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theod._n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v secret_a and_o mysterious_a some_o render_v it_o have_v thou_o hear_v thing_n unspeakable_a when_o the_o apostle_n be_v catch_v up_o to_o heaven_n 2_o corinth_n 12._o he_o hear_v word_n unspeakable_a which_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o utter_v have_v thou_o hear_v unutterable_a secret_n a_o second_o translate_v have_v thou_o hear_v the_o mystery_n of_o god_n a_o three_o have_v thou_o have_v discourse_n with_o god_n or_o have_v thou_o hear_v god_n discourse_n about_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o wisdom_n the_o septuagint_n pine_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d constitutionem_fw-la domini_fw-la audivisti_fw-la &_o consiliario_fw-la te_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la sept._n eadem_fw-la vox_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la secretum_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la consilium_fw-la aut_fw-la concilum_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o conciliis_fw-la arcana_fw-la tractantur_fw-la &_o consilia_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la secretò_fw-la iniri_fw-la 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lord_n himself_o say_v of_o abraham_n shall_v i_o hide_v from_o abraham_n the_o thing_n that_o i_o be_o about_o to_o do_v now_o as_o there_o be_v a_o reveal_n of_o providence_n or_o of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n so_o there_o be_v a_o reveal_n of_o doctrine_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a truth_n of_o god_n this_o he_o promise_v joel_n 2.28_o i_o will_v pour_v out_o my_o spirit_n upon_o all_o flesh_n and_o your_o son_n and_o your_o daughter_n shall_v prophesy_v your_o old_a man_n shall_v dream_v dream_n your_o young_a man_n shall_v see_v vision_n young_a man_n can_v claim_v to_o be_v the_o first_o man_n they_o be_v not_o before_o the_o hill_n yet_o to_o they_o the_o vision_n of_o heaven_n be_v promise_v yet_o we_o must_v not_o neglect_v that_o command_n of_o our_o attendance_n upon_o the_o teach_n of_o the_o word_n because_o we_o have_v receive_v a_o promise_n of_o the_o teach_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n
who_o god_n comfort_v shall_v say_v thou_o have_v comfort_v i_o and_o i_o be_v comfort_v this_o the_o apostle_n speak_v out_o to_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 1.3_o 4._o bless_a be_v god_n the_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o father_n of_o mercy_n and_o the_o god_n of_o all_o consolation_n all_o consolation_n belong_v to_o god_n he_o have_v all_o comfort_n in_o his_o own_o power_n and_o dispose_v there_o be_v not_o any_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n can_v give_v out_o the_o least_o dram_n of_o comfort_n to_o we_o without_o the_o commission_n or_o leave_n of_o god_n it_o be_v possible_a for_o one_o man_n to_o give_v another_o man_n riches_n but_o he_o can_v give_v he_o comfort_v man_n may_v give_v honour_n to_o man_n but_o he_o can_v give_v he_o comfort_v a_o man_n may_v have_v a_o pleasant_a dwell_n a_o love_a wife_n sweet_a child_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o these_o a_o comfort_n to_o he_o the_o consolation_n of_o all_o our_o possession_n and_o relation_n 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to_o our_o weary_a soul_n and_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v now_o the_o high_a act_n of_o christ_n love_n &_o care_n as_o mediator_n to_o give_v comfort_n he_o promise_v to_o send_v the_o holy_a ghost_n when_o himself_o be_v take_v his_o leave_n of_o the_o church_n in_o regard_n of_o any_o visible_a abode_n or_o bodily_a presence_n be_v ready_a to_o ascend_v and_o step_v into_o heaven_n he_o say_v i_o will_v send_v the_o comforter_n when_o god_n rain_v fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n upon_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n it_o be_v say_v by_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n that_o he_o send_v a_o hell_n out_o of_o heaven_n but_o when_o he_o power_v the_o holy_a spirit_n from_o heaven_n upon_o his_o zion_n we_o may_v say_v he_o send_v a_o heaven_n out_o of_o heaven_n heaven_n above_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o holy_a comfort_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o only_a heaven_n below_o how_o high_o then_o ought_v we_o to_o esteem_v how_o careful_o to_o maintain_v 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in_o the_o next_o word_n i_o be_o for_o peace_n i_o will_v live_v quiet_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n but_o when_o i_o speak_v they_o be_v for_o warr._n a_o motion_n for_o peace_n become_v a_o provocation_n to_o war_n it_o be_v sinful_a to_o speak_v rash_o or_o harsh_o though_o we_o be_v provoke_v what_o be_v it_o then_o to_o speak_v so_o when_o we_o be_v not_o provoke_v they_o anger_v moses_n at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n they_o provoke_v his_o spirit_n yet_o it_o go_v ill_o with_o moses_n for_o their_o sake_n when_o he_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n psal_n 106.32_o 33._o but_o what_o be_v this_o unadvised_a speech_n moses_n report_v his_o own_o infirmity_n numb_a 20.10_o 11._o and_o moses_n and_o aaron_n gather_v the_o congregation_n together_o before_o the_o rock_n and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o hear_v now_o you_o rebel_n must_v we_o fetch_v you_o water_n out_o of_o this_o rock_n and_o moses_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n and_o with_o his_o rod_n he_o smite_v the_o rock_n twice_o etc._n etc._n the_o error_n of_o moses_n in_o this_o business_n be_v twofold_a first_o that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o smite_v the_o rock_n but_o smite_v it_o twice_o with_o the_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n whereas_o he_o have_v order_n only_o to_o take_v the_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o rock_n before_o their_o eye_n and_o it_o shall_v give_v out_o water_n verse_n 8._o his_o second_o error_n be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o speak_v to_o the_o people_n for_o which_o in_o that_o transaction_n he_o have_v no_o order_n from_o god_n but_o speak_v bitter_o and_o harsh_o to_o they_o calling_z they_o rebel_n and_o slight_v they_o must_v we_o fetch_v water_n for_o you_o &_o c_o what_o for_o you_o who_o be_v a_o murmur_a and_o gainsay_v people_n god_n know_v the_o stubbornness_n of_o that_o people_n and_o their_o rebellion_n against_o he_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o call_v they_o rebel_n but_o say_v in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o eight_o verse_n so_o shall_v thou_o give_v the_o congregation_n and_o their_o beast_n drink_v god_n have_v more_o reason_n and_o power_n to_o call_v they_o rebel_n than_o moses_n have_v yet_o he_o do_v not_o and_o because_o moses_n do_v that_o unadvised_a speech_n of_o he_o and_o the_o action_n which_o attend_v it_o be_v call_v rebellion_n at_o the_o twenty_o four_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n you_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n rebel_v against_o my_o word_n at_o the_o water_n of_o meribah_n now_o if_o moses_n be_v thus_o reprove_v and_o censure_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o speak_v passionate_o to_o a_o people_n who_o have_v provoke_v both_o god_n their_o deliverer_n and_o he_o their_o leader_n what_o reproof_n do_v they_o deserve_v who_o either_o upon_o none_o or_o very_o little_a provocation_n call_v their_o brethren_n hypocrite_n heretic_n schismatic_n rebel_n perjure_a person_n man_n of_o prostitute_a conscience_n or_o at_o least_o of_o unsettled_a and_o uncertain_a principle_n will_v not_o the_o lord_n take_v notice_n of_o this_o bitterness_n even_o in_o those_o who_o be_v his_o precious_a servant_n towards_o their_o fellow-servant_n when_o he_o lay_v so_o heavy_a a_o penalty_n as_o non-admission_n into_o the_o promise_a land_n upon_o a_o pair_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a and_o faithful_a servant_n that_o ever_o he_o call_v forth_o to_o his_o work_n since_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n this_o fall_v heavy_a upon_o the_o present_a age_n whence_o be_v that_o bitterness_n that_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n which_o fall_v from_o many_o both_o tongue_n and_o pen_n every_o day_n what_o have_v provoke_v they_o thus_o to_o speak_v and_o write_v i_o confess_v there_o have_v be_v provocation_n and_o some_o do_v but_o give_v gall_n for_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n for_o wormwood_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o many_o speak_v and_o write_v bitter_o when_o they_o have_v have_v no_o provocation_n yea_o most_o who_o speak_v bitter_o have_v be_v treat_v gentle_o and_o few_o who_o answer_v angry_o will_v be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o good_a account_n what_o have_v provoke_v they_o thus_o to_o answer_v and_o how_o much_o soever_o any_o man_n have_v be_v provoke_v the_o lord_n may_v just_o make_v he_o smart_v for_o such_o smartnesse_n in_o answer_v it_o will_v not_o bear_v we_o out_o in_o act_v or_o speak_v beside_o the_o rule_n because_o other_o do_v so_o paul_n show_v we_o our_o duty_n in_o his_o own_o practice_n 1_o cor._n 4.12_o 13._o be_v revile_v we_o bless_v bâ—ing_v defame_v we_o entreat_v we_o must_v not_o defame_v they_o that_o defame_v we_o we_o must_v not_o revile_v our_o reviler_n then_o woe_n to_o those_o who_o revile_v such_o as_o bless_v they_o and_o defame_v such_o as_o entreat_v
turn_v it_o into_o joy_n and_o this_o be_v more_o considerable_a in_o reference_n to_o the_o person_n with_o who_o job_n have_v to_o do_v they_o have_v give_v he_o very_o hard_a measure_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o requite_v they_o with_o hard_a measure_n he_o will_v measure_v that_o to_o they_o which_o be_v good_a and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o good_a measure_n it_o be_v the_o common_a rule_n of_o humanity_n to_o do_v good_a to_o those_o who_o do_v we_o good_a it_o be_v more_o than_o beastly_a even_o devilish_a cruelty_n to_o hurt_v those_o that_o do_v we_o good_a it_o be_v the_o height_n of_o christianity_n to_o do_v good_a to_o those_o who_o have_v be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o we_o and_o to_o comfort_v those_o who_o have_v cause_v our_o sorrow_n the_o apostolical_a rule_n be_v recompense_n to_o no_o man_n evil_a for_o evil_n rom._n 12.17_o and_o again_o v._n 19_o dear_o belove_v avenge_v not_o yourselves_o but_o rather_o give_v place_n unto_o wrath_n the_o apostle_n do_v not_o mean_a that_o we_o shall_v give_v place_n to_o our_o own_o wrath_n if_o we_o do_v so_o we_o give_v place_n to_o the_o devil_n as_o the_o same_o apostle_n intimate_v ephes_n 4.26_o 27._o our_o own_o wrath_n must_v be_v stop_v and_o resist_v quench_v and_o put_v out_o then_o what_o or_o who_o wrath_n be_v it_o that_o we_o be_v command_v to_o give_v place_n unto_o this_o wrath_n may_v be_v take_v two_o way_n first_o for_o the_o wrath_n of_o that_o man_n who_o be_v our_o enemy_n we_o must_v give_v place_n to_o his_o wrath_n not_o by_o approve_v he_o or_o his_o wrath_n but_o by_o not_o answer_v he_o with_o wrath_n if_o when_o another_o storm_n we_o be_v calm_a if_o when_o he_o rage_v we_o show_v all_o gentleness_n and_o meekness_n both_o of_o speech_n and_o spirit_n than_o we_o give_v place_n to_o his_o wrath_n that_o be_v we_o make_v it_o room_n to_o pass_v away_o and_o evaporate_v solomon_n proverb_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o this_o exposition_n pro._n 15.1_o a_o soft_a answer_n turn_v away_o wrath_n but_o grievous_a word_n stir_v up_o anger_n second_o when_o paul_n advise_v we_o not_o to_o avenge_v ourselves_o but_o rather_o to_o give_v place_n to_o wrath_n we_o may_v understand_v it_o of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o the_o very_a next_o word_n which_o the_o apostle_n allege_v from_o deut._n 32.35_o carry_v the_o sense_n clear_o this_o way_n for_o it_o be_v write_v vengeance_n be_v i_o i_o will_v repay_v faith_n the_o lord_n as_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v if_o you_o take_v upon_o you_o to_o avenge_v yourselves_o you_o take_v god_n work_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n it_o belong_v to_o god_n as_o much_o to_o take_v revenge_n as_o it_o do_v to_o give_v reward_n and_o therefore_o as_o a_o man_n who_o have_v do_v good_a be_v over_o careful_a and_o anxious_a how_o to_o get_v his_o reward_n take_v reward_v work_n out_o of_o god_n hand_n and_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o reward_n than_o he_o can_v get_v himself_o as_o christ_n tell_v the_o pharisee_n in_o that_o case_n matth._n 6.2_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o you_o have_v your_o reward_n and_o all_o that_o a_o man_n can_v get_v himself_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o have_v so_o the_o man_n who_o have_v suffer_v wrong_n go_v about_o to_o revenge_v himself_o take_v revenge_a work_n out_o of_o god_n hand_n and_o shall_v be_v right_v no_o further_o than_o he_o can_v right_v himself_o which_o be_v but_o little_a if_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o whereas_o if_o he_o will_v give_v place_n to_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n that_o be_v let_v god_n alone_o by_o such_o way_n as_o his_o justice_n shall_v raise_v up_o to_o right_v he_o against_o his_o adversary_n he_o will_v right_v he_o full_o so_o that_o our_o interest_n do_v not_o lie_v in_o return_v evil_a for_o evil_n but_o in_o return_v good_a for_o evil_n to_o our_o enemy_n as_o saint_n paul_n conclude_v rom._n 13.20_o therefore_o if_o thy_o enemy_n hunger_n feed_v he_o of_o he_o thirst_v give_v he_o drink_v for_o in_o so_o do_v thou_o shall_v heap_v cool_v of_o fire_n on_o his_o head_n that_o be_v thou_o shall_v either_o melt_v and_o mollify_v his_o spirit_n towards_o thou_o as_o hard_a metal_n be_v by_o coal_n of_o fire_n some_o such_o melt_a we_o may_v see_v in_o saul_n towards_o david_n when_o he_o forbear_v to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o he_o 1_o sam._n 24.16_o chap._n 26.21_o or_o thou_o shall_v heap_v coal_n of_o divine_a vengeance_n upon_o he_o by_o make_v his_o malice_n and_o hatred_n against_o thou_o more_o inexcusable_a which_o latter_a though_o it_o may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o consequent_a of_o our_o do_v good_a to_o our_o enemy_n yet_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o make_v it_o the_o end_n why_o we_o do_v so_o for_o that_o be_v to_o seek_v revenge_n while_o we_o forbear_v it_o and_o to_o do_v good_a for_o that_o end_n be_v to_o be_v overcome_v of_o evil_a which_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v in_o the_o close_a of_o that_o chapter_n job_n in_o this_o text_n be_v far_o from_o profess_v aâ—_n readiness_n to_o assuage_v the_o grief_n of_o his_o unkind_a or_o enemy-like_a friend_n upon_o hope_n that_o god_n will_v increase_v their_o sorrow_n second_o observe_v word_n due_o speak_v and_o apply_v be_v of_o great_a power_n how_o forcible_a be_v right_a word_n be_v job_n question_n chap._n 6.25_o he_o do_v not_o there_o answer_v his_o question_n nor_o tell_v we_o how_o forcible_a they_o be_v but_o here_o he_o do_v they_o be_v of_o such_o force_n that_o they_o strengthen_v weak_a soul_n and_o assuage_v the_o most_o swell_a flood_n of_o sorrow_n god_n at_o first_o give_v be_v and_o motion_n to_o all_o creature_n with_o the_o move_n of_o his_o lip_n he_o by_o the_o move_n of_o his_o lip_n have_v ever_o since_o order_v all_o their_o motion_n the_o word_n of_o man_n produce_v great_a effect_n the_o tongue_n set_v all_o hand_n on_o work_n and_o what_o almost_o can_v the_o tongue_n of_o man_n do_v the_o tongue_n be_v a_o little_a member_n say_v the_o apostle_n james_n chap._n 3.5_o â—ond_n boast_v great_a thing_n now_o as_o the_o tongue_n of_o vain_a man_n boast_v great_a thing_n which_o they_o can_v do_v so_o the_o tongue_n of_o wise_a man_n can_v real_o do_v great_a thing_n vain_a man_n as_o we_o say_v will_v take_v thirteen_o to_o the_o duzzen_n but_o can_v perform_v one_o wise_a man_n though_o they_o speak_v not_o much_o yet_o they_o can_v perform_v much_o with_o a_o word_n speak_v and_o though_o as_o the_o same_o apostle_n declaime_v most_o holy_o against_o the_o tongue_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n verse_n 8._o that_o his_o tongue_n be_v such_o a_o unruly_a evil_n that_o no_o man_n can_v tame_v it_o yet_o there_o have_v scarce_o ever_o be_v find_v any_o man_n so_o unruly_a but_o the_o tongue_n of_o wise_a and_o godly_a man_n have_v tame_v they_o yea_o the_o tongue_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v to_o a_o unruly_a man_n and_o often_o to_o a_o multitude_n of_o unruly_a man_n as_o a_o bit_n in_o a_o horse_n mouth_n or_o as_o a_o rudder_n to_o a_o ship_n turn_v he_o or_o they_o about_o which_o way_n soever_o he_o list_v as_o this_o apostle_n teach_v we_o by_o these_o similitude_n verse_n 3.4_o the_o tongue_n of_o every_o man_n be_v to_o and_o do_v to_o himself_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n and_o as_o the_o tongue_n be_v thus_o powerful_a in_o civillize_a the_o â—ude_n and_o in_o appease_v the_o humour_n of_o those_o who_o be_v most_o '_o outrageous_a so_o it_o be_v very_o powerful_a in_o support_v those_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o sink_v and_o in_o asswage_v the_o grief_n of_o those_o who_o be_v most_o disconsolate_a and_o sorrowful_a last_o whereas_o job_n speak_v peremptory_o as_o if_o he_o see_v the_o effect_n or_o be_v assure_v of_o it_o aforehand_o i_o will_v strengthen_v you_o with_o my_o mouth_n and_o the_o move_n of_o my_o lip_n shall_v assuage_v your_o grief_n job_n know_v that_o the_o success_n of_o all_o his_o counsel_n depend_v upon_o the_o concurrence_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n yet_o thus_o he_o speak_v hence_o note_v a_o man_n may_v say_v he_o have_v do_v that_o for_o the_o do_v of_o which_o he_o have_v use_v suitable_a and_o faithful_a endeavour_n whether_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v or_o no_o the_o lord_n say_v to_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n chap._n 24.13_o because_o i_o have_v purge_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v not_o purge_v now_o as_o god_n take_v it_o upon_o he_o that_o he_o have_v purge_v they_o though_o they_o be_v not_o purge_v because_o he_o give_v they_o so_o many_o mean_n and_o help_n for_o their_o purge_n so_o any_o man_n in_o his_o proportion_n may_v take_v it_o upon_o he_o that_o he_o have_v strengthen_v their_o faith_n abate_v their_o grief_n
that_o second_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n they_o have_v fill_v or_o satiate_v themselves_o with_o i_o note_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o pleasure_n to_o some_o to_o see_v other_o in_o pain_n we_o shall_v be_v pain_v with_o the_o pain_n of_o other_o fellow-feeling_n be_v a_o duty_n how_o far_o be_v they_o depart_v from_o this_o duty_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o feel_v the_o suffering_n of_o other_o that_o they_o take_v pleasure_n in_o their_o suffering_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n which_o every_o good_a man_n shall_v abhor_v first_o pleasure_n in_o sin_n our_o own_o or_o other_o the_o worst_a that_o be_v say_v of_o the_o wicked_a gentile_n be_v this_o they_o not_o only_o do_v such_o thing_n but_o take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o that_o do_v they_o rom._n 1.32_o second_o pleasure_n in_o the_o suffering_n and_o sorrow_n of_o other_o some_o do_v not_o only_o put_v other_o to_o the_o suffering_n of_o sorrow_n but_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o sorrow_n which_o they_o suffer_v 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great_a trouble_n mistake_v for_o a_o hypocrite_n by_o those_o who_o be_v good_a he_o represent_v he_o speak_v thus_o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o not_o only_o ordinary_a and_o common_a man_n but_o even_o the_o wise_a and_o the_o upright_o will_v be_v trouble_v and_o astonish_v at_o my_o suffering_n and_o that_o sometime_o in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o i_o be_v innocent_a man_n will_v stir_v up_o or_o set_v themselves_o against_o he_o that_o be_v thus_o afflict_a as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n when_o god_n put_v a_o disguise_n of_o great_a trouble_n upon_o his_o faithful_a servant_n they_o who_o be_v faithful_a will_v scarce_o own_v they_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o number_v they_o among_o enemy_n at_o least_o to_o doubt_v very_o much_o as_o they_o do_v about_o paul_n upon_o another_o account_n act_v 9.26_o whether_o he_o be_v a_o friend_n or_o a_o disciple_n affliction_n have_v make_v the_o sincere_a appear_v as_o hypocrite_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o be_v sincere_a cajet_fw-fr indignabitur_fw-la contra_fw-la hypocritam_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la calamitates_fw-la tribuit_fw-la peccatis_fw-la cajet_fw-fr a_o three_o make_v this_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o innocent_a man_n quarrel_n against_o the_o hypocrite_n why_o do_v he_o stir_v up_o himself_o and_o engage_v against_o he_o why_o be_v he_o so_o angry_a with_o the_o hypocrite_n even_o because_o he_o see_v the_o hypocrite_n foolish_o condemn_v the_o godly_a as_o wicked_a because_o they_o be_v afflict_v or_o ascribe_v their_o calamity_n mere_o to_o their_o sin_n peccariâ—_n excitabit_fw-la se_fw-la contra_fw-la impium_fw-la florentem_fw-la &_o faelicem_fw-la quod_fw-la videat_fw-la illum_fw-la non_fw-la recipere_fw-la digna_fw-la peccariâ—_n four_o thus_o the_o innocent_a shall_v stir_v up_o himself_o that_o be_v his_o spirit_n shall_v be_v trouble_v at_o the_o hypocrite_n or_o wicked_a man_n who_o he_o see_v in_o a_o flourish_a condition_n so_o we_o may_v expound_v it_o by_o that_o caution_n 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renew_v day_n by_o day_n the_o more_o evil_a a_o believer_n suffer_v the_o strong_a he_o be_v in_o goodness_n and_o to_o do_v good_a while_o his_o flesh_n wear_v off_o and_o waste_v he_o get_v new_a spirit_n he_o take_v heart_n and_o be_v more_o courageous_a as_o the_o septuagint_n render_v job_n text_n hence_o observe_v first_o grace_n be_v of_o a_o increase_a nature_n it_o grow_v strong_a and_o strong_a true_a grace_n live_v and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o grow_v the_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n prove_v a_o great_a tree_n psal_n 84._o they_o go_v from_o strength_n to_o strength_n or_o from_o company_n to_o company_n that_o be_v from_o one_o good_a company_n to_o another_o still_o gather_v up_o goodness_n as_o they_o go_v as_o the_o bee_n go_v from_o flower_n to_o flower_n to_o gather_v honey_n so_o believer_n go_v from_o duty_n to_o duty_n from_o ordinance_n to_o ordinance_n from_o pray_v to_o hear_n to_o gather_v grace_n and_o strength_n every_o grace_n have_v strength_n and_o 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