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yet_o do_v elihu_n here_o in_o a_o youthful_a arrogancy_n oppose_v his_o fullness_n to_o their_o emptiness_n that_o have_v no_o more_o to_o reply_v upon_o job_n but_o only_o to_o justify_v himself_o for_o speak_v he_o affirm_v that_o by_o his_o zeal_n for_o god_n and_o for_o the_o truth_n yea_o and_o perhaps_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a inspiration_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n he_o be_v so_o strong_o move_v to_o speak_v that_o he_o can_v hold_v no_o long_o he_o compare_v himself_o to_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n that_o be_v pain_v to_o be_v deliver_v or_o to_o bottle_n that_o be_v fill_v with_o wine_n as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n verse_n 19_o my_o belly_n be_v as_o wine_n which_o have_v no_o vent_n it_o be_v ready_a to_o burst_v like_o new_a bottle_n that_o be_v like_o bottle_n fill_v with_o new_a wine_n or_o like_o bottle_n which_o new_a wine_n will_v burst_v asunder_o yea_o though_o they_o be_v new_a bottle_n for_o indeed_o the_o old_a the_o bottle_n be_v the_o like_a they_o be_v to_o burst_v asunder_o when_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o new_a wine_n according_a to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 9.17_o neither_o do_v man_n put_v new_a wine_n into_o old_a bottle_n else_o the_o bottle_n break_v and_o the_o wine_n run_v out_o and_o the_o bottle_n perish_v but_o they_o put_v new_a wine_n into_o new_a bottle_n and_o so_o both_o be_v preserve_v however_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o do_v inward_o in_o his_o mind_n even_o swell_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o speak_v so_o that_o he_o can_v forbear_v no_o long_o usual_o in_o the_o scripture_n what_o be_v do_v inward_o in_o a_o man_n to_o wit_n in_o his_o mind_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o belly_n as_o before_o chap._n 15.35_o their_o belly_n prepare_v deceit_n and_o so_o it_o be_v here_o my_o belly_n be_v as_o wine_n which_o have_v no_o vent_n that_o be_v my_o mind_n be_v ready_a to_o burst_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o utter_v what_o i_o have_v to_o say_v even_o as_o wine_n which_o have_v no_o vent_n verse_n 20._o i_o will_v speak_v that_o i_o may_v be_v refresh_v that_o be_v to_o ease_v my_o mind_n verse_n 21._o let_v i_o not_o i_o pray_v you_o accept_v any_o man_n person_n neither_o let_v i_o give_v flatter_a title_n unto_o man_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v do_v not_o desire_v i_o shall_v or_o do_v not_o think_v i_o will_v out_o of_o fear_n or_o favour_n to_o either_o side_n speak_v any_o thing_n but_o the_o downright_a truth_n by_o give_v flatter_a title_n unto_o man_n may_v be_v mean_v first_o the_o applaud_a of_o man_n with_o the_o fawn_a term_n of_o holy_a wise_a just_a only_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o they_o when_o we_o know_v they_o no_o way_n deserve_v such_o title_n and_o second_o the_o go_v about_o the_o bush_n as_o we_o use_v to_o say_v when_o we_o be_v to_o reprove_v any_o man_n or_o any_o evil_n that_o we_o discern_v in_o man_n the_o do_v of_o this_o covert_o and_o by_o secret_a insinuation_n rather_o than_o with_o plain_a and_o express_v term_n as_o when_o job_n friend_n will_v not_o direct_o tell_v job_n that_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a hypocrite_n and_o that_o therefore_o god_n have_v so_o destroy_v he_o but_o only_o express_v themselves_o in_o general_a term_n this_o be_v the_o place_n of_o he_o that_o know_v not_o god_n and_o this_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n from_o god_n do_v yet_o intentional_o strike_v at_o he_o and_o three_o the_o mince_n of_o the_o matter_n when_o we_o come_v to_o tell_v man_n of_o their_o fault_n use_v favourable_a term_n and_o not_o set_v forth_o their_o sin_n in_o their_o proper_a colour_n as_o when_o eli_n do_v so_o gentle_o reprove_v the_o horrible_a villainy_n of_o his_o son_n 1_o sam._n 2.24_o nay_o my_o son_n for_o it_o be_v no_o good_a report_n that_o i_o hear_v now_o in_o all_o these_o respect_v elihu_n protest_v against_o this_o give_n of_o flatter_a title_n verse_n 22._o for_o i_o know_v not_o to_o give_v flatter_a title_n that_o be_v i_o be_o not_o skill_v in_o the_o way_n of_o flattery_n i_o never_o use_v to_o take_v this_o course_n but_o have_v be_v always_o wont_a to_o speak_v my_o mind_n clear_o and_o plain_o chap._n xxxiii_o verse_n 1._o wherefore_o job_n i_o pray_v thou_o hear_v my_o speech_n etc._n etc._n have_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n blame_v job_n three_o friend_n here_o he_o turn_v his_o speech_n to_o job_n who_o principal_o he_o desire_v to_o convince_v and_o with_o much_o gentleness_n and_o modesty_n he_o beg_v audience_n of_o he_o that_o so_o he_o may_v the_o more_o willing_o attend_v to_o what_o he_o will_v say_v and_o by_o press_v he_o to_o hearken_v to_o all_o his_o word_n he_o imply_v first_o that_o he_o will_v not_o utter_v a_o idle_a frivolous_a word_n nothing_o but_o what_o be_v worth_a his_o attend_v to_o second_o that_o if_o he_o do_v not_o attend_v to_o his_o whole_a discourse_n but_o only_o here_o and_o there_o a_o snatch_n that_o will_v be_v no_o advantage_n to_o he_o and_o three_o that_o he_o desire_v he_o will_v not_o interrupt_v he_o till_o he_o have_v full_o declare_v his_o mind_n and_o then_o he_o may_v answer_v free_o what_o he_o have_v to_o say_v verse_n 2._o behold_v now_o i_o have_v open_v my_o mouth_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v now_o that_o upon_o due_a deliberation_n i_o have_v begin_v to_o speak_v see_v the_o note_n chap._n 3.1_o verse_n 3._o my_o word_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o uprightness_n of_o my_o heart_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v i_o shall_v speak_v true_o what_o i_o think_v and_o with_o a_o sincere_a desire_n of_o your_o good_a not_o out_o of_o hatred_n or_o partiality_n and_o my_o lip_n shall_v utter_v knowledge_n clear_o that_o be_v i_o shall_v utter_v nothing_o but_o what_o i_o know_v to_o be_v true_a and_o shall_v make_v it_o clear_a and_o evident_a to_o thou_o that_o it_o be_v so_o verse_n 4._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v make_v i_o and_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o almighty_a have_v give_v i_o life_n some_o expositor_n conceive_v that_o the_o drift_n of_o these_o word_n be_v to_o satisfy_v job_n that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o he_o shall_v not_o careful_o attend_v to_o what_o he_o have_v to_o say_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v make_v i_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v god_n have_v make_v i_o and_o give_v i_o a_o reasonable_a understand_a soul_n as_o he_o have_v to_o other_o in_o the_o expression_n here_o use_v there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o that_o which_o be_v say_v of_o the_o first_o make_v of_o man_n that_o the_o lord_n breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n gen._n 2.7_o and_o therefore_o you_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o despise_v my_o word_n since_o to_o i_o though_o young_a god_n may_v reveal_v the_o truth_n as_o well_o as_o to_o another_o but_o i_o rather_o conceive_v the_o drift_n of_o the_o word_n to_o be_v this_o job_n have_v often_o wish_v that_o he_o may_v plead_v his_o cause_n with_o god_n as_o chap._n 16.21_o and_o chap._n 23.3_o 4_o 5._o and_o in_o other_o place_n but_o yet_o still_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o god_n will_v withdraw_v his_o hand_n and_o not_o overbear_v and_o daunt_v and_o oppress_v he_o with_o his_o majesty_n and_o power_n as_o we_o may_v find_v it_o clear_o express_v chap._n 9.34_o 35._o and_o chap._n 13.20_o 21_o 22._o now_o therefore_o elihu_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o will_v undertake_v as_o in_o god_n stead_n to_o plead_v with_o he_o and_o say_v he_o i_o be_o a_o man_n as_o thou_o be_v with_o who_o thou_o may_v plead_v upon_o equal_a term_n and_o need_v not_o be_v afraid_a which_o be_v again_o express_v more_o full_o vers_n
the_o word_n of_o christ_n command_v the_o breathe_n of_o his_o spirit_n upon_o his_o garden_n the_o church_n but_o see_v in_o the_o last_o clause_n of_o this_o verse_n it_o be_v unquestionable_a that_o the_o church_n speak_v let_v my_o belove_a come_v into_o his_o garden_n etc._n etc._n neither_o be_v there_o indeed_o any_o impropriety_n of_o speech_n in_o it_o that_o the_o church_n speak_v of_o herself_o shall_v use_v these_o term_n my_o garden_n for_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o union_n that_o be_v betwixt_o christ_n and_o his_o spouse_n what_o belong_v to_o one_o must_v needs_o belong_v also_o to_o the_o other_o i_o see_v not_o why_o this_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o verse_n may_v not_o also_o be_v take_v as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o spouse_n awake_v o_o northwind_n and_o come_v thou_o south_n blow_v upon_o my_o garden_n that_o be_v oh_o that_o all_o possible_a occasion_n may_v be_v give_v to_o make_v know_v to_o my_o beloved_a what_o ever_o may_v allure_v and_o draw_v his_o 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the_o corruption_n of_o man_n heart_n as_o the_o wind_n do_v the_o air_n of_o noisome_a vapour_n now_o in_o desire_v the_o holy_a inspiration_n of_o god_n spirit_n the_o church_n call_v both_o upon_o the_o northwind_n to_o awake_v that_o be_v to_o rise_v and_o the_o southwind_n to_o come_v and_o blow_v upon_o her_o garden_n 1._o because_o as_o both_o the_o northern_a and_o southern_a wind_n be_v useful_a for_o garden_n the_o one_o to_o purge_v and_o cool_v the_o air_n in_o extremity_n of_o heat_n and_o by_o dispel_v the_o cloud_n to_o bring_v fair_a weather_n and_o the_o other_o to_o warm_v and_o water_v the_o earth_n with_o sweet_a and_o refresh_a shower_n so_o the_o spirit_n do_v by_o contrary_a operation_n further_a the_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o people_n sometime_o refresh_v the_o scorch_a soul_n with_o a_o sweet_a breath_n of_o comfort_n and_o sometime_o enflame_v it_o with_o heat_n and_o fervency_n of_o zeal_n sometime_o it_o rouse_v man_n by_o sharp_a and_o pierce_a terror_n of_o wrath_n death_n and_o judgement_n and_o soften_v heart_n harden_v in_o sin_n and_o sometime_o it_o cheer_v they_o again_o with_o promise_n and_o comfort_n and_o 2._o because_o she_o desire_v that_o by_o the_o manifold_a operation_n of_o god_n spirit_n the_o sweet_a savour_n of_o her_o grace_n and_o good_a work_n may_v be_v spread_v abroad_o every_o way_n so_o that_o christ_n may_v in_o every_o regard_n take_v delight_n in_o she_o even_o as_o the_o blow_n of_o the_o wind_n from_o several_a quarter_n do_v carry_v the_o send_v of_o the_o spice_n in_o a_o garden_n to_o all_o that_o come_v near_o it_o on_o every_o side_n let_v my_o belove_a come_v into_o his_o garden_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v let_v he_o manifest_v his_o favourable_a presence_n in_o i_o more_o and_o more_o and_o still_o and_o still_o take_v delight_n in_o i_o as_o if_o she_o have_v say_v my_o beloved_a do_v erewhile_o invite_v i_o into_o his_o garden_n his_o mountain_n of_o myrrh_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o note_n above_o ver_fw-la 6._o &_o 8._o but_o rather_o let_v he_o come_v and_o dwell_v in_o i_o for_o even_o here_o he_o have_v a_o garden_n too_o and_o eat_v his_o pleasant_a fruit_n that_o be_v let_v he_o accept_v of_o and_o delight_n in_o let_v he_o be_v honour_v and_o glorify_v by_o the_o grace_n and_o good_a work_n which_o by_o his_o spirit_n he_o have_v wrought_v in_o i_o for_o she_o call_v herself_o his_o garden_n and_o all_o her_o grace_n and_o holy_a conversation_n his_o pleasant_a fruit_n because_o he_o it_o be_v that_o plant_v the_o church_n and_o make_v her_o fruitful_a see_v isa_n 5.7_o &_o 26.12_o &_o joh._n 15.4_o 5._o and_o because_o the_o faithful_a consecrate_v themselves_o and_o all_o that_o they_o be_v and_o can_v do_v whole_o to_o christ_n even_o to_o he_o alone_o chap._n v._n verse_n 1._o i_o be_o come_v into_o my_o garden_n my_o sister_n my_o spouse_n etc._n etc._n see_v the_o note_n chap._n 4.10_o this_o may_v be_v take_v as_o christ_n assent_n 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pleasant_a fruit_n the_o grace_n and_o service_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v to_o christ_n as_o sweet_a as_o honey_n and_o wine_n and_o milk_n but_o then_o again_o according_a to_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o forego_n note_n some_o understand_v this_o with_o reference_n to_o his_o garden_n or_o paradise_n in_o heaven_n i_o have_v gather_v my_o myrrh_n with_o my_o spice_n i_o have_v eat_v my_o honey_n with_o my_o honeycomb_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v pure_a honey_n even_o fresh_a in_o the_o honeycomb_n meaning_n thereby_o that_o he_o be_v delight_v himself_o in_o the_o praise_n and_o service_n of_o his_o holy_a angel_n and_o glorify_a saint_n and_o in_o those_o transcendent_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n which_o there_o