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plea_n for_o god_n in_o what_o they_o speak_v to_o and_o against_o job_n yet_o because_o they_o in_o many_o thing_n grieve_v and_o in_o some_o thing_n wrong_v his_o servant_n job_n therefore_o say_v god_n you_o have_v not_o speak_v of_o i_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a the_o lord_n will_v say_v in_o the_o great_a day_n to_o the_o wicked_a about_o their_o neglect_n of_o duty_n to_o his_o faithful_a one_o in-as-much_a as_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o these_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o i_o mat._n 25.45_o in-as-much_a as_o you_o have_v not_o feed_v and_o clothe_v these_o you_o have_v not_o feed_v nor_o clothe_v i_o now_o as_o the_o lord_n take_v all_o the_o
ascend_v into_o the_o hill_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o answer_v it_o vers_n 4_o 5._o he_o that_o have_v clean_a hand_n and_o a_o pure_a heart_n who_o have_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o soul_n to_o vanity_n nor_o swear_v deceitful_o he_o shall_v receive_v the_o blessing_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o righteousness_n that_o be_v a_o righteous_a reward_n or_o a_o reward_n according_a to_o righteousness_n from_o the_o god_n of_o his_o salvation_n solomon_n assert_v the_o present_a performance_n of_o what_o be_v only_o promise_v in_o this_o psalm_n he_o say_v not_o the_o just_a shall_v receive_v the_o blessing_n but_o they_o have_v actual_o receive_v it_o prov._n 10.6_o blessing_n be_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o just_a by_o the_o just_a man_n we_o may_v understand_v first_o him_z that_o be_v in_o a_o justify_v state_n or_o he_o that_o be_v just_a by_o faith_n second_o he_o that_o walk_v in_o a_o just_a way_n or_o that_o do_v just_o and_o they_o who_o be_v indeed_o justify_v be_v 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12.17_o he_o find_v no_o place_n for_o repentance_n though_o he_o seek_v it_o careful_o with_o tear_n that_o be_v he_o can_v not_o make_v isaac_n repent_v of_o blessing_n jacob_n though_o through_o a_o mistake_n yet_o according_a to_o god_n appointment_n he_o can_v not_o prevail_v with_o he_o no_o not_o by_o tear_n to_o take_v off_o the_o blessing_n from_o his_o brother_n jacob_n and_o place_n it_o upon_o himself_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o blessing_n remain_v with_o jacob_n be_v because_o he_o be_v love_v of_o god_n the_o blessing_n must_v go_v where_o the_o love_n go_v the_o love_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v and_o shall_v be_v bless_v and_o they_o who_o be_v bless_v have_v all_o good_a with_o a_o blessing_n read_v gen._n 24.35_o gen._n 26.13_o gen._n 28.3_o 2_o sam._n 6.11_o psal_n 107.38_o yea_o as_o god_n give_v all_o good_a with_o a_o blessing_n so_o he_o give_v himself_o who_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a best_a of_o all_o and_o bless_v for_o evermore_o to_o those_o who_o he_o 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or_o effectual_o pour_v out_o a_o blessing_n upon_o job_n the_o word_n bless_v the_o lord_n bless_v have_v two_o thing_n in_o it_o first_o it_o impli_v plenty_n and_o abundance_n a_o copious_a and_o a_o large_a provision_n of_o good_a thing_n for_o as_o the_o word_n abundare_fw-la in_o latin_a and_o to_o abound_v in_o english_a berecah_n sicut_fw-la abundare_fw-la ab_fw-la undis_fw-la latinè_n dicunt_fw-la ita_fw-la videri_fw-la possunt_fw-la hebraei_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la affluentiam_fw-la denominare_fw-la à _fw-la fonte_fw-la aut_fw-la piscina_fw-la quam_fw-la appellant_n berecah_n come_v say_v grammarian_n ab_fw-la unda_fw-la from_o water_n because_o water_n abound_v and_o flow_v so_o this_o hebrew_n word_n beracah_n which_o signify_v a_o blessing_n come_v from_o or_o at_o least_o be_v near_o in_o sound_a to_o the_o word_n berecah_n which_o signify_v a_o fishpond_n where_o there_o be_v a_o great_a confluence_n of_o water_n and_o a_o great_a multiplication_n of_o 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