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up_o through_o faith_n james_n 1.5_o 6._o 4._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n who_o pray_v that_o he_o be_v pure_a in_o his_o walk_n 1_o tim._n 2.8_o not_o unjust_a as_o it_o be_v here_o in_o the_o text._n see_v matth._n 5.23_o 24._o isai_n 1.15_o the_o want_n of_o this_o obstruct_v the_o success_n and_o acceptance_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o godly_a man_n psal_n 66.18_o and_o render_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o wicked_a yet_o more_o abominable_a prov._n 21.27_o 5._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n that_o prayer_n be_v not_o make_v to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n matth._n 6.5_o nor_o to_o be_v a_o cloak_n of_o wickedness_n matth._n 23.14_o and_o that_o good_a thing_n be_v not_o seek_v in_o prayer_n for_o sinful_a end_n
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some_o mean_n only_o for_o attain_v that_o end_n which_o if_o they_o be_v not_o grant_v to_o he_o he_o think_v he_o miss_v of_o his_o design_n and_o aim_v whereas_o god_n in_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n can_v by_o other_o and_o those_o little_a promise_a mean_v bring_v about_o the_o same_o end_n he_o can_v bring_v about_o these_o end_n as_o well_o by_o empty_v and_o humble_v of_o he_o as_o by_o grant_v he_o sensible_a comfort_n 6._o therefore_o do_v saint_n miss_v of_o a_o sensible_a account_n of_o the_o answer_n of_o their_o prayer_n because_o they_o do_v not_o first_o exercise_n faith_n in_o that_o mater_fw-la as_o 1_o john_n 5.14_o 15._o but_o do_v still_o doubt_v and_o question_n whether_o they_o be_v accept_v and_o hear_v obs_n 3._o the_o event_n of_o this_o success_n or_o a_o new_a emergent_a duty_n when_o god_n answer_v prayer_n be_v and_o thou_o shall_v pay_v thy_o vow_n or_o be_v thankful_a unto_o god_n and_o and_o testify_v it_o by_o perform_v what_o thou_o engagedst_a to_o 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vow_n in_o trouble_n be_v not_o forget_v but_o conscientious_o perform_v for_o as_o it_o be_v suppose_v he_o vow_v in_o trouble_n so_o now_o he_o be_v to_o pay_v his_o vow_n see_v psal_n 116_o 14._o it_o be_v a_o sad_a thing_n to_o see_v man_n set_v such_o a_o value_n upon_o mercy_n in_o trouble_n as_o make_v they_o engage_v themselves_o with_o their_o own_o consent_n to_o god_n if_o they_o be_v obtain_v and_o yet_o when_o the_o trouble_n be_v over_o they_o undervalue_v they_o as_o much_o and_o forget_v all_o their_o distress_n and_o engagement_n such_o do_v evidence_n that_o they_o seek_v not_o their_o mercy_n for_o a_o right_a end_n and_o however_o be_v deliver_v they_o think_v now_o they_o have_v no_o more_o need_n of_o godâ—_n nor_o be_v in_o his_o reverence_n yet_o such_o forgetfulness_n be_v a_o ready_a mean_a to_o draw_v on_o new_a trouble_n wherein_o reflection_n upon_o their_o miscarriage_n and_o ingratitude_n will_v be_v very_o bitter_a to_o they_o judas_n 10.6_o 13._o 4._o it_o be_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n and_o of_o delight_n in_o he_o when_o man_n love_v praise_n and_o consent_n and_o engage_v to_o it_o in_o trouble_n and_o faithful_o perform_v these_o vow_n when_o they_o be_v deliver_v for_o all_o this_o be_v here_o promise_v of_o the_o man_n who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o god_n return_v to_o he_o and_o delight_v in_o he_o godly_a man_n be_v not_o like_a hypocrite_n who_o will_v do_v somewhat_o at_o praise_n but_o neglect_v prayer_n but_o they_o love_v the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o and_o their_o short_a come_n therein_o be_v matter_n of_o sad_a humiliation_n to_o they_o verse_n 28._o thou_o shall_v also_o decree_v a_o thing_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v establish_v unto_o thou_o and_o though_o light_n shall_v shine_v upon_o thy_o way_n the_o last_o branch_n of_o this_o encouragement_n be_v 1._o propound_v in_o these_o word_n thou_o shall_v also_o decree_v a_o thing_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v establish_v unto_o 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bear_v what_o he_o will_v support_v our_o frailty_n under_o for_o in_o this_o he_o be_v faulty_a that_o though_o he_o be_v support_v yet_o he_o be_v not_o satisfy_v our_o laziness_n or_o love_v to_o ease_v or_o our_o want_n of_o spare_a strength_n beyond_o what_o be_v present_o employ_v must_v not_o furnish_v we_o with_o oratory_n in_o our_o suit_n or_o with_o complaint_n if_o we_o be_v more_o hardly_o put_v to_o it_o then_o we_o will_v see_v 1_o cor._n 10.13_o 3._o we_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v our_o burden_n insupportable_a by_o apprehend_v that_o which_o god_n do_v not_o intend_v in_o our_o trouble_n as_o job_n apprehend_v death_n here_o in_o all_o its_o outward_a disadvantage_n when_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v assay_v with_o it_o at_o this_o time_n our_o own_o apprehension_n be_v very_o often_o the_o life_n and_o sling_n of_o our_o cross_n isa_n 51.13_o 4._o we_o ought_v so_o to_o plead_v for_o god_n remember_v of_o we_o in_o our_o low_a estate_n psal_n 136.23_o as_o yet_o our_o bitterness_n do_v not_o insinuate_v any_o complaint_n of_o his_o forget_v or_o not_o noticing_z of_o we_o wherein_o job_n be_v sometime_o faulty_a but_o that_o these_o our_o prayer_n be_v join_v with_o thanksgiving_n phil._n 4.6_o verse_n 11._o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o refrain_v my_o mouth_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 follow_v the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n wherein_o job_n apprehend_v himself_o to_o be_v near_o unto_o death_n and_o find_v that_o god_n will_v not_o comfort_v or_o ease_v he_o by_o any_o relent_a of_o his_o hand_n his_o grief_n with_o recount_v of_o they_o do_v so_o exasperate_v he_o that_o he_o resolve_v to_o comfort_v himself_o and_o seek_v ease_n in_o complain_v and_o according_o he_o bur_v forth_o in_o a_o bitter_a complaint_n that_o god_n have_v smite_v he_o and_o allow_v he_o not_o comfort_v nor_o ease_v any_o way_n in_o this_o verse_n he_o express_v his_o resolution_n to_o complain_v and_o that_o he_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o bridle_v his_o tongue_n or_o smother_a of_o his_o grievance_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o chap._n 2-10_a that_o he_o will_v let_v loose_v the_o reins_o to_o his_o bitterness_n and_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n to_o express_v itself_o at_o liberty_n and_o without_o control_n and_o so_o seek_v ease_n to_o his_o mind_n by_o complain_v here_o we_o may_v observe_v 1._o that_o which_o job_n resolve_v to_o do_v be_v to_o speak_v and_o as_o he_o after_o express_v it_o to_o complain_v whence_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o complaint_n and_o quarrelling_n be_v one_o of_o the_o poor_a shift_n whereof_o man_n in_o trouble_n make_v use_n for_o attain_v ease_n thereby_o whereas_o ofttimes_o they_o widen_v the_o wound_n by_o awake_v all_o their_o grief_n while_o they_o be_v muse_v upon_o without_o faith_n and_o submission_n and_o by_o provoke_a god_n against_o that_o unsubdued_a humour_n that_o dare_v quarrel_v he_o or_o his_o deal_n thus_o by_o complain_v spirit_n have_v be_v overwhelm_v and_o by_o take_v liberty_n to_o complain_v tentation_n have_v prevail_v â—sal_n 77.3_o seâ—_n psal_n 39_o 9_o obs_n 2._o the_o manner_n how_o he_o resolve_v to_o complain_v be_v without_o put_v any_o restraint_n upon_o himself_o but_o give_v full_a and_o loose_a reins_o to_o his_o own_o embitter_v spirit_n which_o teach_v 1._o that_o what_o our_o spirit_n run_v upon_o without_o control_n under_o trouble_n aught_o to_o be_v suspect_v it_o not_o be_v probable_a that_o when_o we_o be_v in_o a_o fever_n and_o distemper_n we_o can_v fall_v upon_o what_o be_v right_a without_o a_o conflict_n for_o
his_o day_n be_v vanity_n therefore_o god_n will_v let_v he_o alone_o the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v not_o so_o much_o this_o that_o consider_v how_o eminent_o vain_a his_o day_n be_v make_v by_o trouble_n which_o he_o regret_v ver_fw-la 3._o the_o lord_n will_v let_v he_o alone_o or_o forbear_v to_o afflict_v he_o so_o sore_o and_o let_v he_o find_v some_o moderation_n but_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v it_o rather_o thus_o which_o agree_v best_a with_o his_o humour_n express_v in_o the_o word_n precede_v that_o since_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n that_o he_o shall_v live_v any_o long_a or_o his_o day_n be_v prolong_v therefore_o god_n will_v let_v alone_o and_o forbear_v to_o take_v any_o more_o care_n of_o he_o that_o so_o his_o misery_n may_v put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o life_n whence_o learn_v 1._o tentation_n may_v come_v to_o that_o height_n that_o man_n dare_v utter_v they_o as_o their_o prayer_n to_o god_n and_o they_o will_v cause_v they_o undervalue_v and_o pray_v against_o gracious_a providence_n for_o job_n here_o make_v a_o prayer_n of_o his_o tentation_n and_o pray_v against_o god_n preserve_v of_o he_o which_o elsewhere_o he_o commend_v job_n 10.11_o 12_o 13_o as_o it_o be_v commend_v also_o and_o acknowledge_v by_o david_n psal_n 139._o we_o have_v need_v to_o take_v heed_n to_o our_o spirit_n in_o prayer_n and_o not_o to_o lean_v to_o our_o own_o skill_n in_o our_o desire_n especial_o under_o tentation_n lest_o we_o decline_v our_o own_o mercy_n and_o to_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v in_o a_o right_a frame_n for_o prayer_n we_o ought_v still_o to_o join_v praise_n with_o our_o prayer_n phil._n 4.6_o 2._o man_n life_n and_o be_v depend_v so_o on_o god_n that_o if_o he_o but_o withdraw_v his_o hand_n they_o be_v go_v and_o so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o preserve_v and_o uphold_v they_o subsist_v for_o job_n reason_n that_o there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o cut_v he_o off_o but_o that_o god_n will_v let_v he_o alone_o see_v act._n 17.27_o 28._o 3._o it_o be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a reason_n why_o god_n shall_v take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o any_o because_o they_o think_v their_o day_n be_v vanity_n and_o that_o they_o live_v to_o no_o good_a purpose_n see_v god_n may_v have_v wise_a reason_n for_o continue_v they_o when_o they_o see_v they_o not_o herein_o job_n argue_v be_v faulty_a let_v i_o alone_o say_v he_o for_o my_o day_n be_v vanity_n for_o job_n be_v never_o more_o useful_a to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o church_n in_o it_o then_o when_o he_o think_v his_o day_n be_v vanity_n many_o in_o all_o age_n have_v bless_v god_n for_o the_o edification_n they_o reap_v by_o what_o befall_v he_o in_o these_o his_o vain_a day_n 4._o man_n selfishness_n and_o their_o not_o study_v of_o subjection_n to_o god_n sovereignty_n do_v breed_v they_o much_o toil_n and_o occasion_n many_o distemper_n for_o albeit_o it_o be_v true_a as_o job_n think_v and_o the_o church_n complain_v of_o her_o case_n psal_n 89.47_o that_o his_o day_n be_v vanity_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o therefore_o he_o shall_v be_v let_v alone_o and_o permit_v to_o die_v for_o 1._o god_n send_v trouble_v that_o he_o may_v discover_v to_o we_o that_o we_o be_v but_o vanity_n psal_n 39.5_o 6_o 11._o and_o why_o shall_v we_o decline_v to_o learn_v that_o lesson_n because_o of_o toil_n 2._o man_n day_n be_v ofttimes_o no_o less_o vain_a in_o respect_n of_o sin_n and_o want_v of_o true_a happiness_n psal_n 39.6_o than_o they_o be_v make_v vain_a by_o trouble_n and_o yet_o we_o complain_v not_o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o former_a because_o it_o be_v without_o toil_n and_o therefore_o why_o shall_v we_o murmur_v if_o god_n make_v we_o sensible_a of_o it_o by_o this_o superadd_v discovery_n of_o vanity_n in_o our_o day_n 3._o when_o god_n please_v to_o single_a out_o any_o of_o his_o people_n to_o make_v they_o eminent_a example_n of_o vanity_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o all_o other_o as_o the_o church_n or_o jeremy_n in_o her_o name_n complain_v of_o singular_a affliction_n lam._n 3.1_o why_o shall_v the_o clay_n decline_v to_o be_v dispose_v of_o as_o the_o potter_n please_v verse_n 17._o what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o shall_v magnify_v he_o and_o that_o thou_o shall_v set_v thy_o heart_n upon_o he_o 18._o and_o that_o thou_o shall_v visit_v he_o every_o morning_n and_o try_v he_o every_o moment_n 19_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o not_o depart_v from_o i_o nor_o let_v i_o alone_o till_o i_o swallow_v down_o my_o spittle_n some_o do_v understand_v what_o be_v speak_v ver_fw-la 17_o 18._o as_o depend_v upon_o the_o former_a suit_n ver_fw-la 16._o as_o if_o job_n have_v say_v why_o will_v thou_o not_o withdraw_v thy_o hand_n and_o suffer_v i_o to_o perish_v for_o of_o what_o worth_n be_v man_n â—or_a wherein_o can_v he_o be_v useful_a to_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v put_v so_o much_o respect_n upon_o he_o as_o thus_o constant_o to_o visit_v and_o preserve_v he_o and_o that_o though_o thou_o trye_v he_o to_o bring_v out_o what_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n yet_o thou_o will_v not_o cut_v he_o off_o as_o if_o he_o be_v worth_a thy_o care_n if_o this_o be_v the_o interpretation_n it_o may_v hold_v out_o those_o sound_a truth_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o scripture_n 1._o man_n be_v so_o low_a and_o base_a that_o he_o can_v claim_v or_o crave_v no_o respect_n from_o god_n what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o shall_v magnify_v he_o 2._o though_o man_n be_v thus_o base_a yet_o god_n do_v indeed_o respect_v he_o and_o by_o his_o greatness_n make_v he_o great_a for_o god_n do_v magnify_v man_n and_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o he_o and_o do_v visit_v he_o every_o morning_n etc._n etc._n beside_o his_o redeem_n regenerate_a and_o save_v of_o some_o man_n he_o do_v magnify_v all_o by_o create_v of_o they_o by_o set_v they_o above_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o bestow_v act_n of_o constant_a favour_n upon_o they_o and_o give_v proof_n of_o his_o care_n of_o they_o lam._n 3.23_o all_o which_o be_v no_o less_o beseem_v his_o fullness_n to_o give_v than_o they_o be_v unlike_o we_o to_o receive_v they_o 3._o the_o right_a study_n of_o this_o magnify_v mercy_n of_o god_n will_v contribute_v to_o abase_v man_n yet_o more_o for_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o shall_v magnify_v he_o &_o c_o see_v psal_n 8.4_o &_o 144.3_o 4._o self-love_n in_o man_n be_v a_o great_a undervaluer_n of_o special_a mercy_n so_o that_o they_o will_v esteem_v of_o nothing_o they_o enjoy_v if_o they_o be_v not_o satisfy_v in_o whatsoever_o they_o desire_v for_o it_o be_v job_n fault_n if_o all_o those_o mercy_n be_v now_o bitter_a to_o he_o since_o he_o be_v not_o take_v away_o from_o his_o present_a toil_n 5._o no_o unworthiness_n in_o we_o aught_o to_o hinder_v ouâ—_n close_v with_o free_o bestow_v mercy_n for_o it_o have_v be_v ill_o argue_v that_o because_o of_o man_n baseness_n what_o be_v man_n therefore_o god_n shall_v cast_v away_o his_o care_n of_o he_o and_o not_o magnify_v and_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o he_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o interpretation_n will_v not_o be_v find_v to_o be_v the_o genuine_a sense_n of_o these_o word_n if_o we_o consider_v that_o job_n scope_n in_o this_o complaint_n iâ—_n to_o regret_n his_o eminent_a trouble_n and_o not_o to_o commend_v magnify_v and_o singular_a favour_n and_o that_o what_o he_o speak_v in_o general_a ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o of_o god_n magnify_v set_v his_o heart_n upon_o man_n and_o visit_v he_o be_v instance_a particular_o in_o his_o try_v man_n every_o moment_n ver_fw-la 18._o and_o in_o visit_v himself_o in_o particular_a so_o assiduous_o and_o not_o depart_v from_o he_o so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o get_v leisure_n to_o swallow_v down_o his_o spittle_n therefore_o i_o take_v up_o those_o three_o verse_n with_o the_o other_o two_o that_o follow_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n as_o job_n four_o argument_n against_o god_n afflict_v he_o so_o sore_o it_o consist_v of_o two_o branch_n the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v that_o he_o can_v conceive_v no_o reason_n why_o god_n so_o afflict_v he_o if_o it_o be_v not_o either_o to_o try_v he_o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o fatherly_a correction_n and_o so_o better_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o near_o to_o himself_o or_o else_o to_o punish_v he_o for_o sin_n not_o as_o a_o child_n but_o as_o a_o malefactor_n now_o job_n conceive_v that_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v sufficient_a reason_n for_o afflict_v of_o he_o thus_o neither_o be_v these_o affliction_n needful_a to_o try_v he_o ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o nor_o the_o fit_a way_n of_o pursue_v a_o quarrel_n for_o
his_o hazard_n of_o what_o may_v ensue_v upon_o it_o as_o he_o elsewhere_o resolve_v chap._n 13.13_o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o when_o his_o weariness_n be_v like_a to_o make_v he_o complain_v and_o cry_v out_o grace_n and_o submission_n will_v as_o former_o chap._n 9.35_o yet_o have_v smother_v it_o and_o rather_o have_v sink_v under_o the_o pressure_n then_o utter_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o passion_n to_o god_n or_o against_o his_o deal_n whence_o learn_v 1._o much_o trouble_n afford_v occasion_n and_o matter_n of_o many_o lamentation_n and_o complaint_n and_o it_o be_v a_o demonstration_n of_o man_n frailty_n that_o when_o he_o be_v hardly_o press_v he_o can_v do_v no_o more_o for_o his_o own_o relief_n but_o complain_v and_o lament_v psal_n 102._o in_o the_o title_n for_o here_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o job_n hard_a case_n press_v he_o to_o a_o complaint_n 2._o man_n do_v not_o a_o little_a feed_n and_o increase_v their_o complaint_n under_o trouble_n by_o their_o own_o weary_v and_o so_o make_v their_o burden_n uneasy_a for_o it_o be_v when_o he_o be_v weary_a of_o his_o life_n that_o he_o have_v a_o complaint_n but_o former_o till_o his_o spirit_n weary_v he_o get_v it_o bear_v down_o chap._n â—_o 10_o 3._o albeit_o afflict_v and_o grieve_a saint_n may_v find_v great_a ease_n by_o pour_v out_o their_o case_n to_o god_n yet_o the_o ill_a and_o bitter_a frame_n of_o their_o spirit_n be_v better_o suppress_v than_o vent_v for_o say_v he_o i_o will_v leave_v my_o complaint_n upon_o myself_o thus_o do_v he_o labour_v not_o to_o sin_v with_o his_o lip_n chap._n 2.10_o as_o not_o know_v but_o his_o passion_n if_o once_o it_o bâ—â—ke_v loose_a may_v utter_v worse_a language_n then_o simple_a complaint_n 4._o albeit_o man_n be_v drive_v from_o their_o good_a resolution_n through_o the_o violence_n of_o their_o tentation_n yet_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o essay_n they_o again_o for_o after_o his_o endeavour_n to_o ease_v himself_o chap._n 9.27_o 28._o and_o to_o smother_v his_o grievance_n be_v overturn_v he_o will_v yet_o again_o essay_n to_o leave_v his_o complaint_n upon_o himself_o 3._o flesh_n at_o last_o over_o power_n all_o his_o good_a resolution_n i_o will_v speak_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n or_o i_o be_o so_o put_v to_o it_o with_o grief_n and_o bitterness_n that_o i_o must_v give_v myself_o a_o vent_n whence_o learn_v 1._o saint_n may_v be_v put_v from_o their_o resolution_n over_o and_o over_o again_o for_o here_o after_o he_o have_v again_o resolve_v to_o bury_v his_o complaint_n he_o be_v put_v from_o it_o and_o he_o must_v speak_v and_o his_o passion_n for_o this_o time_n carry_v all_o before_o it_o this_o may_v teach_v saint_n not_o to_o mistake_v such_o humbling_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o resolution_n and_o such_o violent_a fit_n in_o themselves_o 2._o saint_n resolution_n of_o submission_n and_o patience_n will_v not_o hold_v when_o they_o only_o smother_v their_o sorrow_n and_o do_v not_o labour_v to_o cure_v that_o inward_o and_o at_o the_o root_n which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o suppress_v outward_o for_o therefore_o come_v he_o at_o last_o to_o this_o i_o will_v speak_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o former_a resolution_n because_o he_o do_v not_o labour_v to_o remove_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o complaint_n by_o read_v god_n deal_n aright_o and_o seek_v patience_n but_o do_v only_o leave_v it_o upon_o himself_o 3._o resolution_n also_o will_v not_o hold_v when_o man_n take_v their_o burden_n upon_o themselves_o and_o do_v not_o roll_v the_o grievance_n they_o will_v suppress_v over_o on_o god_n for_o in_o this_o also_o his_o resolution_n be_v defective_a that_o he_o will_v leave_v his_o complaint_n upon_o himself_o or_o smother_v it_o and_o take_v all_o the_o weight_n of_o it_o upon_o his_o own_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o it_o come_v to_o this_o issue_n i_o will_v speak_v 4._o much_o trouble_n and_o perplexity_n be_v apt_a to_o breed_v much_o soul-bitterness_n especial_o when_o nature_n and_o corruption_n be_v let_v loose_a to_o read_v our_o lot_n and_o grapple_v with_o our_o difficulty_n for_o job_n here_o confess_v his_o trouble_n have_v produce_v bitterness_n of_o soul_n 5._o bitterness_n of_o soul_n be_v not_o only_o a_o fountain_n of_o complaint_n and_o resentment_n against_o god_n deal_n but_o it_o be_v very_o boisterous_a carry_v down_o all_o good_a resolution_n and_o a_o very_a bad_a orator_n before_o god_n for_o say_v he_o i_o will_v speak_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n which_o import_v that_o it_o be_v his_o bitterness_n that_o furnish_v those_o complaint_n which_o before_o he_o will_v have_v suppress_v that_o it_o be_v bitterness_n also_o that_o overturn_v his_o former_a resolution_n to_o be_v silent_a and_o drive_v he_o to_o this_o i_o will_v speak_v and_o that_o all_o the_o fault_n in_o his_o follow_a discourse_n slow_v from_o this_o fountain_n of_o bitterness_n which_o prompt_v a_o man_n to_o speak_v not_o what_o he_o ought_v but_o whatever_o it_o suggest_v be_v it_o such_o as_o the_o disciple_n prayer_n be_v mar._n 4.38_o verse_n 2_o i_o will_v say_v unto_o god_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o show_v i_o wherefore_o thou_o contend_v with_o i_o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v job_n proposition_n of_o his_o complaint_n which_o contain_v the_o second_o argument_n justify_v and_o press_v it_o he_o not_o only_o insinuate_v that_o his_o friend_n shall_v not_o censure_v those_o complaint_n which_o he_o dare_v propound_v to_o god_n leave_v they_o as_o unfit_a judge_n though_o this_o do_v not_o conclude_v strong_o see_v man_n in_o passion_n may_v dare_v to_o speak_v that_o to_o god_n which_o be_v not_o meet_v but_o in_o the_o very_a proposition_n of_o his_o case_n he_o insinuate_v this_o argument_n against_o god_n present_a deal_n and_o why_o he_o shall_v deal_v more_o tender_o with_o he_o that_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a measure_n thus_o to_o condemn_v he_o before_o he_o be_v convince_v of_o his_o crime_n 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very_o disconsolate_a for_o so_o much_o also_o be_v import_v in_o this_o darkness_n and_o his_o complaint_n tell_v it_o be_v sad_a to_o he_o such_o a_o condition_n plead_v for_o pity_n and_o may_v expect_v it_o from_o god_n 8._o saint_n may_v be_v involve_v in_o trouble_n from_o which_o they_o can_v expede_n themselves_o and_o be_v also_o fill_v with_o perplexity_n who_o yet_o be_v and_o will_v be_v well_o guide_v for_o so_o be_v it_o with_o job_n here_o who_o god_n bring_v to_o a_o good_a issue_n see_v isa_n 42_o 16._o psal_n 73.22_o 23._o verse_n 9_o he_o have_v strip_v i_o of_o my_o glory_n and_o take_v the_o crown_n from_o my_o head_n the_o four_o proof_n and_o instance_n of_o his_o misery_n wherein_o he_o allude_v to_o the_o habit_n or_o ornament_n of_o body_n be_v that_o god_n deprive_v he_o of_o his_o dignity_n and_o reputation_n of_o his_o riches_n child_n and_o outward_a state_n which_o have_v be_v his_o glory_n like_o splendid_a apparel_n and_o as_o a_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n in_o the_o view_n of_o other_o see_v chap._n 29.7_o 14_o 20._o leave_v his_o observation_n â—hat_n god_n have_v do_v this_o and_o the_o rest_n that_o follow_v which_o have_v be_v mark_v in_o the_o entry_n here_o learn_v 1._o the_o lord_n may_v see_v it_o fit_a sometime_o to_o exalt_v his_o child_n to_o a_o height_n of_o prosperity_n as_o job_n have_v glory_n and_o a_o crown_n in_o this_o respect_n thus_o the_o lord_n do_v 1._o that_o man_n may_v learn_v to_o look_v upon_o no_o outward_a condition_n as_o a_o infallible_a evidence_n of_o love_n or_o hatred_n and_o that_o neither_o affliction_n nor_o prosperity_n do_v prove_v man_n wicked_a 2._o that_o by_o such_o instance_n he_o may_v give_v proof_n what_o he_o can_v do_v and_o will_v do_v to_o all_o his_o people_n if_o it_o be_v for_o their_o good_a 3._o that_o he_o may_v try_v his_o people_n how_o they_o will_v keep_v their_o foot_n in_o such_o a_o condition_n as_o prosperity_n be_v a_o trial_n no_o less_o than_o adversity_n and_o job_n testimony_n that_o he_o keep_v his_o integrity_n in_o his_o prosperity_n do_v comfort_v he_o when_o his_o prosperity_n be_v go_v chap._n 31._o 4._o that_o saint_n enjoy_v those_o advantage_n may_v experimental_o know_v the_o emptiness_n of_o they_o which_o they_o will_v not_o so_o easy_o believe_v if_o they_o have_v not_o find_v it_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o their_o dote_n upon_o they_o who_o never_o enjoy_v they_o doct._n 2._o after_o saint_n have_v be_v thus_o exalt_v the_o lord_n may_v see_v it_o fit_a to_o tumble_v they_o down_o again_o as_o here_o job_n be_v strip_v of_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o crown_n take_v from_o his_o head_n and_o instead_o of_o his_o former_a prosperity_n and_o his_o esteem_n with_o other_o he_o meet_v with_o loss_n and_o contempt_n both_o at_o once_o hereby_o 1._o the_o lord_n exercise_v his_o sovereignty_n and_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o may_v toss_v his_o child_n at_o his_o pleasure_n 2._o he_o demonstrate_v sensible_o the_o vanity_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o these_o transitory_a thing_n that_o we_o may_v not_o fix_v upon_o they_o but_o what_o be_v a_o better_a and_o more_o endure_a substance_n 3._o he_o tri_v we_o by_o those_o change_n of_o condition_n which_o be_v sore_a to_o abide_v then_o any_o one_o condition_n if_o we_o be_v keep_v at_o it_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o one_o to_o bear_v want_n who_o have_v always_o be_v a_o beggar_n than_o for_o those_o who_o after_o they_o have_v be_v clothe_v with_o scarlet_n be_v make_v to_o embrace_v dunghill_n lam._n 4.5_o see_v psal_n 102.10_o eccl._n 7.14_o 4._o hereby_o also_o god_n give_v proof_n how_o he_o can_v uphold_v his_o people_n in_o all_o those_o
but_o they_o offer_v to_o reflect_v upon_o and_o affront_n god_n for_o their_o way_n upon_o the_o matter_n say_v what_o be_v the_o almighty_a that_o we_o shall_v serve_v he_o 7._o prayer_n be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n service_n from_o which_o the_o wicked_a be_v most_o especial_o averse_a for_o as_o they_o decline_v all_o service_n in_o general_n so_o in_o special_a they_o decline_v to_o pray_v unto_o he_o 8._o the_o wicked_a be_v not_o content_a to_o sleight_n prayer_n only_o but_o they_o do_v also_o at_o least_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o practice_n traduce_v it_o as_o a_o unprofitable_a undertake_n for_o say_v they_o what_o profit_n shall_v we_o have_v if_o we_o pray_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v their_o fault_n that_o they_o look_v only_o to_o their_o own_o advantage_n and_o profit_n in_o this_o matter_n see_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o it_o as_o their_o duty_n and_o as_o service_n to_o god_n whatever_o they_o reap_v by_o it_o and_o it_o be_v yet_o further_o their_o fault_n that_o they_o do_v not_o discern_v the_o true_a spiritual_a advantage_n of_o prayer_n which_o be_v not_o small_a but_o do_v measure_v all_o thing_n by_o outward_a advantage_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o many_o case_n and_o time_n they_o lose_v sight_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o prayer_n carnal_a man_n can_v discern_v how_o prayer_n and_o access_n to_o god_n thereby_o do_v sweeten_v and_o sanctify_v hard_a lot_n when_o they_o be_v not_o remove_v atheist_n think_v prayer_n not_o the_o most_o compendious_a way_n of_o relief_n in_o trouble_n but_o will_v rather_o essay_n any_o other_o shift_n or_o will_v weary_v of_o it_o if_o a_o answer_n be_v long_o delay_v 2_o king_n 6.30_o 33._o hypocrite_n will_v cast_v of_o prayer_n when_o after_o make_v a_o show_n of_o seek_v god_n they_o be_v yet_o leave_v in_o trouble_n isa_n 58.3_o especial_o if_o they_o see_v other_o who_o neglect_v that_o way_n prosper_v mal._n 3.14_o 15._o and_o prosper_v wicked_a man_n be_v ready_a to_o think_v they_o have_v no_o need_n of_o god_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o in_o his_o reverence_n nor_o can_v be_v better_v by_o he_o or_o his_o help_n and_o therefore_o care_v not_o for_o prayer_n to_o he_o which_o be_v the_o disposition_n of_o these_o here_o see_v also_o chap._n 22.17_o hence_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o plague_n upon_o man_n when_o they_o cast_v out_o with_o piety_n under_o any_o dispensation_n when_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o sensible_a need_n of_o god_n help_n in_o every_o condition_n when_o they_o look_v not_o upon_o prayer_n and_o keep_v of_o the_o way_n of_o god_n as_o a_o reward_n to_o itself_o psa_n 44.17_o 18_o 19_o or_o when_o outward_a prosperity_n cause_v they_o to_o under_o value_n spiritual_a mercy_n verse_n 16._o lo_o their_o good_a be_v not_o in_o their_o hand_n the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v far_o from_o i_o in_o the_o three_o branch_n of_o this_o naration_n job_n subjoin_v a_o caution_n and_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v that_o his_o speak_v thus_o of_o the_o wicked_n prosperous_a lot_n and_o of_o their_o principle_n and_o way_n do_v import_v that_o he_o like_v and_o be_v take_v with_o they_o or_o stumble_v because_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o himself_o he_o show_v that_o this_o scope_n in_o all_o the_o former_a narration_n be_v not_o to_o commend_v their_o prosperous_a condition_n or_o to_o express_v his_o envy_n at_o their_o prosperity_n but_o as_o to_o clear_v how_o false_a the_o reason_v of_o his_o friend_n be_v who_o say_v that_o such_o wicked_a man_n be_v most_o afflict_v so_o to_o show_v how_o detestable_a their_o manner_n be_v to_o god_n and_o he_o notwithstanding_o all_o their_o prosperity_n and_o for_o this_o end_n 1._o he_o declare_v as_o to_o their_o condition_n in_o itself_o that_o their_o good_a be_v not_o in_o their_o hand_n that_o be_v notwithstanding_o all_o they_o do_v enjoy_v yet_o not_o only_o do_v they_o want_v that_o which_o be_v man_n true_a good_a and_o happiness_n which_o be_v the_o favour_n of_o 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poison_v nor_o other_o get_v cause_n to_o think_v they_o be_v stumble_v or_o ensnare_v with_o any_o unsound_a principle_n therefore_o job_n subjoin_v this_o caution_n to_o guard_v himself_o and_o prevent_v any_o mistake_n from_o his_o friend_n the_o study_n of_o the_o wicked_n prosperity_n be_v a_o very_a try_v exercise_n to_o godly_a man_n psal_n 73.2_o 3_o 10_o 11_o 12._o jer._n 12.1_o hab._n 1.13_o and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v guard_v themselves_o lest_o their_o own_o heart_n be_v distemper_v with_o it_o they_o express_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v dishonour_v god_n or_o offend_v saint_n psal_n 73.15_o or_o harden_v the_o wicked_a in_o their_o ill_a course_n 2._o whatever_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o wicked_a may_v seem_v to_o say_v at_o first_o view_n either_o to_o themselves_o or_o to_o the_o godly_a to_o commend_v their_o way_n yet_o a_o right_a discerner_n will_v see_v that_o in_o it_o which_o may_v refute_v their_o folly_n even_o to_o admiration_n therefore_o he_o premit_v a_o 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man_n to_o prosper_v for_o his_o own_o holy_a end_n isa_n 10.5_o 6_o 7._o with_o v._n 10_o 13_o 14._o see_v also_o isa_n 37_o 23-27_a this_o be_v a_o special_a plague_n upon_o the_o prosper_a lot_n of_o the_o wicked_a that_o they_o seclude_v their_o dependence_n upon_o god_n and_o it_o be_v the_o godlies'_n mercy_n when_o they_o be_v teach_v to_o deny_v themselves_o and_o depend_v upon_o god_n in_o every_o condition_n 5._o it_o be_v a_o sure_a principle_n and_o much_o to_o be_v study_v for_o encourage_v to_o piety_n that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o at_o the_o wicked_n disposal_n god_n not_o noticing_z which_o way_n it_o go_v but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o every_o dispensation_n and_o that_o it_o be_v he_o who_o make_v the_o
wicked_a man_n condition_n be_v what_o it_o will_v be_v not_o desirable_a as_o they_o have_v it_o their_o mercy_n be_v curse_a and_o snare_n unto_o they_o and_o much_o more_o their_o cross_n for_o so_o be_v here_o import_v that_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v the_o worst_a estate_n imaginable_a to_o a_o right_a discerner_n so_o that_o job_n think_v it_o fit_a for_o no_o friend_n but_o only_o the_o worst_a of_o his_o enemy_n who_o not_o only_o hate_v he_o but_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o if_o he_o dare_v wish_v they_o so_o much_o evil_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n that_o in_o his_o great_a adversity_n he_o abhor_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o their_o great_a prosperity_n for_o so_o do_v job_n wish_v import_n which_o be_v not_o a_o prayer_n against_o his_o enemy_n but_o a_o evidence_n that_o he_o detest_v their_o lot_n and_o consequent_o a_o proof_n that_o himself_o be_v not_o wicked_a see_v job_n 36.21_o verse_n 8._o for_o what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n though_o he_o have_v gain_v when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o v._o 11._o job_n prove_v that_o he_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n especial_o by_o his_o cleave_v to_o god_n in_o trouble_n where_o he_o propound_v several_a character_n of_o hypocrite_n leave_v they_o to_o gather_v that_o he_o be_v free_a of_o they_o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v the_o first_o evidence_n that_o he_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n that_o whereas_o hypocrite_n though_o they_o may_v be_v full_a of_o presumption_n in_o prosperity_n yet_o all_o their_o gain_n and_o advantage_n will_v afford_v they_o no_o solid_a hope_n when_o death_n come_v upon_o they_o he_o on_o the_o contrary_a in_o the_o depth_n of_o his_o distress_n and_o apprehension_n of_o approach_a death_n be_v still_o full_a of_o hope_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o his_o expression_n chap._n 6.10_o and_o 12.4_o and_o 13.15_o and_o elsewhere_o as_o for_o this_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o evidence_n and_o argument_n prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o hypocrite_n they_o be_v thus_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o where_o those_o evidence_n be_v contrary_a to_o these_o character_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n they_o do_v infallible_o conclude_v a_o man_n not_o to_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n yet_o if_o some_o weak_a seeker_n of_o god_n find_v those_o want_v in_o some_o of_o their_o measure_n and_o degree_n and_o at_o some_o time_n it_o shall_v be_v remember_v that_o every_o real_a saint_n be_v not_o a_o job_n nor_o can_v produce_v such_o eminent_a work_n of_o grace_n and_o sincerity_n as_o he_o have_v nor_o wâ—ll_n real_a saint_n be_v measure_v by_o their_o infirmity_n or_o sit_v of_o weakness_n not_o by_o the_o emanation_n of_o their_o flesh_n if_o they_o renounce_v and_o mourn_v for_o they_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_a hypocrite_n will_v not_o be_v judge_v by_o that_o stupidity_n which_o they_o may_v have_v in_o trouble_n instead_o of_o faith_n and_o hope_n doct._n 1._o hypocrâ—sie_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v as_o well_o as_o gross_a wickedness_n by_o every_o one_o that_o will_v approve_v themselves_o to_o god_n for_o job_n clear_v that_o he_o be_v free_a of_o both_o and_o have_v purge_v himself_o of_o wickedness_n v._o 7._o he_o now_o come_v to_o purge_v himself_o of_o hypocrisy_n yea_o the_o name_n here_o give_v to_o the_o hypocrite_n signify_v also_o one_o that_o be_v profane_a to_o show_v that_o god_n look_v upon_o every_o hypocrite_n as_o such_o a_o one_o however_o he_o mask_v his_o wickedness_n 2._o hypocrisy_n and_o covetousness_n of_o love_v of_o gain_n be_v evil_n which_o frequent_o concur_v and_o go_v together_o for_o the_o hypocrite_n here_o be_v he_o that_o have_v gain_v not_o that_o every_o covetous_a wretch_n put_v on_o a_o mask_n of_o profession_n but_o that_o hypocrite_n make_v use_v of_o a_o cloak_n of_o religion_n only_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n see_v matth._n 23.14_o 1_o tim._n 6.5_o 3._o god_n may_v let_v the_o covetous_a design_n of_o hypocrite_n succeed_v in_o their_o hand_n and_o so_o answer_v they_o according_a to_o the_o idol_n of_o their_o heart_n whereas_o he_o will_v famish_v these_o idol_n if_o godly_a man_n hanker_v after_o they_o for_o it_o be_v suppose_v here_o of_o the_o hypocrite_n that_o he_o have_v gain_v 4._o much_o of_o man_n contentment_n especial_o of_o godly_a man_n or_o these_o who_o pretend_v to_o godliness_n depend_v upon_o their_o hope_n for_o here_o hope_n be_v suppose_v so_o necessary_a to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n their_o present_a enjoyment_n be_v so_o empty_a especial_o to_o godly_a man_n that_o even_o hypocrite_n pretend_v to_o the_o hope_n of_o godly_a man_n as_o they_o pretend_v to_o their_o piety_n see_v 1_o cor._n 15.19_o 5._o the_o hypocrite_n may_v be_v so_o bolster_v up_o with_o prosperity_n that_o he_o may_v live_v in_o a_o presumptuous_a dream_n of_o hope_n even_o till_o his_o death_n which_o be_v a_o sad_a snare_n upon_o he_o for_o here_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o he_o have_v hope_n which_o he_o never_o question_n till_o god_n come_v to_o take_v away_o his_o soul_n 6._o approach_v death_n be_v the_o great_a touchstone_n of_o man_n hope_n as_o here_o it_o be_v suppose_v their_o hope_n will_v fail_v who_o have_v stand_v out_o long_o before_o 7._o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n that_o he_o be_v never_o real_o willing_a to_o die_v for_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n by_o force_n as_o the_o word_n import_v he_o do_v not_o willing_o resign_v it_o as_o luk._n 2.29_o but_o violence_n be_v use_v upon_o he_o as_o luk._n 12.20_o 8._o death_n will_v blast_v all_o the_o hypocrite_n hope_n and_o will_v discover_v these_o folly_n in_o they_o which_o they_o will_v not_o read_v in_o the_o word_n for_o say_v he_o what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n see_v prov._n 11.7_o so_o that_o they_o who_o study_v not_o mortality_n well_o will_v never_o be_v sincere_a and_o hypocrite_n may_v expect_v that_o their_o hope_n will_v fail_v they_o when_o they_o have_v most_o need_n of_o they_o 9_o though_o the_o gain_n and_o advantage_n of_o hypocrite_n do_v in_o this_o life_n delude_v they_o and_o put_v to_o silence_v any_o clamour_n of_o their_o conscience_n yet_o none_o of_o these_o will_v support_v they_o nor_o keep_v life_n in_o their_o die_a hope_n at_o death_n for_o what_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n even_o though_o he_o have_v gain_v when_o god_n take_v away_o his_o soul_n 10._o those_o who_o hope_v in_o god_n be_v not_o brangle_v by_o adversity_n nor_o by_o approach_a death_n if_o they_o have_v also_o thâ—se_a other_o character_n after_o mention_v be_v undoubted_o no_o hypocrite_n for_o so_o will_v job_n infer_v in_o his_o own_o savour_n that_o he_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n see_v it_o be_v not_o with_o he_o as_o it_o be_v with_o they_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o hope_n verse_n 9_o will_v god_n hear_v his_o cry_n when_o trouble_n come_v upon_o he_o the_o second_o evidence_n that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o hypocrite_n may_v be_v thus_o understand_v that_o god_n hear_v not_o the_o cry_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n in_o his_o trouble_n whether_o that_o of_o approach_a death_n v._o 8._o or_o any_o other_o because_o he_o do_v not_o cry_v to_o he_o as_o be_v say_v chap._n 36.13_o as_o job_n now_o do_v in_o his_o distress_n and_o it_o be_v indeed_o true_a that_o to_o be_v dumb_a as_o to_o cry_v to_o god_n in_o trouble_n be_v a_o very_a black_a character_n ezek._n 24.23_o and_o that_o hypocrite_n will_v essay_n many_o shift_n before_o they_o go_v to_o god_n in_o distress_n but_o this_o phrase_n that_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v his_o cry_n in_o trouble_n as_o it_o be_v frequent_o record_v in_o scripture_n do_v rather_o import_v that_o the_o hypocrite_n may_v indâ—ed_o cry_v in_o trouble_n but_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v he_o as_o for_o many_o other_o reason_n so_o among_o the_o rest_n for_o these_o reason_n subjoin_v v._o 10._o thus_o the_o argument_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o that_o v._o 7._o whereby_o he_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o wicked_a that_o he_o abhort_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n because_o god_n will_v not_o hear_v he_o in_o trouble_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n and_o for_o further_a clear_v of_o this_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v quest_n if_o this_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n that_o god_n do_v not_o hear_v his_o cry_n in_o trouble_n how_o will_v job_n clear_v himself_o of_o it_o who_o complain_v so_o often_o that_o he_o be_v not_o hear_v to_o which_o it_o be_v answer_v answ_n 1._o when_o job_n complain_v he_o be_v not_o hear_v he_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o sense_n but_o here_o he_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o faith_n
godly_a man_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v not_o lose_v whatever_o may_v be_v their_o present_a trial_n and_o exercise_n or_o their_o sense_n may_v apprehend_v to_o the_o contrary_a for_o here_o job_n by_o faith_n reckon_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o hypocrite_n who_o cry_n god_n do_v not_o hear_v here_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o our_o tentation_n and_o sense_n be_v not_o fit_a judge_n of_o our_o success_n in_o prayer_n for_o these_o make_v job_n ofttimes_o say_v he_o be_v not_o hear_v but_o the_o word_n 1_o job_n 5.14_o 15._o that_o god_n may_v hear_v and_o approve_v our_o prayer_n when_o yet_o he_o send_v not_o a_o present_a answer_n as_o be_v insinuate_v dan._n 10.12_o psal_n 10.17_o that_o god_n delay_v to_o answer_v for_o our_o good_a that_o he_o may_v humble_v we_o and_o exercise_v our_o faith_n and_o may_v quicken_v our_o affection_n yet_o more_o by_o these_o delay_n that_o though_o he_o grant_v not_o our_o particular_a desire_n yet_o he_o answer_v 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upon_o it_o and_o it_o endear_v god_n to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o hearer_n of_o prayer_n ps_n 65.2_o 2._o he_o employ_v god_n much_o and_o frequent_o that_o he_o may_v get_v many_o proof_n of_o god_n hear_v of_o he_o and_o be_v afflict_v when_o he_o want_v either_o opportunity_n of_o prayer_n or_o be_v not_o receive_v answer_n from_o god_n 3._o he_o be_v careful_a to_o walk_v tender_o that_o he_o may_v not_o obstruct_v the_o answer_n of_o his_o prayer_n none_o of_o all_o which_o do_v agree_v to_o the_o hypocrite_n nor_o to_o his_o desire_n to_o be_v hear_v in_o trouble_n verse_n 10._o will_v he_o delight_v himself_o in_o the_o almighty_a will_v he_o always_o call_v upon_o god_n in_o this_o verse_n job_n give_v two_o evidence_n more_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o hypocrite_n namely_o that_o a_o hypocrite_n do_v not_o delight_v himself_o in_o god_n as_o he_o do_v and_o that_o a_o hypocrite_n will_v not_o always_o and_o in_o all_o condition_n pray_v to_o god_n but_o either_o when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o trouble_n he_o neglect_v god_n and_o give_v over_o that_o form_n of_o seek_v god_n whereof_o he_o make_v a_o show_n in_o trouble_n or_o if_o trouble_n continue_v and_o grow_v upon_o his_o hand_n when_o he_o cry_v on_o god_n and_o so_o his_o case_n seem_v to_o be_v desperate_a he_o give_v over_o any_o more_o to_o wait_v upon_o god_n 2_o king_n 6.30_o 33._o whereas_o job_n prove_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o sincere_a man_n in_o that_o he_o have_v call_v upon_o god_n in_o his_o prosperity_n chap._n 1.1_o 5._o and_o persevere_v still_o to_o seek_v he_o and_o trust_v in_o he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o affliction_n and_o by_o those_o character_n job_n do_v not_o only_o vindicate_v himself_o but_o do_v also_o give_v reason_n why_o god_n do_v not_o hear_v hypocrite_n in_o trouble_n v._o 9_o even_o because_o they_o have_v no_o true_a delight_n in_o god_n nor_o be_v constant_a in_o call_v upon_o he_o whatever_o they_o pretend_v to_o do_v for_o a_o fit_a in_o trouble_n from_o 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will_v be_v the_o issue_n of_o such_o a_o resolution_n but_o however_o matter_n go_v the_o best_a of_o it_o be_v to_o resolve_v to_o die_v at_o christ_n door_n rather_o than_o take_v our_o answer_n and_o go_v away_o as_o 2_o king_n 6.33_o for_o whatever_o be_v our_o lot_n it_o be_v good_a if_o we_o be_v not_o desert_v as_o to_o duty_n and_o though_o our_o hand_n may_v be_v weaken_v in_o go_v about_o it_o and_o sometime_o many_o passion_n may_v be_v raise_v yet_o it_o be_v good_a to_o get_v up_o and_o be_v do_v and_o to_o let_v our_o diligence_n witness_v how_o we_o be_v affect_v with_o our_o want_n and_o how_o we_o adhere_v unto_o and_o depend_v upon_o god_n however_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o pity_v we_o and_o they_o who_o thus_o continue_v to_o pray_v when_o they_o be_v not_o answer_v who_o wait_v on_o when_o they_o be_v delay_v and_o do_v pursue_v when_o god_n seem_v to_o flee_v be_v acceptable_o and_o commendable_o employ_v as_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n find_v in_o the_o issue_n mat._n 15._o 7._o such_o as_o will_v acceptable_o persevere_v in_o prayer_n aught_o to_o be_v the_o more_o earnest_a at_o it_o that_o a_o answer_n be_v delay_v or_o seem_v to_o be_v deny_v for_o so_o much_o also_o do_v his_o stand_n up_o as_o a_o earnest_a supplicant_n import_n see_v luk._n 22.44_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o end_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n delay_v to_o answer_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n even_o that_o he_o may_v train_v on_o their_o affection_n till_o they_o become_v sick_a of_o love_n 8._o it_o may_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o exercise_v his_o people_n even_o when_o they_o persevere_v in_o earnest_a supplication_n after_o delay_n and_o refusal_n with_o yet_o more_o delay_n and_o refusal_n and_o it_o may_v be_v with_o harsh_a usage_n the_o more_o they_o insist_v for_o say_v he_o i_o stand_v up_o and_o thou_o regard_v i_o not_o or_o mark_v i_o to_o afflict_v i_o yet_o more_o as_o have_v be_v explain_v saint_n may_v not_o only_o get_v no_o answer_n to_o their_o prayer_n but_o more_o rod_n yea_o wrath_n may_v seem_v to_o meet_v they_o in_o the_o face_n when_o they_o continue_v to_o pray_v on_o ps_n 80.4_o without_o this_o we_o will_v not_o be_v well_o enough_o try_v and_o refine_a 9_o want_v of_o success_n in_o prayer_n especial_o when_o man_n insist_v and_o persevere_v notwithstanding_o they_o be_v delay_v will_v very_o ready_o irritate_fw-la even_o godly_a man_n for_o here_o it_o be_v job_n bitter_a complaint_n that_o god_n do_v not_o regard_v he_o but_o do_v mark_n and_o single_v he_o out_o to_o inflict_v more_o upon_o he_o when_o yet_o he_o be_v so_o earnest_a and_o instant_a in_o prayer_n it_o be_v true_a he_o do_v not_o direct_o quarrel_v god_n faithfulness_n in_o his_o promise_n yet_o his_o weakness_n appear_v in_o expostulate_v about_o this_o delay_n and_o hard_a usage_n so_o that_o godly_a man_n have_v need_v to_o be_v upon_o their_o guard_n in_o such_o case_n for_o no_o answer_n or_o a_o sad_a answer_n of_o prayer_n after_o long_o wrestle_v with_o discouragement_n and_o continuance_n at_o that_o duty_n can_v but_o try_v they_o narrow_o and_o they_o may_v expect_v that_o their_o weakness_n meet_v with_o such_o a_o tentation_n and_o exercise_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o break_v forth_o 10._o whatever_o be_v the_o weakness_n of_o god_n people_n in_o extremity_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o their_o way_n to_o complain_v for_o trifle_n or_o thing_n of_o small_a moment_n for_o job_n complain_v not_o but_o upon_o this_o ground_n that_o in_o such_o a_o extremity_n when_o all_o be_v run_v he_o down_o god_n do_v not_o notice_n nor_o hear_v he_o though_o he_o cry_v so_o earnest_o to_o he_o so_o that_o they_o be_v far_o more_o inexcusable_a who_o upon_o every_o light_a account_n presume_v to_o be_v clamorous_a in_o their_o complaint_n verse_n 21._o thou_o be_v become_v cruel_a to_o i_o with_o thy_o strong_a hand_n thou_o oppose_v thyself_o against_o i_o the_o second_o evidence_n of_o god_n anger_n in_o his_o calamity_n to_o v._o 25._o be_v that_o god_n as_o he_o apprehend_v be_v become_v cruel_a and_o hostile_a in_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o he_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o propound_v his_o grievance_n that_o god_n who_o former_o have_v be_v kind_a to_o he_o be_v now_o become_v cruel_a in_o his_o act_n and_o dispensation_n towards_o he_o and_o whereas_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o support_v he_o he_o do_v now_o employ_v his_o power_n as_o a_o enemy_n in_o opposition_n to_o he_o as_o for_o these_o expression_n of_o his_o sense_n of_o god_n deal_n albeit_o it_o can_v be_v say_v they_o flow_v from_o wickedness_n yea_o it_o be_v grace_n in_o he_o that_o make_v he_o resent_v this_o change_n and_o dispensation_n of_o providence_n and_o that_o make_v he_o tell_v all_o his_o hard_a thought_n of_o god_n to_o himself_o as_o jeremiah_n also_o do_v jer._n 15.18_o which_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o complain_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o shall_v think_v god_n cruel_a yet_o in_o express_v his_o sorrow_n and_o resentment_n he_o be_v too_o pathetic_a and_o express_v much_o passion_n and_o weakness_n for_o which_o he_o be_v reprove_v by_o elihu_n here_o obs_n 1._o if_o we_o consider_v this_o complaint_n in_o itself_o it_o teach_v 1._o it_o be_v the_o way_n of_o god_n people_n to_o take_v up_o god_n as_o their_o chief_a party_n in_o all_o their_o trouble_n for_o so_o do_v job_n here_o see_v also_o 2_o sam._n 16.10_o and_o though_o it_o be_v very_o humble_v to_o consider_v this_o yet_o to_o lose_v sight_n of_o god_n in_o trouble_n produce_v many_o bad_a effect_n such_o as_o neglect_v to_o go_v to_o he_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o ill_a shift_n bitterness_n etc._n etc._n when_o we_o shall_v be_v stoop_v and_o humble_v ourselves_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n 2._o god_n may_v seem_v for_o a_o time_n not_o only_o not_o to_o hear_v godly_a supplicant_n but_o even_o to_o be_v a_o severe_a foe_n unto_o they_o for_o unto_o what_o be_v complain_v of_o v._o 20._o this_o be_v add_v thou_o be_v become_v cruel_a which_o not_o only_o import_v that_o he_o account_v it_o cruelty_n that_o god_n do_v not_o hear_v he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v very_o severe_a against_o he_o instead_o of_o give_v he_o a_o answer_n see_v ps_n 8â—_n 4_o jer._n 30.14_o lam._n 2.5_o saint_n must_v not_o mistake_v this_o lot_n for_o he_o may_v have_v a_o friend_n heart_n when_o his_o dispensation_n seem_v to_o be_v hostile_a that_o he_o may_v try_v they_o and_o let_v we_o not_o count_v he_o cruel_a only_o because_o he_o give_v we_o much_o work_n and_o will_v not_o spare_v our_o lust_n and_o whatever_o he_o seem_v to_o do_v to_o we_o let_v we_o beware_v of_o turn_v foe_n to_o he_o 3._o it_o be_v a_o character_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n that_o he_o be_v sad_o afflict_v with_o any_o sign_n of_o god_n indignation_n or_o even_o with_o the_o want_n of_o a_o evidence_n of_o god_n favour_n and_o affection_n in_o trouble_n for_o here_o it_o be_v job_n complaint_n that_o god_n be_v become_v cruel_a and_o oppose_v himself_o against_o he_o as_o a_o enemy_n see_v ps_n 6.1_o jer._n 10.24_o but_o wicked_a man_n look_v rather_o to_o their_o lot_n in_o itself_o without_o mind_v god_n favour_n or_o anger_n in_o it_o 4._o whatever_o the_o wicked_a think_v of_o god_n favour_n who_o never_o know_v it_o yet_o the_o want_n of_o it_o will_v be_v sad_a to_o the_o godly_a who_o have_v taste_v by_o experience_n how_o sweet_a it_o be_v for_o job_n complain_v that_o he_o be_v turn_v to_o be_v cruel_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a severe_a deal_n can_v easy_o be_v digest_v by_o they_o who_o have_v taste_v of_o his_o love_n and_o none_o can_v live_v comfortable_o without_o the_o sense_n of_o
sometime_o command_v and_o draw_v the_o eye_n ezek._n 20_o 16._o with_o 24._o so_o the_o eye_n may_v draw_v the_o heart_n to_o walk_v after_o they_o see_v ezek._n 6_o 9_o this_o be_v too_o frequent_o see_v in_o experience_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o wantonness_n and_o covetousness_n of_o which_o see_v on_o five_o 1._o and_o in_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n when_o man_n be_v sway_v by_o their_o eye_n or_o respect_n to_o the_o person_n of_o man_n who_o they_o see_v or_o notice_n main_o in_o judge_v their_o cause_n 5._o as_o man_n shall_v watch_v over_o their_o own_o sense_n and_o particular_o their_o eye_n that_o they_o debord_v nâ—t_o and_o for_o that_o end_n shall_v be_v much_o in_o prayer_n to_o god_n ps_n 119.5_o and_o shall_v keep_v they_o employ_v about_o better_a object_n num._n 15.38_o 39_o so_o it_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o man_n integrity_n when_o they_o keep_v their_o heart_n from_o wander_a even_o when_o their_o sense_n present_a allure_a tentation_n to_o they_o for_o so_o do_v job_n his_o heart_n walk_v not_o after_o his_o eye_n it_o evidence_v his_o integrity_n that_o he_o be_v not_o lead_v by_o his_o sense_n as_o wickâ—d_a man_n be_v but_o walk_v upon_o better_a ground_n and_o that_o his_o heart_n be_v straight_o not_o only_a when_o he_o want_v tentation_n but_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o 6._o out-breaking_a in_o sin_n particular_o in_o injustice_n be_v a_o blot_n and_o reproach_n especial_o in_o godly_a man_n for_o therefore_o do_v job_n call_v miscarriage_n a_o blot_n 7._o whatever_o humble_v toil_n man_n may_v have_v about_o the_o corruption_n and_o inclination_n of_o their_o heart_n within_o yet_o it_o be_v good_a when_o they_o be_v so_o far_o victorious_a that_o their_o practice_n be_v not_o defile_v with_o any_o scandalous_a miscarriage_n or_o injustice_n for_o no_o blot_n cleave_v to_o his_o hand_n or_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o his_o practice_n where_o this_o general_a of_o a_o blot_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v particular_o of_o 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thrust_v upon_o he_o he_o will_v receive_v none_o of_o they_o see_v be_v 33_o 15._o 8._o such_o as_o be_v unjust_a to_o other_o do_v deserve_v that_o utter_a and_o bitter_a ruin_n shall_v come_v upon_o themselves_o in_o all_o their_o enjoyment_n for_o job_n acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v just_a that_o such_o sow_n and_o another_o eat_v which_o be_v a_o very_a bitter_a trial_n leu._n 26.16_o deut._n 28.30.38_o and_o that_o their_o offspring_n whether_o child_n cattle_n or_o plant_v be_v root_v out_o without_o hope_n of_o restitution_n or_o recovery_n thus_o god_n frequent_o use_v retaliation_n in_o punish_v of_o sin_n be_v 33.1_o hab._n 2.8_o rev._n 16.5_o 6._o 9_o though_o man_n in_o follow_v sinful_a course_n will_v desire_v to_o sin_n and_o yet_o be_v free_a of_o punishment_n and_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o murmur_v if_o they_o be_v afflict_v yet_o conscience_n when_o put_v to_o it_o can_v deny_v but_o it_o be_v equitable_a that_o punishment_n follow_v upon_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o true_a piety_n to_o justify_v god_n when_o he_o correct_v for_o sin_n for_o job_n consent_v that_o he_o sow_v and_o another_o eat_v etc._n etc._n if_o he_o have_v sin_v do_v import_v that_o he_o submit_v thereunto_o as_o just_a and_o equitable_a and_o that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o justify_v god_n under_o such_o a_o dispensation_n of_o providence_n see_v neh._n 9.32_o 33._o lam._n 1.18_o dan._n 9.7_o 8._o verse_n 9_o if_o my_o heart_n have_v be_v deceive_v by_o a_o woman_n or_o if_o i_o have_v lay_v wait_v at_o my_o neighbour_n door_n 10._o then_o let_v my_o wife_n grind_v unto_o another_o and_o let_v other_o bow_v down_o upon_o she_o 11._o for_o this_o be_v a_o heinous_a crime_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o iniquity_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n 12._o for_o it_o be_v a_o fire_n that_o consume_v to_o destruction_n and_o will_v root_v out_o all_o my_o increase_n the_o four_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o make_v profession_n be_v conjugal_a chastity_n and_o that_o he_o be_v free_a of_o adultery_n his_o profession_n v._o 9_o be_v that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o so_o draw_v away_o with_o the_o unlawful_a desire_n of_o a_o woman_n or_o his_o neighbour_n wife_n as_o to_o seek_v opportunity_n to_o perpetrate_v folly_n with_o she_o this_o profession_n he_o confirm_v 1._o by_o imprecation_n or_o consent_v that_o his_o wife_n shall_v requite_v he_o in_o the_o like_a kind_n not_o with_o one_o but_o many_o other_o v._o 10._o where_o this_o grind_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v literal_o of_o his_o wife_n serve_v as_o a_o slave_n to_o other_o as_o judg._n 16.21_o lam._n 5.13_o but_o it_o be_v a_o modest_a expression_n of_o the_o conjunction_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o the_o upper_a and_o nether_a millstone_n for_o production_n of_o issue_n and_o so_o it_o be_v more_o clear_o expound_v and_o express_v in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n and_o this_o he_o wish_v or_o consent_v unto_o not_o that_o he_o will_v approve_v of_o this_o sin_n in_o his_o wife_n or_o wish_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o adultery_n shall_v fall_v upon_o she_o but_o to_o show_v that_o he_o think_v it_o just_a and_o equitable_a if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o adulterer_n that_o god_n shall_v serve_v he_o in_o this_o kind_n which_o will_v bring_v he_o much_o shame_n and_o grief_n 2_o he_o further_o confirm_v this_o profession_n by_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o reason_n dissuade_v he_o from_o this_o sin_n which_o be_v take_v partly_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o sin_n be_v a_o heinous_a crime_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n v._o 11._o partly_o from_o the_o effect_n thereof_o that_o it_o will_v kindle_v a_o fire_n of_o god_n anger_n and_o vengeance_n which_o will_v destroy_v he_o and_o his_o substance_n v._o 12._o from_o v._o 9_o learn_v 1._o even_o such_o as_o have_v get_v clean_o through_o their_o youth_n and_o have_v be_v keep_v from_o lesser_a debording_n have_v yet_o need_v to_o be_v upon_o their_o guard_n against_o grosser_n evil_n 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