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assure_v we_o there_o be_v not_o a_o drop_n that_o fall_v but_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o say_v by_o his_o knowledge_n the_o cloud_n drop_v down_o dew_n and_o indeed_o such_o and_o so_o wonderful_a be_v the_o distillation_n of_o the_o dew_n that_o it_o may_v well_o be_v say_v to_o drop_v even_o through_o his_o divine_a finger_n the_o dew_n be_v very_o useful_a and_o beneficial_a to_o the_o earth_n two_o way_n or_o in_o two_o thing_n chief_o first_o iâ—_n moisten_v the_o earth_n second_o it_o cool_v the_o earth_n when_o isaac_n be_v give_v the_o blessing_n to_o jacob_n he_o put_v this_o in_o particular_o gen._n 27.28_o god_n give_v thou_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n &_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o plenty_n of_o corn_n and_o wine_n imply_v that_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n cause_v plenty_n of_o corn_n and_o wine_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n answerable_a to_o this_o blessing_n give_v by_o isaac_n to_o his_o son_n jacob_n be_v 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tarry_v not_o for_o man_n nor_o wait_v for_o the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o grass_n in_o the_o field_n be_v not_o water_v by_o man_n as_o herb_n and_o flower_n in_o a_o garden_n be_v and_o therefore_o may_v be_v say_v not_o to_o tarry_v nor_o to_o depend_v upon_o man_n nor_o upon_o the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o upon_o god_n for_o the_o dew_n and_o shower_n of_o heaven_n to_o water_v it_o thus_o those_o many_o people_n shall_v have_v help_n and_o sweet_a supply_n though_o man_n neglect_v they_o yet_o god_n will_v take_v care_n of_o they_o and_o send_v the_o remnant_n of_o jacob_n some_o or_o other_o that_o be_v faithful_a to_o be_v as_o a_o dew_n from_o he_o upon_o they_o to_o make_v they_o grow_v and_o be_v fruitful_a before_o i_o pass_v from_o this_o verse_n we_o may_v consider_v a_o threefold_a allusion_n of_o the_o dew_n first_o to_o christ_n himself_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n expound_v that_o place_n judge_n 6.37_o 40._o where_o gideon_n desire_v as_o a_o sign_n from_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v save_v israel_n by_o his_o hand_n that_o the_o dew_n may_v fall_v on_o the_o fleece_n the_o floor_n remain_v dry_a and_o afterward_o that_o the_o dew_n may_v fall_v upon_o the_o floor_n the_o fleece_n remain_v dry_a conclude_v 14._o ros_fw-fr in_fw-la vellere_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o virgine_fw-la rupertus_n in_o hos_n 14._o the_o dew_n in_o the_o fleece_n be_v christ_n in_o the_o virgin_n jesus_n christ_n indeed_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n as_o the_o dew_n for_o the_o refresh_n and_o comfort_v of_o poor_a sinner_n he_o come_v down_o also_o as_o a_o dew_n to_o make_v we_o fruitful_a and_o grow_v as_o the_o lily_n and_o to_o cast_v forth_o our_o root_n as_o lebanon_n second_o in_o the_o dew_n there_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n preach_v the_o dispenser_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v compare_v to_o cloud_n moses_n be_v a_o cloud_n and_o his_o speech_n distil_v as_o the_o dew_n deut._n 32.2_o that_o be_v it_o come_v down_o sweet_o and_o efficacious_o as_o the_o manna_n and_o the_o dew_n fall_v together_o exod._n 16.12_o 14._o so_o the_o grace_n comfort_n and_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n come_v with_o the_o word_n there_o be_v dew_n with_o the_o manna_n and_o manna_n with_o the_o dew_n when_o the_o dew_n of_o divine_a doctrine_n come_v down_o christ_n the_o manna_n come_v down_o too_o three_o it_o carry_v in_o it_o a_o allusion_n to_o that_o sweetness_n of_o affection_n that_o be_v among_o brethren_n psal_n 133.1_o behold_v how_o good_a and_o how_o pleasant_a it_o be_v for_o brethren_n to_o dwell_v together_o in_o unity_n then_o follow_v vers_n 3._o as_o the_o dew_n of_o hermon_n and_o as_o the_o dew_n that_o descend_v upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o zion_n for_o there_o the_o lord_n command_v the_o blessing_n even_o life_n for_o evermore_o love_n and_o unity_n among_o brethren_n be_v like_a dew_n it_o refresh_v they_o and_o make_v they_o fruitful_a they_o who_o provoke_v one_o another_o to_o love_n will_v also_o to_o good_a work_n heb._n 10.24_o unity_n make_v a_o great_a increase_n small_a thing_n grow_v great_a by_o concord_n dilabuntur_fw-la concordia_fw-la parvae_fw-la res_fw-la crescunt_fw-la discordia_fw-la magnae_fw-la dilabuntur_fw-la whereas_o discord_n dwindle_v or_o reduce_v great_a thing_n to_o little_a thing_n and_o at_o last_o to_o nothing_o so_o much_o of_o god_n fatherhood_n or_o relation_n to_o the_o rain_n and_o dew_n in_o the_o next_o word_n he_o be_v please_v to_o inquire_v of_o job_n concern_v the_o original_n of_o ice_n and_o frost_n verse_n 29._o out_o of_o who_o womb_n come_v the_o ice_n these_o word_n be_v a_o elegant_a metaphor_n take_v from_o child-bearing_a what_o woman_n can_v the_o ice_n call_v mother_n
thy_o labour_n to_o hâ—m_v this_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v of_o the_o same_o importance_n with_o the_o former_a yet_o i_o shall_v touch_v a_o little_a upon_o it_o will_v thou_o leave_v thy_o labour_n to_o he_o labour_n be_v take_v in_o scripture_n two_o way_n first_o for_o the_o very_a act_n of_o labour_n jacob_n say_v gen._n 31.42_o god_n have_v see_v my_o affliction_n and_o the_o labour_n of_o my_o hand_n god_n know_v say_v he_o to_o laban_n what_o pain_n i_o have_v take_v what_o hard_a work_n i_o have_v be_v at_o in_o thy_o service_n and_o how_o hard_o he_o have_v be_v at_o work_n he_o tell_v laban_n ver_fw-la 40._o thus_o i_o be_v in_o the_o day_n the_o drought_n consume_v i_o and_o the_o frost_n by_o night_n and_o my_o sleep_n depart_v from_o i_o to_o such_o hard_a work_n in_o spiritual_n the_o apostle_n exhort_v be_v steadfast_a and_o unmoveable_a fuit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d labour_n à _fw-la radice_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laboravit_fw-la defatigatus_fw-la fuit_fw-la always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o as_o much_o as_o you_o know_v that_o your_o labour_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 15.58_o the_o word_n in_o the_o text_n which_o we_o render_v labour_n signify_v a_o labour_a to_o weariness_n or_o a_o labour_n which_o cause_v weariness_n strong_a labour_n diligent_a labour_n weari_v a_o strong_a man_n and_o though_o a_o industrious_a person_n be_v not_o weary_a of_o his_o labour_n yet_o he_o may_v be_v weary_v with_o his_o labour_n yea_o the_o more_o industrious_a he_o be_v in_o labour_v the_o soon_o he_o may_v be_v weary_v with_o his_o labour_n second_o labour_n be_v take_v sometime_o for_o the_o fruit_n of_o labour_n or_o for_o that_o which_o be_v get_v by_o labour_n the_o reward_n and_o wage_n give_v and_o receive_v for_o work_n and_o service_n do_v be_v call_v labour_n psal_n 128.2_o thou_o shall_v eat_v the_o labour_n of_o thy_o hand_n no_o man_n can_v eat_v the_o act_n of_o his_o labour_n but_o every_o man_n shall_v eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n labour_n bring_v in_o bread_n and_o that_o bread_n be_v sweet_a which_o come_v in_o by_o labour_n the_o lord_n threaten_v his_o people_n deut._n 28.33_o stranger_n shall_v eat_v thy_o labour_n that_o be_v the_o increase_n that_o come_v in_o or_o have_v be_v get_v by_o thy_o labour_n even_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v labour_v for_o and_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n bestow_v by_o the_o lord_n upon_o his_o israel_n psal_n 105.44_o that_o they_o inherit_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v they_o dwell_v in_o the_o house_n which_o they_o have_v build_v and_o enjoy_v the_o garden_n which_o they_o have_v plant_v &_o reap_v the_o field_n which_o they_o the_o heathen_a have_v sow_v in_o a_o word_n they_o have_v the_o fruit_n of_o all_o their_o labour_n some_o understand_v the_o word_n here_o in_o this_o latter_a sense_n will_v thou_o leave_v thy_o labour_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v pisc_n fruges_fw-la tuas_fw-la labour_v tuo_fw-la partas_fw-la pisc_n will_v thou_o allow_v he_o any_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o ground_n see_v he_o refuse_v to_o work_v in_o thy_o ground_n sure_o thou_o will_v not_o labour_v cattle_n have_v somewhat_o for_o their_o labour_n they_o share_v in_o those_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v the_o product_n of_o their_o labour_n 1_o cor._n 9.9_o thou_o shall_v not_o muzzel_v the_o ox_n that_o tread_v out_o the_o corn_n but_o though_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o labour_a cattle_n eat_v of_o and_o be_v feed_v with_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n yet_o here_o by_o labour_n i_o understand_v the_o very_a act_n of_o labour_n not_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o will_v thou_o leave_v thy_o labour_n to_o he_o that_o be_v will_v thou_o leave_v thy_o business_n with_o he_o will_v thou_o trust_v he_o with_o thy_o blow_n or_o with_o thy_o harrow_n and_o consider_v the_o dependence_n if_o thou_o dare_v not_o trust_v he_o than_o thou_o will_v not_o leave_v thy_o labour_n 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time_n of_o behemoth_n make_v i_o make_v he_o the_o same_o day_n with_o thou_o for_o all_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o six_o day_n the_o same_o day_n in_o which_o man_n be_v make_v four_o which_o i_o make_v with_o thou_o that_o be_v i_o make_v he_o to_o be_v with_o thou_o i_o do_v not_o make_v behemoth_n as_o i_o make_v leviathan_n to_o play_v in_o the_o sea_n but_o i_o make_v he_o to_o be_v with_o thou_o on_o the_o land_n that_o thou_o shall_v behold_v he_o and_o take_v notice_n of_o he_o or_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v under_o thy_o hand_n yea_o not_o only_o so_o but_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o wild_a beast_n to_o love_v thy_o company_n and_o to_o desire_v converse_n with_o thou_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o thou_o and_o in_o many_o thing_n to_o act_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n like_o thou_o or_o as_o thyself_o and_o other_o man_n do_v five_o which_o i_o make_v with_o thou_o that_o be_v for_o thou_o i_o make_v he_o for_o thy_o use_n i_o make_v he_o to_o serve_v thou_o though_o he_o be_v thus_o great_a and_o vast_a yet_o he_o will_v be_v thy_o humble_a servant_n there_o will_v be_v occasion_n afterward_o to_o show_v further_o how_o serviceable_a and_o useful_a elephant_n be_v to_o man_n six_o i_o make_v he_o with_o thou_o that_o be_v i_o make_v he_o as_o nigh_o to_o thou_o as_o any_o of_o the_o unreasonable_a creature_n yea_o nigh_o to_o thou_o than_o any_o of_o the_o unreasonable_a creature_n for_o i_o have_v make_v he_o excel_v they_o all_o as_o thou_o excelle_v he_o he_o be_v above_o other_o irrational_a creature_n as_o thou_o be_v above_o all_o irrational_n he_o next_o to_o angel_n and_o man_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o my_o way_n the_o word_n make_v may_v import_v this_o also_o and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v 1_o sam._n 12.6_o the_o lord_n advance_v the_o hebâ—ew_n be_v make_v moses_n and_o aaron_n the_o lord_n have_v so_o make_v the_o elephant_n that_o he_o have_v also_o advance_v he_o above_o all_o the_o 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this_o be_v call_v a_o double_a recompense_n by_o another_o prophet_n jerem._n 16.18_o i_o will_v recompense_v their_o iniquity_n and_o their_o sin_n double_a because_o they_o have_v defile_v my_o land_n and_o thus_o jeremy_n pray_v against_o the_o opposer_n and_o despiser_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n chap._n 17.18_o destroy_v they_o with_o double_a destruction_n so_o then_o when_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n add_v double_a or_o twice_o as_o much_o to_o job_n as_o he_o have_v before_o it_o note_v at_o least_o a_o very_a great_a addition_n to_o the_o prosperous_a estate_n which_o job_n have_v before_o even_o in_o outward_a thing_n hence_o observe_v first_o when_o we_o be_v about_o spiritual_n the_o lord_n take_v occasion_n to_o minister_v to_o we_o in_o temporal_n the_o lord_n not_o only_o turn_v the_o captivity_n of_o job_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o his_o friend_n but_o give_v he_o twice_o as_o much_o job_n do_v not_o pray_v for_o the_o double_n of_o his_o estate_n or_o for_o great_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n we_o find_v he_o many_o time_n give_v up_o his_o hope_n as_o to_o temporal_n when_o he_o will_v not_o give_v up_o his_o hope_n as_o to_o spiritual_n and_o eternal_o though_o he_o kill_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o he_o also_o shall_v be_v my_o salvation_n he_o submit_v his_o life_n to_o god_n in_o hope_n of_o a_o better_a life_n but_o he_o have_v little_a or_o no_o expectation_n about_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n yet_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o abundance_n with_o his_o life_n as_o also_o a_o abundant_a or_o long_a life_n as_o we_o read_v at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n there_o be_v two_o special_a reason_n why_o the_o lord_n give_v job_n a_o great_a increase_n in_o temporal_n first_o because_o in_o those_o old_a testament_n time_n the_o promise_n go_v much_o in_o temporal_n second_o because_o job_n have_v lose_v his_o credit_n in_o the_o world_n when_o he_o lose_v his_o estate_n spiritual_a supply_n will_v never_o have_v set_v he_o right_o 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you_o steadfast_a and_o unmoveable_a always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o as-much_a as_o you_o know_v that_o your_o labour_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v labour_v abundant_o for_o your_o labour_n shall_v have_v a_o abundant_a reward_n not_o only_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v in_o vain_a but_o rich_o reward_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v your_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n heb._n 6.10_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v unrighteous_a to_o forget_v our_o labour_n of_o love_n not_o because_o any_o labour_n of_o we_o can_v endebt_a he_o to_o reward_v we_o but_o because_o he_o have_v free_o promise_v to_o reward_v we_o second_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o bountiful_a rewarder_n of_o we_o for_o what_o we_o suffer_v and_o that_o first_o when_o we_o suffer_v under_o his_o own_o hand_n second_o when_o for_o his_o sake_n we_o suffer_v peaceable_o and_o patient_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n job_n be_v a_o great_a sufferer_n both_o way_n 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patience_n of_o job_n that_o be_v you_o have_v hear_v of_o his_o suffering_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o suffer_a spirit_n and_o you_o have_v see_v the_o end_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v what_o end_n the_o lord_n make_v for_o he_o some_o give_v another_o interpretation_n of_o these_o latter_a word_n as_o be_v show_v former_o but_o this_o i_o conceive_v most_o clear_a to_o the_o context_n you_o have_v see_v the_o end_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v what_o end_n the_o lord_n make_v for_o job_n though_o the_o middle_a part_n of_o his_o life_n be_v very_o grievous_a yet_o god_n change_v the_o scene_n of_o thing_n and_o his_o end_n be_v very_o glorious_a david_n psal_n 37.37_o will_v have_v the_o end_n of_o upright_a man_n mark_v and_o well_o consider_v mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n possible_o he_o have_v have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o trouble_n in_o his_o way_n but_o his_o end_n be_v peace_n let_v not_o 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lord_n stock_n and_o treasure_n can_v never_o be_v draw_v dry_a he_o be_v a_o ever-over-flowing_a fountain_n if_o you_o have_v much_o at_o the_o beginning_n you_o may_v have_v much_o more_o at_o the_o latter_a end_n so_o much_o of_o these_o word_n as_o they_o hold_v out_o the_o restore_n of_o job_n estate_n in_o general_a the_o particular_n be_v sum_v up_o in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o verse_n for_o he_o have_v fourteen_o thousand_o sheep_n and_o six_o thousand_o camel_n and_o a_o thousand_o yoke_n of_o ox_n and_o a_o thousand_o she-ass_n the_o increase_n of_o his_o estate_n be_v here_o set_v forth_o in_o cattle_n only_o as_o his_o first_o estate_n be_v cattle_n be_v the_o riches_n of_o those_o time_n and_o country_n yet_o doubtless_o his_o estate_n increase_v in_o every_o thing_n or_o kind_n first_o his_o family_n and_o servant_n increase_v to_o look_v to_o so_o many_o cattle_n second_o his_o land_n and_o pasture_n increase_v to_o feed_v they_o three_o his_o house_n and_o building_n 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