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he_o that_o word_n day_n be_v darkness_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o as_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n he_o fail_v of_o his_o end_n and_o be_v confound_v he_o go_v away_o ashamed_a and_o have_v not_o a_o word_n more_o to_o say_v but_o leave_v his_o friend_n to_o say_v the_o rest_n the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o prevail_v against_o those_o who_o be_v found_v on_o free_a grace_n and_o the_o rock_n jesus_n christ_n four_o observe_v that_o god_n do_v gracious_o forget_v and_o pass_v by_o the_o distemper_a speech_n and_o bitter_a complain_n of_o his_o servant_n under_o great_a affliction_n job_n speak_v this_o curse_n but_o when_o god_n come_v to_o question_v with_o job_n we_o do_v not_o hear_v a_o word_n or_o title_n of_o this_o curse_n charge_v upon_o he_o god_n take_v notice_n that_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o he_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v right_a chap._n 42.7_o god_n commend_v he_o for_o what_o he_o have_v speak_v well_o but_o job_n do_v not_o hear_v a_o word_n of_o what_o he_o 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angry_a with_o my_o day_n and_o i_o show_v you_o why_o because_o it_o shut_v not_o up_o the_o door_n of_o my_o mother_n womb_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n or_o the_o argument_n stand_v thus_o there_o be_v cause_n i_o shall_v curse_v that_o day_n and_o that_o night_n which_o not_o hinder_v my_o conception_n or_o my_o birth_n bring_v i_o forth_o upon_o the_o stage_n of_o the_o world_n to_o act_v a_o part_n in_o all_o these_o sorrow_n but_o the_o day_n and_o the_o night_n do_v not_o hinder_v my_o conception_n or_o my_o birth_n therefore_o i_o have_v cause_n i_o have_v reason_n enough_o to_o break_v out_o in_o such_o complaint_n and_o curse_v they_o i_o do_v it_o because_o these_o shut_v not_o up_o the_o door_n of_o my_o mother_n womb_n this_o be_v the_o argument_n or_o reason_n by_o which_o he_o defend_v his_o passion_n and_o this_o argument_n will_v be_v find_v to_o have_v more_o passion_n in_o it_o then_o reason_n if_o we_o examine_v it_o to_o the_o bottom_n for_o he_o complain_v of_o 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