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they_o chap._n 2.13_o and_o belike_o have_v assay_v that_o same_o course_n afterward_o job_n scope_n in_o premit_v this_o be_v partly_o to_o obviate_v the_o exception_n of_o his_o friend_n against_o his_o speak_n which_o he_o grant_v as_o they_o allege_v do_v not_o ease_v he_o yet_o see_v he_o be_v nothing_o better_v by_o his_o silence_n more_o than_o by_o his_o discourse_n he_o will_v speak_v on_o and_o partly_o by_o way_n of_o preface_n to_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n to_o show_v that_o however_o he_o may_v doubt_v whether_o to_o speak_v or_o be_v silent_a yet_o find_v silence_n as_o unprofitable_a as_o speak_v he_o will_v speak_v on_o and_o see_v if_o it_o may_v any_o way_n ease_v he_o from_o this_o verse_n learn_v 1._o speak_v and_o silence_n be_v two_o remedy_n to_o ease_v trouble_v mind_n as_o job_n here_o suppose_v and_o however_o he_o may_v fail_v in_o manage_v of_o they_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o useful_a way_n of_o both_o in_o such_o a_o condition_n man_n shall_v speak_v and_o 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but_o find_v none_o doct._n 5._o it_o be_v a_o sad_a exercise_n and_o trial_n when_o god_n send_v disquiet_a upon_o his_o people_n that_o they_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n and_o they_o come_v to_o the_o mean_n with_o real_a need_n and_o yet_o their_o refreshment_n be_v suspend_v therefore_o job_n speak_v of_o this_o first_o as_o be_v among_o the_o sad_a of_o his_o sorrow_n that_o no_o use_n of_o mean_n afford_v he_o case_n and_o indeed_o this_o can_v but_o perplex_v they_o who_o be_v in_o real_a distress_n and_o have_v assay_v all_o mean_n to_o no_o purpose_n can_v easy_o tell_v what_o course_n to_o take_v next_o 6._o saint_n through_o god_n uphold_v power_n may_v be_v bear_v through_o such_o a_o sad_a perplex_v case_n as_o to_o be_v sore_o afflict_v and_o yet_o deny_v any_o case_n in_o the_o use_n of_o all_o lawful_a mean_n how_o desperate_a or_o deadly_a soever_o such_o a_o condition_n be_v yet_o it_o will_v not_o destroy_v a_o child_n of_o god_n as_o job_n experience_n do_v teach_v who_o lot_n this_o be_v and_o yet_o he_o be_v uphold_v till_o he_o see_v the_o end_n of_o the_o lord_n 7._o whatever_o disappointment_n saint_n find_v in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o mean_n yet_o they_o may_v not_o nor_o when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o right_a frame_n will_v they_o quit_v they_o but_o will_v still_o follow_v whatever_o be_v lawful_a and_o seem_v to_o promise_v any_o relief_n for_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o disappointment_n job_n suck_v still_o at_o the_o breast_n of_o pour_v out_o his_o complaint_n which_o be_v a_o lawful_a and_o necessary_a mean_n if_o it_o have_v be_v manage_v see_v psal_n 102._o in_o the_o title_n verse_n 7._o but_o now_o he_o have_v make_v i_o weary_a thou_o have_v make_v desolate_a all_o my_o company_n a_o second_o evidence_n of_o his_o afflict_a condition_n and_o a_o cause_n why_o he_o choose_v to_o speak_v rather_o than_o to_o be_v silent_a be_v that_o god_n have_v weary_v he_o and_o make_v his_o life_n a_o burden_n to_o he_o whereof_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o misery_n that_o be_v hereafter_o enumerate_v be_v cause_n particular_o by_o make_v desolate_a all_o his_o company_n cut_v off_o his_o child_n and_o family_n and_o make_v those_o who_o be_v leave_v of_o they_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o friend_n rather_o a_o burden_n then_o a_o comfort_n to_o he_o and_o as_o bad_a if_o not_o worse_o then_o if_o they_o be_v not_o in_o this_o job_n reflect_v upon_o what_o eliphaz_n have_v say_v of_o bribers_n and_o hypocrite_n chap._n 15.34_o and_o grant_v it_o be_v true_a such_o thing_n have_v befall_v he_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n hence_o learn_v 1._o saint_n may_v be_v so_o put_v to_o it_o that_o they_o can_v be_v silent_a will_v they_o never_o so_o glad_o be_v at_o it_o for_o this_o be_v a_o cause_n why_o he_o must_v speak_v and_o prefer_v that_o to_o silence_n but_o now_o he_o have_v make_v i_o weary_a and_o therefore_o i_o must_v regret_n that_o it_o be_v so_o in_o such_o a_o case_n 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cut_v off_o or_o useless_a or_o a_o burden_n and_o opposite_a to_o he_o see_v chap._n 19.13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n psal_n 55.12_o 13_o 14._o joh._n 16.32_o 5._o when_o god_n have_v saint_n to_o try_v friend_n be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v unto_o he_o can_v withdraw_v all_o fellowship_n and_o mean_n of_o comfort_n either_o by_o remove_v or_o blast_v of_o they_o as_o job_n here_o find_v 6._o a_o little_a thing_n will_v add_v to_o their_o trouble_n who_o be_v already_o crush_v with_o inward_a exercise_n for_o job_n be_v already_o weary_a with_o his_o pressure_n within_o this_o his_o sad_a condition_n make_v the_o desolation_n
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that_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o a_o calm_a or_o end_n of_o his_o trial_n that_o wrath_n be_v but_o only_a beginning_n to_o appear_v this_o be_v indeed_o the_o sad_a case_n of_o the_o impenitent_a and_o wicked_a isa_n 9.12_o 17_o 21._o yet_o saint_n ought_v to_o guard_v against_o such_o a_o tentation_n as_o if_o grow_a wrath_n be_v against_o they_o in_o grow_a trial_n and_o still_o more_o and_o worse_o ready_a to_o break_v out_o upon_o they_o 4._o that_o he_o so_o contrive_v the_o come_n of_o the_o messenger_n that_o while_o one_o be_v speak_v another_z comes_z with_o more_o sad_a news_n so_o that_o he_o get_v not_o leave_v to_o draw_v his_o breath_n betwixt_o the_o one_o news_n and_o the_o other_o this_o he_o complain_v of_o in_o his_o after-exercise_n ch._n 7.19_o &_o 9_o 18._o and_o hereby_o as_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v teach_v to_o expect_v not_o only_a variety_n of_o successive_a trial_n but_o even_o many_o trouble_n crowd_v one_o upon_o the_o back_n of_o another_o till_o all_o their_o terror_n be_v gather_v at_o in_o a_o solemn_a assembly_n lam._n 2.22_o so_o if_o they_o be_v humble_v indeed_o under_o such_o exercise_n they_o will_v count_v it_o a_o mercy_n if_o they_o get_v leave_v but_o to_o breathe_v a_o moment_n betwixt_o the_o pang_n of_o affliction_n 5._o that_o in_o all_o this_o he_o hide_v himself_o his_o design_n and_o wrath_n and_o endeavour_n to_o represent_v god_n and_o man_n heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n as_o all_o arm_a against_o job_n sometime_o he_o let_v he_o see_v instrument_n the_o sabean_o and_o chaldaean_n that_o he_o may_v be_v embitter_v against_o they_o be_v so_o egregious_o wrong_v without_o any_o provocation_n give_v and_o so_o may_v sin_v against_o god_n and_o sometime_o he_o so_o convey_v the_o trial_n as_o if_o god_n be_v his_o party_n in_o wrath_n send_v fire_n to_o devour_v his_o sheep_n &_o a_o whirlwind_n to_o cut_v off_o his_o child_n in_o their_o sin_n all_o which_o may_v warn_v we_o that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o discern_v satan_n and_o his_o snare_n in_o a_o trial_n that_o god_n mind_n may_v be_v very_o far_o contrary_a to_o these_o false_a alarm_n we_o get_v in_o trouble_n that_o no_o dispensation_n seem_v to_o speak_v wrath_n aught_o to_o be_v hearken_v unto_o where_o the_o word_n speak_v love_n as_o it_o be_v with_o job_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o death_n whereby_o we_o ought_v to_o judge_v of_o man_n estate_n who_o way_n have_v be_v upright_o for_o the_o sudden_a death_n of_o job_n child_n do_v not_o speak_v wrath_n from_o god_n against_o they_o all_o thing_n consider_v together_o may_v teach_v we_o how_o subtle_a satan_n be_v to_o present_v many_o tentation_n to_o saint_n upon_o their_o case_n and_o how_o contrary_a god_n mind_n in_o afflict_v may_v be_v to_o these_o false_a alarm_n we_o have_v from_o satan_n verse_n 20._o then_o job_n arise_v and_o rend_v his_o mantle_n and_o shave_v his_o head_n and_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o worship_v 21._o and_o say_v naked_a come_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n and_o naked_a shall_v i_o return_v thither_o the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o bless_a be_v name_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o these_o verse_n be_v contain_v a_o account_n of_o job_n carriage_n under_o this_o his_o trial_n evidence_v 1._o by_o his_o practice_n v._o 20_o which_o be_v partly_o such_o as_o evidence_v his_o sense_n of_o the_o affliction_n in_o that_o he_o arise_v and_o rend_v his_o mantle_n and_o shave_v his_o head_n which_o be_v sign_n of_o his_o sorrow_n and_o abasement_n before_o the_o lord_n see_v gen._n 37_o 34_o josh_n 7.6_o isai_n 22.12_o jer._n 7.29_o though_o more_o suitable_a before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n then_o since_o yea_o even_o then_o the_o rest_a on_o such_o thing_n be_v condemn_v joel_n 2.13_o and_o whereas_o job_n seem_v by_o shave_v of_o his_o head_n to_o go_v contrary_a to_o that_o precept_n levit._n 19_o 27._o it_o suffice_v 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mercy_n so_o long_o from_o v._o 20._o learn_v 1._o piety_n do_v not_o teach_v man_n stoicism_n or_o to_o despise_v and_o harden_v themselves_o under_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n but_o allow_v they_o to_o be_v sensible_a when_o they_o be_v afflict_v for_o it_o be_v commendable_a in_o job_n that_o in_o this_o case_n he_o arise_v and_o rend_v his_o mantle_n and_o shave_v his_o head_n see_v jer._n 5.3_o 2._o as_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o be_v sensible_a and_o mournful_a under_o affliction_n so_o this_o be_v very_o consistent_a with_o a_o patient_a and_o meek_a frame_n of_o spirit_n under_o trouble_n for_o job_n a_o pattern_n of_o patience_n set_v himself_o in_o a_o mournful_a posture_n and_o that_o without_o guilt_n as_o appear_v from_o god_n own_o verdict_n v._o 22._o 3._o albeit_o sense_n and_o sorrow_n under_o trouble_n be_v very_o consistent_a with_o patience_n yet_o saint_n in_o such_o a_o posture_n have_v need_n to_o be_v upon_o their_o guard_n lest_o they_o devord_n for_o job_n do_v not_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o express_v only_o his_o sorrow_n but_o somewhat_o to_o testify_v his_o humble_a submission_n 4._o it_o be_v the_o safe_a way_n of_o manage_v sense_n of_o trouble_n and_o a_o clear_a evidence_n that_o we_o do_v not_o devord_v under_o it_o if_o we_o run_v to_o god_n with_o all_o that_o grieve_v we_o for_o so_o do_v job_n add_v worship_v to_o his_o former_a practice_n which_o speak_v sad_o against_o those_o who_o estrange_v themselves_o from_o god_n under_o trouble_n dan._n 9.13_o 5._o it_o be_v not_o our_o simple_a go_v to_o god_n under_o sense_n of_o trouble_n that_o will_v prove_v we_o free_a of_o passion_n unless_o it_o be_v manage_v with_o much_o humility_n and_o self_n abasement_n before_o god_n for_o thus_o job_n in_o this_o mournful_a posture_n fall_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o worship_v from_o v._o 21._o learn_v 1._o as_o patience_n it_o wise_a and_o considerate_a proceed_v upon_o solid_a ground_n and_o reason_n whereas_o impatience_n be_v rash_a and_o unreasonable_a so_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o trouble_n to_o study_v and_o seek_v out_o argument_n whereby_o they_o may_v persuade_v themselves_o to_o be_v patient_a for_o such_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o patient_a job_n here_o and_o not_o to_o make_v it_o their_o work_n to_o muster_v up_o their_o own_o difficulty_n before_o their_o eye_n till_o their_o corruption_n be_v irritate_v as_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o too_o many_o 2._o it_o will_v contribute_v much_o towards_o the_o beget_n of_o patience_n and_o submission_n if_o man_n consider_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o man_n life_n that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o come_n into_o the_o world_n and_o a_o go_v out_o of_o it_o again_o a_o be_v bear_v and_o so_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v bear_v under_o a_o necessity_n to_o learn_v to_o die_v for_o so_o do_v patient_a job_n look_v on_o his_o life_n i_o come_v out_o and_o i_o shall_v return_v such_o as_o do_v thus_o look_v upon_o life_n will_v not_o much_o regard_n the_o various_a event_n wherewith_o they_o be_v exercise_v in_o it_o 3._o it_o be_v also_o no_o small_a help_n to_o patience_n if_o man_n consider_v that_o in_o their_o low_a condition_n they_o want_v nothing_o which_o they_o can_v claim_v by_o original_a right_n for_o so_o do_v job_n reckon_v naked_a come_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o complain_v since_o as_o yet_o i_o be_o not_o so_o quite_o destitute_a 4._o man_n may_v see_v just_a reason_n to_o be_v patient_a under_o trouble_n if_o they_o remember_v that_o they_o be_v certain_a once_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o these_o thing_n about_o the_o want_n whereof_o they_o be_v so_o
in_o a_o apprehension_n that_o god_n be_v all_o mercy_n without_o any_o justice_n or_o severity_n who_o will_v be_v miserable_o confound_v when_o they_o find_v it_o be_v otherwise_o isai_n 33.14_o some_o in_o their_o external_a show_n of_o religion_n wherewith_o they_o be_v puff_v up_o gal._n 6.3_o and_o some_o in_o their_o prosperity_n which_o be_v not_o only_o lie_v in_o itself_o psal_n 62.10_o but_o far_o more_o deceitful_a when_o it_o be_v make_v a_o mark_n of_o god_n favour_n this_o shall_v teach_v man_n not_o to_o look_v so_o much_o to_o their_o confidence_n as_o to_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o and_o to_o be_v very_o tender_a and_o cautious_a in_o bottome_v themselves_o especial_o upon_o the_o former_a false_a ground_n of_o confidence_n 3._o man_n be_v so_o desperate_o averse_a from_o true_a piety_n and_o so_o prone_a to_o delude_v themselves_o that_o even_o experience_n of_o their_o folly_n in_o some_o measure_n will_v not_o divert_v they_o but_o they_o will_v persist_v in_o it_o for_o he_o think_v it_o needful_a thus_o to_o advise_v job_n even_o after_o he_o have_v be_v once_o deceive_v already_o let_v not_o he_o that_o be_v deceive_v trust_n in_o vanity_n he_o do_v indeed_o wrong_a job_n yet_o the_o general_n hold_v true_a that_o it_o be_v only_a grace_n and_o no_o experience_n without_o it_o that_o will_v divert_v man_n from_o delude_a confidence_n or_o any_o other_o ill_a course_n see_v prov._n 23.35_o 4._o how_o mad_a soever_o man_n be_v on_o this_o course_n of_o self-deceiving_a yet_o it_o be_v their_o great_a sin_n and_o misery_n to_o be_v thus_o delude_v therefore_o do_v eliphaz_n so_o serious_o dissuade_v from_o it_o it_o will_v make_v hell_n to_o be_v a_o double_a hell_n that_o man_n delude_v themselves_o till_o they_o slip_v into_o it_o see_v matth._n 7.21_o 22_o 23._o 5._o if_o man_n will_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o this_o hazard_n in_o time_n from_o the_o word_n yet_o the_o issue_n will_v sad_o refute_v they_o therefore_o he_o subjoin_v this_o certification_n if_o his_o counsel_n be_v not_o follow_v for_o vanity_n shall_v be_v his_o recompense_n as_o his_o hope_n be_v vain_a so_o the_o recompense_n can_v prove_v no_o better_o than_o vanity_n and_o albeit_o he_o will_v not_o see_v this_o in_o particular_a disappointment_n yet_o he_o will_v be_v make_v to_o find_v it_o in_o end_n 6._o man_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o false_a principle_n and_o prejudices_fw-la may_v so_o far_o mistake_v saint_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o confidence_n that_o they_o may_v account_v their_o faith_n to_o be_v presumption_n and_o delusion_n for_o so_o do_v eliphaz_n judge_v of_o job_n faith_n here_o and_o it_o be_v a_o trial_n for_o which_o a_o godly_a man_n shall_v be_v aâ—med_v verse_n 32._o it_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v before_o his_o time_n and_o his_o branch_n shall_v not_o be_v green_a 33._o he_o shall_v shake_v off_o his_o unripe_a grape_n as_o the_o vine_n and_o shall_v cast_v off_o his_o flower_n as_o the_o olive_n in_o the_o first_o of_o these_o verse_n we_o have_v other_o two_o argument_n further_o press_v this_o counsel_n one_o be_v that_o it_o that_o be_v his_o vain_a hope_n or_o trust_v in_o vanity_n shall_v not_o only_o prove_v vain_a and_o come_v to_o a_o sad_a end_n but_o this_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v even_o in_o the_o delude_a man_n sight_n and_o before_o he_o die_v it_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v or_o cut_v off_o and_o come_v to_o a_o end_n before_o his_o time_n the_o other_o be_v his_o branch_n shall_v not_o be_v green_a that_o be_v not_o only_o shall_v his_o present_a flourish_a state_n and_o posterity_n fade_v away_o as_o be_v say_v v._o 30._o and_o so_o be_v accomplish_v or_o cut_v off_o and_o come_v to_o a_o end_n as_o be_v say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n but_o be_v so_o his_o confidence_n for_o the_o future_a shall_v come_v to_o nothing_o as_o a_o wither_a branch_n can_v promise_v no_o fruit_n these_o argument_n be_v illustrate_v by_o a_o similitude_n v._o 33._o that_o as_o tree_n sometime_o shake_v off_o theiâ—_n unripe_a fruit_n and_o flower_n and_o so_o the_o owner_n can_v expect_v no_o increase_n of_o they_o so_o the_o self-delude_a shall_v see_v the_o untimely_a death_n of_o his_o child_n and_o the_o overturning_a of_o his_o prosperity_n and_o shall_v lose_v all_o future_a expectation_n in_o both_o those_o verse_n he_o have_v a_o tarâ—_n but_o unjust_a reflection_n upon_o what_o have_v befall_v job_n and_o his_o family_n his_o mistake_n in_o which_o have_v be_v so_o frequent_o mark_v before_o i_o shall_v now_o pass_v it_o from_o the_o general_n doctrine_n learn_v 1._o how_o stable_n and_o well_o root_v soever_o delude_v wicked_a man_n seem_v to_o be_v yet_o they_o may_v outlive_v all_o their_o enjoyment_n and_o confidence_n for_o it_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v before_o his_o time_n 2._o the_o suddenness_n of_o calamity_n add_v to_o the_o sadness_n thereof_o for_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n press_v delude_v soul_n not_o to_o persist_v in_o that_o course_n that_o not_o only_o their_o confidence_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v and_o cut_v off_o but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v thus_o before_o their_o time_n and_o they_o shall_v see_v their_o own_o rise_n and_o fall_v see_v psal_n 37.25_o 26._o lam_n 1.9_o 3._o it_o evidence_v the_o wicked_a man_n great_a abuse_n of_o mercy_n and_o god_n great_a anger_n against_o he_o because_o of_o that_o when_o god_n not_o only_a plague_n his_o person_n but_o smite_v his_o enjoyment_n and_o child_n that_o he_o may_v refute_v his_o delusion_n for_o this_o be_v threaten_v as_o a_o sad_a fruit_n of_o his_o way_n his_o branch_n his_o wealth_n that_o adorn_v he_o and_o his_o child_n that_o grow_v out_o of_o he_o as_o the_o root_n shall_v not_o be_v green_a and_o this_o shall_v be_v sad_a to_o wicked_a man_n that_o they_o be_v such_o a_o plague_n to_o themselves_o and_o to_o all_o that_o be_v they_o 4._o no_o present_a stroke_n on_o wicked_a man_n will_v convince_v they_o of_o their_o folly_n unless_o also_o their_o hope_n and_o future_a expectation_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o god_n when_o he_o please_v will_v do_v so_o to_o they_o for_o his_o branch_n shall_v not_o be_v green_a 5._o it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n for_o god_n to_o ruin_v all_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o delude_a sinner_n and_o their_o hope_n also_o for_o as_o the_o unripe_a grape_n and_o flower_n be_v soon_o shake_v off_o so_o he_o shall_v shake_v off_o his_o unripe_a grape_n as_o the_o vine_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v god_n shall_v make_v he_o lose_v and_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o 6._o wicked_a man_n be_v so_o stupid_a and_o slow_a of_o heart_n to_o believe_v those_o sad_a thing_n which_o they_o deserve_v and_o do_v abide_v they_o here_o and_o hereafter_o that_o they_o need_v to_o be_v very_o plain_o and_o serious_o inculcate_v upon_o they_o therefore_o be_v these_o similitude_n here_o make_v use_n of_o to_o explain_v and_o inculcate_v this_o threaten_n verse_n 34._o for_o the_o congregation_n of_o hypocrite_n shall_v be_v desolate_a and_o fire_n shall_v consume_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o bribery_n those_o threaten_n inculcate_v in_o the_o former_a argument_n be_v in_o the_o close_a of_o all_o this_o discourse_n amplify_v and_o the_o equity_n thereof_o clear_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o sin_n procure_v these_o judgement_n wherein_o he_o instance_v his_o assertion_n that_o self-deluding_a sinner_n will_v be_v plague_v as_o verify_v on_o several_a sort_n of_o they_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o pitch_v upon_o the_o sin_n of_o hypocrisy_n and_o bribery_n of_o both_o which_o he_o unjust_o suspect_v job_n be_v guilty_a and_o assert_v that_o when_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o those_o their_o society_n and_o family_n though_o never_o so_o great_a and_o strait_o combine_v be_v just_o lay_v desolate_a and_o wrath_n like_a â—iâ—e_n pull_v down_o and_o consume_v their_o house_n however_o they_o delude_v themselves_o in_o their_o sinful_a course_n whence_o learn_v 1._o hypocrite_n be_v under_o a_o special_a curse_n from_o god_n as_o mock_v he_o and_o wrong_v the_o holy_a profession_n therefore_o in_o this_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a judgement_n take_v from_o the_o sin_n of_o wicked_a man_n hypocrite_n be_v put_v in_o the_o first_o rank_n here_o as_o those_o especial_o who_o god_n can_v endure_v for_o the_o congregation_n of_o hypocrite_n shall_v be_v desolate_a 2._o it_o be_v righteous_a with_o god_n not_o only_o to_o plague_v hypocrite_n in_o their_o person_n but_o to_o ruin_v their_o family_n for_o their_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o the_o family_n of_o the_o open_o profane_a and_o to_o break_v their_o combination_n be_v they_o never_o so_o strong_a or_o numerous_a for_o both_o these_o be_v include_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n which_o shall_v be_v desolate_a 3._o as_o bribery_n be_v a_o horrid_a sin_n so_o it_o
upon_o the_o ground_n the_o second_o aggravation_n of_o his_o trouble_n from_o god_n v._o 12._o be_v that_o thereby_o god_n have_v ever-turned_n his_o former_a sweet_a estate_n he_o have_v be_v at_o ease_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o security_n chap._n 3.16_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o a_o flourish_a condition_n but_o as_o a_o strong_a man_n take_v a_o child_n by_o the_o neck_n and_o shake_v he_o will_v quite_o disjoint_v he_o or_o as_o a_o wrestler_n take_v his_o party_n by_o the_o neck_n and_o shake_v he_o or_o sergeant_n when_o they_o arrest_v man_n take_v they_o by_o the_o neck_n and_o hurry_v they_o away_o so_o god_n by_o those_o trouble_n have_v quite_o shatter_v all_o his_o outward_a prosperity_n and_o inward_a quiet_a and_o his_o strength_n also_o both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n the_o double_n of_o the_o expression_n import_v how_o comprehensive_a this_o shake_n be_v reach_v to_o all_o his_o enjoyment_n and_o in_o the_o word_n render_v break_v and_o shake_v the_o radical_a letter_n be_v geminated_a and_o double_v in_o the_o original_a to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o rough_a shake_n and_o such_o a_o shatter_v as_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n his_o former_a tranquillity_n can_v be_v piece_v together_o again_o whence_o learn_v 1._o man_n oft_o time_n get_v the_o clear_a sight_n of_o their_o mercy_n and_o good_a condition_n when_o they_o be_v go_v for_o now_o he_o can_v say_v i_o be_v at_o ease_n whereas_o ordinary_o we_o see_v and_o prize_v it_o little_a when_o we_o be_v so_o indeed_o 2._o man_n ought_v to_o lay_v their_o account_n and_o make_v ready_a for_o change_n in_o their_o outward_a prosperous_a condition_n which_o can_v soon_o and_o easy_o be_v dosh_v and_o over-turned_n as_o job_n here_o find_v 3_o former_a prosperity_n will_v ready_o embitter_v adversity_n when_o it_o come_v unless_o we_o be_v upon_o our_o guard_n for_o so_o job_n resent_v the_o change_n here_o i_o be_v at_o ease_n but_o he_o have_v break_v i_o asunder_o etc._n etc._n see_v chap._n 29._o with_o chap._n 30.1_o etc._n etc._n lam_n 4.2_o 5._o we_o have_v need_v to_o be_v very_o sober_a both_o in_o our_o present_a use_n and_o future_a expectation_n of_o prosperity_n 4._o god_n may_v afflict_v they_o very_o severe_o both_o for_o the_o measure_n and_o number_n of_o their_o trial_n who_o yet_o he_o love_v very_o dear_o for_o even_o in_o try_v a_o belove_a job_n he_o break_v he_o asunder_o and_o take_v he_o by_o the_o neck_n and_o shake_v he_o to_o piece_n we_o ought_v to_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o a_o mercy_n when_o we_o meet_v with_o less_o than_o this_o and_o aught_o to_o beware_v of_o limit_v god_n to_o that_o measure_n of_o trial_n which_o we_o like_v 5_o grief_n be_v a_o great_a orator_n and_o choose_v great_a woâ—ds_n to_o express_v great_a misery_n as_o job_n here_o double_v every_o word_n and_o join_v diverse_a word_n to_o express_v his_o sense_n of_o his_o break_a condition_n and_o if_o sense_n of_o trouble_n prompt_a man_n thus_o how_o will_v a_o lively_a frame_n help_v we_o to_o speak_v out_o caâ—e_a to_o god_n to_o better_a purpose_n then_o ordinary_o we_o do_v thâ—_n three_o aggravation_n of_o his_o trouble_n from_o god_n v._o 12_o 13_o be_v that_o be_v thus_o break_v god_n have_v make_v he_o yet_o a_o butt_n of_o his_o further_a indignation_n allude_v to_o what_o eliphaz_n say_v the_o wicked_a do_v to_o god_n ch._n 15.26_o v._n 12._o and_o have_v make_v affliction_n and_o tentation_n on_o all_o hand_n from_z within_z and_o from_o without_o from_o friend_n and_o foe_n and_o from_o himself_o immediate_o pierce_v he_o in_o so_o deadly_a a_o manner_n and_o so_o embitter_v he_o as_o if_o his_o reins_o have_v be_v cleave_v by_o the_o stone_n and_o his_o very_a gaâ—l_n wound_v and_o pour_v out_o whence_o learn_v 1._o afflict_a and_o break_a man_n must_v not_o think_v to_o set_v up_o their_o rest_n as_o if_o they_o will_v meet_v with_o no_o more_o but_o must_v still_o loâ—k_v out_o for_o more_o for_o the_o break_a man_n be_v also_o set_v up_o for_o a_o mark_n 2._o it_o be_v very_o terrible_a to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o god_n anger_n the_o sense_n that_o godly_a man_n have_v of_o it_o may_v witness_v how_o sad_a it_o will_v prove_v to_o the_o wicked_a for_o job_n regret_v this_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o or_o god_n mark_v 3._o affliction_n do_v not_o hit_v man_n and_o particular_o saint_n by_o chance_n but_o come_v by_o direction_n according_a to_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n for_o so_o be_v here_o import_v that_o they_o come_v as_o â—â—rows_n from_o archer_n to_o a_o mark_n see_v 1_o thes_n 3_o 3._o 2_o sam._n 16.10_o and_o of_o the_o metaphor_n of_o archer_n and_o arrow_n see_v chap._n 6.4_o 4._o when_o god_n have_v saint_n to_o try_v they_o can_v turn_v they_o â—ut_v they_o will_v find_v a_o trial_n for_o god_n archer_n or_o the_o instrument_n of_o job_n trouble_n and_o the_o tentation_n wherewith_o they_o assault_v he_o compass_v he_o round_o about_o 5._o when_o god_n afflict_v his_o dear_a child_n he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o stupid_a but_o will_v make_v they_o sensible_a of_o the_o smart_n of_o the_o cross_n for_o job_n find_v it_o like_o the_o cleave_v of_o his_o reins_o and_o pour_v out_o of_o his_o gall_n 6._o it_o contribute_v to_o the_o embitter_a of_o trouble_n that_o whatever_o there_o be_v real_o in_o it_o yet_o saint_n ofttimes_o can_v see_v no_o moderation_n nor_o blenk_v of_o favour_n under_o it_o for_o so_o do_v job_n resent_v he_o cleave_v my_o reins_o asunder_o and_o do_v not_o spare_v 7._o as_o god_n may_v have_v a_o especial_a favour_n to_o they_o from_o who_o it_o be_v hide_v as_o here_o it_o be_v from_o job_n so_o he_o may_v assault_v they_o with_o very_o deadly_a difficulty_n who_o yet_o he_o will_v carry_v through_o as_o he_o do_v with_o job_n notwithstanding_o he_o think_v his_o reins_o and_o gall_n be_v pierce_v verse_n 14._o he_o break_v i_o with_o breach_n upon_o breach_n he_o run_v upon_o i_o like_o a_o giant_n the_o four_o aggravation_n of_o his_o trouble_n from_o god_n and_o a_o amplification_n of_o the_o former_a be_v that_o god_n do_v all_o this_o to_o he_o not_o at_o once_o but_o renew_v his_o stroke_n again_o and_o again_o like_o batter_a engine_n against_o a_o wall_n and_o he_o not_o only_o thus_o renew_v his_o stroke_n but_o be_v irresistible_a in_o they_o as_o these_o engine_n do_v make_v breach_n in_o a_o wall_n and_o as_o a_o giant_n wound_v run_v down_o a_o weak_a man_n hence_o learn_v 1._o saint_n ought_v to_o six_o no_n period_n to_o their_o exercise_n but_o shall_v submit_v till_o their_o trial_n be_v end_v for_o job_n have_v frequent_o renew_v assault_n 2._o change_n and_o variety_n of_o trial_n add_v to_o the_o weight_n thereof_o as_o it_o be_v sad_a to_o have_v breach_n upon_o breach_n or_o breach_n after_o breach_n 3._o god_n afflict_v of_o his_o people_n may_v so_o crush_v they_o and_o make_v such_o a_o impression_n as_o they_o will_v be_v leave_v open_a to_o all_o tentation_n to_o sâ—iz_v upon_o they_o for_o it_o 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be_v humble_v thereby_o and_o so_o it_o be_v also_o a_o transition_n from_o the_o precede_a purpose_n to_o the_o assert_v of_o his_o integrity_n in_o the_o follow_a verse_n his_o carriage_n under_o affliction_n be_v 1._o his_o put_v on_o of_o sackcloth_n a_o usual_a practice_n of_o those_o time_n and_o that_o near_a to_o his_o skin_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o sackcloth_n be_v sow_v upon_o his_o skin_n or_o stick_v to_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o ulcerous_a sore_n 2._o his_o defile_n of_o his_o horn_n in_o the_o dust_n that_o be_v his_o abase_v all_o his_o dignity_n and_o power_n whereof_o a_o horn_n be_v the_o emblem_n psal_n 75.4_o 10._o before_o
day_n 2._o a_o afflict_a spirit_n be_v so_o restless_a that_o it_o will_v deprive_v the_o weary_a body_n of_o rest_n so_o that_o such_o will_v esteem_v sleep_v a_o mercy_n for_o say_v he_o they_o change_v the_o night_n into_o day_n or_o keep_v i_o as_o busy_a and_o throng_v as_o if_o it_o be_v daylight_n and_o not_o the_o time_n appoint_v for_o man_n rest_n 3._o however_o man_n in_o trouble_n and_o vex_v in_o mind_n be_v ready_a to_o wish_v a_o change_n of_o what_o be_v present_a as_o expect_v some_o ease_n thereby_o yet_o no_o chage_n of_o their_o outward_a condition_n will_v change_v their_o exercise_n till_o their_o mind_n be_v cure_v for_o albeit_o person_n that_o be_v trouble_v by_o night_n may_v long_o for_o the_o day_n deut._n 28.67_o yet_o neither_o night_n nor_o day_n bring_v any_o ease_n to_o job_n but_o as_o his_o vexation_n change_v the_o night_n into_o day_n so_o they_o make_v the_o light_a short_a or_o near_o to_o wit_n to_o go_v down_o for_o so_o the_o word_n near_o signify_v that_o which_o be_v of_o short_a continuance_n chap._n 20.5_o in_o the_o original_a 4._o godly_a man_n may_v have_v some_o taste_n of_o the_o wicked_n vex_a lot_n for_o their_o exercise_n and_o trial_n of_o faith_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v make_v sensible_a by_o experience_n how_o great_a the_o misery_n be_v from_o which_o they_o be_v deliver_v for_o job_n here_o have_v some_o taste_n of_o that_o restlessness_n which_o be_v threaten_v against_o the_o wicked_a deut._n 28.67_o 5._o the_o condition_n of_o saint_n may_v be_v very_o dark_a in_o trouble_n and_o that_o be_v it_o which_o make_v it_o so_o sad_a and_o vex_v to_o they_o that_o it_o deprive_v they_o of_o rest_n for_o it_o be_v because_o of_o darkness_n that_o he_o be_v thus_o anxious_a and_o restless_a the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v not_o only_o that_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n and_o his_o toil_n in_o it_o take_v away_o all_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n and_o make_v it_o short_a 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bed_n in_o the_o darkness_n 14._o i_o have_v say_v to_o corruption_n thou_o be_v my_o father_n to_o the_o worm_n thou_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o my_o sister_n in_o the_o second_o place_n job_n have_v give_v a_o account_n how_o low_a and_o hopeless_a his_o condition_n be_v in_o itself_o do_v now_o declare_v how_o hopeless_a also_o he_o be_v of_o it_o and_o what_o he_o be_v expect_v to_o follow_v upon_o it_o namely_o that_o shall_v he_o wait_v never_o so_o much_o as_o they_o desire_v for_o restitution_n in_o this_o life_n yet_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o go_v to_o his_o grave_n ere_o it_o come_v where_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o dark_a bed_n and_o rottenness_n and_o worm_n in_o place_n of_o all_o his_o dear_a friend_n relation_n and_o acquaintance_n here_o job_n seem_v to_o point_v at_o somewhat_o speak_v by_o eliphaz_n of_o the_o wicked_a man_n or_o hypocrite_n chap._n 15.22_o as_o nothing_o doubt_v of_o his_o own_o integrity_n though_o he_o be_v like_o they_o in_o not_o expect_v any_o restitution_n in_o this_o life_n and_o albeit_o he_o do_v mistake_v in_o his_o certain_a expectation_n of_o death_n and_o the_o grave_n for_o though_o it_o follow_v probable_o on_o his_o afflict_a and_o vex_a condition_n v._o 11_o 12._o that_o he_o may_v die_v yet_o he_o ought_v not_o certain_o to_o have_v conclude_v that_o he_o will_v die_v see_v god_n may_v interpose_v as_o he_o do_v yet_o the_o general_n doctrine_n teach_v 1._o when_o man_n actual_a enjoyment_n be_v go_v their_o hope_n be_v leave_v to_o uphold_v they_o as_o here_o be_v suppose_v that_o when_o for_o present_v he_o be_v low_a his_o next_o work_n be_v to_o see_v if_o he_o may_v hope_v and_o wait_v for_o any_o better_a lot_n to_o come_v 1_o cor._n 15.19_o 2._o hope_n exercise_n be_v patient_a wait_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o what_o we_o hope_v for_o for_o here_o he_o that_o hope_v be_v say_v to_o wait_v the_o word_n may_v signify_v both_o wait_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o hope_n 1_o thes_n 1.3_o rom._n 8.25_o and_o here_o we_o be_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o refuse_v to_o tarry_v god_n leisure_n who_o have_v time_n and_o season_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o know_v what_o be_v best_a for_o we_o we_o ought_v also_o to_o beware_v of_o be_v angry_a at_o our_o affliction_n or_o at_o god_n for_o afflict_v we_o and_o of_o distrust_v his_o power_n to_o perform_v what_o we_o have_v warrant_v to_o expect_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o make_v our_o wait_a useful_a to_o we_o for_o all_o these_o distemper_n will_v interrupt_v our_o patient_a wait_v 3._o death_n will_n at_o last_o cut_v off_o all_o our_o temporal_a hope_n by_o cut_v the_o thread_n of_o our_o life_n upon_o which_o they_o all_o hang_v for_o so_o he_o argue_v that_o his_o approach_a death_n prove_v all_o wait_a for_o temporal_a restitution_n to_o be_v vain_a 4._o it_o be_v a_o very_a sad_a exercise_n when_o man_n be_v fill_v with_o hope_n and_o expectation_n and_o then_o be_v disappoint_v for_o so_o he_o import_v it_o will_v be_v to_o he_o if_o he_o wait_v for_o restitution_n and_o then_o the_o grave_n come_v in_o stead_n of_o it_o see_v jer._n 14_o 19_o this_o shall_v teach_v man_n to_o be_v sober_a mortify_v and_o well_o ground_v in_o their_o expectation_n lest_o otherwise_o they_o add_v to_o their_o own_o misery_n 5._o death_n bring_v a_o man_n to_o a_o low_a condition_n outward_o for_o than_o he_o get_v the_o grave_n for_o his_o house_n his_o bed_n and_o then_o a_o bed_n only_o or_o a_o place_n wherein_o his_o body_n lie_v suffice_v he_o be_v in_o darkness_n and_o corruption_n or_o rottenness_n and_o worm_n be_v in_o place_n of_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o relation_n of_o father_n mother_n or_o sister_n this_o may_v teach_v man_n how_o little_a cause_n they_o have_v to_o glory_n in_o their_o worldly_a pomp_n and_o splendour_n whereof_o this_o will_v be_v the_o result_n at_o last_o see_v psal_n 49.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o 6._o albeit_o death_n in_o itself_o be_v a_o enemy_n and_o albeit_o godly_a man_n may_v have_v tentation_n to_o fear_v death_n heb._n 2.15_o and_o in_o some_o case_n they_o may_v desire_v to_o live_v for_o a_o time_n till_o their_o condition_n be_v clear_v psal_n 27.13_o &_o 39.13_o yet_o they_o be_v allow_v not_o to_o fear_v death_n but_o to_o be_v familiar_a with_o it_o when_o it_o come_v and_o their_o happiness_n be_v so_o sure_a that_o they_o may_v undervalue_v and_o reject_v all_o the_o comfort_n of_o time_n and_o triumph_v over_o the_o wrack_n of_o all_o their_o worldly_a hope_n as_o here_o job_n give_v over_o all_o expectation_n of_o what_o they_o suggest_v to_o he_o and_o have_v familiar_a thought_n of_o death_n 7._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o saint_n before_o death_n come_v and_o when_o they_o be_v alarm_v with_o it_o to_o become_v familiar_a with_o it_o before_o hand_n as_o here_o job_n turn_v his_o back_n upon_o his_o hope_n and_o resolute_o look_v upon_o death_n and_o what_o it_o will_v bring_v he_o to_o i_o have_v make_v my_o bed_n say_v he_o i_o have_v say_v to_o corruption_n etc._n etc._n as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v resolve_v before_o hand_n 8_o it_o commend_v the_o power_n of_o grace_n that_o saint_n be_v make_v so_o familiar_a with_o death_n and_o yet_o it_o have_v nothing_o beautiful_a or_o desirable_a in_o itself_o for_o it_o be_v darkness_n worm_n and_o corruption_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v lovely_a to_o he_o even_o in_o those_o its_o worst_a colour_n verse_n 15._o and_o where_o be_v now_o my_o hope_n as_o for_o my_o hope_n who_o shall_v see_v it_o 16._o they_o shall_v go_v down_o to_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o pit_n when_o our_o rest_n together_o be_v in_o the_o dust_n in_o the_o last_o place_n from_o what_o
but_o it_o be_v most_o sad_a when_o prayer_n seem_v to_o fail_v they_o in_o a_o peremptore_fw-la and_o great_a distress_n such_o as_o job_n be_v now_o in_o 5._o yet_o in_o this_o complaint_n job_n be_v not_o to_o be_v altogether_o justify_v but_o his_o mistake_n and_o passion_n in_o it_o be_v blame-worthy_a for_o 1._o he_o reflect_v upon_o god_n as_o not_o let_v he_o have_v judgement_n or_o fair_a play_n which_o be_v injurious_a to_o his_o holiness_n sovereignty_n and_o justice_n 2._o though_o all_o other_o issue_n have_v fail_v he_o yet_o patience_n and_o grace_n to_o bear_v his_o cross_n be_v a_o issue_n which_o if_o he_o have_v cherish_v he_o need_v not_o complain_v for_o the_o want_n of_o other_o answer_n 1_o cor._n 10.13_o 3._o though_o there_o have_v be_v no_o passion_n nor_o other_o defect_n in_o the_o manner_n or_o matter_n of_o his_o prayer_n wherein_o he_o be_v not_o altogether_o blameless_a and_o many_o time_n we_o cry_v earnest_o for_o that_o which_o we_o will_v not_o love_v be_v it_o grant_v as_o habakkuk_n complain_v that_o god_n take_v not_o notice_n of_o the_o jew_n sinfulness_n and_o yet_o be_v grieve_v when_o god_n threaten_v to_o punish_v they_o hab._n 1.2_o 3_o 6_o 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n yet_o it_o be_v reason_n that_o god_n shall_v have_v the_o time_v of_o the_o answer_n of_o his_o prayer_n be_v they_o never_o so_o honest_a 4._o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v abide_v under_o the_o trial_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o patience_n and_o that_o corruption_n may_v be_v discover_v and_o purge_v by_o the_o delay_n 5._o if_o god_n love_v to_o hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o own_o child_n and_o therefore_o suffer_v they_o to_o cry_v on_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o he_o or_o any_o other_o shall_v quarrel_v or_o mistake_v such_o a_o dispensation_n these_o be_v a_o few_o of_o many_o particular_n to_o be_v mark_v upon_o this_o complaint_n whereof_o the_o godly_a shall_v make_v use_n in_o the_o like_a case_n verse_n 8._o he_o have_v fence_v up_o my_o way_n that_o i_o can_v pass_v and_o he_o have_v set_v darkness_n in_o my_o path_n the_o three_o proof_n and_o instance_n of_o his_o misery_n wherein_o he_o allude_v to_o the_o condition_n of_o some_o traveller_n be_v that_o he_o be_v hem_v in_o with_o difficulty_n and_o irresolution_n not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v nor_o where_o to_o find_v a_o issue_n and_o fill_v with_o discomfort_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n his_o be_v seâ—ced_v up_o and_o in_o darkness_n import_v both_o his_o difficulty_n without_o and_o from_o his_o irresolution_n and_o discomfort_n from_o within_o and_o by_o his_o way_n and_o path_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v both_o his_o present_a duty_n and_o the_o issue_n he_o will_v be_v at_o by_o follow_v his_o duty_n hence_o learn_v 1._o man_n be_v not_o behind_o so_o long_o as_o they_o have_v a_o duty_n to_o go_v about_o in_o any_o strait_n for_o when_o he_o be_v not_o hear_v v._o 7._o he_o will_v account_v it_o a_o mercy_n to_o have_v 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for_o he_o can_v pass_v towards_o any_o issue_n we_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o shake_v off_o trouble_v till_o god_n interpose_v and_o be_v see_v in_o it_o 5._o it_o may_v be_v the_o lot_n of_o saint_n as_o to_o be_v shut_v up_o from_o all_o issue_n so_o also_o to_o have_v no_o light_n nor_o skill_n to_o know_v what_o to_o do_v for_o darkness_n of_o irresolution_n accompany_v the_o fence_n up_o of_o his_o way_n trouble_v may_v confound_v the_o judgement_n and_o if_o any_o light_a offer_n it_o may_v be_v ready_o suspect_v lest_o trouble_n suggest_v it_o to_o bring_v ease_v any_o way_n 6._o the_o perplexity_n of_o saint_n in_o trouble_n flow_v not_o only_o or_o so_o much_o from_o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o judgement_n as_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n who_o afflict_v try_v and_o humble_v they_o thereby_o for_o he_o fence_v up_o and_o set_v darkness_n in_o his_o path_n 7._o the_o condition_n of_o saint_n when_o shut_v up_o under_o trouble_n and_o involve_v in_o perplexity_n iâ—_n 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
they_o tremble_v under_o the_o sense_n of_o wrath_n and_o this_o 1._o shall_v cause_n saint_n not_o stumble_v if_o they_o be_v so_o exercise_v they_o may_v have_v a_o sure_a interest_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n who_o eye_n and_o thought_n be_v hold_v fix_v upon_o wrath_n 2._o it_o shall_v make_v they_o careful_a not_o to_o judge_v by_o sense_n which_o be_v rash_a and_o judge_v by_o appearance_n and_o not_o by_o the_o word_n and_o represent_v our_o condition_n worse_o than_o it_o be_v doct._n 2._o apprehension_n of_o wrath_n be_v most_o dreadful_a saint_n and_o put_v the_o cap-stone_n on_o all_o their_o other_o sorrow_n therefore_o he_o join_v this_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o grievance_n with_o a_o also_o as_o a_o overcharging_a addition_n to_o they_o see_v chap._n 13.24_o and_o this_o give_v we_o a_o sure_a evidence_n of_o saintship_n and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o our_o sense_n that_o affright_v we_o when_o we_o be_v most_o affect_v with_o wrath_n of_o any_o thing_n see_v isa_n 64_o 5._o 3._o this_o also_o contribute_v to_o make_v the_o apprehen-of_a wrath_n sad_a especial_o to_o saint_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v not_o lie_v bury_v under_o the_o ash_n but_o kindle_v and_o break_v out_o and_o indeed_o wrath_n when_o it_o be_v defer_v or_o but_o apprehend_v at_o a_o distance_n may_v seem_v but_o little_a in_o respect_n of_o what_o man_n will_v find_v it_o when_o it_o break_v out_o then_o it_o will_v be_v find_v unsupportable_a isa_n 33.14_o psal_n 90_o 11._o and_o saint_n will_v see_v cause_n to_o lament_v that_o they_o apprehend_v it_o so_o little_a till_o it_o come_v to_o that_o issue_n 2._o after_o wrath_n have_v be_v reveal_v against_o the_o elect_a in_o their_o natural_a condition_n or_o against_o convert_a saint_n for_o some_o particular_a fault_n and_o it_o have_v be_v bury_v again_o and_o god_n reconcile_v with_o they_o it_o can_v but_o be_v sad_a that_o it_o shall_v kindle_v up_o again_o and_o that_o after_o they_o have_v taste_v of_o kindness_n and_o sweet_a embracement_n they_o shall_v again_o fall_v under_o the_o lash_n of_o wrath_n as_o job_n here_o apprehend_v it_o this_o be_v matter_n of_o sad_a regret_n psal_n 85.3_o with_o five_o 4.5_o 3._o this_o also_o heighten_v the_o sadness_n of_o such_o a_o apprehension_n that_o it_o be_v his_o wrath_n and_o that_o he_o have_v kindle_v it_o against_o they_o who_o way_n many_o time_n with_o his_o people_n be_v not_o to_o stir_v up_o all_o his_o wrath_n but_o to_o quench_v and_o take_v it_o away_o psal_n 78.38_o isa_n 57_o 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o that_o he_o who_o be_v their_o hope_n and_o refuge_n in_o all_o their_o trouble_n jer._n 17.17_o shall_v become_v their_o party_n isa_n 63.9_o 10._o now_o albeit_o all_o those_o sad_a sight_n be_v but_o saint_n apprehension_n and_o tentation_n or_o at_o most_o there_o be_v only_o fatherly_a displeasure_n in_o their_o lot_n yet_o from_o this_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o true_a saint_n can_v endure_v to_o have_v god_n their_o party_n in_o anger_n on_o any_o term_n and_o it_o will_v be_v no_o small_a grief_n to_o they_o in_o such_o a_o condition_n that_o evidence_n of_o displeasure_n have_v not_o be_v see_v beforehand_o in_o the_o word_n and_o it_o will_v sad_o affect_v they_o in_o their_o distress_n when_o they_o remember_v it_o be_v sometime_o otherwise_o with_o they_o as_o be_v say_v in_o another_o case_n lam._n 1.7_o in_o all_o those_o respect_v job_n complain_v of_o this_o here_o from_o the_o last_o part_n of_o v._o 11._o he_o count_v i_o to_o he_o as_o one_o of_o his_o enemy_n wherein_o he_o clear_v and_o explain_v the_o former_a that_o god_n look_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o enemy_n and_o so_o let_v out_o wrath_n upon_o he_o or_o stroke_n which_o seem_v to_o speak_v wrath_n learn_v 1._o such_o as_o be_v indeed_o enemy_n to_o god_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o wrath_n which_o will_v break_v out_o at_o last_o in_o sad_a effect_n for_o so_o much_o do_v the_o connexion_n betwixt_o those_o two_o import_n where_o god_n account_v a_o man_n a_o enemy_n there_o he_o have_v wrath_n and_o this_o wrath_n will_v break_v out_o in_o hostile_a act_n such_o as_o those_o which_o make_v job_n apprehend_v wrath_n and_o that_o god_n count_v he_o a_o enemy_n see_v psal_n 7.11_o 12_o &c_n &c_n &_o 75.8_o 2._o however_o man_n may_v bear_v out_o under_o the_o harsh_a judgement_n of_o man_n who_o neither_o be_v infallible_a nor_o can_v judge_v of_o man_n estate_n yet_o god_n be_v supreme_a judge_n who_o sentence_n be_v always_o just_a and_o irrepealable_a for_o job_n look_v here_o to_o what_o he_o count_v he_o to_o be_v and_o though_o he_o be_v not_o shake_v by_o his_o friend_n mistake_v yet_o this_o be_v matter_n of_o sad_a complaint_n that_o to_o his_o sense_n he_o count_v he_o to_o he_o or_o in_o his_o judgement_n as_o one_o of_o his_o enemy_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o sad_a of_o wrath_n that_o be_v let_v out_o on_o enemy_n and_o which_o come_v from_o god_n look_v on_o the_o party_n who_o he_o pursue_v as_o a_o enemy_n for_o this_o aggravate_v end_n heighten_v his_o sense_n of_o kindle_a wrath_n that_o it_o come_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o enemy_n in_o respect_n of_o this_o fatherly_a displeasure_n be_v a_o deliverance_n and_o mercy_n as_o be_v mix_v with_o and_o flow_v from_o love_n and_o saint_n shall_v read_v it_o so_o and_o bless_v god_n that_o it_o be_v so_o 4._o saint_n may_v look_v upon_o their_o lot_n as_o inflict_v on_o they_o as_o enemy_n when_o yet_o it_o flow_v from_o real_a friendshid_v for_o job_n mistake_v in_o this_o there_o be_v neither_o wrath_n nor_o enmity_n in_o all_o this_o saint_n be_v thus_o affright_v because_o they_o can_v discern_v god_n tender_a heart_n which_o may_v be_v warm_a towards_o they_o when_o his_o hand_n seem_v to_o speak_v severity_n jer._n 30.14_o with_o 31.20_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o sweet_a study_n wherein_o saint_n shall_v be_v much_o exercise_v to_o know_v how_o much_o of_o cross_a dispensation_n may_v consist_v with_o love_n yea_o and_o flow_v from_o it_o to_o know_v that_o all_o real_a displeasure_n be_v not_o pure_a and_o unmixed_a wrath_n that_o sense_n language_n under_o trouble_n be_v apocryphal_a and_o not_o to_o be_v credit_v and_o that_o we_o may_v read_v much_o from_o our_o ill_a deserve_n and_o guilt_n in_o our_o trouble_n which_o yet_o god_n love_n do_v not_o intend_v in_o it_o as_o not_o pursue_v our_o pardon_a guilt_n nor_o chasten_v because_o he_o have_v a_o quarrel_n though_o we_o deserve_v it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o from_o v._o 12._o wherein_o he_o clear_v how_o he_o think_v god_n pursue_v he_o as_o a_o enemy_n learn_v 1._o where_o god_n have_v a_o quarrel_n we_o need_v not_o doubt_v but_o he_o can_v avenge_v himself_o see_v he_o have_v force_n in_o abundance_n to_o prosecute_v his_o controversy_n for_o here_o there_o be_v troop_n to_o send_v out_o against_o a_o enemy_n 2._o affliction_n trial_n oppressor_n etc._n etc._n be_v god_n army_n send_v against_o man_n though_o not_o always_o in_o wrath_n yet_o to_o subdue_v rebellion_n and_o make_v he_o stoop_v therefore_o be_v those_o call_v his_o troop_n to_o show_v that_o he_o as_o supreme_a general_n have_v they_o at_o his_o command_n to_o cause_v they_o come_v and_o go_v at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o that_o as_o army_n be_v send_v out_o to_o subdue_v rebel_n and_o conquer_v enemy_n so_o they_o be_v employ_v to_o bring_v and_o keep_v we_o in_o subjection_n to_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v careful_a that_o they_o get_v their_o errand_n lest_o he_o send_v out_o more_o troop_n against_o we_o leu._n 26.21_o 22_o 23_o 24_o etc._n etc._n 3._o god_n when_o he_o pursue_v man_n by_o affliction_n be_v irresistible_a for_o those_o troop_n raise_v up_o their_o way_n against_o he_o and_o encamp_v round_o about_o his_o tabernacle_n so_o that_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o struggle_v or_o contend_v with_o such_o a_o dispensation_n but_o it_o be_v our_o only_a safety_n to_o stoop_v 4._o when_o sad_a affliction_n come_v upon_o saint_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a for_o they_o to_o avoid_v thought_n that_o god_n be_v angry_a and_o look_n upon_o they_o as_o a_o enemy_n for_o because_o of_o those_o troop_n job_n suspect_v that_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v and_o that_o god_n count_v he_o as_o one_o of_o his_o enemy_n v._o 11._o verse_n 13._o he_o have_v put_v my_o brethren_n far_o from_o i_o and_o my_o acquaintance_n be_v very_o estrange_v from_o i_o 14._o my_o kinsfolk_n have_v fail_v and_o my_o familiar_a friend_n have_v forget_v i_o from_o this_o to_o v._o 20._o we_o have_v the_o seven_o proof_n and_o instance_n of_o his_o misery_n namely_o that_o while_o he_o be_v thus_o afflict_a he_o be_v disert_v of_o friend_n servants_z his_o wife_n and_o most_o intimate_a familiar_n and_o
satan_n be_v boundless_a in_o his_o malice_n against_o saint_n yet_o he_o be_v always_o so_o limit_v by_o god_n as_o no_o more_o trial_n be_v let_v forth_o then_o he_o see_v meet_v for_o effectuate_a of_o his_o holy_a purpose_n and_o end_n for_o this_o permission_n be_v limit_v with_o a_o restriction_n only_o upon_o himself_o etc._n etc._n 7._o what_o ever_o trial_n the_o lord_n let_v loose_a upon_o saint_n yet_o it_o be_v no_o small_a moderation_n thereof_o if_o the_o lord_n spare_v man_n own_a person_n for_o that_o be_v the_o limitation_n and_o mercy_n here_o in_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n only_o upon_o himself_o put_v not_o forth_o thy_o hand_n of_o which_o see_v chap._n 2.4_o 5_o 6._o 8._o satan_n be_v so_o restless_a and_o malicious_a and_o so_o vigilant_a in_o seek_v occasion_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o a_o opportunity_n never_o soon_o offer_v but_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o take_v hold_v thereof_o therefore_o it_o be_v subjoin_v so_o satan_n go_v forth_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o effect_n whereof_o the_o next_o verse_n give_v a_o full_a account_n verse_n 13._o and_o there_o be_v a_o day_n when_o his_o son_n and_o his_o daughter_n be_v eat_v and_o drink_v wine_n in_o their_o elder_a brother_n house_n 14._o and_o there_o come_v a_o messenger_n unto_o job_n and_o say_v the_o ox_n be_v plough_v and_o the_o ass_n feed_v beside_o they_o 15._o and_o the_o sabean_o fall_v upon_o they_o and_o take_v they_o away_o yea_o they_o have_v slay_v the_o servant_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o 16._o while_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v also_o another_o and_o say_v the_o fire_n of_o god_n be_v fall_v from_o heaven_n and_o have_v burn_v up_o the_o sheep_n and_o the_o servant_n and_o consume_v they_o and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o 17._o while_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v also_o another_o and_o say_v the_o chaldaean_n make_v out_o three_o band_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o camel_n and_o have_v carry_v they_o away_o yea_o and_o slay_v the_o servant_n with_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o 18._o while_o he_o be_v yet_o speak_v there_o come_v also_o another_o and_o say_v thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n be_v eat_v and_o drink_v wine_n in_o their_o elder_a brother_n house_n 19_o and_o behold_v there_o come_v a_o great_a wind_n from_o the_o wilderness_n and_o smite_v the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o house_n and_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o young_a man_n and_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o i_o only_o be_o escape_v alone_o to_o tell_v thou_o in_o these_o verse_n be_v contain_v the_o trial_n itself_o or_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o former_a deliberation_n according_a to_o god_n holy_a purpose_n and_o the_o permission_n give_v to_o satan_n wherein_o job_n be_v indeed_o strip_v of_o all_o that_o be_v put_v into_o satan_n hand_n his_o cattle_n 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expression_n may_v come_v in_o among_o those_o which_o he_o repent_v of_o chap._n 40.5_o &_o 42.3_o for_o as_o his_o friend_n pertinacious_o defend_v their_o error_n so_o he_o asserted_a truth_n with_o too_o much_o vehemence_n and_o passion_n and_o though_o the_o conscience_n of_o his_o integrity_n lead_v he_o to_o look_v on_o his_o affliction_n but_o as_o a_o trial_n yet_o his_o passion_n can_v forbear_v in_o assert_v a_o truth_n indirect_o to_o charge_n god_n with_o too_o little_a compassion_n in_o inflict_v and_o continue_v of_o that_o trial_n and_o so_o it_o may_v teach_v we_o 1._o contention_n and_o debate_v of_o controversy_n be_v a_o very_a distemper_a exercise_n breed_v much_o distemper_n of_o spirit_n and_o many_o rash_a and_o precipitant_a expression_n as_o here_o befall_v job_n in_o his_o dispute_n and_o this_o may_v warn_v all_o not_o to_o start_v controversy_n and_o debate_n needless_o and_o to_o mourn_v over_o they_o when_o they_o be_v start_v as_o a_o very_a humble_v 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to_o be_v expect_v that_o serious_a resolution_n and_o sound_a principle_n will_v always_o bear_v they_o out_o without_o constant_a dependence_n upon_o god_n and_o new_a influence_n of_o his_o grace_n for_o job_n have_v resolve_v and_o say_v â—ell_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o chapter_n as_o to_o not_o contend_v with_o god_n and_o yet_o fit_v of_o his_o passion_n break_v forth_o in_o sinful_a reflection_n upon_o god_n in_o this_o and_o other_o passage_n of_o his_o speech_n verse_n 24._o the_o earth_n be_v give_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a he_o cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o judge_n thereof_o if_o not_o where_o and_o who_o be_v he_o the_o second_o argument_n confirm_v his_o assertion_n be_v take_v from_o the_o power_n which_o wicked_a man_n get_v over_o the_o world_n to_o rule_v in_o it_o mad_o at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o so_o the_o argument_n do_v prove_v partly_o that_o the_o wicked_a may_v prosper_v partly_o that_o the_o godly_a may_v be_v put_v to_o suffer_v by_o the_o oppression_n of_o tyrant_n beside_o what_o some_o of_o they_o may_v suffer_v by_o common_a calamity_n of_o which_o he_o have_v speak_v v._o 23._o this_o power_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v hold_v forth_o in_o two_o expression_n 1._o that_o the_o earth_n or_o grandeur_n in_o it_o and_o power_n over_o those_o who_o dwell_v upon_o it_o be_v sometime_o put_v by_o god_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a which_o they_o manage_v as_o if_o all_o be_v put_v in_o their_o hand_n and_o themselves_o subject_a to_o the_o controlment_n of_o none_o 2._o that_o god_n cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o judge_n thereof_o where_o if_o we_o take_v cover_v of_o the_o face_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o condemnation_n as_o esth_n 7.8_o we_o must_v by_o judges_z understand_v not_o these_o wicked_a man_n who_o bear_v rule_v in_o the_o world_n but_o such_o as_o for_o wisdom_n courage_n integrity_n etc._n etc._n be_v worthy_a to_o bear_v rule_n in_o it_o as_o some_o understand_v that_o passage_n also_o eccl._n 10.7_o of_o prince_n walk_v as_o servant_n and_o so_o the_o meaning_n will_v be_v that_o god_n permit_v those_o wicked_a man_n to_o oppress_v and_o condemn_v righteous_a and_o just_a man_n but_o this_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n judge_n be_v unusual_a and_o not_o so_o clear_a we_o may_v more_o safe_o understand_v this_o whole_a sentence_n of_o god_n give_v up_o wicked_a judge_n to_o be_v hood_n wink_v with_o fury_n and_o passion_n or_o with_o bribe_n as_o exod._n 23.8_o deut._n 16.19_o and_o as_o blind_v man_n to_o do_v unjust_o and_o oppress_v and_o all_o this_o be_v consume_v to_o be_v god_n holy_a act_n who_o permit_v the_o wicked_a thus_o to_o be_v exalt_v and_o govern_v their_o success_n and_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o godly_a for_o if_o any_o will_v not_o ascribe_v it_o
and_o in_o such_o a_o way_n 4._o no_o rod_n be_v so_o sad_a to_o a_o child_n of_o god_n as_o a_o dumb_a rod_n when_o he_o can_v know_v nothing_o of_o the_o cause_n end_n or_o use_v of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v walk_v according_o and_o justify_v god_n for_o this_o make_v god_n seem_v to_o condemn_v jobâ—ad_v â—ad_z unto_o he_o when_o he_o know_v not_o wherefore_o he_o contend_v with_o he_o 5._o man_n affliction_n may_v be_v so_o involve_v and_o intricate_a through_o their_o own_o mistake_n or_o otherwise_o that_o even_o saint_n when_o they_o be_v under_o trouble_n may_v feel_v the_o stroke_n but_o see_v no_o more_o till_o god_n teach_v they_o who_o when_o he_o have_v inflict_v a_o stroke_n must_v give_v light_n to_o discern_v his_o mind_n in_o it_o and_o grace_n to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o for_o when_o job_n be_v sad_o afflict_v he_o be_v yet_o leave_v in_o the_o dark_a till_o god_n show_v he_o wherefore_o he_o contend_v with_o he_o where_o his_o ignorance_n do_v not_o slow_a so_o much_o from_o his_o present_a desertion_n and_o confusion_n as_o from_o this_o false_a principle_n that_o god_n be_v condemn_v he_o as_o a_o wicked_a man_n in_o which_o case_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o he_o can_v see_v no_o cause_n for_o that_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n however_o saint_n in_o trouble_n may_v expect_v to_o have_v other_o perplexity_n beside_o this_o and_o that_o when_o they_o have_v take_v up_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o trouble_n aright_o only_o as_o a_o trial_n or_o chastisement_n they_o may_v yet_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o dark_a about_o the_o particular_a cause_n of_o it_o or_o the_o special_a use_n they_o shall_v make_v of_o it_o beside_o those_o truth_n we_o may_v here_o also_o observe_v some_o fail_n and_o weakness_n in_o job_n and_o his_o reason_n which_o may_v serve_v for_o caution_n and_o instruction_n to_o we_o 1._o it_o be_v but_o his_o mistake_n while_o he_o judge_v by_o his_o present_a sense_n that_o god_n be_v condemn_v he_o and_o this_o raise_v the_o tempest_n in_o his_o soul_n it_o be_v our_o weakness_n to_o fasten_v mistake_n upon_o god_n deal_n and_o by_o so_o do_v make_v our_o lot_n more_o unsupportable_a then_o real_o it_o be_v likewise_o it_o shall_v serious_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o mistake_n that_o even_o sad_a affliction_n do_v always_o speak_v god_n condemn_v of_o the_o afflict_a for_o he_o may_v chastise_v they_o most_o sharp_o who_o he_o approve_v 2._o albeit_o god_n be_v not_o condemn_v he_o to_o perish_v eternal_o with_o the_o wicked_a for_o neither_o can_v that_o be_v nor_o do_v job_n believe_v it_o be_v so_o but_o deal_v with_o he_o in_o outward_a correction_n as_o he_o use_v to_o deal_v the_o wicked_a when_o he_o plague_v they_o for_o their_o wickedness_n yet_o it_o be_v his_o fault_n not_o to_o see_v sufficient_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o within_o himself_o but_o he_o will_v put_v god_n to_o it_o to_o show_v wherefore_o he_o contend_v for_o the_o best_a of_o saint_n have_v sin_n which_o deserve_v more_o than_o all_o this_o psal_n 130.3_o &_o 143.2_o and_o even_o original_a sin_n in_o man_n do_v justify_v god_n in_o inflict_v sad_a correction_n for_o the_o wage_n thereof_o be_v death_n rom_n 5_o 12_o 14._o 3._o though_o he_o have_v never_o so_o much_o integrity_n and_o can_v see_v no_o procure_v cause_n of_o his_o affliction_n yet_o there_o be_v cause_n enough_o why_o god_n shall_v exercise_v even_o a_o innocent_a and_o much_o more_o why_o he_o shall_v try_v he_o to_o draw_v forth_o what_o either_o of_o weakness_n or_o of_o grace_n be_v in_o he_o 4._o though_o he_o can_v neither_o see_v a_o procure_a cause_n nor_o the_o final_a cause_n of_o god_n deal_n yet_o it_o become_v not_o he_o to_o quarrel_v with_o god_n as_o if_o his_o deal_n be_v unjust_a for_o absolute_a sovereignty_n in_o god_n may_v silence_v he_o and_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o his_o way_n as_o himself_o acknowledge_v chap_n 9.12_o verse_n 3._o be_v it_o good_a unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v oppress_v that_o thou_o shall_v despise_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o shine_v upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a follow_v job_n prosecution_n of_o the_o complaint_n which_o he_o have_v propound_v v._o 2._o wherein_o he_o press_v his_o expostulation_n and_o desire_n by_o several_a other_o argument_n beside_o those_o former_o insinuate_v in_o the_o rise_n and_o proposition_n of_o his_o complaint_n in_o all_o which_o he_o leave_v to_o his_o friend_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o relevancy_n and_o justness_n of_o his_o complaint_n by_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o reason_n propound_v to_o god_n to_o who_o alone_o he_o make_v his_o address_n so_o the_o three_o argument_n press_v his_o expostulation_n and_o desire_n in_o this_o verse_n do_v prosecute_v what_o he_o have_v propound_v v._o 2._o and_o give_v some_o general_a hint_n of_o what_o be_v further_o enlarge_v in_o the_o â—est_n of_o his_o discourse_n in_o it_o he_o point_v out_o his_o apprehension_n of_o what_o be_v in_o god_n severe_a deal_n in_o condemn_v he_o and_o deal_v with_o he_o as_o a_o wicked_a man_n 1._o that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o oppression_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n 2._o that_o it_o seem_v to_o speak_v god_n despise_v of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n both_o by_o creation_n and_o by_o grace_n for_o so_o it_o may_v be_v interpret_v by_o what_o he_o subjoin_v in_o this_o discourse_n both_o of_o god_n create_v of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o grace_n in_o he_o 3._o that_o god_n by_o his_o deal_n towards_o he_o seem_v to_o give_v favourable_a countenance_n to_o the_o plot_n project_n and_o course_n of_o the_o wicked_a partly_o while_o the_o wicked_a as_o well_o as_o his_o friend_n be_v ready_a to_o judge_v he_o to_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n because_o afflict_v partly_o while_o god_n seem_v to_o concur_v with_o and_o approve_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o sabean_o and_o chaldean_n who_o rob_v he_o and_o to_o give_v occasion_n to_o other_o wicked_a man_n to_o insult_v over_o he_o and_o abuse_v he_o now_o when_o he_o have_v afflict_v he_o as_o chap._n 30.1_o 14._o but_o chief_o while_o the_o wicked_n prosperity_n and_o his_o adversity_n confirm_v they_o who_o measure_v all_o thing_n by_o outward_a advantage_n in_o this_o opinion_n that_o piety_n be_v of_o no_o worth_n thus_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v expound_v of_o their_o slight_v of_o piety_n because_o of_o their_o own_o prosperity_n ch._n 21.7_o 15._o with_o 16._o see_v eccl._n 8.11_o mal._n 2.17_o &_o 3.14_o 15._o upon_o these_o apprehension_n job_n find_v his_o argument_n which_o he_o propound_v by_o way_n of_o question_n to_o god_n be_v it_o good_a unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v oppress_v &_o c_o the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n do_v it_o beseem_v thy_o nature_n and_o goodness_n or_o can_v it_o be_v any_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n to_o thou_o thus_o to_o oppress_v and_o sleight_v thy_o own_o creature_n and_o servant_n and_o to_o 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that_o they_o put_v he_o so_o to_o it_o that_o through_o the_o violence_n of_o tentation_n he_o be_v displease_v at_o his_o birth_n and_o wish_v he_o have_v die_v from_o the_o womb_n v._o 18._o which_o last_o he_o insist_o upon_o and_o think_v it_o have_v be_v a_o notable_a advantage_n for_o then_o there_o have_v be_v no_o more_o of_o he_o then_o if_o he_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v but_o he_o have_v slip_v from_o the_o womb_n into_o his_o grave_n v._o 19_o from_o all_o which_o his_o conclusion_n may_v be_v infer_v which_o be_v to_o expostulate_v with_o god_n who_o do_v so_o hardly_o press_v he_o as_o make_v he_o to_o break_v forth_o into_o these_o wish_n this_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o his_o old_a fit_n chap_n 3.11_o 12._o recur_v upon_o he_o and_o albeit_o somewhat_o like_o this_o that_o he_o wish_v may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o wicked_a eccles_n 6.3_o 4_o 5._o yet_o the_o complaint_n and_o wish_n be_v very_o faulty_a in_o he_o who_o be_v a_o godly_a man_n only_o though_o it_o 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do_v they_o good_a and_o they_o be_v give_v to_o they_o in_o mercy_n whereas_o the_o wicked_a get_v they_o for_o plague_n and_o snare_n yet_o 3._o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o promise_n the_o lord_n may_v to_o witness_v his_o sovereignty_n and_o for_o other_o reason_n exercise_v his_o people_n with_o dispensation_n contrary_a to_o what_o be_v hold_v out_o in_o these_o promise_n and_o that_o even_o to_o martyrdom_n and_o the_o height_n of_o torment_n and_o suffering_n nor_o be_v his_o goodness_n and_o love_n to_o his_o people_n to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o thing_n of_o time_n and_o therefore_o to_o understand_v these_o promise_n absolute_o and_o as_o if_o they_o be_v always_o to_o be_v fulfil_v to_o the_o penitent_a be_v a_o error_n and_o a_o point_n which_o job_n controvert_n with_o his_o friend_n upon_o good_a ground_n however_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o scripture-rule_n and_o caution_n concern_v these_o promise_n we_o may_v here_o learn_v 1._o where_o god_n have_v wash_v away_o the_o sinful_a spot_n of_o his_o penitent_a people_n he_o can_v also_o and_o when_o it_o be_v for_o his_o glory_n and_o their_o good_a will_v wash_v off_o those_o spot_n of_o trouble_n ignominy_n and_o sorrow_n which_o follow_v upon_o their_o sin_n for_o here_o it_o be_v put_v in_o their_o charter_n thou_o shall_v lift_v up_o thy_o face_n without_o spot_n as_o also_o ezek._n 36.15_o isa_n 25.8_o that_o they_o may_v not_o doubt_v of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v for_o their_o good_a and_o however_o they_o may_v be_v assure_v of_o it_o at_o last_o see_v rev._n 7.17_o &_o 21.4_o 2._o penitent_n be_v allow_v stability_n and_o freedom_n from_o fear_n about_o their_o outward_a condition_n for_o say_v he_o yea_o thou_o shall_v be_v steadfast_a and_o shall_v not_o fear_v not_o that_o they_o be_v allow_v as_o zophar_n understand_v it_o to_o be_v always_o steadfast_a and_o secure_o and_o without_o fear_n to_o expect_v either_o the_o removal_n of_o their_o trouble_n upon_o their_o 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especial_o when_o conscience_n be_v waken_v which_o will_v make_v he_o apprehend_v that_o god_n be_v about_o to_o undo_v he_o the_o penitent_n will_v bear_v that_o which_o may_v crush_v many_o and_o be_v magnanimous_a through_o god_n psal_n 23.4_o &_o 46.1_o 2._o all_o which_o show_v that_o albeit_o zophar_n do_v not_o urge_v these_o promise_n in_o a_o sound_a sense_n yet_o piety_n and_o repentance_n for_o sin_n and_o turn_v to_o god_n be_v the_o sure_a guard_n in_o all_o our_o outward_a lot_n doct._n 3._o when_o god_n have_v give_v ground_n of_o stability_n and_o steadfastness_n it_o be_v his_o gift_n also_o to_o make_v we_o close_o with_o it_o and_o not_o fear_v otherwise_o we_o may_v starve_v beside_o our_o enjoyment_n therefore_o when_o it_o be_v promise_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v steadfast_a or_o in_o a_o solid_a settle_a condition_n it_o must_v be_v add_v and_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v thus_o god_n school_v and_o exercise_v his_o child_n that_o every_o mercy_n may_v be_v twice_o a_o mercy_n in_o his_o gift_n of_o it_o to_o be_v their_o allowance_n and_o his_o make_n that_o their_o allowance_n forth_o come_v for_o their_o refreshment_n as_o they_o need_v it_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o suspect_v that_o a_o mercy_n be_v not_o their_o allowance_n because_o they_o must_v yet_o depend_v for_o the_o use_n and_o comfort_n of_o it_o verse_n 16._o because_o thou_o shall_v forget_v thy_o misery_n and_o remember_v it_o as_o water_n that_o pass_v away_o this_o promise_n of_o temporal_a mercy_n especial_o as_o to_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o it_o concern_v the_o penitent_n security_n and_o freedom_n from_o fear_n when_o he_o be_v deliver_v be_v branch_v out_o enlarge_v and_o confirm_v in_o divers_a particular_a promise_n and_o first_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o confirm_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o fear_v because_o he_o shall_v get_v so_o complete_a and_o so_o long_o continue_v a_o deliverance_n that_o he_o shall_v forget_v his_o trouble_n and_o not_o a_o scar_n or_o print_v of_o it_o shall_v be_v leave_v his_o remembrance_n of_o by_o past_a misery_n shall_v be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d of_o water_n that_o pass_v away_o that_o be_v as_o run_v water_n which_o pass_v by_o never_o to_o return_v again_o or_o as_o flood_n and_o inundation_n which_o swell_v fast_o but_o run_v as_o fast_o away_o and_o especial_o as_o winter-brook_n which_o pass_v away_o in_o summer_n in_o those_o country_n chap._n 6.15_o 18_o from_o this_o according_a to_o the_o ground_n and_o caution_n lay_v down_o v._o 15._o we_o may_v learn_v 1._o the_o lord_n can_v only_o give_v sufficient_a ground_n of_o encouragement_n against_o trouble_n or_o the_o fear_n of_o it_o though_o the_o trouble_n be_v continue_v but_o when_o he_o sâ—â—â—h_v it_o sit_v he_o can_v refute_v our_o fear_n by_o actual_a deliverance_n from_o the_o trouble_n for_o so_o be_v here_o hold_v out_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v v._o 15._o because_o thou_o shall_v forget_v thy_o misery_n etc._n etc._n see_v zech._n 4.10_o only_o 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24.23_o the_o essay_n of_o this_o remedy_n will_v but_o augment_v the_o disease_n 6._o it_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o humility_n at_o least_o of_o one_o in_o a_o low_a and_o pitiful_a condition_n when_o any_o lawful_a mean_v of_o ease_n be_v much_o think_v of_o when_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o be_v at_o pain_n to_o refresh_v themselves_o and_o when_o ease_n of_o grief_n by_o vent_v of_o it_o be_v look_v on_o as_o some_o out-gate_n for_o so_o be_v it_o with_o job_n here_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o speak_v lest_o if_o he_o hold_v his_o tongue_n he_o shall_v give_v up_o the_o ghost_n such_o as_o despise_v any_o lawful_a mean_v of_o comfort_n or_o the_o least_o measure_n of_o lawful_a ease_n or_o will_v not_o be_v active_a to_o take_v off_o what_o they_o can_v of_o the_o weight_n of_o their_o own_o pressure_n they_o be_v not_o sick_a enough_o at_o least_o not_o humble_v under_o their_o affliction_n and_o exercise_n 7._o the_o expression_n of_o afflict_a saint_n ought_v to_o be_v tender_o 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discourse_n to_o which_o in_o these_o verse_n he_o premit_v a_o desire_n by_o way_n of_o caution_n that_o god_n will_v grant_v he_o two_o suit_n and_o then_o he_o will_v confident_o compete_fw-it and_o not_o hide_v himself_o as_o one_o afraid_a to_o enter_v the_o list_n v._o 20._o namely_o that_o god_n will_v ease_v he_o of_o his_o present_a trouble_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o confound_v he_o with_o hâ—_n dreadful_a majesty_n v._o 21._o upon_o which_o term_n he_o offer_v unto_o god_n his_o choice_n of_o the_o weapon_n either_o to_o propound_v or_o answer_v as_o be_v ready_a himself_o to_o turn_v either_o plaintiff_n or_o defendant_n as_o god_n please_v five_o 22._o this_o his_o desire_n be_v the_o same_o in_o substance_n with_o what_o he_o former_o propound_v chap._n 9_o 34_o and_o almost_o in_o word_n also_o only_o his_o hand_n here_o be_v put_v for_o his_o rod_n there_o and_o he_o will_v have_v this_o not_o only_o take_v away_o but_z far_o away_o that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o not_o smart_a under_o it_o but_o may_v not_o be_v terrify_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o its_o return_n and_o though_o upon_o the_o one_o hand_n both_o his_o desire_n and_o his_o offer_n that_o god_n may_v pursue_v or_o defend_v as_o he_o please_v can_v be_v excuse_v as_o free_v of_o passion_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v challenge_v for_o those_o both_o by_o elihu_n and_o by_o god_n himself_o for_o in_o his_o desire_n to_o god_n v._o 20_o 21._o he_o do_v indirect_o reflect_v upon_o god_n who_o have_v put_v he_o to_o such_o disadvantage_n in_o maintain_v his_o integrity_n and_o he_o attempt_n to_o limit_n god_n to_o such_o a_o way_n of_o deal_n with_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v rather_o have_v seek_v patience_n and_o submission_n to_o his_o lot_n such_o as_o it_o be_v his_o offer_n also_o vers_fw-la 22._o be_v too_o bold_a and_o presumptuous_a as_o if_o he_o can_v either_o defend_v or_o pursue_v in_o maintain_v all_o he_o say_v when_o though_o it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n 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this_o desire_n tell_v so_o much_o and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o fleet_v but_o know_v where_o he_o be_v pinch_v 2._o when_o saint_n be_v leave_v on_o god_n in_o their_o trouble_n they_o may_v have_v many_o humble_v impediment_n in_o their_o approach_n to_o he_o which_o will_v make_v they_o ready_a to_o hide_v themselves_o for_o so_o be_v it_o with_o job_n here_o v._o 20._o see_v on_o v._o 3._o godly_a man_n be_v not_o to_o mistake_v as_o if_o their_o case_n be_v desperate_a when_o they_o be_v undo_v without_o god_n immediate_a help_n and_o yet_o many_o thing_n be_v in_o their_o way_n to_o deter_v they_o from_o approach_v to_o he_o 3._o whoever_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o saint_n
3._o though_o job_n time_v his_o expectation_n of_o those_o advantage_n ill_a yet_o here_o be_v hold_v out_o sweet_a truth_n and_o consolation_n of_o saint_n which_o they_o may_v expect_v will_v be_v accomplish_v and_o make_v out_o to_o they_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o it_o may_v be_v soon_o though_o god_n will_v not_o be_v limit_v far_o less_o will_v he_o condescend_v to_o such_o a_o way_n of_o it_o as_o job_n propose_v and_o 1._o it_o make_v a_o sweet_a time_n indeed_o when_o god_n after_o frown_v begin_v to_o smile_v again_o upon_o his_o people_n as_o job_n here_o suppose_v it_o will_v be_v when_o god_n wrath_n be_v be_v past_a v._o 13._o thou_o will_v call_v and_o i_o will_v answer_v etc._n etc._n see_v jer._n 31.20_o isai_n 40.1_o 2._o &_o 54.7_o 8._o 2._o albeit_o saint_n be_v so_o low_a as_o one_o in_o a_o grave_n that_o they_o can_v not_o help_v themselves_o not_o get_v a_o look_n of_o god_n yet_o than_o the_o kindness_n will_v begin_v on_o his_o side_n for_o thou_o will_v call_v say_v he_o by_o a_o voice_n of_o omnipotency_n upon_o dead_a job_n so_o chap._n 7.21_o thou_o will_v seek_v i_o 3._o when_o god_n but_o speak_v and_o call_v on_o a_o saint_n to_o comfort_v he_o he_o will_v be_v make_v to_o answer_v be_v he_o in_o his_o grave_n for_o say_v he_o thou_o will_v call_v and_o i_o shall_v answer_v thou_o here_o his_o faith_n go_v further_a than_o it_o do_v chap._n 7.21_o where_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v though_o he_o speak_v more_o true_o then_o as_o to_z god_n ordinary_a way_n by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n 4._o when_o god_n have_v wrought_v a_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o any_o he_o will_v respect_v that_o and_o have_v a_o care_n of_o they_o as_o his_o own_o workmanship_n be_v they_o even_o in_o a_o grave_n for_o thou_o will_v have_v a_o desire_n to_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n see_v chap._n 10.3_o verse_n 16._o for_o now_o thou_o numbre_v my_o step_n do_v thou_o not_o watch_v over_o my_o sin_n 17._o my_o transgression_n be_v seal_v up_o in_o a_o bag_n and_o thou_o sowe_v up_o my_o iniquity_n job_n proceed_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n to_o amplify_v this_o argument_n and_o first_o in_o these_o verse_n he_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o cause_n which_o drive_v he_o to_o this_o irregular_a wish_n namely_o his_o apprehension_n of_o god_n severe_a deal_n and_o strict_a mark_v and_o call_v he_o to_o a_o account_n for_o his_o sin_n this_o he_o have_v express_v more_o general_o by_o the_o name_n of_o wrath_n v._o 13._o and_o now_o he_o comment_n upon_o that_o the_o meaning_n be_v as_o if_o job_n have_v say_v i_o have_v cause_n to_o long_o and_o wish_v that_o i_o be_v thus_o hide_v till_o that_o fair_a day_n shall_v come_v about_o wherein_o thy_o wrath_n shall_v be_v pass_v and_o thou_o shall_v appear_v to_o be_v reconcile_v with_o i_o v._o 13._o for_o then_o the_o intercourse_n will_v be_v sweet_a v._o 15._o whereas_o now_o thou_o seem_v to_o count_v all_o my_o go_n not_o that_o i_o may_v taste_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o sympathy_n as_o psal_n 56.6_o but_o that_o thou_o may_v watchful_o and_o careful_o mark_v all_o my_o sin_n v._o 16._o and_o have_v mark_v they_o thou_o keep_v they_o fast_o in_o thy_o remembrance_n as_o a_o treasure_n be_v sow_v and_o seal_v up_o in_o a_o bag_n that_o they_o may_v be_v all_o forthcoming_a in_o a_o process_n to_o punish_v i_o for_o they_o v._o 17._o by_o which_o expression_n he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o point_n out_o his_o apprehension_n that_o god_n former_o have_v be_v lay_v up_o his_o sin_n to_o a_o account_n till_o now_o that_o he_o punish_v for_o they_o as_o that_o now_o by_o his_o present_a affliction_n of_o which_o he_o be_v complain_v god_n be_v put_v he_o to_o torture_v to_o find_v out_o his_o guilt_n in_o order_n to_o further_a punishment_n see_v chap._n 10.14_o &_o 13.27_o hos._n 13.12_o hence_o learn_v 1._o sore_o affliction_n may_v cause_v sincere_a saint_n and_o tender_a and_o accurate_a walker_n apprehend_v that_o god_n be_v pursue_v their_o sin_n as_o here_o may_v be_v see_v in_o job_n who_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o his_o friend_n that_o he_o be_v wicked_a and_o who_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o complaint_n assert_n himself_o to_o be_v free_a of_o transgression_n and_o iniquity_n chap._n 13.23_o and_o yet_o here_o he_o apprehend_v sin_n transgression_n and_o iniquity_n to_o be_v mark_v and_o pursue_v we_o be_v not_o to_o mistake_v though_o trouble_n shake_v the_o slout_a and_o in_o a_o fit_a of_o distemper_n lose_v their_o grip_n every_o man_n who_o confidence_n stagger_v in_o a_o hard_a time_n must_v not_o be_v cast_v away_o 2._o as_o god_n watchful_a providence_n be_v a_o sublime_a and_o high_a study_n even_o for_o saint_n in_o their_o best_a time_n psal_n 139.1_o 6._o so_o there_o be_v no_o abide_n of_o sin_n strict_o mark_v by_o this_o eye_n of_o god_n for_o he_o will_v be_v in_o his_o grave_n when_o now_o god_n number_v his_o step_n and_o watch_v over_o his_o sin_n this_o may_v persuade_v they_o who_o have_v not_o sle_z to_o christ_n for_o pardon_n to_o do_v it_o in_o time_n and_o those_o who_o have_v make_v he_o their_o refuge_n will_v hold_v fast_o their_o grip_n and_o pray_v that_o they_o be_v not_o lead_v into_o temptation_n nor_o give_v up_o to_o such_o a_o terrible_a apprehension_n 3._o sore_o affliction_n may_v not_o only_o be_v look_v upon_o by_o saint_n as_o a_o present_a pursuit_n for_o sin_n but_o may_v affright_v they_o also_o with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o a_o future_a account_n and_o that_o all_o god_n rod_n at_o present_a be_v but_o to_o discover_v and_o draw_v out_o all_o their_o guilt_n in_o order_n to_o a_o sad_a sentence_n for_o this_o be_v job_n apprehension_n thou_o watch_v over_o my_o sin_n my_o transgression_n be_v seal_v up_o in_o a_o bag_n and_o thou_o sowe_v up_o my_o iniquity_n such_o terror_n for_o the_o future_a be_v a_o sad_a addition_n to_o present_a trial_n and_o it_o warn_v we_o still_o to_o remember_v that_o caution_n matth._n 6.34_o 4._o saint_n in_o all_o these_o sad_a exercise_n and_o the_o consequent_n thereof_o may_v be_v lie_v under_o great_a mistake_n and_o sense_n may_v say_v god_n be_v mark_v and_o pursue_v sin_n when_o he_o be_v not_o for_o whatever_o job_n sin_n deserve_v yet_o job_n be_v mistake_v in_o his_o apprehension_n for_o god_n be_v not_o mark_v his_o sin_n nor_o seal_v they_o up_o but_o only_o exercise_v he_o for_o the_o edification_n of_o believer_n in_o all_o age_n james_n 5_o 11._o we_o have_v need_v to_o guard_v against_o tentation_n of_o this_o kind_n for_o sense_n be_v a_o great_a mistaker_n it_o will_v say_v god_n be_v pursue_v sin_n when_o he_o be_v but_o try_v and_o that_o he_o be_v far_o off_o when_o yet_o he_o be_v very_o near_o and_o it_o be_v our_o mercy_n that_o when_o our_o fear_n be_v many_o and_o sad_a we_o may_v suspect_v they_o be_v but_o the_o suggestion_n of_o mistake_a sense_n 5._o whatever_o pressure_n real_a or_o apprehend_v only_o lie_v upon_o saint_n yet_o their_o only_a safety_n be_v 1._o not_o to_o run_v away_o but_o to_o go_v to_o god_n with_o it_o as_o job_n do_v here_o it_o be_v better_a to_o tell_v it_o to_o he_o then_o muse_v on_o it_o only_o in_o our_o own_o heart_n or_o complain_v of_o it_o to_o other_o 2._o to_o be_v so_o affect_v with_o it_o as_o to_o press_v god_n to_o consider_v it_o and_o leave_v it_o on_o his_o tenderness_n and_o wisdom_n for_o so_o much_o do_v that_o question_n import_n do_v thou_o not_o watch_v not_o that_o he_o have_v a_o doubt_n of_o it_o in_o his_o own_o apprehension_n but_o that_o he_o will_v have_v god_n consider_v what_o a_o burden_n this_o be_v to_o he_o and_o indeed_o we_o may_v hazard_v upon_o god_n consider_v of_o our_o case_n and_o when_o sense_n suggest_v to_o we_o that_o we_o tell_v god_n our_o case_n and_o yet_o he_o help_v it_o not_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o silence_v it_o with_o our_o submission_n to_o whatsoever_o his_o tender_a consideration_n of_o our_o case_n see_v not_o meet_v to_o remove_v 3._o we_o ought_v also_o for_o our_o support_n in_o such_o extremity_n to_o remember_v that_o god_n make_v good_a use_n of_o such_o sad_a apprehension_n to_o humble_a saint_n as_o job_n be_v bring_v low_o here_o and_o therefore_o when_o our_o heart_n quarrel_n that_o shall_v leave_v we_o to_o be_v perplex_v with_o many_o fear_n that_o be_v not_o real_a we_o be_v to_o silence_v they_o with_o this_o that_o however_o they_o be_v not_o real_a yet_o through_o god_n blessing_n they_o produce_v much_o real_a good_a and_o advantage_n verse_n 18._o and_o sure_o the_o mountain_n
heart_n man_n perversity_n and_o stiffeness_n who_o not_o only_o will_v not_o regard_v god_n in_o prosperity_n job_n 21.7_o 14._o but_o even_o in_o adversity_n and_o when_o his_o hand_n be_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o be_v make_v to_o know_v his_o severity_n they_o will_v slight_v he_o and_o become_v more_o impious_a rev._n 16.10_o 11._o 3._o as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n to_o turn_v impious_a in_o practice_n so_o it_o be_v yet_o a_o great_a sin_n to_o lay_v a_o stumble_a block_n in_o the_o way_n of_o other_o to_o draw_v they_o to_o impiety_n by_o doctrine_n or_o miscarriage_n for_o so_o eliphaz_n charge_v this_o upon_o job_n not_o only_o as_o his_o own_o personal_a fault_n but_o that_o part_o by_o his_o practice_n and_o chief_o by_o his_o doctrine_n he_o tempt_v other_o to_o impiety_n as_o have_v be_v explain_v and_o albeit_o as_o have_v be_v clear_v he_o wrong_v job_n in_o this_o yet_o the_o general_n doctrine_n be_v sound_a that_o it_o be_v a_o horrid_a sin_n to_o be_v a_o stumble_a block_n &_o snare_n to_o draw_v other_o to_o sin_n especial_o to_o gross_a impiety_n 2_o king_n 17.21_o and_o such_o as_o will_v be_v free_a of_o this_o aught_o to_o look_v well_o to_o their_o practice_n lest_o not_o only_o profane_a carriage_n in_o the_o wicked_a but_o heartless_a discouragement_n impatience_n under_o trouble_n etc._n etc._n in_o professor_n deter_v other_o from_o piety_n and_o as_o they_o will_v beware_v of_o command_n or_o counsel_n to_o sin_n so_o particular_o of_o a_o doctrine_n of_o impiety_n or_o opinion_n which_o in_o their_o nature_n tend_v to_o it_o judas_n v._o 3._o matth_n 5.19_o 4._o they_o open_v a_o door_n to_o impiety_n and_o cut_v the_o throat_n of_o all_o religion_n who_o either_o in_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n do_v not_o entertain_v reverence_n fear_v and_o awe_n of_o god_n for_o the_o first_o step_n to_o impiety_n here_o be_v want_v of_o fear_n or_o reverence_n this_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o piety_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o true_a wisdom_n prov._n 9.10_o and_o therefore_o true_a piety_n be_v ofttimes_o express_v by_o this_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o man_n ought_v to_o reverence_n and_o adore_v god_n in_o his_o superexcellent_a and_o glorious_a majesty_n consider_v their_o own_o baseness_n they_o ought_v to_o fear_v lest_o they_o offend_v he_o and_o tremble_v and_o fear_v his_o justice_n when_o he_o be_v provoke_v they_o ought_v to_o reverence_v his_o dispensation_n fear_v his_o goodness_n hos_fw-la 3.5_o and_o tremble_v at_o his_o word_n isai_n 66.2_o ezra_n 10.3_o and_o where_o this_o principle_n be_v not_o entertain_v and_o improve_v man_n be_v prone_a to_o every_o evil_a gen._n 20.11_o &_o 42_o 18._o neh._n 5.15_o and_o albeit_o man_n be_v not_o go_v the_o length_n of_o open_a impiety_n yet_o when_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o tender_a and_o keep_v in_o a_o holy_a awe_n of_o god_n they_o blast_v their_o piety_n if_o they_o have_v any_o at_o the_o root_n and_o do_v open_a a_o wide_a and_o dangerous_a gap_n whereby_o any_o evil_a may_v enter_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n especial_o regard_v a_o tender_a heart_n that_o tremble_v at_o the_o word_n isai_n 57.15_o &_o 66_o 1_o 2._o 5._o it_o be_v dreadful_a to_o want_v this_o fear_n of_o god_n but_o more_o dreadful_a to_o cast_v it_o off_o and_o make_v it_o void_a that_o it_o when_o man_n in_o their_o judgement_n esteem_v it_o a_o thing_n void_a of_o itself_o which_o will_v have_v no_o profitable_a effect_n nor_o will_v do_v they_o any_o good_a malipiero_n 3.13_o 14._o and_o so_o reject_v it_o and_o cast_v off_o any_o profession_n of_o it_o they_o sometime_o have_v as_o he_o insinuate_v job_n to_o have_v be_v a_o hypocrite_n and_o that_o now_o he_o be_v discover_v himself_o which_o show_v that_o as_o man_n will_v not_o with_o their_o credit_n get_v retreat_v from_o any_o show_v of_o piety_n they_o ever_o have_v but_o it_o will_v be_v their_o reproach_n that_o they_o have_v cast_v it_o off_o gal._n 3.3_o 4._o &_o 4.14_o 15._o so_o prejudices_fw-la against_o piety_n because_o of_o ill_a success_n will_v be_v repent_v of_o and_o amend_v for_o albeit_o man_n may_v have_v such_o prejudices_fw-la who_o yet_o cast_v not_o off_o all_o duty_n of_o religion_n yet_o if_o they_o be_v entertain_v that_o will_v be_v the_o sad_a issue_n of_o all_o at_o last_o 6._o the_o more_o eminent_a any_o have_v be_v for_o profess_v of_o religion_n their_o miscarriage_n under_o trouble_n or_o relapse_n to_o impiety_n be_v the_o more_o odious_a for_o there_o be_v a_o emphasis_n put_v upon_o this_o thou_o cast_v off_o etc._n etc._n albeit_o in_o the_o original_a language_n the_o person_n be_v include_v in_o the_o verb_n which_o do_v sufficient_o express_v it_o yet_o here_o he_o prefix_n also_o the_o pronoun_n thou_o to_o the_o verb_n to_o intimate_v how_o odious_a it_o be_v that_o he_o who_o be_v such_o a_o note_a one_o shall_v do_v this_o so_o likewise_o eliphaz_n in_o his_o first_o speech_n have_v indirect_o charge_v he_o with_o that_o crime_n which_o he_o now_o speak_v more_o distinct_o out_o do_v like_o aggravate_v it_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o former_a eminency_n chap._n 4.3_o 6._o 7._o as_o commune_v with_o god_n by_o prayer_n be_v a_o notable_a exercise_n of_o piety_n so_o to_o cast_v off_o prayer_n under_o trouble_n be_v a_o sad_a mark_n of_o impiety_n and_o of_o one_o who_o cast_v off_o and_o make_v void_a the_o fear_n of_o god_n for_o this_o be_v the_o instance_n whereby_o he_o prove_v cast_v off_o of_o fear_n thou_o restraine_v prayer_n or_o speech_n before_o god_n see_v psal_n 50.15_o job_n 36.13_o 8._o however_o god_n may_v humble_a saint_n in_o their_o prayer_n under_o trouble_n yet_o those_o who_o desire_v to_o be_v approve_v of_o god_n aught_o to_o beware_v of_o sinful_a neglect_n in_o prayer_n especial_o under_o trouble_n this_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o charge_n of_o restrain_v prayer_n whereof_o he_o suppose_v job_n guilty_a saint_n may_v indeed_o be_v straiten_v in_o their_o prayer_n under_o trouble_n by_o reason_n that_o it_o do_v over-whelm_a they_o and_o they_o may_v be_v much_o desert_v when_o so_o many_o cloud_n do_v arise_v betwixt_o god_n and_o they_o nor_o be_v it_o any_o wonder_n 〈◊〉_d when_o god_n by_o trouble_n take_v away_o borrow_a wing_n from_o our_o prayer_n or_o these_o outward_a support_n and_o refreshment_n of_o spirit_n which_o may_v bear_v we_o up_o in_o our_o duty_n and_o exercise_n they_o move_v more_o slow_o though_o no_o less_o sincere_o but_o eliphaz_n speak_v to_o none_o of_o these_o here_o but_o only_o to_o some_o voluntary_a sinful_a neglect_n of_o this_o duty_n which_o according_a to_o his_o apprehension_n of_o job_n may_v be_v thus_o take_v up_o 1._o when_o though_o man_n do_v not_o cast_v off_o prayer_n altogether_o yet_o they_o cut_v off_o and_o abate_v or_o diminish_v of_o they_o as_o the_o word_n be_v render_v jer._n 48_o 37._o either_o in_o fervour_n and_o frequency_n or_o instancy_n and_o continuance_n and_o perseverance_n when_o they_o go_v about_o that_o duty_n this_o be_v evil_a at_o all_o time_n but_o it_o be_v especial_o evil_a when_o need_n increase_v and_o yet_o diligence_n decrease_v 2._o when_o this_o cut_a short_a of_o duty_n do_v in_o process_n of_o time_n tend_v to_o quit_v of_o prayer_n altogether_o and_o so_o the_o word_n signify_v as_o it_o be_v here_o render_v and_o this_o will_v unavoidable_o follow_v upon_o the_o former_a if_o it_o be_v not_o prevent_v for_o let_v once_o a_o prejudice_n be_v entertain_v at_o prayer_n and_o it_o become_v a_o burden_n and_o then_o man_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o quit_v it_o if_o they_o do_v not_o recover_v themselves_o by_o repentance_n and_o the_o study_n of_o encouragement_n heb._n 12.12_o 13._o to_o those_o may_v be_v add_v which_o come_v near_a indeed_o to_o job_n practice_n though_o not_o so_o much_o mind_v by_o eliphaz_n 3._o when_o though_o man_n do_v not_o give_v over_o their_o approach_n to_o god_n in_o trouble_n but_o it_o may_v be_v be_v more_o frequent_a in_o they_o yet_o they_o restrain_v and_o stop_v all_o that_o which_o be_v proper_o supplication_n and_o do_v give_v loose_a reins_o to_o violent_a passion_n and_o expression_n they_o lay_z aside_o humility_n submission_n hope_n faith_n etc._n etc._n which_o enable_v man_n to_o speak_v supplication_n and_o let_v passion_n sense_n haste_v misconstruction_n dâ—ffidence_n anxiety_n etc._n etc._n speak_v to_o god_n what_o they_o please_v god_n may_v indeed_o read_v supplication_n in_o the_o necessity_n which_o drive_v saint_n to_o those_o distemper_n but_o such_o humour_n will_v not_o produce_v any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v call_v prayer_n if_o it_o be_v try_v by_o the_o rule_n verse_n 5._o for_o thy_o mouth_n utter_v thy_o iniquity_n and_o thou_o choose_v the_o tongue_n of_o the_o crafty_a 6._o thou_o
antiquity_n of_o the_o opinion_n to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o it_o be_v indeed_o to_o be_v grant_v that_o ancient_a man_n shall_v be_v wise_a and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o pity_n on_o ancient_a opinion_n which_o have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n possess_v many_o shall_v not_o be_v true_a but_o no_o antiquity_n can_v prove_v a_o opinion_n true_a unless_o we_o recur_n to_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n and_o find_v that_o it_o flow_v from_o he_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v not_o astrict_v to_o old_a or_o young_a man_n but_o the_o one_o may_v take_v up_o truth_n as_o well_o and_o sometime_o better_o than_o the_o other_o job_n 32_o 7_o 8_o 9_o verse_n 11_o be_v the_o consolation_n of_o god_n small_a with_o thou_o be_v their_o any_o secret_a thing_n with_o thou_o in_o this_o and_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n eliphaz_n charge_v job_n with_o a_o presumptuous_a and_o arrogant_a carriage_n towards_o god_n the_o charge_n have_v two_o branch_n the_o first_o whereof_z in_o this_o verse_n 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of_o repentance_n as_o a_o hypocrite_n that_o have_v never_o do_v any_o thing_n before_o sincere_o and_o upon_o these_o term_n only_o they_o assure_v he_o of_o encouragement_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o job_n will_v not_o hear_v of_o their_o offer_n and_o this_o their_o mistake_n may_v teach_v we_o 1._o imprudence_n in_o application_n will_v mar_v many_o a_o sweet_a encouragement_n in_o its_o operation_n as_o their_o misapplication_n of_o encouragement_n to_o he_o wherein_o there_o be_v good_a general_n doctrine_n as_o to_o one_o that_o have_v be_v a_o hypocrite_n before_o make_v he_o reject_v they_o all_o 2._o scripture_n misapply_v be_v not_o to_o be_v look_v on_o as_o god_n word_n nor_o the_o consolation_n thereof_o tender_v on_o wrong_a term_n as_o give_v of_o god_n for_o so_o do_v job_n look_v upon_o all_o their_o sweet_a encouragement_n when_o misapply_v to_o he_o however_o in_o themselves_o they_o may_v be_v truth_n but_o pass_v his_o mistake_n the_o general_n doctrine_n may_v teach_v 1._o god_n be_v so_o infinite_o rich_a that_o there_o be_v no_o condition_n of_o his_o people_n but_o he_o have_v a_o suitable_a consolation_n for_o it_o as_o here_o be_v suppose_v that_o there_o be_v consolation_n of_o god_n suitable_a to_o his_o deep_a distress_n see_v 2._o cor._n 1.3_o 4_o 5._o 2._o albeit_o these_o consolation_n be_v tender_v and_o apply_v by_o man_n yet_o they_o be_v still_o god_n comfort_n because_o they_o be_v carve_v out_o by_o he_o and_o allow_v by_o he_o upon_o his_o people_n therefore_o he_o account_v those_o the_o consolation_n of_o god_n which_o have_v be_v propound_v by_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n see_v 2._o cor._n 1.20_o 3._o the_o sure_a way_n of_o man_n attain_v consolation_n in_o trouble_n be_v to_o repent_v and_o turn_v to_o god_n and_o to_o have_v their_o peace_n make_v sure_a with_o he_o that_o consolation_n may_v flow_v from_o that_o fountain_n for_o their_o good_a for_o such_o be_v the_o consolation_n of_o god_n tender_v by_o they_o wherein_o their_o doctrine_n be_v sound_a though_o it_o be_v misapply_v for_o that_o be_v the_o true_a fountain_n of_o sound_a comfort_n and_o job_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o though_o he_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o set_v about_o that_o work_n as_o one_o that_o have_v never_o be_v at_o it_o before_o 4._o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n when_o man_n in_o trouble_n do_v refuse_v and_o undervalue_v the_o consolation_n of_o god_n as_o mean_v and_o empty_a as_o naaman_n undervalue_v the_o water_n of_o jordan_n achaz_n care_v not_o for_o a_o promise_n and_o a_o confirmation_n of_o it_o from_o god_n isai_n 7.10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o and_o as_o many_o other_o do_v who_o seek_v for_o sign_n and_o wonder_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v comfort_v for_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o a_o fault_n whatever_o be_v job_n accession_n to_o it_o when_o the_o consolation_n of_o god_n be_v small_a with_o man_n many_o think_v his_o consolation_n not_o rich_a enough_o because_o they_o be_v accompany_v with_o humble_v exercise_n and_o many_o be_v ready_a to_o prescribe_v unto_o god_n how_o he_o shall_v comfort_v they_o wherein_o if_o he_o do_v not_o grant_v their_o desire_n they_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v at_o all_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o god_n salvation_n may_v be_v near_o psal_n 85.9_o when_o our_o salvation_n which_o we_o carve_v out_o and_o prescribe_v may_v be_v far_o off_o see_v psal_n 7.8_o 9_o with_o 10._o 2_o cor._n 12.7_o 8_o 9_o 5._o man_n conscience_n if_o put_v to_o it_o will_v soon_o discover_v the_o ill_a of_o undervalue_v god_n consolation_n for_o so_o much_o do_v the_o question_n import_n be_v the_o consolation_n of_o god_n small_a with_o thou_o imply_v that_o conscience_n dare_v not_o own_o such_o a_o practice_n as_o justifiable_a and_o indeed_o such_o a_o humour_n and_o practice_n do_v evidence_n great_a pride_n and_o want_v of_o humble_a stoop_v and_o submission_n to_o god_n a_o strong_a desire_n to_o be_v singular_o deal_v with_o not_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o common_a allowance_n of_o god_n people_n and_o much_o corruption_n that_o love_v not_o the_o exercise_n that_o accompani_v the_o consolation_n of_o god_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o odious_a as_o it_o reflâ—cts_v upon_o the_o wisdom_n goodness_n and_o love_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o provide_v sufficient_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o people_n 6._o man_n refuse_v or_o undervalue_v the_o consolation_n of_o god_n shall_v see_v what_o secret_a thing_n be_v with_o they_o as_o eliphaz_n here_o subjoin_v in_o the_o next_o question_n that_o be_v they_o will_v see_v where_o they_o may_v do_v better_o or_o if_o they_o have_v any_o singular_a way_n of_o comfort_n beside_o before_o they_o despise_v those_o 2._o it_o shall_v put_v they_o to_o see_v and_o try_v out_o what_o idol_n or_o false_a consolation_n they_o have_v in_o their_o heart_n which_o make_v they_o despise_v his_o offer_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o if_o man_n be_v not_o quite_o desperate_a they_o must_v have_v some_o false_a dream_n of_o comfort_n when_o they_o reject_v the_o consolation_n of_o god_n 3._o it_o may_v give_v they_o cause_n to_o suspect_v their_o comfort_n iâ—_n they_o be_v secret_a and_o odd_a and_o not_o know_v to_o saint_n verse_n 12._o why_o do_v thy_o heart_n carry_v thou_o away_o and_o what_o do_v thy_o eye_n wink_v at_o 13._o that_o thou_o turn_v thy_o spirit_n against_o god_n and_o let_v such_o word_n go_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n the_o second_o branch_n of_o his_o suppose_a presumption_n against_o god_n be_v that_o he_o be_v so_o transport_v with_o perturbation_n and_o passion_n v._o 12._o that_o in_o stead_n of_o humble_v himself_o he_o be_v proud_o bitter_a against_o god_n and_o impatient_a before_o he_o both_o in_o the_o frame_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o in_o his_o expression_n five_o 13._o the_o word_n v._o 13._o be_v clear_a and_o so_o also_o the_o first_o part_n of_o ver_fw-la 12._o where_o his_o heart_n carry_v he_o away_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o the_o perturbation_n and_o disorder_n of_o his_o heart_n do_v violent_o drive_v he_o to_o miscarry_v towards_o god_n as_o it_o be_v v._o 13._o but_o the_o other_o part_n of_o v._o 12._o concern_v the_o wink_n of_o his_o eye_n be_v more_o obscure_a wink_v with_o the_o eye_n be_v take_v in_o scripture_n for_o a_o sign_n of_o insolent_a scorn_n and_o disdain_n psal_n 35.19_o and_o so_o it_o seem_v that_o job_n be_v force_v to_o wink_v often_o through_o pain_n either_o when_o himself_o speak_v or_o when_o he_o be_v hear_v they_o eliphaz_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o disdain_n and_o a_o external_a symptom_n of_o that_o inward_a perturbation_n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n likewise_o as_o man_n wink_v when_o
and_o by_o god_n himself_o yet_o he_o express_o deny_v there_o be_v any_o perfect_a purity_n in_o man_n chap._n 14.4_o and_o so_o yield_v what_o be_v assert_v here_o 2._o this_o doctrine_n seem_v to_o be_v repeat_v by_o eliphaz_n from_o that_o vision_n which_o he_o have_v chap._n 4.17_o 18_o 19_o but_o beside_o his_o mistake_n mark_v there_o we_o have_v this_o further_a here_o that_o whereas_o thâ—s_v doctrine_n be_v propound_v comparative_o chap._n 4_o 17._o that_o man_n can_v be_v more_o just_a than_o god_n here_o he_o repeat_v it_o as_o absolute_o true_a that_o man_n can_v at_o all_o be_v righteous_a at_o least_o any_o comparison_n be_v but_o very_o dark_o if_o at_o all_o hint_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n now_o there_o be_v a_o great_a dâ—fference_n betwixt_o those_o two_o for_o no_o man_n can_v compare_v with_o god_n in_o this_o and_o yet_o some_o may_v lawful_o say_v they_o be_v righteous_a these_o mistake_n in_o the_o application_n may_v teach_v 1._o passion_n and_o heat_n in_o debate_n will_v cause_v man_n very_o far_o and_o gross_o mistake_v one_o another_o for_o so_o do_v he_o fasten_v that_o on_o job_n which_o he_o have_v express_o deny_v 2._o it_o be_v most_o necessary_a for_o prevent_v of_o mistake_n in_o dispute_n that_o man_n be_v accurate_a in_o state_v the_o question_n and_o particular_o that_o in_o debate_v about_o man_n integrity_n and_o righteousness_n we_o distinguish_v betwixt_o man_n state_n and_o their_o condition_n betwixt_o their_o state_n by_o nature_n and_o by_o grace_n betwixt_o reign_v sin_n and_o infirmity_n otherwise_o we_o will_v never_o judge_v right_o of_o person_n nor_o of_o thing_n for_o the_o confound_a of_o these_o breed_v this_o mistake_n of_o job_n his_o assertion_n do_v indeed_o hold_v true_a of_o man_n consider_v in_o himself_o and_o by_o nature_n that_o he_o be_v neither_o clean_a nor_o righteous_a which_o job_n nâ—ver_o deny_v and_o yet_o a_o man_n as_o regenerate_v may_v be_v righteous_a by_o imputation_n and_o by_o begin_v sanctification_n and_o sincerity_n which_o job_n maintain_v it_o be_v true_a even_a saint_n be_v not_o righteous_a as_o to_o freedom_n from_o original_a corruption_n and_o infirmity_n yet_o they_o may_v be_v free_a from_o wickedness_n which_o he_o will_v fasten_v on_o job_n it_o be_v true_a also_o no_o man_n can_v prove_v himself_o perfect_a before_o god_n or_o compare_v with_o he_o in_o righteousness_n and_o purity_n yet_o he_o may_v prove_v himself_o righteous_a and_o sincere_a according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n 3._o when_o man_n be_v once_o bias_v with_o their_o own_o principle_n they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o adulterate_a be_v it_o even_o revelation_n give_v to_o they_o and_o will_v understand_v all_o light_n offer_v to_o they_o only_o as_o it_o be_v represent_v by_o their_o own_o prejudged_a understanding_n for_o that_o vision_n which_o eliphaz_n expound_v wrong_a chap._n 4._o he_o now_o alter_v the_o word_n of_o so_o as_o may_v make_v more_o for_o his_o purpose_n 4._o it_o be_v our_o mercy_n that_o divine_a revelation_n be_v not_o entrust_v only_o to_o our_o memory_n but_o do_v stand_v registrate_v in_o the_o write_a word_n for_o eliphaz'_v memory_n faiâ—s_v he_o and_o he_o do_v change_n and_o alter_v what_o god_n have_v say_v from_o the_o general_n proposition_n consider_v in_o itself_o learn_v 1._o there_o be_v no_o perfect_a purity_n to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n who_o come_v of_o adam_n by_o ordinary_a generation_n for_o man_n be_v neither_o clean_a nor_o righteous_a where_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o distinguish_v these_o word_n cleanness_n may_v point_v at_o that_o purity_n in_o nature_n whereof_o man_n be_v destitute_a and_o righteousness_n at_o their_o straightness_n in_o conversation_n which_o can_v be_v attain_v where_o the_o fountain_n be_v so_o corrupt_a or_o at_o any_o other_o thing_n which_o man_n can_v attain_v unto_o to_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o this_o cleanness_n whereof_o he_o be_v altogether_o unprovided_a 2._o they_o who_o think_v otherwise_o of_o man_n and_o dream_n of_o his_o be_v perfect_a be_v very_o ill_o acquaint_v with_o mâ—n_z and_o his_o original_a they_o do_v not_o well_o enough_o discern_v that_o he_o be_v frail_a man_n nor_o do_v they_o read_v aright_o what_o his_o misery_n do_v say_v of_o he_o nor_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n see_v chap._n 14.1_o so_o much_o be_v imply_v in_o man_n name_n here_o that_o he_o be_v frail_a wretched_a man_n and_o that_o he_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n which_o be_v put_v in_o the_o assertion_n to_o verify_v the_o truth_n thereof_o 3._o the_o heart_n of_o man_n ought_v and_o be_v godly_a will_n rise_v and_o swell_v with_o indignation_n at_o any_o conceit_n of_o man_n purity_n or_o worth_n for_o those_o pungent_a question_n what_o be_v man_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v clean_a &_o c_o do_v speak_v indignation_n in_o eliphaz_n that_o any_o shall_v have_v such_o a_o thought_n 4_o the_o best_a way_n to_o refute_v any_o such_o conceit_n of_o man_n purity_n be_v to_o bring_v home_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o condition_n to_o be_v cognosce_v upon_o by_o our_o conscience_n for_o therefore_o do_v eliphaz_n propound_v these_o question_n to_o job_n that_o himself_o may_v serious_o consider_v of_o the_o matter_n 5._o whatever_o self-justifier_n pretend_v they_o have_v to_o say_v yet_o their_o conscience_n will_v not_o still_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v out_o against_o god_n verdict_n of_o sinful_a man_n for_o so_o much_o do_v these_o question_n also_o import_v that_o job_n own_o conscience_n will_v at_o last_o whatever_o he_o think_v in_o his_o passion_n be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v this_o truth_n verse_n 15._o behold_v he_o put_v no_o trust_n in_o his_o saint_n yea_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o clean_o in_o his_o sight_n 16._o how_o much_o more_o abominable_a and_o filthy_a be_v man_n which_o drink_v iniquity_n like_o water_n in_o these_o verse_n we_o have_v the_o amplification_n and_o confirmation_n of_o this_o proposition_n that_o if_o saint_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o clean_a before_o god_n nor_o trust_v in_o by_o he_o v._o 15._o how_o much_o more_o vile_a must_v man_n be_v who_o greedy_o drink_v in_o iniquity_n v._o 16._o by_o saint_n here_o take_v in_o opposition_n to_o mâ—n_z angel_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v who_o though_o they_o be_v holy_a oneâ—_n yet_o do_v stand_v by_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o heaven_n we_o may_v understand_v the_o pure_a heaven_n themselves_o those_o celestial_a body_n and_o the_o light_n that_o shine_v in_o they_o which_o be_v free_a of_o spot_n and_o blemish_n and_o do_v shine_v bright_o and_o yet_o be_v not_o clean_o in_o god_n sight_n so_o chap._n 25.5_o or_o the_o same_o angel_n former_o design_v by_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n who_o be_v heavenly_a creature_n of_o this_o see_v chap._n 4.18_o doct._n 1._o albeit_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v creature_n which_o be_v excellent_a above_o man_n especial_o as_o he_o be_v now_o fall_v by_o sin_n yet_o none_o of_o these_o be_v so_o perfect_a as_o that_o they_o can_v boast_v of_o purity_n before_o he_o for_o it_o be_v here_o again_o inculcate_v that_o saint_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o clean_a so_o that_o whatever_o perfection_n there_o be_v in_o some_o creature_n above_o other_o yet_o all_o of_o they_o must_v be_v sensible_a of_o imperfection_n before_o god_n 2._o as_o the_o lord_n be_v so_o infinite_o glorious_a and_o all-sufficient_a that_o he_o need_v not_o trust_v on_o any_o thing_n without_o himself_o so_o no_o dependent_a goodness_n in_o the_o creature_n can_v bear_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o trust_n and_o confidence_n of_o any_o for_o god_n who_o know_v his_o own_o creature_n best_o put_v no_o trust_n in_o his_o saint_n to_o show_v that_o man_n be_v fool_n when_o they_o lean_v the_o weight_n of_o their_o confidence_n upon_o they_o or_o any_o other_o creature_n 3._o the_o best_a sight_n will_v be_v get_v of_o the_o emptiness_n of_o the_o creature_n perfection_n when_o we_o look_v to_o god_n how_o perfect_a he_o be_v and_o what_o his_o thought_n be_v of_o the_o creature_n for_o they_o be_v not_o clean_o in_o his_o sight_n say_v he_o whatever_o other_o may_v think_v of_o they_o 4_o man_n may_v not_o only_o see_v their_o pollution_n but_o the_o grossness_n thereof_o when_o they_o compare_v themselves_o not_o with_o themselves_o but_o with_o more_o excellent_a creature_n who_o yet_o be_v not_o pure_a in_o god_n sight_n for_o if_o saint_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o clean_a in_o his_o sight_n how_o much_o more_o abominable_a and_o filthy_a as_o man_n or_o how_o much_o less_o be_v abominable_a and_o filthy_a man_n to_o be_v account_v clean_o 5._o filth_n and_o be_v abominable_a shall_v go_v together_o in_o our_o estimation_n and_o account_n whatever_o be_v
eliphaz_n have_v speak_v â—as_o as_o have_v be_v say_v the_o ordinary_a observation_n concern_v the_o lot_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o such_o doctrine_n be_v fit_a for_o they_o yet_o it_o do_v not_o suit_n with_o his_o extraordinary_a case_n saint_n must_v submit_v to_o be_v lead_v in_o extraordinary_a path_n 4._o impertinent_a remedy_n the_o often_o they_o be_v inculcate_v be_v the_o more_o grievous_a to_o trouble_a mind_n for_o it_o grieve_v job_n that_o he_o have_v hear_v such_o thing_n so_o often_o from_o they_o and_o this_o be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o trial_n 5._o man_n ought_v still_o to_o eye_v their_o chief_a scope_n in_o their_o work_n and_o undertake_n that_o so_o they_o may_v ponder_v how_o they_o act_n suitable_o so_o as_o they_o may_v reach_v it_o therefore_o he_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n that_o they_o come_v to_o be_v comforter_n chap._n 2.11_o that_o they_o may_v consider_v how_o they_o deal_v not_o so_o with_o he_o as_o may_v reach_v that_o end_n 6._o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n for_o saint_n in_o trouble_n to_o meet_v with_o physician_n of_o no_o value_n chap._n 13.4_o and_o with_o comforter_n who_o in_o stead_n of_o mitigate_a do_v increase_v their_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n for_o they_o be_v miserable_a comforter_n or_o comforter_n of_o trouble_n and_o vexation_n who_o trouble_v and_o vex_v he_o this_o the_o lord_n order_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o trial_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o his_o child_n and_o that_o he_o may_v draw_v they_o to_o himself_o for_o consolation_n 7._o they_o be_v but_o sorry_a comforter_n who_o be_v confound_v with_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o afflicted_n trouble_v do_v gratâ—_n upon_o their_o real_a or_o suppose_a guilt_n weaken_v the_o testimony_n of_o their_o good_a conscience_n that_o they_o may_v stir_v they_o up_o to_o repent_v and_o let_v they_o see_v no_o door_n of_o hope_n but_o upon_o ill_a term_n for_o by_o these_o mean_n in_o particular_a be_v they_o miserable_a comforter_n to_o job_n 8._o it_o may_v please_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o his_o own_o child_n under_o affliction_n not_o only_o to_o let_v loose_a one_o discouragement_n and_o discourager_n upon_o they_o but_o to_o shut_v all_o door_n of_o comfort_n under_o heaven_n upon_o they_o and_o make_v every_o person_n or_o thing_n that_o shall_v comfort_v add_v to_o their_o grief_n for_o they_o be_v all_o miserable_a comforter_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o regret_v how_o every_o person_n from_o who_o he_o may_v have_v expect_v comfort_n slight_v he_o chap._n 19.14_o etc._n etc._n 9_o as_o one_o trouble_n may_v waken_v many_o upon_o a_o saint_n so_o when_o any_o be_v a_o grief_n to_o any_o of_o they_o all_o will_v be_v put_v upon_o their_o account_n which_o that_o grief_n may_v waken_v upon_o they_o for_o upon_o eliphaz_n his_o discourse_n this_o vex_v job_n that_o they_o all_o be_v miserable_a comforter_n and_o this_o he_o lay_v upon_o eliphaz'_v score_n from_o v._o 3._o learn_v 1._o god_n people_n may_v mutual_o charge_v and_o load_v one_o 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conscience_n will_v be_v put_v to_o it_o to_o see_v upon_o what_o ground_n they_o go_v in_o debate_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o sad_a challenge_n if_o either_o they_o start_v or_o continue_v they_o without_o solid_a and_o necessary_a cause_n but_o only_o out_o of_o prejudice_n interest_n or_o because_o they_o be_v engage_v therefore_o job_n put_v the_o question_n to_o eliphaz_n what_o embolden_v thou_o that_o thou_o answer_v as_o a_o question_n which_o will_v be_v sad_a to_o answer_v if_o he_o consider_v it_o serious_o in_o his_o conscience_n 9_o man_n ought_v also_o serious_o to_o consider_v what_o spirit_n they_o be_v of_o and_o what_o set_v they_o on_o work_n in_o every_o thing_n they_o say_v or_o do_v so_o much_o also_o do_v this_o question_n import_n verse_n 4._o i_o also_o can_v speak_v as_o you_o do_v if_o your_o soul_n be_v in_o my_o soul_n stead_n i_o can_v heap_v up_o word_n against_o you_o and_o shake_v my_o head_n at_o you_o 5._o but_o i_o will_v strengthen_v you_o with_o my_o mouth_n and_o the_o move_n of_o my_o lip_n shall_v assuage_v your_o grief_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o preface_n wherein_o he_o speak_v to_o they_o all_o in_o common_a we_o have_v another_o fault_n which_o he_o find_v in_o their_o discourse_n namely_o that_o they_o be_v cruel_a to_o he_o who_o need_v no_o such_o usage_n as_o they_o will_v find_v be_v they_o in_o his_o case_n and_o who_o will_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o they_o he_o convince_v they_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o former_a censure_n and_o of_o their_o unkindness_n to_o he_o by_o show_v that_o if_o they_o be_v in_o his_o case_n and_o if_o he_o deal_v with_o they_o as_o they_o deal_v with_o he_o by_o multiply_v uncharitable_a word_n and_o scornful_a gesture_n they_o will_v soon_o know_v how_o grievous_a their_o carriage_n be_v and_o how_o miserable_a comforter_n they_o be_v to_o he_o v._o 4._o whereas_o he_o be_v more_o tender_a and_o know_v his_o duty_n will_v labour_v to_o encourage_v they_o v._o 5._o we_o may_v 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displeasure_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v never_o take_v with_o it_o though_o here_o he_o lay_v it_o out_o before_o god_n as_o his_o tentation_n faith_n must_v take_v heed_n that_o it_o subscribe_v not_o to_o all_o that_o sense_n say_v in_o trouble_n nor_o must_v faith_n quit_v its_o grip_n because_o tentation_n and_o sense_n contradict_v it_o 6._o man_n may_v ofttimes_o feed_v the_o tentation_n of_o saint_n by_o their_o calumny_n and_o suggestion_n for_o what_o job_n friend_n assert_v here_o his_o own_o sense_n suggest_v and_o after_o he_o have_v regrete_v how_o desolate_a and_o grievous_a his_o company_n be_v to_o he_o v._o 7._o he_o subjoin_v this_o of_o witness_n to_o his_o face_n to_o show_v how_o sad_a it_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v assert_v that_o of_o he_o which_o sense_n say_v his_o affliction_n do_v witness_v thus_o man_n by_o their_o uncharitable_a expression_n of_o exercise_v saint_n may_v be_v more_o cruel_a and_o wound_v they_o deep_o than_o they_o be_v aware_a yet_o god_n 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will_v glory_v in_o it_o over_o all_o misconstruction_n from_o man_n for_o say_v he_o by_o way_n of_o admiration_n and_o gloriation_n behold_v my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n 7._o such_o as_o do_v right_o value_v this_o approbation_n of_o god_n will_v be_v careful_a also_o to_o feed_v much_o upon_o the_o thought_n of_o it_o as_o a_o soul-refreshing_a subject_n to_o be_v much_o consider_v meditate_a upon_o and_o tender_o cherish_v that_o it_o be_v not_o overclouded_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v misconstruct_v in_o the_o world_n for_o these_o cause_n do_v he_o twice_o mention_v it_o in_o divers_a term_n my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o my_o record_n on_o high_a 8._o such_o as_o do_v seek_v to_o have_v this_o testimony_n of_o god_n will_v be_v careful_a to_o entertain_v high_a thought_n of_o god_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v be_v excite_v to_o sincerity_n that_o so_o they_o may_v not_o be_v delude_v in_o boast_v of_o it_o therefore_o do_v he_o mention_v this_o 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discouragement_n as_o for_o their_o scorn_n we_o need_v not_o restrict_n it_o to_o what_o be_v say_v chap._n 15.4_o where_o he_o be_v challenge_v for_o cast_v off_o of_o prayer_n though_o he_o be_v very_o tender_a in_o go_v about_o that_o duty_n nor_o need_v we_o search_v their_o discourse_n to_o find_v any_o express_a and_o palpable_a way_n of_o mock_v he_o but_o the_o thing_n he_o point_v at_o in_o this_o be_v that_o with_o much_o oratory_n and_o fine_a expression_n as_o the_o word_n also_o signify_v they_o set_v themselves_o to_o undervalue_v he_o and_o decry_v his_o integrity_n and_o piety_n and_o all_o the_o defence_n whereof_o he_o make_v use_v to_o justify_v himself_o and_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o use_v he_o tender_o that_o they_o grate_v upon_o his_o sore_n and_o reflect_v upon_o his_o pierce_a affliction_n as_o badge_n of_o his_o wickedness_n all_o which_o he_o look_v upon_o as_o a_o insolent_a and_o scornful_a deportment_n doct._n 1._o scorn_n be_v a_o very_a sad_a trial_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v add_v to_o other_o affliction_n for_o job_n resent_v it_o as_o such_o thus_o david_n often_o complain_v of_o it_o psal_n 35.21.40.15_o &_o 70.3_o and_o god_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o persecution_n heb._n 11.36_o gen._n 21.9_o with_o gal._n 4.29_o 2._o saint_n under_o affliction_n must_v not_o expect_v to_o get_v through_o without_o contempt_n and_o scorn_n that_o this_o may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o sharp_a point_n to_o carry_v in_o the_o dart_n of_o affliction_n to_o wound_v the_o spirit_n and_o so_o their_o trial_n may_v be_v complete_a for_o job_n be_v here_o assay_v with_o it_o see_v psal_n 123.4_o 3._o man_n may_v be_v guilty_a of_o scorn_v the_o afflict_a who_o yet_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o serious_a and_o all_o those_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o who_o by_o prejudices_fw-la and_o misconstruction_n weaken_v the_o hand_n of_o afflict_a godly_a man_n and_o do_v sleight_n their_o affliction_n and_o undervalue_n they_o and_o their_o piety_n because_o of_o their_o affliction_n let_v they_o convey_v it_o under_o never_o so_o specious_a pretence_n and_o in_o never_o so_o fine_a and_o eloquent_a term_n for_o job_n find_v scorn_n in_o their_o deportment_n towards_o he_o 4._o albeit_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n be_v a_o sharp_a trial_n to_o godly_a man_n in_o affliction_n come_v from_o who_o it_o will_v yet_o it_o heighten_v the_o trial_n when_o it_o come_v from_o friend_n and_o godly_a friend_n who_o shall_v be_v tender_a and_o compassionate_a to_o friend_n in_o affliction_n for_o it_o add_v to_o his_o trial_n that_o his_o friend_n scorn_v he_o or_o be_v his_o scorner_n 5._o as_o afflict_a saint_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o exercise_v before_o god_n that_o they_o may_v be_v approve_v of_o he_o so_o this_o will_v aggravate_v their_o guilt_n who_o scorn_v they_o who_o god_n approve_v for_o job_n in_o his_o affliction_n be_v pour_v out_o tear_n to_o god_n and_o this_o heighten_v their_o fault_n that_o they_o scorn_v he_o who_o be_v thus_o exercise_v see_v ps_n 69.10_o 11._o 6._o scorn_v and_o discouragement_n shall_v not_o deter_v saint_n from_o prayer_n but_o rather_o to_o excite_v they_o to_o go_v about_o it_o for_o so_o be_v here_o imply_v that_o not_o only_o they_o do_v scorn_v he_o who_o be_v pray_v but_o he_o pray_v on_o notwithstanding_o their_o scorn_n to_o do_v otherwise_o give_v satan_n great_a advantage_n 7._o man_n ought_v to_o be_v very_o tender_a in_o prayer_n especial_o when_o affliction_n and_o injury_n be_v let_v loose_a to_o drive_v they_o to_o it_o for_o in_o this_o case_n job_n do_v not_o only_o pray_v but_o his_o eye_n pour_v out_o tear_n or_o drop_v unto_o god_n and_o albeit_o tear_n which_o be_v external_a evidence_n of_o tenderness_n be_v not_o always_o at_o command_n yet_o tenderness_n itself_o will_v not_o be_v want_v thus_o david_n be_v so_o to_o say_v only_a prayer_n in_o trouble_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a psal_n 109_o 4._o 8._o to_o continue_v in_o prayer_n and_o tenderness_n notwithstanding_o trouble_v scorn_v and_o discouragement_n be_v a_o sure_a evidence_n of_o honesty_n and_o will_v prove_v a_o sweet_a cordial_n though_o other_o do_v not_o notice_n it_o for_o it_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o job_n honesty_n that_o when_o his_o friend_n scorn_v he_o his_o eye_n pour_v out_o tear_n to_o god_n and_o he_o comfort_v himself_o in_o this_o against_o all_o their_o scorn_n 9_o a_o sincere_a and_o tender_a man_n persevere_v to_o seek_v god_n under_o all_o disadvantage_n may_v yet_o be_v suspend_v from_o comfort_n and_o from_o get_v a_o answer_n for_o though_o job_n be_v thus_o exercise_v yet_o his_o trial_n go_v on_o which_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o judge_v of_o supplicant_n or_o their_o supplication_n by_o their_o present_a success_n verse_n 21._o o_o that_o one_o may_v plead_v for_o a_o man_n with_o god_n as_o a_o man_n plead_v for_o his_o neighbour_n follow_v the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n wherein_o job_n prosecute_v his_o former_a desire_n and_o wish_v that_o he_o may_v plead_v his_o cause_n with_o god_n in_o this_o verse_n and_o press_v it_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o present_a condition_n be_v as_o he_o think_v near_o unto_o death_n five_o 22._o and_o though_o this_o desire_n be_v another_o argument_n confirm_v his_o assertion_n v._o 17_o take_v from_o his_o confident_a undertake_n if_o he_o can_v to_o plead_v his_o integrity_n before_o god_n himself_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v join_v with_o the_o former_a argument_n by_o the_o copulative_a and_o which_o be_v express_v in_o the_o original_a yet_o i_o have_v take_v it_o up_o as_o a_o new_a purpose_n and_o part_n of_o his_o discourse_n because_o it_o be_v so_o large_o insist_v on_o and_o prosecute_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n as_o for_o his_o desire_n in_o this_o verse_n there_o be_v a_o difficulty_n how_o to_o understand_v his_o way_n of_o express_v it_o that_o one_o may_v plead_v for_o a_o man_n with_o god_n this_o some_o understand_v not_o of_o his_o plead_n for_o himself_o because_o of_o that_o which_o follow_v as_o a_o man_n plead_v for_o his_o neighbour_n where_o the_o word_n plead_v which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o original_a be_v repeat_v from_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n but_o of_o the_o plead_n of_o some_o other_o for_o god_n approbation_n to_o he_o in_o this_o debate_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o special_a work_n of_o charity_n to_o help_v a_o distress_a man_n in_o his_o prayer_n and_o desire_n to_o god_n but_o this_o interpretation_n agree_v not_o with_o job_n practice_n elsewhere_o where_o he_o desire_v to_o plead_v his_o cause_n himself_o other_o do_v understand_v it_o of_o christ_n the_o intercessor_n and_o do_v read_v the_o end_n of_o the_o former_a verse_n and_o this_o whole_a verse_n by_o way_n of_o confident_a assertion_n from_o the_o
to_o extricate_v saint_n out_o of_o deadly_a difficulty_n and_o to_o give_v glorious_a issue_n from_o deadly_a extremity_n when_o he_o see_v it_o good_a for_o they_o so_o to_o do_v see_v isai_n 26.19_o ezek._n 37.11_o 12._o verse_n 2._o be_v there_o not_o mocker_n with_o i_o and_o do_v not_o my_o eye_n continue_v in_o their_o provocation_n the_o second_o ground_n of_o his_o press_a desire_n to_o plead_v with_o god_n be_v that_o be_v thus_o afflict_v and_o near_o unto_o death_n his_o friend_n spare_v not_o to_o mistake_v censure_n and_o mock_v his_o condition_n and_o his_o discourse_n and_o carriage_n thereupon_o which_o do_v so_o embitter_v he_o that_o it_o deprive_v he_o of_o night_n rest_n this_o both_o add_v to_o his_o affliction_n that_o when_o he_o be_v a_o die_a he_o be_v thus_o deal_v with_o and_o it_o help_v on_o his_o bodily_a weakness_n portend_v his_o death_n and_o therefore_o he_o desire_v to_o betake_v himself_o to_o debate_v his_o cause_n with_o god_n have_v such_o cruel_a friend_n to_o deal_v with_o upon_o earth_n of_o this_o see_v further_o chap._n 16.20_o here_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v great_a cruelty_n to_o add_v affliction_n to_o the_o afflict_a as_o here_o they_o do_v to_o job_n when_o they_o mock_v he_o who_o be_v so_o low_a see_v psal_n 69.25_o 26._o job_n 19.21_o 22._o 2._o saint_n in_o their_o trouble_n may_v expect_v to_o meet_v with_o this_o measure_n of_o have_v trial_n heap_v upon_o trial_n upon_o they_o as_o here_o job_n find_v one_o trial_n will_v not_o be_v a_o shelter_n from_o another_o when_o there_o be_v need_n of_o it_o their_o trial_n must_v be_v complete_a to_o search_v they_o thorough_o other_o also_o must_v be_v try_v in_o their_o compassion_n and_o sympathy_n by_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o trial_n and_o god_n delight_v to_o give_v proof_n under_o how_o much_o trial_n he_o will_v support_v his_o people_n 3._o afflict_a man_n have_v ofttimes_o cause_n to_o ascribe_v much_o of_o their_o death_n to_o the_o cruelty_n of_o their_o friend_n under_o their_o affliction_n as_o to_o a_o instrumental_a cause_n for_o job_n subjoin_v their_o cruelty_n as_o no_o small_a cause_n of_o his_o weakness_n v._n 1._o portend_v his_o death_n unfaithful_a friend_n in_o a_o sad_a time_n be_v guilty_a of_o many_o degree_n of_o murder_n 4._o friend_n prove_v very_o cruel_a in_o trouble_n by_o their_o want_n of_o tenderness_n and_o mock_v of_o the_o afflict_a see_v chap._n 21.3_o when_o they_o look_v light_o upon_o their_o affliction_n lam._n 1.12_o when_o they_o read_v they_o wrong_n as_o if_o they_o be_v evidence_n of_o wickedness_n and_o do_v weaken_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o godly_a afflict_a man_n under_o they_o for_o job_n find_v provocation_n or_o imbittering_n in_o their_o mock_n which_o deprive_v he_o of_o rest_n 5._o he_o assert_v this_o by_o way_n of_o question_n be_v there_o not_o mocker_n with_o i_o &_o c_o or_o by_o way_n of_o grave_a asseveration_n and_o oath_n if_o there_o be_v not_o mocker_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o he_o purge_v himself_o of_o prejudice_n and_o calumny_n in_o assert_v this_o and_o express_v his_o regret_n that_o his_o case_n be_v so_o little_o consider_v that_o he_o must_v so_o strong_o assert_v it_o and_o excite_v other_o to_o notice_n it_o it_o teach_v that_o saint_n may_v get_v that_o to_o bear_v which_o be_v real_o very_o sad_a and_o yet_o get_v little_a credit_n or_o pity_n under_o it_o it_o will_v not_o easy_o be_v believe_v how_o deep_a some_o trouble_n will_v draw_v upon_o they_o and_o how_o much_o they_o will_v wound_v and_o embitter_v they_o they_o who_o be_v cruel_a to_o they_o may_v be_v so_o little_a sensible_a what_o hurt_v they_o do_v that_o they_o will_v rather_o be_v ready_a to_o justify_v themselves_o and_o other_o may_v be_v lay_v by_o and_o the_o afflict_a leave_v alone_o without_o pity_n for_o their_o trial_n 6._o saint_n may_v be_v so_o afflict_v that_o night_n rest_n will_v be_v a_o great_a mercy_n and_o yet_o even_o that_o be_v deny_v unto_o they_o for_o say_v he_o my_o eye_n continue_v or_o lodge_v in_o their_o provocation_n not_o only_o be_v this_o injury_n not_o do_v behind_o his_o back_n but_o to_o his_o face_n and_o in_o his_o very_a sight_n and_o eye_n a_o trial_n which_o saint_n may_v look_v for_o but_o he_o be_v keep_v wake_v in_o the_o night_n thereby_o noâ—_n can_v he_o get_v off_o his_o eye_n from_o pore_v on_o it_o 7._o whatever_o injury_n be_v here_o do_v to_o job_n yet_o his_o own_o weakness_n breed_v his_o distemper_n in_o that_o he_o be_v first_o imbittter_v by_o these_o provocation_n and_o then_o be_v so_o he_o can_v not_o rest_v for_o it_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o precept_n ephes_n 4.26_o it_o teach_v 1._o how_o sad_a soever_o our_o condition_n be_v yet_o our_o own_o distemper_n thereby_o give_v the_o immediate_a rise_n to_o our_o vexation_n 2._o to_o be_v at_o some_o time_n distemper_a and_o embitter_v even_o to_o the_o want_n of_o rest_n though_o it_o be_v a_o gross_a fault_n and_o a_o fit_a of_o impatience_n for_o the_o time_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o conclude_v one_o be_v a_o impatient_a man_n who_o approve_v not_o of_o those_o sit_v and_o wrestle_v against_o they_o for_o job_n who_o be_v so_o commend_v for_o his_o patience_n in_o this_o trial_n james_n 5.11_o fall_v in_o such_o a_o fit_a here_o verse_n 3._o lay_v down_o now_o put_v i_o in_o a_o surety_n with_o thou_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v strike_v hand_n with_o i_o in_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o this_o verse_n job_n subjoin_v to_o his_o former_a press_a grievance_n his_o renew_a desire_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n with_o god_n which_o he_o propound_v to_o god_n himself_o those_o word_n of_o strike_v hand_n with_o he_o be_v borrow_v from_o their_o way_n of_o close_v and_o engage_v in_o bargain_n particular_o in_o suretyship_n prov_n 6.1_o and_o as_o it_o be_v their_o practice_n that_o party_n shall_v strike_v hand_n in_o other_o covenant_n so_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v their_o practice_n also_o when_o they_o engage_v to_o answer_v in_o law_n which_o be_v the_o business_n here_o in_o hand_n as_o for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o lay_v down_o and_o of_o a_o surety_n with_o god_n some_o read_v it_o thus_o appoint_v i_o pray_v thou_o my_o surety_n with_o thou_o that_o be_v appoint_v christ_n to_o be_v my_o surety_n and_o then_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v strike_v hand_n with_o i_o that_o be_v upon_o these_o term_n i_o decline_v no_o man_n who_o will_v engage_v to_o enter_v the_o list_n to_o debate_v against_o i_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o my_o integrity_n it_o be_v indeed_o certain_a that_o job_n dare_v not_o boast_v of_o his_o integrity_n but_o in_o a_o mediator_n and_o i_o will_v very_o willing_o put_v this_o favourable_a construction_n upon_o his_o wish_n if_o i_o find_v not_o god_n and_o elihu_n pass_v a_o more_o severe_a censure_n upon_o it_o other_o understand_v it_o as_o a_o desire_n that_o god_n will_v appoint_v a_o common_a surety_n or_o umpire_n to_o himself_o and_o job_n who_o may_v dispute_v against_o his_o friend_n for_o that_o cause_n which_o be_v common_a to_o they_o both_o see_v both_o god_n and_o he_o be_v wrong_v by_o their_o doctrine_n this_o interpretation_n have_v a_o truth_n in_o it_o that_o they_o who_o be_v embark_v in_o a_o common_a cause_n with_o god_n may_v expect_v that_o he_o will_v see_v it_o plead_v for_o both_o but_o it_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n where_o job_n desire_v that_o some_o may_v strike_v hand_n with_o he_o as_o a_o party_n in_o the_o debate_n and_o not_o as_o one_o who_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v plead_v by_o a_o common_a umpire_n therefore_o i_o understand_v it_o to_o import_v his_o renew_a desire_n that_o he_o may_v have_v access_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n with_o god_n or_o at_o least_o with_o some_o who_o will_v appear_v on_o god_n behalf_n in_o this_o quarrel_n and_o the_o form_n of_o speech_n be_v take_v 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do_v nothing_o against_o truth_n 2_o cor._n 13.8_o for_o god_n be_v a_o party_n against_o the_o opposer_n of_o truth_n and_o truth_n and_o its_o friend_n will_v be_v find_v too_o hard_o for_o any_o creature_n 2._o as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o unbeseeming_a saint_n to_o be_v cruel_a to_o any_o see_v the_o sense_n of_o mercy_n to_o themselves_o shall_v make_v they_o merciful_a to_o other_o matth._n 18.23_o 35._o tit._n 3.2_o 3_o 4._o so_o in_o particular_a it_o be_v a_o heinous_a sin_n not_o only_o to_o be_v against_o godly_a man_n in_o what_o be_v right_a but_o even_o to_o be_v violent_a and_o bitter_a and_o persecute_v they_o and_o ready_o this_o follow_v upon_o the_o former_a any_o opposition_n to_o truth_n tend_v to_o persecute_v of_o it_o if_o there_o be_v a_o tentation_n 3._o that_o favourer_n of_o truth_n be_v afflict_v by_o god_n be_v the_o great_a disadvantage_n of_o those_o who_o oppose_v and_o persecute_v they_o for_o if_o we_o join_v the_o former_a argument_n with_o this_o 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relate_v to_o the_o state_n or_o his_o person_n and_o they_o fail_v in_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o maintain_v their_o cause_n it_o must_v be_v great_a cruelty_n violent_o to_o persecute_v they_o especial_o when_o they_o be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o though_o their_o miscarriage_n he_o real_a sin_n yet_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v charge_v upon_o the_o state_n of_o their_o person_n as_o alter_v it_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v meek_o deal_v with_o as_o brethren_n in_o reprove_v they_o 2_o thess_n 3.14_o 15._o 7._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o shame_n for_o man_n not_o only_o to_o fail_v in_o their_o duty_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v need_v admonition_n to_o set_v about_o
and_o as_o he_o do_v hereby_o insinuate_v that_o they_o have_v former_o mock_v he_o rather_o than_o answer_v to_o what_o he_o say_v so_o this_o ironical_a concession_n mock_v on_o do_v further_a imply_v that_o if_o they_o hear_v he_o as_o they_o ought_v they_o will_v not_o persist_v to_o mock_v he_o or_o if_o they_o do_v he_o will_v bear_v it_o the_o more_o patient_o if_o once_o he_o be_v hear_v and_o therefore_o he_o think_v they_o ought_v to_o hear_v he_o see_v it_o may_v prevent_v their_o further_a miscarriage_n or_o at_o least_o they_o shall_v allow_v he_o this_o poor_a case_n to_o get_v leave_n to_o speak_v his_o mind_n let_v they_o make_v of_o it_o what_o they_o please_v when_o he_o have_v do_v doct._n 1._o godly_a man_n may_v be_v so_o much_o mistake_v by_o other_o that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o patient_o hear_v they_o speak_v for_o themselves_o for_o job_n impli_v here_o that_o he_o be_v interrupt_v and_o not_o suffer_v to_o speak_v man_n shall_v be_v prepare_v for_o such_o a_o lot_n as_o this_o and_o it_o point_v out_o how_o much_o they_o need_v to_o study_v sincerity_n and_o to_o approve_v themselves_o to_o god_n see_v they_o may_v meet_v with_o such_o usage_n from_o man_n and_o self-seekers_a and_o such_o as_o hunt_v after_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n shall_v consider_v how_o unsure_a a_o foundation_n man_n opinion_n and_o approbation_n be_v and_o how_o loose_a a_o grip_n they_o have_v thereof_o even_o when_o they_o think_v they_o be_v most_o esteem_v 2._o not_o only_o may_v godly_a man_n be_v thus_o misconstruct_v but_o their_o lad_a complaint_n may_v be_v but_o matter_n of_o mockage_n even_o to_o their_o dear_a friend_n as_o job_n here_o find_v who_o have_v be_v but_o mock_v by_o they_o which_o be_v the_o construction_n he_o put_v upon_o all_o their_o discourse_n and_o the_o consolation_n they_o have_v offer_v to_o he_o see_v chap._n 12.4_o man_n will_v be_v more_o ready_a to_o mock_v and_o insult_v over_o godly_a man_n especial_o in_o affliction_n than_o either_o to_o answer_v their_o argument_n or_o recover_v they_o out_o of_o their_o suppose_a error_n and_o it_o be_v but_o in_o effect_n mockery_n to_o deal_v with_o a_o afflict_a godly_a man_n as_o they_o deal_v with_o he_o 3._o be_v the_o condition_n of_o godly_a man_n under_o affliction_n well_o consider_v it_o will_v be_v find_v no_o matter_n of_o sport_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o child_n play_v wherewith_o they_o be_v exercise_v for_o job_n discourse_n import_v that_o they_o will_v not_o mock_v on_o and_o will_v find_v that_o he_o speak_v nothing_o that_o may_v procure_v their_o scorn_n if_o they_o hearken_v to_o it_o attentive_o 4._o man_n who_o get_v their_o conscience_n discharge_v and_o their_o mind_n speak_v in_o behalf_n of_o truth_n may_v enjoy_v peace_n whatever_o be_v the_o miscarriage_n of_o other_o for_o if_o they_o will_v suffer_v he_o that_o he_o may_v speak_v it_o will_v not_o trouble_v he_o though_o they_o mock_v on_o 5._o it_o be_v a_o poor_a advantage_n be_v it_o well_o consider_v when_o man_n get_v liberty_n to_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sinful_a course_n as_o here_o job_n suppose_v they_o gain_v nothing_o when_o they_o be_v permit_v to_o mock_v on_o verse_n 4._o as_o for_o i_o be_v my_o complaint_n to_o man_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o why_o shall_v not_o my_o spirit_n be_v trouble_v in_o the_o three_o argument_n press_v attention_n in_o this_o verse_n he_o obviate_v the_o exception_n which_o may_v be_v take_v at_o his_o complaint_n and_o assert_n that_o his_o complaint_n be_v not_o direct_v to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n and_o if_o it_o be_v otherwise_o he_o may_v have_v much_o cause_n of_o grief_n and_o trouble_n and_o as_o to_o his_o scope_n in_o this_o the_o word_n may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o justification_n of_o his_o complaint_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o that_o his_o complaint_n be_v not_o for_o ordinary_a stroke_n inflict_v by_o man_n such_o as_o they_o see_v but_o for_o stroke_n inflict_v by_o god_n immediate_a hand_n in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n he_o can_v not_o keep_v a_o measure_n in_o they_o yea_o have_v he_o but_o to_o complaint_n of_o stroke_n inflict_v by_o man_n such_o as_o they_o see_v and_o be_v they_o only_o his_o party_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o his_o spirit_n be_v trouble_v or_o shorten_v as_o the_o word_n be_v in_o all_o his_o resolution_n to_o be_v patient_a this_o interpretation_n do_v import_v that_o man_n in_o trouble_n shall_v not_o be_v too_o severe_o censure_v though_o their_o passion_n and_o distemper_n put_v they_o to_o grief_n and_o complaint_n and_o especial_o when_o god_n be_v a_o party_n in_o trouble_n and_o menâ—ly_o under_o more_o pressure_n than_o only_o outward_a trouble_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n they_o get_v it_o not_o so_o well_o bear_v but_o some_o weakness_n do_v appear_v but_o it_o seem_v rather_o that_o the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o complaint_n in_o itself_o that_o his_o complaint_n be_v direct_v to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o they_o and_o therefore_o since_o god_n hear_v he_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o hear_v he_o also_o and_o to_o excite_v they_o to_o ponder_v this_o the_o more_o he_o add_v that_o if_o he_o have_v not_o god_n to_o complain_v unto_o but_o man_n only_o to_o deal_v with_o it_o may_v have_v add_v much_o to_o his_o trouble_n consider_v how_o cruel_o they_o deal_v with_o he_o whence_o learn_v 1._o it_o do_v beseem_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o they_o that_o they_o prove_v not_o rebel_n under_o their_o affliction_n and_o grievance_n nor_o do_v rest_n upon_o what_o may_v be_v expect_v from_o man_n but_o do_v go_v to_o god_n with_o they_o for_o whatever_o be_v job_n fail_n in_o these_o his_o complaint_n yet_o it_o be_v commendable_a that_o his_o complaint_n be_v not_o to_o man_n 2._o saint_n may_v be_v so_o far_o mistake_v and_o neglect_v by_o all_o other_o that_o they_o will_v be_v drive_v to_o this_o bless_a necessity_n that_o they_o must_v go_v to_o god_n with_o all_o their_o grievance_n for_o so_o be_v job_n necessitate_v to_o make_v his_o complaint_n not_o to_o man_n see_v psal_n 142.4_o 5._o 3._o when_o saint_n be_v thus_o hem_v in_o it_o be_v a_o call_n to_o go_v to_o god_n who_o will_v respect_v they_o when_o all_o sleight_n they_o for_o so_o job_n look_v upon_o it_o when_o in_o that_o case_n he_o make_v his_o complaint_n not_o to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n see_v 1_o sam._n 30.6_o 4._o god_n be_v so_o compassionate_a to_o his_o own_o child_n when_o they_o come_v to_o he_o in_o affliction_n as_o may_v make_v the_o best_a of_o friend_n ashamed_a of_o their_o short_a come_n in_o duty_n to_o they_o and_o saint_n will_v find_v that_o in_o he_o which_o they_o will_v find_v no_o where_o else_o for_o so_o much_o do_v the_o force_n of_o job_n argument_n import_n that_o since_o his_o complaint_n be_v not_o to_o man_n they_o may_v well_o give_v attention_n to_o what_o god_n suffer_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o himself_o 5._o saint_n in_o their_o trouble_n will_v ready_o find_v their_o case_n intolerable_a be_v they_o leave_v upon_o man_n and_o have_v not_o god_n for_o a_o refuge_n for_o so_o much_o do_v job_n here_o suppose_v if_o it_o be_v so_o why_o shall_v not_o my_o spirit_n be_v trouble_v verse_n 5._o mark_v i_o and_o be_v astonish_v and_o lay_v your_o hand_n upon_o your_o mouth_n the_o four_o argument_n press_v attention_n be_v that_o if_o they_o will_v look_v to_o he_o or_o consider_v his_o condition_n and_o what_o he_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o various_a dispensation_n of_o divine_a providence_n it_o may_v astonish_v they_o to_o think_v upon_o they_o and_o their_o own_o mistake_n about_o they_o and_o may_v make_v they_o silent_a and_o not_o speak_v as_o they_o do_v whence_o learn_v 1._o before_o man_n judge_v of_o god_n deal_v in_o any_o particular_a or_o of_o the_o affliction_n or_o lot_n of_o other_o they_o ought_v to_o consider_v and_o mark_v they_o narrow_o as_o here_o job_n require_v of_o they_o mark_v i_o or_o look_v unto_o i_o my_o condition_n and_o my_o doctrine_n concern_v god_n providence_n 2._o man_n may_v see_v and_o hear_v much_o of_o that_o which_o yet_o they_o consider_v and_o mark_v but_o little_a for_o they_o both_o see_v his_o condition_n and_o hear_v what_o he_o be_v now_o to_o say_v from_o his_o former_a discourse_n and_o yet_o say_v he_o mark_v i_o or_o look_v to_o i_o as_o calling_z for_o more_o accurate_a attention_n man_n do_v see_v many_o thing_n and_o yet_o observe_v they_o not_o isa_n 42.20_o and_o it_o be_v a_o plague_n upon_o they_o when_o they_o see_v and_o perceive_v nor_o isa_n 6.9_o
trouble_n may_v be_v inflict_v upon_o godly_a man_n that_o it_o may_v help_v they_o to_o find_v the_o worth_n of_o piety_n in_o these_o cordial_a support_n and_o refreshment_n which_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n do_v then_o afford_v 7._o whatever_o profit_n man_n reap_v by_o piety_n yet_o it_o redound_v not_o to_o god_n who_o reap_v no_o profit_n by_o it_o nor_o have_v any_o pleasure_n in_o it_o upon_o that_o account_n for_o here_o it_o be_v inquire_v can_v a_o man_n be_v profitable_a to_o god_n be_v it_o any_o pleasure_n to_o the_o almighty_a that_o thou_o be_v righteous_a etc._n etc._n to_o assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o undeniable_a truth_n that_o he_o can_v be_v profit_v thereby_o and_o this_o commend_v the_o selfsufficiency_n and_o infinite_a goodness_n of_o god_n who_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o seek_v we_o and_o our_o service_n for_o our_o own_o good_a and_o cry_v down_o all_o opinion_n of_o ouâ—_n merit_n all_o conceit_n of_o ourselves_o and_o all_o murmur_a at_o god_n dispensation_n 8._o whatever_o be_v the_o lord_n condescendence_n in_o take_v pleasure_n in_o his_o people_n righteousness_n and_o service_n yet_o they_o lose_v all_o this_o advantage_n who_o conceit_n or_o boast_v of_o their_o own_o worth_n for_o to_o such_o in_o special_a it_o may_v be_v say_v be_v it_o any_o pleasure_n to_o the_o almighty_a that_o that_o thou_o be_v righteous_a as_o here_o it_o be_v say_v to_o job_n in_o the_o like_a case_n and_o afterward_o god_n confirm_v it_o by_o elihu_n see_v gal._n 6.3_o 9_o man_n be_v natural_o so_o so_o selfish_a that_o they_o will_v far_o more_o easy_o assent_v to_o general_a truth_n then_o admit_v of_o particular_a application_n wherein_o they_o be_v concern_v therefore_o he_o propound_v this_o assertion_n first_o in_o general_n v._o 2._o that_o he_o may_v make_v way_n for_o the_o particular_a application_n of_o it_o v._o 3._o 10._o whatever_o fault_n there_o be_v in_o a_o godly_a man_n plead_v of_o his_o own_o integrity_n yet_o that_o will_v not_o prove_v he_o wicked_a for_o eliphaz_n do_v mistake_v in_o this_o and_o his_o true_a challenge_n do_v not_o prove_v his_o conclusion_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v careful_a that_o we_o fasten_v no_o more_o even_o upon_o man_n real_a fault_n than_o they_o will_v bear_v and_o that_o we_o judge_v not_o of_o saint_n estate_n by_o the_o weakness_n that_o break_v forth_o in_o a_o hour_n of_o tentation_n verse_n 4._o will_v he_o reprove_v thou_o for_o fear_n of_o thou_o will_v he_o enter_v with_o thou_o into_o judgement_n this_o verse_n contain_v his_o second_o argument_n to_o prove_v job_n wicked_a which_o may_v be_v interpret_v diverse_a way_n the_o word_n fear_v of_o thou_o may_v be_v render_v thy_o fear_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o this_o sense_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v god_n do_v not_o reprove_v and_o enter_v in_o judgement_n with_o thou_o as_o by_o his_o rod_n he_o do_v for_o thy_o fear_n reverence_n and_o religion_n therefore_o since_o he_o have_v enter_v in_o judgement_n with_o thou_o it_o must_v be_v for_o thy_o wickedness_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o truth_n that_o whatever_o god_n do_v to_o any_o yet_o he_o have_v no_o quarrel_n at_o their_o piety_n if_o it_o be_v sincere_a and_o godly_a man_n ought_v to_o reckon_v that_o it_o be_v so_o yet_o this_o will_v not_o prove_v eliphaz'_v conclusion_n for_o god_n may_v reprove_v and_o even_o plead_v his_o quarrel_n because_o he_o love_v his_o own_o and_o he_o may_v afflict_v they_o that_o he_o may_v prove_v and_o try_v they_o and_o that_o he_o may_v manifest_v his_o own_o glory_n in_o their_o support_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o own_o grace_n in_o they_o but_o as_o the_o word_n be_v translate_v the_o sense_n be_v as_o if_o have_v say_v as_o thy_o righteousness_n can_v profit_v god_n v._o 2_o 3._o so_o neither_o do_v he_o fear_v hurt_v from_o thou_o nor_o needs_o he_o pick_v a_o quarrel_n lest_o otherwise_o â—e_n shall_v sustain_v prejudice_n by_o thou_o see_v chap_n 35.6_o therefore_o his_o proceed_n can_v be_v partial_a but_o according_a to_o justice_n and_o consequent_o thou_o must_v be_v wicked_a since_o he_o afflict_v for_o thy_o affliction_n must_v either_o be_v for_o sin_n or_o for_o nothing_o see_v he_o need_v neither_o fear_n thou_o will_v grow_v so_o good_a that_o he_o can_v reward_v thou_o or_o so_o great_a that_o he_o can_v command_v thou_o this_o argument_n be_v faulty_a and_o proceed_v upon_o the_o same_o mistake_n with_o the_o former_a interpretation_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o cause_n find_v why_o god_n afflict_v man_n but_o either_o for_o wickedness_n or_o for_o goodness_n or_o fear_v of_o hurt_n from_o the_o party_n if_o he_o be_v not_o afflict_v whereas_o as_o have_v be_v say_v there_o be_v many_o more_o wise_a reason_n of_o his_o procedure_n however_o the_o general_n doctrine_n may_v teach_v 1._o god_n reproof_n be_v judicial_a process_n or_o they_o will_v draw_v to_o that_o if_o not_o take_v with_o therefore_o be_v they_o join_v here_o reprove_v and_o enter_v into_o judgement_n the_o one_o as_o explicate_v the_o other_o 2._o man_n passion_n and_o particular_o their_o cowardly_a fear_n be_v great_a enemy_n to_o justice_n therefore_o it_o be_v suppose_v here_o that_o to_o act_v out_o of_o fear_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o do_v just_o coward_n be_v always_o cruel_a and_o unjust_a 3._o god_n be_v above_o all_o fear_n of_o the_o creature_n or_o of_o any_o hazard_n from_o they_o for_o say_v he_o will_v he_o reprove_v thou_o for_o fear_n of_o thou_o &_o c_o which_o as_o it_o prove_v his_o greatness_n so_o also_o the_o justice_n of_o all_o his_o proceed_n verse_n 5._o be_v not_o thy_o wickedness_n great_a and_o thy_o iniquity_n infinite_a follow_v to_o v._o 12._o the_o three_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o many_o sin_n against_o the_o second_o table_n wherewith_o he_o think_v he_o may_v just_o charge_n job_n and_o for_o which_o he_o think_v he_o be_v just_o punish_v the_o 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necessity_n call_v for_o may_v be_v far_o to_o seek_v see_v ezek._n 24_o 23._o dan._n 9.13_o 2._o many_o time_n we_o get_v a_o bad_a account_n of_o our_o prayer_n because_o our_o distance_n from_o god_n make_v we_o wild_a in_o our_o prayer_n either_o lust_a after_o thing_n unlawful_a as_o israel_n do_v in_o the_o wilderness_n or_o cry_v up_o these_o thing_n as_o our_o happiness_n which_o nearness_n unto_o god_n will_v make_v we_o undervalue_v and_o complain_v of_o lot_n as_o intolerable_a which_o a_o right_a frame_n of_o spirit_n will_v make_v we_o easy_o digest_v or_o not_o prefer_v the_o best_a thing_n in_o our_o desire_n though_o the_o thing_n we_o seek_v be_v otherwise_o lawful_a see_v matt._n 6.33_o 3._o though_o we_o seek_v thing_n lawful_a which_o god_n mind_v to_o grant_v and_o do_v seek_v they_o in_o the_o due_a order_n and_o earnest_o yet_o he_o may_v delay_v to_o answer_v because_o the_o general_a frame_n of_o our_o condition_n be_v not_o good_a a_o child_n of_o god_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 in_o trouble_n learn_v 1._o god_n answer_v of_o his_o people_n prayer_n oblige_v they_o to_o praise_v as_o here_o be_v subjoin_v such_o as_o high_o prize_v the_o riches_n seasonableness_n and_o sutablâ—ness_n of_o the_o mercy_n they_o receive_v and_o god_n condescend_v to_o notice_n they_o and_o their_o prayer_n in_o grant_v they_o will_v see_v cause_n not_o to_o spend_v these_o mercy_n upon_o their_o lust_n james_n 4.3_o but_o to_o return_v back_o all_o the_o refreshment_n they_o receive_v in_o praise_n to_o god_n psal_n 50.15_o and_o withal_o a_o child_n of_o god_n trial_n do_v not_o all_o end_n by_o the_o answer_n of_o his_o prayer_n but_o when_o god_n deliver_v he_o out_o of_o his_o distress_n a_o new_a trial_n and_o exercise_n begin_v how_o to_o acknowledge_v and_o improve_v his_o mercy_n and_o to_o give_v evidence_n that_o his_o lust_n be_v mortify_v which_o otherwise_o will_v abuse_v mercy_n 2._o albeit_o praise_n be_v a_o command_v duty_n yet_o it_o be_v sweet_a when_o we_o be_v engage_v thereunto_o with_o our_o own_o consent_n as_o here_o be_v import_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v under_o a_o vow_n to_o praise_v albeit_o no_o pretence_n of_o affection_n or_o voluntariness_n in_o we_o can_v justify_v our_o do_v of_o any_o thing_n as_o service_n and_o worship_n to_o god_n which_o be_v not_o command_v by_o himself_o col._n 2.18_o 23._o yet_o it_o be_v desirable_a when_o affection_n do_v subscribe_v to_o the_o command_n particular_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o praise_n and_o when_o we_o look_v not_o upon_o command_v duty_n only_o as_o that_o which_o we_o must_v do_v as_o they_o speak_v ezra_n 10.12_o but_o that_o which_o we_o will_v do_v voluntary_o and_o cheerful_o as_o love_v our_o duty_n so_o that_o whatever_o be_v want_v in_o our_o performance_n affection_n must_v not_o be_v want_v to_o outstrip_v all_o our_o other_o activity_n and_o mourn_v over_o our_o short_a come_n 3._o special_a care_n shall_v be_v take_v by_o these_o who_o god_n answer_v that_o their_o 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 thou_o if_o we_o restrict_n this_o as_o some_o do_v to_o the_o matter_n of_o prayer_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n it_o import_v the_o great_a familiarity_n of_o a_o reconcile_a man_n with_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v but_o propound_v his_o desire_n and_o what_o he_o will_v have_v to_o god_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v as_o elijah_n be_v familiar_a and_o have_v power_n with_o god_n in_o prayer_n 1_o king_n 17.1_o with_o james_n 5.16_o 17_o 18._o but_o this_o be_v join_v to_o what_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n by_o the_o copulative_a and_o or_o also_o we_o may_v take_v it_o more_o large_o that_o god_n shall_v so_o direct_v a_o godly_a man_n as_o he_o shall_v undertake_v nothing_o but_o it_o shall_v prosper_v and_o
continue_v the_o affliction_n of_o his_o people_n so_o long_o as_o he_o please_v as_o have_v sovereign_a dominion_n their_o own_o bitterness_n under_o trouble_n may_v contribute_v to_o lengthen_v their_o sorrow_n and_o complaint_n and_o the_o discovery_n and_o purge_n of_o their_o dross_n even_o when_o trouble_n have_v touch_v upon_o their_o sore_n may_v be_v so_o long_o in_o work_v as_o may_v continue_v their_o exercise_n long_o upon_o they_o 5._o endeavour_n to_o comfort_n and_o relieve_v the_o afflict_a may_v sometime_o add_v to_o the_o bitterness_n of_o their_o trial_n for_o even_o to_o day_n be_v my_o complaint_n bitter_a import_v also_o that_o his_o bitterness_n be_v not_o a_o little_a augment_v by_o the_o cure_v they_o apply_v to_o his_o sore_n so_o that_o every_o speech_n of_o they_o do_v for_o that_o time_n awake_v all_o his_o sorrow_n and_o bitterness_n upon_o he_o as_o it_o be_v not_o a_o easy_a task_n to_o deal_v with_o trouble_a and_o afflict_a saint_n so_o they_o 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he_o be_v make_v acquaint_v in_o his_o youth_n when_o god_n dwell_v in_o his_o family_n as_o in_o his_o church_n and_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o protect_v his_o family_n and_o make_v it_o to_o prosper_v ps_n 91.1_o 3._o he_o call_v his_o house_n and_o family_n his_o tabernacle_n not_o so_o much_o because_o these_o arabian_n dwell_v sometime_o in_o tent_n for_o we_o find_v here_o a_o city_n where_o he_o dwell_v v._o 7._o and_o his_o son_n have_v house_n chap._n 1.18_o 19_o as_o because_o he_o look_v upon_o his_o house_n as_o but_o a_o tabernacle_n that_o may_v easy_o be_v pull_v down_o when_o god_n will_v and_o as_o the_o place_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n his_o constant_a dwelling-place_n be_v above_o doct._n 1._o acquaintance_n with_o god_n in_o youth_n be_v a_o great_a mercy_n and_o will_v prove_v comfortable_a to_o man_n when_o they_o come_v to_o old_a age_n for_o job_n reflect_v upon_o the_o day_n of_o his_o youth_n as_o desirable_a day_n not_o only_o for_o the_o 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especial_o when_o man_n have_v youth_n and_o health_n to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v improve_v as_o such_o for_o job_n account_v his_o former_a prosperous_a condition_n in_o his_o youth_n desirable_a however_o prosperity_n in_o itself_o be_v still_o a_o mercy_n yet_o to_o the_o wicked_a who_o want_v piety_n it_o prove_v a_o snare_n and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o mercy_n at_o any_o time_n yet_o especial_o in_o youth_n and_o when_o old_a age_n have_v not_o take_v away_o man_n pleasure_n in_o their_o day_n eccl._n 12.1_o and_o therefore_o such_o as_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o this_o mercy_n aught_o to_o remember_v the_o account_n they_o must_v make_v to_o god_n for_o it_o 4._o such_o as_o do_v make_v right_a use_n of_o prosperity_n they_o do_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o uncertain_a pass_a thing_n as_o job_n call_v it_o here_o his_o tabernacle_n see_v 1_o cor._n 7.29_o 30_o 31._o undervaluer_n of_o god_n bounty_n in_o a_o prosperous_a lot_n do_v proclaim_v their_o ingratitude_n and_o their_o immortified_a lust_n and_o that_o they_o be_v seek_v happiness_n in_o temporal_a enjoyment_n which_o because_o they_o can_v find_v they_o be_v therefore_o discontent_v and_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o that_o good_a which_o be_v real_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n as_o solomon_n miss_v of_o happiness_n and_o find_v only_a vanity_n as_o to_o any_o felicity_n the_o creature_n can_v bring_v to_o man_n in_o his_o pursuit_n after_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n fall_v a_o despair_a and_o hate_v of_o all_o his_o labour_n and_o hate_v his_o very_a life_n till_o he_o recollect_v himself_o and_o acquiesce_v in_o that_o good_a thing_n which_o god_n allow_v in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o creature_n though_o they_o can_v make_v man_n happy_a eccl._n 2.1_o
touch_v and_o affect_v with_o his_o disease_n have_v no_o intermission_n of_o pain_n so_o as_o he_o can_v get_v no_o rest_n the_o word_n in_o i_o be_v in_o the_o original_a from_o above_o i_o and_o so_o some_o read_v the_o text_n thus_o he_o pierce_v as_o the_o verb_n be_v singular_a my_o bone_n from_o above_o i_o that_o be_v god_n pierce_v they_o by_o these_o disease_n which_o he_o send_v from_o above_o or_o so_o pierce_v they_o as_o if_o he_o will_v pull_v they_o away_o from_o above_o or_o from_o out_o of_o his_o body_n all_o come_v to_o one_o purpose_n that_o he_o have_v great_a pain_n inflict_v by_o god_n as_o if_o his_o bone_n be_v break_v and_o pierce_v and_o pull_v out_o of_o his_o flesh_n 2._o he_o point_v out_o the_o loathsomeness_n of_o his_o disease_n v._o 18._o the_o original_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n have_v only_o thus_o by_o great_a force_n be_v my_o garment_n change_v whether_o we_o supply_v it_o thus_o as_o in_o the_o translation_n by_o the_o great_a 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may_v also_o be_v understand_v figurative_o that_o he_o be_v become_v base_a and_o vile_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n remember_v his_o base_a original_a and_o that_o he_o be_v but_o dust_n and_o ash_n as_o gen._n 18.27_o all_o these_o may_v be_v join_v in_o one_o for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o when_o godly_a job_n consider_v his_o own_o filthy_a and_o loathsome_a body_n he_o be_v thereby_o lead_v to_o mind_v his_o baseness_n from_o v._o 17._o learn_v 1._o bodily_a pain_n and_o sickness_n be_v a_o very_a sharp_a trial_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v join_v with_o other_o trouble_n upon_o a_o man_n mind_n name_n and_o estate_n for_o here_o after_o he_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o contempt_n oppression_n and_o terror_n under_o which_o he_o suffer_v it_o make_v a_o new_a branch_n of_o his_o complaint_n that_o his_o bone_n be_v pierce_v in_o he_o and_o his_o sinew_n take_v no_o rest_n thus_o do_v satan_n reckon_v that_o affliction_n upon_o job_n body_n will_v try_v he_o to_o purpose_n chap._n 2.4_o 5._o see_v also_o chap._n 33.19_o so_o that_o we_o be_v to_o prize_v it_o as_o a_o great_a mercy_n if_o we_o have_v healthful_a body_n we_o ought_v to_o beware_v that_o we_o abuse_v not_o health_n and_o strength_n we_o ought_v to_o reckon_v that_o our_o trial_n be_v not_o complete_a so_o long_o as_o we_o want_v that_o trial_n of_o pain_a and_o sick_a body_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o pity_v these_o who_o be_v exercise_v with_o it_o 2._o it_o may_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o exercise_v his_o own_o dear_a child_n who_o body_n will_v be_v eternal_o glorious_a with_o much_o bodily_a pain_n even_o amid_o their_o other_o trial_n as_o here_o befall_v job_n this_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o do_v to_o his_o child_n not_o only_o that_o he_o may_v chasten_v some_o of_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o folly_n ps_n 6.2_o and_o 32.3_o but_o that_o hereby_o he_o may_v complete_a their_o trial_n and_o take_v proof_n of_o what_o be_v in_o they_o that_o he_o may_v give_v proof_n how_o much_o trial_n he_o can_v support_v they_o under_o that_o he_o may_v let_v they_o see_v how_o much_o affliction_n may_v be_v consistent_a with_o his_o love_n to_o the_o afflict_a that_o by_o the_o lot_n of_o some_o he_o may_v warn_v all_o to_o prepare_v for_o what_o may_v befall_v they_o be_v thankful_a if_o their_o trial_n come_v not_o to_o that_o height_n and_o extremity_n and_o that_o he_o may_v teach_v all_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v what_o will_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o saint_n in_o glory_n by_o what_o sometime_o they_o be_v in_o this_o world_n 3._o night_n rest_n be_v a_o sweet_a mercy_n which_o sometime_o god_n may_v withhold_v from_o his_o child_n for_o job_n bone_n be_v pierce_v in_o the_o night_n season_n see_v also_o chap._n 7.3_o 4._o and_o 17.12_o ps_n 77.4_o as_o saint_n who_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n aught_o to_o observe_v it_o as_o a_o mercy_n if_o they_o get_v but_o night_n rest_n amid_o their_o other_o trial_n and_o if_o god_n withhold_v it_o 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any_o it_o be_v a_o call_v to_o they_o to_o be_v humble_v 4._o albeit_o man_n do_v ordinary_o glory_n too_o much_o in_o their_o apparel_n yet_o as_o it_o be_v appoint_v to_o cover_v our_o shameful_a nakedness_n so_o god_n may_v humble_v even_o his_o own_o child_n with_o the_o scarcity_n thereof_o in_o time_n of_o need_n and_o by_o its_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o declare_v what_o body_n it_o cover_v for_o so_o job_n garment_n proclaim_v how_o vile_a a_o body_n he_o have_v and_o his_o complaint_n that_o they_o hurt_v he_o do_v seem_v to_o import_v that_o he_o have_v not_o variety_n of_o they_o wherewith_o to_o shift_v himself_o but_o be_v force_v to_o wear_v the_o raiment_n he_o have_v even_o when_o it_o become_v stiff_a and_o hard_o to_o he_o no_o small_a trouble_n and_o pain_n from_o v._o 19_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v good_a to_o have_v constant_a thought_n of_o god_n hand_n in_o all_o we_o meet_v with_o that_o we_o do_v not_o mistake_v and_o miscarry_v and_o of_o his_o design_n and_o 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the_o bless_a advantage_n of_o godly_a man_n that_o as_o their_o low_a condition_n do_v not_o hinder_v they_o to_o pray_v so_o their_o trouble_n lead_v they_o to_o leave_v themselves_o upon_o god_n to_o see_v the_o need_n of_o prayer_n and_o of_o fervency_n in_o it_o if_o they_o will_v practise_v according_o for_o say_v he_o i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o as_o know_v that_o he_o be_v warrant_v to_o pray_v notwithstanding_o his_o deep_a distress_n and_o be_v careful_a to_o improve_v that_o liberty_n in_o fervent_a prayer_n and_o cry_v see_v ps_n 50.15_o 4._o saint_n in_o trouble_n will_v not_o get_v rest_v on_o the_o work_n of_o prayer_n unless_o their_o prayer_n be_v hear_v also_o for_o so_o be_v here_o import_v that_o he_o be_v put_v to_o look_v if_o god_n do_v here_o his_o cry_n see_v ps_n 5.3_o yea_o it_o be_v the_o sad_a of_o saint_n affliction_n under_o trouble_n if_o their_o prayer_n be_v not_o hear_v consider_v both_o their_o press_a need_n and_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o speak_v god_n angry_a when_o he_o do_v not_o hear_v as_o will_v be_v after_o mark_v 5._o although_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a to_o saint_n not_o to_o be_v present_o hear_v in_o trouble_n consider_v god_n promise_n ps_n 50.15_o and_o 55.17_o luk._n 18.7_o 8._o yet_o god_n in_o his_o deep_a wisdom_n may_v seem_v not_o to_o answer_v or_o real_o delay_v to_o answer_v the_o cry_n of_o his_o needy_a people_n for_o i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o and_o thou_o do_v not_o hear_v i_o in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v thou_o do_v not_o answer_v i_o for_o job_n doubt_v not_o but_o he_o hear_v he_o though_o he_o do_v not_o evidence_n so_o much_o by_o grant_v his_o request_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o cry_n let_v his_o friend_n his_o oppressor_n and_o scorner_n of_o he_o deal_v as_o they_o please_v with_o he_o see_v ps_n 22.1_o and_o 69.3_o lam._n 3.8_o 44._o of_o this_o see_v more_o on_o chap._n 22.27_o only_o when_o we_o get_v not_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o our_o prayer_n in_o be_v deliver_v from_o our_o pressure_n let_v we_o labour_n to_o get_v it_o make_v up_o in_o quietness_n of_o spirit_n 1_o sam._n 1.18_o in_o strength_n and_o support_v to_o bear_v our_o pressure_n 1_o cor._n 10.13_o ps_n 138.3_o and_o the_o want_n of_o a_o deliverance_n from_o they_o 2_o cor._n 12.8_o 9_o in_o grace_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o delay_n and_o to_o reap_v good_a fruit_n of_o it_o such_o as_o quicken_a yet_o more_o to_o prayer_n humble_v of_o we_o purge_v of_o our_o dross_n meekness_n under_o such_o a_o lot_n sense_n of_o our_o ill_a deserve_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v better_a than_o many_o answer_n and_o
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be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o job_n trial_n that_o those_o fault_n be_v find_v trouble_n be_v a_o furnace_n which_o will_v discover_v dross_n and_o they_o who_o be_v not_o upon_o their_o guard_n then_o will_v find_v the_o snare_n the_o great_a and_o as_o it_o be_v good_a to_o watch_v and_o mark_v our_o fail_n then_o so_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a not_o to_o reject_v all_o as_o reprobate_n who_o weakness_n break_v forth_o at_o such_o a_o time_n only_o whatever_o pity_n god_n have_v for_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o child_n under_o tentation_n yet_o no_o humble_a man_n will_v give_v himself_o a_o dispensation_n to_o miscarry_v or_o prove_v weak_a 4._o godly_a man_n do_v then_o most_o ready_o miscarry_v under_o trouble_n when_o they_o look_v only_o to_o their_o own_o integrity_n who_o be_v afflict_v for_o albeit_o man_n may_v lawful_o maintain_v their_o integrity_n yet_o elihu_n by_o cite_v job_n expression_n about_o it_o v._o 9_o will_v intimate_v to_o he_o that_o he_o have_v manage_v that_o cause_n ill_a when_o he_o look_v not_o more_o to_o god_n sovereignty_n and_o to_o the_o remainder_n of_o sin_n in_o himself_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o man_n under_o trouble_n have_v a_o eye_n upon_o their_o guilt_n and_o sin_n even_o albeit_o god_n be_v but_o exercise_v their_o faith_n and_o other_o grace_n and_o where_o there_o be_v much_o sincerity_n the_o sight_n of_o sin_n must_v not_o be_v lose_v as_o elihu_n tell_v he_o afterward_o and_o when_o it_o be_v not_o so_o man_n get_v sinful_a cross_n because_o they_o do_v not_o manage_v more_o cleanly_a trial_n well_o psal_n 51.4_o 5._o man_n do_v then_o manage_v their_o integrity_n ill_o when_o because_o they_o be_v sincere_a they_o will_v not_o submit_v meek_o to_o needful_a exercise_n and_o trial_n for_o herein_o do_v job_n miscarry_v while_n look_v upon_o his_o integrity_n v._o 9_o he_o take_v it_o not_o well_o that_o god_n exercise_v he_o as_o he_o do_v v._o 10_o 11._o upright_o man_n shall_v have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v against_o god_n exercise_v of_o they_o than_o if_o they_o have_v not_o such_o a_o testimony_n of_o their_o integrity_n but_o they_o shall_v rather_o bless_v god_n that_o they_o have_v that_o testimony_n to_o support_v they_o a_o querulous_a and_o murmur_a good_a conscience_n be_v in_o so_o far_o not_o good_a 6._o man_n under_o trouble_n be_v apt_a to_o have_v hard_a thought_n of_o god_n and_o his_o deal_n for_o elihu_n by_o cite_v his_o word_n v._o 10_o 11._o do_v intimate_v that_o he_o quarrel_v he_o for_o his_o complaint_n as_o a_o injury_n do_v to_o god_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o keep_v up_o right_a thought_n of_o god_n in_o time_n of_o trial_n and_o therefore_o man_n shall_v be_v upon_o their_o guard_n as_o to_o that_o evil_a and_o if_o they_o be_v keep_v free_a from_o it_o they_o ought_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v preserve_v from_o a_o great_a snare_n 7._o godly_a man_n can_v but_o be_v sad_o affect_v when_o they_o find_v god_n opposite_a unto_o they_o and_o watch_v over_o they_o to_o mark_v their_o fault_n and_o take_v all_o advantage_n against_o they_o for_o this_o his_o complaint_n though_o he_o bitter_a in_o it_o yet_o testify_v his_o honesty_n that_o he_o resent_v that_o as_o his_o great_a affliction_n man_n ought_v to_o try_v what_o affect_v they_o most_o in_o trouble_n for_o thereby_o they_o may_v get_v a_o proof_n of_o their_o sincerity_n or_o unsoundness_n 8._o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a mistake_n to_o suspect_v god_n of_o cruelty_n and_o severity_n towards_o his_o child_n under_o never_o so_o sad_a trouble_n for_o he_o quarrel_v job_n that_o he_o shall_v say_v god_n sound_a occasion_n and_o count_v he_o for_o his_o enemy_n for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o it_o will_v have_v produce_v sad_a effect_n than_o any_o he_o have_v yet_o feel_v godly_a man_n shall_v mourn_v when_o they_o commit_v so_o horrid_a injustice_n against_o god_n and_o shall_v be_v convince_v that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n when_o they_o hearken_v to_o such_o tentation_n see_v psal_n 77.7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o it_o be_v the_o great_a haste_n to_o bring_v we_o first_o to_o mourn_v for_o these_o miscarriage_n before_o we_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o trouble_n 9_o though_o god_n sharp_a deal_n be_v a_o lesson_n ill_a to_o read_v yet_o it_o will_v not_o warrant_v man_n quarrel_v of_o he_o more_o than_o if_o they_o complain_v without_o the_o least_o probable_a cause_n for_o all_o those_o evidence_n which_o he_o produce_v v._n 11._o be_v no_o proof_n nor_o give_v he_o warrant_n to_o say_v that_o god_n count_v he_o for_o a_o enemy_n v._o 10._o for_o even_o the_o sad_a of_o dispensation_n will_v not_o prove_v his_o enmity_n against_o saint_n but_o they_o may_v consist_v with_o and_o slow_a from_o his_o love_n to_o they_o verse_n 12._o behold_v in_o this_o thou_o be_v not_o just_a i_o will_v answer_v thou_o that_o god_n be_v great_a than_o man_n follow_v to_o v._o 31._o the_o second_o part_n of_o elihu_n speech_n or_o his_o refutation_n of_o these_o assertion_n of_o job_n conclude_v this_o in_o sum_n that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o a_o godly_a man_n shall_v complain_v or_o querulous_o seek_v a_o reason_n of_o such_o dispensation_n see_v god_n be_v not_o only_o sovereign_a and_o absolute_a v._o 12_o 13._o but_o do_v clear_o speak_v more_o to_o man_n by_o those_o lot_n than_o they_o do_v well_o perceive_v or_o mark_v v._o 14_o 30._o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v 1._o elihu_n general_a censure_n of_o job_n speech_n intimate_v that_o whatever_o he_o be_v as_o to_o the_o state_n of_o his_o person_n or_o in_o other_o thing_n yet_o in_o this_o he_o can_v but_o account_v he_o unjust_a that_o as_o be_v mark_v chap._n 32.2_o he_o shall_v so_o justify_v himself_o as_o to_o complain_v of_o god_n deal_v towards_o he_o a_o righteous_a man_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o only_o desire_v to_o argue_v with_o god_n as_o be_v insinuate_v v._o 13._o upon_o that_o matter_n but_o because_o he_o see_v not_o a_o reason_n of_o god_n deal_n therefore_o he_o will_v presumptuous_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n nor_o can_v god_n give_v any_o reason_n for_o it_o all_o which_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o follow_a dispute_n 2._o we_o have_v the_o first_o argument_n whereby_o he_o refute_v job_n propound_v in_o general_n namely_o that_o god_n be_v great_a than_o man_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o be_v power_n authority_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o holiness_n wisdom_n and_o every_o other_o attribute_n and_o albeit_o job_n friend_n make_v ill_a use_n of_o this_o argument_n to_o prove_v job_n wicked_a yet_o it_o prove_v elihu_n conclusion_n strong_o namely_o that_o the_o best_a of_o man_n shall_v be_v more_o humble_a than_o job_n be_v before_o and_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o so_o great_a a_o god_n and_o in_o their_o plead_n with_o he_o and_o shall_v defer_v more_o to_o his_o wisdom_n and_o holiness_n than_o to_o their_o own_o for_o whereas_o job_n talk_v so_o much_o of_o his_o righteousness_n and_o complain_v that_o he_o be_v afflict_v be_v such_o a_o man_n elihu_n answer_v that_o god_n who_o have_v afflict_v he_o be_v infinite_o above_o he_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o righteousness_n and_o every_o way_n great_a than_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v more_o sober_a in_o his_o discourse_n from_o this_o verse_n learn_v 1._o in_o clear_v of_o march_n betwixt_o right_n and_o wrong_n or_o truth_n and_o error_n man_n shall_v not_o only_o make_v use_n of_o clear_a light_n and_o argument_n but_o they_o shall_v set_v affection_n on_o work_n also_o and_o strive_v to_o put_v conscience_n to_o it_o which_o will_v help_v much_o in_o debate_n therefore_o before_o
character_n 7._o it_o be_v a_o fault_n intolerable_a in_o any_o especial_o in_o a_o godly_a man_n to_o say_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o advantage_n of_o wicked_a man_n in_o their_o evil_a course_n or_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o piety_n for_o it_o be_v job_n great_a fault_n that_o he_o have_v answer_n for_o wicked_a man_n see_v psal_n 73.11_o 12_o 13._o 8._o when_o godly_a man_n do_v not_o bear_v affliction_n patient_o or_o do_v reflect_v upon_o god_n because_o of_o they_o they_o harden_v wicked_a man_n in_o their_o way_n for_o thus_o do_v job_n answer_v for_o wicked_a man_n 9_o as_o any_o sin_n be_v odious_a in_o any_o especial_o in_o godly_a man_n so_o much_o more_o when_o they_o be_v stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a in_o it_o for_o here_o be_v his_o crime_n to_o add_v rebellion_n to_o his_o sin_n or_o by_o persist_v in_o his_o sin_n to_o turn_v it_o into_o rebellion_n which_o man_n ought_v to_o advert_v unto_o that_o there_o be_v not_o much_o of_o will_n in_o their_o sin_n whereof_o paul_n be_v free_a rom._n 7.19_o that_o they_o sin_v not_o against_o light_n that_o when_o they_o sin_n it_o may_v be_v their_o burden_n and_o they_o may_v endeavour_v to_o amend_v it_o rom._n 7.24_o 25._o and_o that_o they_o persist_v not_o in_o any_o sin_n notwithstanding_o any_o reproof_n or_o warning_n or_o correction_n send_v to_o reclaim_v they_o which_o be_v job_n fault_n 10._o when_o godly_a man_n be_v sore_o afflict_v and_o ill_o guide_v under_o it_o they_o may_v have_v foul_a fit_n of_o stubbornness_n and_o rebellion_n before_o they_o become_v tame_a and_o their_o trouble_n may_v break_v and_o crush_v they_o before_o they_o come_v to_o bow_v and_o stoop_v under_o it_o for_o so_o job_n add_v rebellion_n to_o his_o sin_n and_o grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o in_o his_o fit_n as_o asa_n also_o do_v in_o another_o case_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o and_o when_o man_n under_o trouble_n be_v not_o thorough_o convince_v but_o it_o may_v be_v mistake_v as_o job_n be_v they_o will_v 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which_o by_o darkness_n lose_v its_o lustre_n as_o to_o our_o sense_n for_o then_o we_o can_v discern_v it_o do_v by_o the_o morning-light_n recover_v as_o to_o our_o sense_n a_o new_a lustre_n as_o if_o clay_n be_v new_o stamp_v and_o receive_v a_o new_a impression_n by_o a_o seal_n and_o as_o if_o the_o earth_n be_v deck_v with_o a_o new_a garment_n and_o variety_n of_o ornament_n see_v mat._n 6.28_o 29._o psal_n 104._o 30._o doct._n 1._o our_o mercy_n be_v ofttimes_o take_v out_o of_o our_o sight_n that_o we_o may_v learn_v to_o prize_v they_o as_o darkness_n turn_v the_o earth_n â—o_o be_v as_o it_o be_v without_o form_n and_o shape_n 2._o mercy_n be_v not_o always_o lose_v when_o they_o disappear_v and_o be_v take_v out_o of_o our_o sight_n as_o the_o earth_n lose_v not_o that_o real_a lustre_n which_o it_o have_v in_o the_o day_n though_o want_v of_o light_n hide_v it_o from_o our_o sight_n 3._o after_o mercy_n seem_v to_o be_v lose_v and_o go_v they_o may_v yet_o be_v recover_v 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creature_n have_v yet_o none_o of_o they_o be_v exempt_v from_o subjection_n to_o god_n dominion_n for_o he_o do_v retch_v the_o wild_a ass_n jer._n 2._o â—4_n and_o behemoth_n job_n 40.19_o and_o this_o most_o insolent_a man_n who_o neither_o fear_n god_n nor_o reverence_n man_n will_v be_v make_v to_o find_v isa_n 37.28_o 29._o 4._o that_o god_n have_v abundance_n of_o wild_a and_o untamed_a creature_n at_o his_o command_n do_v evidence_n that_o he_o need_v not_o be_v in_o man_n reverence_n for_o service_n or_o sacrifice_n as_o psal_n 50.8_o 12._o which_o may_v humble_v they_o who_o presume_v to_o quarrel_n god_n because_o he_o seem_v not_o to_o notice_n they_o and_o their_o integrity_n and_o service_n which_o be_v job_n practice_n 5._o man_n indigence_n be_v continual_o proclaim_v not_o only_o in_o his_o daily_a need_n of_o food_n and_o that_o himself_o must_v be_v keep_v at_o a_o continual_a labour_n for_o his_o food_n but_o in_o that_o he_o need_v the_o help_n of_o other_o creature_n to_o labour_n for_o his_o meat_n as_o here_o be_v intimate_v that_o he_o need_v beast_n to_o drive_v with_o his_o burden_n v._o 7._o and_o to_o labour_v the_o ground_n and_o bring_v in_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o for_o he_o v._o 10_o 11_o 12._o 6._o the_o untameableness_n of_o some_o creature_n serve_v to_o commend_v the_o love_n of_o god_n who_o tame_v other_o of_o they_o for_o man_n use_n as_o here_o be_v intimate_v that_o though_o the_o wild_a ass_n and_o unicorn_n will_v not_o yet_o other_o will_v be_v drive_v and_o will_v serve_v and_o abide_v by_o our_o crib_n it_o speak_v somewhat_o of_o god_n when_o we_o see_v a_o little_a boy_n lead_v and_o command_v a_o horse_n or_o ox_n which_o be_v much_o strong_a than_o himself_o 7._o albeit_o every_o thing_n be_v not_o for_o that_o use_n which_o we_o desire_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o therefore_o useless_a for_o those_o beast_n sâ—rve_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n albeit_o they_o will_v not_o serve_v man_n 8._o creature_n and_o lot_n will_v prove_v not_o according_a as_o they_o seem_v to_o promise_v in_o themselves_o but_o according_a as_o god_n make_v they_o to_o be_v for_o when_o one_o sort_n of_o ass_n be_v dull_a &_o unserviceable_a another_o sort_n be_v wild_a and_o though_o the_o ox_n be_v tame_a for_o labour_n yet_o the_o unicorn_n which_o be_v strong_a and_o may_v work_v more_o be_v not_o 9_o as_o there_o be_v many_o creature_n feed_v without_o man_n care_n such_o as_o the_o wild_a ass_n and_o unicorn_n beside_o these_o former_o mention_v so_o even_o those_o of_o they_o who_o be_v not_o ravenous_a like_o the_o lion_n and_o raven_n chap._n 38.39_o 40_o 41._o yet_o get_v their_o food_n as_o the_o wild_a ass_n have_v a_o large_a pasture_n their_o case_n be_v not_o desperate_a who_o can_v promiâ—â—_n little_a for_o themselves_o nor_o will_v all_o those_o go_v to_o wrack_n who_o do_v not_o help_v themselves_o by_o violent_a mean_n 10._o god_n can_v command_v even_o the_o wild_a of_o creature_n for_o the_o wild_a ass_n be_v at_o his_o command_n and_o the_o unicorn_n will_v serve_v he_o though_o he_o will_v not_o sâ—rve_v man_n which_o may_v warn_v the_o stouthearted_a and_o undaunted_a to_o fear_v and_o may_v encourage_v the_o godly_a to_o trust_v in_o he_o when_o difficulty_n aâ—e_v impetuous_a and_o violent_a verse_n 13._o give_v thou_o the_o goodly_a wing_n unto_o the_o peacock_n or_o wing_n and_o feather_n unto_o the_o ostrich_n 14._o which_o leave_v her_o egg_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o warm_v they_o in_o dust_n 15._o and_o forget_v that_o the_o foot_n may_v crush_v they_o or_o that_o the_o wild_a beast_n may_v break_v they_o 16._o she_o be_v harden_v against_o her_o young_a one_o as_o though_o they_o be_v not_o here_o her_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a without_o fear_n 17._o because_o god_n have_v deprive_v she_o of_o wisdom_n neither_o have_v he_o impart_v unto_o her_o understanding_n 18._o what_o time_n she_o lift_v up_o herself_o on_o high_a she_o scorn_v the_o horse_n and_o his_o rider_n the_o four_o instance_n contain_v a_o account_n of_o god_n care_n in_o adorn_v sâ—me_a â—â—rds_n and_o his_o care_n of_o the_o careless_a among_o they_o this_o be_v clear_v in_o the_o peacock_n and_o the_o ostrich_n where_o we_o have_v to_o consider_v 1._o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o wing_n of_o peacock_n or_o of_o the_o feather_n in_o their_o tail_n spread_v out_o like_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o bird_n and_o of_o the_o wing_n and_o feather_n of_o ostrich_n v._o 13._o 2._o the_o unnatural_a stupidity_n of_o the_o ostrich_n which_o leave_v her_o egg_n cover_v with_o a_o little_a sand_n to_o be_v hatch_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n v._o 14._o little_o consider_v that_o they_o may_v be_v crush_v by_o the_o sit_fw-mi of_o man_n and_o beast_n which_o pass_v by_o v._o 15._o and_o which_o neglect_v her_o young_a one_o and_o run_v the_o hazard_n be_v it_o not_o for_o god_n care_n of_o lose_v all_o her_o labour_n in_o lay_v of_o her_o egg_n without_o any_o fear_n at_o all_o v._o 16._o and_o that_o because_o god_n have_v deprive_v she_o of_o that_o natural_a instinct_n which_o other_o creature_n have_v v._o 17._o see_v lam._n 4.3_o 3._o that_o though_o she_o be_v thus_o stupid_a and_o unnatural_a yet_o she_o be_v fit_v to_o flee_v danger_n and_o by_o lift_v up_o herself_o on_o high_a scorn_v the_o horse_n and_o his_o rider_n who_o pursue_v she_o v._o 18._o which_o be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o she_o be_v able_a to_o soar_v and_o flee_v high_a for_o by_o reason_n of_o her_o large_a and_o unwieldy_a body_n she_o scarce_o lift_v herself_o from_o off_o the_o ground_n but_z runs_z fleeing_z and_o flee_v run_v make_v use_n both_o of_o her_o foot_n and_o of_o her_o wing_n as_o sail_n to_o help_v she_o forward_o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o when_o she_o thus_o lift_v up_o herself_o to_o escape_v a_o danger_n she_o be_v not_o only_o big_a than_o horse_n and_o rider_n both_o be_v very_o tall_a but_o move_v so_o swift_o and_o withal_o as_o some_o write_v cast_v gravel_n and_o stone_n behind_o she_o with_o her_o foot_n as_o she_o run_v that_o rider_n on_o swift_a horse_n can_v overtake_v she_o nor_o dare_v come_v near_o she_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o arabian_n try_v the_o swiftness_n of_o their_o horseâ—_n by_o their_o run_v after_o the_o ostrich_n from_o the_o instance_n gather_v 1._o god_n be_v to_o be_v see_v and_o acknowledge_v in_o the_o beauty_n he_o have_v put_v upon_o some_o creature_n such_o as_o the_o wing_n and_o feather_n of_o the_o ostrich_n who_o have_v goodly_a plume_n and_o the_o goodly_a wing_n or_o tail_n which_o god_n and_o not_o man_n have_v give_v to_o the_o peacock_n and_o which_o have_v so_o many_o change_a colour_n that_o no_o art_n can_v imitate_v it_o thus_o he_o have_v adorn_v the_o lily_n with_o beauty_n above_o what_o solomon_n have_v in_o his_o glory_n mat._n 6.28_o â—9_n a_o look_n of_o those_o thing_n shall_v not_o be_v pass_v without_o a_o spiritual_a use_n see_v therein_o we_o may_v read_v how_o beautiful_a god_n be_v in_o himself_o and_o in_o his_o dispensation_n and_o what_o beauty_n he_o can_v put_v upon_o any_o of_o his_o creature_n he_o please_v as_o will_v be_v verify_v upon_o the_o vile_a body_n of_o his_o people_n phil._n 3_o 21._o 2._o there_o be_v no_o excellency_n in_o the_o creature_n but_o it_o be_v attend_v with_o some_o imperfection_n which_o may_v show_v that_o they_o be_v but_o creature_n as_o here_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o ostrich_n be_v attend_v with_o stupidity_n 3._o god_n have_v deprive_v some_o creature_n of_o a_o natural_a instinct_n to_o care_n for_o their_o young_a one_o which_o be_v here_o call_v wisdom_n and_o understanding_n v._o 17._o that_o so_o we_o may_v observe_v it_o as_o a_o mercy_n in_o other_o of_o they_o as_o child_n shall_v be_v sensible_a of_o the_o mercy_n they_o receive_v in_o their_o parent_n care_v of_o they_o when_o they_o can_v not_o care_v for_o themselves_o and_o shall_v labour_v to_o require_v it_o 1_o tim._n 5.4_o and_o that_o we_o may_v beware_v of_o provoke_a god_n to_o cast_v we_o into_o those_o difficulty_n which_o will_v deprive_v we_o of_o that_o natural_a affection_n lam._n 4.3.10_o 4._o god_n have_v a_o care_n even_o of_o these_o creature_n which_o be_v cast_v off_o by_o parent_n as_o here_o the_o egg_n and_o young_a one_o of_o the_o ostrich_n be_v tender_v by_o he_o much_o more_o will_v he_o care_v for_o saint_n in_o such_o a_o case_n psal_n 27.10_o 5._o as_o the_o unnatural_a ostrich_n be_v yet_o secure_v by_o her_o swiftness_n v._o 18._o so_o evil_a doer_n may_v prosper_v nor_o shall_v saint_n stumble_v at_o it_o as_o job_n by_o his_o complaint_n do_v evidence_n he_o be_v offend_v thereat_o
or_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o 〈…〉_o as_o they_o ought_v till_o they_o know_v they_o 〈◊〉_d so_o as_o may_v leave_v some_o impression_n upon_o thâ—_n 〈◊〉_d see_v psal_n 139.14_o 3._o as_o for_o the_o nature_n and_o effect_n of_o this_o knowledge_n he_o know_v and_o do_v acknowledge_v this_o truth_n before_o yet_o in_o his_o practice_n he_o walk_v not_o according_a to_o his_o knowledge_n but_o his_o passion_n do_v over-drive_a he_o and_o make_v he_o to_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o think_v otherwise_o and_o as_o if_o he_o have_v judge_v that_o god_n be_v not_o absolute_a in_o his_o power_n and_o dominion_n and_o this_o teach_v that_o practical_a knowledge_n or_o knowledge_n which_o appear_v and_o be_v improve_v in_o practice_n be_v not_o easy_o attain_v even_o by_o godly_a man_n who_o be_v sound_a in_o their_o light_n and_o principles_n and_o that_o whatever_o man_n know_v yet_o nothing_o be_v right_o and_o full_o know_v but_o what_o be_v improve_v in_o practice_n not_o at_o sometime_o only_o but_o in_o their_o great_a exigency_n and_o when_o tentation_n be_v strong_a to_o the_o contrary_a as_o job_n ought_v when_o his_o passion_n be_v strong_a to_o have_v acknowledge_v and_o improve_v this_o truth_n which_o he_o do_v not_o verse_n 3._o who_o be_v he_o that_o hide_v counsel_n without_o knowledge_n therefore_o have_v i_o utter_v that_o i_o understand_v not_o thing_n too_o wonderful_a for_o i_o which_o i_o know_v not_o the_o second_o principle_n and_o lesson_n which_o he_o learn_v be_v man_n inability_n to_o dive_v into_o or_o comprehend_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n of_o this_o he_o make_v profession_n 1._o in_o theft_n or_o in_o general_a that_o man_n do_v but_o obscure_a the_o counsel_n of_o god_n by_o his_o ignorant_a and_o shallow_a conception_n and_o expression_n of_o it_o which_o he_o propound_v by_o way_n if_o repetition_n of_o what_o god_n have_v say_v chap._n 38.2_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n i_o well_o may_v thou_o say_v who_o be_v this_o &_o c_o or_o ask_v who_o be_v this_o that_o be_v so_o presumptuous_a as_o to_o obscure_v thy_o deep_a counsel_n by_o their_o babble_v for_o i_o be_o now_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n that_o they_o do_v but_o hide_v counsel_n without_o knowledge_n and_o i_o have_v the_o same_o low_a esteem_n of_o any_o who_o shall_v attempt_v it_o that_o thou_o have_v as_o for_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o god_n question_n and_o job_n in_o that_o what_o god_n call_v darken_v job_n call_v it_o hide_v and_o whereas_o god_n say_v that_o man_n darken_v counsel_n by_o word_n without_o knowledge_n job_n say_v only_o that_o he_o hide_v it_o without_o knowledge_n all_o come_v to_o one_o purpose_n for_o darken_n and_o hide_v be_v both_o one_o and_o this_o hide_v without_o knowledge_n must_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v do_v by_o word_n though_o it_o be_v not_o here_o express_v or_o it_o may_v be_v conceive_v that_o job_n aggravate_v the_o fault_n now_o when_o he_o be_v sensible_a as_o be_v the_o way_n of_o godly_a man_n when_o they_o come_v to_o see_v their_o folly_n so_o to_o be_v simple_o hide_v be_v more_o than_o to_o be_v only_o darken_v and_o whereas_o god_n have_v mention_v only_o his_o foolish_a expression_n he_o reflect_v upon_o the_o ignorance_n from_o whence_o they_o flow_v and_o upon_o the_o folly_n which_o be_v in_o they_o in_o that_o he_o run_v so_o great_a a_o hazard_n by_o his_o presumption_n 2._o he_o make_v profession_n in_o hypothesi_fw-la or_o in_o particular_a that_o himself_o be_v the_o man_n who_o have_v vent_v his_o ignorance_n and_o have_v utter_v his_o raw_a conception_n of_o these_o marvellous_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n which_o be_v above_o his_o reach_n this_o purpose_n have_v be_v before_o speak_v to_o on_o chap._n 38.2_o we_o may_v here_o brief_o learn_v 1._o whatever_o man_n think_v in_o their_o passion_n yet_o when_o they_o come_v to_o themselves_o they_o will_v subscribe_v to_o the_o verdict_n of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n as_o here_o job_n repeat_v and_o subscribe_v to_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o god_n have_v say_v 2._o it_o be_v a_o truth_n which_o can_v be_v contradict_v that_o there_o be_v deep_a counsel_n and_o wonderful_a wisdom_n in_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n about_o man_n and_o especial_o about_o the_o godly_a as_o here_o be_v suppose_v which_o be_v both_o matter_n of_o encouragement_n to_o they_o and_o of_o caution_n that_o they_o seek_v not_o to_o pry_v into_o these_o thing_n 3._o it_o be_v also_o a_o certain_a truth_n that_o no_o man_n can_v reach_v the_o depth_n of_o god_n counsel_n in_o his_o providence_n particular_o in_o his_o singular_a dispensation_n towards_o the_o godly_a as_o here_o job_n confess_v that_o man_n do_v but_o hide_v counsel_n without_o knowledge_n and_o that_o himself_o have_v utter_v that_o he_o understand_v not_o etc._n etc._n when_o he_o speak_v of_o these_o thing_n 4._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o man_n do_v acknowledge_v in_o general_a that_o there_o be_v ignorance_n and_o short_a come_n in_o take_v up_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n unless_o they_o be_v sensible_a thereof_o in_o themselves_o and_o be_v affect_v with_o their_o own_o particular_a miscarriage_n in_o that_o matter_n as_o job_n here_o subjoin_v his_o particular_a confession_n of_o his_o own_o miscarriage_n to_o the_o general_a challenge_n therefore_o because_o i_o be_v one_o of_o these_o without_o knowledge_n have_v i_o utter_v that_o i_o understand_v not_o thing_n too_o wonderful_a for_o i_o which_o i_o know_v not_o man_n may_v be_v clear_a enough_o in_o general_a truth_n who_o yet_o will_v miscarry_v when_o they_o be_v under_o a_o particular_a tentation_n and_o it_o be_v in_o that_o case_n and_o time_n especial_o that_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v upon_o their_o guard_n 5._o though_o man_n ordinary_o think_v but_o light_a of_o their_o mistake_n of_o god_n and_o of_o their_o babble_n when_o they_o speak_v of_o his_o counsel_n and_o particular_o do_v think_v light_o of_o what_o they_o have_v do_v of_o 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reflect_v on_o ch._n 13.21_o 22._o where_o job_n have_v desire_v to_o debate_v with_o god_n and_o be_v content_a that_o god_n shall_v either_o be_v pursuer_fw-mi or_o defendant_n as_o he_o please_v in_o answer_n to_o which_o proud_a proposal_n god_n have_v take_v he_o at_o his_o word_n ch._n 38.3_o &_o 40.7_o and_o in_o the_o two_o precede_a speech_n have_v act_v the_o part_n of_o a_o pursuer_fw-mi or_o demander_n this_o job_n now_o find_v so_o hard_a for_o he_o that_o he_o decline_v to_o defend_v any_o long_o and_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o propound_v of_o question_n that_o he_o may_v get_v answer_n from_o god_n quest_n but_o be_v not_o his_o offering_n to_o demand_v no_o less_o proud_a than_o when_o he_o offer_v to_o answer_v as_o be_v as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o one_o of_o these_o two_o offer_n which_o he_o have_v proud_o make_v to_o god_n chap._n 13.22_o answ_n that_o be_v not_o the_o demand_v or_o question_v former_o undertake_v by_o job_n in_o his_o passion_n which_o 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saint_n may_v be_v much_o mistake_v of_o their_o case_n when_o god_n thus_o exercise_v they_o notwithstanding_o their_o fear_n and_o tenderness_n for_o albeit_o trouble_n may_v come_v on_o such_o yet_o upon_o due_a examination_n it_o will_v be_v find_v far_o more_o sweet_a than_o what_o they_o fear_v as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o job_n case_n his_o fear_n be_v to_o be_v shake_v out_o of_o his_o prosperity_n as_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n chap._n 1.5_o but_o his_o affliction_n be_v only_o a_o trial_n of_o faith_n his_o fear_n now_o be_v that_o god_n have_v do_v all_o this_o in_o wrath_n without_o any_o respect_n have_v to_o his_o piety_n as_o the_o scope_n of_o his_o reason_n import_v which_o be_v his_o mistake_n and_o contrary_a to_o god_n own_o verdict_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o trouble_n chap._n 2.3_o and_o after_o it_o chap._n 42.7_o 8._o 4._o trouble_v will_v put_v man_n back_o to_o try_v what_o their_o former_a carriage_n have_v be_v and_o whether_o they_o have_v have_v a_o sinful_a hand_n in_o procure_v of_o it_o as_o here_o job_n be_v put_v back_o to_o look_v what_o his_o exercise_n have_v be_v before_o trouble_n come_v these_o who_o will_v not_o examine_v their_o way_n daily_o trouble_n will_v force_v they_o to_o a_o back-search_a and_o then_o that_o will_v not_o satisfy_v nor_o give_v quiet_a which_o our_o wit_n can_v invent_v or_o our_o conscience_n fancy_v to_o themselves_o in_o a_o calm_a day_n but_o conscience_n will_v be_v put_v to_o it_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n impartial_o 5._o albeit_o sometime_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n may_v be_v so_o feeble_a and_o break_a under_o trouble_n that_o their_o conscience_n dare_v not_o assert_v their_o integrity_n but_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o succumb_v under_o every_o challenge_n how_o unjust_a soever_o restore_v what_o they_o take_v not_o away_o psal_n 69.4_o yet_o a_o real_o good_a conscience_n need_v not_o and_z in_o those_o who_o know_v their_o privilege_n and_o allowance_n will_v not_o alter_v its_o testimony_n in_o the_o worst_a time_n but_o what_o it_o say_v in_o peace_n it_o will_v speak_v out_o in_o great_a trouble_n for_o job_n here_o in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o trouble_n do_v assert_v his_o integrity_n and_o afterward_o maintain_v it_o 6._o albeit_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o bless_v god_n and_o comfort_v ourselves_o that_o in_o our_o trouble_n we_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n to_o support_v we_o yet_o the_o corruption_n of_o saint_n may_v take_v advantage_n of_o their_o be_v sincere_a and_o such_o as_o have_v not_o sinful_o procure_v trouble_n to_o bear_v it_o the_o more_o impatient_o for_o job_n make_v it_o a_o argument_n of_o his_o discontent_n that_o he_o be_v thus_o deal_v with_o when_o he_o be_v walk_v tender_o and_o this_o be_v his_o fault_n all_o along_o that_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n and_o a_o just_a quarrel_n he_o do_v manage_v and_o maintain_v it_o too_o hot_o and_o bitter_o and_o to_o silence_v this_o unreasonable_a passion_n saint_n do_v so_o frequent_o get_v sin_n and_o their_o own_o guilt_n mix_v in_o their_o cup_n of_o trouble_n otherwise_o god_n will_v not_o be_v justify_v but_o rather_o judge_v by_o we_o when_o he_o judge_v we_o psal_n 51.4_o with_o rom._n 3.4_o 7._o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o spiritual_a prudence_n in_o saint_n to_o propound_v to_o themselves_o no_o other_o event_n of_o pious_a diligence_n then_o what_o be_v certain_a lest_o disappointment_n make_v they_o faint_a for_o job_n expect_v though_o without_o any_o warrant_n that_o his_o solicitude_n shall_v have_v prevent_v trouble_n and_o be_v now_o disappoint_v it_o make_v he_o lose_v heart_n of_o his_o diligence_n and_o of_o his_o life_n and_o all_o chap._n iu._n hitherto_o in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o book_n we_o have_v a_o account_n of_o the_o sad_a change_n of_o job_n condition_n and_o his_o sharp_a trial_n by_o affliction_n suggestion_n unseasonable_a silence_n of_o friend_n and_o inward_a desertion_n and_o tentation_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o book_n to_o chap._n 32._o give_v a_o account_n of_o another_o sharp_a trial_n and_o exercise_n of_o his_o faith_n in_o maintain_v a_o hot_a dispute_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o integrity_n against_o his_o three_o friend_n who_o call_v his_o piety_n in_o question_n because_o of_o his_o affliction_n the_o dispute_n draw_v to_o a_o great_a length_n two_o of_o they_o grapple_v with_o he_o thrice_o and_o the_o last_o twice_o and_o he_o answer_v to_o they_o all_o because_o of_o the_o great_a eagerness_n of_o both_o party_n of_o the_o friend_n to_o humble_a job_n as_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o of_o job_n to_o maintain_v his_o own_o integrity_n and_o at_o last_o the_o friend_n do_v give_v over_o rather_o out_o of_o weariness_n and_o judge_v he_o desperate_a chap._n 32.1_o than_o any_o way_n satisfy_v with_o what_o he_o have_v say_v in_o all_o which_o debate_n whatever_o be_v satan_n design_n or_o the_o motive_n induce_v the_o friend_n to_o enter_v and_o insist_v on_o this_o dispute_n yet_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o order_v as_o it_o contribute_v exceed_o to_o manifest_v the_o invincible_a power_n of_o god_n in_o job_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o faith_n support_v he_o when_o his_o friend_n be_v combine_v to_o crush_v he_o and_o to_o clear_v many_o mystery_n of_o divine_a providence_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v no_o where_n in_o scripture_n more_o ample_o discuss_v then_o in_o this_o book_n before_o we_o enter_v with_o those_o disputant_n into_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o debate_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o premit_fw-la some_o general_n by_o way_n of_o introduction_n which_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o key_n to_o open_v up_o the_o scope_n and_o drift_n of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o book_n and_o 1._o as_o to_o the_o occasion_n and_o rise_v of_o this_o debate_n it_o flow_v more_o remote_o from_o job_n great_a and_o extraordinary_a affliction_n which_o his_o friend_n conceive_v can_v not_o have_v come_v upon_o he_o have_v he_o be_v a_o godly_a 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by_o the_o judicious_a in_o some_o interpreter_n and_o in_o clear_v thereof_o i_o shall_v not_o insist_v upon_o any_o singular_a principle_n or_o way_n make_v use_v of_o by_o the_o several_a friend_n in_o prosecution_n of_o the_o principal_a question_n which_o some_o interpreter_n labour_v to_o cull_v out_o of_o some_o of_o their_o speech_n those_o if_o any_o such_o there_o be_v which_o yet_o be_v very_o questionable_a may_v be_v seasonable_a enough_o point_v at_o when_o i_o come_v at_o they_o nor_o yet_o shall_v i_o insist_v upon_o what_o be_v yield_v and_o take_v for_o grant_v both_o by_o job_n and_o they_o in_o this_o debate_n namely_o that_o all_o affliction_n fall_v under_o the_o eye_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v the_o principal_a author_n dispenser_n and_o orderer_n of_o all_o affliction_n and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o holiness_n greatness_n and_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n no_o imputation_n can_v be_v fasten_v upon_o he_o in_o afflict_v as_o if_o he_o 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verse_n 19_o have_v thou_o give_v the_o horse_n strength_n have_v thou_o clothe_v his_o neck_n with_o thunder_n 20._o can_v thou_o make_v he_o afraid_a as_o a_o grasshopper_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o nostril_n be_v terrible_a 21._o he_o paw_v in_o the_o valley_n and_o rejoice_v in_o his_o strength_n he_o go_v on_o to_o meet_v the_o arm_a man_n 22._o he_o mock_v at_o fear_n and_o be_v not_o affright_v neither_o turn_v he_o back_o from_o the_o sword_n 23._o the_o quiver_n rail_v against_o he_o the_o glitter_a spear_n and_o the_o shield_n 24._o he_o swallow_v the_o ground_n with_o fierceness_n and_o rage_n neither_o believe_v he_o that_o it_o be_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n 25._o he_o say_v among_o the_o trumpet_n ha_o ha_o and_o he_o smell_v the_o battle_n afar_o off_o the_o thunder_n of_o the_o captain_n and_o the_o shout_n the_o five_o instance_n be_v the_o strength_n and_o courage_n of_o the_o horse_n which_o serve_v man_n especial_o the_o horse_n breed_v for_o war._n it_o be_v god_n and_o not_o man_n who_o have_v give_v he_o great_a strength_n so_o that_o with_o his_o neck_n and_o breast_n he_o run_v down_o what_o he_o rush_v upon_o as_o if_o a_o clap_n of_o thunder_n have_v fall_v upon_o it_o v._o 19_o and_o his_o courage_n be_v no_o less_o than_o his_o strength_n so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v affright_v as_o a_o grasshopper_n but_o his_o snorting_n and_o neighing_n be_v terrible_a v._o 20._o this_o his_o courage_n appear_v especial_o in_o war_n for_o it_o make_v he_o paw_n on_o the_o ground_n with_o his_o foot_n and_o glory_n to_o run_v without_o fear_n among_o arm_a man_n and_o weapon_n v._o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o he_o dig_v the_o earth_n with_o his_o foot_n or_o run_v so_o quick_o over_o it_o to_o come_v to_o the_o battle_n as_o if_o he_o will_v swallow_v it_o up_o and_o find_v nothing_o terrible_a in_o the_o trumpet_n sound_v the_o deadly_a alarm_n to_o the_o battle_n more_o than_o if_o it_o be_v a_o whistle_n and_o not_o a_o trumpet_n v._o 24._o but_o resound_v to_o it_o by_o his_o neighing_n when_o he_o perceive_v by_o the_o dreadful_a noise_n of_o officer_n and_o soldier_n that_o the_o battle_n be_v approach_v v._o 25._o from_o this_o instance_n gather_v 1._o the_o creature_n want_v of_o one_o kind_n of_o advantage_n be_v ordinary_o make_v up_o with_o some_o other_o as_o the_o ostrich_n outstrip_v the_o horse_n in_o swiftness_n v._o 18._o and_o yet_o here_o the_o horse_n excel_v in_o courage_n 2._o albeit_o god_n have_v appoint_v some_o creature_n to_o serve_v man_n yet_o that_o shall_v not_o hide_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o shine_v in_o they_o as_o here_o the_o lord_n point_v out_o his_o glory_n by_o this_o instance_n of_o the_o horse_n to_o convince_v and_o humble_a job_n 3._o god_n who_o give_v strength_n and_o courage_n to_o very_a beast_n as_o here_o he_o do_v to_o the_o horse_n can_v very_o easy_o furnish_v his_o saint_n therewith_o and_o keep_v they_o from_o faint_v as_o they_o have_v need_v as_o job_n have_v find_v by_o experience_n be_v make_v to_o triumph_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o danger_n however_o he_o complain_v 4._o if_o the_o horse_n be_v so_o strong_a and_o courageous_a a_o beast_n do_v yet_o serve_v man_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o jam._n 3.3_o why_o shall_v saint_n be_v diffident_a but_o they_o may_v manage_v and_o overcome_v great_a difficulty_n in_o god_n strength_n 5._o as_o the_o horse_n courage_n appear_v eminent_o in_o war_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o hazard_n so_o shall_v saint_n study_v to_o acquit_v themselves_o in_o a_o day_n of_o trial_n job_n 4.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o prov._n 24.10_o and_o god_n can_v furnish_v they_o against_o such_o a_o time_n above_o any_o thing_n that_o they_o can_v promise_v to_o themselves_o consult_v their_o own_o disposition_n and_o courage_n before_o it_o come_v 6._o this_o strength_n and_o courage_n of_o the_o horse_n be_v a_o great_a excellency_n yet_o god_n have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o it_o nor_o in_o the_o like_a excellency_n which_o be_v in_o man_n psal_n 147.10_o which_o shall_v teach_v we_o not_o to_o conceit_n of_o our_o common_a excellency_n and_o endowment_n but_o to_o delight_v more_o to_o be_v saint_n than_o to_o have_v all_o that_o courage_n strength_n wisdom_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v in_o man_n or_o beast_n psal_n 147.10_o 11._o jer._n 9.23_o 24._o 7._o this_o fierce_a courage_n of_o the_o horse_n must_v be_v manage_v and_o guide_v by_o man_n jam._n 3.3_o to_o show_v that_o fierceness_n be_v but_o a_o beastly_a disposition_n if_o it_o be_v not_o well_o manage_v psal_n 32.9_o 10._o and_o if_o man_n with_o a_o small_a bridle_n do_v command_v the_o fierce_a horse_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v man_n be_v pliant_a to_o god_n and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o he_o have_v hook_n and_o bridle_n also_o for_o they_o isa_n 37.29_o verse_n 26._o do_v the_o hawk_n fly_v by_o thy_o wisdom_n and_o stretch_v her_o wing_n towards_o the_o south_n 27._o do_v the_o eagle_n mount_v up_o at_o thy_o command_n and_o make_v her_o nest_n on_o high_a 28._o she_o dwell_v and_o abide_v on_o the_o rock_n upon_o the_o crag_n of_o the_o rock_n and_o the_o strong_a place_n 29._o from_o thence_o she_o seek_v the_o prey_n and_o her_o eye_n behold_v afar_o off_o 30._o her_o young_a one_o also_o suck_v up_o blood_n and_o where_o the_o slay_v be_v there_o be_v she_o the_o six_o instance_n be_v those_o noble_a bird_n of_o prey_n the_o hawk_n and_o the_o eagle_n for_o the_o first_o albeit_o man_n have_v learn_v a_o art_n of_o train_v hawk_n so_o that_o they_o flee_v after_o their_o prey_n when_o they_o let_v they_o loose_v and_o they_o return_v to_o they_o again_o because_o of_o their_o food_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o by_o any_o wisdom_n from_o man_n that_o they_o do_v flee_v but_o they_o know_v how_o to_o follow_v their_o prey_n before_o ever_o man_n take_v they_o who_o do_v but_o put_v they_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o what_o they_o have_v by_o nature_n for_o their_o own_o recreation_n and_o particular_o it_o be_v from_o god_n that_o the_o hawk_n have_v a_o instinct_n to_o flee_v towards_o the_o south_n shall_fw-mi 26._o as_o wild_a hawk_n in_o cold_a season_n and_o when_o they_o cast_v their_o old_a feather_n do_v flee_v into_o warm_a climate_n till_o their_o new_a feather_n grow_v up_o as_o for_o the_o eagle_n it_o be_v from_o god_n that_o she_o have_v that_o instinct_n and_o strength_n to_o mount_v straight_o upward_o a_o high_a pitch_n than_o any_o other_o bird_n can_v do_v and_o that_o for_o this_o end_n among_o other_o that_o she_o may_v build_v her_o nest_n upon_o the_o high_a and_o unaccessible_a rock_n for_o the_o security_n of_o her_o young_a one_o v._o 27_o 28._o and_o it_o be_v from_o god_n that_o she_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v her_o prey_n at_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n as_o some_o report_n that_o she_o not_o only_o see_v sar_n but_o will_v smell_v dead_a corpse_n very_o far_o off_o and_o come_v to_o it_o for_o blood_n and_o flesh_n to_o herself_o and_o to_o her_o young_a one_o to_o who_o she_o bring_v food_n till_o she_o can_v get_v they_o bring_v to_o it_o v._o 29_o 30._o in_o these_o instance_n we_o may_v observe_v 1._o so_o much_o of_o god_n may_v be_v see_v in_o every_o thing_n that_o even_o the_o recreation_n of_o hawk_v and_o the_o flight_n of_o bird_n may_v afford_v profitable_a and_o edify_a instruction_n as_o here_o the_o hawk_n and_o eagle_n be_v instance_n of_o that_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o shine_v in_o his_o creature_n 2._o since_o god_n â—iâ—ects_v all_o thing_n even_o the_o flight_n of_o bird_n as_o here_o be_v show_v that_o it_o be_v god_n wisdom_n and_o not_o job_n that_o direct_v these_o bird_n in_o their_o several_a motion_n who_o shall_v presume_v to_o direct_v he_o or_o exempt_v themselves_o from_o his_o direction_n or_o order_n concern_v they_o and_o their_o loâ—s_n 3._o since_o he_o direct_v very_a bird_n well_o send_v hawk_n to_o the_o south_n when_o they_o need_v warmth_n and_o eagle_n to_o â—he_n rock_n for_o security_n of_o their_o young_a one_o and_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o discern_v their_o prey_n who_o can_v just_o suspect_v he_o in_o his_o guide_n of_o man_n 4._o the_o sagacity_n of_o the_o eagle_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o what_o godly_a person_n and_o christian_n shall_v be_v mat._n 24._o 28._o luke_n 17.37_o we_o shall_v learn_v at_o they_o to_o flee_v above_o thing_n below_o and_o contemplate_v thing_n above_o as_o they_o look_v upon_o the_o sun_n to_o build_v sure_a upon_o the_o rock_n where_o hazard_n can_v teach_v we_o isa_n 33.16_o mat._n 7.24_o 25._o to_o discern_v and_o smell_v our_o mercy_n though_o they_o be_v very_o far_o off_o as_o job_n do_v chap._n