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but_o to_o speak_v such_o or_o such_o word_n may_v be_v very_o sinful_a and_o therefore_o we_o and_o other_o for_o explication_n sake_n coc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feminine_a vel_fw-la ut_fw-la animum_fw-la muliebri_fw-la impotentia_fw-la labo_fw-la antem_fw-la fodicet_fw-la aut_fw-la forma_fw-la chaldaica_n pungit_fw-la etiam_fw-la voce_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d logos_fw-la nugas_fw-la verba_fw-la coc._n make_v this_o supplement_n such_o word_n but_o what_o word_n be_v they_o eliphaz_n do_v not_o quote_v any_o passage_n in_o his_o speech_n but_o leave_v they_o as_o we_o and_o other_o translate_v under_o a_o term_n of_o general_a distaste_n such_o word_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o name_n or_o as_o if_o no_o epithet_n can_v be_v find_v worthless_a enough_o to_o name_v they_o by_o for_o as_o when_o ezra_n will_v describe_v a_o deliverance_n in_o the_o realilty_a of_o it_o beyond_o word_n he_o do_v not_o tell_v we_o what_o it_o be_v but_o say_v only_o 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revolt_n from_o he_o will_v not_o fear_v to_o run_v upon_o his_o neck_n even_o upon_o the_o thick_a boss_n of_o his_o buckler_n thus_o eliphaz_n have_v give_v we_o a_o account_n why_o the_o lord_n afflict_v a_o wicked_a man_n all_o his_o day_n he_o fight_v against_o god_n all_o his_o day_n we_o have_v a_o reason_n of_o this_o reason_n in_o the_o next_o word_n why_o it_o be_v that_o this_o wicked_a man_n be_v such_o a_o valiant_a champion_n against_o god_n why_o he_o commit_v wickedness_n with_o so_o much_o greediness_n it_o be_v because_o he_o cover_v his_o face_n with_o his_o fatness_n etc._n etc._n the_o fat_a and_o full_a he_o grow_v in_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o more_o hungry_a and_o sharp_a set_v he_o be_v to_o fulfil_v they_o full-feeding_a in_o sin_n do_v not_o satisfy_v but_o increase_v a_o sinful_a appetite_n job_n chap._n 15._o verse_n 27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o because_o he_o cover_v his_o face_n with_o his_o fatness_n and_o make_v collop_n of_o fat_a on_o 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hence_o observe_v that_o a_o evil_a heart_n turn_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n into_o rebellion_n against_o he_o the_o jew_n be_v thus_o charge_v deut._n 32.15_o jesurun_n wax_v fat_a and_o kick_v the_o lord_n complain_v of_o this_o as_o of_o a_o sin_n which_o he_o scarce_o know_v how_o to_o pardon_v jer._n 5.7_o how_o shall_v i_o pardon_v thou_o for_o this_o thy_o child_n have_v forsake_v i_o etc._n etc._n when_o i_o have_v feed_v they_o to_o the_o full_a they_o then_o commit_v adultery_n and_o assemble_v themselves_o by_o troop_n in_o the_o harlot_n house_n those_o be_v great_a sin_n indeed_o which_o put_v the_o lord_n who_o title_n be_v the_o god_n pardon_v sin_n and_o ready_a to_o forgive_v into_o a_o query_n about_o their_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n such_o kind_n of_o sin_v make_v jerusalem_n a_o sister_n to_o sodom_n that_o be_v as_o like_o sodom_n yea_o and_o samaria_n too_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v one_o mother_n daughter_n or_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_o blood_n and_o stock_n ezek._n 16.49_o behold_v this_o be_v the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o sister_n sodom_n pride_n fullness_n of_o bread_n and_o abundance_n of_o idleness_n be_v in_o she_o and_o in_o her_o daughter_n plenty_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o plenty_n of_o sin_n go_v together_o and_o whereas_o jerusalem_n shall_v have_v serve_v god_n she_o serve_v her_o lust_n in_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n we_o have_v a_o say_n when_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o upon_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o outward_a good_a thing_n in_o allusion_n to_o beast_n provender_n prick_v they_o they_o act_v more_o like_a beast_n than_o man_n who_o kick_v against_o god_n who_o feed_v they_o and_o turn_v his_o bread_n of_o blessing_n into_o the_o stone_n of_o disobedience_n what_o outward_a good_a thing_n will_v not_o a_o evil_a heart_n abuse_v and_o wax_v wanton_a with_o when_o it_o be_v so_o apt_a to_o abuse_v spiritual_a thing_n and_o to_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o 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they_o the_o creature_n promise_v to_o satisfy_v our_o desire_n yet_o it_o do_v only_o increase_v and_o enrage_v they_o riches_n be_v not_o food_n but_o fuel_n to_o our_o desire_n they_o do_v not_o allay_v our_o appetite_n as_o bread_n do_v when_o receive_v into_o the_o stomach_n but_o inflame_v our_o appetite_n as_o wood_n do_v when_o it_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n further_o the_o creature_n promise_v to_o protect_v we_o hence_o that_o of_o solomon_n prov._n 10.15_o the_o rich_a man_n wealth_n be_v his_o strong_a city_n that_o be_v it_o promise_v to_o be_v so_o and_o tell_v he_o it_o will_v do_v that_o for_o he_o which_o a_o strong_a city_n do_v for_o its_o inhabitant_n defend_v he_o against_o all_o comer_n and_o invader_n yet_o the_o same_o solomon_n assure_v we_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n verse_n 4._o that_o riches_n profit_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o ezekiel_n threaten_v the_o jew_n that_o their_o silver_n and_o their_o gold_n shall_v not_o deliver_v they_o 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remember_v that_o creature-riche_n be_v not_o a_o lie_n nor_o deceitful_a in_o themselves_o there_o be_v no_o more_o deceit_n in_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n than_o there_o be_v in_o a_o wholesome_a savoury_a piece_n of_o bread_n riches_n be_v not_o vain_a and_o deceitful_a as_o our_o heart_n be_v say_v to_o be_v deceitful_a jer._n 17.9_o nor_o as_o lust_n be_v say_v to_o be_v deceitful_a eph._n 4.22_o for_o these_o thing_n be_v deceitful_a only_o through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o lust_n or_o they_o be_v deceitful_a objectively_o not_o active_o we_o be_v deceive_v about_o they_o not_o by_o they_o they_o do_v not_o deceive_v we_o till_o we_o be_v deceive_v nor_o do_v they_o deceive_v
allude_v to_o the_o natural_a conception_n formation_n and_o production_n of_o child_n we_o have_v these_o three_o in_o the_o text_n before_o we_o the_o order_n of_o the_o word_n be_v a_o little_a alter_v here_o be_v first_o conception_n they_o conceive_v mischief_n second_o formation_n their_o belly_n prepare_v deceit_n three_o the_o birth_n bring_v forth_o vanity_n more_o strict_o to_o the_o method_n of_o eliphaz_n we_o have_v first_o the_o conception_n second_o the_o birth_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o if_o one_o birth_n be_v not_o enough_o they_o return_v to_o their_o work_n provide_v for_o a_o new_a birth_n of_o the_o old_a man_n their_o belly_n prepare_v deceit_n they_o conceive_v mischief_n the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v mischief_n signify_v proper_o labour_n perversitas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d labour_n molestia_fw-la perversitas_fw-la hard_a labour_n or_o labour_v accompany_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n it_o signify_v also_o wickedness_n perverseness_n we_o translate_v mischief_n they_o conceive_v mischief_n or_o some_o mischievous_a devise_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o wrong_n of_o man_n they_o conceive_v conception_n be_v here_o the_o work_n of_o the_o mind_n we_o ordinary_o say_v we_o conceive_v such_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v we_o take_v it_o in_o or_o apprehend_v it_o by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o understanding_n here_o be_v the_o true_a character_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n he_o be_v one_o that_o conceive_v mischief_n the_o allusion_n teach_v we_o first_o that_o a_o wicked_a man_n sin_n with_o much_o freedom_n of_o spirit_n or_o he_o sin_v free_o he_o conceive_v mischief_n the_o conception_n of_o the_o mind_n can_v be_v force_v nor_o can_v the_o conception_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o the_o law_n resolve_v it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o rape_n where_o conception_n follow_v these_o conception_n be_v the_o joint_a act_n of_o the_o will_n and_o understanding_n both_o concur_v in_o they_o a_o unregenerate_a person_n be_v free_a to_o do_v evil_a he_o need_v not_o be_v force_v to_o it_o he_o can_v be_v force_v from_o it_o and_o every_o evil_n be_v the_o more_o evil_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o free_o it_o be_v do_v the_o more_o voluntary_o we_o sin_v the_o more_o wicked_o we_o sin_v again_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v deliberate_a there_o be_v a_o collect_v of_o one_o thing_n from_o another_o a_o debate_n in_o conceive_v hence_o note_v second_o wicked_a man_n sin_n with_o deliberation_n they_o sit_v down_o and_o meditate_v they_o lay_v the_o frame_n of_o wickedness_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o then_o set_v it_o up_o or_o act_v it_o with_o their_o hand_n note_n three_o all_o the_o conception_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v wickedness_n they_o be_v very_o fruitful_a in_o wickedness_n and_o they_o bear_v no_o other_o fruit_n mischief_n be_v not_o only_o that_o which_o he_o conceive_v but_o all_o that_o he_o conceive_v he_o conceive_v nothing_o else_o a_o wicked_a man_n can_v think_v or_o conceive_v one_o good_a thought_n he_o may_v think_v of_o that_o which_o be_v material_o good_a but_o he_o conceive_v no_o good_a gen._n 6.5_o all_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o imagination_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a and_o that_o continual_o all_o the_o creature_n which_o he_o form_n in_o his_o mind_n all_o the_o child_n of_o his_o understanding_n be_v deform_v and_o monstrous_a he_o conceive_v mischief_n which_o as_o it_o note_v a_o continue_a act_n so_o a_o act_n continue_v about_o or_o upon_o the_o same_o object_n four_o observe_v to_o be_v a_o contriver_n a_o plotter_n a_o conceiver_n of_o mischief_n be_v worse_a than_o then_o to_o be_v a_o actor_n or_o a_o doer_n of_o mischief_n it_o be_v ill_o to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o any_o sinful_a evil_n it_o be_v worse_a to_o have_v a_o head_n in_o it_o but_o worst_a of_o all_o to_o have_v a_o heart_n in_o it_o conceiver_n of_o mischief_n always_o have_v their_o heart_n and_o head_n in_o mischief_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o stop_v will_v have_v their_o hand_n to_o it_o too_o they_o who_o be_v plotter_n and_o designer_n will_v be_v actor_n hence_o they_o be_v call_v worker_n of_o iniquity_n they_o have_v a_o inward_a shop_n and_o a_o outward_a shop_n first_o they_o work_v it_o in_o their_o thought_n and_o mould_v it_o there_o and_o then_o it_o come_v out_o to_o conceive_v mischief_n be_v proper_o the_o devil_n trade_n he_o rather_o devise_v than_o act_v wickedness_n there_o be_v many_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n which_o he_o can_v act_v but_o he_o be_v or_o will_v be_v the_o plotter_n setter_n and_o contriver_n of_o they_o all_o this_o be_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o every_o conceiver_n and_o deviser_n of_o mischief_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n trade_n a_o good_a man_n may_v possible_o do_v evil_a but_o a_o wicked_a man_n devise_v evil_a as_o it_o note_v the_o spiritualnesse_n of_o a_o man_n in_o holiness_n when_o he_o do_v not_o only_a act_n that_o which_o be_v good_a but_o his_o heart_n be_v upon_o it_o he_o conceive_v and_o frame_v it_o in_o his_o mind_n so_o it_o note_v a_o man_n spiritual_o wicked_a when_o his_o mind_n frame_v wickedness_n the_o apostle_n conclude_v of_o himself_o rom._n 7.25_o so_o then_o with_o my_o mind_n i_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o with_o the_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n not_o that_o he_o willing_o give_v up_o his_o flesh_n to_o sin_n but_o that_o he_o be_v carry_v through_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o flesh_n to_o some_o sinful_a act_n while_o his_o mind_n his_o devising_n and_o contriving_n be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o he_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o inward_a man_n this_o be_v the_o spiritualnesse_n of_o holiness_n and_o without_o this_o there_o be_v no_o outward_a act_n of_o any_o account_n with_o god_n it_o be_v what_o the_o mind_n move_v to_o not_o what_o the_o mouth_n speak_v or_o the_o hand_n do_v which_o commend_v we_o to_o god_n what_o be_v it_o to_o god_n that_o we_o serve_v his_o law_n with_o our_o flesh_n if_o with_o our_o mind_n we_o either_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n or_o do_v not_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n man_n be_v not_o what_o he_o act_v but_o what_o he_o conceive_v unless_o he_o act_v what_o he_o have_v conceive_v they_o conceive_v mischief_n and_o bring_v forth_o vanity_n now_o they_o come_v to_o the_o birth_n they_o be_v in_o travel_n after_o conception_n they_o bring_v forth_o and_o the_o child_n name_n be_v vanity_n the_o original_a word_n be_v render_v three_o way_n first_o we_o say_v vanity_n second_o another_o say_v lie_n a_o three_o say_v iniquity_n the_o word_n will_v bear_v any_o of_o or_o all_o the_o three_o translation_n perversitas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vanitat_fw-la mendacium_fw-la perversitas_fw-la they_o bring_v forth_o vanity_n a_o lie_n iniquity_n they_o who_o conceive_v mischief_n may_v bring_v forth_o any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v good_a those_o three_o word_n may_v serve_v the_o same_o thing_n every_o vanity_n be_v a_o lie_n and_o any_o lie_n be_v vanity_n and_o iniquity_n be_v both_o lie_n and_o vanity_n the_o person_n of_o who_o eliphaz_n discourse_v be_v say_v to_o bring_v forth_o vanity_n on_o these_o three_o ground_n first_o because_o they_o sometime_o bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n at_o all_o they_o be_v conceive_v mischief_n but_o they_o can_v make_v nothing_o of_o it_o their_o conception_n end_v in_o abortion_n they_o devise_v and_o plot_n but_o all_o be_v hatch_n of_o wind_n the_o church_n be_v so_o express_v though_o in_o a_o different_a case_n isa_n 26.17_o 18._o like_a as_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n near_o the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n be_v in_o pain_n and_o cry_v out_o in_o her_o pang_n so_o have_v we_o be_v in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n we_o have_v be_v with_o child_n we_o have_v be_v in_o pain_n the_o church_n have_v conception_n for_o good_a she_o hope_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v do_v some_o great_a thing_n for_o she_o yet_o after_o her_o conception_n and_o travel_n see_v what_o she_o bring_v forth_o we_o have_v be_v in_o pain_n and_o bring_v forth_o wind_n that_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o it_o prove_v a_o mere_a timpany_n for_o so_o he_o explain_v it_o we_o have_v not_o wrought_v any_o deliverance_n in_o the_o earth_n neither_o have_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n fall_v that_o be_v we_o have_v not_o obtain_v that_o deliverance_n that_o we_o hope_v for_o in_o the_o earth_n neither_o have_v our_o enemy_n who_o be_v call_v by_o the_o prophet_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n be_v subdue_v under_o our_o power_n they_o have_v not_o fall_v now_o as_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n sometime_o be_v disappoint_v in_o their_o expectation_n they_o conceive_v yet_o
continue_a act_n their_o belly_n preparetb_n hence_o observe_v a_o wicked_a man_n be_v constant_a in_o conceive_v and_o contrive_v wickedness_n he_o do_v it_o not_o by_o start_n and_o fit_n his_o belly_n be_v ever_o prepare_v when_o one_o deceit_n be_v wrought_v off_o he_o go_v to_o work_v upon_o a_o second_o and_o then_o he_o project_n for_o a_o three_o some_o speak_v of_o a_o perpetual_a motion_n we_o find_v it_o here_o what_o a_o man_n do_v natural_o he_o do_v constant_o though_o there_o be_v much_o art_n in_o prepare_v deceit_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o sinful_a nature_n the_o frame_n the_o engine_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n heart_n move_v perpetual_o he_o prepare_v deceit_n he_o be_v always_o at_o it_o as_o david_n profess_v psal_n 45.1_o my_o heart_n be_v indite_v a_o good_a matter_n i_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v make_v touch_v the_o king_n david_n have_v some_o holy_a work_n ready_o make_v but_o he_o have_v more_o a_o make_n he_o say_v not_o i_o have_v indict_v but_o my_o heart_n be_v endite_v i_o be_o upon_o it_o it_o be_v my_o continual_a study_n so_o also_o the_o wicked_a man_n heart_n be_v always_o prepare_v and_o devise_v unholy_a work_n or_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a again_o their_o belly_n that_o be_v their_o mind_n prepare_v hence_o note_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v the_o shop_n wherein_o deceit_n be_v frame_v yea_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o only_o the_o shop_n but_o the_o artificer_n and_o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o shop_n and_o the_o artificer_n but_o the_o very_a tool_n that_o frame_v it_o the_o understanding_n and_o wit_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n hammer_n out_o and_o shape_n all_o his_o deceitful_a ware_n the_o hand_n and_o tongue_n begin_v where_o the_o mind_n end_v the_o tongue_n publish_v and_o the_o hand_n execute_v what_o the_o mind_n prepare_v and_o the_o heart_n suggest_v that_o which_o one_o of_o the_o old_a poet_n say_v of_o the_o belly_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o appetite_n and_o hunger_n the_o same_o we_o may_v say_v of_o the_o belly_n in_o the_o notion_n of_o this_o prepare_n this_o belly_n be_v the_o master_n of_o all_o sinful_a art_n and_o that_o which_o give_v out_o and_o furnish_v man_n with_o all_o the_o cunning_a deceit_n of_o wickedness_n out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v evil_a thought_n pers_n artis_fw-la magister_fw-la ingeniique_fw-la largitor_n venture_n pers_n murder_n adultery_n fornication_n theft_n false_a witness_n blasphemy_n matth._n 15.19_o these_o be_v the_o ware_n which_o be_v not_o only_o lay_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n as_o in_o a_o storehouse_n but_o make_v in_o the_o heart_n as_o in_o a_o workhouse_n and_o from_o thence_o they_o proceed_v ready_o make_v the_o belly_n prepare_v deceit_n last_o mark_v how_o eliphaz_n describe_v the_o wicked_a man_n in_o his_o action_n he_o conceive_v mischief_n and_o bring_v forth_o vanity_n and_o yet_o again_o he_o be_v prepare_v deceit_n note_v from_o it_o a_o evil_a heart_n be_v never_o discourage_v by_o any_o 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hand_n of_o fellowship_n second_o here_o we_o have_v the_o hypocrite_n in_o his_o flourish_n and_o the_o innocent_a in_o his_o affliction_n the_o hypocrite_n aloft_o and_o the_o innocent_a below_o yet_o when_o it_o be_v thus_o even_o than_o the_o innocent_a be_v describe_v stir_v up_o himself_o against_o the_o hypocrite_n hence_o observe_v a_o godly_a man_n afflict_v do_v not_o at_o all_o approve_v or_o applaud_v the_o hypocrite_n but_o oppose_v he_o in_o his_o great_a pomp_n and_o worldly_a splendour_n when_o the_o wicked_a be_v at_o the_o high_a even_o as_o happy_a as_o the_o world_n can_v make_v they_o yet_o a_o godly_a man_n will_v not_o change_v state_n with_o they_o or_o as_o we_o say_v turn_v table_n with_o they_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o outward_a prosperity_n with_o his_o heart_n if_o it_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o world_n he_o see_v and_o know_v there_o be_v more_o excellency_n and_o worth_n in_o afflict_a grace_n then_o in_o the_o most_o prosperous_a wickedness_n 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down_o and_o envy_n be_v extinct_a he_o see_v much_o matter_n enough_o to_o pity_v wicked_a man_n but_o none_o to_o envy_v they_o they_o stand_v in_o slippery_a place_n and_o be_v sudden_o cast_v down_o how_o be_v they_o bring_v into_o desolation_n as_o in_o a_o moment_n they_o be_v utter_o consume_v with_o terror_n and_o as_o he_o do_v not_o envy_v they_o so_o three_o much_o less_o do_v he_o imitate_v they_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o imitate_v they_o that_o he_o set_v himself_o to_o oppose_v they_o and_o he_o oppose_v they_o all_o those_o way_n and_o with_o all_o those_o weapon_n that_o god_n have_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n he_o oppose_v ever_o he_o by_o counsel_n and_o conviction_n by_o reproof_n and_o prayer_n and_o as_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o hypocrite_n by_o prayer_n so_o by_o prayer_n he_o fortify_v himself_o against_o all_o sinful_a compliance_n with_o he_o thus_o david_n pray_v psal_n 141.4_o incline_v not_o my_o heart_n to_o any_o evil_a thing_n to_o practise_v 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