring_v up_o and_o i_o guide_v she_o which_o some_o understand_v thus_o that_o by_o the_o first_o be_v mean_v the_o fatherless_a speak_v of_o v._o 17._o and_o by_o the_o second_o the_o widow_n of_o who_o he_o have_v speak_v v._o 16._o and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o job_n be_v liberal_a to_o all_o those_o and_o many_o other_o in_o distress_n but_o the_o word_n run_v more_o smooth_o if_o we_o understand_v they_o of_o fatherless_a boy_n and_o girl_n who_o be_v poor_a and_o that_o have_v speak_v in_o general_a of_o the_o fatherless_a v._o 17._o here_o he_o point_v out_o more_o particular_o his_o tenderness_n to_o every_o sort_n and_o sex_n of_o they_o it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v consider_v that_o while_o he_o profess_v he_o be_v thus_o tender_a not_o only_o from_o his_o youth_n but_o from_o his_o mother_n womb_n the_o meaning_n of_o that_o hyperbolic_a expression_n be_v only_o this_o that_o as_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n begin_v early_o to_o work_v in_o he_o and_o which_o probable_o be_v a_o mean_a of_o that_o his_o parent_n begin_v soon_o to_o instruct_v he_o in_o the_o principle_n of_o piety_n compassion_n and_o charity_n so_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o tenderness_n appear_v very_o early_o as_o if_o it_o have_v come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o be_v bear_v with_o he_o as_o for_o his_o humanity_n and_o liberality_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o clothing_n he_o profess_v that_o he_o give_v apparel_n to_o the_o naked_a and_o poor_a who_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v through_o want_n v._o 19_o so_o that_o they_o have_v cause_n to_o bless_v he_o be_v warm_v by_o the_o apparel_n that_o be_v make_v of_o the_o fleece_n of_o his_o sheep_n v._o 20._o it_o be_v say_v the_o loin_n of_o the_o poor_a bless_a he_o where_o the_o loin_n be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a body_n that_o be_v clothe_v possible_o because_o their_o garment_n be_v gird_v upon_o their_o loin_n and_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o poor_a man_n be_v excite_v to_o bless_v he_o when_o he_o find_v his_o loin_n or_o body_n warm_v with_o the_o apparel_n he_o have_v give_v he_o or_o whatever_o the_o poor_a man_n do_v the_o very_a cover_n of_o his_o loin_n and_o body_n speak_v job_n to_o be_v a_o bless_a man_n who_o have_v do_v that_o act_n of_o compassion_n from_o verse_n 17._o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o man_n be_v liberal_a of_o their_o power_n credit_n and_o authority_n to_o do_v good_a thereby_o unto_o other_o unless_o they_o expend_v of_o their_o wealth_n and_o meat_n also_o as_o need_n require_v without_o which_o neither_o profession_n of_o love_n jam._n 2.15_o 16._o nor_o of_o piety_n isa_n 58.5_o 6_o 7._o will_v avail_v therefore_o beside_o what_o be_v profess_v v._o 16._o job_n add_v this_o that_o he_o have_v not_o eat_v his_o morsel_n alone_o 2._o as_o it_o be_v the_o commendation_n of_o great_a man_n if_o they_o be_v sober_a in_o their_o diet_n so_o albeit_o man_n have_v never_o so_o little_a they_o be_v bind_v to_o communicate_v of_o it_o to_o other_o as_o their_o need_n require_v in_o both_o these_o respect_n he_o call_v his_o allowance_n his_o morsel_n because_o he_o be_v sober_a in_o his_o diet_n and_o because_o he_o be_v charitable_a not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v a_o great_a and_o rich_a man_n who_o may_v well_o spare_v somewhat_o to_o other_o but_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o have_v give_v a_o share_n even_o of_o a_o little_a nature_n need_v but_o little_a to_o maintain_v it_o and_o charitable_a man_n will_v straiten_v themselves_o much_o that_o they_o may_v be_v beneficial_a to_o other_o and_o if_o man_n will_v indeed_o be_v sober_a their_o very_a supersluity_n may_v relieve_v many_o who_o be_v in_o distress_n 3._o as_o hospitality_n be_v a_o command_v duty_n rom._n 12.13_o and_o aught_o to_o be_v perform_v to_o these_o who_o be_v real_o indigent_a not_o to_o the_o rich_a only_o who_o be_v able_a to_o requite_v we_o luâ—e_v 14.12_o 13_o 14._o far_a less_o to_o sturdy_a vagrant_n
first_o hâ—_n declare_v that_o god_n by_o water_v the_o earth_n weari_v the_o thick_a cloud_n v._o 11._o speak_v of_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v weary_v by_o its_o be_v hurl_v hither_o &_o tâ—iâ—her_o to_o serve_v the_o earth_n in_o diverse_a place_n and_o weary_v by_o iâ—s_n spend_v itself_o in_o that_o service_n this_o be_v further_a amplify_v from_o his_o scatter_n of_o his_o bright_a cloud_n or_o the_o cloud_n of_o his_o light_n v._o â—_o 11._o where_o whatever_o light_n shine_v from_o or_o through_o the_o cloud_n it_o be_v all_o his_o as_o he_o make_v the_o light_n before_o he_o make_v the_o sun_n that_o he_o may_v show_v we_o that_o we_o have_v the_o light_n thereof_o from_o he_o and_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o amplification_n be_v that_o he_o waste_v and_o so_o scatter_v that_o cloud_n which_o be_v full_a of_o lightning_n accompany_v the_o rain_n by_o pour_v it_o out_o upon_o the_o earth_n or_o that_o when_o he_o scatter_v bright_a cloud_n without_o rain_n and_o they_o evanish_v yet_o he_o have_v thick_a cloud_n from_o whence_o to_o give_v rain_n as_o we_o shall_v indeed_o be_v help_v to_o see_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n by_o many_o disappointment_n that_o we_o meet_v with_o it_o will_v be_v see_v a_o mercy_n that_o god_n have_v cloud_n whence_o to_o give_v rain_n after_o that_o many_o cloud_n have_v be_v scatter_v and_o produce_v none_o but_o that_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o most_o simple_a interpretation_n be_v that_o he_o scatter_v the_o cloud_n of_o his_o light_n or_o the_o cloud_n which_o cover_v the_o light_n as_o chap._n 36.32_o by_o pour_v it_o out_o in_o rain_n second_o he_o declare_v that_o the_o cloud_n be_v subject_a unto_o god_n so_o that_o he_o may_v send_v they_o to_o pour_v out_o rain_v where_o he_o will_v and_o for_o what_o end_n he_o will_v v._o 12._o three_o he_o specifi_v the_o commission_n give_v to_o the_o rain_n or_o the_o end_n for_o which_o he_o send_v it_o v._o 13._o which_o be_v 1._o for_o correction_n or_o a_o 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