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this_o god_n be_v dishonour_v his_o name_n be_v blaspheme_v his_o people_n be_v reproach_v the_o enemy_n strike_v this_o sword_n in_o their_o bone_n a_o scornful_a enquiry_n where_o be_v now_o your_o god_n psal_n 42.10_o shall_v not_o tear_n be_v our_o meat_n day_n and_o night_n as_o they_o be_v david_n while_o they_o say_v continual_o where_o be_v now_o your_o god_n psal_n 42.3_o our_o not_o sit_v in_o the_o ash_n for_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o will_v bring_v we_o unto_o ash_n and_o if_o we_o will_v not_o sit_v upon_o the_o dunghill_n of_o our_o sin_n in_o humiliation_n our_o sin_n will_v bring_v we_o and_o our_o land_n unto_o a_o dunghill_n of_o desolation_n in_o this_o day_n as_o of_o old_a by_o his_o faithful_a prophet_n isai_n 22.12_o do_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n call_v to_o weep_v and_o to_o mourning_n and_o to_o baldness_n and_o to_o gird_v with_o sackcloth_n and_o not_o only_o to_o these_o but_o to_o job_n posture_n of_o sorrow_n sit_v in_o ash_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o rod_n call_v to_o this_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o trumpet_n hear_v daily_o in_o our_o street_n call_v to_o this_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o cry_v out_o as_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n in_o his_o four_o chapter_n ver_fw-la 19_o my_o bowel_n my_o bowel_n i_o be_o pain_v at_o the_o very_a heart_n my_o heart_n make_v a_o noise_n in_o i_o i_o can_v hold_v my_o peace_n because_o thou_o have_v hear_v o_o my_o soul_n the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n and_o the_o alarm_n of_o war_n and_o because_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n among_o we_o like_o that_o on_o mount_v sinai_n exod._n 19.19_o do_v not_o only_o sound_v long_o
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their_o heart_n lest_o that_o shall_v stop_v and_o hinder_v they_o in_o the_o act_n of_o sin_n yea_o let_v such_o a_o curse_n be_v upon_o it_o be_v they_o use_v to_o vomit_v out_o who_o be_v so_o set_v upon_o mischief_n and_o engage_v to_o their_o lust_n that_o they_o pray_v in_o aid_n from_o the_o devil_n to_o assist_v and_o quicken_v they_o in_o their_o wickedness_n that_o so_o their_o natural_a corruption_n be_v oil_v and_o smooth_v with_o his_o temptation_n their_o motion_n to_o sin_n and_o indeed_o to_o hell_n may_v be_v swift_a and_o more_o violent_a these_o be_v they_o that_o give_v diligence_n to_o make_v their_o damnation_n sure_a these_o be_v they_o from_o who_o the_o kingdom_n of_o hell_n suffer_v violence_n and_o these_o violent_a one_o rather_o than_o not_o have_v it_o will_v take_v it_o by_o force_n sure_o their_o damnation_n sleep_v not_o who_o lest_o they_o shall_v not_o sin_n enough_o awaken_v the_o devil_n to_o show_v they_o sin_v opportunity_n to_o such_o as_o these_o according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n now_o suggest_v job_n commit_v his_o night_n to_o curse_v let_v they_o curse_v it_o who_o curse_v the_o day_n etc._n etc._n now_o though_o there_o be_v a_o truth_n in_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v assert_v in_o this_o opinion_n take_v abstract_o though_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o wicked_a man_n be_v such_o as_o curse_v the_o day_n of_o ayre-light_n and_o the_o day_n of_o knowledge-light_n though_o they_o be_v often_o so_o mad_a to_o be_v sin_v that_o they_o provoke_v and_o tempt_v the_o devil_n yet_o i_o will_v not_o give_v this_o for_o the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n rather_o you_o may_v take_v it_o and_o make_v use_n of_o it_o as_o a_o allegory_n upon_o than_o a_o exposition_n of_o the_o text._n the_o last_o opinion_n with_o which_o i_o shall_v conclude_v the_o open_n of_o the_o word_n be_v this_o that_o job_n in_o this_o verse_n do_v allude_v to_o the_o custom_n of_o his_o own_o country_n and_o of_o other_o eastern_a country_n who_o have_v certain_a person_n among_o they_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o upon_o solemn_a occasion_n either_o of_o joy_n or_o sorrow_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o hire_v or_o call_v in_o for_o reward_n to_o come_v and_o help_v they_o out_o either_o in_o rejoice_v or_o in_o mourning_n we_o find_v mention_n of_o such_o in_o scripture_n divers_a time_n who_o be_v thus_o call_v and_o invite_v or_o hire_v to_o mourn_v and_o lament_v in_o time_n of_o sad_a and_o sorrowful_a accident_n whether_o personal_a or_o public_a these_o have_v lachrimas_fw-la venales_fw-la tear_v to_o sell_v or_o sale-teare_n make_v both_o a_o profession_n and_o a_o profit_n of_o mourning_n jerem._n such_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o jer._n 9.17_o 18._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n consider_v you_o and_o call_v for_o the_o mourn_a woman_n he_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o of_o a_o society_n or_o sisterhood_n well_o know_v and_o as_o well_o custom_a and_o cunning_a woman_n that_o they_o may_v come_v that_o be_v woman_n cunning_a in_o mourning_n and_o let_v they_o make_v haste_n and_o take_v up_o a_o wail_n for_o we_o that_o our_o eye_n may_v run_v down_o with_o tear_n and_o our_o eye-lidd_n gush_v out_o with_o water_n for_o a_o voice_n of_o wail_v be_v hear_v out_o of_o zion_n how_o be_v we_o spoil_v and_o ver_fw-la 20._o teach_v your_o daughter_n wail_v and_o every_o one_o her_o neighbour_n lamentation_n you_o see_v it_o be_v a_o art_n teach_v among_o they_o for_o death_n be_v come_v up_o into_o our_o window_n etc._n etc._n in_o 2_o chron._n 35.25_o we_o have_v a_o record_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n concern_v the_o lamentation_n for_o josiah_n and_o jeremiah_n lament_v for_o josiah_n and_o all_o the_o singing-man_n and_o sing_a woman_n speak_v of_o josiah_n in_o their_o lamentation_n to_o this_o day_n so_o that_o there_o be_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n prepare_v and_o usual_o call_v forth_o to_o lament_v such_o occasion_n of_o sorrow_n again_o amos_n 5.16_o therefore_o the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o host_n the_o lord_n say_v thus_o wail_v shall_v be_v in_o all_o street_n and_o they_o shall_v say_v in_o all_o the_o highway_n alas_o alas_o and_o they_o shall_v call_v the_o husbandman_n to_o mourning_n and_o such_o as_o be_v skilful_a of_o lamentation_n to_o wail_v observe_v here_o different_a mourner_n they_o shall_v call_v the_o husbandman_n to_o mourning_n and_o such_o as_o be_v skilful_a of_o lamentation_n to_o wail_v you_o see_v he_o speak_v of_o two_o sort_n of_o person_n they_o shall_v call_v the_o husbandman_n to_o mourning_n husbandman_n be_v such_o as_o mourn_v when_o they_o mourn_v when_o they_o mourn_v they_o mourn_v indeed_o they_o mourn_v downright_o but_o beside_o these_o who_o mourn_v exit_fw-la animo_fw-la real_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n who_o do_v but_o personate_v sorrow_n and_o act_v a_o part_n in_o grief_n so_o say_v the_o prophet_n call_v in_o some_o who_o be_v skilful_a of_o lamentation_n man_n or_o woman_n who_o have_v study_v the_o point_n and_o know_v how_o to_o move_v a_o passion_n and_o to_o heighten_v a_o affection_n beyond_o that_o which_o the_o plain_a husbandman_n can_v do_v let_v the_o husbandman_n mourn_v but_o beside_o that_o let_v there_o be_v art_n and_o solemnity_n in_o the_o mourning_n call_v in_o those_o that_o be_v skilful_a of_o lamentation_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o profession_n trade_n or_o art_n of_o mourning_n which_o be_v further_o evidence_v 2_o sam._n 14.2_o joab_n send_v to_o tekoah_n to_o fetch_v thence_o a_o wise_a woman_n which_o be_v interpret_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v to_o be_v a_o woman_n skilful_a in_o lamentation_n and_o say_v unto_o she_o i_o pray_v thou_o feign_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o mourner_n thou_o be_v a_o cunning_a
woman_n thou_o know_v how_o to_o act_v the_o part_n and_o posture_n of_o a_o mourner_n to_o the_o life_n go_v to_o david_n and_o feign_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o mourner_n and_o as_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o long_a time_n mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a and_o it_o be_v observe_v to_o this_o day_n in_o many_o place_n and_o as_o i_o have_v be_v inform_v frequent_o in_o ireland_n that_o not_o only_a friend_n and_o neighbour_n be_v call_v to_o lament_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o their_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n but_o many_o other_o no_o way_n relate_v scarce_o ever_o know_v to_o the_o person_n decease_v who_o come_v profess_o to_o strain_v for_o tear_n and_o make_v lamentable_a outcry_n over_o the_o dead_a to_o such_o a_o custom_n or_o profession_n job_n here_o allude_v say_v let_v they_o curse_v it_o who_o curse_v the_o day_n if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o this_o text_n speak_v of_o such_o as_o curse_v the_o day_n and_o not_o of_o such_o as_o mourn_v upon_o or_o bemoan_v the_o day_n 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towards_o the_o clear_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a open_a three_o word_n the_o first_o be_v gnatidim_n who_o be_v ready_a 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v a_o prepare_a and_o meditate_a active_a readiness_n as_o we_o find_v in_o two_o text_n of_o the_o book_n of_o hester_n the_o copy_n of_o the_o write_n for_o a_o commandment_n to_o be_v give_v in_o every_o province_n be_v publish_v unto_o all_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v ready_a against_o that_o day_n chap._n 3.14_o and_o again_o chap._n 8.13_o so_o that_o in_o job_n to_o be_v ready_a to_o raise_v up_o the_o mourning_n note_v more_o than_o a_o immediate_a go_v about_o a_o thing_n as_o we_o say_v i_o be_o ready_a to_o do_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v i_o will_v or_o must_v do_v it_o present_o for_o it_o note_v also_o a_o study_a readiness_n or_o preparednesse_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n the_o second_o word_n be_v gnour_n to_o raise_v up_o which_o be_v proper_o to_o raise_v from_o sleep_n 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o that_o place_n psal_n 44.23_o awake_v why_o sleep_v thou_o o_o lord_n arise_v cast_v we_o not_o off_o for_o ever_o merc._n the_o three_o word_n be_v leviathan_n which_o have_v two_o other_o signification_n both_o appliable_a to_o this_o interpretation_n first_o divers_a of_o the_o rabbin_n translate_v it_o by_o the_o hebrew_n word_n ebel_n which_o signify_v mourning_n or_o sorrow_n and_o with_o the_o pronoune_n affix_v their_o sorrow_n or_o their_o mourning_n and_o this_o be_v assert_v by_o the_o learned_a mercer_n for_o the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n and_o so_o find_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n which_o also_o direct_o answer_v our_o translation_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o raise_v up_o their_o mourning_n second_o the_o word_n leviathan_n be_v derive_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o from_o lavah_n i._n e._n join_v or_o associate_v hence_o leviath_n i._n e._n society_n or_o fellowship_n to_o which_o the_o same_o pronoune_n be_v affix_v the_o word_n leviathan_n be_v make_v up_o and_o according_a to_o that_o extraction_n and_o composition_n be_v render_v socictatem_fw-la svam_fw-la their_o society_n or_o their_o company_n and_o the_o word_n in_o this_o derivation_n and_o construction_n of_o it_o falls_z in_o with_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o former_a interpretation_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o raise_v and_o stir_v up_o their_o company_n namely_o to_o go_v four_o and_o mourn_v or_o their_o company_n of_o mourner_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v twofold_a why_o they_o be_v or_o may_v be_v say_v to_o raise_v up_o their_o company_n of_o mourner_n first_o because_o those_o solemn_a mourner_n be_v usual_o a_o great_a many_o they_o be_v a_o company_n a_o chorus_n or_o a_o choir_n make_v a_o doleful_a lamentation_n and_o so_o when_o they_o be_v to_o mourn_v they_o call_v together_o or_o raise_v up_o their_o company_n of_o mourner_n and_o the_o word_n raise_v be_v proper_a for_o a_o second_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d because_o in_o such_o mourning_n it_o be_v custom_a to_o rise_v up_o 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lord_n and_o yet_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o partake_v at_o all_o in_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o spirit_n as_o 1_o sam._n 16.14_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o saul_n and_o a_o evil_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n trouble_v he_o a_o evil_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n greg._n how_o be_v it_o a_o evil_a spirit_n if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n can_v the_o lord_n send_v forth_o any_o evil_n from_o himself_o who_o be_v only_o good_a in_o that_o he_o be_v evil_a that_o be_v from_o his_o own_o will_n but_o that_o he_o have_v power_n to_o trouble_v saul_n that_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n so_o here_o satan_n will_n and_o intent_n be_v most_o wicked_a these_o be_v from_o himself_o his_o power_n to_o afflict_v job_n be_v from_o god_n and_o that_o be_v good_a satan_n will_v job_n shall_v be_v afflict_v for_o his_o destruction_n god_n will_v it_o only_o for_o his_o trial_n and_o probation_n satan_n desire_v it_o that_o god_n may_v be_v blaspheme_v but_o god_n will_v it_o that_o 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touch_v of_o evil_n grant_v this_o which_o satan_n do_v most_o wicked_o desire_v it_o follow_v only_o upon_o himself_o thou_o shall_v not_o put_v forth_o thy_o hand_n god_n give_v a_o commission_n but_o it_o be_v with_o a_o limitation_n there_o be_v a_o restriction_n in_o it_o only_o upon_o himself_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v not_o upon_o his_o person_n not_o his_o body_n thou_o shall_v not_o afflict_v that_o with_o disease_n not_o his_o soul_n thou_o shall_v not_o afflict_v that_o with_o temptation_n hence_o note_n that_o god_n himself_o set_v bound_n to_o the_o affliction_n of_o his_o people_n he_o limit_n out_o how_o far_o every_o affliction_n shall_v go_v and_o how_o far_o every_o instrument_n shall_v prevail_v as_o he_o do_v with_o the_o sea_n hitherto_o say_v he_o thou_o shall_v come_v and_o no_o further_o here_o thou_o shall_v stop_v thy_o proud_a wave_n so_o he_o say_v to_o all_o the_o affliction_n of_o single_a person_n or_o whole_a nation_n hither_o you_o shall_v come_v and_o no_o further_o only_o upon_o himself_o thou_o shall_v not_o put_v forth_o thy_o hand_n this_o limitation_n respect_v first_o the_o degree_n or_o measure_n thus_o far_o you_o shall_v afflict_v that_o be_v in_o such_o a_o degree_n to_o such_o a_o height_n and_o no_o high_o second_o it_o respect_v the_o time_n thus_o far_o that_o be_v thus_o long_o so_o many_o year_n or_o so_o many_o day_n you_o shall_v have_v power_n and_o no_o long_o god_n leave_v not_o either_o the_o measure_n or_o the_o time_n the_o degree_n or_o the_o continuance_n of_o any_o affliction_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o satan_n or_o his_o adherent_n we_o read_v rev._n 6.10_o that_o