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domicilium_fw-la aben._n ezr._n thy_o soul_n shall_v prosper_v because_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o proper_a seat_n of_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n righteousness_n belong_v to_o the_o inward_a man_n righteousness_n be_v a_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v house_v and_o lodge_v in_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o habitation_n of_o it_o there_o be_v other_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o take_v this_o habitation_n of_o righteousness_n for_o the_o body_n because_o the_o body_n be_v the_o habitation_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o which_o righteousness_n be_v seat_v and_o so_o the_o habitation_n of_o righteousness_n by_o a_o second_o remove_n be_v the_o outward_a man_n the_o lord_n shall_v bless_v thy_o body_n which_o now_o lie_v in_o a_o woeful_a plight_n distemper_v and_o disfigure_v with_o sore_n and_o sickness_n but_o rather_o take_v the_o word_n habitation_n in_o those_o two_o ordinary_a scripture-sense_n either_o strict_o for_o the_o place_n where_o job_n dwell_v or_o more_o large_o for_o all_o that_o do_v belong_v unto_o he_o the_o habitation_n of_o a_o man_n be_v all_o his_o estate_n and_o all_o that_o appertain_v to_o his_o estate_n he_o will_v make_v thy_o habitation_n that_o be_v thy_o child_n thy_o servant_n thy_o field_n thy_o cattle_n thy_o stock_n thy_o all_o to_o be_v prosperous_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n read_v tar._n significat_fw-la domum_fw-la vel_fw-la speciem_fw-la pull_n chritudinem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la tar._n he_o will_v make_v thy_o beautiful_a place_n to_o be_v prosperous_a the_o word_n signify_v beauty_n as_o well_o as_o a_o habitation_n as_o be_v show_v upon_o chap._n 5._o ver_fw-la 3._o thither_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n
or_o abide_v in_o he_o or_o no._n and_o bellarmine_n in_o his_o 5_o book_n and_z 5_o chapter_n concern_v justification_n cit_v it_o to_o prove_v that_o a_o believer_n can_v know_v that_o he_o be_v justify_v but_o must_v believe_v blindfold_a or_o take_v the_o work_n of_o justification_n by_o grace_n in_o the_o dark_a for_o say_v he_o god_n go_v by_o we_o and_o we_o see_v he_o not_o he_o pass_v on_o and_o we_o perceive_v he_o not_o coc._n allenâ—ssi_fw-fr â—e_n hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la citat_fw-la bellarâ—inus_fw-la ut_fw-la probet_fw-la nuâ—un_fw-la fidâ—lem_fw-la scire_fw-la a_o justificatus_fw-la sit_fw-la coc._n that_o be_v as_o his_o gloss_n speak_v god_n come_v in_o favour_n to_o justify_v or_o he_o leave_v under_o wrath_n and_o yet_o man_n remain_v ignorant_a both_o of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o state_n sure_o he_o be_v at_o a_o great_a pinch_n to_o find_v a_o proof_n for_o his_o point_n when_o he_o be_v force_v to_o repair_v to_o this_o scripture_n to_o seek_v one_o providence_n towards_o mankind_n not_o the_o justification_n of_o a_o sinner_n be_v the_o proper_a subject_n of_o this_o text_n and_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o for_o a_o blindfold_a justification_n here_o so_o many_o other_o scripture_n be_v express_o against_o it_o to_o say_v that_o a_o man_n can_v know_v when_o god_n love_v he_o or_o shine_v upon_o he_o be_v to_o contradict_v what_o our_o saviour_n assert_n joh._n 14.17_o i_o will_v send_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n who_o the_o world_n can_v receive_v because_o it_o see_v he_o not_o neither_o know_v he_o but_o you_o know_v he_o for_o he_o dwell_v with_o you_o and_o shall_v be_v in_o you_o you_o know_v he_o say_v christ_n to_o his_o people_n the_o saint_n see_v god_n in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n or_o in_o his_o working_n upon_o their_o spirit_n and_o though_o god_n work_v much_o upon_o our_o spirit_n which_o we_o know_v not_o yet_o we_o have_v a_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o who_o we_o know_v god_n in_o his_o working_n few_o know_v when_o god_n be_v nigh_o or_o when_o he_o be_v a_o far_o off_o what_o his_o go_n away_o mean_v or_o what_o his_o come_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o saint_n they_o know_v he_o come_v and_o when_o he_o hide_v or_o depart_v from_o they_o they_o know_v his_o hiding_n and_o departure_n hence_o their_o joy_n and_o overflowing_n of_o comfort_n when_o he_o manifest_v his_o presence_n and_o hence_o their_o bitter_a complain_n and_o cry_n after_o he_o where_o he_o seem_v to_o absent_v himself_o and_o hide_v his_o face_n yet_o this_o text_n have_v a_o truth_n in_o it_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a as_o well_o as_o the_o outward_a and_o providentiall_a deal_n of_o god_n that_o sometime_o he_o go_v by_o we_o and_o we_o see_v he_o not_o he_o pass_v on_o also_o and_o we_o perceive_v he_o not_o hence_o learn_v first_o that_o god_n be_v invisible_a in_o his_o essence_n and_o incomprehensible_a in_o many_o of_o his_o action_n man_n eye_n can_v see_v he_o man_n understanding_n can_v comprehend_v what_o he_o do_v but_o why_o speak_v job_n this_o as_o a_o matter_n of_o wonder_n if_o it_o be_v the_o common_a condition_n of_o mankind_n behold_v he_o pass_v by_o and_o i_o see_v he_o not_o who_o can_v see_v he_o who_o can_v perceive_v or_o comprehend_v he_o when_o moses_n exod._n 33.20_o desire_v to_o see_v his_o face_n the_o lord_n answer_v no_o man_n can_v see_v my_o face_n and_o live_v god_n speak_v to_o moses_n face_n to_o face_n that_o be_v familiar_o as_o a_o man_n speak_v to_o his_o friend_n yet_o moses_n do_v not_o can_v not_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n no_o man_n can_v see_v god_n in_o his_o essence_n or_o nature_n a_o sight_n of_o god_n will_v astonish_v yea_o swallow_v up_o the_o creature_n it_o be_v death_n to_o see_v the_o live_a god_n and_o man_n must_v die_v before_o he_o can_v see_v god_n so_o full_o as_o he_o may_v and_o know_v as_o he_o be_v know_v but_o though_o the_o face_n of_o god_n be_v invisible_a yet_o his_o backpart_n may_v be_v see_v behold_v say_v the_o lord_n to_o moses_n there_o be_v a_o place_n by_o i_o stand_v thou_o there_o upon_o a_o rock_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v my_o backpart_n thou_o shall_v see_v much_o of_o my_o glory_n shine_v forth_o as_o much_o as_o thou_o can_v bear_v as_o much_o as_o will_v satisfy_v thy_o desire_n be_v it_o a_o thousand_o time_n large_a than_o it_o be_v though_o not_o so_o much_o as_o thou_o have_v not_o know_v what_o thou_o ask_v desire_v of_o i_o my_o name_n shall_v be_v proclaim_v gracious_a and_o merciful_a etc._n etc._n the_o backpart_n of_o god_n may_v be_v see_v the_o invisible_a god_n discover_v much_o of_o himself_o to_o man_n and_o show_v we_o a_o shadow_n of_o that_o substance_n which_o can_v be_v see_v some_o may_v object_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n isaias_n cry_v out_o woe_n unto_o i_o for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v the_o king_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n chap._n 6.5_o see_v he_o can_v isaias_n see_v he_o who_o job_n and_o moses_n can_v not_o isaias_n do_v not_o see_v he_o in_o his_o essence_n and_o nature_n but_o in_o the_o manifestation_n and_o break_n forth_o of_o his_o glory_n his_o train_n fill_v the_o temple_n say_v the_o text_n vers_fw-la 1._o or_o his_o skirt_n it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o great_a king_n who_o when_o they_o walk_v in_o state_n have_v their_o train_n or_o the_o skirt_n of_o their_o royal_a robe_n hold_v up_o it_o be_v this_o train_n which_o isaias_n see_v he_o see_v not_o god_n who_o be_v present_a but_o he_o see_v the_o manifest_a sign_n of_o his_o presence_n that_o speech_n of_o isaiah_n seem_v to_o savour_v of_o and_o border_n upon_o high_a blasphemy_n and_o be_v therefore_o charge_v as_o a_o article_n of_o accusation_n against_o he_o he_o be_v indict_v of_o blasphemy_n for_o speak_v those_o word_n i_o have_v see_v the_o lord_n his_o enemy_n take_v or_o wrest_v it_o as_o if_o he_o have_v make_v the_o lord_n corporeal_a and_o visible_a with_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n and_o it_o be_v conceive_v he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n upon_o that_o and_o one_o other_o passage_n in_o his_o prophecy_n cha._n 1.10_o call_v the_o prince_n of_o judah_n prince_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o people_n thereof_o the_o people_n of_o gomorrah_n but_o though_o god_n be_v thus_o invisible_a in_o his_o essence_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o way_n by_o which_o the_o essence_n of_o god_n may_v be_v see_v and_o of_o that_o moses_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n say_v heb._n 11.24_o that_o he_o see_v he_o who_o be_v invisible_a the_o letter_n of_o the_o text_n carry_v a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o adjunct_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v say_v he_o see_v that_o which_o can_v not_o be_v see_v the_o meaning_n be_v he_o see_v he_o by_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n who_o can_v not_o be_v see_v by_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n faith_n see_v not_o only_o the_o backpart_n but_o the_o face_n of_o jehovah_n the_o essence_n of_o god_n be_v as_o clear_v to_o that_o eye_n as_o any_o of_o his_o attribute_n yea_o his_o essence_n be_v as_o plain_a to_o faith_n as_o any_o of_o his_o work_n be_v to_o sense_n thus_o he_o be_v see_v who_o no_o man_n have_v see_v nor_o can_v see_v 1_o tim._n 6.16_o not_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o see_v the_o lord_n in_o his_o essence_n he_o pass_v by_o they_o there_o and_o they_o see_v he_o not_o in_o heaven_n we_o be_v promise_v a_o sight_n of_o he_o yet_o not_o that_o fight_n bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n for_o they_o shall_v see_v god_n and_o without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n then_o holy_a man_n shall_v see_v he_o the_o state_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o glory_n be_v vision_n as_o here_o it_o be_v faith_n 2_o cor._n 13.12_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n and_o as_o he_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3.2_o these_o scripture_n which_o speak_v of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o saint_n behold_v god_n in_o glory_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n of_o god_n can_v be_v see_v for_o no_o man_n have_v see_v that_o nor_o ever_o shall_v but_o they_o be_v mean_v of_o a_o more_o full_a and_o glorious_a manifestation_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v see_v then_o face_n to_o face_n that_o be_v more_o plain_o for_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o see_v he_o in_o a_o glass_n we_o see_v he_o now_o in_o a_o glass_n that_o be_v dark_o in_o ordinance_n in_o duty_n in_o his_o word_n and_o in_o his_o work_n but_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o need_n of_o these_o glass_n in_o heaven_n we_o
mind_n the_o good_a they_o have_v do_v that_o they_o remember_v not_o they_o ever_o do_v it_o the_o lord_n keep_v a_o faithful_a record_n of_o what_o his_o people_n do_v but_o themselves_o do_v not_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o remember_v to_o do_v good_a but_o let_v god_n alone_o to_o remember_v the_o good_a we_o have_v do_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v our_o labour_n of_o love_n heb._n 6.10_o but_o we_o lose_v our_o righteousness_n unless_o we_o forget_v it_o if_o we_o much_o remember_v what_o we_o do_v god_n will_v remember_v it_o but_o little_a the_o servant_n of_o god_n know_v well_o enough_o when_o they_o do_v good_a to_o do_v good_a ignorant_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o do_v evil_a they_o know_v when_o they_o do_v good_a and_o they_o know_v what_o good_a they_o do_v but_o when_o it_o be_v do_v it_o be_v to_o they_o as_o unknown_a hezekiah_n isa_n 38.3_o put_v god_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o good_a deed_n lord_n say_v he_o remember_v how_o i_o walk_v before_o thou_o with_o a_o upright_a heart_n etc._n etc._n hezekiah_n desire_v the_o lord_n to_o remember_v his_o uprightnes_n so_o nehemiah_n in_o divers_a passage_n of_o that_o book_n chap._n 13.14.22.29.31_o put_v the_o lord_n in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o righteousness_n but_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o put_v the_o lord_n in_o remembrance_n of_o what_o we_o have_v do_v historical_o and_o another_o thing_n to_o plead_v what_o we_o have_v do_v legal_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o show_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o grace_n in_o we_o and_o another_o thing_n mind_n the_o lord_n of_o our_o work_n to_o obtain_v his_o grace_n hezekiah_n will_v have_v god_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o he_o be_v to_o pity_v he_o in_o his_o sickness_n lord_n i_o be_o thus_o remember_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n as_o i_o be_o thy_o creature_n remember_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o spirit_n as_o i_o be_o a_o new_a creature_n as_o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n and_o nehemiah_n put_v all_o upon_o the_o score_n of_o mercy_n he_o do_v not_o say_v lord_n remember_v i_o for_o what_o i_o have_v do_v answer_v i_o according_a to_o what_o i_o have_v do_v but_o remember_v i_o o_o my_o god_n concern_v this_o and_o spare_v i_o according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o mercy_n chap._n 13.22_o if_o saint_n at_o any_o time_n remember_v god_n of_o their_o work_n it_o be_v not_o to_o ground_v a_o argument_n of_o merit_n upon_o their_o work_n but_o to_o show_v god_n the_o working_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o spirit_n though_o i_o be_v righteous_a i_o will_v not_o answer_v he_o what_o then_o what_o will_v job_n do_v what_o course_n will_v he_o take_v for_o himself_o if_o he_o will_v not_o answer_v the_o lord_n what_o this_o course_n he_o take_v and_o it_o be_v the_o best_a i_o will_v make_v supplication_n to_o my_o judge_n sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o thus_o i_o will_v deprecate_v his_o judgement_n that_o be_v i_o will_v sue_v for_o mercy_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o not_o without_o hope_n because_o i_o have_v none_o in_o myself_o i_o be_o not_o lose_v because_o i_o be_o lose_v to_o myself_o i_o have_v a_o sure_a way_n yet_o leave_v i_o will_v make_v supplication_n to_o my_o judge_n or_o as_o m._n broughton_n read_v it_o i_o will_v crave_v pity_n of_o my_o judge_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v though_o justice_n cast_v i_o yet_o mercy_n will_v relieve_v i_o mercy_n will_v help_v i_o as_o well_o and_o honour_n god_n more_o mont._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la facientem_fw-la judicareme_a mont._n the_o word_n note_v humble_a submission_n as_o when_o a_o man_n beg_v for_o his_o life_n jacob_n hos_fw-la 12.4_o weep_v and_o make_v supplication_n the_o brethren_n of_o joseph_n gen._n 42.21_o be_v exceed_o afflict_v at_o the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o hard_a usage_n towards_o he_o their_o brother_n when_o they_o sell_v he_o to_o the_o egyptian_n pagn_n fum_o qui_fw-la me_fw-it judecare_fw-la facit_fw-la pagn_n we_o will_v not_o hearken_v when_o he_o beseech_v we_o it_o be_v this_o word_n think_v with_o how_o much_o submission_n joseph_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v sell_v unto_o stranger_n supplicate_v his_o brethren_n for_o pity_n or_o how_o a_o man_n will_v lie_v beg_v at_o a_o enemy_n foot_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o kill_v he_o with_o such_o submissive_a language_n job_n resolve_v to_o crave_v pardon_n and_o pity_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n thus_o he_o obey_v the_o counsel_n of_o bildad_n in_o the_o 8_o chapter_n if_o thou_o seek_v unto_o god_n and_o make_v thy_o supplication_n unto_o he_o betimes_o job_n seem_v to_o answer_v your_o counsel_n be_v good_a friend_n bildad_n though_o i_o be_v righteous_a i_o will_v not_o answer_v he_o but_o according_a to_o your_o advice_n i_o will_v make_v supplication_n to_o my_o judge_n the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n in_o great_a strait_n and_o distress_n be_v usual_o express_v by_o this_o word_n supplication_n all_o petitionary_a prayer_n be_v 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a_o earthly_a judge_n i_o will_v not_o supplicate_v but_o plead_v i_o will_v not_o petition_v his_o favour_n but_o stand_v upon_o my_o right_n i_o will_v not_o crave_v his_o pity_n but_o expect_v his_o justice_n i_o will_v bring_v forth_o my_o reason_n and_o argument_n my_o proof_n and_o witness_n this_o course_n will_v i_o run_v with_o a_o earthly_a judge_n but_o my_o cause_n be_v with_o god_n i_o will_v only_o put_v a_o petition_n into_o the_o court_n and_o submit_v unto_o he_o let_v he_o do_v with_o i_o what_o he_o please_v hence_o we_o may_v observe_v first_o that_o there_o be_v no_o weapon_n can_v prevail_v with_o god_n but_o only_a prayer_n and_o supplication_n job_n thought_n have_v travel_v through_o all_o the_o creature_n and_o find_v not_o one_o of_o they_o can_v stand_v before_o god_n greg._n etsi_fw-la opus_fw-la virtutis_fw-la exercuero_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la meritis_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la veniam_fw-la convalesco_fw-la preci_fw-la itaque_fw-la 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it_o the_o rod_n smart_v and_o terror_n amaze_v i_o still_o hence_o note_n that_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v pray_v in_o affliction_n and_o not_o present_o be_v relieve_v in_o or_o from_o his_o affliction_n many_o a_o soul_n can_v say_v it_o be_v so_o with_o i_o as_o i_o have_v pray_v i_o have_v the_o wish_n and_o desire_n of_o my_o soul_n yet_o many_o and_o i_o believe_v many_o more_o than_o can_v can_v say_v so_o the_o lord_n let_v precious_a prayer_n lie_v unanswered_a to_o our_o sense_n we_o may_v pray_v long_o before_o we_o find_v it_o so_o with_o we_o as_o we_o have_v pray_v and_o yet_o those_o prayer_n be_v not_o lose_v but_o lay_v up_o not_o bury_v but_o sow_o and_o it_o
knowledge_n of_o we_o beyond_o we_o though_o he_o know_v we_o better_a than_o we_o know_v ourselves_o yet_o no_o man_n can_v tell_v the_o lord_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o be_o not_o wicked_a but_o he_o who_o know_v that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o excellency_n of_o our_o condition_n consist_v in_o be_v godly_a the_o comfort_n of_o it_o consist_v in_o know_v that_o we_o be_v godly_a when_o david_n offer_v himself_o to_o the_o trial_n psal_n 139.24_o search_v i_o o_o lord_n and_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o way_n of_o wickedness_n in_o i_o he_o speak_v not_o as_o doubt_v whether_o he_o be_v wicked_a or_o no_o but_o as_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o be_v not_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v there_o be_v many_o weakness_n in_o i_o i_o know_v but_o i_o know_v not_o of_o any_o wickedness_n he_o that_o offer_v himself_o to_o god_n search_n for_o his_o wickedness_n give_v a_o strong_a argument_n of_o his_o own_o uprightness_n the_o best_a of_o the_o saint_n may_v be_v at_o a_o loss_n sometime_o for_o 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2._o how_o long_o will_v thou_o speak_v these_o thing_n and_o how_o long_o shall_v the_o word_n of_o thy_o mouth_n be_v as_o a_o strong_a wind_n he_o begin_v very_o chide_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o speak_v these_o thing_n the_o word_n import_n either_o first_o admiration_n how_o long_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v can_v any_o man_n have_v believe_v that_o thou_o will_v have_v speak_v such_o thing_n as_o these_o and_o these_o so_o long_a how_o strange_o have_v thou_o forget_v thyself_o to_o twist_v such_o a_o thread_n and_o spin_v out_o a_o discourse_n so_o sinful_o so_o froward_o so_o long_o second_o the_o word_n may_v carry_v a_o sense_n of_o indignation_n in_o the_o speaker_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o speak_v these_o thing_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o be_o not_o able_a
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unto_o god_n or_o a_o approbation_n of_o their_o office_n and_o of_o the_o levite_n ministration_n in_o it_o on_o their_o behalf_n the_o same_o ceremony_n for_o the_o matter_n be_v continue_v in_o the_o send_n forth_o of_o gospel-officer_n neglect_v not_o the_o gift_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o which_o be_v give_v thou_o by_o prophecy_n with_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n be_v paul_n counsel_n to_o timothy_n in_o reference_n to_o himself_o 1_o tim._n 4.14_o and_o in_o reference_n to_o other_o 1_o tim._n 5.22_o lay_v hand_n sudden_o on_o no_o man_n and_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n be_v immediate_o design_v by_o god_n for_o a_o special_a work_n of_o the_o ministry_n to_o which_o they_o be_v call_v
fear_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o two_o former_a verse_n especial_o to_o the_o verse_n immediate_o foregoing_a there_o job_n desire_v a_o daies-man_n or_o complain_v that_o there_o be_v none_o here_o he_o tell_v we_o what_o he_o may_v have_v expect_v if_o he_o have_v one_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v have_v i_o a_o daies-man_n than_o i_o know_v he_o will_v take_v away_o the_o rod_n from_o i_o that_o be_v he_o will_v give_v judgement_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v ease_v of_o this_o affliction_n and_o his_o fear_n shall_v not_o terrify_v i_o that_o be_v he_o will_v never_o give_v a_o sentence_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o terror_n to_o i_o that_o be_v a_o fair_a sense_n in_o reference_n to_o what_o he_o speak_v before_o but_o i_o rather_o keep_v his_o meaning_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o what_o he_o be_v speak_v here_o and_o then_o by_o fear_n we_o may_v understand_v bol._n paveris_fw-la nomine_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la putaren_a fulgorem_fw-la splendorem_fw-la vel_fw-la majestatem_fw-la 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by_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n the_o rod_n his_o affliction_n be_v terrible_a the_o hand_n of_o god_n lift_v up_o to_o smite_v he_o make_v he_o afraid_a but_o whether_o it_o be_v this_o or_o that_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n overaw_v he_o or_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n chasten_v he_o the_o sense_n be_v plain_a job_n be_v oppress_v with_o fear_n from_o the_o lord_n yea_o with_o terror_n from_o the_o almighty_a cause_v this_o vehement_a deprecation_n let_v not_o his_o fear_n terrify_v i_o hence_o observe_v first_o that_o god_n sometime_o appear_v terrible_o to_o those_o he_o love_v entire_o job_n be_v one_o of_o god_n darling_n and_o god_n be_v embrace_v he_o while_o he_o be_v scourge_v he_o job_n have_v kiss_n from_o heaven_n when_o he_o feel_v nothing_o but_o lash_n here_o upon_o the_o earth_n the_o heart_n of_o god_n be_v full_a of_o love_n while_o his_o hand_n be_v fill_v with_o a_o rod_n his_o bowel_n yearn_v upon_o job_n and_o his_o face_n terrify_v he_o at_o the_o 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to_o natural_a corruption_n or_o the_o corruption_n of_o its_o nature_n how_o glad_a will_v the_o damn_a be_v if_o their_o spirit_n may_v fail_v and_o their_o soul_n return_v to_o nothing_o the_o fail_v of_o the_o spirit_n under_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v the_o fail_v of_o its_o hope_n and_o courage_n thus_o the_o spirit_n sink_v and_o the_o immortal_a soul_n die_v away_o under_o the_o sense_n and_o weight_n of_o god_n displeasure_n but_o what_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v take_v away_o his_o rod_n and_o change_v his_o terror_n into_o smile_n what_o will_v job_n do_v then_o when_o this_o be_v grant_v see_v what_o he_o will_v do_v verse_n 35._o then_o will_v i_o speak_v and_o not_o fear_v he_o but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o i_o sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sept._n but_o be_v this_o the_o use_n which_o job_n will_v make_v of_o the_o mercy_n he_o beg_v do_v he_o entreat_v the_o lord_n to_o take_v his_o terrify_a fear_n away_o from_o he_o and_o then_o resolve_v not_o to_o 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the_o displeasednesse_n or_o irksomeness_n of_o our_o mind_n all_o burden_n upon_o the_o body_n be_v light_n compare_v with_o those_o which_o reach_v the_o soul_n three_o thing_n weary_a and_o load_v the_o soul_n first_o the_o filth_n and_o guilt_n of_o our_o own_o sin_n i_o will_v sprinkle_v you_o say_v the_o lord_n ezek._n 36.31_o with_o clean_a water_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o this_o it_o follow_v then_o shall_v you_o remember_v your_o own_o evil_a way_n and_o loath_a or_o be_v weary_a of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v this_o word_n because_o of_o all_o your_o abomination_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v before_o i_o change_v your_o heart_n you_o sin_n and_o be_v not_o wearâ—â—_n of_o your_o sin_n nay_o you_o make_v a_o sport_n of_o and_o dally_v with_o they_o but_o when_o i_o shall_v work_v that_o great_a change_n upon_o your_o heart_n your_o opinion_n and_o apprehension_n of_o sin_n will_v change_v too_o nothing_o will_v be_v so_o bitter_a or_o burdensome_a so_o unpleasant_a or_o wearisome_a to_o your_o soul_n as_o sin_n fool_n make_v a_o mock_n of_o sin_n they_o who_o be_v true_o wise_a mourn_v and_o groan_v under_o the_o sense_n and_o weight_n of_o it_o second_o the_o unsutablenesse_n and_o perverseness_n of_o other_o man_n manner_n or_o disposition_n weary_a the_o soul_n the_o righteous_a soul_n of_o lot_n be_v vex_v from_o day_n to_o day_n in_o see_v and_o hear_v the_o unrighteous_a deed_n of_o the_o debauch_a sodomite_n two_o pet._n 2.8_o the_o soul_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v weary_v by_o such_o course_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n psal_n 95.10_o forty_o year_n long_o be_v i_o grieve_v or_o weary_v with_o that_o generation_n the_o lord_n as_o we_o may_v speak_v with_o reverence_n be_v even_o weary_a of_o his_o life_n he_o have_v such_o a_o troublesome_a people_n to_o deal_v with_o they_o grieve_v he_o at_o the_o heart_n as_o the_o old_a world_n do_v gen._n 6.6_o and_o be_v a_o heavy_a burden_n to_o his_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o apostle_n language_n in_o his_o description_n of_o that_o people_n frowardness_n and_o of_o god_n patience_n towards_o they_o act._n 13.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o suffer_v their_o manner_n forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n which_o some_o render_v he_o bear_v they_o as_o a_o burden_n the_o continual_a murmur_n and_o unbelief_n of_o that_o people_n be_v to_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v yet_o above_o all_o passion_n as_o a_o heavy_a weight_n be_v to_o a_o man_n or_o as_o the_o peevishness_n and_o unquietness_n of_o a_o suck_a child_n be_v to_o the_o nurse_n as_o our_o translatour_n conceive_v the_o greek_a word_n shall_v rather_o be_v thus_o also_o he_o reprove_v the_o same_o people_n by_o the_o prophet_n isa_n 43.24_o thou_o have_v weary_v i_o with_o thy_o iniquity_n and_o christ_n though_o by_o another_o word_n speak_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o disciple_n mark_n 9.19_o perdurant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tolero_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d autem_fw-la dâ—â—untur_fw-la translatitiè_fw-fr qui_fw-la volentes_fw-la onus_fw-la subeunt_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la eo_fw-la perdurant_fw-la when_o the_o man_n possess_v with_o a_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v bring_v to_o they_o they_o can_v not_o cast_v he_o out_o how_o long_o shall_v i_o be_v with_o you_o how_o long_o shall_v i_o suffer_v you_o i_o be_o weary_v with_o your_o unbelief_n o_o you_o of_o little_a faith_n the_o disciple_n be_v still_o so_o slow_a of_o heart_n and_o come_v so_o short_a of_o a_o gospel-spirit_n that_o christ_n profess_v he_o be_v burden_a even_o with_o they_o how_o long_o shall_v i_o suffer_v you_o the_o ill_a manner_n of_o all_o be_v a_o weariness_n to_o the_o good_a but_o they_o most_o who_o be_v near_a to_o they_o which_o be_v also_o the_o reason_n why_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v weary_v most_o of_o all_o with_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n for_o that_o be_v near_a to_o he_o of_o all_o now_o as_o our_o own_o sin_n and_o the_o ill_a manner_n of_o other_o weary_a the_o soul_n so_o three_o the_o pain_n and_o trouble_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o body_n often_o cause_v such_o grief_n of_o mind_n as_o be_v a_o extreme_a weariness_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o text_n my_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o my_o life_n that_o be_v my_o life_n be_v fill_v with_o such_o outward_a trouble_n as_o fill_v my_o inward_a man_n with_o trouble_n and_o weary_a my_o very_a soul_n sum_fw-la verbum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exsententia_fw-la r._n david_n &_o r._n mardoc_n significat_fw-la excidere_fw-la aut_fw-la succidere_fw-la excisa_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la meaâ—n_fw-la i_o pag._n vatao_n etc._n etc._n aâ—um_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la vita_fw-la mea_fw-la en_fw-fr mar_v or_o well_fw-mi perinde_v ac_fw-la si_fw-la mortuâ—s_fw-la pâ—are_fw-la sum_fw-la second_o the_o word_n be_v translate_v by_o divers_a of_o the_o learned_a rabbi_n to_o cut_v yea_o to_o cut_v off_o as_o with_o a_o sword_n or_o any_o other_o edge_a instrument_n these_o render_v job_n mind_n thus_o my_o soul_n be_v cut_v off_o in_o i_o or_o my_o soul_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o my_o life_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v my_o day_n be_v at_o a_o end_n i_o be_o ready_a to_o die_v the_o thread_n of_o my_o life_n be_v cut_v i_o be_o but_o a_o dead_a man_n while_o life_n continue_v soul_n and_o body_n be_v as_o it_o be_v one_o piece_n but_o death_n divide_v they_o or_o the_o recourse_n of_o night_n and_o day_n run_v the_o thread_n of_o time_n through_o our_o life_n till_o our_o web_n long_a or_o short_a be_v finish_v and_o then_o the_o thread_n be_v cut_v to_o which_o similitude_n hezekiah_n allude_v in_o his_o mourn_a deathbed_n song_n as_o he_o suppose_v isa_n 38.10_o 12._o i_o say_v in_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o my_o day_n etc._n etc._n my_o age_n be_v remove_v from_o i_o as_o a_o shepherd_n tent_n i_o have_v cut_v off_o like_o a_o weaver_n my_o life_n he_o will_v cut_v i_o off_o with_o pine_a sickness_n or_o from_o the_o thrum_n which_o be_v wind_v about_o the_o beam_n the_o weaver_n have_v finish_v his_o work_n cut_v the_o web_n off_o from_o it_o the_o same_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n signify_v pine_v sickness_n and_o a_o thrum_n because_o of_o the_o thinness_n and_o weakness_n of_o it_o my_o life_n say_v hezekiah_n be_v spend_v i_o be_o at_o the_o very_a last_o cast_v the_o yern_v of_o time_n be_v all_o wrought_v off_o therefore_o my_o life_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v cut_v off_o i_o be_o a_o borderer_n upon_o death_n and_o to_o be_v number_v among_o the_o dead_a rather_o than_o among_o the_o live_n such_o a_o sense_n this_o read_n give_v the_o text_n of_o job_n my_o soul_n be_v cut_v off_o from_o my_o life_n aversari_fw-la denotat_fw-la displicentiam_fw-la qua_fw-la homo_fw-la interius_fw-la tabescit_fw-la prae_fw-la doloru_fw-la sensu_fw-la propriè_fw-la significat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n remputidan_n &_o quae_fw-la nausean_a parit_fw-la aversari_fw-la three_o the_o word_n signify_v a_o reluctance_n or_o displicency_n of_o spirit_n arise_v from_o the_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o that_o which_o be_v very_o loathsome_a filthy_a and_o of_o a_o evil_a savour_n it_o answer_v the_o greek_a work_n render_v abomination_n matth._n 24.15_o the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n he_o mean_v the_o roman_n who_o be_v idolater_n their_o worship_n be_v abominable_a and_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o world_n their_o power_n be_v formidable_a and_o lay_v all_o country_n waste_n and_o desolate_a which_o oppose_v they_o or_o which_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o oppose_v and_o so_o when_o job_n say_v my_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o my_o life_n his_o meaning_n be_v represent_v thus_o my_o soul_n refuse_v to_o inhabit_v or_o to_o act_v so_o filthy_a a_o body_n as_o i_o my_o soul_n loathe_v to_o dwell_v or_o stay_v any_o long_o in_o this_o nasty_a lodging_n as_o david_n psal_n 120.5_o speak_v of_o his_o weariness_n in_o dwell_v among_o wicked_a man_n because_o of_o their_o moral_a filthiness_n or_o the_o pollution_n of_o their_o mind_n and_o way_n woe_n be_v i_o that_o i_o sojourn_v in_o meshec_n that_o i_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n so_o job_n seem_v to_o speak_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o natural_a pollution_n and_o filthiness_n of_o his_o own_o body_n woe_n be_v i_o that_o i_o sojourn_v in_o such_o a_o disease_a body_n and_o dwell_v which_o yet_o will_v not_o die_v in_o such_o a_o die_a carease_n the_o noble_a tenant_n my_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o stay_v in_o such_o a_o stink_a and_o filthy_a habitation_n and_o i_o perceive_v for_o i_o have_v move_v he_o hitherto_o in_o vain_a the_o great_a landlord_n will_v neither_o repair_v it_o nor_o as_o yet_o let_v it_o fall_v as_o then_o a_o man_n who_o live_v in_o a_o ill_a or_o incommodious_a
speak_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n but_o what_o speak_v he_o as_o when_o he_o first_o speak_v these_o word_n chap._n 7.11_o he_o present_o turn_v his_o speech_n to_o god_n desire_v he_o to_o deal_v more_o sweet_o with_o he_o and_o put_v the_o question_n be_o i_o a_o sea_n or_o a_o whale_n etc._n etc._n so_o here_o after_o he_o have_v set_v forth_o his_o resolvednesse_n to_o complain_v he_o present_o turn_v his_o speech_n to_o god_n implore_v favour_n i_o will_v say_v unto_o god_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o vers_n 2._o and_o he_o put_v the_o question_n vers_n 3._o be_v it_o good_a unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v oppress_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n i_o can_v but_o complain_v of_o my_o condition_n and_o i_o must_v take_v the_o boldness_n to_o complain_v to_o thou_o but_o i_o will_v not_o complain_v of_o thou_o as_o if_o thou_o be_v my_o enemy_n nor_o will_v i_o contend_v with_o thou_o as_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o party_n my_o meaning_n and_o scope_n be_v only_o this_o to_o supplicate_v thou_o as_o my_o judge_n i_o will_v say_v unto_o god_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o etc._n etc._n job_n chap._n 10._o verse_n 2_o 3._o i_o will_v say_v unto_o god_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o show_v i_o wherefore_o thou_o contend_v with_o i_o be_v it_o good_a unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v oppress_v that_o thou_o shall_v despise_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n and_o shine_v upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o former_a verse_n job_n resolve_v to_o complain_v in_o this_o second_o he_o begin_v his_o complaint_n i_o will_v say_v unto_o god_n etc._n etc._n he_o complain_v to_o god_n not_o against_o god_n he_o leave_v his_o complaint_n upon_o himself_o but_o he_o tender_v and_o present_v it_o before_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v say_v unto_o god_n what_o he_o say_v may_v be_v cast_v into_o a_o double_a request_n 1._o that_o god_n will_v not_o condemn_v he_o 2._o that_o he_o will_v instruct_v or_o convince_v he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n do_v not_o use_v thy_o absolute_a power_n to_o destroy_v i_o do_v not_o reject_v i_o because_o thou_o will_v show_v i_o the_o reason_n of_o thy_o proceed_n that_o i_o may_v either_o sit_v down_o content_v with_o what_o be_v amiss_o in_o my_o state_n or_o reform_v and_o amend_v what_o be_v amiss_o in_o my_o life_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o lapsus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d noli_fw-la i_o docere_fw-la impium_fw-la esse_fw-la sept._n forte_n graviore_fw-la aliqua_fw-la tristitia_fw-la obrutus_fw-la impiam_fw-la aliquam_fw-la vocem_fw-la emittam_fw-la q._n d._n noli_fw-la occasionem_fw-la quaerere_fw-la mei_fw-la lapsus_fw-la the_o septuagint_n have_v a_o very_a different_a render_v of_o this_o clause_n i_o will_v say_v unto_o god_n do_v not_o teach_v i_o to_o be_v wicked_a or_o to_o do_v wicked_o but_o be_v it_o not_o wickedness_n as_o black_a as_o hell_n to_o suppose_v that_o god_n teach_v any_o man_n to_o be_v wicked_a the_o lord_n hate_v wickedness_n and_o can_v he_o teach_v it_o the_o lord_n punish_v wickedness_n therefore_o he_o can_v teach_v it_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o greek_a translatour_n be_v not_o that_o god_n do_v formal_o teach_v any_o to_o be_v wicked_a but_o that_o some_o learn_v wickedness_n or_o be_v ensnare_v in_o sin_n by_o that_o which_o god_n do_v unto_o they_o as_o if_o job_n have_v say_v lord_n do_v not_o increase_v and_o heap_v affliction_n upon_o i_o do_v not_o over-grieve_a and_o burden_n the_o spirit_n of_o thy_o poor_a creature_n lest_o he_o shall_v even_o be_v force_v through_o impatience_n to_o speak_v unadvised_o or_o do_v any_o thing_n unbecom_o lord_n do_v not_o occasion_v i_o through_o the_o extremity_n of_o my_o affliction_n to_o say_v or_o do_v that_o which_o i_o must_v repent_v and_o be_v ashamed_a of_o which_o be_v also_o the_o sense_n of_o that_o petition_n in_o the_o lords-praier_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n great_a affliction_n lay_v we_o open_v to_o great_a temptation_n and_o as_o calamity_n be_v a_o occasion_n for_o our_o grace_n and_o virtue_n to_o show_v themselves_o so_o also_o for_o our_o lust_n and_o corruption_n some_o never_o appear_v so_o holy_a and_o other_o i_o mean_v of_o those_o who_o be_v real_o godly_a never_o show_v so_o much_o unholinesse_n as_o in_o affliction_n hence_o that_o request_n of_o agur_n prov._n 30.9_o lord_n feed_v i_o with_o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o lest_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n in_o vain_a such_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o septuagint_n when_o they_o say_v lord_n teach_v i_o not_o to_o be_v wicked_a god_n teach_v man_n to_o be_v holy_a both_o by_o his_o word_n and_o by_o his_o work_n yet_o some_o of_o his_o work_n may_v occasion_v the_o flesh_n to_o learn_v wickedness_n and_o to_o act_v wicked_o aquin._n verba_fw-la sunt_fw-la hominis_fw-la se_fw-la excusantis_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la praecastigantis_fw-la liberiorem_fw-la svam_fw-la orationem_fw-la aquin._n second_o these_o word_n may_v be_v understand_v as_o a_o preface_n or_o a_o rhetorical_a introduction_n to_o prepare_v the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o re-receive_a the_o bill_n of_o complaint_n which_o job_n be_v about_o to_o put_v up_o unto_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n possible_o through_o the_o tediousness_n of_o my_o pain_n and_o the_o continuance_n of_o my_o sorrow_n word_n may_v slip_v from_o i_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o good_a account_n or_o other_o make_v a_o fair_a construction_n yet_o lord_n do_v not_o condemn_v do_v not_o censure_v i_o i_o speak_v only_o to_o excuse_v myself_o not_o to_o accuse_v thy_o majesty_n i_o speak_v only_o in_o my_o own_o defence_n let_v not_o what_o i_o speak_v be_v a_o offence_n to_o thou_o lord_n i_o have_v so_o great_a a_o weight_n of_o affliction_n upon_o i_o that_o i_o can_v but_o hope_v thou_o will_v give_v my_o word_n some_o grain_n of_o allowance_n if_o they_o shall_v want_v their_o due_a weight_n of_o wisdom_n and_o of_o holiness_n as_o abraham_n when_o he_o be_v about_o to_o pray_v for_o sodom_n make_v his_o apology_n and_o preparatory_a speech_n unto_o god_n let_v not_o my_o lord_n be_v angry_a and_o i_o will_v speak_v and_o i_o will_v speak_v yet_o this_o once_o gen._n 18._o so_o here_o i_o will_v speak_v etc._n etc._n but_o i_o will_v first_o say_v unto_o god_n be_v not_o angry_a do_v not_o condemn_v i_o if_o my_o infirmity_n prevail_v over_o i_o i_o speak_v amiss_o lord_n be_v not_o critical_a with_o i_o examine_v not_o every_o word_n strict_o strong_a passion_n make_v a_o unruly_a orator_n and_o when_o the_o speaker_n bear_v much_o he_o may_v expect_v to_o be_v much_o bear_v with_o by_o his_o hearer_n that_o be_v a_o second_o but_o rather_o pati_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la condemnandi_fw-la fere_n semper_fw-la ad_fw-la culpam_fw-la pertinet_fw-la noli_fw-la i_o peragere_fw-la reum_fw-la aut_fw-la sontem_fw-la pronunciare_fw-la his_o suppliciis_fw-la videris_fw-la i_o velat_fw-la impium_fw-la sceleratumque_fw-la palam_fw-la declarare_fw-la pin._n ne_fw-fr quaeso_fw-la i_o ita_fw-la affligas_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la vident_fw-la judicant_fw-la i_o propter_fw-la peccata_fw-la gravissima_fw-la talia_fw-la pati_fw-la three_o we_o may_v take_v the_o word_n as_o a_o plain_a deprecation_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o the_o hebrew_n be_v literal_o thus_o render_v do_v not_o wicked_a i_o that_o be_v do_v not_o count_v i_o or_o cast_v i_o for_o a_o wicked_a man_n but_o do_v the_o lord_n account_n job_n as_o a_o wicked_a man_n or_o have_v job_n a_o opinion_n that_o the_o lord_n do_v account_v he_o so_o sure_o job_n have_v good_a yet_o humble_a thought_n of_o himself_o though_o he_o endure_v so_o many_o evil_n yea_o he_o be_v persuade_v that_o the_o lord_n who_o lay_v those_o evil_n on_o he_o have_v good_a thought_n of_o he_o too_o and_o when_o he_o say_v do_v not_o condemn_v i_o doubtless_o he_o have_v hope_n possible_o he_o have_v assurance_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v justify_v and_o acquit_v he_o why_o then_o resolve_v he_o i_o will_v say_v unto_o god_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o first_o we_o may_v expound_v he_o thus_o lord_n do_v not_o that_o against_o i_o which_o may_v give_v the_o world_n occasion_n to_o condemn_v i_o or_o lay_v not_o thy_o hand_n so_o heavy_o upon_o i_o lest_o they_o that_o understand_v not_o the_o reason_n of_o thy_o deal_n shall_v be_v occasion_v to_o adjudge_v i_o wicked_a though_o job_n have_v a_o witness_n above_o and_o a_o record_n on_o high_a though_o he_o know_v his_o reputation_n be_v unblemished_a before_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o these_o breach_n upon_o his_o family_n and_o botch_n upon_o his_o body_n yet_o he_o know_v man_n will_v condemn_v he_o as_o guilty_a of_o the_o most_o notorious_a evil_n of_o sin_n when_o they_o
see_v he_o languish_v under_o such_o unparalleled_a evil_n of_o punishment_n this_o move_v he_o to_o pray_v lord_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o by_o make_v i_o a_o object_n of_o the_o world_n condemnation_n again_o the_o word_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o may_v have_v this_o meaning_n lord_n pine_v lord_n permitto_fw-la rerum_fw-la aliarum_fw-la â—jâ—cturam_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la non_fw-la doâ—ene_fw-la uchementer_fw-la laesam_fw-la meae_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la &_o innocentiae_fw-la existimationem_fw-la pine_v do_v what_o thou_o will_v with_o i_o only_o do_v not_o condemn_v i_o his_o earnest_a deprecation_n of_o this_o may_v carry_v in_o it_o a_o willing_a submission_n to_o any_o thing_n beside_o this_o and_o it_o be_v very_o usual_a with_o man_n to_o do_v so_o we_o think_v we_o can_v bear_v any_o affliction_n but_o that_o or_o better_a then_o that_o which_o be_v upon_o we_o yet_o job_n have_v great_a reason_n to_o choose_v any_o affliction_n rather_o than_o this_o he_o may_v well_o say_v i_o can_v through_o thy_o grace_n enable_v i_o bear_v these_o or_o any_o other_o pain_n of_o my_o body_n and_o loss_n in_o my_o estate_n but_o i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o bear_v the_o loss_n of_o my_o innocency_n or_o the_o reproach_n of_o be_v throw_v out_o of_o thy_o favour_n the_o world_n and_o these_o my_o friend_n will_v be_v confirm_v in_o their_o misapprehension_n of_o i_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o speedy_o deliver_v i_o and_o confute_v their_o rash_a jugement_n by_o some_o eminent_a mercy_n condemnation_n have_v three_o thing_n in_o it_o which_o make_v it_o grievous_a first_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o sentence_n second_o the_o disfavour_n of_o the_o judge_n three_o the_o stain_n of_o his_o integrity_n who_o be_v condemn_v to_o have_v but_o so_o much_o as_o a_o suspicion_n or_o jealousy_n of_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n afflict_v the_o spirit_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n more_o than_o all_o his_o other_o affliction_n though_o job_n have_v a_o sure_a interest_n in_o 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who_o though_o he_o have_v escape_v the_o sea_n yet_o vengeance_n suffer_v not_o to_o live_v act._n 28.4_o we_o find_v also_o that_o those_o exemplary_a judgement_n which_o befall_v the_o galilean_n who_o blood_n pilate_n have_v mingle_v with_o their_o sacrifice_n it_o seem_v he_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v slay_v while_o they_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o those_o upon_o who_o the_o tower_n of_o siloe_n fall_v leave_v they_o all_o under_o a_o charge_n of_o high_a wickedness_n else_o christ_n have_v not_o take_v it_o off_o say_v suppose_v you_o that_o those_o galilean_n be_v sinner_n above_o all_o the_o galilean_n because_o they_o suffer_v such_o thing_n or_o those_o eighteen_o upon_o who_o the_o tower_n of_o siloe_n fall_v think_v you_o that_o they_o be_v sinner_n above_o all_o that_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o who_o know_v your_o thought_n know_v you_o be_v ready_a to_o think_v so_o it_o be_v a_o very_a ill_n but_o it_o be_v a_o very_a common_a thing_n to_o 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god_n give_v he_o up_o to_o be_v smite_v for_o sinner_n therefore_o he_o add_v but_o he_o be_v wound_v for_o our_o transgression_n etc._n etc._n second_o observe_v the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n be_v more_o grievous_a to_o the_o saint_n than_o all_o other_o pressure_n and_o sorrow_n whatsoever_o job_n say_v not_o lord_n do_v not_o afflict_v i_o do_v not_o chasten_v i_o lay_v not_o thy_o hand_n upon_o i_o any_o more_o but_o lord_n do_v not_o condemn_v i_o it_o be_v infinite_o worse_a to_o be_v condemn_v then_o to_o be_v chastened_a yea_o then_o to_o be_v kill_v condemnation_n carry_v in_o it_o a_o argument_n of_o disfavour_n and_o that_o make_v it_o so_o burdensome_a as_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v better_a to_o we_o than_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n psal_n 4.6_o many_o will_v say_v who_o will_v show_v we_o any_o good_a this_o be_v the_o great_a query_n of_o the_o world_n but_o what_o say_v david_n lord_n lift_v thou_o up_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o we_o thou_o have_v put_v gladness_n in_o my_o heart_n more_o than_o in_o the_o time_n that_o their_o corn_n and_o their_o wine_n increase_v and_o as_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n be_v better_a to_o we_o then_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n so_o then_o life_n which_o be_v better_o than_o all_o earthly_a good_n ps_n 63.3_o thy_o love_a kindness_n be_v better_a than_o life_n now_o i_o say_v as_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v better_a to_o we_o then_o the_o best_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n so_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n be_v worse_a to_o we_o then_o the_o worst_a thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n all_o the_o torment_n and_o rack_n all_o the_o sickness_n and_o distemper_n all_o the_o reproach_n and_o contempt_n of_o man_n have_v not_o so_o much_o evil_n in_o they_o to_o we_o as_o one_o frown_n from_o god_n hence_o as_o when_o two_o sore_a disease_n suppose_v the_o gout_n and_o the_o stone_n both_o very_a painful_a yet_o one_o much_o exceed_a at_o once_o afflict_v the_o body_n the_o patient_a forget_v the_o less_o so_o it_o be_v when_o inward_a and_o outward_a sorrow_n at_o once_o cease_v upon_o one_o man_n when_o the_o arrow_n of_o god_n be_v fasten_v in_o his_o spirit_n he_o forget_v the_o arrow_n in_o his_o flesh_n the_o wound_n of_o the_o spirit_n heal_v all_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o flesh_n they_o make_v they_o as_o if_o they_o be_v no_o wound_n or_o not_o worth_a the_o complain_n of_o three_o observe_v to_o be_v account_v wicked_a be_v a_o sore_a affliction_n it_o be_v a_o affliction_n to_o have_v a_o ill_a name_n though_o we_o deserve_v it_o not_o and_o to_o be_v account_v wicked_a though_o we_o be_v not_o it_o be_v i_o grant_v far_o better_a to_o be_v censure_v then_o to_o be_v flatter_v it_o be_v very_o ill_a when_o other_o count_v we_o and_o worst_a of_o all_o when_o we_o account_v ourselves_o better_a than_o we_o be_v yet_o it_o be_v no_o small_a evil_a to_o be_v account_v worse_a than_o we_o be_v especial_o to_o be_v account_v evil_a when_o we_o be_v good_a a_o wound_n in_o our_o honour_n be_v not_o a_o wound_n to_o be_v slight_v it_o be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o be_v number_v with_o the_o transgressor_n in_o his_o death_n and_o call_v beelzebub_n a_o friend_n of_o publican_n and_o sinner_n while_o he_o live_v four_o observe_v from_o this_o do_v not_o condemn_v i_o that_o condemnation_n be_v the_o adjudge_v of_o one_o to_o be_v wicked_a condemnation_n suppose_v a_o man_n guilty_a and_o leave_v he_o under_o a_o penalty_n as_o justification_n be_v the_o adjudge_v and_o declare_v of_o a_o person_n to_o be_v righteous_a or_o the_o accept_n of_o he_o for_o righteous_a in_o another_o who_o be_v not_o righteous_a
double_a oppression_n first_o a_o oppression_n by_o our_o word_n and_o second_o a_o oppression_n by_o our_o action_n the_o oppression_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o hand_n the_o tongue_n be_v a_o great_a tyrant_n the_o tongue_n will_v lay_v on_o load_n and_o draw_v blood_n the_o vulgar_a understand_v it_o of_o this_o tongue-oppression_n be_v it_o good_a for_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v calumniate_v or_o slander_v i_o that_o be_v give_v other_o occasion_n to_o speak_v evil_a of_o i_o that_o be_v a_o good_a sense_n slander_n and_o censure_n wound_v deep_a hard_a word_n bruise_v the_o credit_n and_o break_v the_o heat_n as_o well_o as_o hard_a blow_n bruise_v the_o flesh_n and_o break_v the_o bone_n but_o take_v it_o here_o rather_o for_o oppression_n by_o outward_a violence_n so_o the_o word_n be_v often_o use_v psal_n 119.122_o i_o have_v do_v judgement_n and_o justice_n give_v i_o not_o â—ver_v to_o my_o oppressor_n to_o those_o who_o will_v wrong_v i_o because_o i_o have_v do_v right_o and_o it_o note_v as_o a_o open_a or_o violent_a oppression_n so_o a_o cunning_a subtle_a oppression_n a_o cheat_a fraudulent_a oppression_n all_o wrong_v how_o close_a and_o cunning_a soever_o be_v oppression_n we_o have_v that_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n hos_fw-la 12.7_o he_o be_v a_o merchant_n the_o balance_n of_o deceit_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n he_o love_v to_o oppress_v how_o do_v a_o merchant_n oppress_v he_o come_v not_o like_o a_o thief_n or_o a_o nimrod_n with_o a_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n bid_v you_o deliver_v your_o purse_n or_o your_o life_n command_v you_o to_o give_v up_o your_o right_n or_o your_o liberty_n but_o while_o in_o buy_v and_o sell_v in_o trade_v and_o deal_n he_o offer_v you_o a_o fair_a bargain_n or_o as_o we_o say_v a_o penny_n worth_a for_o your_o penny_n he_o smite_v you_o secret_o and_o cut_v your_o throat_n as_o famine_n do_v without_o a_o knife_n the_o balance_n of_o deceit_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n balance_n be_v put_v for_o all_o instrument_n or_o mean_n of_o trade_v by_o these_o he_o deceive_v light_a weight_n oppress_v the_o state_n as_o a_o heavy_a weight_n press_v the_o body_n the_o word_n import_v also_o oppression_n by_o withhold_a what_o be_v due_a as_o well_o as_o by_o take_v away_o what_o we_o due_o hold_v deut._n 24.14_o thou_o shall_v not_o oppress_v a_o hire_a servant_n that_o be_v poor_a and_o needy_a that_o be_v thou_o shall_v not_o detain_v or_o keep_v back_o any_o part_n of_o his_o wage_n the_o word_n you_o see_v be_v of_o a_o large_a sense_n be_v it_o good_a unto_o thou_o to_o oppress_v i_o know_v thou_o will_v not_o oppress_v i_o either_o by_o speak_v evil_a of_o or_o over-censuring_a i_o either_o by_o open_a violence_n or_o by_o secret_a fraud_n either_o by_o take_v from_o i_o what_o i_o have_v or_o by_o detain_v from_o i_o what_o i_o ought_v to_o have_v thou_o will_v not_o oppress_v either_o with_o tongue_n or_o hand_n either_o as_o a_o robber_n with_o thy_o sword_n or_o as_o a_o merchant_n with_o thy_o balance_n thus_o job_n expostulate_v upon_o high_a confidence_n both_o of_o the_o justice_n and_o holiness_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n i_o know_v thou_o do_v not_o love_v to_o oppress_v no_o thou_o be_v merciful_a and_o full_a of_o compassion_n whence_o be_v it_o then_o that_o thou_o seem_v to_o act_v so_o unlike_o thyself_o be_v this_o thy_o pity_n to_o a_o poor_a creature_n and_o thy_o love_n to_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n thou_o use_v to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o consolation_n of_o thy_o people_n and_o mercy_n please_v thou_o thou_o use_v to_o send_v out_o river_n of_o goodness_n for_o weary_a soul_n to_o bathe_v in_o and_o stream_n of_o comfort_n for_o thirsty_a soul_n to_o drink_v and_o be_v refresh_v in_o how_o be_v it_o then_o that_o a_o bitter_a cup_n be_v put_v to_o my_o lip_n continual_o and_o that_o i_o be_o overwhelm_v in_o a_o salt_n sea_n in_o a_o sea_n of_o gall_n and_o bitterness_n hence_o observe_v god_n be_v so_o good_a and_o gracious_a that_o he_o love_v not_o to_o grieve_v his_o creature_n among_o man_n mica_n 7.4_o the_o best_a of_o they_o be_v as_o a_o brier_n the_o most_o upright_o be_v sharp_a than_o a_o thorn_n hedge_n even_o they_o that_o seem_v most_o gentle_a and_o compassionate_a will_v yet_o sometime_o scratch_v like_o brier_n and_o tear_v like_o thorn_n but_o the_o lord_n change_v not_o neither_o do_v his_o compassion_n fail_v the_o act_n of_o god_n appear_v sometime_o unsuitable_a to_o his_o nature_n but_o they_o be_v never_o so_o when_o he_o break_v we_o to_o piece_n he_o delight_v not_o in_o our_o break_n nor_o do_v he_o ever_o break_v his_o own_o but_o with_o a_o intent_n to_o bind_v they_o up_o again_o god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o love_v to_o oppress_v that_o one_o of_o his_o most_o eminent_a work_n of_o providence_n be_v to_o relieve_v those_o who_o be_v oppress_v ps_n 12.4_o for_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a will_v i_o arise_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o when_o the_o lord_n arise_v oppressor_n shall_v fall_v o_o lord_n cry_v hezekiah_n in_o his_o sickness_n i_o be_o oppress_v undertake_v for_o i_o isa_n 38.14_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v this_o disease_n like_o a_o merciless_a tyrant_n oppress_v my_o spirit_n death_n have_v even_o master_v i_o and_o get_v the_o victory_n over_o my_o house_n of_o clay_n lord_n come_v to_o my_o rescue_n thou_o be_v wont_a to_o deliver_v poor_a man_n as_o a_o prey_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n yea_o mouth_n of_o their_o oppressor_n o_o deliver_v i_o from_o this_o cruel_a sickness_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o oppress_v my_o life_n and_o hale_v i_o as_o a_o prisoner_n to_o the_o grave_n be_v it_o good_a unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v oppress_v and_o that_o thou_o shall_v despise_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n this_o clause_n have_v the_o same_o sense_n in_o general_a with_o the_o former_a it_o be_v not_o good_a unto_o thou_o it_o be_v neither_o please_v nor_o profitable_a nor_o honourable_a that_o thou_o shall_v 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