〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denotatur_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la verbo_fw-la activa_fw-la provocatio_fw-la indignatio_fw-la irritatio_fw-la caligavit_fw-la ab_fw-la indignatione_fw-la oculus_fw-la meus_fw-la vulg._n or_o tropical_o for_o the_o understanding_n some_o interpret_v job_n of_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o have_v compliance_n with_o the_o translation_n which_o be_v also_o give_v of_o the_o latter_a clause_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v when_o i_o come_v thither_o but_o i_o rather_o take_v it_o literal_o for_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n my_o eye_n that_o be_v that_o organ_n of_o sight_n which_o be_v as_o the_o glass_n or_o light_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n even_o that_o be_v dim_a by_o reason_n of_o sorrow_n the_o word_n signify_v more_o than_o ordinary_a sorrow_n it_o signify_v sorrow_n with_o indignation_n or_o from_o provocation_n job_n sorrow_n have_v a_o touch_n of_o indignation_n and_o it_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o some_o undue_a provocation_n sorrow_n be_v take_v two_o way_n 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of_o these_o relation_n how_o job_n call_v corruption_n his_o father_n and_o the_o worm_n his_o mother_n and_o sister_n or_o in_o draw_v out_o comparison_n about_o they_o we_o be_v to_o look_v only_o to_o a_o general_a proportion_n not_o to_o a_o exact_a propriety_n in_o these_o word_n there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o make_v out_o parallel_v between_o corruption_n and_o a_o father_n or_o between_o worm_n and_o a_o mother_n or_o a_o sister_n only_o thus_o much_o may_v be_v assert_v particular_o first_o he_o speak_v thus_o to_o show_v that_o he_o look_v on_o death_n not_o only_o not_o as_o a_o enemy_n but_o not_o as_o a_o stranger_n death_n and_o he_o be_v well_o acquaint_v second_o he_o speak_v thus_o to_o show_v that_o death_n be_v not_o only_o not_o a_o stranger_n to_o he_o but_o as_o one_o of_o his_o kindred_n he_o be_v upon_o as_o fair_a term_n with_o death_n as_o with_o father_n and_o mother_n three_o job_n speak_v thus_o to_o show_v pinet_n ut_fw-la ostendat_fw-la mortem_fw-la sibi_fw-la in_o votis_fw-la esse_fw-la cunctis_fw-la illum_fw-la amicitiae_fw-la &_o necessitudinis_fw-la nomininis_fw-la compellat_fw-la pinet_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o look_v upon_o death_n as_o in_o a_o near_a relation_n to_o he_o but_o as_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o delight_n and_o contentment_n in_o death_n what_o be_v more_o sweet_a to_o a_o man_n who_o have_v be_v in_o a_o long_a journey_n and_o be_v return_v home_o then_o to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v come_v to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n to_o his_o brethren_n and_o sister_n as_o nature_n give_v we_o kindred_n by_o blood_n so_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n to_o adopt_v and_o stamp_v to_o ourselves_o kindred_n by_o kindness_n one_o we_o call_v father_n and_o another_o we_o call_v mother_n one_o be_v our_o brother_n a_o second_o be_v our_o sister_n a_o three_o our_o cousin_n by_o the_o mutual_a tie_n or_o by_o the_o receipt_n and_o return_n of_o courtesy_n thus_o we_o be_v to_o take_v these_o compellation_n as_o intimate_v 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