own_o mouth_n condemn_v thou_o and_o not_o i_o yea_o thy_o own_o lip_n testify_v against_o thou_o in_o these_o verse_n eliphaz_n clear_v and_o confirm_v that_o challenge_n of_o impiety_n v._o 4._o as_o be_v imply_v in_o the_o particle_n for_o whereby_o this_o be_v join_v with_o what_o he_o former_o say_v show_v that_o in_o stead_n of_o humble_a reverence_n and_o supplication_n to_o god_n job_n utter_v the_o iniquity_n and_o impiety_n of_o his_o heart_n particular_o in_o his_o subtle_a and_o crafty_a way_n of_o discourse_v v._o 5_o and_o that_o therefore_o there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o prove_v his_o impiety_n but_o what_o he_o say_v himself_o v._o 6._o the_o word_n contain_v 1._o a_o general_n position_n that_o his_o discourse_n do_v prove_v his_o impiety_n thou_o cast_v off_o fear_n etc._n etc._n v._n 4._o for_o thy_o mouth_n utter_v or_o teach_v and_o instruct_v thy_o iniquity_n v._o 5._o that_o be_v that_o which_o thou_o speak_v and_o vent_a in_o thy_o passion_n discover_v thy_o 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sin_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v because_o it_o be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n who_o be_v supreme_a and_o absolute_a so_o especial_o man_n ought_v to_o guard_v that_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a not_o only_o of_o infirmity_n but_o even_o of_o gross_a wickedness_n which_o be_v more_o heinous_a than_o ordinary_a fail_n for_o iniquity_n be_v that_o which_o he_o fasten_v upon_o job_n here_o see_v deut._n 32.5_o ezek._n 24.13_o hos_fw-la 6.9_o and_o as_o this_o may_v be_v try_v by_o the_o grossness_n of_o the_o evil_a into_o which_o man_n fall_v so_o also_o by_o their_o violent_a prosecution_n of_o it_o their_o frequency_n and_o constancy_n in_o follow_v such_o a_o course_n their_o run_v to_o it_o when_o there_o be_v few_o or_o no_o tentation_n to_o draw_v they_o etc._n etc._n though_o some_o of_o those_o may_v have_v place_n even_o in_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n 2._o though_o man_n corrupt_a nature_n be_v prone_a to_o all_o iniquity_n have_v the_o 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and_o restrain_v prayer_n than_o his_o mouth_n utter_v his_o iniquity_n they_o will_v be_v worse_o employ_v who_o be_v not_o exercise_v in_o prayer_n especial_o in_o trouble_n from_o the_o particular_a instance_n v._o 5._o learn_v 1._o true_a wisdom_n be_v of_o a_o very_a different_a nature_n from_o craft_n or_o politic_a subtlety_n for_o v._o 2._o eliphaz_n taunt_v job_n for_o account_v himself_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o here_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o in_o his_o opinion_n he_o be_v but_o a_o crafty_a man_n it_o be_v one_o of_o satan_n device_n to_o make_v vice_n pass_v currant_n in_o the_o world_n under_o the_o name_n of_o virtue_n and_o particular_o to_o make_v craft_n and_o nimble_a conveyance_n pass_v for_o true_a wisdom_n and_o to_o be_v the_o only_a cried-up_a wit_n in_o the_o world_n whereas_o true_a
hospitality_n v._o 32._o that_o he_o be_v a_o ingenuous_a confessor_n of_o his_o fail_n v._n 33._o and_o that_o he_o be_v full_a of_o fortitude_n in_o prosecute_a and_o maintain_v of_o justice_n v._o 34._o unto_o all_o which_o he_o subjoin_v a_o desire_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o fair_a hear_n with_o any_o adversary_n before_o god_n v._o 35_o 36_o 37._o and_o close_v with_o a_o further_a profession_n that_o he_o be_v just_a and_o upright_o in_o his_o deal_n with_o labourer_n and_o other_o v._o 38_o 39_o 40._o verse_n 1._o i_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o my_o eye_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o think_v upon_o a_o maid_n the_o first_o virtue_n whereof_o job_n make_v profession_n be_v chastity_n as_o to_o a_o maid_n or_o that_o he_o be_v free_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o fornication_n this_o he_o not_o only_a assert_n but_o confirm_v his_o assertion_n by_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o reason_n which_o press_v he_o thereunto_o one_o whereof_o be_v couch_v in_o his_o very_a profession_n or_o 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such_o accurate_a walk_n in_o any_o person_n far_o more_o in_o great_a person_n as_o preciseness_n and_o needless_a scrupulosity_n it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a evil_n and_o a_o sad_a prognostic_n to_o a_o land_n when_o great_a person_n be_v thus_o principled_a eccl._n 10.16_o 2._o true_a grace_n be_v tender_o entertain_v will_v flourish_v wonderful_o under_o many_o disadvantage_n for_o here_o we_o see_v a_o man_n have_v so_o eminent_a knowledge_n and_o be_v so_o careful_a of_o the_o practice_n of_o holy_a duty_n even_o before_o the_o law_n be_v write_v that_o he_o make_v conscience_n of_o very_a small_a thing_n which_o may_v give_v a_o sad_a check_n to_o they_o who_o be_v more_o loose_a in_o time_n of_o great_a light_n and_o those_o who_o lie_v all_o the_o blame_n of_o their_o many_o neglect_n only_o upon_o their_o disadvantage_n and_o external_a impediment_n 3._o true_a piety_n must_v not_o be_v measure_v by_o man_n observe_v of_o any_o one_o particular_a duty_n or_o other_o but_o 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speak_v in_o this_o matter_n partiality_n among_o man_n be_v when_o corrupt_a lawyer_n and_o judge_n have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o potent_a client_n or_o party_n before_o they_o do_v not_o ponder_v nor_o respect_v his_o cause_n but_o only_o his_o person_n who_o favour_n they_o desire_v to_o conciliate_v or_o keep_v and_o therefore_o they_o do_v say_v plead_v or_o pronounce_v what_o may_v please_v he_o or_o be_v for_o his_o interest_n without_o respect_n to_o truth_n or_o justice_n and_o thus_o do_v job_n friend_n in_o this_o debate_n they_o do_v not_o search_v out_o nor_o pronounce_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o cause_n but_o speak_v only_o what_o they_o think_v be_v for_o god_n and_o against_o he_o in_o this_o matter_n 2._o job_n say_v of_o their_o thus_o accept_v god_n person_n in_o their_o contend_v for_o he_o that_o it_o be_v a_o wicked_a and_o deceitful_a talk_n for_o god_n and_o that_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o who_o wicked_o and_o with_o deceitful_a and_o cunning_a discourse_n they_o do_v condemn_v that_o they_o may_v justify_v god_n who_o have_v afflict_v he_o and_o in_o respect_v of_o god_n for_o it_o wrong_v he_o and_o put_v a_o lie_n and_o trick_n upon_o he_o as_o job_n after_o clear_v to_o say_v his_o justice_n in_o afflict_v job_n can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v maintain_v then_o by_o their_o lie_n and_o deceit_n or_o false_a doctrine_n yea_o whatever_o be_v their_o intention_n it_o reflect_v wicked_o upon_o god_n and_o his_o providence_n for_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o give_v he_o glory_n they_o say_v upon_o the_o matter_n that_o god_n can_v not_o be_v just_a if_o he_o afflict_v and_o exercise_v godly_a man_n with_o the_o same_o outward_a calamity_n that_o befall_v the_o wicked_a 3._o that_o we_o may_v yet_o further_o understand_v job_n mind_n in_o this_o challenge_n we_o be_v not_o to_o conceive_v that_o he_o do_v challenge_v they_o for_o condemn_v he_o against_o their_o light_n and_o conscience_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o their_o principle_n lead_v they_o thus_o to_o judge_v of_o he_o whatever_o charity_n they_o have_v for_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o godly_a man_n before_o which_o make_v they_o astonish_v when_o at_o first_o they_o come_v to_o he_o and_o see_v he_o so_o afflict_v chap_n 2.12_o 13._o far_o less_o be_v it_o his_o mind_n to_o challenge_v they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o pronounce_v that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o god_n in_o the_o wrong_n in_o this_o cause_n or_o in_o what_o he_o do_v to_o he_o nor_o do_v he_o at_o all_o quarrel_n they_o that_o they_o justify_v and_o commend_v god_n as_o holy_a and_o righteous_a in_o all_o his_o work_n and_o way_n for_o himself_o labour_v to_o outstrip_v they_o in_o such_o commendation_n of_o god_n but_o the_o true_a fault_n which_o he_o challenge_v may_v thus_o be_v conceive_v upon_o the_o one_o hand_n they_o judge_v that_o god_n afflict_v none_o as_o he_o do_v job_n but_o only_o wicked_a man_n do_v conclude_v 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a_o true_a fault_n though_o as_o they_o be_v culpable_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n he_o be_v also_o faulty_a on_o the_o other_o hand_n in_o his_o bitter_a complaint_n about_o god_n dispensation_n because_o he_o can_v not_o see_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o righteous_a god_n shall_v thus_o deal_v with_o he_o who_o be_v a_o reconcile_a man_n have_v clear_v the_o word_n from_o v._o 6._o learn_v 1._o man_n be_v natural_o impatient_a of_o contradiction_n and_o a_o plausible_a wrong_a cause_n beget_v such_o prejudices_fw-la against_o opponent_n that_o man_n will_v hardly_o hear_v they_o for_o he_o must_v exhort_v they_o in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o his_o discourse_n to_o bear_v and_o hearken_v it_o be_v no_o good_a symptom_n when_o man_n be_v irritate_v because_o any_o thing_n they_o do_v or_o say_v be_v speak_v against_o 2._o albeit_o many_o personal_a wrong_n and_o injury_n be_v best_a answer_v and_o refute_v by_o silence_n and_o albeit_o a_o fool_n shall_v never_o be_v answer_v according_a to_o his_o folly_n or_o in_o his_o own_o term_n prov._n 26.4_o yet_o when_o man_n do_v wrong_a god_n his_o truth_n and_o themselves_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v oppose_v take_v it_o as_o they_o will_v and_o not_o suffer_v to_o live_v in_o a_o opinion_n that_o they_o only_o be_v in_o the_o right_a prov._n 26.5_o for_o job_n will_v have_v they_o hear_v his_o reason_n and_o hearken_v to_o the_o plead_n of_o his_o lip_n from_o v._o 7_o 8._o learn_v 1._o even_o the_o worst_a of_o course_n and_o way_n be_v ordinary_o mask_v with_o the_o fair_a pretence_n and_o particular_o that_o they_o be_v for_o god_n for_o so_o they_o pretend_v that_o by_o their_o erroneous_a doctrine_n they_o be_v plead_v and_o contend_v for_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n so_o ofttimes_o oppression_n be_v commend_v as_o a_o follow_a and_o acknowledgement_n of_o providence_n zech._n 11.5_o and_o a_o execute_n of_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n jer._n 50_o 7._o persecution_n be_v account_v good_a service_n to_o god_n joh._n 16.2_o and_o a_o glorify_v of_o he_o isai_n 66.5_o and_o every_o error_n flee_v to_o some_o such_o cloak_n and_o pretence_n some_o entertain_v unworthy_a thought_n of_o god_n providence_n pretend_v to_o free_v he_o from_o be_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n some_o will_v have_v christ_n body_n everywhere_o pretend_v his_o glory_n against_o the_o arian_n error_n some_o plead_v for_o universal_a redemption_n pretend_v to_o exalt_v christ_n suffering_n which_o yet_o they_o enervate_v in_o the_o efficacy_n of_o it_o by_o make_v he_o die_v for_o those_o who_o never_o get_v benefit_n thereby_o some_o cry_v up_o man_n freewill_n pretend_v that_o thereby_o they_o vindicate_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v sin_n some_o decry_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n as_o to_o believer_n pretend_v to_o exalt_v christ_n and_o freegrace_n etc._n etc._n in_o a_o word_n it_o may_v very_o general_o be_v aver_v totus_fw-la mundus_fw-la exercet_fw-la histrioniam_fw-la the_o world_n of_o man_n who_o go_v wrong_n study_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o art_n of_o stage-player_n that_o they_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v any_o thing_n rather_o than_o what_o indeed_o they_o be_v and_o though_o this_o be_v a_o great_a trial_n to_o honest_a and_o sincere_a heart_n yet_o this_o may_v encourage_v they_o that_o such_o do_v so_o much_o the_o more_o make_v god_n their_o party_n as_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v for_o he_o when_o indeed_o they_o be_v nothing_o so_o but_o against_o he_o 2._o such_o pretext_n will_v not_o justify_v error_n nor_o shall_v they_o hide_v it_o from_o man_n nor_o deter_v they_o from_o appear_v against_o it_o and_o from_o detect_v the_o falsehood_n of_o those_o pretext_n for_o though_o they_o pretend_v to_o speak_v talk_n and_o contend_v for_o god_n yet_o job_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o their_o opinion_n but_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v a_o accept_n of_o his_o person_n a_o injury_n to_o god_n and_o to_o he_o also_o so_o robbery_n will_v not_o be_v justify_v because_o 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the_o ground_n and_o worship_v 21._o and_o say_v naked_a come_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n and_o naked_a shall_v i_o return_v thither_o the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o bless_a be_v name_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o these_o verse_n be_v contain_v a_o account_n of_o job_n carriage_n under_o this_o his_o trial_n evidence_v 1._o by_o his_o practice_n v._o 20_o which_o be_v partly_o such_o as_o evidence_v his_o sense_n of_o the_o affliction_n in_o that_o he_o arise_v and_o rend_v his_o mantle_n and_o shave_v his_o head_n which_o be_v sign_n of_o his_o sorrow_n and_o abasement_n before_o the_o lord_n see_v gen._n 37_o 34_o josh_n 7.6_o isai_n 22.12_o jer._n 7.29_o though_o more_o suitable_a before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n then_o since_o yea_o even_o then_o the_o rest_a on_o such_o thing_n be_v condemn_v joel_n 2.13_o and_o whereas_o job_n seem_v by_o shave_v of_o his_o head_n to_o go_v contrary_a to_o that_o precept_n levit._n 19_o 27._o it_o suffice_v 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mercy_n so_o long_o from_o v._o 20._o learn_v 1._o piety_n do_v not_o teach_v man_n stoicism_n or_o to_o despise_v and_o harden_v themselves_o under_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n but_o allow_v they_o to_o be_v sensible_a when_o they_o be_v afflict_v for_o it_o be_v commendable_a in_o job_n that_o in_o this_o case_n he_o arise_v and_o rend_v his_o mantle_n and_o shave_v his_o head_n see_v jer._n 5.3_o 2._o as_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o be_v sensible_a and_o mournful_a under_o affliction_n so_o this_o be_v very_o consistent_a with_o a_o patient_a and_o meek_a frame_n of_o spirit_n under_o trouble_n for_o job_n a_o pattern_n of_o patience_n set_v himself_o in_o a_o mournful_a posture_n and_o that_o without_o guilt_n as_o appear_v from_o god_n own_o verdict_n v._o 22._o 3._o albeit_o sense_n and_o sorrow_n under_o trouble_n be_v very_o consistent_a with_o patience_n yet_o saint_n in_o such_o a_o posture_n have_v need_n to_o be_v upon_o their_o guard_n lest_o 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