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auribus_fw-la judicum_fw-la perstrepunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tibi_fw-la quod_fw-la scriba_fw-la mutarunt_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mibi_fw-la quòd_fw-la indignum_fw-la divina_fw-la majestate_fw-la arbitrarentur_fw-la ut_fw-la homuncio_fw-la et_fw-la oneri_fw-la essâ—t_fw-la abe_n ezr._n drus_n the_o former_a word_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o these_o the_o effect_n thou_o have_v set_v i_o as_o a_o mark_n what_o follow_v o_o i_o be_o a_o burden_n to_o myself_o the_o septuagint_n read_v thus_o so_o that_o i_o be_o a_o burden_n unto_o thou_o or_o so_o that_o i_o be_o burdensome_a to_o thou_o and_o then_o his_o meaning_n may_v be_v conceive_v thus_o lord_n thou_o set_v i_o as_o a_o mark_n so_o that_o i_o become_v burdensome_a unto_o thou_o i_o have_v such_o a_o weight_n of_o affliction_n upon_o i_o that_o i_o be_o force_v to_o complain_n and_o expostulation_n wherein_o i_o be_o afraid_a i_o be_o burdensome_a to_o thou_o as_o poor_a suitor_n when_o they_o cry_v 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8._o 17._o where_o the_o first_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n be_v quote_v be_v very_o emphatical_a when_o christ_n have_v heal_v many_o of_o their_o outward_a distemper_n this_o reason_n be_v add_v that_o it_o may_v be_v fufil_v which_o be_v write_v sc_fw-la isa_n 53._o 9_o himself_z take_v our_o infirmity_n and_o bear_v our_o sickness_n now_o christ_n take_v our_o infirmity_n and_o bear_v our_o sickness_n when_o he_o take_v and_o bear_v our_o sin_n when_o he_o take_v sin_n he_o take_v that_o which_o be_v the_o necessary_a fruit_n of_o sin_n our_o sickness_n and_o our_o sorrow_n for_o as_o in_o scripture_n christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v sin_n for_o we_o that_o be_v with_o the_o sin_n he_o bear_v those_o affiiction_n and_o sorrow_n which_o be_v the_o consequent_n of_o sin_n so_o here_o when_o it_o be_v say_v he_o bear_v our_o sorrow_n and_o our_o sickness_n it_o take_v in_o the_o bear_n of_o those_o sin_n which_o procure_v and_o produce_v those_o sorrow_n the_o greek_a word_n use_v by_o the_o evangelist_n be_v full_a with_o this_o sense_n transtulit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d assumpsit_fw-la sccum_fw-la atque_fw-la recepit_fw-la quasi_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la transtulit_fw-la he_o take_v they_o to_o he_o he_o receive_v they_o upon_o himself_o he_o as_o it_o be_v translate_v they_o from_o poor_a sinful_a man_n to_o his_o own_o body_n the_o word_n also_o import_v his_o take_v our_o sin_n and_o sickness_n upon_o he_o as_o a_o vesture_n or_o a_o garment_n and_o so_o wrap_v himself_o in_o they_o we_o know_v our_o sin_n by_o nature_n clothe_v we_o as_o a_o garment_n we_o be_v not_o only_o a_o burden_n but_o a_o clothing_n of_o sin_n and_o filthiness_n take_v away_o his_o filthy_a garment_n say_v the_o lord_n concern_v joshua_n the_o high-priest_n then_o follow_v and_o unto_o he_o i_o say_v i_o have_v cause_v thy_o iniquity_n to_o pass_v from_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v clothe_v thou_o with_o change_n of_o raiment_n man_n see_v not_o his_o own_o nakedness_n till_o he_o be_v clothe_v with_o sin_n gen._n 2._o christ_n to_o answer_v that_o clothes_n and_o wrap_v himself_o with_o our_o sin_n as_o we_o ourselves_o be_v wrap_v about_o and_o clothe_v with_o they_o he_o clothes_v himself_o with_o our_o sorrow_n as_o we_o ourselves_o be_v clothe_v with_o sorrow_n in_o which_o sense_n among_o other_o christ_n may_v be_v call_v a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n as_o we_o may_v call_v a_o man_n clothe_v with_o rag_n a_o man_n of_o rag_n and_o a_o man_n clothe_v with_o silk_n a_o man_n of_o silk_n the_o second_o word_n of_o the_o evangelist_n mat._n 18._o 17._o signify_v to_o bear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o porter_n bear_v a_o great_a burden_n christ_n take_v up_o that_o burden_n onder_v which_o all_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n will_v have_v sink_v he_o take_v it_o up_o like_o a_o mighty_a samson_n and_o carry_v it_o out_o for_o we_o the_o scape-goate_n be_v a_o type_n of_o this_o levit._fw-la 6._o 22._o and_o the_o goat_n shall_v bear_v upon_o he_o all_o their_o iniquity_n into_o a_o land_n not_o inhabit_v or_o a_o land_n cut_v off_o and_o separate_v from_o other_o land_n and_o people_n figure_v hereby_o the_o total_a abolish_n of_o our_o sin_n which_o be_v carry_v into_o a_o land_n where_o no_o man_n dwell_v shall_v be_v as_o lose_v and_o go_v for_o ever_o not_o to_o be_v find_v when_o they_o shall_v be_v seek_v for_o who_o can_v find_v that_o which_o be_v where_o no_o man_n ever_o be_v pardon_v sin_n be_v carry_v and_o as_o it_o be_v hide_v out_o of_o the_o sight_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n for_o it_o be_v not_o and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o be_v not_o according_a to_o man_n to_o be_v see_v in_o allusion_n to_o all_o which_o christ_n jo._n 1._o 29._o be_v point_v at_o by_o the_o baptist_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v the_o lumb_n of_o god_n that_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n he_o take_v sin_n off_o from_o the_o world_n upon_o himself_o and_o carry_v it_o away_o no_o man_n know_v whither_o that_o for_o the_o first_o word_n pardon_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o pardon_v my_o sin_n the_o second_o word_n be_v render_v by_o our_o translatour_n take_v away_o mori_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la 1._o simpliciter_fw-la praeterire_fw-la 2._o interire_fw-la perire_fw-la evanescere_fw-la mori_fw-la why_o do_v thou_o not_o take_v away_o my_o iniquity_n other_o thus_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o cause_v my_o iniquity_n to_o pass_v away_o or_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o put_v away_o my_o iniquity_n so_o we_o rranslate_v 2_o sam._n 12._o 13._o where_o assoon_o as_o david_n confess_v his_o sin_n say_v i_o have_v sin_v nathan_n answer_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n he_o have_v make_v it_o to_o pass_v away_o the_o word_n signify_v first_o simple_o to_o pass_v away_o or_o to_o pass_v by_o second_o to_o die_v perish_v or_o vanish_v away_o that_o which_o pass_v by_o we_o be_v vanish_v as_o to_o we_o so_o the_o word_n be_v take_v psal_n 37._o 36._o where_o david_n speak_v of_o the_o flourish_a estate_n of_o wicked_a man_n say_v i_o have_v see_v the_o wicked_a in_o great_a prosperity_n flourish_v as_o a_o green_a bay_n tree_n yet_o he_o pass_v away_o and_o lo_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n unpardoned_a see_v or_o shall_v see_v his_o sin_n grow_v up_o as_o a_o mighty_a tree_n sin_n unpardoned_a flourish_v like_o a_o green_a bay-tree_n it_o root_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o guilt_n nourish_v it_o but_o when_o pardon_n come_v sin_n pass_v away_o and_o it_o be_v not_o because_o that_o which_o give_v it_o sap_n be_v not_o further_o this_o word_n which_o be_v very_o considerable_a be_v apply_v to_o peecare_fw-la quando_fw-la dicitur_fw-la de_fw-la mandato_fw-la pacto_fw-la juramento_fw-la significat_fw-la transgredi_fw-la violare_fw-la peecare_fw-la the_o commit_n of_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o pardon_v of_o sin_n for_o when_o it_o be_v join_v with_o those_o word_n the_o commandment_n of_o god_n the_o statute_n of_o god_n the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o the_o like_a it_o signify_v to_o violate_v to_o break_v the_o bound_n to_o transgress_v for_o in_o sin_v a_o man_n pass_v by_o the_o word_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n the_o precept_n which_o god_n have_v give_v and_o the_o charge_n god_n have_v lay_v upon_o he_o he_o go_v away_o from_o all_o when_o man_n sin_v he_o pass_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o when_o god_n pardon_v he_o pass_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n or_o he_o cause_v his_o sin_n to_o pass_v away_o so_o that_o this_o word_n take_v away_o put_v away_o or_o cause_n to_o pass_v condona_n transire_fw-la facis_fw-la e._n i_o impunitum_fw-la retir_fw-fr quis_fw-la condona_n note_v the_o remove_n of_o sin_n both_o in_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n when_o sin_n be_v pass_v by_o all_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o sin_n be_v pass_v by_o the_o sinner_n shall_v never_o be_v touch_v or_o feel_v the_o weight_n of_o god_n little_a finger_n in_o judgement_n when_o god_n come_v with_o his_o revenge_n he_o pass_v such_o by_o as_o in_o that_o plague_n of_o egypt_n the_o slay_v of_o the_o first_o bear_v which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o lord_n passeover_n in_o memorial_n whereof_o that_o great_a ordinance_n be_v appoint_v the_o jew_n of_o keep_v the_o passeover_n and_o eat_v the_o pascal_n lamb_n exod._n 12._o 13_o 14._o in_o this_o sense_n the_o word_n be_v use_v amos_n 7._o 8._o when_o god_n be_v resolve_v to_o punish_v and_o charge_v the_o sin_n of_o that_o people_n upon_o they_o he_o say_v behold_v i_o will_v set_v a_o plumbe-line_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o people_n israel_n and_o what_o follow_v i_o will_v not_o again_o pass_v by_o they_o any_o more_o god_n come_v before_o once_o and_o again_o armed_z to_o destroy_v they_o but_o when_o he_o come_v he_o pass_v by_o they_o he_o put_v up_o his_o sword_n he_o unbend_v his_o bow_n he_o stop_v up_o the_o vial_n of_o his_o wrath_n when_o a_o cloud_n of_o blood_n and_o judgement_n hang_v over_o their_o head_n he_o send_v a_o breath_n of_o mercy_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o pass_v over_o they_o but_o now_o say_v he_o i_o will_v not_o again_o pass_v by_o they_o any_o more_o that_o be_v i_o will_v sure_o punish_v they_o so_o the_o next_o word_n interpret_v the_o high_a place_n of_o isaac_n shall_v be_v dissolate_a and_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v lay_v waist_n some_o translate_v that_o in_o amos_n i_o will_v not_o any_o more_o dissemble_v 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la ebraicum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quoties_fw-la in_o scripture_n sanctis_fw-la ex_fw-la persona_fw-la dei_fw-la ponitur_fw-la pro_fw-la poena_fw-la accipiendum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ncquâ—quam_fw-la apud_fw-la eos_fw-la maneat_fw-la sed_fw-la pertranseat_fw-la hieron_n in_o
that_o plough_n iniquity_n and_o sow_v wickedness_n reap_v the_o same_o which_o he_o apply_v parsonal_o to_o job_n chap._n 22._o v._n 5_o 6._o be_v not_o thy_o wickedness_n great_a and_o thy_o iniquity_n infinite_a thou_o have_v take_v a_o pledge_n from_o thy_o brother_n for_o nought_o and_o and_o strip_v the_o naked_a of_o their_o clothing_n etc._n etc._n the_o whole_a scope_n of_o his_o speech_n bend_v the_o same_o way_n and_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v to_o job_n though_o thy_o carriage_n have_v be_v so_o plausible_a among_o we_o that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o accuse_v thou_o of_o sin_n yet_o these_o judgement_n accuse_v thou_o and_o be_v sufficient_a witness_n against_o thou_o these_o cry_n out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n that_o thou_o have_v take_v a_o pledge_n from_o thy_o brother_n for_o nought_o etc._n etc._n though_o we_o have_v not_o see_v thou_o act_v these_o sin_n yet_o in_o these_o effect_n we_o see_v thou_o have_v act_v they_o the_o snare_n which_o be_v round_o about_o thou_o tell_v we_o thou_o have_v lay_v snare_n for_o other_o &_o he_o that_o run_v may_v read_v how_o terrible_a how_o troublesome_a thou_o have_v be_v to_o the_o poor_a in_o the_o terror_n which_o have_v seize_v thy_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o trouble_n which_o have_v spoil_v thou_o of_o thy_o riches_n bildad_o the_o shuite_n speak_v second_o his_o opinion_n be_v not_o so_o rigid_a as_o that_o of_o eliphaz_n he_o grant_v that_o affliction_n may_v fall_v upon_o a_o righteous_a person_n yet_o so_o that_o if_o god_n send_v not_o deliverance_n speedy_o if_o he_o restore_v he_o not_o quick_o to_o his_o former_a estate_n and_o honour_n than_o upon_o the_o second_o ground_n of_o the_o four_o princple_n such_o a_o man_n may_v be_v censure_v cast_v and_o condemn_v as_o unrighteous_a that_o such_o be_v bildad_n judgement_n in_o this_o case_n be_v clear_a chap._n 8._o 5_o 6._o if_o thou_o be_v pure_a and_o upright_a sure_o now_o he_o will_v awake_v for_o thou_o and_o make_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n prosperous_a though_o thy_o beginning_n be_v small_a yet_o thy_o latter_a end_n shall_v great_o increase_v and_o vers_fw-la 20_o 21._o behold_v god_n will_v not_o cast_v away_o a_o perfect_a man_n etc._n etc._n till_o he_o fill_v thy_o mouth_n with_o laugh_v and_o thy_o lip_n with_o rejoice_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o can_v assent_v to_o my_o brother_n eliphaz_n affirm_v that_o every_o man_n afflict_v be_v afflict_v for_o his_o wickedness_n i_o for_o my_o part_n believe_v and_o be_o persuade_v that_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v afflict_v for_o the_o trial_n &_o exercise_n of_o his_o grace_n etc._n etc._n but_o than_o i_o be_o assure_v that_o god_n never_o let_v he_o lie_v in_o his_o affliction_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o cry_v and_o call_v the_o lord_n awake_v present_o make_v his_o habitation_n prosperous_a again_o and_o increase_v he_o more_o than_o ever_o i_o grant_v the_o lord_n may_v cast_v down_o a_o perfect_a man_n but_z he_o will_v not_o in_o this_o life_n cast_v he_o away_o no_o he_o will_v speedy_o fill_v his_o mouth_n with_o laugh_v and_o his_o lip_n with_o rejoice_v zophar_n the_o three_o opponent_n differ_v from_o the_o two_o former_a in_o this_o great_a controversy_n affirm_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o those_o affliction_n which_o press_v the_o child_n of_o man_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o the_o absolute_a will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v not_o further_o to_o inquire_v about_o his_o wisdom_n justice_n or_o mercy_n in_o dispence_v they_o his_o counsel_n be_v unsearchable_a and_o his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o thus_o he_o deliver_v his_o mind_n ch._n 11._o 7_o 8._o can_v thou_o by_o search_v find_v out_o god_n can_v thou_o by_o search_v find_v he_o out_o to_o perfection_n it_o be_v as_o high_a as_o heaven_n what_o can_v thou_o do_v deep_o than_o hell_n what_o can_v thou_o know_v vers_fw-la 12._o vain_a man_n will_v be_v wise_a though_o man_n be_v bear_v like_o a_o wild_a ass_n colt_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o speech_n he_o come_v near_a the_o opinion_n of_o bildad_n vers_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o give_v out_o â—s_v hard_a thought_n of_o job_n as_o either_o of_o his_o brethren_n number_v he_o among_o the_o wicked_a &_o assign_v he_o the_o reward_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n chap._n 10._o 29._o this_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n from_o god_n and_o the_o heritage_n appoint_v unto_o he_o by_o god_n these_o i_o conceive_v be_v the_o characteristical_a opinion_n of_o job_n three_o friend_n about_o his_o case_n all_o consistent_a with_o those_o four_o principle_n which_o they_o hold_v in_o common_a all_o equal_o close_v in_o the_o censure_n and_o condemnation_n of_o job_n though_o in_o some_o thing_n dissent_v and_o fall_v off_o from_o one_o another_o but_o what_o think_v job_n or_o how_o do_v he_o acquit_v or_o extricate_v himself_o from_o these_o difficulty_n very_o well_o his_o sentence_n be_v plain_o this_o that_o the_o providence_n of_o 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day_n even_o to_o night_n will_v thou_o make_v a_o end_n of_o i_o i_o be_o waste_v perpetual_o or_o before_o night_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o day_n thou_o will_v destroy_v and_o make_v a_o end_n of_o i_o these_o be_v the_o thought_n of_o my_o heart_n when_o i_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o that_o acute_a dispatch_a disease_n the_o psalmist_n psal_n 90._o 5_o 6_o describe_v man_n as_o grass_n in_o the_o morning_n it_o flourish_v and_o grow_v up_o in_o the_o evening_n it_o be_v cut_v down_o and_o wither_v that_o be_v man_n continue_v but_o a_o very_a short_a time_n his_o life_n be_v but_o a_o span_n long_o or_o
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consilio_fw-la agit_fw-fr vulâ—_n &_o facit_fw-la nullamque_fw-la facti_fw-la rationum_fw-la habet_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la ita_fw-la venâ—â—_n in_fw-la mentem_fw-la goc_n with_o it_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n wrath_n slay_v the_o foolish_a one_o only_o in_o a_o word_n this_o foolish_a man_n be_v one_o who_o act_v without_o counsel_n and_o who_o will_n be_v too_o hard_a for_o his_o understanding_n he_o have_v no_o reason_n for_o what_o he_o do_v but_o because_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o do_v it_o a_o foolish_a man_n be_v a_o wicked_a man_n and_o here_o the_o foolish_a man_n be_v a_o wicked_a man_n at_o ease_n a_o wicked_a man_n in_o his_o fullness_n and_o abundance_n of_o outward_a comfort_n a_o fool_n be_v ever_o worst_a when_o he_o be_v at_o ease_n and_o as_o he_o more_o abound_v in_o comfort_n so_o he_o abound_v more_o in_o sin_n all_o mercy_n be_v to_o he_o but_o fuel_n for_o his_o folly_n and_o meat_n and_o drink_n for_o his_o madness_n that_o rich_a man_n who_o please_v 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to_o possess_v month_n of_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v note_v a_o point_n or_o two_o in_o passage_n from_o the_o word_n as_o they_o contain_v a_o general_a truth_n before_o i_o examine_v they_o in_o this_o application_n take_v the_o word_n as_o they_o be_v a_o direct_a proposition_n a_o servant_n desire_v the_o shadow_n and_o a_o hireling_n look_v for_o the_o reward_n of_o his_o work_n hence_o observe_v first_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o servant_n be_v a_o very_a laborious_a and_o a_o wearisome_a condition_n he_o belong_v for_o some_o rest_n he_o earnest_o desire_v the_o shadow_n observe_v second_o the_o servant_n must_v have_v a_o reward_n there_o be_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n he_o shall_v observe_v three_o the_o hireling_n have_v earnest_a thought_n upon_o his_o reward_n his_o reward_n be_v in_o his_o eye_n it_o be_v the_o reason_n give_v why_o the_o wage_n of_o the_o hire_a servant_n shall_v not_o be_v withhold_v deut._n 24._o 15._o the_o lord_n the_o 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&_o similibus_fw-la locis_fw-la scriptura_fw-la in_o telligenda_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la statu_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la quis_fw-la consitebitur_fw-la tibi_fw-la post_fw-la resurrectâ—onem_fw-la pii_fw-la laudabunt_fw-la deum_fw-la sed_fw-la ante_fw-la illam_fw-la quamdiverunt_fw-la in_o sepulchro_fw-la nemo_fw-la confitebitur_fw-la ei_fw-la anima_fw-la &_o corpore_fw-la simul_fw-la drus_n juxta_fw-la raturae_fw-la cursum_fw-la hic_fw-la loquor_fw-la regans_fw-la rediturum_fw-la â—ominem_fw-la ubi_fw-la hine_n excessit_fw-la reâ—urrectio_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la divinum_fw-la &_o supra_fw-la naturam_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la hic_fw-la non_fw-la respicit_fw-la nutuâ—e_fw-la tantum_fw-la consuctum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la afferens_fw-la quomodo_fw-la intellïgendâ—_n sunt_fw-la qâ—aecunque_fw-la talia_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la libro_fw-la in_o psalmis_fw-la &_o alijs_fw-la scripturae_fw-la libris_fw-la occurrunt_fw-la psal_n 115._o 17._o the_o dead_a praise_n the_o not_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o work_n device_n or_o business_n at_o all_o in_o the_o grave_n eccl._n 9_o 10._o the_o hand_n work_v not_o the_o tongue_n speak_v not_o the_o eye_n shall_v no_o more_o see_v this_o good_a job_n express_v himself_o by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o eye_n which_o carry_v the_o great_a strength_n for_o refresh_v to_o the_o whole_a man_n all_o the_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n we_o shall_v have_v in_o heaven_n come_v in_o by_o sight_n we_o shall_v see_v he_o as_o â—e_n be_v the_o behold_v of_o god_n in_o christ_n be_v the_o beatifical_a vision_n much_o of_o the_o good_a which_o we_o have_v in_o this_o world_n come_v in_o by_o the_o sense_n of_o see_v and_o all_o the_o good_a of_o the_o next_o be_v place_v in_o see_v therefore_o he_o do_v not_o say_v i_o shall_v no_o more_o taste_v good_a or_o no_o more_o feel_v good_a but_o no_o more_o see_v good_a bona_fw-la good_a per_fw-la analogic_n ad_fw-la summi_fw-la boni_fw-la possessionem_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o visione_n consistit_fw-la 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but_o do_v hezekiah_n see_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n or_o while_o he_o live_v yes_o as_o moses_n see_v he_o that_o be_v invisible_a so_o do_v hezekiah_n god_n make_v himself_o visible_a to_o the_o saint_n in_o this_o life_n though_o god_n can_v be_v see_v in_o his_o essence_n in_o heaven_n much_o less_o on_o earth_n yet_o he_o be_v see_v in_o his_o work_n in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o providence_n and_o in_o his_o ordinance_n we_o may_v see_v the_o go_n of_o god_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o behold_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o lord_n while_o we_o inquire_v in_o his_o temple_n psalm_n 27._o 4._o so_o that_o when_o hezekiah_n say_v i_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n his_o meaning_n be_v i_o shall_v not_o behold_v god_n in_o his_o great_a work_n and_o in_o the_o ordinance_n of_o his_o holy_a worship_n and_o in_o the_o congregation_n of_o his_o holy_a people_n in_o all_o these_o god_n be_v visible_a and_o most_o in_o the_o last_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v i_o shall_v behold_v man_n no_o more_o with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n god_n be_v visible_a in_o all_o creature_n but_o most_o in_o man_n and_o among_o man_n most_o in_o his_o saint_n and_o among_o his_o saint_n most_o when_o they_o meet_v in_o the_o comely_a order_n of_o his_o house_n and_o worship_n the_o ignorant_a and_o unlearned_a come_n into_o such_o a_o sacred_a throng_n see_v so_o much_o of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v convince_v and_o go_v away_o report_v that_o god_n be_v in_o they_o of_o a_o truth_n in_o christ_n be_v see_v the_o brightness_n of_o his_o father_n glory_n and_o in_o the_o saint_n much_o of_o the_o beauty_n of_o it_o be_v see_v christ_n be_v the_o express_a image_n of_o his_o person_n and_o in_o the_o saint_n so_o meet_v much_o of_o his_o image_n be_v express_v first_o in_o that_o job_n betake_v himself_o to_o god_n o_o remember_v that_o my_o life_n be_v wind_n etc._n etc._n observe_v that_o in_o our_o distress_n it_o be_v better_a to_o cry_v to_o god_n then_o to_o complain_v to_o creature_n god_n be_v usual_o the_o last_o but_o he_o be_v always_o the_o best_a refuge_n when_o we_o have_v tell_v over_o the_o story_n of_o our_o sorrow_n and_o sad_a condition_n and_o pour_v our_o want_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o most_o faithful_a friend_n yet_o this_o apostrophe_n be_v sweet_a to_o the_o soul_n when_o we_o can_v turn_v unto_o god_n o_o remember_v i_o it_o be_v say_v of_o hezekiah_n in_o his_o sickness_n that_o he_o turn_v himself_o unto_o the_o wall_n and_o pray_v he_o turn_v from_o the_o people_n from_o those_o that_o be_v about_o his_o bed_n unto_o the_o wall_n why_o what_o be_v the_o wall_n to_o he_o or_o what_o can_v the_o wall_n do_v for_o he_o sure_o nothing_o as_o good_a turn_n to_o a_o idol_n for_o help_n or_o ease_n as_o to_o a_o wall_n yea_o such_o a_o turn_n to_o the_o wall_n turn_v the_o wall_n into_o a_o idol_n good_a hezekiah_n have_v no_o thought_n of_o the_o wall_n nor_o have_v he_o any_o message_n to_o any_o image_n hang_v there_o but_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a many_o of_o his_o love_a subject_n and_o servant_n be_v weep_v about_o the_o bed_n of_o their_o sick_a king_n and_o he_o have_v be_v discourse_v of_o his_o disease_n and_o tell_v they_o of_o his_o sickness_n but_o at_o last_o he_o turn_v to_o the_o wall_n that_o be_v he_o leave_v speak_v to_o the_o company_n and_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o that_o he_o may_v have_v communion_n with_o god_n and_o his_o first_o word_n of_o prayer_n be_v the_o same_o with_o job_n remember_v now_o o_o lord_n isa_n 38._o 3._o creature_n be_v but_o creature_n and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v their_o best_a for_o we_o it_o may_v be_v they_o can_v do_v no_o good_a for_o we_o when_o they_o have_v try_v all_o their_o skill_n and_o all_o their_o strength_n and_o stir_v the_o utmost_a of_o their_o ability_n to_o give_v we_o counsel_n and_o ease_n we_o must_v say_v to_o they_o all_o stand_v by_o and_o come_v to_o job_n turn_v o_o lord_n remember_v that_o man_n be_v most_o to_o be_v bemoan_v who_o can_v make_v his_o moan_n to_o man_n only_o he_o who_o know_v not_o how_o to_o complain_v to_o god_n or_o to_o speak_v out_o his_o sorrow_n and_o his_o grief_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o christ_n shall_v gain_v little_a though_o he_o receive_v much_o by_o complain_v to_o the_o creature_n but_o so_o long_o as_o we_o have_v a_o god_n to_o turn_v to_o and_o spread_v our_o cause_n before_o though_o man_n turn_v from_o we_o yea_o though_o they_o turn_v against_o we_o and_o forget_v we_o yet_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o we_o have_v say_v o_o lord_n remember_v second_o from_o the_o matter_n which_o job_n put_v god_n in_o mind_n of_o namely_o his_o natural_a frailty_n and_o fleet_a condition_n that_o he_o be_v a_o pass_a wind_n observe_v it_o be_v a_o argument_n move_v the_o lord_n to_o compassion_n to_o mind_v he_o of_o the_o frailty_n of_o our_o condition_n there_o be_v no_o argument_n from_o ourselves_o so_o effectual_a to_o 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of_o god_n only_o the_o cloud_n also_o show_v forth_o the_o handy_a work_n and_o power_n of_o god_n psal_n 147._o 8._o who_o cover_v the_o heaven_n with_o cloud_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n draw_v those_o curtain_n and_o put_v that_o mask_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o heaven_n but_o as_o the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n so_o they_o publish_v and_o declare_v the_o weakness_n of_o man_n the_o vapour_n and_o the_o wind_n show_v forth_o how_o frail_a he_o be_v as_o the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n his_o eternal_a power_n and_o godhead_n be_v see_v in_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v make_v god_n be_v as_o it_o be_v visible_a in_o the_o creature_n so_o likewise_o the_o frailty_n and_o mutability_n the_o weakness_n and_o inconstancy_n of_o man_n be_v visible_a in_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v create_v we_o may_v read_v a_o lecture_n of_o our_o own_o transitorinesse_n in_o the_o most_o transitory_a text_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o be_v a_o admirable_a contrivance_n and_o 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therefore_o i_o will_v not_o refrain_v my_o mouth_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v the_o consideration_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o far_o from_o put_v i_o to_o silence_n that_o it_o do_v rather_o enlarge_v my_o heart_n and_o open_v my_o mouth_n to_o speak_v and_o complain_v once_o more_o see_v death_n be_v by_o god_n appointment_n the_o certain_a end_n of_o all_o outward_a trouble_n and_o perceive_v myself_o upon_o the_o very_a border_n or_o brink_n of_o death_n my_o body_n past_o cure_n my_o estate_n irrecoverable_a and_o remediless_a therefore_o i_o will_v complain_v yet_o again_o i_o will_v yet_o far_o lay_v open_a my_o misery_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o press_v he_o to_o hasten_v i_o through_o the_o confine_n of_o this_o land_n of_o sorrow_n that_o i_o may_v accomplish_v my_o day_n and_o see_v a_o end_n of_o these_o trouble_n for_o my_o soul_n be_v in_o great_a bitterness_n i_o will_v not_o refrain_v my_o mouth_n the_o word_n signify_v to_o stop_v inhibit_v effundere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proprie_fw-la est_fw-la continere_fw-la probibere_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la ad_fw-la liuguam_fw-la &_o orationem_fw-la refertur_fw-la â—ffert_fw-la suppressionem_fw-la quandam_fw-la &_o cohibitionem_fw-la eluctantis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la &_o sermonis_fw-la conantis_fw-la se_fw-la aperto_fw-la ore_fw-la effundere_fw-la or_o prohibit_v those_o writ_n which_o stay_v the_o process_n of_o inferior_a court_n be_v call_v prohibition_n and_o then_o no_o man_n may_v open_v his_o mouth_n more_o in_o that_o business_n until_o the_o prohibition_n be_v dissolve_v or_o take_v off_o i_o say_v job_n will_v not_o give_v myself_o a_o prohibition_n i_o will_v not_o silence_n or_o suppress_v my_o sorrow_n i_o will_v give_v my_o heart_n full_a liberty_n to_o meditate_v and_o my_o tongue_n to_o speak_v out_o my_o suffering_n be_v empty_v of_o all_o my_o comfort_n i_o will_v sure_o take_v my_o fill_n of_o complain_n it_o will_v be_v some_o ease_n to_o i_o to_o make_v know_v how_o i_o be_o pain_v i_o will_v not_o refrain_v my_o mouth_n that_o word_n be_v use_v isa_n 58._o 1._o cry_v aloud_o spare_v not_o when_o the_o prophet_n be_v command_v to_o tell_v the_o people_n of_o their_o sin_n the_o lord_n set_v his_o tongue_n at_o liberty_n spare_v not_o thou_o be_v not_o silence_v or_o limit_v therefore_o cry_v aloud_o they_o be_v cry_v sin_n and_o cry_v sin_n must_v have_v cry_v reproof_n loud_a sinner_n must_v not_o be_v whisper_v to_o therefore_o cry_v aloud_o spare_v not_o i_o will_v not_o spare_v my_o mouth_n say_v job_n or_o refrain_v as_o we_o translate_v but_o i_o will_v speak_v in_o the_o anguish_n of_o my_o spirit_n or_o in_o the_o straightness_n merc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ie_fw-fr in_o angustiis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la mei_fw-la coarctat_fw-la i_o spiritus_fw-la pectore_fw-la inclusus_fw-la patefaciam_fw-la liberum_fw-la illi_fw-la aditum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la radice_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proprie_fw-la meditari_fw-la vel_fw-la ex_fw-la meditatione_n interius_fw-la animo_fw-la concepta_fw-la aliquid_fw-la exterius_fw-la agere_fw-la loqui_fw-la orari_fw-la conqueri_fw-la vocem_fw-la edam_fw-la querulam_fw-la musfitando_fw-la &_o meditandi_fw-la merc._n of_o my_o spirit_n i_o be_o in_o a_o straight_o i_o be_o pen_v in_o my_o spirit_n and_o unless_o i_o let_v my_o spirit_n out_o my_o heart_n will_v break_v i_o must_v give_v it_o vent_v and_o air_n i_o will_v speak_v in_o the_o anguish_n of_o my_o spirit_n i_o will_v complain_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n the_o word_n render_v complain_v signify_v to_o meditate_v and_o so_o to_o speak_v upon_o meditation_n or_o to_o speak_v deliberate_o it_o imply_v first_o a_o form_n and_o fashion_v of_o what_o we_o will_v say_v in_o our_o thought_n thought_n be_v the_o mould_n of_o our_o word_n job_n intend_v not_o rash_a speak_n what_o he_o intend_v to_o speak_v shall_v be_v mould_v shape_v and_o wrought_v in_o his_o heart_n 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