sufâ—â—â—â—ngs_n they_o tax_v he_o for_o a_o hypocrite_n 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o assert_v that_o evil_a â—â—n_fw-la suffer_v evil_a thing_n and_o withal_o â—â—â—erved_v job_n impatience_n under_o his_o â—â—â—ferings_n therefore_o say_v bildad_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d earth_n be_v forsake_v for_o thou_o 18.4_o mercer_n ad_fw-la job_n 18.4_o that_o 〈◊〉_d think_v thou_o that_o god_n will_v change_v 〈◊〉_d course_n and_o method_n in_o govern_v â—â—e_v world_n shall_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d bring_v to_o thou_o for_o thy_o direction_n â—â—ou_fw-mi may_v as_o well_o hope_v that_o the_o â—â—arth_n shall_v be_v forsake_v and_o the_o rock_n 〈◊〉_d move_v out_o of_o his_o place_n when_o thou_o â—â—est_v god_n change_v the_o course_n of_o his_o providence_n then_o may_v thou_o expect_v 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o before_o he_o that_o murmuâ—eth_v will_v teach_v god_n knowledge_n 6._o murmur_a control_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n as_o if_o god_n way_n be_v â—ery_o unequal_a qui_fw-la in_o poenis_fw-la 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lament_v his_o ill_a success_n to_o his_o friend_n 9_o 〈◊〉_d in_o lib._n 〈…〉_o 9_o he_o answer_v he_o thus_o putabas_fw-la te_fw-la sapientiâ—rem_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la ostendit_fw-la tibi_fw-la fatuitaâ—em_fw-la tuam_fw-la thou_o think_v thyself_o wiâ—er_o then_o god_n and_o he_o have_v show_v thou_o â—hy_a folly_n ordinary_o man_n extol_v the_o cheapness_n of_o former_a time_n their_o great_a hospitality_n their_o kind_a neiâ—bourhood_n their_o honest_a deal_n their_o skilful_a workmanship_n their_o liâ—â—rall_a almsdeed_n their_o devout_a piâ—â—_n their_o deep_a wisdom_n 7._o cotton_n exposit_n in_o eccles_n 7._o their_o valiant_a 〈◊〉_d the_o papist_n think_v it_o be_v a_o betâ—â—â—_n world_n under_o their_o religion_n then_o oâ—â—_n heathen_n think_v the_o empire_n flourish_v more_o under_o the_o worship_n of_o jâ—piter_n then_o under_o christian_a religion_n multitude_n of_o people_n now_o adays_o aâ—â—_n apt_a to_o say_v such_o time_n and_o such_o dayâ—â—_n be_v better_a 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have_v make_v crooked_a say_v the_o wise_a â—an_v eccles_n 713_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n â—â—erefore_o to_o quarrel_v at_o god_n providence_n isai_n 8.21_o or_o to_o imagine_v we_o â—â—n_fw-la redress_v any_o evil_n by_o our_o own_o wisdom_n no_o it_o be_v god_n alone_o who_o can_v â—ake_v straight_o that_o which_o be_v crooked_a â—oth_o in_o the_o heart_n estate_n and_o way_n â—f_a man_n who_o then_o shall_v say_v unto_o the_o lord_n what_o do_v thou_o 3._o by_o murmur_a man_n lose_v the_o comfort_n and_o sweetness_n of_o all_o their_o enjoyment_n all_o that_o they_o have_v do_v â—hem_n no_o good_a at_o all_o they_o be_v so_o discontent_v for_o some_o one_o thing_n that_o they_o want_v ahab_n prize_v not_o a_o kingdom_n while_o he_o want_v naboth_n poor_a vineyard_n and_o haman_n that_o under_o king_n ahasuerus_n govern_v 127_o province_n too_o no_o content_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o richeâ—_n nor_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o childreâ—_n nor_o in_o all_o the_o thing_n 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your_o master_n with_o publican_n and_o sinner_n mat._n 9.11_o and_o after_o the_o conversion_n of_o zacheus_n when_o christ_n go_v but_o to_o his_o house_n they_o not_o only_o murmur_v secret_o but_o speak_v it_o open_o that_o he_o be_v go_v in_o to_o eat_v with_o a_o sinful_a man_n luk._n 19.7_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o evil_a nature_n to_o repine_v at_o some_o for_o do_v and_o at_o other_o for_o receive_v good_a the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n murmur_v at_o christ_n for_o receive_v penitent_a sinner_n to_o himself_o and_o at_o they_o for_o be_v receive_v by_o he_o luk._n 15.2_o they_o murmur_v that_o the_o physician_n be_v come_v to_o visit_v the_o sick_a that_o the_o chirurgeon_n shall_v heal_v the_o plague_n that_o the_o shepherd_n shall_v bring_v back_o the_o affright_a stray_a lamb_n to_o his_o dear_a esteem_a flock_n and_o fold_v and_o that_o the_o heavenly_a schoolmaster_n shall_v come_v to_o instruct_v earthly_a ignorant_a scholar_n 4._o when_o we_o speak_v not_o 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also_o consider_v the_o story_n of_o job_n think_v the_o devil_n labour_v to_o bring_v he_o to_o 〈◊〉_d yet_o he_o do_v not_o charge_n god_n foolish_o whereby_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o those_o who_o dâ—_n murmur_v against_o god_n deal_n dâ—_n charge_n god_n with_o folly_n when_o job_n diâ—_n show_v some_o impatience_n through_o hâ—â—_n temptation_n bildad_o say_v thus_o untâ—_n he_o he_o tear_v himself_o in_o his_o anger_n shall_v the_o earth_n be_v forsake_v for_o thou_o anâ—_n shall_v the_o rock_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o hiâ—_n place_n job_n 18.4_o the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n between_o job_n and_o his_o â—â—â—ds_n be_v about_o god_n providence_n 〈◊〉_d the_o dispensation_n of_o justice_n his_o â—â—â—ds_n say_v that_o good_a man_n be_v blessed_v 〈◊〉_d man_n punish_v by_o god_n hence_o â—â—â—ause_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o job_n
their_o heart_n this_o be_v god_n end_n in_o it_o deut._n 8.2_o hereby_o also_o he_o try_v whether_o they_o will_v keep_v his_o commandment_n or_o no_o but_o this_o be_v not_o consider_v by_o they_o every_o turn_n they_o murmur_v against_o he_o and_o say_v be_v the_o lord_n among_o we_o god_n see_v their_o pridâ—_n therefore_o say_v he_o ver_fw-la 3._o he_o humble_v thou_o and_o suffer_v thou_o to_o hunger_n and_o feed_v thou_o with_o manna_n which_o thou_o know_v not_o neither_o do_v thy_o father_n know_v that_o he_o may_v make_v thou_o to_o know_v that_o man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n only_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n keep_v they_o 40_o year_n in_o the_o desert_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o sore_a strait_n to_o humble_v they_o else_o they_o will_v have_v be_v apt_a to_o have_v say_v that_o their_o righteousness_n have_v procure_v such_o and_o such_o thing_n for_o they_o but_o ver_fw-la 16._o god_n do_v exercise_v 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