job_n disclaim_v all_o selfe-justification_n chap._n 9.20_o 21._o if_o i_o justify_v myself_o my_o own_o mouth_n shall_v condemn_v i_o if_o i_o say_v i_o be_o perfect_a it_o shall_v also_o prove_v i_o perverse_a though_o i_o be_v perfect_a yet_o will_v not_o i_o know_v my_o own_o soul_n i_o will_v despise_v my_o life_n what_o can_v be_v say_v more_o full_o to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o the_o abasement_n of_o self_n and_o the_o advancement_n of_o free_a grace_n in_o justification_n he_o say_v indeed_o chap._n 13.18_o behold_v now_o i_o have_v order_v my_o cause_n i_o know_v that_o i_o shall_v be_v justify_v but_o he_o never_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v justify_v for_o the_o cause_n sake_n which_o he_o have_v order_v there_o be_v a_o twofold_a justification_n first_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o man_n in_o reference_n unto_o some_o particular_a act_n or_o in_o his_o cause_n second_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o man_n in_o his_o person_n when_o job_n say_v i_o 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signify_v the_o evil_a of_o affliction_n yet_o here_o i_o shall_v take_v it_o for_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n or_o as_o we_o translate_v wickedness_n which_o denote_v not_o ordinary_a but_o great_a sin_n for_o though_o every_o wicked_a man_n be_v a_o sinner_n yet_o every_o sinner_n be_v not_o proper_o a_o wicked_a man_n further_o wickedness_n in_o the_o former_a and_o iniquity_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n may_v be_v thus_o distinguish_v wickedness_n special_o respect_v those_o act_n by_o which_o we_o hurt_v and_o wrong_v other_o iniquity_n those_o in_o which_o we_o pass_v by_o or_o neglect_v the_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o other_o aquin._n malitiam_fw-la dicit_fw-la plurimam_fw-la sed_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la infinitas_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o pluribus_fw-la peccat_fw-la homo_fw-la omittendo_fw-la quam_fw-la committendo_fw-la aquin._n and_o therefore_o eliphaz_n call_v his_o wickedness_n great_a but_o his_o iniquity_n infinite_a because_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v more_o in_o number_n then_o sin_n of_o commission_n man_n fail_v often_o by_o not_o do_v the_o good_a require_v then_o by_o do_v the_o evil_a forbid_a nature_n can_v easy_o forbear_v that_o which_o it_o like_v or_o please_v it_o then_o be_v conversant_a in_o that_o which_o it_o like_v not_o or_o with_o which_o it_o be_v displease_v be_v not_o thy_o wickedness_n great_a the_o word_n signify_v both_o magnitude_n and_o multitude_n and_o it_o may_v be_v take_v both_o way_n here_o for_o great_a in_o bulk_n and_o great_a in_o number_n but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v who_o wickedness_n be_v not_o great_a or_o be_v any_o sin_n little_a why_o then_o do_v eliphaz_n fasten_v this_o upon_o job_n be_v not_o thy_o wickedness_n great_a i_o answer_v first_o that_o it_o be_v unbecoming_a any_o man_n to_o say_v his_o fin_n be_v little_a we_o shall_v not_o little_o or_o lessen_v our_o sin_n or_o have_v low_a thought_n of_o they_o as_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v low_a thought_n of_o any_o of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n but_o to_o think_v they_o all_o great_a to_o we_o yea_o too_o great_a for_o we_o so_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v light_a thought_n of_o any_o of_o our_o sin_n but_o judge_v the_o least_o of_o they_o great_a and_o the_o light_a of_o they_o heavy_a yea_o even_o too_o great_a and_o too_o heavy_a for_o we_o to_o bear_v nor_o do_v any_o thing_n more_o greaten_v a_o man_n sin_n than_o his_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v little_a second_o i_o answer_v that_o indeed_o no_o sin_n be_v little_a in_o the_o least_o sin_n that_o ever_o be_v commit_v there_o be_v a_o greatness_n as_o commit_v against_o the_o great_a god_n as_o it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n and_o a_o abuse_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o great_a god_n nevertheless_o though_o every_o sin_n thus_o consider_v be_v great_a yet_o comparative_o some_o sin_n be_v but_o little_a and_o sin_n be_v weigh_v one_o with_o the_o other_o we_o may_v give_v this_o distinction_n of_o they_o into_o little_a and_o great_a light_a and_o heavy_a and_o as_o some_o godly_a man_n be_v faithful_a and_o fear_n god_n above_o many_o so_o some_o wicked_a man_n be_v sinful_a and_o dishonour_n god_n above_o many_o be_v not_o thy_o wickedness_n great_a hence_o note_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n not_o only_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o our_o sin_n but_o of_o the_o greatness_n and_o degree_n of_o our_o sin_n eliphaz_n do_v well_o to_o put_v job_n upon_o that_o enquiry_n be_v not_o thy_o wickedness_n great_a though_o he_o do_v ill_o so_o groundless_o to_o suspect_v much_o more_o to_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v so_o when_o moses_n exod._n 32.31_o intercede_v for_o the_o people_n after_o they_o have_v make_v the_o golden_a calf_n he_o make_v report_n of_o their_o sin_n to_o god_n in_o the_o full_a aggravation_n of_o it_o o_o this_o people_n have_v sin_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o have_v make_v they_o god_n of_o gold_n he_o do_v not_o only_o confess_v in_o their_o behalf_n that_o they_o have_v sin_v but_o they_o have_v sin_v great_o they_o have_v say_v he_o sin_v a_o sin_n that_o be_v more_o than_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v sinful_a and_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o they_o have_v sin_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o they_o though_o they_o have_v be_v teach_v and_o have_v profess_v that_o god_n make_v they_o have_v make_v they_o god_n of_o gold_n david_n make_v this_o the_o ground_n why_o he_o do_v beg_v pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n psal_n 25.11_o pardon_v my_o iniquity_n for_o it_o be_v great_a as_o we_o be_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o greatness_n of_o sin_n to_o humble_v our_o soul_n with_o godly_a sorrow_n so_o we_o be_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o greatness_n of_o sin_n when_o we_o sue_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o pardon_n pardon_v my_o sin_n for_o it_o be_v great_a our_o very_a senciblenesse_n that_o our_o sin_n be_v great_a be_v a_o prevayl_v argument_n with_o god_n to_o pardon_v it_o and_o our_o insenciblenesse_n that_o our_o sin_n be_v great_a give_v the_o great_a stop_n to_o the_o pardon_n of_o they_o and_o as_o every_o sin_n have_v the_o more_o need_n of_o pardon_n by_o how_o much_o the_o great_a it_o be_v so_o god_n will_v have_v the_o more_o glory_n in_o pardon_v it_o by_o how_o much_o the_o great_a it_o be_v the_o great_a wound_n and_o sickness_n of_o the_o patient_n have_v the_o more_o need_n of_o cure_v and_o if_o a_o phycitian_n cure_v a_o great_a wound_n or_o sickness_n he_o have_v the_o more_o honour_n by_o the_o cure_n now_o that_o we_o may_v take_v the_o true_a measure_n of_o our_o sin_n we_o must_v look_v upon_o they_o first_o in_o their_o nature_n and_o kind_n of_o what_o sort_n they_o be_v and_o to_o what_o they_o relate_v in_o their_o commission_n second_o in_o their_o circumstance_n when_o how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n they_o have_v be_v commit_v that_o sin_n which_o be_v but_o little_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o may_v be_v a_o very_a great_a one_o in_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o as_o there_o be_v some_o mercy_n which_o we_o receive_v from_o god_n little_a in_o their_o kind_n yet_o great_a in_o their_o circumstance_n and_o very_o oblige_v so_o be_v our_o sin_n some_o fin_n be_v very_o horrid_a in_o their_o own_o nature_n they_o lay_v the_o conscience_n waist_n and_o eat_v out_o the_o very_a principle_n of_o godliness_n such_o be_v atheism_n blasphemy_n and_o idolatry_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n in_o make_v god_n of_o gold_n how_o detestable_a be_v it_o a_o golden_a god_n what_o a_o ugly_a sight_n be_v that_o and_o indeed_o there_o be_v many_o sin_n which_o by_o how_o much_o they_o have_v the_o more_o external_a beauty_n and_o glory_n upon_o they_o the_o more_o ugly_a and_o filthy_a they_o be_v other_o sin_n be_v small_a in_o their_o kind_n yet_o by_o additional_a consideration_n they_o swell_v into_o a_o immense_a vastness_n and_o become_v out_o of_o measure_n finfull_a for_o instance_n first_o to_o sin_n against_o light_n that_o be_v not_o only_o to_o commit_v a_o know_a sin_n but_o to_o commit_v it_o know_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o while_o we_o know_v such_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n yet_o to_o do_v it_o unknowing_o or_o not_o to_o know_v that_o we_o have_v do_v it_o he_o that_o know_v it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o tell_v any_o untruth_n may_v yet_o tell_v one_o and_o not_o know_v it_o but_o when_o we_o do_v that_o which_o be_v a_o know_a sin_n and_o likewise_o know_v that_o we_o do_v it_o than_o we_o have_v no_o cloak_n for_o our_o sin_n second_o to_o sin_n against_o many_o receive_a mercy_n greaten_v it_o exceed_o thus_o the_o lord_n aggravate_v the_o sin_n of_o david_n i_o have_v do_v thus_o and_o thus_o for_o thou_o and_o if_o this_o have_v be_v to_o little_a i_o will_v moreover_o have_v give_v thou_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n wherefore_o have_v thou_o despise_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v evil_a in_o his_o sight_n 2_o sam._n 12.8_o 9_o three_o it_o greaten_v sin_n when_o continue_v in_o after_o warning_n and_o renew_v admonition_n he_o that_o be_v often_o reprove_v harden_v his_o neck_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n prov._n 29.1_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o punishment_n he_o shall_v be_v not_o afflict_v but_o destroy_v the_o quickness_n of_o it_o he_o shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v the_o irrecoverablenes_n of_o it_o and_o that_o without_o remedy_n all_o these_o with_o one_o consent_n vote_v the_o greatness_n of_o that_o sin_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v in_o its_o kind_n which_o be_v persist_v in_o after_o persuasion_n to_o desist_v and_o depart_v from_o it_o the_o church_n be_v command_v to_o pass_v her_o extreme_a censure_n upon_o that_o offend_a brother_n who_o have_v be_v tell_v his_o fault_n first_o
to_o god_n as_o david_n say_v psal_n 25.1_o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n do_v i_o lift_v up_o my_o soul_n bold_n equiparantia_fw-la sunâ—_n caput_fw-la vel_fw-la oculos_fw-la vel_fw-la faciem_fw-la vel_fw-la animam_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la levare_fw-la bold_n eliphaz_n mean_v not_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o a_o heartless_a face_n or_o head_n such_o as_o the_o hypocrite_n or_o formalist_n lift_v up_o to_o god_n in_o worship_n nor_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o a_o mere_a live_a head_n or_o face_n such_o as_o all_o man_n lift_v up_o to_o god_n according_a to_o the_o form_n or_o frame_v of_o their_o natural_a constitution_n aquin._n fiduciam_fw-la habebis_fw-la recurrendi_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la aquin._n but_o the_o courage_n and_o confidence_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o that_o a_o holy_a courage_n and_o confidence_n be_v here_o intend_a and_o there_o be_v not_o many_o who_o can_v thus_o lift_v up_o their_o face_n to_o god_n as_o be_v promise_v here_o to_o job_n by_o way_n of_o privilege_n and_o shall_v lift_v up_o thy_o face_n to_o god_n to_o lift_v up_o the_o face_n be_v take_v under_o a_o twofold_a notion_n in_o scripture_n first_o pinec_fw-la faciei_fw-la elevatio_fw-la orantis_fw-la habitus_fw-la est_fw-la pinec_fw-la as_o a_o gesture_n or_o bodily_a position_n in_o prayer_n he_o that_o pray_v do_v usual_o lift_v up_o his_o face_n to_o god_n and_o so_o to_o lift_v up_o the_o face_n to_o god_n be_v to_o pray_v unto_o god_n a_o corporal_a posture_n be_v put_v often_o in_o scripture_n to_o signify_v a_o spiritual_a duty_n thus_o some_o understand_v it_o here_o thou_o shall_v lift_v up_o thy_o face_n to_o god_n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v pray_v second_o which_o further_o complye_v with_o the_o duty_n of_o prayer_n to_o lift_v up_o the_o face_n sept._n vultum_fw-la attollit_fw-la qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la bene_fw-la conscius_fw-la est_fw-la animoque_fw-la fidenti_fw-la drus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n note_n as_o be_v touch_v before_o confidence_n of_o spirit_n and_o boldness_n courage_n and_o assurance_n towards_o he_o before_o who_o the_o face_n be_v lift_v up_o whether_o god_n or_o man_n the_o septuagint_n who_o rather_o paraphrase_n then_o translate_v this_o text_n give_v this_o sense_n full_o thou_o shall_v be_v confident_a before_o the_o lord_n or_o thou_o shall_v act_v fiducial_o and_o bold_o before_o he_o and_o behold_v heaven_n cheerful_o this_o lift_v up_o the_o face_n be_v oppose_v to_o cast_v down_o the_o face_n &_o that_o be_v a_o phrase_n use_v in_o scripture_n to_o signify_v shame_n and_o fail_v of_o spirit_n when_o courage_n be_v down_o the_o countenance_n be_v down_o too_o as_o we_o say_v such_o a_o man_n have_v a_o down_o look_v that_o be_v there_o be_v a_o appearance_n of_o guilt_n upon_o he_o the_o face_n be_v cast_v down_o three_o way_n first_o by_o fear_n second_o by_o sorrow_n three_o by_o shame_n ezra_n 9.6_o o_o my_o god_n i_o be_o ashamed_a and_o blush_v to_o lift_v up_o my_o face_n unto_o thou_o for_o our_o iniquity_n be_v increase_v over_o our_o head_n so_o luk._n 18.13_o the_o publican_n dare_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n and_o possible_o there_o be_v a_o complication_n of_o all_o these_o three_o cause_n why_o he_o dare_v not_o fear_n sorrow_n shame_n he_o be_v so_o much_o terrify_v so_o much_o grieve_v so_o much_o ashamed_a of_o himself_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n it_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o abner_n to_o asahel_n 2_o sam._n 2.22_o turn_v thou_o aside_o from_o follow_v i_o why_o shall_v i_o smite_v thou_o to_o the_o ground_n how_o then_o shall_v i_o hold_v up_o my_o face_n to_o joab_n thy_o brother_n that_o be_v if_o i_o slay_v thou_o i_o shall_v be_v afraid_a to_o look_v he_o in_o the_o face_n nor_o can_v i_o have_v any_o confidence_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o it_o be_v well_o conceive_v that_o he_o speak_v thus_o for_o it_o be_v indeed_o a_o very_a unusual_a thing_n for_o the_o general_n of_o a_o army_n in_o the_o very_a heat_n of_o war_n to_o look_v after_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o general_n of_o the_o opposite_a army_n but_o i_o say_v it_o be_v conceive_v he_o speak_v thus_o as_o be_v convince_v that_o he_o have_v undertake_v a_o bad_a cause_n in_o uphold_v the_o house_n of_o saul_n against_o david_n and_o therefore_o have_v misgiving_n that_o he_o may_v short_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o joab_n david_n general_n and_o be_v therefore_o unwilling_a to_o provoke_v he_o by_o kill_v his_o brother_n this_o make_v he_o say_v how_o shall_v i_o hold_v up_o my_o face_n to_o thy_o brother_n joab_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o shall_v obstruct_v the_o way_n of_o my_o own_o reconciliation_n to_o thy_o brother_n in_o case_n the_o turn_n of_o thing_n in_o this_o war_n cast_v i_o into_o his_o hand_n by_o kill_v thou_o again_o we_o may_v look_v back_o to_o gen._n 4.5_o where_o it_o be_v report_v of_o cain_n that_o he_o be_v wrath_n and_o his_o countenance_n fall_v anger_n and_o sorrow_n and_o shame_n fall_v at_o once_o upon_o he_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v respect_n to_o abel_n and_o his_o offering_n but_o have_v no_o respect_n to_o he_o or_o he_o cause_v his_o countenance_n to_o fall_v which_o phrase_n stand_v in_o direct_a opposition_n to_o lift_v up_o the_o face_n in_o all_o the_o three_o occasion_n of_o it_o for_o it_o impli_v first_o fear_n which_o be_v oppose_v to_o boldness_n second_o sorrow_n or_o anger_n which_o be_v oppose_v to_o content_a and_o joy_n three_o shame_v which_o be_v oppose_v both_o to_o freedom_n of_o approach_n and_o liberty_n of_o speech_n we_o have_v a_o expression_n which_o parallel_v much_o with_o this_o in_o that_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n psal_n 110.7_o metu_fw-la quoth_v legitur_fw-la exod._n â—4_n 8_o egâ—essos_fw-la filios_fw-la israel_n in_fw-la manu_fw-la excelse_a chaldaâ—â—è_fw-la dicitur_fw-la capite_fw-la discooperto_fw-la i_o e._n palam_fw-la confidentèr_fw-la sine_fw-la metu_fw-la he_o shall_v drink_v of_o the_o brook_n in_o the_o way_n therefore_o 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〈◊〉_d in_o voce_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d puâ—o_fw-la esse_fw-la metotonymiam_fw-la q_o d._n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la locum_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la ipse_fw-la proâ—ptus_fw-la paratusque_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la audiendum_fw-la ubi_fw-la svi_fw-la copâ—am_fw-la facit_fw-la coc._n representat_fw-la deum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la supremum_fw-la judicem_fw-la in_o solio_fw-la excelso_fw-la sedentem_fw-la jusque_fw-la suum_fw-la unicuique_fw-la reddentem_fw-la bold_n sounds_z much_o like_o this_o to_o come_v even_o to_o his_o seat_n and_o this_o job_n do_v not_o only_o as_o embolden_v by_o the_o clearness_n of_o his_o conscience_n towards_o man_n but_o as_o by_o the_o freeness_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n towards_o he_o in_o pursuance_n whereof_o it_o be_v well_o conceive_v by_o a_o learned_a enterpreter_n that_o there_o be_v a_o metonymy_n in_o the_o word_n which_o signify_v a_o prepare_a seat_n that_o be_v such_o a_o seat_n as_o whereon_o god_n present_v himself_o to_o 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