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A35538 An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second, being the five last, chapters of the book of Job being the substance of fifty-two lectures or meditations / by Joseph Caryl ... Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1653 (1653) Wing C777; ESTC R19353 930,090 1,092

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he_o it_o be_v say_v of_o that_o land-leviathan_n alexander_n the_o great_a before_o mention_v that_o he_o even_o leap_v for_o joy_n when_o he_o be_v engage_v in_o great_a danger_n and_o hazardous_a attempt_n then_o he_o will_v say_v exult_o now_o i_o see_v danger_n suitable_a to_o the_o greatnss_n of_o my_o spirit_n periculum_fw-la jam_fw-la video_fw-la animo_fw-la meo_fw-la par_fw-fr periculum_fw-la in_o such_o a_o sense_n it_o may_v be_v say_v here_o of_o leviathan_n sorrow_n be_v turn_v into_o joy_n before_o he_o but_o whence_o be_v this_o sure_o from_o his_o strength_n and_o the_o confidence_n he_o have_v in_o it_o hence_o note_n they_o who_o have_v great_a strength_n think_v themselves_o above_o sorrow_n and_o danger_n leviathan_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o sorrow_n be_v turn_v into_o joy_n before_o he_o how_o full_a of_o joy_n or_o how_o joyful_a then_o be_v he_o as_o christ_n say_v mat._n 6_o 23._o if_o the_o light_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v darkness_n how_o great_a be_v 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