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arguam_fw-la hominem_fw-la qui_fw-la volet_fw-la mâ—cum_fw-la contendere_fw-la cajet_fw-fr item_n chald_v i_o shall_v make_v liar_n against_o my_o right_n that_o be_v whosoever_o stand_v up_o to_o prove_v any_o thing_n against_o i_o as_o you_o have_v do_v say_v i_o be_o wicked_a unrighteous_a or_o hypocritical_a i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o prove_v he_o a_o liar_n but_o neither_o the_o grammatical_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n will_v fair_o bear_v this_o sense_n nor_o do_v it_o well_o correspond_v with_o the_o former_a verse_n drus_n in_o judicio_fw-la meo_fw-la mentior_fw-la pisc_n probarem_fw-la si_fw-la mentiri_fw-la hoc_fw-la sensu_fw-la de_fw-la persona_fw-la dici_fw-la inveniretur_fw-la nam_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la usurpari_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la drus_n three_o thus_o i_o lie_v
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lay_v it_o to_o heart_n nor_o set_v their_o heart_n upon_o it_o thus_o here_o in_o the_o affirmative_a it_o be_v say_v of_o god_n if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o man_n that_o be_v if_o he_o do_v but_o intend_v and_o mind_v this_o matter_n he_o can_v quick_o bring_v it_o about_o even_o the_o perish_v of_o all_o flesh_n if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o man_n pisc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d valet_fw-la contra_fw-la si_fw-mi poneret_fw-la concra_fw-la eum_fw-la cor_fw-la suum_fw-la i_o e._n si_fw-la sibi_fw-la proponeret_fw-la hostiliter_fw-la eum_fw-la aggredi_fw-la pisc_n the_o text_n be_v render_v also_o if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n against_o man_n the_o hebrew_a particle_n signify_v not_o only_o upon_o but_o against_o amos_n 7.16_o prophesy_v not_o against_o israel_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o general_a sense_n of_o that_o read_n may_v be_v give_v two_o way_n first_o if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n against_o man_n to_o inquire_v strict_o into_o his_o life_n and_o way_n if_o he_o shall_v critical_o mark_v all_o his_o error_n or_o fault_n and_o so_o resolve_v to_o proceed_v against_o he_o he_o may_v soon_o make_v a_o end_n of_o he_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n as_o the_o strong_a so_o the_o best_a and_o holy_a of_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o stand_v before_o he_o thus_o the_o word_n be_v a_o answer_n give_v by_o elihu_n to_o that_o frequent_a request_n of_o job_n that_o god_n will_v let_v he_o come_v near_o to_o judgement_n and_o hear_v his_o cause_n argue_v and_o debate_v before_o he_o even_o at_o his_o bar_n but_o say_v elihu_n according_a to_o this_o sense_n if_o god_n set_v his_o heart_n against_o man_n if_o he_o do_v but_o strict_o inquire_v into_o his_o condition_n course_n and_o conversation_n it_o will_v be_v sad_a with_o he_o all_o man_n must_v perish_v those_o two_o place_n in_o the_o psalm_n answer_v this_o interpretation_n full_o psal_n 130.3_o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n o_o lord_n who_o shall_v stand_v that_o be_v no_o man_n shall_v we_o can_v stand_v in_o our_o righteousness_n before_o god_n how_o then_o shall_v we_o stand_v in_o our_o iniquity_n and_o therefore_o the_o second_o text_n deprecate_v the_o lord_n be_v severe_a enquiry_n into_o our_o pure_a and_o most_o perfect_a service_n psal_n 143.2_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v second_o if_o he_o set_v his_o heart_n against_o man_n that_o be_v if_o he_o have_v a_o general_a purpose_n to_o destroy_v and_o ruin_v he_o by_o his_o absolute_a sovereignty_n he_o can_v easy_o do_v it_o what_o god_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o do_v or_o only_o will_v it_o to_o be_v do_v he_o have_v power_n enough_o to_o do_v it_o he_o can_v make_v any_o man_n miserable_a and_o not_o only_o strip_v he_o of_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n but_o of_o his_o life_n too_o and_o as_o he_o have_v power_n enough_o if_o he_o will_v use_v it_o so_o he_o have_v sovereign_a 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