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â—escunt_fw-la fire_n isai_n 42._o 25._o therefore_o he_o have_v pour_v upon_o they_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o anger_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o battle_n and_o it_o have_v set_v he_o on_o fire_n round_o about_o fire_n and_o fury_n be_v near_o in_o name_n and_o in_o nature_n when_o fury_n burn_v within_o fire_n quick_o burn_v without_o and_o so_o by_o a_o metonymy_a the_o same_o word_n signify_v poison_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o poison_n heat_n and_o inflame_v poison_n inflame_v the_o flesh_n and_o as_o it_o be_v set_v the_o body_n on_o fire_n or_o because_o a_o angry_a man_n like_o a_o angry_a serpent_n seem_v to_o breath_n out_o fire_n or_o spit_v poison_n paul_n before_o his_o conversion_n breathe_a threaten_n fire_n and_o sword_n against_o the_o church_n act._n 9_o 1._o and_o therefore_o either_o way_n the_o word_n be_v well_o render_v the_o anger_n whereof_o or_o the_o poison_n whereof_o drink_v up_o my_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o greek_a the_o same_o word_n signify_v anger_n 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therefore_o if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v incorporate_v with_o that_o which_o be_v most_o subtle_a in_o man_n his_o spirit_n flat_a pale_a gross_a or_o dreggish_a liquor_n will_v not_o quench_v the_o fiery_a thirst_n of_o poison_n it_o drink_v nothing_o but_o pure_a spirit_n yet_o some_o read_v it_o drink_v up_o my_o blood_n but_o this_o amount_n to_o the_o same_o sense_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o live_a creature_n be_v in_o the_o blood_n the_o spirit_n swim_v in_o the_o blood_n there_o be_v different_a opinion_n about_o this_o spirit_n or_o what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o it_o first_o some_o take_v spirit_n here_o for_o the_o breath_n or_o for_o the_o act_n of_o aquin._n toâ—_n confossus_fw-la vulneâ—ibus_fw-la â—ix_fw-la respiâ—are_fw-la valeo_fw-la aquin._n breathe_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o have_v receive_v so_o many_o wound_n by_o these_o poison_a arrow_n that_o i_o begin_v to_o faint_v and_o can_v draw_v my_o breath_n these_o arrow_n sup_v up_o my_o spirit_n 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his_o face_n and_o obstruct_v the_o course_n of_o his_o wont_a communion_n set_a themselves_o in_o array_n against_o i_o the_o original_a import_v a_o very_a exact_a curious_a artificial_a ordination_n instruxit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordinavit_fw-la ratione_fw-la &_o proportione_fw-la disposuit_fw-la instruxit_fw-la and_o disposal_n of_o thing_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v even_o study_v to_o be_v exact_a and_o exquisite_a in_o afflict_v job_n he_o put_v his_o sorrow_n into_o a_o method_n and_o his_o trouble_n into_o order_n the_o providence_n of_o god_n observe_v a_o rule_n and_o be_v harmonious_a in_o those_o thing_n which_o appear_v to_o we_o a_o chaos_n a_o heap_n of_o confusion_n the_o word_n be_v apply_v first_o to_o the_o order_n of_o speech_n or_o disputation_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o embattail_v in_o disputation_n when_o it_o be_v regular_a and_o artificial_a job_n 32._o 14_o now_o he_o have_v not_o direct_v his_o speech_n against_o i_o say_v elihu_n concern_v job_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v job_n have_v not_o marshal_v his_o argument_n against_o i_o but_o all_o the_o charge_n have_v be_v upon_o you_o second_o i_o find_v the_o word_n use_v in_o reference_n unto_o prayer_n prayer_n ought_v to_o be_v full_a of_o holy_a order_n and_o composedness_n psal_n 5._o 3._o in_o the_o morning_n will_v i_o direct_v my_o prayer_n to_o thou_o and_o look_v up_o in_o the_o morning_n will_v i_o put_v my_o prayer_n in_o array_n i_o will_v posture_n my_o prayer_n in_o a_o gracious_a order_n my_o heart_n in_o order_n and_o my_o word_n in_o order_n every_o petition_n shall_v as_o it_o be_v keep_v rank_n and_o file_n when_o i_o be_o seek_v unto_o god_n be_v not_o rash_a with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n be_v hasty_a to_o utter_v any_o thing_n before_o god_n be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o solomon_n eccles_n 5._o 2._o but_o proper_o the_o word_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o marshal_n and_o imbattail_v of_o a_o army_n jer._n 50._o 9_o loe_o i_o will_v raise_v and_o cause_n to_o come_v up_o against_o bâ—bylon_n a_o assembly_n of_o great_a nation_n from_o the_o north_n country_n and_o they_o shall_v set_v themselves_o in_o array_n against_o she_o etc._n etc._n so_o then_o whereas_o job_n say_v the_o terror_n of_o god_n be_v set_v in_o array_n against_o i_o he_o will_v intimate_v that_o god_n afflict_v he_o both_o orderly_a and_o resolve_o it_o be_v not_o some_o confuse_a terror_n or_o sudden_a surptiâ—al_n but_o the_o lord_n god_n like_o some_o great_a commander_n or_o general_n muster_v and_o marshal_v his_o army_n and_o lead_v it_o up_o exact_o form_v to_o a_o pitch_a battle_n against_o he_o observe_v from_o hence_o first_o affliction_n come_v sometime_o by_o multitude_n you_o shall_v have_v a_o whole_a army_n
of_o this_o book_n their_o young_a one_o be_v in_o good_a like_n so_o isa_n 38._o vers_fw-la 16._o but_o i_o leave_v this_o as_o a_o very_a disease_a and_o sickly_a interpretatiion_n i_o shall_v therefore_o pass_v from_o these_o to_o our_o own_o render_n be_v vitelli_fw-la in_o albumine_fw-la vitelli_fw-la there_o any_o taste_n in_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n the_o word_n signify_v strict_o but_o the_o yolk_n of_o the_o egg_n so_o mr_n broughton_n be_v there_o any_o taste_n in_o the_o white_a of_o the_o yolk_n and_o in_o the_o root_n to_o wax_v fat_a or_o strong_a and_o it_o be_v therefore_o take_v for_o the_o yolk_n of_o the_o egg_n because_o that_o be_v the_o fat_a grosser_n and_o more_o condense_a part_n of_o the_o egg_n as_o the_o white_a be_v the_o thin_a and_o much_o like_a spittle_n be_v therefore_o express_v by_o a_o word_n which_o also_o signify_v spittle_n the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o thing_n without_o taste_n or_o savour_n and_o so_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v that_o job_n in_o this_o place_n by_o a_o proverbial_a speech_n for_o so_o i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v intend_v only_o thus_o much_o that_o he_o have_v very_o infipid_a tastlesse_a thing_n present_v to_o he_o such_o as_o he_o find_v to_o relish_v at_o all_o in_o such_o as_o no_o way_n raise_v his_o appetite_n or_o quicken_v his_o stomach_n to_o receive_v they_o all_o be_v unseasoned_a and_o flat_a in_o the_o next_o word_n he_o go_v yet_o high_o even_o to_o the_o high_a antipathy_n against_o they_o verse_n 7._o the_o thing_n which_o my_o soul_n refuse_v to_o touch_v be_v as_o my_o sorrowful_a meat_n here_o be_v the_o application_n and_o explication_n of_o both_o the_o former_a similitude_n the_o thing_n which_o my_o soul_n refuse_v that_o be_v the_o thing_n loco_fw-la anima_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d partem_fw-la scilicet_fw-la animae_fw-la qua_fw-la concupiscimus_fw-la noâ—at_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la which_o i_o exceed_o refuse_v or_o abhominate_v the_o soul_n 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as_o a_o menstruous_a cloth_n thou_o shall_v say_v unto_o they_o get_v you_o hence_o so_o here_o the_o thing_n which_o my_o soul_n refuse_v as_o a_o man_n refuse_v a_o filthy_a clout_n or_o as_o he_o shall_v refuse_v that_o which_o be_v most_o loathsome_a than_o any_o filthy_a clout_n a_o image_n or_o a_o idol_n these_o thing_n say_v he_o be_v now_o my_o sorrowful_a meat_n or_o the_o meat_n of_o my_o sorrow_n the_o term_n of_o the_o latter_a clause_n be_v at_o far_a distance_n from_o and_o opposition_n with_o that_o which_o go_v before_o not_o to_o touch_v a_o thing_n note_v the_o great_a aversation_n from_o it_o and_o to_o have_v a_o thing_n give_v we_o as_o meat_n note_v our_o great_a communion_n with_o it_o that_o which_o a_o man_n will_v not_o touch_v with_o his_o finger_n how_o far_o be_v he_o from_o chew_v it_o between_o his_o tooth_n or_o let_v it_o down_o into_o his_o stomach_n and_o digest_v it_o into_o himself_o so_o that_o job_n meaning_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o that_o what_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v the_o great_a stranger_n from_o be_v now_o offer_v to_o his_o near_a familiarity_n and_o acquaintance_n he_o be_v now_o as_o it_o be_v to_o eat_v what_o before_o he_o will_v not_o touch_v this_o we_o call_v sorrowful_a meat_n psal_n 127._o 2._o we_o read_v of_o the_o bread_n of_o sorrow_n that_o be_v bread_n get_v with_o sorrow_n bread_n eat_v with_o sorrow_n or_o course_n bread_n as_o bread_n of_o pleasure_n dan._n 10._o 3._o be_v fine_a bread_n here_o sorrowful_a meat_n be_v either_o unpleasant_a meat_n or_o any_o meat_n eat_v in_o that_o time_n of_o his_o sorrow_n that_o relative_a the_o thing_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o so_o we_o may_v render_v word_n for_o word_n thus_o my_o soul_n refuse_v to_o touch_v they_o as_o my_o sorrowful_a meat_n or_o as_o another_o my_o mind_n refuse_v to_o touch_v they_o these_o be_v plain_o the_o very_a sickness_n of_o my_o meat_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o be_v refresh_v with_o 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of_o my_o flesh_n the_o right_a application_n of_o these_o word_n be_v as_o difficult_a as_o the_o translation_n of_o they_o there_o be_v divers_a way_n to_o make_v out_o the_o sense_n i_o shall_v reduce_v they_o unto_o two_o either_o first_o that_o all_o these_o unsavoury_a tastlesse_a sorrowful_a meat_n which_o job_n speak_v of_o be_v but_o the_o shadow_n of_o his_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n receive_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n or_o second_o that_o they_o be_v shadow_n of_o the_o counsel_n and_o reproof_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o friend_n pine_v nauseabam_fw-la ego_fw-la quondam_a ad_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la aerumnas_fw-la movebant_fw-la mihi_fw-la stomachum_fw-la squalor_n paupertas_fw-la viliorâ—cibus_fw-la ulcerna_fw-la sanio_n verss_n nunc_fw-la vero_fw-la his_o ipsie_a abundè_fw-la pascor_fw-la pine_v first_o some_o refer_v and_o apply_v all_o to_o the_o trouble_n which_o be_v upon_o job_n and_o so_o these_o word_n be_v a_o full_a 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know_v that_o they_o be_v but_o man_n a_o man_n that_o be_v acquaint_v with_o himself_o will_v be_v humble_a enough_o a_o mere_a man_n be_v but_o mere_a earth_n the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o so_o thrice_o over_o with_o one_o breath_n jer._n 22._o 29._o o_o earth_n earth_n earth_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n man_n be_v earth_n in_o the_o constitution_n of_o his_o body_n that_o be_v frame_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n he_o be_v earthly_a in_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o mind_n that_o mud_n in_o the_o earth_n the_o apostle_n stile_n be_v earthly_a mind_a man_n and_o he_o will_v be_v earth_n in_o his_o dissolution_n when_o he_o die_v he_o return_v to_o his_o earth_n a_o natural_a man_n be_v earth_n all_o over_o earth_n in_o his_o make_n earthly_a in_o his_o mind_n his_o spirit_n earthly_a earth_n get_v into_o this_o heaven_n his_o upper_a region_n and_o the_o body_n his_o low_a region_n shall_v moulder_v to_o earth_n again_o then_o what_o be_v man_n hence_o i_o say_v it_o be_v that_o when_o man_n at_o any_o time_n will_v exalt_v and_o lift_v himself_o up_o he_o think_v himself_o above_o man_n he_o have_v some_o notion_n or_o apprehension_n of_o a_o excellency_n beyond_o the_o line_n of_o a_o creature_n he_o conject_v he_o have_v or_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o a_o deity_n the_o first_o ground_n of_o hope_n upon_o which_o man_n raise_v himself_o against_o god_n be_v that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o god_n he_o be_v not_o satisfy_v in_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o god_n he_o will_v be_v which_o be_v the_o high_a robbery_n god_n equal_a and_o stand_v by_o himself_o this_o thought_n be_v his_o fall_n there_o be_v such_o a_o principle_n of_o pride_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n by_o nature_n they_o be_v not_o content_v in_o the_o sphere_n of_o a_o creature_n they_o will_v be_v somewhat_o beyond_o that_o the_o truth_n be_v all_o the_o true_a worth_n and_o dignity_n of_o man_n be_v in_o what_o he_o have_v beyond_o himself_o his_o excellency_n be_v in_o christ_n and_o his_o glory_n in_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n it_o abase_v man_n when_o he_o aspire_v to_o take_v a_o divine_a nature_n to_o himself_o but_o it_o exalt_v man_n when_o god_n inspire_v he_o with_o a_o participation_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o do_v thus_o magnify_v he_o christ_n make_v we_o very_o great_a and_o glorious_a by_o the_o dignity_n which_o he_o put_v upon_o we_o as_o he_o tell_v the_o church_n ezek._n 16._o 14._o thy_o beauty_n be_v perfect_a through_o my_o comeliness_n which_o i_o have_v put_v upon_o thou_o thou_o have_v no_o comeliness_n no_o beauty_n of_o thy_o own_o
be_v strong_a than_o they_o be_v so_o i_o may_v say_v be_v you_o not_o striver_n or_o struggler_n with_o god_n for_o your_o band_n be_v make_v strong_a it_o be_v say_v exod._n 4._o 25_o 26._o that_o the_o lord_n meet_v moses_n in_o the_o inn_n and_o seek_v to_o kill_v he_o the_o lord_n be_v never_o to_o seek_v to_o do_v what_o he_o please_v but_o thus_o he_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n who_o offer_n or_o assay_v at_o any_o business_n they_o seek_v to_o do_v it_o but_o zipporah_n have_v circumcise_v her_o son_n he_o let_v moses_n go_v it_o be_v this_o word_n he_o slack_v or_o loosen_v have_v before_o as_o it_o be_v arrest_v and_o attach_v he_o or_o clap_v he_o in_o prison_n for_o make_v that_o great_a default_n the_o neglect_n of_o circumcision_n sometime_o we_o find_v the_o lord_n himself_o speak_v as_o if_o he_o be_v at_o the_o mercy_n or_o under_o the_o power_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o call_v in_o this_o word_n to_o be_v loosen_v or_o let_v alone_o deut._n 9_o 14._o let_v i_o alone_o that_o i_o may_v destroy_v they_o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n be_v as_o a_o band_n upon_o god_n hand_n hold_v he_o so_o fast_o that_o he_o seem_v as_o one_o that_o can_v strike_v or_o destroy_v till_o a_o moses_n will_v give_v he_o leave_v by_o cease_v to_o pray_v unto_o he_o to_o be_v sure_a we_o be_v at_o god_n mercy_n and_o under_o his_o power_n so_o that_o nothing_o but_o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n can_v loosen_v we_o and_o therefore_o job_n do_v not_o attempt_v to_o break_v the_o cord_n or_o cut_v they_o asunder_o nor_o seek_v he_o to_o untie_v their_o knot_n but_o desire_v god_n himself_o to_o do_v it_o let_v i_o alone_o loosen_v i_o i_o will_v be_v a_o prisoner_n till_o thou_o open_v the_o door_n for_o my_o deliverance_n as_o jephtahs_n daughter_n say_v to_o he_o judg._n 11._o 37._o when_o he_o have_v bind_v himself_o and_o she_o in_o the_o band_n of_o a_o rash_a vow_n let_v i_o alone_o for_o two_o month_n or_o loosen_v i_o from_o the_o engagement_n of_o my_o vow_n for_o two_o month_n as_o if_o she_o have_v say_v i_o will_v not_o loose_v myself_o by_o a_o wilful_a refusal_n but_o do_v thou_o give_v i_o a_o willing_a dispensation_n so_o a_o godly_a man_n bespeak_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o strait_n loosen_v i_o lord_n unless_o god_n be_v please_v to_o loosen_v he_o he_o will_v be_v content_v and_o when_o in_o a_o good_a frame_n of_o heart_n and_o freeness_n of_o spirit_n well-pleased_n with_o his_o band_n in_o some_o sense_n he_o speak_v as_o paul_n and_o silas_n when_o they_o be_v in_o prison_n act_n 16._o 37._o let_v the_o lord_n himself_o come_v and_o fetch_v we_o out_o that_o be_v let_v we_o see_v such_o mean_n of_o our_o enlargement_n and_o freedom_n from_o trouble_n as_o may_v assure_v we_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v loosen_v and_o enlarge_v we_o a_o godly_a man_n have_v a_o thousand_o time_n rather_o be_v put_v into_o a_o prison_n by_o god_n than_o put_v himself_o into_o a_o paradise_n he_o have_v rather_o be_v bind_v by_o god_n hand_n than_o loosen_v by_o his_o own_o that_o place_n touch_v before_o may_v reach_v this_o sense_n prov._n 24._o 10._o if_o thou_o faint_v so_o we_o or_o loosn_a thyself_o in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n thy_o strength_n be_v small_a that_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o thy_o faith_n and_o patience_n be_v small_a there_o be_v nothing_o discover_v our_o weakness_n more_o than_o strive_v to_o break_v the_o cord_n of_o our_o affliction_n the_o strong_a we_o be_v in_o faith_n in_o love_n in_o humility_n the_o more_o quiet_o we_o lie_v bind_v faith_n seek_v ease_n and_o release_v only_o in_o god_n to_o say_v lord_n loosen_v i_o be_v a_o duty_n to_o loosen_v ourselves_o be_v both_o our_o sin_n and_o our_o punishment_n till_o i_o may_v swallow_v down_o my_o spittle_n some_o conceive_v that_o from_o this_o hebrew_n word_n rak_n which_o drus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saliva_n undè_fw-la quidam_fw-la deducunt_fw-la raca_n mat._n 5._o 22._o quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d interpretantur_fw-la i._n e._n conspuendum_fw-la vel_fw-la dignum_fw-la qui_fw-la conspuatur_fw-la alii_fw-la a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vacum_fw-la quasi_fw-la cerebro_fw-la vacuus_fw-la &_o judicio_fw-la carens_fw-la drus_n we_o translate_v spittle_n raca_n be_v derive_v mat._n 5._o 22._o as_o if_o to_o call_v a_o man_n raca_n be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v spit_v upon_o or_o that_o one_o shall_v spit_v in_o his_o face_n though_o other_o spring_v that_o word_n from_o rik_n which_o signify_v empty_a as_o if_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o call_v a_o man_n a_o empty_a fellow_n without_o wit_n or_o brain_n or_o within_o one_o degree_n of_o a_o fool_n which_o be_v the_o next_o word_n in_o matthew_n but_o what_o be_v job_n intendment_n in_o desire_v god_n to_o let_v he_o alone_o till_o he_o may_v swallow_v down_o his_o spittle_n first_o some_o refer_v it_o to_o a_o bodily_a distemper_n as_o if_o job_n be_v trouble_v with_o a_o hieron_n a_o 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of_o death_n let_v i_o alone_o a_o little_a david_n prayer_n come_v near_o this_o sense_n psal_n 39_o 13._o o_o spare_v i_o that_o i_o may_v recover_v strength_n before_o i_o go_v hence_o and_o be_v no_o more_o four_o it_o may_v be_v take_v proverbial_o and_o that_o two_o way_n first_o to_o note_v the_o short_a time_n even_o so_o much_o as_o may_v serve_v a_o est_fw-la serno_fw-la proverbialis_fw-la talis_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la ad_fw-la scalpendas_fw-la aures_fw-la mihi_fw-la otium_fw-la est_fw-la man_n to_o spit_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v o_o let_v i_o have_v a_o little_a intermission_n a_o little_a respite_n such_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o that_o phrase_n chap._n 9_o 18._o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o take_v my_o breath_n and_o the_o like_a be_v those_o use_v in_o some_o country_n i_o have_v not_o leisure_n or_o time_n to_o scratch_v my_o ear_n or_o to_o pare_v my_o nail_n my_o sorrow_n know_v no_o interim_n my_o fever_n be_v one_o continue_v fit_a i_o have_v no_o 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a_o gift_n as_o whosoever_o have_v it_o be_v sure_a and_o safe_a for_o ever_o and_o therefore_o the_o gift_n be_v much_o more_o precious_a than_o that_o of_o simon_n magus_n take_v heed_n of_o offer_v this_o kind_n of_o money_n for_o it_o your_o work_n and_o do_n to_o do_v so_o be_v the_o worst_a simony_n in_o the_o world_n better_o offer_v literal_a money_n for_o those_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n than_o this_o figurative_a money_n for_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n what_o peter_n threaten_v simon_n magus_n may_v be_v affirm_v of_o they_o their_o money_n must_v perish_v with_o they_o that_o be_v their_o prayer_n and_o tear_n their_o sorrow_n and_o their_o humbling_n their_o alm_n and_o good_a deed_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v think_v that_o this_o gift_n of_o pardon_n may_v be_v obtain_v by_o such_o money_n they_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o lot_n in_o that_o mercy_n for_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n a_o 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righteousness_n and_o obedience_n not_o that_o he_o refuse_v righteousness_n or_o neglect_a duty_n but_o he_o will_v not_o mingle_v they_o with_o christ_n or_o bring_v they_o in_o as_o contribution_n to_o the_o purchase_n of_o blessedness_n our_o righteousness_n and_o holy_a duty_n be_v dung_n and_o dross_n in_o justification_n but_o they_o be_v gold_n and_o precious_a thing_n in_o sanctification_n without_o these_o we_o can_v walk_v worthy_a of_o our_o holy_a call_n or_o as_o it_o become_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n so_o much_o for_o these_o word_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o o_o thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n here_o be_v the_o compellation_n or_o the_o title_n under_o which_o job_n bespeak_v the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v a_o royal_a one_o the_o preserver_n of_o man_n drus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d narsar_n conservavit_fw-la observa_fw-la vit_fw-mi custodivit_fw-la dise_z dit_fw-mi de_fw-fr qualibet_fw-la custodia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la &_o significat_fw-la etiam_fw-la se_fw-la ris_fw-mi vectebasque_fw-la elaudere_fw-la licet_fw-la proprie_fw-la custos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicitur_fw-la sed_fw-la confundi_fw-la scias_fw-la drus_n the_o word_n signify_v both_o to_o preserve_v and_o to_o observe_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o our_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n psal_n 119._o 22._o i_o have_v keep_v thy_o testimony_n i_o have_v keep_v they_o by_o observation_n that_o be_v i_o have_v obey_v thy_o commandment_n the_o word_n be_v often_o apply_v to_o god_n in_o reference_n to_o man_n protection_n and_o preservation_n deut._n 32._o 10._o moses_n describe_v the_o care_n of_o god_n over_o his_o people_n israel_n he_o find_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o a_o people_n wander_v and_o go_v astray_o and_o he_o keep_v they_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n that_o be_v he_o look_v to_o they_o and_o have_v a_o continual_a tender_a care_n over_o they_o so_o psal_n 17._o 8._o keep_v i_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o o_o thou_o observer_n of_o man_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o o_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o observer_n and_o looker_n into_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o man_n lord_n say_v he_o what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o to_o do_v thou_o look_v quite_o through_o i_o and_o see_v all_o that_o be_v in_o i_o i_o sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la prespectam_fw-la habis_fw-la mentem_fw-la hominum_fw-la sept._n need_v not_o declare_v myself_o unto_o thou_o thou_o know_v i_o altogether_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o searcher_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o trier_n of_o the_o reins_o thou_o who_o be_v a_o most_o vigilant_a watcher_n over_o all_o my_o way_n what_o have_v i_o do_v or_o speak_v but_o thou_o know_v and_o can_v easy_o observe_v thus_o job_n speak_v at_o the_o 14_o of_o this_o book_n vers_fw-la 16._o thou_o numbere_v my_o step_n a_o man_n observe_v another_o curious_o when_o he_o tell_v how_o many_o step_n he_o tread_v it_o be_v a_o expression_n note_v the_o exact_a observation_n solomon_n join_v the_o act_n of_o keep_v with_o observe_v prov._n 24._o 12._o if_o thou_o say_v behold_v he_o know_v it_o not_o this_o be_v the_o refutation_n of_o a_o atheist_n do_v not_o he_o that_o ponder_v the_o hear_v consider_v it_o and_o he_o that_o keep_v thy_o soul_n do_v not_o he_o know_v he_o that_o preserve_v we_o in_o our_o way_n must_v needs_o see_v we_o in_o all_o our_o way_n again_o preserve_v or_o keep_v may_v be_v understand_v two_o way_n first_o there_o be_v a_o preserve_n or_o keep_v of_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o escape_v and_o second_o a_o preserve_n or_o keep_v of_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o effugium_fw-la custos_fw-la hominu_fw-la sc_fw-la qui_fw-la homine_fw-la talibus_fw-la malis_fw-la quasi_fw-la quadam_fw-la custodia_fw-la includis_fw-la it_o non_fw-la sit_fw-la effugium_fw-la take_v hurt_v some_o understand_v it_o in_o the_o first_o sense_n o_o thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n that_o be_v o_o thou_o who_o be_v so_o strict_a a_o keeper_n and_o watcher_n over_o man_n that_o they_o can_v escape_v thy_o hand_n a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o safe_a custody_n when_o he_o be_v a_o prisoner_n and_o so_o the_o sense_n be_v thus_o give_v lord_n thou_o have_v i_o fast_o enough_o i_o can_v break_v away_o from_o thou_o i_o be_o lock_v up_o within_o irongate_n and_o bar_n what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o thou_o may_v put_v what_o condition_n thou_o please_v upon_o i_o i_o must_v submit_v such_o language_n we_o have_v lam._n 3._o 5_o 7._o which_o may_v illustrate_v this_o he_o have_v build_v against_o i_o and_o compass_v i_o with_o gall_n and_o travel_n he_o have_v hedge_v i_o about_o that_o i_o can_v get_v out_o he_o have_v make_v my_o chain_n heavy_a you_o see_v he_o speak_v of_o god_n as_o we_o may_v speak_v with_o reverence_n as_o of_o the_o master_n of_o a_o prison_n who_o say_v to_o his_o under-officer_n there_o be_v such_o a_o one_o look_v to_o he_o well_o make_v his_o chain_n heavy_a that_o he_o may_v not_o get_v a_o way_n put_v he_o in_o a_o place_n where_o there_o be_v a_o strong_a wall_n lest_o he_o break_v prison_n this_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n make_v job_n speak_v like_o jeremy_n he_o have_v build_v against_o i_o he_o have_v compass_v i_o about_o he_o have_v make_v my_o chain_n heavy_a upon_o i_o but_o the_o second_o sense_n according_a to_o the_o letter_n of_o our_o translation_n be_v most_o clear_a and_o apt_a o_o thou_o preserver_n of_o man_n thou_o who_o keep_v man_n lest_o he_o take_v hurt_v or_o fall_v into_o danger_n as_o if_o job_n have_v bespeak_v god_n thus_o thou_o be_v the_o saviour_n and_o protector_n of_o man_n thou_o have_v not_o only_o give_v man_n a_o be_v but_o thou_o provide_v for_o his_o
though_o sin_n can_v be_v more_o pardon_v in_o respect_n of_o god_n at_o one_o time_n than_o at_o another_o yet_o in_o regard_n of_o man_n it_o may_v he_o apprehend_v the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n more_o now_o than_o before_o and_o may_v hereafter_o apprehend_v it_o more_o than_o now_o and_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o bestow_v pain_n in_o prayer_n for_o pardon_n to_o have_v the_o pardon_v a_o little_a more_o enlighten_v the_o degree_n of_o any_o grace_n or_o favour_n as_o well_o as_o the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o they_o be_v worthy_a all_o our_o seeking_n and_o most_o serious_a inquiry_n at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n four_o he_o that_o have_v assurance_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n because_o he_o continue_v still_o to_o sin_n and_o though_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o sin_n uncommit_v be_v pardon_v in_o the_o decree_n and_o purpose_n of_o god_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o walk_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n but_o by_o his_o commandment_n and_o rule_n his_o decree_n pardon_v sin_n from_o all_o eternity_n but_o his_o rule_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o pardon_v every_o day_n as_o we_o pray_v for_o the_o bread_n we_o eat_v every_o day_n matth._n 6._o 11_o 12._o we_o must_v not_o say_v god_n have_v pardon_v all_o sin_n at_o once_o therefore_o no_o matter_n to_o ask_v it_o again_o or_o i_o have_v once_o have_v the_o sight_n of_o pardon_n and_o therefore_o the_o sight_n of_o sin_n shall_v never_o trouble_v i_o see_v we_o be_v direct_v to_o search_v our_o heart_n for_o sin_n and_o to_o seek_v to_o god_n for_o pardon_v continual_o so_o long_o as_o we_o sin_v it_o become_v we_o to_o be_v suitor_n for_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n he_o that_o have_v cease_v to_o sin_n may_v cease_v to_o ask_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n till_o then_o i_o know_v neither_o rule_n nor_o promise_n that_o give_v a_o dispensation_n for_o this_o duty_n to_o close_v this_o point_n there_o be_v two_o case_n wherein_o believer_n be_v especial_o to_o renew_v their_o suit_n about_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n first_o which_o though_o it_o be_v lamentable_a yet_o it_o be_v possible_a in_o the_o case_n of_o fall_v into_o scandalous_a and_o gross_a sin_n these_o not_o only_o weaken_v assurance_n and_o benight_v the_o soul_n but_o exceed_o dishonour_v god_n and_o grieve_v the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o cause_v david_n to_o pray_v and_o cry_v for_o the_o pardon_n and_o purge_n of_o his_o sin_n as_o fresh_o and_o as_o strong_o as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o receive_v a_o pardon_n or_o any_o evidence_n of_o god_n love_n of_o which_o yet_o he_o have_v great_a store_n before_o that_o day_n ps_n 51._o second_o in_o time_n of_o great_a trouble_n and_o trial_n whether_o personal_a or_o national_a the_o saint_n reinforce_v prayer_n about_o pardon_n this_o be_v job_n case_n his_o personal_a affliction_n occasion_v he_o to_o beg_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o not_o only_a remission_n for_o sin_n then_o commit_v but_o for_o all_o the_o sin_n he_o have_v commit_v either_o before_o or_o after_o conversion_n even_o our_o former_o pardon_v sin_n need_v pardon_n when_o we_o lose_v the_o sight_n of_o pardon_n and_o when_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o vision_n but_o vision_n of_o terror_n it_o must_v seek_v vision_n of_o peace_n in_o the_o freegrace_n of_o god_n renew_v and_o seal_v pardon_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n job_n have_v thus_o breathe_v his_o spirit_n in_o arguing_n complaint_n and_o prayer_n move_v the_o lord_n for_o a_o speedy_a end_n and_o gracious_a answer_n otherwise_o he_o see_v no_o way_n but_o he_o must_v breathe_v back_o his_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o give_v it_o and_o lay_v his_o body_n in_o the_o dust_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v take_v for_o now_o shall_v i_o sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v now_o shall_v i_o sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n what_o he_o mean_v by_o this_o sleep_n have_v be_v handle_v chap._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propriè_fw-la est_fw-la cubare_fw-la hinc_fw-la mortui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocantur_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o where_o it_o be_v show_v that_o death_n be_v call_v a_o sleep_n why_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n death_n be_v a_o sleep_n the_o word_n here_o translate_v to_o sleep_v signify_v proper_o to_o lie_v down_o but_o the_o sense_n be_v the_o same_o because_o man_n lie_v down_o when_o they_o compose_v and_o fit_v themselves_o to_o sleep_v and_o the_o dead_a be_v call_v down-lyer_n as_o well_o as_o sleeper_n in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o now_o shall_v i_o go_v to_o the_o earth_n david_n speak_v near_o this_o language_n psal_n 22._o 15._o thou_o have_v bring_v i_o to_o the_o dust_n of_o death_n observe_v hence_o whether_o we_o be_v travel_v and_o where_o we_o must_v take_v up_o a_o lodging_n for_o our_o body_n ere_o long_o they_o who_o head_n be_v high_a they_o who_o lie_v in_o bed_n of_o ivory_n must_v lie_v down_o in_o a_o bed_n of_o earth_n and_o rest_v their_o head_n upon_o a_o pillow_n of_o dust_n most_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n while_o they_o live_v but_o all_o must_v sleep_v in_o the_o dust_n when_o they_o die_v earthly_a man_n have_v earthly_a mind_n and_o they_o can_v rest_v but_o in_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v their_o centre_n only_o he_o who_o have_v lay_v up_o his_o heart_n in_o heaven_n can_v comfortable_o think_v of_o lay_v down_o his_o head_n in_o the_o dust_n further_o it_o be_v remarkable_a in_o how_o please_v a_o notion_n job_n speak_v of_o death_n when_o his_o life_n be_v most_o unpleasant_a to_o he_o he_o complain_v of_o restless_a night_n in_o the_o three_o four_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n yet_o he_o can_v think_v of_o a_o time_n when_o he_o shall_v lie_v quiet_o in_o his_o bed_n and_o not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o a_o wake_a moment_n or_o a_o distract_n dream_n and_o when_o he_o be_v once_o go_v to_o this_o bed_n the_o curtain_n of_o darkness_n be_v close_o draw_v about_o he_o he_o shall_v open_v his_o eye_n no_o more_o till_o the_o eyelid_n of_o that_o eternity-morning_n open_v therefore_o he_o conclude_v thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n sc_fw-la of_o time_n but_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n be_v but_o one_o verbo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d si_fw-mi dilucula_fw-la veris_fw-la i_o ficto_fw-la verbo_fw-la word_n and_o some_o cut_v out_o a_o latin_a word_n fit_a to_o serve_v it_o we_o may_v english_a it_o strict_o to_o the_o letter_n if_o thou_o morning_n i_o that_o be_v if_o thou_o come_v to_o seek_v i_o as_o the_o force_n of_o this_o word_n have_v be_v former_o give_v with_o never_o so_o much_o diligence_n and_o care_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v thou_o will_v not_o have_v job_n alive_a upon_o the_o earth_n to_o bestow_v thy_o mercy_n upon_o for_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o hebrew_n be_v and_o not_o i_o that_o be_v i_o shall_v not_o be_v alive_a i_o shall_v isto_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la ego_fw-la subaudi_fw-la sum_fw-la vel_fw-la ero_fw-la cum_fw-la jam_fw-la in_o isto_fw-la not_o be_v to_o be_v have_v he_o mean_v a_o nonexistence_n not_o a_o non-essence_n a_o be_v he_o shall_v have_v but_o he_o shall_v not_o appear_v to_o be_v it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o subject_a capable_a of_o outward_a deliverance_n and_o bodily_a comfort_n unless_o they_o come_v speedy_o lord_n if_o thou_o will_v give_v i_o any_o help_n give_v it_o for_o death_n hasten_v upon_o i_o as_o if_o it_o hope_v to_o be_v too_o nimble_a for_o or_o to_o outrun_v thy_o succour_n mr._n broughtons_n translation_n seem_v to_o intend_v another_o sense_n jun._n pulvere_fw-la decumbam_fw-la aut_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la tempesti_fw-la iuè_fw-la requisivisti_fw-la i_o ut_fw-la non_fw-la essem_fw-la jun._n which_o other_o of_o the_o learned_a hebrician_n favour_v too_o he_o render_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n thus_o whereas_o i_o lie_v now_o in_o the_o dust_n refer_v it_o to_o his_o present_a condition_n i_o be_o now_o lie_v in_o the_o dust_n to_o be_v pity_v of_o the_o keeper_n of_o man_n so_o he_o himself_o expound_v lord_n i_o lie_v in_o the_o dust_n a_o pitiful_a object_n then_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o quick_o seek_v i_o out_o that_o i_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v which_o he_o interpret_v i_o will_v by_o a_o quick_a death_n be_v rid_v from_o these_o pain_n as_o if_o in_o these_o word_n job_n have_v again_o renew_v his_o former_a desire_n of_o death_n concern_v which_o many_o