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thou_o 6._o if_o thou_o sin_v what_o do_v thou_o against_o he_o or_o if_o thy_o transgression_n be_v multiply_v what_o do_v thou_o unto_o he_o 7._o if_o thou_o be_v righteous_a what_o give_v thou_o he_o or_o what_o receive_v he_o of_o thy_o hand_n 8._o thy_o wickedness_n may_v hurt_v a_o man_n as_o thou_o be_v and_o thy_o righteousness_n may_v profit_v the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o former_a context_n contain_v the_o charge_n which_o elihu_n bring_v against_o job_n that_o he_o shall_v say_v his_o righteousness_n be_v more_o than_o god_n and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v no_o profit_n to_o he_o if_o he_o be_v cleanse_v from_o his_o sin_n in_o the_o context_n of_o these_o five_o verse_n elihu_n give_v answer_v to_o those_o have_v job_n positive_o and_o purposely_o say_v or_o assert_v they_o blasphemous_a saying_n or_o assertion_n and_o we_o have_v here_o first_o the_o promise_n or_o overture_n of_o a_o answer_n at_o the_o four_o verse_n i_o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o and_o thy_o companion_n 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which_o shall_v not_o only_o take_v off_o thy_o objection_n but_o they_o also_o who_o be_v of_o thy_o mind_n or_o join_v in_o opinion_n with_o thou_o i_o will_v answer_v thou_o and_o thy_o companion_n with_o thou_o i_o will_v do_v both_o at_o once_o when_o i_o have_v answer_v thou_o they_o also_o will_v be_v answer_v one_o answer_n will_v serve_v thou_o and_o they_o convictor_fw-la una_fw-la fidelia_fw-la dvos_fw-la parietes_fw-la dealbabo_fw-la drus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socius_fw-la amicus_fw-la familiaris_fw-la qui_fw-la simul_fw-la pascitur_fw-la convictor_fw-la one_o line_n will_v mark_v and_o measure_v both_o wall_n the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v companion_n signify_v any_o friend_n or_o familiar_n with_o who_o we_o usual_o converse_v with_o who_o we_o eat_v or_o who_o eat_v bread_n with_o we_o 2_o sam._n 13.3_o prov._n 17.17_o we_o may_v take_v it_o either_o more_o strict_o for_o a_o special_a intimate_a bosom_n friend_n who_o be_v to_o a_o man_n as_o his_o own_o 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translation_n and_o offer_v somewhat_o for_o instruction_n from_o it_o how_o great_a sinfulness_n there_o be_v in_o say_v there_o be_v no_o profit_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n i_o have_v show_v at_o the_o 21_o chap._n vers_fw-la 11_o the_o and_o chap._n 34_o vers_fw-la 9_o so_o that_o refer_v the_o reader_n thither_o i_o shall_v here_o give_v only_o this_o note_n it_o be_v very_o sinful_a to_o say_v we_o shall_v get_v no_o advantage_n by_o leave_v sin_n we_o may_v well_o put_v the_o apostle_n question_n rom._n 6.21_o to_o ourselves_o what_o fruâ—t_v have_v we_o in_o those_o thing_n whereof_o we_o be_v now_o ashamed_a what_o benefit_n have_v we_o get_v by_o pollute_v ourselves_o with_o sin_n but_o how_o vain_a a_o question_n be_v it_o to_o say_v what_o profit_n shall_v i_o have_v if_o i_o be_v cleanse_v from_o my_o sin_n elihu_n charge_v job_n with_o this_o yet_o still_o remember_v he_o refer_v not_o to_o his_o eternal_a but_o temporal_a condition_n and_o this_o be_v asaph_n or_o 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blessedness_n in_o the_o next_o life_n for_o ever_o to_o enjoy_v it_o that_o here_o in_o this_o life_n we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o receive_v it_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v so_o pure_a that_o man_n clothe_v with_o corruptible_a flesh_n &_o blood_n can_v sta_fw-la d_o before_o it_o the_o very_a glimpse_n of_o it_o astonish_v and_o leave_v we_o for_o dead_a rev._n 1.16_o 17._o man_n must_v die_v before_o he_o can_v see_v god_n and_o live_v his_o body_n must_v be_v glorify_v before_o he_o can_v bear_v that_o weight_n of_o glory_n which_o consist_v in_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n or_o in_o know_v he_o in_o our_o proportion_n as_o we_o be_v know_v 1_o cor._n 13.12_o but_o though_o as_o the_o israelite_n there_o say_v of_o themselves_o we_o can_v hear_v god_n speak_v and_o live_v yet_o can_v we_o speak_v to_o god_n and_o live_v or_o and_o not_o be_v swallow_v up_o i_o answer_v it_o in_o these_o three_o thing_n first_o if_o a_o man_n speak_v to_o god_n as_o question_v his_o deal_n with_o he_o or_o as_o calling_z god_n to_o a_o accâ—â—nt_n â—hich_v in_o somâ—â—ence_n job_n do_v and_o therein_o go_v beyond_o â—i_fw-la liâ—e_z 〈◊〉_d shâ—ll_v be_v â—allowed_v up_o second_o 〈…〉_o â—k_v to_o god_n as_o presume_v that_o he_o can_v câ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o â—nd_v goâ—_n oâ—_n all_o â—he_n deal_n of_o god_n with_o 〈…〉_o suâ—â—ly_o be_v swallow_v up_o the_o thought_n of_o 〈…〉_o â—hâ—â—ghâ—s_v and_o his_o way_n aâ—â—ve_v our_o way_n as_o h_o gh_a â—s_n the_o 〈…〉_o â—bâ—ve_v the_o earth_n isa_n 55.9_o thy_o â—ly_o 〈…〉_o speak_v to_o god_n in_o our_o own_o name_n or_o in_o a_o self-right_a 〈…〉_o â—â—n_fw-la also_o we_o shall_v sure_o be_v swallow_v up_o job_n aâ—_n we_o hâ—uâ—â—â—â—uiâ—â—eâ—_n he_o before_o never_o attempt_v to_o speak_v to_o god_n in_o his_o own_o righteousness_n though_o he_o often_o magnify_v his_o own_o righteousness_n both_o befo_fw-la e_fw-la and_o towards_o man_n woe_n to_o all_o the_o righteousness_n of_o man_n before_o the_o most_o righteous_a god_n but_o 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