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strange_a that_o any_o who_o be_v call_v sober_a christian_n shall_v plant_v their_o opinion_n in_o this_o soil_n of_o atheism_n and_o make_v that_o a_o proof_n of_o their_o faith_n which_o solomon_n bring_v only_o as_o a_o proof_n of_o some_o man_n infidelity_n the_o preacher_n in_o this_o book_n personate_v those_o who_o he_o abhor_v and_o sometime_o speak_v the_o practice_n of_o other_o man_n not_o his_o own_o opinion_n there_o be_v no_o more_o reason_n to_o ground_n this_o tenet_n of_o the_o soul_n mortality_n upon_o those_o text_n than_o there_o be_v of_o encouragement_n to_o intemperancy_n in_o that_o chap._n 11._o 9_o rejoice_v o_o young_a man_n in_o thy_o youth_n and_o let_v thy_o heart_n cheer_v thou_o in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o own_o heart_n or_o in_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 32._o let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o tomorrow_o we_o die_v if_o any_o will_v learn_v solomon_n own_o sense_n about_o this_o 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use_n of_o the_o word_n in_o this_o book_n chap._n 20._o ver_fw-la 17._o where_o zophar_n tell_v the_o hypocrite_n that_o god_n will_v deprive_v and_o strip_v he_o of_o every_o good_a thing_n he_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o river_n the_o flood_n the_o brook_n of_o honey_n and_o butter_n it_o be_v a_o rhetorical_a expresson_n compare_v the_o affluence_n of_o outward_a thing_n to_o flood_n and_o river_n and_o brook_n which_o send_v forth_o their_o stream_n plentiful_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v though_o there_o be_v great_a store_n of_o honey_n and_o butter_n those_o two_o be_v specify_v for_o the_o rest_n though_o there_o be_v river_n brook_n and_o stream_n of_o these_o commodity_n yet_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v see_v none_o of_o they_o that_o be_v he_o shall_v not_o enjoy_v or_o taste_v a_o drop_n of_o 18_o sicut_fw-la graeci_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o latini_n bonum_fw-la aliquando_fw-la pro_fw-la pulchro_fw-la commodo_fw-la &_o utili_fw-la 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very_o good_a civil_a good_a be_v the_o order_n peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o world_n death_n stop_v the_o sight_n of_o all_o this_o good_a as_o for_o eternal_a or_o spiritual_a good_a death_n can_v close_v or_o dim_v the_o eye_n against_o those_o object_n then_o here_o be_v no_o plea_n for_o atheist_n against_o the_o resurrection_n nor_o any_o against_o the_o soul_n be_v or_o be_v awake_a till_o the_o resurrection_n job_n speak_v only_o about_o the_o spear_n and_o course_n of_o nature_n when_o man_n die_v natural_o and_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a he_o enjoy_v nothing_o he_o act_v nothing_o according_a to_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o live_n occurrunt_fw-la live_n in_o his_o
shall_v see_v none_o of_o it_o when_o he_o die_v so_o because_o when_o he_o die_v other_o shall_v see_v he_o no_o more_o all_o his_o beauty_n riches_n and_o good_a thing_n must_v be_v bury_v with_o he_o there_o be_v a_o elegancy_n in_o put_v these_o two_o together_o to_o see_v and_o be_v see_v death_n stop_v both_o it_o take_v we_o from_o see_v and_o it_o take_v we_o from_o be_v see_v as_o all_o the_o good_a we_o have_v will_v be_v hide_v from_o our_o eye_n so_o all_o our_o glory_n and_o excellency_n will_v be_v obscure_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o in_o the_o dark_a chamber_n of_o the_o grave_n thy_o eye_n be_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o be_o not_o job_n speak_v of_o a_o threefold_a eye_n 1._o of_o his_o own_o eye_n my_o eye_n shall_v see_v no_o more_o good_a verse_n 7._o 2._o of_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n the_o eye_n of_o he_o that_o have_v see_v i_o shall_v see_v i_o no_o more_o 3._o of_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n thy_o eye_n be_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o be_o not_o he_o do_v not_o say_v thy_o eye_n be_v upon_o i_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o see_v i_o god_n eye_n look_v into_o the_o grave_n and_o can_v see_v there_o when_o we_o be_v out_o of_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n we_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n therefore_o he_o say_v thy_o eye_n be_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o be_o not_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n if_o thou_o shall_v defer_v a_o little_a to_o help_v i_o and_o then_o shall_v come_v to_o look_v for_o thy_o job_n i_o shall_v be_v dead_a i_o shall_v be_v lay_v in_o the_o grave_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v capable_a of_o remedy_n if_o my_o remedy_n be_v defer_v it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o give_v a_o man_n a_o cordial_a when_o he_o be_v dead_a thou_o shall_v cocc_fw-la tuornm_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la si_fw-la forte_fw-fr cupias_fw-la humanitus_fw-la loquor_fw-la cum_fw-la occulto_fw-la questu_fw-la neglectus_fw-la svi_fw-la von_n ero_fw-la capax_fw-la cocc_fw-la not_o have_v a_o job_n to_o help_v if_o thou_o do_v not_o help_v he_o quick_o some_o understand_v it_o in_o a_o 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not_o to_o be_v do_v not_o import_v a_o not-being_a but_o a_o not_o appear_v i_o be_o not_o as_o i_o be_v nor_o can_v i_o long_o be_v at_o all_o rachel_n weep_v for_o her_o child_n because_o they_o be_v not_o joseph_n brethren_n say_v to_o their_o father_n joseph_n be_v not_o and_o job_n himself_o in_o the_o 21._o of_o this_o chapter_n explain_v this_o to_o be_v his_o sense_n thou_o shall_v seek_v i_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v death_n be_v a_o great_a devourer_n it_o sweep_v all_o that_o appear_v of_o man_n into_o the_o grave_n the_o world_n shall_v no_o more_o enjoy_v he_o nor_o he_o the_o world_n this_o be_v man_n not_o be_v when_o he_o die_v as_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n further_o explain_v by_o a_o elegant_a similitude_n verse_n 9_o as_o the_o cloud_n be_v consume_v and_o vanish_v away_o so_o he_o that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n shall_v come_v up_o no_o more_o 10._o he_o shall_v return_v no_o more_o to_o his_o house_n neither_o shall_v his_o 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the_o holy_a ghost_n good_a and_o bad_a believer_n and_o unbeliever_n speak_v often_o the_o same_o good_a word_n but_o they_o can_v speak_v the_o same_o thing_n nor_o from_o the_o same_o principle_n nature_n speak_v in_o the_o one_o in_o the_o other_o grace_n the_o one_o may_v say_v very_o passionate_o he_o have_v sin_v and_o sometime_o almost_o drown_v his_o word_n in_o tear_n but_o the_o other_o say_v repent_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o flood_n his_o heart_n with_o godly_a sorrow_n three_o to_o clear_v it_o yet_o more_o the_o general_a confession_n of_o the_o saint_n have_v these_o four_o thing_n in_o they_o first_o beside_o the_o fact_n they_o acknowledge_v the_o blot_n that_o there_o be_v much_o defilement_n and_o blackness_n in_o every_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a pollution_n and_o abasement_n of_o the_o creature_n second_o they_o confess_v the_o fault_n that_o they_o have_v do_v very_o ill_o in_o what_o they_o have_v do_v and_o very_o foolish_o even_o like_o a_o beast_n 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