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according_o that_o excellent_a speech_n of_o elihu_n job_n 34._o 31_o 32._o sure_o it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v say_v unto_o god_n i_o have_v bear_v chastisement_n i_o will_v not_o offend_v any_o more_o that_o which_o i_o see_v not_o teach_v thou_o i_o if_o i_o have_v do_v iniquity_n i_o will_v do_v no_o more_o this_o be_v the_o right_a use_n of_o wisdom_n under_o the_o rod_n of_o correction_n second_o the_o excellency_n of_o this_o spirit_n faith_n â—_o faith_n shine_v in_o a_o strong_a vigorous_o act_v faith_n the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 7._o we_o walk_v by_o faith_n not_o by_o sight_n sense_n fail_v in_o the_o time_n of_o a_o dark_a vision_n but_o faith_n fail_v not_o heb._n 2._o 4._o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o his_o faith_n estate_n contrivance_n friendship_n and_o favour_n of_o man_n project_n and_o expectation_n all_o these_o may_v fail_n a_o believer_n can_v live_v by_o any_o oâ—_n these_o but_o the_o life_n of_o faith_n be_v such_o a_o excellent_a life_n 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for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n jer._n 15._o 16._o thy_o word_n be_v find_v and_o i_o do_v eat_v they_o and_o thy_o word_n be_v unto_o i_o the_o joy_n and_o rejoice_v of_o my_o heart_n a_o godly_a man_n be_v know_v by_o this_o character_n his_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o his_o law_n do_v he_o meditate_v 2._o psal_n 1._o 2._o day_n and_o night_n god_n testimony_n be_v david_n delight_n and_o counsellor_n sweet_a than_o honey_n and_o the_o honey_n comb_n more_o valuable_a than_o rich_a spoil_n even_o than_o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o sylver_n he_o than_o that_o know_v and_o have_v experiment_v the_o beauty_n treasure_n and_o consolation_n of_o christ_n o_o how_o do_v he_o delight_v in_o communion_n with_o christ_n o_o how_o do_v he_o prize_v ordinance_n and_o delight_n to_o walk_v in_o that_o way_n where_o christ_n come_v by_o the_o joy_n of_o take_v great_a spoil_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o vintage_n the_o joy_n of_o espousal_n the_o joy_n of_o harvest_n 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