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the_o lord_n have_v take_v what_o will_v job_n charge_v all_o those_o robbery_n upon_o god_n himself_o do_v not_o this_o look_n like_o the_o blasphemy_n that_o the_o devil_n hope_v will_v come_v out_o of_o job_n mouth_n i_o answer_v when_o job_n say_v the_o lord_n have_v take_v it_o do_v but_o set_v forth_o the_o supreme_a power_n and_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n in_o order_v all_o thing_n and_o as_o we_o open_v before_o that_o god_n give_v the_o commission_n to_o satan_n or_o leave_v to_o spoil_v he_o or_o else_o satan_n can_v not_o have_v touch_v one_o of_o the_o dog_n of_o his_o flock_n job_n know_v that_o god_n have_v all_o man_n and_o devil_n fire_n and_o wind_n all_o creature_n in_o his_o hand_n he_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v take_v because_o none_o can_v take_v but_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o he_o be_v satisfy_v that_o god_n will_v that_o in_o righteousness_n and_o in_o judgement_n which_o they_o act_v with_o so_o much_o cruelty_n and_o injustice_n be_v there_o any_o 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and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o pleasure-provoking_a object_n that_o which_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o the_o eye_n will_v present_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o the_o heart_n a_o refresh_n to_o our_o spirit_n and_o that_o pleasure_n which_o shall_v last_v for_o evermore_o in_o heaven_n be_v from_o a_o vision_n that_o shall_v last_v for_o ever_o joy_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v before_o the_o eye_n and_o therefore_o joy_n shall_v for_o ever_o fill_v the_o heart_n the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n consist_v in_o vision_n in_o see_v god_n as_o he_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3.2_o or_o in_o see_v face_n to_o face_n 1_o cor._n 13.12_o which_o be_v the_o vision_n beatifical_a so_o likewise_o there_o be_v a_o afflict_a vision_n the_o eye_n affect_v the_o heart_n with_o sorrow-occasioning_a object_n if_o sorrow_n be_v in_o the_o eye_n it_o will_v not_o stay_v long_o from_o the_o heart_n hence_o when_o sarah-abrahams_n wife_n be_v dead_a abraham_n thus_o bespeak_v the_o people_n among_o who_o he_o dwell_v if_o it_o be_v your_o mind_n that_o i_o shall_v bury_v my_o dead_a out_o of_o my_o sight_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 23.8_o it_o do_v afflict_v the_o heart_n of_o abraham_n with_o sorrow_n to_o see_v the_o body_n of_o his_o decease_a wife_n or_o the_o coffin_n wherein_o she_o lay_v who_o he_o have_v so_o entire_o love_v therefore_o bury_v she_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o when_o joseph_n will_v do_v somewhat_o purposely_o to_o afflict_v and_o touch_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o brother_n with_o more_o remorse_n for_o their_o former_a unkindness_n unto_o he_o the_o history_n say_v gen._n 42.24_o that_o he_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n he_o hear_v they_o in_o their_o private_a conference_n whisper_v one_o to_o another_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o when_o joseph_n perceive_v their_o conscience_n begin_v thus_o to_o work_v he_o resolve_v to_o give_v they_o a_o pill_n at_o their_o eye_n even_o a_o doleful_a spectacle_n yet_o the_o lively_a picture_n of_o their_o deal_n with_o he_o to_o make_v their_o conscience_n work_v fast_o with_o godly_a sorrow_n he_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o judah_n when_o he_o plead_v afterward_o chap._n 44._o for_o the_o carry_v back_o of_o benjamin_n you_o know_v what_o a_o pathetical_a oration_n he_o make_v o_o say_v he_o do_v not_o detain_v benjamin_n for_o when_o i_o come_v to_o thy_o servant_n my_o father_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o see_v that_o his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o he_o see_v that_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o he_o will_v die_v ver_fw-la 30_o 31._o that_o very_a sight_n will_v kill_v my_o father_n and_o for_o i_o to_o see_v my_o father_n die_v will_v be_v death_n to_o i_o also_o for_o so_o he_o conclude_v ver_fw-la 34._o how_o shall_v i_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o i_o lest_o peradventure_o i_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v come_v upon_o my_o father_n oh_o say_v he_o let_v i_o carry_v he_o back_o my_o father_n will_v die_v if_o he_o see_v not_o the_o lad_n and_o so_o shall_v i_o if_o i_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v come_v upon_o my_o father_n he_o know_v that_o sight_n will_v be_v as_o a_o sword_n to_o his_o heart_n and_o as_o a_o dagger_n in_o his_o bowel_n the_o lord_n threaten_v his_o people_n thus_o in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n deut._n 28.31_o thy_o ox_n shall_v be_v slay_v before_o thy_o eye_n thy_o ass_n shall_v be_v violent_o take_v away_o from_o before_o thy_o face_n thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o another_o people_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v mad_a for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v ver_fw-la 34._o and_o ver_fw-la 67._o he_o show_v what_o convulsion_n and_o division_n of_o spirit_n the_o vision_n of_o the_o eye_n will_v bring_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o morning_n thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v even_o and_o at_o even_o thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o heart_n wherewith_o thou_o shall_v fear_v and_o for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v near_o join_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n cause_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o both_o be_v as_o concause_n of_o those_o distract_n thought_n and_o wish_n of_o hasten_v the_o morning_n to_o the_o evening_n and_o again_o sudden_o reduce_v back_o the_o evening_n to_o the_o morning_n unless_o sorrow_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o usual_a custom_n if_o a_o man_n be_v but_o let_v blood_n to_o bid_v he_o 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so_o soon_o as_o ever_o i_o be_v bear_v why_o die_v i_o not_o from_o the_o womb_n why_o give_v i_o not_o up_o the_o ghost_n when_o i_o come_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n have_v receive_v the_o discourtesy_n of_o a_o birth_n death_n will_v have_v be_v a_o favour_n it_o have_v be_v best_a for_o i_o not_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v and_o next_o best_a to_o have_v die_v quick_o or_o assoon_o as_o i_o be_v bear_v that_o be_v the_o meaning_n in_o general_a of_o the_o 11_o and_o 12_o verse_n but_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a examine_v and_o enlighten_v the_o particular_a expression_n 〈◊〉_d why_o do_v not_o i_o give_v up_o
with_o christ_n we_o shall_v expect_v tribulation_n from_o the_o world_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n often_o hint_n such_o thing_n aforehand_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o people_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v surprise_v paul_n testify_v act_n 20.23_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n every_o where_o witness_v that_o bond_n and_o affliction_n do_v abide_v he_o he_o look_v for_o trouble_v in_o all_o place_n this_o make_v he_o both_o patient_a under_o and_o victorious_a over_o all_o his_o trouble_n ungodly_a man_n feel_v trouble_v before_o they_o see_v it_o and_o be_v often_o past_a all_o hope_n before_o they_o have_v have_v any_o fear_n when_o they_o have_v a_o good_a day_n they_o think_v their_o day_n will_v be_v a_o eternity_n and_o last_o for_o ever_o those_o in_o amos_n chap._n 6.3_o be_v merry_a they_o be_v sing_v and_o feast_v eat_v the_o fat_a and_o drink_v the_o sweet_a and_o what_o do_v they_o in_o these_o their_o good_a their_o only_a good_a day_n the_o prophet_n show_v we_o in_o 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