speak_v in_o this_o matter_n partiality_n among_o man_n be_v when_o corrupt_a lawyer_n and_o judge_n have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o potent_a client_n or_o party_n before_o they_o do_v not_o ponder_v nor_o respect_v his_o cause_n but_o only_o his_o person_n who_o favour_n they_o desire_v to_o conciliate_v or_o keep_v and_o therefore_o they_o do_v say_v plead_v or_o pronounce_v what_o may_v please_v he_o or_o be_v for_o his_o interest_n without_o respect_n to_o truth_n or_o justice_n and_o thus_o do_v job_n friend_n in_o this_o debate_n they_o do_v not_o search_v out_o nor_o pronounce_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o cause_n but_o speak_v only_o what_o they_o think_v be_v for_o god_n and_o against_o he_o in_o this_o matter_n 2._o job_n say_v of_o their_o thus_o accept_v god_n person_n in_o their_o contend_v for_o he_o that_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a and_o deceitful_a talk_n for_o god_n and_o that_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o who_o wicked_o and_o with_o 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be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o their_o principle_n lead_v they_o thus_o to_o judge_v of_o he_o whatever_o charity_n they_o have_v for_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o godly_a man_n before_o which_o make_v they_o astonish_v when_o at_o first_o they_o come_v to_o he_o and_o see_v he_o so_o afflict_v chap_n 2.12_o 13._o far_o less_o be_v it_o his_o mind_n to_o challenge_v they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o pronounce_v that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o god_n in_o the_o wrong_n in_o this_o cause_n or_o in_o what_o he_o do_v to_o he_o nor_o do_v he_o at_o all_o quarrel_n they_o that_o they_o justify_v and_o commend_v god_n as_o holy_a and_o righteous_a in_o all_o his_o work_n and_o way_n for_o himself_o labour_v to_o outstrip_v they_o in_o such_o commendation_n of_o god_n but_o the_o true_a fault_n which_o he_o challenge_v may_v thus_o be_v conceive_v upon_o the_o one_o hand_n they_o judge_v that_o god_n afflict_v none_o as_o he_o do_v job_n but_o only_o wicked_a man_n do_v conclude_v 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a_o true_a fault_n though_o as_o they_o be_v culpable_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n he_o be_v also_o faulty_a on_o the_o other_o hand_n in_o his_o bitter_a complaint_n about_o god_n dispensation_n because_o he_o can_v not_o see_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o righteous_a god_n shall_v thus_o deal_v with_o he_o who_o be_v a_o reconcile_a man_n have_v clear_v the_o word_n from_o v._o 6._o learn_v 1._o man_n be_v natural_o impatient_a of_o contradiction_n and_o a_o plausible_a wrong_a cause_n beget_v such_o prejudices_fw-la against_o opponent_n that_o man_n will_v hardly_o hear_v they_o for_o he_o must_v exhort_v they_o in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o his_o discourse_n to_o bear_v and_o hearken_v it_o be_v no_o good_a symptom_n when_o man_n be_v irritate_v because_o any_o thing_n they_o do_v or_o say_v be_v speak_v against_o 2._o albeit_o many_o personal_a wrong_n and_o injury_n be_v best_a answer_v and_o refute_v by_o silence_n and_o albeit_o a_o fool_n shall_v never_o be_v answer_v according_a to_o his_o folly_n or_o in_o his_o own_o term_n prov._n 26.4_o yet_o when_o man_n do_v wrong_a god_n his_o truth_n and_o themselves_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v oppose_v take_v it_o as_o they_o will_v and_o not_o suffer_v to_o live_v in_o a_o opinion_n that_o they_o only_o be_v in_o the_o right_a prov._n 26.5_o for_o job_n will_v have_v they_o hear_v his_o reason_n and_o hearken_v to_o the_o plead_n of_o his_o lip_n from_o v._o 7_o 8._o learn_v 1._o even_o the_o worst_a of_o course_n and_o way_n be_v ordinary_o mask_v with_o the_o fair_a pretence_n and_o particular_o that_o they_o be_v for_o god_n for_o so_o they_o pretend_v that_o by_o their_o erroneous_a doctrine_n they_o be_v plead_v and_o contend_v for_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n so_o ofttimes_o oppression_n be_v commend_v as_o a_o follow_a and_o acknowledgement_n of_o providence_n zech._n 11.5_o and_o a_o execute_n of_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n jer._n 50_o 7._o persecution_n be_v account_v good_a service_n to_o god_n joh._n 16.2_o and_o a_o glorify_v of_o he_o isai_n 66.5_o and_o every_o error_n flee_v to_o some_o such_o cloak_n and_o pretence_n some_o entertain_v unworthy_a thought_n of_o god_n providence_n pretend_v to_o free_v he_o from_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n some_o will_v have_v christ_n body_n everywhere_o pretend_v his_o glory_n against_o the_o arian_n error_n some_o plead_v for_o universal_a redemption_n pretend_v to_o exalt_v christ_n suffering_n which_o yet_o they_o enervate_v in_o the_o efficacy_n of_o it_o by_o make_v he_o die_v for_o those_o who_o never_o get_v benefit_n thereby_o some_o cry_v up_o man_n freewill_n pretend_v that_o thereby_o they_o vindicate_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v sin_n some_o decry_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n as_o to_o believer_n pretend_v to_o exalt_v christ_n and_o freegrace_n etc._n etc._n in_o a_o word_n it_o may_v very_o general_o be_v aver_v totus_fw-la mundus_fw-la exercet_fw-la histrioniam_fw-la the_o world_n of_o man_n 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man_n pretend_v to_o make_v a_o burnt-offering_a of_o it_o isai_n 61.8_o this_o general_a doctrine_n may_v be_v branch_v out_o in_o several_a rule_n and_o instance_n wherein_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v 1._o in_o matter_n controvert_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v sway_v with_o what_o seem_v at_o first_o view_n to_o be_v most_o for_o god_n as_o his_o friend_n give_v out_o their_o opinion_n be_v but_o opinion_n be_v to_o be_v thorough_o search_v to_o the_o very_a bottom_n till_o we_o find_v what_o real_o be_v and_o what_o only_o appear_v to_o be_v for_o god_n as_o job_n do_v here_o search_v and_o find_v out_o the_o cheat_n 2._o if_o even_o god_n person_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v accept_v when_o man_n pretend_v his_o glory_n in_o their_o doctrine_n to_o wrong_v that_o
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before_o man_n in_o her_o suffering_n mic._n 7.9_o and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o confound_v they_o 4._o man_n may_v be_v righteous_a both_o before_o god_n and_o man_n in_o the_o main_a point_n of_o their_o trial_n and_o yet_o may_v sin_v in_o many_o accessory_n and_o in_o the_o way_n of_o manage_v that_o which_o be_v right_a as_o here_o in_o this_o case_n job_n bear_v all_o the_o stroke_n and_o god_n plead_v more_o against_o his_o carriage_n then_o the_o carriage_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o yet_o the_o issue_n of_o all_o be_v you_o have_v not_o speak_v of_o i_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a as_o my_o servant_n job_n have_v chap._n 42.8_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v 2._o how_o they_o who_o under_o suffering_n have_v a_o testimony_n of_o their_o integrity_n in_o any_o of_o the_o forementioned_a respect_n shall_v improve_v it_o or_o adhere_v to_o it_o in_o a_o right_n and_o acceptable_a way_n answ_n here_o job_n error_n who_o manage_v a_o good_a cause_n sinful_o may_v give_v we_o warning_n that_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o miscarry_v in_o this_o and_o therefore_o these_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v 1._o man_n be_v then_o right_a and_o do_v in_o a_o right_a way_n adhere_v to_o their_o integrity_n when_o they_o be_v so_o fix_v as_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o suffer_v and_o abide_v a_o storm_n for_o their_o adherence_n thereunto_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a case_n when_o man_n be_v confirm_v in_o their_o way_n mere_o because_o it_o prosper_v in_o their_o hand_n for_o what_o will_v they_o do_v when_o that_o argument_n fail_v they_o or_o when_o let_v a_o cause_n be_v never_o so_o just_a man_n can_v suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o it_o and_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o suffering_n i_o do_v not_o only_o mean_v that_o man_n in_o a_o righteous_a cause_n do_v act_n in_o their_o station_n amid_o many_o hazard_n or_o do_v resolve_v to_o endure_v trouble_n from_o implacable_a man_n who_o bring_v they_o at_o under_o but_o that_o they_o do_v not_o accept_v deliverance_n albeit_o it_o be_v offer_v upon_o their_o forsake_v what_o be_v right_a heb._n 11.35_o 2._o right_o maintainer_n of_o their_o integrity_n ought_v to_o be_v no_o less_o tender_a and_o zealous_a for_o it_o when_o sin_n will_v assault_v it_o within_o and_o so_o wound_v the_o conscience_n then_o when_o trial_n and_o outward_a dispensation_n will_v decry_v it_o 3._o in_o this_o case_n also_o the_o conscience_n of_o our_o integrity_n ought_v not_o to_o embitter_v our_o spirit_n against_o god_n who_o exercise_v and_o afflict_v we_o which_o be_v job_n fault_n chap._n 40_o 8._o for_o albeit_o the_o conscience_n of_o uprightness_n may_v help_v a_o man_n to_o courage_n and_o confidence_n in_o trouble_n yet_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v humble_a before_o god_n make_v as_o good_a use_n of_o cross_a dispensation_n as_o if_o we_o be_v unrighteous_a and_o mourn_v for_o any_o thing_n that_o god_n may_v have_v to_o say_v against_o we_o and_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v job_n way_n at_o sometime_o chap._n 9.15_o &_o 10.15_o though_o his_o passion_n do_v at_o other_o time_n over-drive_a he_o 4._o be_v there_o iniquity_n in_o my_o tongue_n &_o c_o ver_fw-la 30_o the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v they_o ought_v to_o hear_v he_o for_o he_o will_v speak_v right_a thing_n and_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o his_o judgement_n and_o experience_n will_v â—s_n easy_o discern_v it_o as_o his_o taste_n do_v discern_v meat_n and_o have_v a_o tender_a conscience_n he_o will_v abominate_a any_o unsound_a principle_n as_o his_o taste_n will_v disrelish_v unsavoury_a meat_n in_o this_o matter_n he_o be_v so_o confident_a that_o he_o believe_v themselves_o be_v persuade_v of_o it_o and_o therefore_o propound_v it_o by_o way_n of_o question_n pose_v they_o if_o they_o judge_v otherwise_o of_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o do_v mistake_v himself_o for_o in_o some_o respect_n there_o be_v iniquity_n or_o sin_n at_o best_a in_o his_o tongue_n nor_o do_v his_o taste_n discern_v the_o perversity_n or_o sinfulness_n that_o be_v in_o his_o passionate_a desire_n of_o death_n upon_o which_o he_o insist_o so_o much_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n hence_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v duty_n of_o godly_a man_n and_o their_o property_n when_o in_o a_o right_a frame_n that_o their_o conscience_n be_v very_o tender_a touchstone_n of_o their_o principle_n and_o way_n either_o to_o prevent_v their_o engage_v in_o a_o evil_a way_n or_o to_o cause_v they_o relent_v it_o if_o they_o be_v engage_v for_o so_o be_v here_o suppose_a that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v iniquity_n in_o their_o tongue_n and_o that_o their_o taste_n shall_v discern_v perverse_a thing_n thus_o joseph_n conscience_n break_v the_o snare_n lay_v by_o his_o mistress_n gen._n 39_o 9_o thus_o david_n reins_o do_v instruct_v he_o psal_n 16.7_o and_o his_o heart_n smite_v he_o when_o he_o have_v fall_v in_o a_o appearance_n of_o evil_n 1_o sam._n 24_o 5._o hence_o it_o be_v a_o challenge_n that_o man_n be_v not_o ashamed_a when_o they_o do_v evil_a jer._n 6_o 15._o this_o 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to_o the_o righteous_a 6._o the_o stroke_n which_o be_v inflict_v upon_o saint_n walk_v in_o their_o integrity_n shall_v humble_v they_o and_o make_v they_o afraid_a of_o gross_a provocation_n for_o so_o much_o do_v the_o scope_n of_o all_o this_o argument_n teach_v he_o who_o be_v so_o afflict_v be_v innocent_a can_v not_o expect_v that_o contend_v with_o god_n will_v prosper_v in_o his_o hand_n it_o be_v a_o very_a sweet_a frame_n of_o spirit_n when_o man_n good_a conscience_n under_o trouble_n make_v they_o the_o more_o tender_a and_o afraid_a to_o sin_n though_o ofttimes_o their_o corruption_n and_o weakness_n over-drive_a they_o to_o do_v otherwise_o verse_n 19_o if_o i_o speak_v of_o strength_n lo_o he_o be_v strong_a and_o if_o of_o judgement_n who_o shall_v set_v i_o a_o time_n to_o plead_v the_o four_o ground_n of_o job_n resolution_n not_o to_o contend_v be_v the_o same_o in_o substance_n with_o that_o general_a argument_n v._o 12._o take_v from_o the_o power_n &_o dominion_n 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of_o strength_n lo_o he_o be_v strong_a this_o may_v teach_v saint_n to_o trust_v in_o he_o in_o great_a difficulty_n and_o when_o he_o make_v use_v of_o weak_a mean_n of_o help_n 1_o cor._n 1.25_o and_o to_o stoop_v before_o he_o 1_o cor._n 10.22_o 2._o as_o god_n be_v omnipotent_a and_o invincible_a in_o power_n so_o he_o be_v also_o supreme_a and_o sovereign_a judge_n accountable_a to_o none_o and_o before_o who_o none_o can_v stand_v in_o judgement_n by_o the_o help_n of_o any_o creature_n for_o if_o i_o speak_v of_o judgement_n who_o shall_v set_v i_o a_o time_n to_o wit_n to_o plead_v as_o be_v well_o add_v in_o the_o translation_n for_o the_o word_n import_v a_o appoint_v of_o a_o solemn_a time_n for_o any_o affair_n and_o here_o for_o judgement_n and_o plead_n in_o judgement_n as_o the_o context_n make_v clear_a 3._o god_n be_v then_o right_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v in_o his_o power_n and_o sovereignty_n when_o it_o humble_v we_o and_o make_v we_o stand_v in_o awe_n to_o 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4.4_o 2._o cor._n 10.18_o and_o be_v clean_o in_o his_o eye_n or_o have_v his_o approbation_n we_o ought_v not_o much_o to_o regard_v misconstruction_n from_o man_n psal_n 35.11_o 12_o 13._o job_n 16.20_o 3._o man_n even_o good_a man_n may_v be_v so_o far_o blind_v as_o to_o judge_v truth_n to_o be_v error_n either_o simple_o mistake_v the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o or_o misconstruct_v man_n true_a expression_n and_o charge_v more_o upon_o their_o speech_n then_o they_o mean_v by_o they_o for_o so_o do_v zophar_n quarrel_n and_o intend_v to_o refute_v this_o true_a assertion_n of_o job_n in_o the_o first_o branch_n thereof_o condemn_v his_o pure_a doctrine_n as_o unsound_a and_o in_o the_o second_o relate_v to_o his_o conversation_n and_o purity_n of_o life_n reckon_v it_o unsound_a that_o he_o who_o be_v so_o afflict_v shall_v reckon_v himself_o a_o regenerate_a and_o purify_a man_n or_o at_o least_o judge_v he_o a_o insolent_a liar_n in_o assert_v that_o he_o be_v without_o sin_n this_o shall_v warn_v godly_a and_o orthodox_n man_n to_o be_v guard_v against_o such_o exercise_n as_o these_o 4._o as_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o quit_v the_o testimony_n of_o their_o integrity_n so_o they_o ought_v to_o speak_v very_o sober_o and_o humble_o of_o it_o before_o god_n not_o only_o that_o they_o may_v avoid_v guilt_n and_o sin_n which_o they_o contract_v by_o pride_n and_o insobriety_n but_o that_o they_o may_v also_o prevent_v the_o misconstruction_n of_o other_o for_o herein_o job_n fail_v as_o god_n afterward_o mark_v and_o by_o his_o way_n of_o manage_v his_o good_a cause_n in_o bitter_a complaint_n and_o expostulation_n with_o god_n give_v some_o occasion_n of_o this_o challenge_n and_o misconstruction_n as_o if_o he_o have_v think_v and_o speak_v too_o high_o of_o his_o own_o purity_n verse_n 5._o but_o o_o that_o god_n will_v speak_v and_o open_v his_o lip_n against_o thou_o 6._o and_o that_o he_o will_v show_v thou_o the_o secret_n of_o wisdom_n that_o they_o 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all_o this_o discourse_n tend_v to_o prove_v that_o job_n need_v to_o repent_v of_o his_o wickedness_n and_o not_o pretend_v to_o any_o purity_n v._o 4._o with_o 13._o that_o as_o job_n be_v wicked_a who_o god_n thus_o plague_v upon_o his_o know_v of_o he_o so_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o attempt_v to_o resist_v god_n in_o this_o and_o which_o further_o strengthen_v the_o former_a proof_n his_o resist_v all_o he_o can_v by_o complain_v and_o quarrel_v be_v a_o further_a evidence_n of_o his_o wickedness_n this_o amplification_n do_v contain_v find_v doctrine_n concern_v god_n absolute_a and_o irresistible_a power_n and_o do_v teach_v 1._o man_n by_o reason_n of_o sin_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o misery_n and_o calamity_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o shut_v up_o etc._n etc._n 2._o albeit_o god_n in_o his_o indulgence_n and_o long-suffering_a be_v please_v ofttimes_o to_o forbear_v and_o spare_v the_o son_n of_o man_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o oblige_v still_o to_o do_v so_o for_o he_o may_v 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they_o as_o the_o word_n import_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o dead_a see_v ezek._n 32.17_o 32._o this_o show_v that_o god_n can_v reach_v a_o man_n or_o never_o so_o many_o man_n and_o bring_v they_o down_o 6._o as_o god_n have_v a_o supreme_a hand_n in_o affliction_n who_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o they_o and_o without_o who_o they_o can_v not_o come_v deut._n 32.30_o amos_n 3.6_o for_o he_o cut_v off_o and_o shut_v up_o etc._n etc._n so_o he_o be_v irresistible_a and_o uncontrollable_a in_o his_o proceed_n therein_o and_o none_o can_v hinder_v or_o challenge_v he_o for_o say_v he_o who_o can_v hinder_v or_o turn_v he_o away_o so_o that_o opposition_n be_v but_o lose_a labour_n and_o the_o strengthen_n of_o our_o own_o bond_n yet_o it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v remark_v that_o zophar_n in_o apply_v this_o doctrine_n to_o job_n case_n be_v in_o a_o double_a mistake_n first_o in_o his_o make_n use_v of_o this_o doctrine_n to_o prove_v job_n wicked_a because_o afflict_v by_o this_o sovereign_a lord_n who_o know_v he_o better_o than_o he_o know_v himself_o for_o god_n be_v sovereign_a and_o absolute_a do_v indeed_o always_o right_o in_o what_o he_o do_v and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v quarrel_v but_o do_v not_o always_o afflict_v man_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n but_o for_o other_o wise_a end_n and_o so_o his_o urge_n of_o this_o as_o job_n lot_n to_o prove_v he_o wicked_a and_o his_o mistake_n in_o it_o press_v this_o his_o lot_n as_o a_o fruit_n of_o god_n know_v of_o his_o sinfulness_n v._o 6._o and_o a_o evidence_n that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v pure_a and_o clean_a v._o 4._o but_o behove_v to_o begin_v to_o seek_v god_n v._o 13_o 14._o teach_v 1._o god_n may_v do_v that_o as_o to_o the_o outward_a dispensation_n to_o a_o godly_a man_n which_o be_v most_o like_a the_o lot_n that_o befall_v the_o wicked_a for_o it_o be_v zophar_n error_n to_o judge_v otherwise_o of_o job_n than_o as_o of_o a_o godly_a man_n who_o together_o with_o his_o family_n be_v so_o deal_v with_o as_o use_v to_o befall_v the_o wicked_a thus_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o dispense_v that_o we_o may_v esteem_v of_o the_o word_n whereby_o we_o be_v infallible_o inform_v concern_v god_n thought_n of_o man_n whatever_o their_o lot_n be_v that_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o know_v the_o advantage_n of_o inward_a peace_n of_o conscience_n which_o will_v support_v under_o these_o tempestuous_a blast_n rom._n 8.35_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o warn_v all_o man_n not_o to_o take_v their_o evidence_n of_o god_n love_n towards_o they_o only_o by_o his_o dispensation_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o time_n 2._o neither_o the_o strange_a of_o dispensation_n nor_o the_o sovereignty_n power_n and_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o afflict_v do_v necessary_o prove_v those_o who_o be_v afflict_v to_o be_v wicked_a as_o zophar_n here_o argue_v against_o job_n for_o 1._o that_o god_n be_v sovereign_a and_o absolute_a in_o his_o proceed_n will_v rather_o prove_v that_o he_o may_v afflict_v without_o look_v to_o any_o procure_a cause_n in_o we_o as_o he_o may_v afflict_v the_o most_o innocent_a then_o lead_v we_o to_o see_v that_o our_o wickedness_n be_v necessary_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o affliction_n and_o a_o quarrel_n which_o he_o be_v pursue_v by_o they_o thus_o tentation_n which_o seem_v most_o terrible_a may_v if_o well_o search_v into_o be_v find_v to_o have_v somewhat_o in_o they_o for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o saint_n as_o zophar_n argument_n may_v with_o more_o advantage_n be_v turn_v against_o himself_o 2._o albeit_o god_n power_n be_v irresistible_a and_o uncontrollable_a as_o to_o the_o inflict_a or_o keep_v on_o of_o a_o outward_a affliction_n yet_o god_n make_v no_o use_n of_o that_o power_n to_o drive_v man_n from_o their_o right_n and_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o conscience_n there_o can_v indeed_o be_v no_o resistance_n make_v by_o man_n as_o to_o prevent_v or_o remove_v of_o the_o affliction_n nor_o ought_v there_o to_o be_v any_o resist_a by_o way_n of_o quarrel_v of_o the_o affliction_n or_o of_o god_n the_o author_n of_o it_o yet_o in_o all_o this_o there_o be_v no_o force_n use_v nor_o power_n put_v forth_o to_o pluck_v away_o man_n confidence_n when_o afflict_v except_o what_o be_v do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o tentation_n second_o he_o mistake_v also_o in_o reflect_v upon_o job_n complaint_n as_o prove_v he_o wicked_a because_o thereby_o he_o will_v as_o he_o be_v able_a or_o have_v power_n hinder_v and_o oppose_v god_n proceed_v against_o he_o for_o though_o it_o be_v job_n fault_n thus_o to_o complain_v yet_o it_o do_v prove_v only_o his_o weakness_n not_o his_o wickedness_n it_o teach_v 1._o murmur_a and_o fret_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o absolute_a god_n be_v not_o beseem_v for_o in_o so_o far_o his_o reflection_n be_v just_a see_v leu._n 10.3_o 1_o sam._n 3.18_o psal_n 39.9_o and_o especial_o those_o do_v not_o beseem_v godly_a man_n so_o much_o the_o rather_o as_o they_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o their_o conscience_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o integrity_n which_o therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o cherish_v that_o they_o may_v not_o suspect_v the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o of_o affliction_n and_o so_o they_o will_v not_o quarrel_v 2._o to_o prevent_v the_o snare_n into_o which_o self-love_n may_v draw_v man_n they_o ought_v to_o study_v the_o folly_n of_o opposition_n or_o resist_v of_o god_n in_o the_o experience_n of_o other_o therefore_o whatever_o reflection_n zophar_n intend_v here_o yet_o he_o propound_v the_o matter_n in_o general_a who_o can_v hinder_v he_o that_o job_n from_o the_o experience_n of_o other_o may_v learn_v to_o beware_v 3._o godly_a man_n ought_v not_o be_v
in_o complain_v of_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v thus_o deal_v with_o a_o righteous_a man_n and_o be_v clean_o of_o these_o evil_n whereof_o they_o accuse_v he_o he_o not_o only_o take_v the_o less_o notice_n of_o his_o ordinary_a infirmity_n and_o their_o desrving_n but_o even_o of_o god_n sovereignty_n and_o dominion_n over_o his_o creature_n which_o he_o elsewhere_o assert_n against_o his_o friend_n and_o which_o have_v he_o remember_v it_o may_v have_v make_v he_o submit_v to_o god_n afflict_v of_o he_o have_v he_o not_o only_o be_v righteous_a but_o even_o sinless_a and_o therefore_o we_o find_v this_o same_o discourse_n with_o otherâ—_n repeat_v in_o substance_n and_o censure_v by_o elihu_n chap._n 33_o 8-12_a so_o that_o here_o we_o must_v not_o only_o look_v to_o what_o be_v sound_a but_o to_o his_o fail_n in_o this_o discourse_n from_o what_o be_v sound_a in_o his_o speech_n learn_v 1._o man_n in_o judge_v of_o their_o own_o estate_n that_o they_o be_v not_o wicked_a shall_v take_v special_a heed_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o sin_n lest_o when_o they_o find_v gross_a fault_n in_o themselves_o they_o yet_o delude_v themselves_o with_o this_o pretence_n that_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o even_o the_o godly_a have_v fail_n therefore_o job_n make_v choice_n of_o fit_a expression_n and_o name_n of_o sin_n when_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o search_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n or_o hypocrite_n as_o they_o judge_v it_o be_v true_a in_o both_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n he_o make_v use_v of_o the_o word_n render_v sin_n which_o be_v applicable_a to_o all_o violation_n of_o the_o law_n under_o this_o general_a notion_n that_o thereby_o a_o man_n decline_v and_o err_v fâ—om_o the_o mark_n at_o which_o he_o shall_v level_v and_o aim_n and_o he_o make_v use_v of_o this_o word_n to_o point_n out_o that_o a_o true_a saint_n who_o will_v approve_v himself_o to_o god_n must_v have_v a_o eye_n upon_o all_o sin_n the_o least_o as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a to_o study_v to_o prevent_v it_o or_o to_o repent_v for_o it_o if_o he_o be_v overtake_v in_o it_o yet_o the_o other_o word_n transgression_n and_o iniquity_n be_v add_v as_o aggravation_n and_o special_a qualification_n of_o the_o sin_n that_o he_o be_v deny_v to_o be_v in_o himself_o and_o so_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o conjoin_v phrase_n be_v as_o if_o job_n have_v say_v the_o transgression_n and_o iniquity_n of_o my_o sin_n which_o be_v david_n phrase_n psal_n 32.5_o and_o thus_o elihu_n understand_v he_o as_o cleanse_v himself_o not_o of_o all_o sin_n but_o of_o transgression_n and_o iniquity_n chap._n 33.9_o and_o for_o the_o signification_n of_o these_o two_o word_n i_o need_v not_o be_v very_o critical_a only_o the_o first_o word_n render_v iniquity_n may_v denote_v such_o a_o perverse_a and_o crooked_a deviate_a from_o what_o be_v right_a as_o be_v in_o man_n who_o seek_v another_o chief_a good_a beside_o god_n wherein_o to_o acquiesce_v and_o the_o other_o render_v transgression_n as_o follow_v upon_o the_o former_a may_v import_v a_o open_a rebellion_n and_o defection_n from_o god_n when_o man_n refuse_v to_o be_v reclaim_v those_o two_o can_v be_v in_o a_o regenerate_a child_n of_o god_n at_o least_o he_o will_v not_o persist_v in_o they_o whatever_o a_o sit_v of_o tentation_n may_v drive_v he_o to_o do_v for_o a_o time_n and_o when_o man_n do_v wallow_v in_o such_o sort_n of_o sin_n their_o spot_n be_v not_o the_o spot_n of_o god_n people_n deut._n 32.5_o 2._o as_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o deceive_v themselves_o in_o look_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o sin_n so_o neither_o ought_v they_o to_o deceive_v themselves_o with_o this_o that_o their_o sin_n be_v few_o see_v one_o gross_a sin_n reign_v in_o they_o may_v prove_v they_o wicked_a therefore_o he_o make_v inquiry_n not_o only_o about_o inquity_n and_o sin_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n but_o about_o transgression_n and_o sin_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n it_o be_v true_a one_o gross_a faâ—ling_n and_o sometime_o more_o than_o one_o may_v be_v find_v in_o a_o real_a saint_n as_o adultery_n and_o murder_n in_o david_n yet_o as_o all_o their_o good_a thing_n shall_v not_o hide_v the_o sight_n of_o those_o from_o they_o so_o they_o do_v not_o absolute_o reign_v in_o they_o nor_o do_v they_o persist_v in_o they_o as_o the_o wicked_a do_v and_o therefore_o albeit_o the_o concurrence_n of_o many_o gross_a evil_n do_v heighten_v thâ—_n guilt_n of_o the_o unrenewed_a man_n yet_o one_o reign_v sin_n be_v enough_o to_o prove_v he_o wicked_a whatever_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o other_o thing_n 3._o honesty_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n will_v bear_v out_o a_o man_n against_o all_o imputation_n will_v look_v upon_o a_o cross_a as_o not_o send_v to_o pursue_v for_o sin_n and_o will_v come_v a_o man_n put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o infirmity_n and_o reign_a sin_n for_o in_o â—o_o faâ—_n job_n acquit_v himself_o warrantable_o in_o these_o question_n propound_v as_o have_v be_v explain_v though_o they_o charge_v he_o with_o wickedness_n and_o hypocrisy_n he_o will_v not_o take_v with_o it_o and_o though_o he_o will_v not_o deny_v sin_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o take_v with_o transgression_n and_o iniquity_n in_o his_o sin_n see_v psal_n 18.21_o 23._o nor_o can_v he_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v pursue_v his_o infirmity_n with_o this_o severity_n 4._o sincerity_n and_o true_a honesty_n will_v make_v man_n be_v content_a to_o take_v with_o sin_n if_o god_n shall_v discover_v it_o and_o convince_v they_o of_o it_o so_o much_o also_o do_v those_o question_n and_o desire_n import_v how_o many_o be_v my_o iniquity_n make_v i_o to_o know_v etc._n etc._n such_o question_n and_o proposal_n to_o god_n in_o honest_a man_n may_v flow_v sometime_o from_o a_o desire_n that_o their_o rod_n be_v not_o dumb_a rod_n but_o they_o may_v know_v what_o they_o say_v and_z if_o there_o be_v any_o quarrel_n the_o discovery_n of_o it_o may_v help_v they_o to_o justify_v god_n who_o have_v afflict_v which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o david_n sight_n of_o his_o sin_n psal_n 51.4_o see_v also_o neh._n 9.33_o sometime_o from_o a_o conviction_n and_o persuasion_n that_o god_n know_v they_o better_o than_o they_o know_v themselves_o 1_o cor._n 4_o 4._o and_o therefore_o albeit_o they_o can_v not_o endure_v not_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v a_o exact_a sight_n of_o themselves_o yet_o they_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v delude_v but_o to_o have_v such_o discovery_n as_o may_v help_v they_o to_o grow_v daily_o in_o humiliation_n and_o self-abhorrence_a sometime_o from_o their_o be_v jealous_a of_o themselves_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o sincerity_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v have_v his_o verdict_n upon_o it_o nor_o will_v they_o be_v satisfy_v though_o their_o heart_n not_o condemn_v of_o they_o be_v enough_o 1_o joh._n 3.21_o unless_o he_o say_v so_o too_o and_o do_v assure_v they_o by_o his_o spirit_n of_o his_o approbation_n see_v psal_n 17.3_o with_o 139.23_o 24._o these_o be_v all_o good_a property_n in_o saint_n yet_o if_o we_o consider_v job_n present_a temper_n that_o he_o be_v persuade_v of_o his_o honesty_n and_o though_o he_o deny_v not_o sinfulness_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o his_o present_a work_n to_o study_v it_o but_o rather_o to_o maintain_v his_o integrity_n we_o will_v find_v that_o beside_o his_o passionate_a reflection_n and_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v condemn_v unheard_a of_o which_o afterwards_o the_o only_a thing_n commendable_a and_o intend_v by_o he_o in_o these_o proposal_n be_v that_o however_o he_o will_v not_o take_v with_o challenge_n from_o prejudicate_a man_n yet_o he_o will_v plead_v guilty_a if_o god_n which_o yet_o he_o look_v not_o for_o shall_v convince_v he_o of_o those_o evil_n and_o this_o be_v indeed_o a_o duty_n that_o man_n give_v proof_n of_o sincerity_n by_o submit_v daily_o to_o god_n verdict_n in_o his_o word_n 5._o a_o justify_v and_o reconcile_v man_n have_v right_a to_o god_n favour_n and_o to_o friendly_a usage_n for_o if_o he_o can_v be_v convince_v of_o transgression_n and_o iniquity_n v._o 23._o he_o infer_v v._o 24._o that_o it_o be_v strange_a god_n shall_v hide_v his_o face_n and_o hold_v he_o for_o his_o enemy_n whatever_o be_v god_n dispensation_n towards_o a_o righteous_a man_n yet_o his_o right_n to_o those_o privilege_n stand_v rom._n 5.1_o 2_o 3._o jer._n 31.20_o and_o when_o his_o own_o weakness_n or_o tentation_n deprive_v he_o of_o the_o use_n of_o they_o he_o may_v complain_v that_o he_o want_v his_o allowance_n as_o be_v say_v in_o another_o case_n jer._n 2.14_o 6._o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a evidence_n of_o a_o man_n sincerity_n when_o god_n hide_v of_o his_o face_n be_v the_o bitter_a ingredient_n in_o his_o lot_n for_o this_o be_v his_o first_o complaint_n thou_o hide_v
to_o extricate_v saint_n out_o of_o deadly_a difficulty_n and_o to_o give_v glorious_a issue_n from_o deadly_a extremity_n when_o he_o see_v it_o good_a for_o they_o so_o to_o do_v see_v isai_n 26.19_o ezek._n 37.11_o 12._o verse_n 2._o be_v there_o not_o mocker_n with_o i_o and_o do_v not_o my_o eye_n continue_v in_o their_o provocation_n the_o second_o ground_n of_o his_o press_a desire_n to_o plead_v with_o god_n be_v that_o be_v thus_o afflict_v and_o near_o unto_o death_n his_o friend_n spare_v not_o to_o mistake_v censure_n and_o mock_v his_o condition_n and_o his_o discourse_n and_o carriage_n thereupon_o which_o do_v so_o embitter_v he_o that_o it_o deprive_v he_o of_o night_n rest_n this_o both_o add_v to_o his_o affliction_n that_o when_o he_o be_v a_o die_a he_o be_v thus_o deal_v with_o and_o it_o help_v on_o his_o bodily_a weakness_n portend_v his_o death_n and_o therefore_o he_o desire_v to_o betake_v himself_o to_o debate_v his_o cause_n with_o god_n have_v such_o cruel_a friend_n to_o deal_v with_o upon_o earth_n of_o this_o see_v further_o chap._n 16.20_o here_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v great_a cruelty_n to_o add_v affliction_n to_o the_o afflict_a as_o here_o they_o do_v to_o job_n when_o they_o mock_v he_o who_o be_v so_o low_a see_v psal_n 69.25_o 26._o job_n 19.21_o 22._o 2._o saint_n in_o their_o trouble_n may_v expect_v to_o meet_v with_o this_o measure_n of_o have_v trial_n heap_v upon_o trial_n upon_o they_o as_o here_o job_n find_v one_o trial_n will_v not_o be_v a_o shelter_n from_o another_o when_o there_o be_v need_n of_o it_o their_o trial_n must_v be_v complete_a to_o search_v they_o thorough_o other_o also_o must_v be_v try_v in_o their_o compassion_n and_o sympathy_n by_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o trial_n and_o god_n delight_v to_o give_v proof_n under_o how_o much_o trial_n he_o will_v support_v his_o people_n 3._o afflict_a man_n have_v ofttimes_o cause_n to_o ascribe_v much_o of_o their_o death_n to_o the_o cruelty_n of_o their_o friend_n under_o their_o affliction_n as_o to_o a_o instrumental_a cause_n for_o job_n subjoin_v their_o cruelty_n as_o no_o small_a cause_n of_o his_o weakness_n v._n 1._o portend_v his_o death_n unfaithful_a friend_n in_o a_o sad_a time_n be_v guilty_a of_o many_o degree_n of_o murder_n 4._o friend_n prove_v very_o cruel_a in_o trouble_n by_o their_o want_n of_o tenderness_n and_o mock_v of_o the_o afflict_a see_v chap._n 21.3_o when_o they_o look_v light_o upon_o their_o affliction_n lam._n 1.12_o when_o they_o read_v they_o wrong_n as_o if_o they_o be_v evidence_n of_o wickedness_n and_o do_v weaken_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o godly_a afflict_a man_n under_o they_o for_o job_n find_v provocation_n or_o imbittering_n in_o their_o mock_n which_o deprive_v he_o of_o rest_n 5._o he_o assert_v this_o by_o way_n of_o question_n be_v there_o not_o mocker_n with_o i_o &_o c_o or_o by_o way_n of_o grave_a asseveration_n and_o oath_n if_o there_o be_v not_o mocker_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o he_o purge_v himself_o of_o prejudice_n and_o calumny_n in_o assert_v this_o and_o express_v his_o regret_n that_o his_o case_n be_v so_o little_o consider_v that_o he_o must_v so_o strong_o assert_v it_o and_o excite_v other_o to_o notice_n it_o it_o teach_v that_o saint_n may_v get_v that_o to_o bear_v which_o be_v real_o very_o sad_a and_o yet_o get_v little_a credit_n or_o pity_n under_o it_o it_o will_v not_o easy_o be_v believe_v how_o deep_a some_o trouble_n will_v draw_v upon_o they_o and_o how_o much_o they_o will_v wound_v and_o embitter_v they_o they_o who_o be_v cruel_a to_o they_o may_v be_v so_o little_a sensible_a what_o hurt_v they_o do_v that_o they_o will_v rather_o be_v ready_a to_o justify_v themselves_o and_o other_o may_v be_v lay_v by_o and_o the_o afflict_a leave_v alone_o without_o pity_n for_o their_o trial_n 6._o saint_n may_v be_v so_o afflict_v that_o night_n rest_n will_v be_v a_o great_a mercy_n and_o yet_o even_o that_o be_v deny_v unto_o they_o for_o say_v he_o my_o eye_n continue_v or_o lodge_v in_o their_o provocation_n not_o only_o be_v this_o injury_n not_o do_v behind_o his_o back_n but_o to_o his_o face_n and_o in_o his_o very_a sight_n and_o eye_n a_o trial_n which_o saint_n may_v look_v for_o but_o he_o be_v keep_v wake_v in_o the_o night_n thereby_o noâ—_n can_v he_o get_v off_o his_o eye_n from_o pore_v on_o it_o 7._o whatever_o injury_n be_v here_o do_v to_o job_n yet_o his_o own_o weakness_n breed_v his_o distemper_n in_o that_o he_o be_v first_o imbittter_v by_o these_o provocation_n and_o then_o be_v so_o he_o can_v not_o rest_v for_o it_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o precept_n ephes_n 4.26_o it_o teach_v 1._o how_o sad_a soever_o our_o condition_n be_v yet_o our_o own_o distemper_n thereby_o give_v the_o immediate_a rise_n to_o our_o vexation_n 2._o to_o be_v at_o some_o time_n distemper_a and_o embitter_v even_o to_o the_o want_n of_o rest_n though_o it_o be_v a_o gross_a fault_n and_o a_o fit_a of_o impatience_n for_o the_o time_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o conclude_v one_o be_v a_o impatient_a man_n who_o approve_v not_o of_o those_o sit_v and_o wrestle_v against_o they_o for_o job_n who_o be_v so_o commend_v for_o his_o patience_n in_o this_o trial_n james_n 5.11_o fall_v in_o such_o a_o fit_a here_o verse_n 3._o lay_v down_o now_o put_v i_o in_o a_o surety_n with_o thou_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v strike_v hand_n with_o i_o in_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o verse_n job_n subjoin_v to_o his_o former_a press_a grievance_n his_o renew_a desire_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n with_o god_n which_o he_o propound_v to_o god_n himself_o those_o word_n of_o strike_v hand_n with_o he_o be_v borrow_v from_o their_o way_n of_o close_v and_o engage_v in_o bargain_n particular_o in_o suretyship_n prov_n 6.1_o and_o as_o it_o be_v their_o practice_n that_o party_n shall_v strike_v hand_n in_o other_o covenant_n so_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v their_o practice_n also_o when_o they_o engage_v to_o answer_v in_o law_n which_o be_v the_o business_n here_o in_o hand_n as_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o lay_v down_o and_o of_o a_o surety_n with_o god_n some_o read_v it_o thus_o appoint_v i_o pray_v thou_o my_o surety_n with_o thou_o that_o be_v appoint_v christ_n to_o be_v my_o surety_n and_o then_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v strike_v hand_n with_o i_o that_o be_v upon_o these_o term_n i_o decline_v no_o man_n who_o will_v engage_v to_o enter_v the_o list_n to_o debate_v against_o i_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o my_o integrity_n it_o be_v indeed_o certain_a that_o job_n dare_v not_o boast_v of_o his_o integrity_n but_o in_o a_o mediator_n and_o i_o will_v very_o willing_o put_v this_o favourable_a construction_n upon_o his_o wish_n if_o i_o find_v not_o god_n and_o elihu_n pass_v a_o more_o severe_a censure_n upon_o it_o other_o understand_v it_o as_o a_o desire_n that_o god_n will_v appoint_v a_o common_a surety_n or_o umpire_n to_o himself_o and_o job_n who_o may_v dispute_v against_o his_o friend_n for_o that_o cause_n which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o both_o see_v both_o god_n and_o he_o be_v wrong_v by_o their_o doctrine_n this_o interpretation_n have_v a_o truth_n in_o it_o that_o they_o who_o be_v embark_v in_o a_o common_a cause_n with_o god_n may_v expect_v that_o he_o will_v see_v it_o plead_v for_o both_o but_o it_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n where_o job_n desire_v that_o some_o may_v strike_v hand_n with_o he_o as_o a_o party_n in_o the_o debate_n and_o not_o as_o one_o who_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v plead_v by_o a_o common_a umpire_n therefore_o i_o understand_v it_o to_o import_v his_o renew_a desire_n that_o he_o may_v have_v access_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n with_o god_n or_o at_o least_o with_o some_o who_o will_v appear_v on_o god_n behalf_n in_o this_o quarrel_n and_o the_o form_n of_o speech_n be_v take_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o time_n where_o party_n do_v give_v in_o surety_n or_o pledge_n that_o they_o will_v stand_v to_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o perform_v what_o be_v judge_v and_o so_o the_o word_n will_v run_v thus_o lay_v down_o now_o a_o pledge_n and_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o that_o for_o it_o must_v be_v read_v disjunctive_o then_o appoint_v i_o a_o surety_n not_o for_o i_o or_o on_o my_o behalf_n to_o be_v forthcoming_a for_o i_o but_o for_o my_o behoof_n and_o security_n in_o this_o debate_n with_o thou_o the_o meaning_n be_v in_o sum_n as_o if_o job_n have_v say_v give_v i_o some_o assurance_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o judge_v i_o according_a to_o
and_o witness_v by_o a_o righteous_a conversation_n will_v secure_v the_o state_n of_o our_o person_n meekness_n of_o disposition_n will_v hide_v we_o from_o the_o evil_a and_o hurt_n of_o all_o cross_a dispensation_n and_o if_o we_o begin_v first_o at_o the_o study_n of_o righteousness_n as_o the_o order_n there_o be_v and_o to_o be_v secure_v of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n meekness_n will_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o attain_v obs_n 8._o the_o encouragement_n subjoin_v be_v by_o these_o good_a shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o which_o be_v a_o truth_n though_o not_o in_o his_o sense_n as_o have_v be_v clear_v it_o teach_v 1._o although_o a_o unreconciled_a man_n may_v receive_v thing_n which_o be_v good_a in_o themselves_o yet_o they_o prove_v not_o good_a but_o snare_n to_o he_o so_o that_o the_o more_o good_a thing_n he_o have_v it_o be_v the_o worse_a for_o he_o for_o it_o be_v only_o upon_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n that_o good_a come_v see_v tit._n 1.15_o 2._o reconciliation_n with_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n whatever_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o prove_v good_a to_o the_o reconcile_a man_n as_o here_o be_v promise_v see_v rom._n 8.28_o so_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v of_o our_o lot_n by_o our_o sense_n as_o gideon_n judge_v of_o god_n presence_n judg._n 6.13_o but_o by_o our_o state_n before_o god_n 3._o peacableness_n and_o meekness_n be_v a_o mean_a to_o bring_v about_o good_a to_o we_o and_o to_o make_v our_o lot_n good_a to_o we_o whatever_o it_o be_v for_o be_v at_o peace_n say_v he_o thereby_o good_a shall_v become_v unto_o thou_o otherwise_o passion_n and_o bitterness_n call_v for_o more_o cross_n yea_o passion_n will_v look_v upon_o that_o as_o evil_n which_o meekness_n will_v see_v to_o be_v good_a and_o make_v it_o prove_v good_a to_o we_o 4._o such_o as_o be_v acquaint_v with_o god_n and_o at_o peace_n need_v not_o to_o be_v solicitous_a for_o good_a thing_n for_o good_a shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o god_n will_v watch_v over_o such_o for_o good_a and_o will_v come_v over_o all_o their_o unworthiness_n and_o do_v what_o be_v best_a for_o they_o and_o in_o the_o fit_a season_n verse_n 22._o receive_v i_o pray_v thou_o the_o law_n from_o his_o mouth_n and_o lay_v up_o his_o word_n in_o thy_o heart_n in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v another_o branch_n of_o the_o exhortation_n that_o he_o receive_v and_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o word_n whence_o learn_v 1._o such_o as_o mind_n to_o prevail_v with_o other_o by_o their_o counsel_n aught_o to_o be_v unwearied_a in_o their_o affectionate_a and_o sweet_a insinuation_n upon_o they_o not_o please_v themselves_o that_o they_o do_v so_o for_o a_o fit_a only_o nor_o be_v outwearied_n by_o any_o waywardness_n they_o find_v in_o these_o with_o who_o they_o deal_v for_o he_o be_v yet_o at_o his_o entreaty_n with_o job_n i_o pray_v or_o beseech_v thou_o 2._o true_a conversion_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n be_v evidence_v by_o our_o respect_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n therefore_o be_v this_o exhortation_n to_o receive_v the_o law_n etc._n etc._n subjoin_v to_o the_o former_a as_o a_o evidence_n of_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o know_v and_o make_v our_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n as_o he_o have_v reveal_v himself_o in_o his_o word_n not_o set_v up_o our_o mistake_n and_o fancy_n in_o place_n of_o the_o true_a god_n rom._n 10_o 6_o 7_o 8._o so_o every_o regenerate_a person_n must_v needs_o respect_v the_o word_n which_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o regeneration_n 1._o pet._n 1.23_o with_o chap._n 2.2_o 3._o right_o esteemer_n of_o the_o word_n will_v discern_v and_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a authority_n thereof_o that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o doctrine_n as_o the_o word_n also_o signify_v but_o a_o law_n which_o be_v the_o name_n frequent_o give_v to_o all_o the_o scripture_n because_o of_o its_o divine_a authority_n and_o his_o word_n 4._o man_n who_o will_v prove_v that_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o word_n must_v not_o carp_v and_o quarrel_n nor_o prescribe_v to_o god_n as_o many_o will_v presume_v to_o teach_v god_n how_o he_o shall_v teach_v they_o but_o ought_v absolute_o to_o subject_n themselves_o to_o receive_v what_o come_v from_o his_o mouth_n as_o here_o we_o be_v teach_v this_o israel_n pretend_v to_o deut._n 5.27_o but_o cornelius_n be_v more_o sincere_a in_o his_o professionâ—_n act_n 10.33_o 5._o when_o the_o word_n be_v thus_o receive_v it_o must_v be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n before_o it_o work_v any_o good_a effect_n upon_o we_o therefore_o it_o be_v add_v and_o lay_v up_o his_o word_n in_o thy_o heart_n see_v deut._n 6.6_o psal_n 119.11_o prov._n 4.20_o 21._o this_o import_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v negligent_o forgetful_a of_o the_o word_n heb._n 2.1_o jam._n 1.23.24_o but_o shall_v lay_v it_o up_o in_o our_o heart_n as_o in_o good_a ground_n that_o it_o may_v bud_v forth_o in_o our_o practice_n luke_n 8.15_o serious_o meditate_v thereupon_o psal_n 1.2_o ponder_v the_o authority_n thereof_o and_o the_o importance_n and_o weight_n of_o what_o be_v speak_v luke_n 2.19.51_o affectionate_o entertain_v even_o the_o sharp_a message_n as_o a_o precious_a jewel_n psal_n 40.8_o and_o tender_o tremble_v at_o what_o god_n speak_v ezra_n 10.3_o isa_n 66.5_o verse_n 23._o if_o thou_o return_v to_o the_o almighty_a thou_o shall_v be_v build_v up_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o iniquity_n far_o from_o thy_o tabernacle_n in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v 1._o another_o branch_n of_o the_o exhortation_n that_o he_o will_v return_v to_o god_n by_o conversion_n and_o true_a repentance_n 2._o a_o encouragement_n press_v the_o exhortation_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v build_v up_o or_o restore_v to_o his_o former_a estate_n and_o shall_v remove_v iniquity_n far_o from_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n where_o by_o iniquity_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v both_o sin_n in_o itself_o which_o be_v abandon_v by_o conversion_n and_o 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by_o parental_a authority_n and_o magistrate_n be_v appoint_v of_o god_n to_o be_v the_o pillar_n and_o cementer_n of_o humane_a society_n the_o shield_n of_o the_o innocent_a the_o terror_n of_o evil_a doer_n the_o defender_n of_o peace_n and_o order_n and_o of_o the_o people_n property_n and_o liberty_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o jeremiah_n compare_v a_o magistrate_n to_o the_o very_a breath_n of_o a_o people_n nostril_n lam._n 4.20_o to_o intimate_v how_o much_o of_o their_o happiness_n in_o this_o life_n depend_v upon_o the_o magistrate_n as_o a_o instrument_n of_o god_n yea_o very_a devil_n have_v some_o some_o sort_n of_o government_n and_o a_o prince_n of_o devil_n over_o they_o mat._n 12.24_o so_o that_o they_o must_v be_v strange_o possess_v who_o be_v of_o anti-magistratical_a and_o level_a principle_n and_o humour_n despise_v dominion_n and_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n judas_n v._o 8._o though_o indeed_o many_o do_v but_o pretend_v to_o these_o principle_n till_o themselves_o be_v once_o possess_v of_o power_n and_o then_o they_o be_v as_o opposite_a to_o they_o as_o any_o 2._o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o court_v of_o justice_n be_v patent_n and_o open_a to_o all_o who_o have_v to_o do_v there_o as_o of_o old_a not_o only_o among_o the_o israelite_n but_o in_o job_n country_n they_o keep_v court_n in_o the_o gate_n and_o street_n it_o be_v matter_n of_o a_o sad_a controversy_n when_o the_o course_n of_o justice_n be_v obstruct_v or_o foreslowed_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o inconsistent_a with_o true_a piety_n that_o man_n have_v and_o exercise_v the_o office_n of_o a_o magistrate_n for_o job_n a_o godly_a man_n be_v a_o magistrate_n this_o be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o every_o godly_a man_n be_v fit_a for_o every_o office_n farr_n less_o that_o because_o man_n be_v godly_a or_o reckon_v themselves_o to_o be_v so_o therefore_o they_o may_v usurp_v and_o assume_v power_n and_o the_o office_n of_o a_o magistrate_n to_o themselves_o such_o principle_n and_o practice_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o do_v but_o serve_v to_o bring_v up_o a_o ill_a report_n upon_o godliness_n and_o do_v leave_v man_n only_o a_o show_n and_o shadow_n of_o it_o instead_o of_o substance_n if_o ever_o they_o have_v any_o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v 1._o that_o magistrate_n who_o have_v god_n call_v to_o that_o office_n be_v bind_v to_o be_v godly_a as_o job_n be_v and_o man_n of_o truth_n fear_v god_n and_o hate_v covetousness_n exod._n 18._o otherwise_o they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o abuse_v their_o power_n and_o employ_v it_o ill_o and_o their_o bad_a example_n will_v have_v much_o influence_n upon_o their_o inferior_n which_o will_v make_v their_o account_n sad_a in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n 2._o that_o albeit_o the_o office_n of_o a_o magistrare_fw-la be_v attend_v with_o many_o distraction_n yet_o job_n experience_n do_v witness_v that_o man_n may_v be_v pious_a and_o tender_a in_o such_o a_o employment_n which_o will_v be_v a_o testimony_n against_o these_o who_o high_a place_n wear_v religion_n out_o of_o fashion_n with_o they_o and_o against_o all_o those_o who_o be_v easy_o even_o in_o their_o petty_a employment_n divert_v from_o piety_n and_o tenderness_n doct._n 4._o it_o be_v one_o proof_n of_o a_o magistrate_n piety_n if_o so_o be_v other_o evidence_n do_v concur_v when_o he_o decline_v no_o pain_n or_o diligence_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o his_o duty_n as_o job_n go_v out_o to_o the_o gate_n through_o the_o city_n and_o lay_v not_o still_o loiter_v within_o as_o if_o authority_n have_v be_v confer_v upon_o he_o only_o for_o his_o case_n and_o it_o be_v good_a if_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n will_v give_v proof_n of_o their_o piety_n in_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o respective_a calling_n and_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o it_o only_o in_o the_o act_n of_o immediate_a worship_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v palliate_v their_o unfaithfulness_n in_o their_o particular_a station_n 5._o respect_n and_o honour_n be_v due_a to_o lawful_a magistrate_n as_o here_o job_n be_v reverence_v by_o private_a person_n both_o old_a and_o young_a and_o by_o inferior_a magistrate_n prince_n and_o noble_n where_o not_o to_o insist_v on_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o magistrate_n here_o employ_v that_o there_o be_v prince_n and_o noble_n and_o job_n above_o they_o all_o and_o that_o the_o word_n render_v noble_n signify_v leader_n and_o such_o as_o shall_v go_v before_o other_o and_o therefore_o have_v need_n to_o take_v heed_n to_o their_o action_n which_o be_v ofttimes_o make_v the_o rule_n of_o their_o inferior_n action_n there_o be_v nothing_o practise_v by_o they_o but_o what_o be_v afterward_o enjoin_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n exod._n
desert_v they_o or_o afflict_v they_o yet_o more_o and_o afflict_a person_n be_v hereby_o teach_v not_o to_o expect_v that_o one_o affliction_n will_v hide_v they_o from_o another_o when_o god_n have_v they_o to_o try_v exact_o 4._o albeit_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o do_v justice_n to_o all_o nor_o ought_v they_o to_o countenance_v poor_a man_n indifferent_o in_o whatsoever_o cause_n they_o have_v exod._n 23.3_o yet_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o office_n to_o protect_v the_o poor_a in_o their_o just_a right_n for_o job_n deliver_v the_o poor_a that_o cry_v or_o from_o cry_v so_o that_o they_o need_v cry_v no_o more_o and_o the_o fatherless_a etc._n etc._n 5._o albeit_o magistrate_n in_o protect_v and_o deliver_v the_o poor_a can_v look_v for_o no_o reward_n from_o they_o and_o may_v expect_v to_o be_v much_o malign_v and_o hate_v by_o oppressor_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a work_n so_o to_o do_v and_o a_o mean_a and_o way_n to_o be_v bless_v of_o god_n prov._n 24.11_o 12._o and_o such_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o be_v bless_v by_o these_o who_o be_v help_v by_o they_o for_o in_o all_o these_o respect_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o blessing_n of_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v come_v upon_o job_n 6._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o afflict_a when_o god_n raise_v up_o instrument_n to_o do_v for_o they_o to_o be_v comsort_v in_o his_o providence_n and_o care_n even_o though_o their_o condition_n be_v otherwise_o sad_a for_o even_o the_o desolate_a and_o sad_a widow_n heart_n do_v sing_v for_o joy_n by_o job_n mean_n 7._o it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n to_o see_v compassionate_a man_n meet_v with_o misery_n themselves_o as_o here_o befall_v job_n who_o have_v be_v a_o compassionate_a man_n to_o the_o afflict_a hereby_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o wise_a and_o holy_a providence_n lay_v stumble_v block_n in_o the_o way_n of_o many_o as_o no_o doubt_n many_o take_v advantage_n of_o job_n misery_n to_o reproach_v he_o and_o his_o justice_n and_o tenderness_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v from_o chap._n 22.5_o 6_o 7._o and_o hereby_o also_o god_n teach_v godly_a man_n to_o be_v sober_a and_o deny_v to_o all_o the_o good_a they_o be_v enable_v to_o do_v that_o they_o may_v not_o always_o expect_v visible_a advantage_n thereof_o but_o may_v be_v satisfy_v in_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n verse_n 14._o i_o put_v on_o righteousness_n and_o it_o clothe_v i_o my_o judgement_n be_v as_o a_o robe_n and_o a_o diadem_n lest_o any_o may_v object_v that_o job_n do_v all_o this_o for_o the_o poor_a out_o of_o a_o affect_a desire_n of_o vainglory_n and_o popularity_n or_o as_o be_v bias_v with_o pity_n he_o in_o this_o verse_n vindicate_v his_o practice_n and_o clear_v that_o he_o do_v all_o this_o just_o and_o in_o righteousness_n which_o he_o persevere_v in_o and_o glory_v in_o it_o above_o a_o robe_n and_o diadem_n and_o all_o other_o ornament_n of_o his_o magistracy_n and_o dignity_n whence_o learn_v 1._o no_o action_n can_v he_o render_v acceptable_a by_o any_o pretence_n unless_o it_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o nor_o will_v pity_v to_o the_o distress_a render_v a_o magistrate_n approve_v unless_o his_o act_n be_v just_a and_o he_o so_o relieve_v they_o that_o he_o do_v no_o wrong_n to_o other_o for_o therefore_o do_v job_n clear_a that_o his_o act_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o fatherless_a etc._n etc._n v._n 12_o 13._o be_v in_o righteousness_n and_o judgement_n where_o the_o two_o word_n righteousness_n and_o judgement_n may_v signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n or_o judgement_n subjoin_v to_o righteousness_n may_v import_v that_o he_o do_v not_o always_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o strict_a rigour_n of_o the_o law_n but_o do_v observe_v moderation_n and_o equity_n when_o the_o cause_n require_v it_o 2._o it_o will_v not_o commend_v a_o magistrate_n nor_o be_v comfortable_a to_o he_o that_o sometime_o he_o be_v just_a unless_o he_o be_v constant_a in_o it_o against_o all_o opposition_n for_o job_n put_v on_o righteousness_n and_o it_o clothe_v he_o his_o judgement_n be_v as_o a_o robe_n and_o a_o diadem_n righteousness_n and_o judgement_n be_v no_o less_o conspicuous_a in_o his_o administration_n and_o habitual_a to_o he_o than_o his_o very_a garment_n and_o they_o do_v cover_v he_o on_o his_o head_n as_o a_o diadem_n and_o on_o his_o body_n as_o a_o robe_n so_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o access_n for_o injustice_n at_o any_o passage_n and_o be_v so_o it_o prove_v indeed_o warm_a and_o comfortable_a as_o man_n garment_n be_v to_o their_o body_n that_o good_a practice_n be_v indeed_o commendable_a wherein_o man_n be_v habitual_a and_o constant_a and_o from_o which_o they_o be_v not_o drive_v by_o any_o tentation_n 3._o as_o magistrate_n have_v their_o badge_n of_o honour_n and_o eminent_a person_n have_v that_o allowance_n in_o their_o apparel_n to_o which_o inferior_a person_n ought_v not_o to_o aspire_v as_o job_n have_v his_o robe_n and_o diadem_n so_o to_o a_o godly_a discern_a magistrate_n the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o his_o office_n be_v his_o chief_a crown_n and_o ornament_n without_o which_o he_o be_v but_o a_o statue_n in_o all_o his_o robe_n and_o splendour_n for_o job_n righteousness_n and_o judgement_n be_v in_o his_o eye_n a_o robe_n and_o diadem_n yea_o virtue_n be_v the_o chief_a ornament_n of_o any_o person_n without_o which_o their_o gorgeous_a apparel_n do_v but_o serve_v to_o cover_v so_o many_o monster_n see_v 1_o pet._n 3.3_o 4._o verse_n 15._o i_o be_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o foot_n be_v i_o to_o the_o lame_a 16._o i_o be_v a_o father_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o cause_n which_o i_o know_v not_o i_o search_v out_o in_o these_o verse_n job_n give_v a_o further_a and_o more_o particular_a account_n of_o his_o pain_n and_o the_o active_a assistance_n which_o he_o give_v to_o the_o afflict_a in_o judge_v their_o cause_n that_o he_o be_v any_o thing_n to_o they_o that_o they_o need_v to_o set_v their_o cause_n right_o he_o help_v such_o as_o have_v no_o skill_n in_o legal_a proceed_n with_o his_o counsel_n and_o so_o be_v as_o eye_n to_o the_o blind_a he_o be_v foot_n also_o to_o the_o lame_a not_o only_o in_o support_v those_o who_o be_v weak_a and_o like_a to_o be_v crush_v and_o their_o righteous_a cause_n ready_a to_o be_v lose_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o potent_a adversary_n but_o in_o direct_v and_o help_v they_o to_o act_v and_o strirr_v in_o defence_n of_o their_o cause_n and_o it_o may_v be_v go_v about_o it_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v in_o a_o word_n not_o only_o a_o judge_n but_o a_o father_n to_o all_o the_o poor_a and_o search_v out_o the_o cause_n which_o he_o know_v not_o that_o be_v he_o take_v pain_n to_o sift_v it_o to_o the_o bottom_n that_o he_o may_v find_v out_o what_o truth_n and_o justice_n be_v in_o it_o or_o he_o search_v out_o cause_n which_o otherwise_o he_o can_v not_o know_v as_o not_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o because_o either_o person_n be_v unwilling_a or_o dare_v not_o complain_v that_o so_o he_o may_v prevent_v contention_n and_o remove_v secret_a grudge_n and_o discontent_n among_o the_o people_n or_o he_o search_v out_o every_o cause_n that_o come_v before_o he_o even_o the_o cause_n of_o these_o person_n who_o he_o know_v not_o as_o well_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o acquaintance_n doct._n 1._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o magistrate_n do_v judge_v just_o in_o cause_n as_o they_o come_v and_o be_v present_v before_o they_o but_o they_o must_v have_v a_o care_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v superior_a magistrate_n that_o righteous_a cause_n be_v not_o crush_v in_o the_o very_a entry_n and_o either_o hinder_v from_o be_v present_v in_o judgement_n or_o misguided_a and_o misrepresent_v in_o judgement_n through_o the_o simplicity_n weakness_n or_o poverty_n of_o the_o party_n wrong_v but_o that_o all_o these_o defect_n be_v supply_v for_o job_n be_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a and_o foot_n to_o the_o lame_a etc._n etc._n he_o either_o act_v all_o that_o be_v needful_a himself_o or_o cause_v other_o do_v it_o and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v do_v and_o do_v not_o leave_v all_o to_o his_o inferior_a officer_n 2._o as_o variety_n of_o cause_n and_o person_n come_v before_o magistrate_n and_o innocent_a person_n may_v lie_v at_o many_o disadvantage_n so_o magistrate_n must_v be_v ready_a to_o do_v all_o that_o the_o poor_a need_n who_o be_v oppress_v and_o for_o any_o poor_a oppress_a person_n who_o need_v their_o help_n and_o that_o never_o so_o often_o for_o he_o be_v eye_n or_o foot_n or_o whatever_o they_o need_v in_o any_o cause_n and_o he_o be_v all_o those_o to_o the_o blind_a and_o lame_a indefinite_o and_o he_o be_v those_o thing_n to_o they_o not_o
hospitality_n v._o 32._o that_o he_o be_v a_o ingenuous_a confessor_n of_o his_o fail_n v._n 33._o and_o that_o he_o be_v full_a of_o fortitude_n in_o prosecute_a and_o maintain_v of_o justice_n v._o 34._o unto_o all_o which_o he_o subjoin_v a_o desire_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o fair_a hear_n with_o any_o adversary_n before_o god_n v._o 35_o 36_o 37._o and_o close_v with_o a_o further_a profession_n that_o he_o be_v just_a and_o upright_o in_o his_o deal_n with_o labourer_n and_o other_o v._o 38_o 39_o 40._o verse_n 1._o i_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o my_o eye_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o think_v upon_o a_o maid_n the_o first_o virtue_n whereof_o job_n make_v profession_n be_v chastity_n as_o to_o a_o maid_n or_o that_o he_o be_v free_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o fornication_n this_o he_o not_o only_a assert_n but_o confirm_v his_o assertion_n by_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o reason_n which_o press_v he_o thereunto_o one_o whereof_o be_v couch_v in_o his_o very_a profession_n or_o assertion_n in_o this_o verse_n and_o other_o express_a reason_n be_v subjoin_v v._o 2_o 3_o 4._o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v 1._o his_o profession_n or_o assertion_n that_o he_o be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v even_o think_v upon_o a_o maid_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o and_o that_o for_o this_o end_n he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o his_o eye_n or_o keep_v they_o as_o it_o be_v under_o a_o law_n and_o firm_a resolution_n and_o endeavour_n that_o they_o may_v not_o wander_v after_o nor_o dwell_v upon_o object_n of_o his_o lust_n lest_o otherwise_o they_o may_v prove_v a_o mean_a to_o poison_v and_o infect_v his_o heart_n 2._o the_o reason_n of_o this_o resolution_n here_o couch_v why_o then_o or_o why_o shall_v i_o think_v upon_o a_o maid_n this_o reason_n conclude_v strong_o whether_o we_o consider_v it_o abstract_o and_o in_o itself_o why_o shall_v i_o think_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v i_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v no_o advantage_n and_o profit_n nor_o even_o true_a and_o solid_a pleasure_n in_o such_o a_o course_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o follow_v it_o or_o whether_o we_o consider_v it_o relative_o and_o as_o it_o may_v have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o covenant_n he_o have_v make_v i_o make_v a_o covenant_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o think_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v be_v under_o such_o bond_n and_o resolution_n it_o have_v be_v a_o double_a guiltiness_n if_o he_o have_v suffer_v his_o mind_n to_o wander_v it_o be_v here_o further_o to_o be_v consider_v that_o he_o make_v this_o profession_n of_o be_v free_a of_o uncleanness_n with_o maid_n not_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o other_o kind_n of_o uncleanness_n whereof_o also_o he_o purge_v himself_o v._o 9_o but_o because_o maid_n when_o they_o be_v grow_v up_o and_o become_v marriageable_a as_o the_o word_n here_o import_v be_v apt_a to_o have_v prove_v a_o great_a tentation_n to_o he_o especial_o in_o his_o youth_n and_o therefore_o he_o begin_v first_o to_o clear_v himself_o of_o that_o and_o that_o even_o in_o his_o youth_n he_o be_v keep_v free_a of_o that_o evil_a to_o which_o man_n in_o that_o period_n of_o their_o life_n be_v very_o prone_a and_o withal_o he_o do_v hereby_o testify_v his_o tenderness_n in_o that_o he_o keep_v himself_o from_o that_o evil_a which_o ordinary_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o many_o as_o a_o small_a sin_n in_o general_n from_o the_o scope_n of_o this_o whole_a discourse_n learn_v 1._o as_o true_a piety_n and_o greatness_n be_v not_o inconsistent_a so_o holiness_n be_v no_o reproach_n but_o a_o ornament_n to_o man_n in_o great_a dignity_n for_o job_n the_o great_a man_n of_o these_o in_o the_o east_n chap._n 1.3_o be_v a_o very_a pious_a and_o tender_a man_n which_o may_v reprove_v these_o who_o because_o of_o their_o grandeur_n do_v look_v upon_o piety_n as_o below_o they_o and_o must_v take_v liberty_n to_o prove_v their_o greatness_n by_o break_v the_o command_n of_o god_n it_o also_o reprove_v they_o who_o be_v ready_a to_o look_v upon_o such_o accurate_a walk_n in_o any_o person_n far_o more_o in_o great_a person_n as_o preciseness_n and_o needless_a scrupulosity_n it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a evil_n and_o a_o sad_a prognostic_n to_o a_o land_n when_o great_a person_n be_v thus_o principled_a eccl._n 10.16_o 2._o true_a grace_n be_v tender_o entertain_v will_v flourish_v wonderful_o under_o many_o disadvantage_n for_o here_o we_o see_v a_o man_n have_v so_o eminent_a knowledge_n and_o be_v so_o careful_a of_o the_o practice_n of_o holy_a duty_n even_o before_o the_o law_n be_v write_v that_o he_o make_v conscience_n of_o very_a small_a thing_n which_o may_v give_v a_o sad_a check_n to_o they_o who_o be_v more_o loose_a in_o time_n of_o great_a light_n and_o those_o who_o lie_v all_o the_o blame_n of_o their_o many_o neglect_n only_o upon_o their_o disadvantage_n and_o external_a impediment_n 3._o true_a piety_n must_v not_o be_v measure_v by_o man_n observe_v of_o any_o one_o particular_a duty_n or_o other_o but_o 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12.5_o and_o cheat_v and_o deceit_n in_o bargain_n hos_fw-la 12.7_o all_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v make_v void_a the_o end_n and_o benefit_n of_o humane_a society_n do_v render_v man_n more_o dangerous_a than_o very_a thief_n and_z in_o the_o issue_n do_v tend_v to_o deceive_v the_o deceiver_n themselves_o who_o nimble_a wit_n will_v at_o last_o leave_v they_o in_o the_o mire_n 2._o as_o all_o sinful_a way_n be_v but_o vain_a in_o regard_n they_o will_v do_v man_n no_o good_a but_o much_o evil_n 1_o sam._n 21.21_o and_o as_o man_n do_v but_o hunt_v after_o vanity_n in_o these_o design_n which_o they_o drive_v by_o deceit_n ps_n 4.2_o be_v 44.20_o particular_o in_o their_o deceive_n of_o other_o to_o gain_v the_o world_n ps_n 62.9_o 10._o pro._n 21.6_o and_o all_o their_o pretence_n whereby_o they_o think_v to_o justify_v their_o course_n and_o silence_v their_o own_o conscience_n will_v prove_v light_a than_o vanity_n ps_n 119.118_o so_o the_o great_a 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but_o as_o themselves_o be_v affect_v and_o according_a to_o the_o idol_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n thus_o ahaz_n 2_o chron._n 28.23_o and_o those_o jew_n jer._n 44.17_o 18._o be_v possess_v with_o this_o principle_n that_o the_o prosper_a way_n be_v only_o right_a and_o approve_a they_o put_v a_o wrong_a commentary_n upon_o god_n providence_n 5._o ignorance_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n run_v away_o from_o god_n because_o of_o some_o dispensation_n which_o he_o have_v send_v of_o purpose_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o he_o 6._o atheism_n and_o man_n lose_v a_o sight_n of_o providence_n in_o what_o occurr_n in_o the_o world_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n read_v what_o they_o please_v in_o their_o lot_n and_o never_o inquire_v after_o god_n mind_n in_o they_o see_v ezek._n 9.9_o and_o zeph._n 1.12_o 7._o when_o man_n go_v not_o to_o the_o word_n and_o gather_v god_n mind_n in_o his_o dispensation_n from_o it_o they_o will_v walk_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o multiply_v mistake_n for_o they_o to_o who_o chastening_n be_v bless_v must_v be_v teach_v out_o of_o the_o law_n ps_n 94.12_o 8._o man_n do_v ofttimes_o involve_v themselves_o in_o darkness_n and_o mistake_n because_o they_o make_v use_v of_o false_a perspective_n in_o read_v god_n dispensation_n thus_o many_o do_v look_v upon_o their_o lot_n as_o their_o passion_n and_o pride_n and_o the_o conscience_n of_o their_o own_o ill_a deserve_n do_v represent_v they_o unto_o they_o yea_o they_o look_v more_o to_o what_o the_o dispensation_n say_v or_o be_v like_a to_o produce_v of_o itself_o than_o to_o what_o god_n say_v or_o will_v do_v by_o it_o 9_o while_o man_n do_v not_o consider_v that_o god_n speak_v divers_a lesson_n by_o one_o dispensation_n as_o in_o job_n case_n god_n preach_v both_o submission_n to_o his_o sovereignty_n and_o humiliation_n for_o sin_n thereby_o and_o frequent_o humiliation_n and_o comfort_n may_v be_v design_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o dispensation_n they_o do_v lose_v or_o neglect_v one_o part_n or_o other_o of_o their_o lesson_n from_o all_o this_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o man_n shall_v be_v humble_v for_o these_o cause_n of_o their_o mistake_n that_o they_o shall_v employ_v god_n much_o for_o light_a to_o help_v they_o to_o understand_v his_o dispensation_n otherwise_o they_o will_v wander_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v make_v much_o use_n of_o the_o word_n which_o only_o be_v the_o true_a commentary_n to_o expound_v dispensation_n four_o consider_v this_o argument_n as_o it_o be_v amplify_v and_o the_o challenge_v aggravate_v from_o this_o consideration_n that_o god_n condescend_v to_o speak_v once_o yea_o twice_o or_o frequent_o and_o yet_o man_n come_v no_o better_a speed_n in_o perceive_v of_o it_o it_o teach_v 1._o it_o proclaim_v the_o lord_n great_a condescendence_n and_o kindness_n that_o he_o do_v not_o take_v neglecter_n of_o mean_n of_o instruction_n at_o their_o first_o word_n but_o follow_v they_o with_o mean_a after_o mean_v and_o with_o frequent_a renew_n of_o the_o mean_n to_o cause_v they_o learn_v their_o lesson_n and_o receive_v instruction_n for_o he_o not_o only_o speak_v once_o but_o yea_o twice_o where_o a_o certain_a number_n be_v put_v for_o a_o uncertain_a import_v that_o he_o speak_v frequent_o see_v be_v 28.13_o ps_n 62.11_o it_o be_v great_a mercy_n that_o god_n who_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o any_o speak_v if_o it_o be_v but_o once_o and_o man_n shall_v be_v afraid_a to_o neglect_v the_o very_a first_o admonition_n heb._n 3.7_o 8._o see_v they_o have_v no_o assurance_n that_o after_o he_o have_v speak_v once_o he_o will_v speak_v any_o more_o and_o the_o way_n of_o propound_v this_o here_o first_o once_o then_o twice_o or_o the_o second_o time_n import_v that_o
this_o proceed_n betwixt_o god_n and_o the_o afflict_a man_n namely_o the_o recover_a man_n confession_n and_o acknowledgement_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o edification_n of_o other_o both_o of_o his_o sin_n v._o 27._o and_o of_o god_n goodness_n towards_o he_o notwithstanding_o his_o miscarriage_n v._o 28_o i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v the_o right_a read_n of_o v._o 27._o that_o the_o afflict_a man_n shall_v confess_v his_o miscarriage_n before_o other_o and_o for_o the_o next_o verse_n all_o come_v to_o one_o purpose_n whether_o we_o read_v it_o as_o the_o man_n acknowledgement_n of_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o he_o or_o as_o elihu_n intimation_n in_o god_n name_n that_o this_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o he_o upon_o his_o confession_n and_o repentance_n for_o his_o sin_n from_o v._o 27._o learn_v 1._o the_o transaction_n that_o be_v betwixt_o god_n and_o his_o poople_n the_o change_n that_o be_v in_o their_o condition_n and_o the_o variety_n of_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o they_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v mark_v by_o all_o for_o so_o be_v here_o suppose_a in_o that_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o tell_v all_o this_o to_o man_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o character_n of_o person_n who_o affliction_n be_v sanctify_v and_o who_o be_v penitent_a that_o they_o be_v public_a mind_v and_o mind_n the_o good_a and_o edification_n of_o other_o for_o he_o shall_v look_v serious_o as_o the_o word_n import_v upon_o man_n and_o seek_v to_o edify_v they_o see_v psal_n 51.12_o 13._o luk._n 22.31_o 32._o he_o see_v the_o evil_a of_o man_n security_n and_o insensibleness_n of_o god_n kindness_n as_o have_v smart_v himself_o for_o that_o folly_n and_o he_o see_v man_n to_o be_v but_o frail_a creature_n as_o their_o name_n here_o import_v and_o ready_a to_o fall_v into_o such_o evil_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v they_o remedy_v and_o prevent_v 3._o albeit_o close_v with_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v the_o great_a work_n of_o godly_a man_n yet_o renew_v of_o repentance_n must_v go_v along_o with_o it_o for_o here_o this_o man_n be_v a_o penitent_a 4._o repentance_n especial_o for_o public_a sin_n must_v not_o be_v huddle_v up_o in_o corner_n but_o public_o avow_v as_o we_o have_v opportunity_n in_o our_o station_n and_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o offence_n require_v that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v exemplary_a as_o here_o his_o repentance_n be_v public_o profess_v 5._o as_o even_o the_o regenerate_a have_v sin_n and_o must_v be_v sensible_a of_o it_o under_o trouble_n that_o so_o they_o may_v justify_v god_n who_o have_v afflict_v they_o and_o may_v make_v it_o their_o great_a task_n to_o remove_v sin_n under_o the_o cross_n be_v 27_o 9_o so_o a_o bless_a deliverance_n continue_v the_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o repentance_n foâ—_n it_o for_o both_o when_o he_o be_v afflict_v and_o deliver_v as_o the_o word_n may_v relate_v to_o both_o he_o be_v at_o this_o i_o have_v sin_v 6._o a_o true_a penitent_n will_v not_o care_v to_o shame_v himself_o that_o he_o may_v glorify_v god_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n for_o look_v upon_o man_n he_o will_v say_v i_o have_v sin_v see_v josh_n 7_o 19_o dan._n 9.7_o 8_o 9_o 7._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o see_v or_o confess_v sin_n unless_o it_o be_v see_v in_o the_o aggravation_n thereof_o as_o here_o it_o be_v subjoin_v i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v etc._n etc._n see_v rom._n 7.13_o 8._o repentance_n will_v make_v a_o strange_a change_n in_o man_n judgement_n in_o approve_v what_o be_v excellent_a for_o what_o he_o before_o neglect_v and_o slight_v be_v now_o find_v to_o be_v right_a and_o the_o law_n which_o enjoin_v it_o to_o be_v just_a and_o good_a rom._n 7.12_o 9_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a aggravation_n of_o sin_n in_o a_o penitent_n esteem_v when_o he_o have_v not_o only_o do_v wrong_n but_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v right_a as_o it_o be_v here_o express_v either_o by_o be_v stubborn_a in_o a_o evil_a course_n or_o by_o wrest_v his_o light_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n to_o make_v what_o be_v wrong_v seem_v right_a much_o more_o if_o that_o can_v be_v incident_a to_o a_o renew_a child_n of_o god_n by_o oppose_v and_o resist_v what_o be_v right_a in_o other_o as_o act._n 13.8_o 10._o 10._o whatever_o sinful_a course_n do_v promise_n or_o sinner_n do_v fancy_n yet_o penitent_n will_v find_v sin_n a_o unprofitable_a course_n for_o say_v he_o it_o profit_v i_o not_o which_o import_v also_o for_o it_o be_v a_o diminutive_a expression_n that_o it_o be_v destructive_a and_o have_v prove_v so_o to_o he_o if_o grace_n have_v not_o prevent_v see_v rom._n 6.21_o 11._o albeit_o the_o offence_n commit_v against_o god_n shall_v most_o sad_o affect_v a_o penitent_a yet_o his_o own_o folly_n in_o take_v such_o a_o unprofitable_a course_n may_v aggravate_v his_o crime_n and_o contribute_v to_o the_o heighten_v of_o his_o sorrow_n as_o here_o it_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o upon_o that_o account_n from_o v._o 18._o learn_v 1._o true_a penitent_n will_v find_v a_o sweet_a account_n of_o the_o change_n of_o god_n deal_v towards_o they_o as_o here_o be_v intimate_v whether_o we_o read_v it_o as_o a_o promise_n or_o as_o the_o man_n acknowledgement_n that_o in_o stead_n of_o chastisement_n there_o come_v a_o great_a deliverance_n 2._o a_o penitent_a will_v not_o only_o get_v deliverance_n from_o eternal_a wrath_n but_o even_o from_o temporal_a judgement_n in_o so_o far_o as_o be_v for_o his_o good_a for_o his_o soul_n or_o life_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o pit_n or_o grave_a and_o his_o life_n shall_v see_v the_o light_n and_o shall_v not_o go_v through_o that_o dark_a trance_n of_o death_n in_o a_o cloud_n and_o albeit_o our_o temporal_a life_n be_v not_o much_o worth_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n not_o to_o be_v despise_v especial_o in_o such_o a_o case_n and_o even_o common_a mercy_n will_v look_v sweet_o upon_o a_o penitent_a 3._o as_o mercy_n do_v good_a even_o to_o they_o who_o have_v be_v evil_a and_o grace_n will_v pardon_v and_o cure_v even_o the_o perverseness_n of_o god_n people_n as_o this_o verse_n compare_v with_o the_o former_a do_v teach_v so_o this_o shall_v set_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o encourage_v they_o to_o repent_v yet_o more_o for_o so_o much_o do_v this_o import_n as_o it_o be_v the_o deliver_v man_n speech_n that_o he_o bless_v god_n who_o have_v deliver_v he_o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v sin_v 4._o the_o great_a the_o difficulty_n of_o god_n penitent_a people_n be_v they_o will_v contribute_v to_o make_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n sound_v the_o loud_a for_o his_o deliver_n from_o they_o for_o this_o heighten_v the_o song_n that_o he_o deliver_v even_o from_o the_o pit_n or_o grave_n verse_n 29._o loe_o all_o these_o thing_n work_v god_n oftentimes_o with_o man_n 30._o to_o bring_v back_o his_o soul_n from_o the_o pit_n to_o be_v enlighten_v with_o the_o light_n of_o the_o live_n in_o these_o verse_n elihu_n brief_o recapitulate_v this_o second_o argument_n which_o he_o propound_v v._o 14._o and_o have_v be_v instance_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n hitherto_o and_o show_v that_o god_n make_v frequent_a use_n of_o those_o various_a mean_n of_o instruction_n former_o mention_v for_o man_n good_a that_o he_o may_v be_v excite_v to_o renew_v his_o repentance_n and_o so_o may_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o but_o recover_v out_o of_o trouble_n and_o make_v to_o live_v comfortable_o in_o the_o original_a instead_o of_o oftentimes_o it_o be_v twice_o thrice_o whereby_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o point_n at_o the_o three_o way_n of_o instruct_v man_n which_o have_v be_v former_o instance_a as_o name_n a_o certain_a number_n for_o a_o uncertain_a and_o intimate_v that_o god_n even_o frequent_o renew_v all_o or_o any_o of_o those_o former_a mean_n to_o the_o same_o godly_a man_n or_o to_o divers_a of_o they_o diverse_o that_o he_o may_v prevent_v their_o ruin_n this_o elihu_n recapitulate_v for_o job_n information_n to_o clear_v his_o mistake_n about_o his_o own_o case_n and_o to_o give_v he_o a_o check_n for_o his_o ignorance_n of_o what_o be_v so_o frequent_o and_o ordinary_o do_v about_o godly_a man_n doct._n 1._o god_n deal_n about_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v serious_o look_v upon_o and_o ponder_v again_o and_o again_o for_o so_o much_o do_v elihu_n recapitulation_n of_o this_o matter_n import_n that_o job_n shall_v look_v and_o look_v again_o upon_o it_o see_v ps_n 28.5_o 2._o whatever_o good_a be_v do_v to_o or_o about_o god_n people_n by_o whatever_o mean_a or_o instrument_n god_n be_v to_o be_v see_v as_o the_o worker_n of_o it_o all_o for_o god_n work_v all_o these_o thing_n former_o mention_v with_o man_n 3._o god_n condescend_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o man_n and_o
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