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certain_a consequent_a upon_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o justification_n yea_o joy_n be_v not_o only_o a_o consequent_a but_o a_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o it_o joy_n flow_v out_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o ever_o interrupt_v or_o suspend_v but_o upon_o the_o hide_v of_o righteousness_n out_o of_o our_o sight_n and_o therefore_o joy_n return_v unfayleable_o when_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v thus_o to_o render_v unto_o man_n his_o righteousness_n job_n chap._n 33._o verse_n 27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o he_o look_v upon_o man_n and_o if_o any_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v right_a and_o it_o profit_v i_o not_o he_o will_v deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o
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he_o say_v far_o be_v it_o from_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v wickedness_n injustice_n be_v wickedness_n against_o god_n who_o command_v we_o to_o be_v just_a and_o it_o be_v wickedness_n against_o man_n who_o be_v always_o wrong_v by_o injustice_n second_o as_o to_o that_o particular_a which_o elihu_n charge_v job_n with_o note_n if_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o reward_v those_o that_o serve_v he_o and_o delight_n in_o he_o he_o be_v uxrighteous_a heb_fw-mi 6.10_o god_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v your_o labour_n of_o love_n he_o be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v it_o that_o be_v not_o to_o recompense_v it_o by_o forget_v it_o he_o do_v not_o mean_v the_o let_n of_o it_o slip_v out_o of_o his_o mind_n but_o the_o not_o make_v a_o due_a return_n to_o it_o or_o the_o not_o give_v it_o a_o just_a reward_n it_o be_v unrighteousness_n in_o god_n not_o to_o reward_v those_o who_o serve_v he_o because_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o reward_v they_o say_v to_o the_o righteous_a 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be_v bond_n upon_o the_o promiser_n and_o oblige_v to_o performance_n three_o note_v the_o strong_a god_n the_o mighty_a god_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v do_v any_o unrighteousness_n or_o iniquity_n i_o say_v he_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v do_v iniquity_n god_n can_v do_v no_o iniquity_n because_o in_o he_o there_o be_v none_o he_o be_v my_o rock_n say_v david_n psal_n 92.15_o and_o there_o be_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o he_o as_o none_o can_v do_v righteousness_n but_o they_o that_o be_v righteous_a so_o he_o that_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v unrighteous_a can_v do_v any_o unrighteousness_n that_o in_o the_o psalm_n be_v very_o considerable_a that_o while_o he_o say_v there_o be_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o god_n he_o immediate_o before_o say_v he_o be_v my_o rock_n imply_v that_o god_n can_v no_o more_o be_v move_v or_o remove_v from_o do_v righteous_o than_o a_o rock_n can_v be_v remove_v out_o of_o its_o place_n we_o find_v moses_n also_o give_v god_n the_o same_o 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that_o act_n of_o god_n which_o be_v so_o much_o quarrel_v at_o by_o the_o son_n of_o man_n as_o unrighteous_a and_o unjust_a esau_n have_v i_o hate_v and_o jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o that_o when_o they_o have_v do_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a v._n 11._o what_o say_v some_o will_v god_n do_v thus_o will_v he_o hate_v or_o love_n before_o ever_o man_n do_v good_a or_o evil_n yea_o such_o act_n of_o love_n and_o hatred_n of_o election_n and_o rejection_n be_v go_v out_o from_o god_n and_o because_o paul_n foresee_v that_o man_n according_a to_o their_o narrow_a apprehension_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o say_v sure_o god_n be_v not_o right_a in_o this_o therefore_o he_o subjoin_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o be_v there_o unrighteousness_n in_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o know_v some_o man_n will_v be_v ready_a enough_o to_o say_v so_o and_o think_v they_o have_v reason_n enough_o to_o say_v so_o they_o all_o must_v needs_o say_v so_o who_o measure_n god_n by_o their_o 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principle_n of_o righteousness_n in_o he_o as_o man_n may_v have_v and_o every_o godly_a man_n true_o have_v but_o he_o be_v righteousness_n homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n a_o heathen_a poet_n have_v this_o apprehension_n of_o his_o idol_n god_n they_o love_v not_o unrighteousness_n but_o honour_n justice_n but_o jehovah_n the_o true_a the_o live_a god_n do_v more_o than_o affectionate_o love_v and_o honour_n justice_n he_o be_v be_v essential_o just_a that_o man_n who_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o righteousness_n love_v to_o be_v do_v and_o will_v do_v righteous_a act_n thing_n and_o person_n be_v in_o their_o work_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o be_v he_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v righteous_a 1_o john_n 3.7_o god_n be_v righteous_a
numb_v 12.1_o though_o they_o be_v thus_o near_o relate_v yet_o speak_v irreverent_o of_o moses_n the_o chief_a magistrate_n the_o lord_n say_v to_o they_o v._n 8._o wherefore_o be_v you_o not_o afraid_a to_o speak_v against_o my_o servant_n moses_n yet_o how_o common_a be_v this_o sin_n the_o tongue_n of_o man_n walk_v exceed_v loose_o in_o their_o discourse_n about_o the_o person_n and_o power_n of_o prince_n and_o we_o every_o where_n find_v most_o please_v to_o hear_v well_o of_o themselves_o and_o ill_o of_o other_o or_o to_o speak_v well_o of_o themselves_o and_o ill_o of_o other_o and_o the_o high_a they_o be_v who_o be_v speak_v of_o or_o of_o who_o they_o speak_v evil_a the_o more_o they_o be_v please_v both_o in_o hear_v and_o speak_v evil_a of_o they_o how_o unruly_a be_v their_o tongue_n who_o can_v forbear_v their_o ruler_n thus_o much_o of_o elihu_n question_n as_o it_o be_v resolve_v into_o a_o negative_a proposition_n it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n 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