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nocet_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la passiuè_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la cuâ—_n nemo_fw-la nocet_fw-la and_o my_o father_n house_n and_o the_o king_n and_o his_o throne_n be_v guiltless_a or_o innocent_a that_o be_v free_a from_o all_o evil_a and_o trouble_n while_o she_o say_v the_o iniquity_n be_v upon_o i_o her_o meaning_n be_v let_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o iniquity_n be_v upon_o i_o let_v the_o king_n and_o his_o throne_n be_v guiltless_a let_v no_o punishment_n of_o iniquity_n fall_v either_o upon_o the_o king_n in_o person_n or_o upon_o his_o government_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n the_o word_n be_v read_v exod._n 19.21_o if_o he_o that_o have_v be_v smite_v rise_v again_o and_o walk_v abroad_o upon_o a_o staff_n than_o he_o that_o smite_v he_o shall_v be_v quit_v the_o hebrew_n be_v then_o shall_v he_o be_v innocent_a that_o be_v free_a from_o punishment_n he_o shall_v not_o have_v any_o censure_n or_o judgement_n for_o it_o we_o have_v the_o like_a use_n of_o the_o word_n numb_a 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people_n of_o god_n as_o the_o prophet_n in_o a_o like_a case_n do_v to_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n jer._n 4.18_o thy_o way_n and_o thy_o doing_n have_v procure_v these_o thing_n unto_o thou_o this_o be_v thy_o wickedness_n so_o in_o most_o case_n when_o evil_n and_o judgement_n fall_v upon_o and_o afflict_v the_o people_n of_o god_n we_o may_v say_v your_o not_o do_v what_o you_o have_v promise_v have_v procure_v these_o thing_n unto_o you_o this_o be_v your_o vow-breaking_a or_o your_o neglect_n of_o pay_v your_o vow_n and_o how_o just_o be_v it_o that_o their_o trouble_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v renew_v but_o even_o double_v and_o treble_v yea_o seventimes_o more_o increase_v upon_o they_o who_o slight_a and_o throw_v off_o those_o very_a duty_n which_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o trouble_n in_o expectation_n to_o have_v their_o trouble_n remove_v every_o man_n mouth_n will_v be_v stop_v when_o he_o suffer_v for_o not_o do_v that_o good_a which_o 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vilescit_fw-la dimissus_fw-la oculis_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la svo_fw-la ju_fw-la dicio_fw-la &_o existi_fw-la matione_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la vilescit_fw-la he_o shall_v save_v the_o humble_a person_n that_o be_v the_o person_n who_o be_v low_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n while_o in_o the_o great_a worldly_a height_n the_o person_n that_o humble_v himself_o and_o walk_v humble_o with_o god_n and_o man_n when_o most_o exalt_v thus_o the_o apostle_n james_n exhort_v the_o brother_n of_o high_a degree_n or_o the_o rich_a brother_n to_o rejoice_v in_o that_o he_o be_v make_v low_a jam._n 1.10_o but_o if_o he_o be_v rich_a how_o be_v he_o make_v low_a he_o mean_v it_o not_o of_o a_o lowne_n in_o state_n but_o of_o a_o lowne_n or_o rather_o lowliness_n of_o spirit_n the_o brother_n of_o high_a degree_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o rejoice_v in_o his_o highness_n but_o when_o he_o be_v low_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n lownes_n of_o eye_n be_v more_o than_o a_o virtue_n or_o common_a modesty_n it_o 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do_v not_o give_v they_o to_o eat_v who_o work_n who_o compel_v or_o but_o call_v the_o poor_a to_o tread_v their_o wine-presses_a and_o then_o let_v they_o suffer_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n this_o sin_n be_v commit_v not_o only_o by_o the_o total_a deny_v of_o reward_n and_o wage_n that_o be_v the_o gross_a way_n of_o it_o but_o first_o this_o sin_n be_v commit_v when_o the_o poor_a man_n receive_v not_o a_o reward_n proportionable_a to_o his_o labour_n when_o he_o have_v not_o what_o answer_v his_o work_n but_o his_o wage_n be_v so_o scanty_a and_o short_a that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v a_o live_n of_o it_o for_o the_o comfortable_a according_a to_o his_o degree_n maintain_v of_o his_o charge_n many_o be_v apt_a in_o this_o case_n to_o oppress_v the_o labourer_n while_o they_o pay_v he_o they_o will_v give_v he_o somewhat_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o short_a and_o poor_a that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o subsist_v upon_o it_o hence_o that_o common_a speech_n among_o we_o 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upon_o it_o consider_v how_o strict_a the_o righteous_a lord_n and_o our_o great_a master_n be_v in_o this_o point_n that_o master_n shall_v deal_v well_o with_o their_o servant_n and_o day-labourer_n the_o sun_n must_v not_o go_v down_o upon_o it_o why_o for_o he_o be_v poor_a and_o set_v his_o heart_n upon_o it_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v like_o that_o psal_n 62.10_o if_o riches_n increase_v set_v not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o they_o that_o be_v do_v not_o fix_v your_o affection_n upon_o your_o riches_n think_v not_o yourselves_o happy_a because_o you_o be_v rich_a but_o when_o moses_n say_v the_o poor_a labourer_n set_v his_o heart_n upon_o it_o the_o meaning_n be_v this_o the_o poor_a labourer_n have_v wrought_v hard_o all_o day_n think_v of_o his_o wife_n and_o family_n for_o who_o he_o be_v to_o provide_v and_o then_o remember_v that_o at_o the_o evening_n he_o shall_v have_v his_o wage_n i_o say_v he_o shall_v have_v somewhat_o at_o night_n though_o i_o work_v 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the_o next_o verse_n verse_n 12._o man_n groan_v out_o of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wound_a cry_v out_o yet_o god_n lay_v not_o folly_n to_o they_o this_o verse_n show_v two_o thing_n first_o the_o sad_a effect_n of_o oppression_n it_o make_v man_n groan_n and_o cry_v second_o the_o frequent_a and_o long_a impunity_n of_o oppressor_n yet_o god_n lay_v not_o folly_n to_o they_o man_n groan_v out_o of_o the_o city_n they_o vex_v not_o only_o the_o country_n but_o the_o city_n too_o for_o as_o before_o he_o describe_v country-oppressor_n so_o now_o city-oppressor_n oppression_n be_v a_o sin_n that_o fill_v both_o city_n and_o country_n merc_n
est_fw-la velut_fw-la epiphonema_fw-la ad_fw-la superiora_fw-la merc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clamare_fw-la non_fw-la quoquo_fw-la modo_fw-la significat_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la singultu_fw-la ut_fw-la solent_fw-la moribundi_fw-la merc_n and_o here_o we_o have_v as_o it_o be_v the_o conclusion_n or_o a_o kind_n of_o acclamation_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n will_v you_o know_v what_o work_n these_o man_n make_v they_o be_v so_o high_a in_o their_o cruelty_n that_o man_n groan_n under_o it_o the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v to_o groan_n do_v not_o signify_v any_o kind_n of_o groan_n for_o some_o cry_n before_o they_o be_v hurt_v but_o that_o which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o great_a hurt_n and_o come_v from_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o the_o heart_n even_o such_o a_o groan_n as_o they_o give_v forth_o who_o be_v about_o to_o die_v man_n groan_n from_o out_o of_o the_o city_n this_o show_v the_o impudence_n of_o those_o man_n in_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o their_o impunity_n we_o may_v reasonable_o suppose_v they_o will_v not_o dare_v to_o do_v thus_o in_o the_o open_a city_n though_o they_o have_v do_v it_o in_o a_o corner_n of_o the_o country_n where_o there_o be_v but_o few_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o to_o do_v thus_o in_o the_o city_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n be_v a_o argument_n that_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o modesty_n as_o well_o as_o their_o honesty_n and_o be_v resolve_v not_o only_o to_o do_v evil_a but_o to_o stand_v to_o it_o or_o make_v it_o good_a and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wound_a cry_v out_o that_o be_v the_o wound_a cry_n out_o the_o soul_n be_v put_v for_o the_o person_n or_o the_o man_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wound_a be_v say_v to_o cry_v out_o to_o show_v the_o greatness_n and_o dolefullnesse_n of_o the_o cry_n as_o when_o mary_n say_v my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v the_o lord_n it_o argue_v that_o she_o magnify_v the_o lord_n with_o strong_a affection_n as_o if_o she_o have_v be_v all_o soul_n suâ—h_v also_o be_v the_o force_n of_o that_o passage_n in_o deborahs_n song_n judg._n 5.21_o o_o my_o soul_n thou_o have_v tread_v down_o strength_n she_o tread_v down_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o enemy_n with_o all_o her_o strength_n and_o her_o soul_n which_o be_v her_o strength_n in_o god_n be_v in_o it_o more_o than_o her_o body_n so_o here_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wound_a cry_v out_o that_o be_v the_o wound_a cry_n out_o most_o lamentable_o they_o pour_v out_o their_o own_o soul_n while_o other_o be_v pour_v out_o their_o blood_n but_o what_o be_v these_o wound_v or_o how_o be_v they_o wound_v we_o may_v take_v it_o either_o of_o a_o outward_a or_o inward_a wound_n there_o be_v a_o wound_a spirit_n as_o well_o as_o a_o wound_a body_n many_o be_v wound_v who_o flesh_n be_v whole_a who_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o scar_n make_v in_o their_o skin_n yet_o here_o the_o wound_a be_v such_o who_o flesh_n or_o outward_a state_n be_v wound_v first_o and_o then_o their_o heart_n or_o spirit_n be_v wound_v because_o of_o that_o with_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o wound_a the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v wound_v signify_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o which_o be_v profane_a and_o pollute_a and_o in_o the_o verb_n to_o pollute_v and_o profane_v a_o thing_n idol-worshipper_n be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v pollute_v as_o wound_a man_n with_o blood_n and_o hence_o also_o it_o be_v use_v as_o a_o word_n of_o abomination_n the_o lord_n forbid_v say_v david_n 1_o sam._n 24.6_o and_o again_o two_o sam._n 20.20_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o say_v joab_n in_o both_o which_o place_n the_o action_n abominate_v mihi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polluti_fw-la prophani_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d absit_fw-la vox_fw-la prohibitionis_fw-la &_o abominationis_fw-la res_fw-la prophana_fw-la s_o t_o mihi_fw-la have_v the_o defilement_n or_o pollution_n of_o blood_n in_o they_o and_o the_o jew_n speak_v this_o word_n usual_o rend_v their_o garment_n show_v the_o abhorrence_n and_o indignation_n of_o their_o mind_n at_o blasphemy_n or_o such_o like_a abomination_n now_o because_o wound_v man_n be_v defile_v in_o their_o blood_n therefore_o this_o word_n signify_v the_o wound_a the_o soul_n of_o the_o wound_a cry_v out_o not_o only_o cry_v but_o cry_v out_o which_o impli_v the_o greatness_n of_o their_o wound_n and_o the_o extreme_a painefullnes_n of_o it_o hence_o note_v oppression_n be_v a_o cry_a sin_n and_o make_v the_o oppress_a cry_n the_o blood_n of_o abel_n who_o be_v the_o first_o man_n that_o ever_o be_v outward_o wound_v cry_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a how_o much_o more_o do_v they_o cry_v who_o blood_n be_v pour_v out_o and_o themselves_o under_o present_a fear_n of_o death_n the_o soul_n under_o the_o altar_n cry_v how_o long_a lord_n how_o long_o rev._n 6.9_o those_o soul_n have_v suffer_v and_o be_v past_a suffering_n yet_o they_o cry_v out_o for_o vengeance_n upon_o their_o adversary_n how_o much_o more_o will_v their_o soul_n cry_v who_o be_v under_o suffering_n the_o wound_n of_o the_o wound_a be_v as_o so_o many_o wide_a mouth_n cry_v out_o to_o god_n though_o their_o own_o soul_n shall_v be_v silent_a and_o say_v nothing_o i_o have_v upon_o other_o passage_n in_o this_o book_n meet_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o oppression_n and_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a upon_o it_o therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o further_o stay_v here_o but_o a_o while_n insist_v upon_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o this_o context_n which_o hold_v out_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o considerable_a matter_n of_o it_o the_o oppressor_n do_v all_o these_o wickedness_n but_o what_o do_v god_n sure_o we_o may_v expect_v to_o hear_v of_o god_n in_o the_o next_o word_n heal_v and_o help_v the_o wound_a who_o make_v this_o cry_n and_o wound_v the_o hairy_a scalp_n of_o those_o who_o make_v they_o cry_v have_v not_o god_n a_o fit_a occasion_n put_v in_o his_o hand_n to_o show_v himself_o first_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o oppress_a and_o second_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o oppressor_n he_o that_o behold_v such_o act_n as_o these_o the_o fatherless_a pluck_v from_o the_o breast_n the_o poor_a make_v slave_n the_o labourer_n deny_v his_o wage_n the_o wound_a cry_v groan_a he_o i_o say_v that_o behold_v all_o this_o may_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n sure_o now_o god_n will_v present_o appear_v and_o indeed_o god_n have_v often_o appear_v when_o the_o wicked_a have_v be_v in_o the_o heat_n of_o such_o act_n and_o the_o poor_a in_o the_o heat_n of_o such_o suffering_n psal_n 12.5_o for_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a for_o the_o sigh_v of_o the_o needy_a now_o i_o will_v arise_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v set_v he_o in_o safety_n from_o he_o that_o puff_v at_o he_o yet_o here_o we_o find_v no_o such_o thing_n nothing_o like_o the_o lord_n arise_v for_o the_o save_n of_o the_o poor_a from_o oppression_n or_o for_o the_o break_n of_o oppressor_n job_n see_v or_o have_v see_v the_o poor_a oppress_v and_o the_o needy_a sigh_v but_o do_v not_o see_v god_n come_v either_o with_o deliverance_n or_o revenge_n for_o he_o add_v though_o all_o this_o be_v do_v yet_o god_n lay_v not_o folly_n to_o they_o master_n broughton_n read_v and_o the_o puissant_a mark_v not_o the_o unsavoury_a deal_n his_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o god_n do_v not_o know_v that_o their_o deal_n be_v unsavoury_a or_o that_o he_o do_v not_o observe_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o deal_n but_o he_o do_v not_o observe_v they_o so_o as_o to_o appear_v present_o against_o they_o god_n lay_v not_o or_o god_n put_v not_o the_o meaning_n be_v god_n impute_v not_o or_o god_n charge_v not_o folly_n or_o strict_o to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o which_o be_v unsavoury_a to_o they_o or_o upon_o they_o that_o word_n which_o signify_v a_o thing_n unsavoury_a or_o without_o salt_n in_o a_o natural_a and_o proper_a sense_n may_v elegant_o be_v render_v folly_n in_o a_o moral_a or_o metaphorical_a sense_n for_o foolishness_n or_o folly_n be_v that_o which_o have_v no_o salt_n of_o reason_n righteousness_n bez_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quoth_v fit_a praeter_fw-la omnem_fw-la rationem_fw-la &_o aequitatem_fw-la bez_n justice_n or_o equity_n in_o it_o hence_o the_o word_n be_v often_o use_v to_o signify_v that_o which_o be_v do_v beside_o without_o or_o against_o all_o these_o so_o it_o be_v say_v chap._n 1.22_o in_o all_o this_o job_n sin_v not_o neither_o do_v he_o charge_n god_n foolish_o or_o neither_o do_v he_o charge_v folly_n upon_o god_n it_o be_v this_o word_n job_n do_v not_o think_v that_o god_n deal_v unjust_o or_o unreasonable_o with_o he_o though_o he_o have_v
hereafter_o what_o ever_o portion_n of_o worldly_a profit_n or_o pleasure_n they_o have_v have_v here_o hell_n shall_v consume_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v consume_v for_o ever_o the_o 20_o verse_n may_v carry_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o interpretation_n but_o it_o comply_v more_o clear_o with_o the_o former_a describe_v the_o calamitous_a condition_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n at_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n verse_n 20._o the_o womb_n shall_v forget_v he_o the_o worm_n shall_v feed_v sweet_o on_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o remember_v and_o wickedness_n shall_v be_v break_v as_o a_o tree_n the_o number_n varye_v here_o again_o job_n speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n immediate_o before_o yet_o here_o keep_v to_o the_o same_o subject_n he_o speak_v in_o the_o singular_a the_o womb_n shall_v forget_v he_o signisicat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o verbo_fw-la quod_fw-la intensissiâ—rè_fw-la &_o tenerrimè_fw-la amare_fw-la signisicat_fw-la that_o be_v they_o who_o love_v he_o most_o tender_o and_o dear_o shall_v forget_v he_o the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v the_o womb_n be_v of_o a_o verb_n which_o signifyes_n to_o love_v with_o great_a intensenesse_n and_o tenderness_n it_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o love_n of_o man_n to_o god_n psal_n 18.1_o i_o love_v the_o lord_n i_o love_v the_o lord_n dear_o with_o bowel_n of_o affection_n and_o it_o be_v often_o apply_v to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n unto_o man_n some_o translate_v it_o here_o by_o the_o abstract_n bold_n vim_fw-la majorem_fw-la haber_n per_fw-la abstractum_fw-la obliviscetur_fw-la ejus_fw-la miseratio_fw-la sive_fw-la amor_fw-la sive_fw-la dilectio_fw-la i._n e._n illi_fw-la qui_fw-la eum_fw-la suaviter_fw-la amabunt_fw-la bold_n love_n mercy_n or_o pity_n shall_v forget_v he_o which_o may_v be_v take_v two_o way_n first_o that_o those_o friend_n who_o before_o be_v pitiful_a to_o he_o shall_v forget_v he_o his_o lover_n and_o acquaintance_n who_o be_v dear_a to_o he_o even_o as_o his_o bowel_n they_o shall_v forget_v he_o or_o second_o mercy_n shall_v forget_v he_o that_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n or_o the_o god_n of_o mercy_n shall_v forget_v he_o god_n who_o be_v altogether_o mercy_n shall_v forget_v he_o hell_n shall_v consume_v he_o and_o mercy_n or_o the_o merciful_a god_n shall_v forget_v he_o for_o ever_o the_o vulgar_a read_v it_o by_o way_n of_o imprecation_n let_v mercy_n forget_v he_o other_o as_o a_o direct_a denunciation_n mercy_n shall_v forget_v he_o but_o i_o rather_o apprehend_v that_o this_o phrase_n or_o manner_n of_o speak_v the_o womb_n shall_v forget_v he_o do_v only_o import_v thus_o much_o that_o when_o the_o wicked_a man_n die_v he_o shall_v be_v as_o much_o forget_v among_o man_n as_o if_o such_o a_o man_n have_v never_o come_v out_o of_o his_o mother_n womb_n nor_o be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n but_o be_v not_o wicked_a man_n remember_v to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n when_o once_o they_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n usual_o they_o do_v such_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n as_o can_v easy_o be_v forget_v and_o be_v not_o many_o wicked_a man_n who_o die_v some_o thousand_o of_o year_n ago_o remember_v unto_o this_o day_n as_o if_o they_o have_v dye_v but_o yesterday_o i_o answer_v as_o to_o forget_v always_o impli_v former_a knowledge_n and_o acquaintance_n so_o sometime_o it_o impli_v only_o present_a neglect_n when_o we_o pass_v by_o or_o slight_v a_o man_n than_o we_o be_v say_v to_o forget_v he_o though_o we_o not_o only_o remember_v who_o he_o be_v but_o see_v he_o before_o our_o eye_n much_o more_o than_o may_v we_o be_v say_v to_o forget_v those_o man_n be_v dead_a who_o we_o slight_v while_o they_o live_v and_o never_o speak_v of_o but_o with_o contempt_n and_o abhorrence_n both_o of_o their_o person_n and_o action_n since_o they_o die_v the_o womb_n shall_v forget_v he_o yet_o as_o the_o former_a verse_n be_v expound_v by_o some_o as_o be_v there_o touch_v to_o show_v how_o quiet_a and_o easy_a a_o passage_n wicked_a man_n usual_o have_v out_o of_o this_o world_n by_o death_n so_o this_o clause_n also_o of_o the_o verse_n in_o hand_n yea_o the_o whole_a verse_n be_v expound_v to_o the_o same_o sense_n i_o will_v only_o hint_n it_o and_o pass_v onne_n the_o womb_n shall_v forget_v he_o that_o be_v his_o mother_n shall_v not_o be_v trouble_v or_o grieve_v at_o his_o death_n because_o he_o die_v without_o grief_n or_o trouble_n the_o worm_n shall_v feed_v sweet_o on_o he_o that_o be_v the_o grave_n shall_v be_v no_o sevee_o to_o he_o then_o to_o other_o drus_n ita_fw-la suavitèr_fw-la obdormit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o sepulchro_fw-la ei_fw-la vermis_fw-la duscescere_fw-la videatur_fw-la drus_n there_o the_o worm_n feed_v upon_o all_o man_n and_o they_o shall_v feed_v sweet_o on_o he_o or_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o sweetness_n and_o pleasure_n to_o he_o to_o have_v the_o worm_n feed_v on_o he_o which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o job_n say_v upon_o the_o same_o argument_n chap._n 21.33_o the_o clod_n of_o the_o valley_n shall_v be_v sweet_a to_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o remember_v that_o be_v there_o shall_v no_o hard_a fate_n or_o evil_a accident_n befall_v he_o when_o he_o die_v to_o administer_v matter_n of_o discourse_n concern_v he_o for_o when_o a_o man_n be_v cut_v off_o by_o some_o remarkable_a stroke_n of_o judgement_n either_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n or_o man_n his_o death_n become_v the_o discourse_n and_o tabletalk_a of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n for_o that_o generation_n at_o least_o if_o not_o for_o many_o more_o what_o have_v cause_v korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n to_o be_v remember_v to_o this_o day_n be_v it_o not_o the_o strangeness_n of_o their_o death_n numb_a 14.29_o 30._o and_o moses_n say_v if_o these_o man_n die_v the_o common_a death_n of_o all_o man_n or_o if_o they_o be_v visit_v after_o the_o visitation_n of_o all_o man_n than_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o send_v i_o but_o if_o the_o lord_n make_v a_o new_a thing_n and_o the_o earth_n open_v her_o mouth_n and_o swallow_v they_o up_o etc._n etc._n this_o dreadful_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o in_o swallow_v they_o up_o alive_a have_v make_v they_o to_o be_v remember_v more_o than_o many_o thousand_o of_o honest_a and_o good_a man_n in_o israel_n who_o die_v in_o their_o bed_n upon_o this_o account_n ananias_n &_o saphira_n be_v remember_v and_o so_o be_v that_o herod_n act._n 12.23_o who_o be_v eat_v of_o worm_n &_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n because_o he_o give_v not_o glory_n unto_o god_n but_o say_v job_n according_a to_o this_o exposition_n the_o wicked_a man_n death_n be_v common_o so_o fair_a and_o so_o much_o after_o the_o common_a death_n of_o all_o man_n that_o no_o man_n reremember_v he_o any_o more_o and_o wickedness_n shall_v be_v break_v as_o a_o tree_n that_o be_v the_o wicked_a man_n shall_v die_v like_o a_o old_a rot_a tree_n he_o shall_v moulder_v away_o and_o decay_v by_o peice-meale_n or_o gradual_o as_o a_o 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