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breath_n and_o savour_v strange_a and_o stink_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o ulcerous_a sore_n and_o it_o may_v be_v also_o some_o inward_a putrefaction_n in_o his_o body_n and_o she_o continue_v in_o this_o temper_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o entreaty_n and_o his_o obte_v of_o she_o by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o child_n the_o common_a pledge_n of_o their_o love_n and_o conjugal_a affection_n doct._n 1._o saint_n must_v resolve_v to_o meet_v not_o only_o with_o common_a but_o most_o singular_a trial_n for_o job_n have_v trial_n not_o only_o from_o his_o servant_n but_o from_o the_o very_a wife_n of_o his_o bosom_n he_o have_v lesser_a trial_n but_o as_o a_o preparation_n for_o a_o great_a the_o strength_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o saint_n will_v not_o appear_v nor_o will_v they_o be_v fit_v for_o the_o singular_a proof_n of_o his_o love_n without_o these_o neither_o will_v humble_v weakness_n be_v discover_v without_o such_o a_o furnace_n and_o they_o ought_v to_o stoop_v to_o 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and_o in_o stead_n of_o quarrel_v with_o he_o to_o stoop_v to_o he_o and_o refer_v his_o whole_a case_n to_o his_o disposal_n this_o be_v a_o sweet_a counsel_n in_o itself_o and_o very_o affectionate_o propound_v as_o a_o course_n he_o will_v follow_v himself_o be_v he_o in_o job_n case_n yet_o it_o be_v load_v with_o a_o double_a prejudice_n as_o it_o be_v propound_v to_o job_n 1._o that_o by_o this_o submission_n recommend_v by_o eliphaz_n he_o intend_v that_o job_n shall_v quit_v his_o integrity_n and_o pretend_v no_o more_o that_o he_o have_v be_v a_o godly_a man_n for_o so_o job_n understand_v he_o and_o their_o other_o discourse_n expound_v it_o so_o this_o be_v a_o unjust_a desire_n and_o proposition_n that_o a_o godly_a man_n shall_v lie_v against_o his_o right_n though_o he_o do_v indeed_o fail_v in_o the_o way_n of_o maintain_v his_o integrity_n 2._o upon_o this_o it_o follow_v that_o this_o exhortation_n to_o seek_v to_o god_n import_v in_o eliphaz'_v sense_n that_o job_n shall_v begin_v of_o new_a to_o seek_v god_n not_o look_v on_o any_o thing_n he_o have_v before_o as_o honest_a and_o sincere_a this_o be_v indeed_o a_o usual_a tentation_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n either_o in_o great_a trial_n or_o when_o they_o fall_v into_o guilt_n that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o look_v on_o all_o they_o have_v before_o as_o hypocrisy_n and_o that_o they_o must_v begin_v of_o new_a if_o they_o look_v ever_o to_o obtain_v save_v grace_n but_o such_o tentation_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v by_o sincere_a saint_n as_o keep_v they_o still_o unfixed_a building_n and_o destroy_v again_o lay_v aside_o these_o prejudices_fw-la and_o mistake_v learn_v 1._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o godly_a friend_n not_o to_o content_v themselves_o wâ—th_v reprove_v what_o they_o find_v amiss_o in_o other_o in_o a_o upbraid_a way_n but_o to_o counsel_v thâ—m_n also_o how_o to_o amend_v for_o so_o do_v eliphaz_n proceed_v with_o job_n according_a to_o his_o principle_n after_o as_o he_o judge_v he_o have_v condemn_v he_o he_o do_v now_o advise_v he_o how_o to_o do_v better_o see_v gal._n 6.1_o jam._n 2.50_o 2._o seek_v unto_o god_n be_v the_o only_o best_a course_n for_o man_n in_o trouble_n to_o turn_v to_o he_o who_o smite_v to_o double_a diligence_n in_o his_o service_n that_o they_o may_v be_v near_o he_o in_o sad_a condition_n and_o to_o renew_v their_o repentance_n according_a as_o their_o case_n require_v for_o this_o be_v a_o wholesome_a counsel_n to_o a_o man_n in_o trouble_n to_o seek_v unto_o god_n when_o man_n have_v assay_v all_o other_o remedy_n they_o will_v find_v this_o most_o profitable_a 3._o such_o as_o do_v right_o seek_v to_o god_n in_o trouble_n aught_o to_o be_v far_o from_o all_o bitterness_n and_o
the_o greatness_n and_o unsearchableness_n of_o god_n work_n call_v we_o to_o admire_v they_o and_o his_o glory_n shine_v in_o they_o not_o neglect_v marvellous_a thing_n because_o they_o be_v ordinary_a nor_o allow_v ourselves_o in_o our_o ordinary_a disposition_n when_o god_n be_v do_v great_a thing_n whether_o in_o mercy_n or_o in_o judgement_n for_o if_o his_o work_n be_v great_a and_o unsearchable_a they_o shall_v be_v marvellous_a thing_n see_v psal_n 126.2.3_o &_o 118.23_o amos_n 3.8_o 5._o in_o study_v the_o work_n of_o god_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o confine_v ourselves_o to_o any_o one_o particular_a but_o take_v such_o a_o view_n of_o the_o innumerable_a work_n do_v by_o he_o as_o may_v discover_v his_o infinite_a glory_n and_o majesty_n and_o his_o alsufficiency_n and_o may_v humble_v we_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o inability_n to_o comprehend_v that_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o shine_v even_o in_o his_o work_n for_o his_o work_n be_v marvellous_a thing_n without_o 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not_o he_o will_v send_v judgement_n which_o will_v discover_v a_o finger_n of_o god_n isa_n 26.11_o and_o if_o these_o will_v not_o move_v we_o we_o proclaim_v ourselves_o incorrigible_a 2._o that_o be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o so_o great_a a_o lord_n who_o work_v declare_v he_o to_o he_o great_a and_o marvellous_a he_o shall_v not_o think_v to_o prevail_v by_o strive_v with_o god_n who_o can_v do_v so_o great_a and_o unsearchable_a thing_n but_o it_o be_v his_o safety_n to_o seek_v to_o god_n and_o stoop_v and_o commit_v his_o case_n to_o he_o and_o indeed_o none_o do_v know_v god_n aright_o but_o they_o who_o under_o affliction_n look_v upon_o submission_n and_o yield_v as_o their_o safety_n and_o upon_o their_o come_n to_o god_n as_o the_o only_a way_n of_o out-gate_n see_v chap._n 9.9_o and_o that_o man_n in_o trouble_n may_v be_v excite_v to_o this_o they_o shall_v serious_o ponder_v their_o case_n not_o as_o those_o isa_n 42_o 24_o 25._o hos_fw-la 7.9_o and_o shall_v lay_v to_o heart_n the_o severity_n and_o displeasure_n of_o god_n manifest_v therein_o psal_n 90.11_o 1_o cor._n 19.22_o 3_o that_o in_o seek_v and_o stoop_v to_o god_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v discourage_v by_o any_o trouble_n that_o be_v upon_o he_o consider_v what_o a_o god_n he_o be_v and_o what_o his_o work_n declare_v he_o can_v do_v for_o such_o as_o seek_v he_o and_o here_o all_o these_o property_n of_o god_n work_n be_v ground_n of_o confidence_n to_o such_o as_o humble_o seek_v his_o face_n 1._o god_n can_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o his_o people_n joel_n 2.21_o psal_n 126.3_o &_o 65.5_o if_o ordinary_a work_n can_v deliver_v they_o he_o will_v magnify_v his_o work_n ere_o his_o promise_n fail_v 2._o god_n also_o work_v unsearchable_a thing_n for_o his_o people_n thing_n not_o see_v in_o any_o second_o cause_n for_o even_o the_o eater_n will_v afford_v they_o meat_n to_o allude_v to_o that_o phrase_n judg._n 14.14_o and_o thing_n that_o they_o can_v little_o expect_v in_o outward_a appearance_n gen._n 16.13_o isa_n 64.1_o 2_o 3._o 3._o he_o also_o work_v marvellous_a thing_n not_o only_o thing_n little_o expect_v that_o forgetter_n of_o prosperity_n lam._n 3.17_o shall_v be_v remember_v that_o toss_v captive_n shall_v be_v restore_v and_o multiply_v isa_n 49.21_o and_o little_o believe_v zech._n 8.6_o but_o thing_n whereat_o the_o world_n will_v wonder_v and_o wherewith_o themselves_o shall_v be_v affect_v even_o to_o admiration_n psal_n 126.1_o 2._o 4._o he_o can_v work_v those_o wonder_n without_o number_n hereby_o clear_v that_o he_o have_v not_o one_o blessing_n only_o but_o many_o for_o his_o people_n that_o he_o will_v be_v no_o less_o potent_a in_o one_o trial_n then_o in_o another_o and_o that_o former_a deliverance_n though_o abuse_v by_o we_o shall_v not_o exhaust_v his_o resolution_n and_o ability_n to_o do_v for_o those_o who_o seek_v to_o he_o psal_n 106.43_o 44._o judg._n 10.13_o 16._o all_o those_o consideration_n may_v exceed_o 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judge_v there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o his_o friend_n shall_v censure_v his_o complaint_n and_o much_o reason_n why_o god_n shall_v regard_v it_o and_o change_v his_o deal_n towards_o he_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v put_v hard_a to_o it_o before_o he_o do_v complain_v ver_fw-la 1._o that_o it_o be_v hard_a measure_n if_o he_o be_v condemn_v before_o he_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o cause_n and_o crime_n ver_fw-la 2._o that_o it_o do_v not_o beseem_v god_n by_o deal_v so_o hardly_o with_o he_o to_o oppress_v and_o sleight_v his_o own_o creature_n and_o servant_n and_o to_o seem_v to_o favour_v the_o wicked_a ver_fw-la 3._o that_o good_a need_v not_o this_o way_n of_o torture_v he_o to_o find_v out_o what_o he_o be_v ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o 6._o that_o god_n know_v he_o be_v not_o wicked_a and_o yet_o that_o will_v not_o avail_v he_o unless_o himself_o withdraw_v his_o hand_n ver_fw-la 7._o that_o god_n have_v make_v and_o preserve_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o can_v but_o regret_n that_o he_o shall_v so_o violent_o destroy_v his_o own_o workmanship_n ver_fw-la 8.9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o that_o he_o can_v see_v no_o cause_n of_o god_n deal_n thus_o nor_o what_o god_n mean_v or_o intend_v by_o all_o this_o severity_n ver_fw-la 14_o 15._o that_o his_o trouble_n have_v put_v he_o in_o great_a confusion_n and_o therefore_o he_o think_v god_n shall_v look_v to_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o trouble_n which_o so_o confound_v he_o ver_fw-la 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o that_o his_o trouble_n be_v so_o great_a it_o make_v he_o repent_v his_o be_v bear_v and_o wish_v he_o have_v die_v from_o the_o womb_n ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o â—he_n chapter_n job_n calm_v a_o little_a do_v subjoin_v to_o his_o former_a expostulation_n a_o short_a petition_n for_o respite_n and_o leave_v to_o breathe_v a_o while_n before_o he_o die_v ver_fw-la 20_o 21_o 22._o verse_n 1._o my_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o my_o life_n i_o will_v leave_v my_o complaint_n upon_o myself_o i_o will_v speak_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n this_o verse_n contain_v a_o account_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o job_n expostulation_n and_o complaint_n which_o be_v the_o first_o argument_n press_v his_o friend_n not_o to_o misconstruct_v he_o and_o plead_v with_o god_n that_o he_o will_v regard_v it_o and_o not_o deal_v so_o sharp_o with_o he_o for_o when_o he_o have_v resolve_v to_o smother_v his_o grief_n chap._n 9.35_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o but_o they_o make_v his_o life_n a_o burden_n to_o he_o and_o when_o again_o he_o labour_v to_o suppress_v his_o complaint_n because_o of_o such_o a_o case_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o prevail_v but_o at_o last_o after_o many_o resolution_n to_o the_o contrary_a his_o bitterness_n by_o reason_n of_o much_o affliction_n burst_v forth_o in_o a_o complaint_n and_o make_v he_o â—ry_v if_o he_o can_v find_v ease_n by_o so_o eloquent_a a_o way_n of_o pour_v out_o his_o sorrow_n before_o god_n from_o which_o he_o leave_v it_o to_o be_v infer_v that_o it_o beseem_v god_n to_o respect_v such_o a_o complaint_n and_o the_o affliction_n which_o press_v it_o out_o of_o he_o which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o can_v not_o refrain_v from_o that_o way_n of_o it_o which_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o his_o frequent_a resolution_n and_o desire_n and_o that_o it_o be_v his_o friend_n duty_n not_o to_o judge_v hardly_o of_o he_o though_o he_o complain_v when_o he_o be_v so_o press_v and_o put_v to_o it_o in_o general_n obs_n 1._o god_n child_n while_o they_o be_v within_o time_n be_v make_v up_o of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n nature_n and_o grace_n which_o under_o trouble_n will_v have_v strong_a wrestle_n one_o with_o another_o take_v resolution_n time_n about_o
v._o 10_o 11_o 12._o which_o now_o he_o wish_v have_v never_o be_v ingratitude_n be_v a_o heinous_a sin_n in_o itself_o and_o will_v produce_v ill_a humour_n 3._o when_o any_o condition_n how_o empty_a and_o poor_a soever_o seem_v better_a to_o man_n thâ—n_v what_o they_o have_v and_o what_o god_n have_v sweeten_v with_o many_o proof_n of_o his_o love_n for_o he_o dwell_v upon_o his_o die_v from_o the_o womb_n as_o a_o sweet_a condition_n v._o 19_o which_o yet_o will_v have_v deprive_v he_o of_o many_o proof_n of_o god_n love_n which_o he_o have_v find_v in_o his_o life_n god_n be_v better_a and_o kind_a to_o his_o people_n than_o they_o many_o time_n wish_v to_o themselves_o 4._o when_o man_n be_v so_o devote_v to_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o will_n that_o they_o will_v quarrel_v all_o that_o god_n do_v if_o it_o fit_v not_o their_o mind_n as_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v foâ—_n they_o and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o their_o humour_n for_o he_o complain_v that_o he_o be_v not_o carry_v from_o the_o womb_n to_o his_o grave_n only_o because_o it_o will_v have_v prevent_v his_o great_a trouble_n and_o keep_v he_o at_o great_a case_n selfishness_n be_v a_o ill_a toot_n of_o much_o distemper_n 5._o when_o man_n passion_n have_v distemper_v they_o they_o lay_v the_o blame_n upon_o providence_n as_o he_o urge_v this_o as_o a_o argument_n against_o god_n deal_n that_o it_o make_v he_o thus_o discontent_a with_o his_o life_n whereas_o if_o he_o have_v be_v more_o sober_a and_o bear_v his_o trouble_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o conscience_n with_o more_o calmness_n it_o will_v have_v prevent_v those_o distemper_n see_v prov._n 19.3_o verse_n 20._o be_v not_o my_o day_n few_o cease_v then_o and_o let_v i_o alone_o that_o i_o may_v take_v comfort_n a_o little_a 21._o before_o i_o go_v whence_o i_o shall_v not_o return_v even_o to_o the_o land_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n 22._o a_o land_n of_o darkness_n as_o darkness_n itself_o and_o of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n without_o any_o order_n and_o where_o the_o light_n be_v as_o darkness_n in_o the_o close_a which_o be_v the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n job_n begin_v to_o calm_v a_o little_a and_o in_o stead_n of_o his_o former_a expostulate_v with_o god_n and_o his_o last_o great_a fit_n of_o discontent_n v._o 18_o 19_o he_o tacit_o submit_v to_o god_n will_n that_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o in_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o see_v death_n in_o its_o own_o colour_n he_o will_v not_o rash_o hazard_v upon_o it_o but_o crave_v this_o only_a that_o he_o may_v have_v some_o respite_n and_o breathe_v and_o a_o little_a ease_n in_o his_o life_n for_o 1._o his_o day_n be_v short_a and_o he_o be_v not_o like_a to_o live_v long_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v some_o speedy_a help_n that_o he_o may_v draw_v his_o breath_n a_o little_a and_o have_v opportunity_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o man_n that_o his_o friend_n esteem_v he_o or_o his_o passion_n seem_v to_o prove_v he_o to_o be_v v._o 20._o 2._o albeit_o he_o believe_v a_o resurrection_n and_o believe_v never_o to_o go_v to_o hell_n and_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o die_v in_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o destroyer_n of_o death_n for_o he_o speak_v to_o none_o of_o those_o here_o nor_o be_v his_o word_n to_o be_v take_v in_o any_o sense_n relate_v to_o those_o yet_o death_n in_o itself_o be_v ugly_a be_v without_o restitution_n in_o this_o life_n be_v a_o dark_a and_o dâ—â—â—ry_a estate_n without_o any_o order_n of_o variety_n or_o vicissitude_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n wherein_o much_o of_o this_o world_n beauty_n consist_v but_o whereas_o light_n come_v in_o its_o turn_n here_o it_o be_v still_o darkness_n there_o even_o most_o dark_a as_o darkness_n itself_o as_o it_o beseem_v those_o shadow_n of_o death_n and_o the_o grave_n to_o be_v therefore_o he_o will_v have_v some_o change_n of_o his_o condition_n here_o before_o he_o go_v to_o that_o unchangeable_a state_n and_o some_o blink_n of_o light_n and_o comfort_n before_o he_o enter_v into_o that_o dark_a passage_n and_o habitation_n ver_fw-la 21_o 22_o with_o 20._o this_o doctrine_n lay_v aside_o his_o mistake_n of_o speedy_a death_n by_o this_o trouble_n may_v safe_o be_v admit_v with_o little_a caution_n as_o contain_v only_o a_o desire_n of_o that_o which_o god_n afterward_o grant_v to_o he_o though_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a he_o shall_v be_v peremptory_a in_o such_o a_o suit_n it_o teach_v 1._o saint_n high_a sit_v of_o passion_n will_v not_o last_v but_o mercy_n will_v reclaim_v they_o and_o give_v they_o a_o cool_a of_o that_o fever_n as_o job_n find_v here_o 2._o as_o the_o fever_n and_o distemper_n of_o saint_n may_v come_v to_o a_o very_a great_a height_n so_o ordinaâ—â—ly_o that_o height_n or_o excess_n of_o they_o prove_v the_o step_n next_o to_o their_o cool_a as_o job_n here_o calm_v after_o that_o â—â—â—â—ly_a of_o passion_n v._o 18_o 19_o as_o god_n pity_v they_o in_o theâ—â—â—xtremities_n so_o their_o very_a rise_n to_o a_o height_n and_o extremity_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—use_n themselves_o relent_v whereaâ—_n they_o will_v have_v think_v less_o of_o their_o â—_z if_o they_o continue_v moâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o 3._o humble_a sober_a prayer_n be_v a_o notable_a 〈…〉_o and_o mean_v in_o calm_v distemper_a spirit_n it_o be_v as_o the_o shower_n to_o allay_v that_o boisterous_a wind_n for_o job_n fâ—lls_v a_o pray_v in_o stead_n of_o quarrel_v when_o he_o calm_v see_v phil._n 4.6_o 4._o as_o man_n life_n be_v but_o uncertain_a and_o short_a so_o the_o thought_n of_o this_o shall_v make_v man_n employ_v their_o time_n well_o and_o to_o be_v very_o needy_a and_o press_v after_o god_n and_o proof_n of_o he_o and_o where_o it_o be_v thus_o improve_v it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o pity_n and_o help_v for_o so_o much_o may_v be_v gather_v in_o general_a from_o job_n argue_v be_v not_o my_o day_n few_o cease_v then_o etc._n etc._n though_o he_o mistake_v in_o his_o particular_a case_n that_o himself_o be_v short_o to_o die_v see_v psal_n 39.13_o &_o 89.47_o 5._o such_o as_o be_v exercise_v with_o much_o trouble_n and_o have_v their_o exercise_n bless_v to_o they_o will_v be_v sober_a and_o esteem_n much_o of_o little_a case_n to_o get_v leave_n to_o breath_n or_o to_o comfort_n and_o refresh_v themselves_o a_o little_a with_o a_o sight_n of_o god_n or_o of_o his_o grace_n in_o they_o and_o not_o their_o own_o passion_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o abhor_v for_o this_o be_v his_o suit_n when_o calm_v to_o get_v comfort_n a_o little_a not_o only_a liberty_n to_o breath_n from_o sore_a trouble_n but_o especial_o to_o get_v his_o spirit_n calm_v from_o these_o passion_n which_o he_o now_o abhor_v in_o himself_o they_o who_o be_v indeed_o humble_a will_v not_o despise_v small_a thing_n zech._n 4_o 10._o and_o a_o victory_n over_o their_o own_o spirit_n will_v be_v their_o great_a deliverance_n 6._o the_o least_o ease_n breathe_v or_o comfort_n under_o trouble_n can_v be_v have_v but_o of_o god_n indulgence_n he_o must_v cease_v and_o let_v he_o alone_o from_o vex_v of_o he_o before_o he_o take_v comfort_v a_o little_a see_v joh_n 34.29_o 7._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o man_n to_o acquaint_v themselves_o with_o death_n beforehand_o and_o especial_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n they_o shall_v study_v it_o in_o its_o true_a colour_n for_o job_n in_o his_o trouble_n be_v so_o acquaint_v with_o it_o that_o he_o can_v here_o very_o pathetical_o describe_v it_o this_o be_v moses_n study_n when_o god_n be_v make_v havoc_n of_o the_o rebel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n psal_n 90._o 8._o death_n and_o the_o grave_a in_o themselves_o and_o when_o christ_n victory_n over_o they_o be_v not_o study_v and_o man_n be_v hurry_v away_o to_o they_o in_o a_o tempest_n of_o trouble_n be_v very_o terrible_a and_o a_o ugly_a sight_n as_o bring_v a_o irreparable_a loss_n as_o to_o any_o restitution_n in_o this_o life_n and_o be_v so_o dark_a and_o disconsolate_a a_o estate_n that_o the_o very_a common_a favour_n of_o a_o vicissitude_n of_o day_n and_o night_n light_a and_o darkness_n be_v a_o mercy_n when_o compare_v with_o it_o for_o so_o do_v job_n describe_v that_o estate_n here_o as_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o a_o afflict_a saint_n as_o he_o be_v or_o to_o one_o at_o a_o distance_n from_o god_n much_o more_o may_v it_o appear_v so_o to_o man_n in_o a_o unrenewed_a state_n or_o nature_n and_o indeed_o death_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o curse_n and_o if_o any_o find_v a_o beauty_n in_o it_o or_o get_v a_o sweet_a sight_n of_o it_o it_o be_v by_o the_o special_a gift_n of_o god_n and_o withal_o it_o cut_v the_o thread_n of_o our_o life_n upon_o which_o all_o our_o
meat_n so_o god_n have_v give_v a_o ear_n and_o discern_v to_o man_n whereby_o they_o shall_v try_v doctrine_n that_o they_o may_v embrace_v truth_n and_o reject_v error_n so_o do_v job_n here_o teach_v it_o be_v say_v the_o ear_n tri_v word_n not_o that_o organ_n or_o sense_n its_o alone_a but_o as_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o discern_v and_o so_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o ear_n be_v ofttimes_o take_v for_o serious_a affectionate_a hear_n see_v isa_n 50.4_o job_n 33.16_o luk._n 9.44_o here_o the_o ear_n be_v put_v for_o discern_v see_v act._n 17.11_o and_o that_o we_o may_v be_v approve_v hearer_n and_o discerner_n we_o ought_v to_o follow_v these_o caution_n and_o rule_n 1._o we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v full_a soul_n which_o will_v make_v we_o to_o loathe_v the_o honeycomb_n and_o hunt_v after_o fancy_n and_o novelty_n 2_o tim._n 4.3_o 4._o but_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o hungry_a to_o who_o every_o bitter_a thing_n provide_v it_o be_v food_n be_v sweet_a prov._n 27.7_o 2._o we_o shall_v beware_v of_o fever_n and_o distemper_n of_o passion_n prejudice_n interest_n etc._n etc._n lest_o these_o corrupt_a our_o taste_n 3._o we_o shall_v beware_v of_o childishness_n in_o judge_v of_o all_o thing_n simple_o by_o our_o taste_n whereas_o we_o shall_v be_v rational_a in_o our_o taste_n to_o relish_v bitter_a thing_n if_o profitable_a and_o reject_v noisome_a thing_n though_o sweet_a see_v heb._n 5.13_o 14._o prov._n 14.15_o 4._o we_o shall_v not_o tempt_v god_n by_o be_v in_o a_o constant_a fluctuation_n and_o uncertainty_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o truth_n and_o error_n still_o taste_v and_o never_o feed_v and_o still_o prove_v and_o try_v but_o never_o fix_v 5._o we_o shall_v admit_v of_o nothing_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o applause_n novelty_n fair_a pretence_n etc._n etc._n but_o shall_v cleave_v close_o to_o the_o word_n from_o v._o 12._o learn_v 1._o man_n be_v of_o themselves_o so_o foolish_a and_o apt_a to_o be_v blind_v and_o mislead_v that_o ready_o they_o be_v old_a and_o decrepit_a eâ—e_n they_o attain_v any_o true_a and_o solid_a wisdom_n for_o so_o be_v here_o employ_v that_o till_o man_n be_v ancient_a and_o come_v to_o length_n of_o day_n it_o be_v rare_a to_o find_v much_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n among_o they_o though_o some_o may_v attain_v it_o soon_o 2._o albeit_o man_n be_v not_o always_o wise_a who_o have_v live_v long_o to_o acquire_v wisdom_n and_o albeit_o man_n when_o they_o will_v find_v out_o truth_n in_o various_a opinion_n must_v take_v off_o all_o busking_n of_o the_o age_n of_o man_n or_o antiquity_n of_o opinion_n that_o they_o may_v be_v see_v in_o their_o native_a colour_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o great_a shame_n for_o old_a man_n and_o man_n who_o boast_v of_o their_o own_o judgement_n because_o of_o their_o age_n not_o to_o be_v wise_a indeed_o for_o this_o assertion_n apply_v to_o his_o friend_n do_v rather_o point_v out_o the_o duty_n of_o old_a man_n then_o yield_v that_o they_o be_v always_o wise_a yea_o it_o rather_o reflect_v upon_o they_o that_o they_o boast_v of_o their_o antiquity_n and_o age_n while_o yet_o they_o be_v in_o a_o error_n 3._o as_o for_o those_o two_o word_n wisdom_n and_o understanding_n although_o any_o of_o they_o take_v apart_o may_v import_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o both_o yet_o be_v conjoin_v they_o may_v be_v thus_o difference_v wisdom_n import_v that_o old_a man_n ought_v to_o have_v much_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n and_o thing_n gather_v out_o of_o many_o experience_n and_o have_v this_o wisdom_n to_o know_v thing_n understanding_n which_o add_v to_o wisdom_n may_v be_v the_o same_o with_o prudence_n import_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a out_o of_o what_o they_o have_v observe_v and_o know_v to_o gather_v other_o thing_n for_o their_o use_n and_o instruction_n in_o other_o case_n and_o exigent_n and_o so_o these_o word_n hold_v out_o 1._o true_a and_o solid_a wisdom_n will_v be_v but_o ill_o learn_v by_o contemplation_n unless_o it_o be_v also_o 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sincerity_n and_o ground_n of_o confidence_n for_o if_o we_o build_v upon_o any_o unsure_a principle_n the_o discovery_n of_o that_o may_v ready_o cast_v all_o loose_a when_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o we_o shall_v do_v so_o see_v one_o may_v be_v true_o honest_a who_o yet_o may_v be_v mistake_v of_o some_o evidence_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v very_o exact_a and_o cautious_a 5._o albeit_o man_n have_v search_v themselves_o never_o so_o exact_o can_v conclude_v that_o they_o can_v abide_v god_n search_n and_o judgement_n as_o he_o be_v a_o severe_a judge_n nor_o yet_o that_o they_o be_v perfect_a according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n which_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o paul_n word_n 1_o cor._n 4.4_o yet_o it_o be_v of_o god_n great_a mercy_n that_o upon_o man_n impartial_a search_n of_o themselves_o and_o find_v thing_n right_a they_o may_v believe_v god_n will_v absolve_v they_o and_o approve_v they_o as_o sincere_a according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o so_o job_n have_v order_v his_o cause_n know_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v justify_v if_o our_o heart_n do_v condemn_v we_o upon_o just_a ground_n and_o not_o upon_o a_o mistake_n the_o thought_n of_o god_n omniscience_n may_v indeed_o affright_v we_o 1_o joh._n 3.20_o but_o if_o our_o heart_n upon_o solid_a ground_n condemn_v we_o not_o thought_n of_o his_o all-seeing_a eye_n need_v not_o weaken_v our_o confidence_n 1_o joh._n 3.21_o verse_n 19_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v plead_v with_o i_o for_o now_o if_o i_o hold_v my_o tongue_n i_o shall_v give_v up_o the_o ghost_n in_o this_o verse_n job_n conclude_v his_o first_o argument_n upon_o which_o he_o have_v so_o long_o insist_v take_v from_o his_o confidence_n profess_v that_o since_o he_o know_v of_o such_o a_o judge_n as_o god_n be_v and_o have_v so_o study_v his_o cause_n he_o will_v glad_o know_v his_o party_n be_v ready_a to_o enter_v the_o list_n with_o any_o of_o they_o in_o this_o quarrel_n unto_o which_o 〈◊〉_d subjoin_v the_o second_o argument_n confirm_v and_o 〈◊〉_d his_o resolution_n to_o plead_v his_o câ—use_n with_o 〈…〉_o be_v take_v â—rom_o his_o great_a pressure_n and_o disâ—_n 〈◊〉_d he_o dâ—clares_v that_o as_o his_o assurance_n to_o be_v 〈…〉_o of_o which_o he_o have_v already_o speak_v be_v not_o â—mall_a so_o his_o pâ—nt_a pressure_n to_o speak_v be_v not_o little_a 〈◊〉_d if_o he_o shall_v hold_v his_o peace_n as_o they_o judge_v be_v his_o duty_n it_o will_v cost_v he_o his_o life_n not_o only_o be_v he_o to_o dâ—e_v short_o hâ—ng_v in_o such_o a_o weaâ—_n condition_n and_o so_o if_o he_o speak_v not_o in_o time_n he_o will_v leave_v his_o integrity_n unclear_v under_o all_o the_o bloâ—s_v they_o have_v cast_v upon_o he_o and_o god_n severe_a dispensation_n seem_v to_o charge_v he_o with_o but_o unless_o he_o get_v a_o vent_n to_o his_o grief_n by_o speak_v and_o complain_v it_o will_v crush_v he_o and_o hasten_v his_o death_n and_o this_o argument_n be_v so_o press_v upon_o job_n own_o spirit_n that_o have_v once_o name_v it_o without_o more_o ado_n he_o betake_v himself_o to_o god_n and_o begin_v his_o address_n to_o he_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n doct._n 1._o saint_n must_v resolve_v that_o they_o will_v not_o always_o get_v their_o assurance_n hold_v up_o in_o confident_a assertion_n not_o contradict_v by_o any_o person_n or_o thing_n but_o must_v lay_v their_o account_n to_o have_v it_o question_v with_o plead_n and_o fight_n as_o job_n here_o suppose_v 2._o they_o must_v not_o resolve_v to_o cast_v away_o their_o assurance_n when_o it_o be_v oopose_v not_o only_o by_o temptation_n from_o within_o but_o by_o misconstructer_n from_o without_o but_o they_o ought_v valiant_o and_o resolute_o engage_v against_o whatsoever_o
before_o god_n the_o second_o fault_n which_o he_o reprehend_v in_o job_n discourse_n and_o way_n be_v impiety_n which_o with_o those_o that_o follow_v do_v explain_v that_o metaphor_n v._o 2._o of_o the_o east_n wind_n and_o therefore_o have_v in_o the_o former_a challenge_n explain_v that_o of_o knowledge_n of_o wind_n v._o 3._o he_o add_v this_o to_o it_o and_o join_v they_o together_o by_o the_o copulative_a particle_n yea._n in_o this_o verse_n the_o challenge_n be_v propound_v that_o he_o cast_v off_o or_o make_v void_a fear_v and_o restrain_v prayer_n concern_v which_o consider_v first_o as_o for_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o challenge_n it_o may_v be_v understand_v 1._o of_o job_n practice_n that_o without_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o god_n and_o cast_v off_o all_o reverence_n he_o will_v not_o pray_v in_o trouble_n but_o fall_v a_o quarrel_v and_o offer_v to_o contend_v with_o god_n as_o it_o seem_v he_o gather_v from_o his_o discourse_n chap._n 13.20_o 21_o 22_o etc._n etc._n 2._o it_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o job_n principle_n opinion_n and_o doctrine_n that_o while_o he_o maintain_v that_o the_o godly_a and_o wicked_a be_v alike_o deal_v with_o in_o this_o world_n chap._n 9.22_o and_o that_o the_o wicked_a prosper_v chap._n 12.6_o while_o he_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v afflict_v he_o do_v by_o this_o mean_n open_v a_o door_n to_o profanity_n atheism_n and_o irreligion_n for_o who_o will_v fear_v god_n or_o call_v upon_o he_o if_o thing_n be_v so_o order_v and_o he_o do_v but_o shake_v loose_a all_o fear_n of_o god_n while_o he_o maintain_v those_o principle_n both_o those_o sense_n do_v very_o well_o consist_v together_o that_o not_o only_o in_o his_o own_o practice_n he_o thus_o miscarry_v and_o cast_v off_o fear_n but_o by_o his_o practice_n and_o discourse_n do_v what_o he_o can_v to_o infect_v and_o mislead_v other_o and_o to_o make_v void_a fear_n as_o the_o word_n will_v also_o read_v second_o as_o for_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o challenge_n and_o how_o just_o job_n be_v charge_v with_o this_o crime_n of_o impiety_n it_o will_v be_v consider_v 1._o as_o for_o his_o practice_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o he_o speak_v in_o much_o passion_n and_o utter_v many_o irreverent_a word_n to_o god_n and_o of_o he_o and_o do_v quarrel_n much_o instead_o of_o pray_v yet_o it_o be_v a_o unjust_a charge_n to_o say_v he_o cast_v off_o fear_n and_o restrain_v prayer_n altogether_o for_o even_o in_o his_o stout_a expression_n chap._n 13.20_o etc._n etc._n he_o declare_v he_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o god_n and_o fear_v his_o rod_n and_o terror_n and_o his_o fail_n do_v evidence_n his_o weakness_n not_o his_o impiety_n see_v he_o cleave_v still_o to_o god_n chap_n 13.15_o 16._o and_o albeit_o his_o speech_n to_o god_n be_v ofttimes_o ill_o order_v and_o full_a of_o complaint_n yet_o they_o be_v in_o effect_n prayer_n for_o the_o scope_n of_o they_o all_o be_v to_o plead_v for_o pity_n and_o moderation_n as_o have_v be_v show_v in_o expound_v they_o and_o so_o himself_o explain_v his_o own_o scope_n in_o they_o chap._n 16.20_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o may_v teach_v partly_o what_o great_a need_n there_o be_v of_o moderation_n of_o spirit_n in_o debate_n without_o which_o saint_n may_v be_v calumniate_v even_o by_o good_a man_n not_o only_o as_o failer_n in_o duty_n but_o as_o impious_a partly_o what_o a_o great_a fault_n and_o cause_n of_o mistake_n it_o be_v to_o weigh_v the_o expression_n or_o carriage_n of_o saint_n when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o fever_n in_o the_o sober_a man_n balance_n when_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v many_o grain_n of_o allowance_n at_o such_o time_n for_o eliphaz_n will_v have_v job_n when_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o a_o fever_n speak_v as_o a_o saint_n in_o a_o calm_a undisturbed_a temper_n and_o condition_n otherwise_o he_o will_v judge_v he_o to_o be_v wicked_a and_o impious_a see_v 2_o king_n 4.27_o 2._o as_o for_o job_n doctrine_n it_o be_v true_a providential_a dispensation_n towards_o the_o godly_a and_o wicked_a whereof_o job_n speak_v and_o maintain_v that_o god_n do_v dispense_v they_o do_v prove_v stumble_v block_n to_o hypocrite_n and_o wicked_a man_n and_o they_o take_v occasion_n thereby_o to_o harden_v themselves_o in_o their_o impiety_n isai_n 58.3_o eccles_n 8.11_o mal._n 2.17_o &_o 3.13_o 14_o 15._o the_o godly_a also_o may_v sometime_o be_v assault_v with_o dreadful_a tentation_n by_o look_v awry_o upon_o those_o dispensation_n psal_n 73.11_o 14_o yet_o as_o god_n providence_n act_v these_o thing_n be_v free_a of_o any_o such_o miscarriage_n so_o neither_o must_v job_n doctrine_n concern_v this_o providence_n be_v charge_v with_o they_o nor_o do_v the_o assert_v of_o those_o truth_n concern_v the_o lot_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o wicked_a within_o time_n any_o way_n contribute_v towards_o the_o advancement_n of_o impiety_n because_o 1._o piety_n will_v teach_v man_n when_o they_o be_v in_o cold_a blood_n not_o to_o quarrel_v with_o god_n because_o of_o outward_a lot_n 2._o piety_n will_v bring_v a_o man_n such_o advantage_n by_o trouble_n as_o will_v discover_v it_o to_o be_v excellent_a whatever_o trouble_v come_v 3._o piety_n have_v a_o advantage_n when_o all_o trouble_n be_v over_o which_o job_n often_o see_v chap._n 13_o 16._o &_o 19.25_o 26._o which_o may_v sweeten_v all_o toil_n by_o the_o way_n 4._o whatever_o be_v the_o lord_n dispensation_n towards_o godly_a or_o wicked_a man_n yet_o piety_n be_v advantageous_a and_o necessary_a for_o the_o blessing_n of_o man_n lot_n for_o piety_n only_o assure_v a_o man_n that_o his_o lot_n sweet_a or_o bitter_a be_v bless_v which_o to_o another_o be_v a_o snare_n and_o plague_n this_o be_v his_o mistake_n concern_v job_n doctrine_n it_o may_v warn_v we_o that_o as_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o to_o commend_v and_o keep_v up_o the_o reputation_n of_o true_a piety_n psal_n 73.15_o so_o man_n who_o be_v real_a friend_n to_o it_o may_v think_v they_o be_v advance_v it_o by_o their_o principle_n and_o way_n and_o that_o their_o opposite_n be_v act_v to_o the_o prejudice_n thereof_o when_o yet_o themselves_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n and_o against_o truth_n and_o their_o opposite_n be_v in_o the_o right_n thus_o be_v job_n sound_v in_o his_o principle_n whatever_o weakness_n escape_v he_o and_o his_o friend_n in_o a_o error_n in_o that_o wherein_o he_o be_v so_o severe_o censure_v thus_o the_o psalmist_n when_o he_o yield_v but_o a_o little_a to_o their_o opinion_n or_o to_o the_o consequence_n which_o they_o draw_v from_o job_n doctrine_n account_v it_o a_o offend_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o god_n child_n psal_n 73.15_o whereas_o he_o be_v never_o check_v for_o assert_v as_o job_n do_v that_o true_a piety_n and_o trouble_n be_v consistent_a we_o must_v not_o judge_v of_o cause_n by_o the_o fair_a and_o plausible_a pretence_n whereby_o man_n will_v set_v they_o off_o nor_o think_v to_o help_v and_o advance_v piety_n by_o error_n and_o untruth_n have_v explain_v the_o word_n and_o vindicate_v job_n i_o shall_v observe_v somewhat_o from_o the_o word_n as_o they_o be_v a_o challenge_n and_o censure_n of_o a_o very_a heinous_a crime_n abstract_v from_o his_o misapplication_n and_o mistake_v of_o job_n and_o 1._o impiety_n and_o irreligion_n be_v a_o horrid_a sin_n far_o above_o ordinary_a fail_n and_o transgression_n for_o this_o charge_n be_v add_v to_o the_o former_a concern_v unprofitable_a discourse_n v._o 3._o with_o a_o yea_o or_o yea_o more_o to_o express_v that_o this_o be_v a_o heinous_a fault_n above_o the_o former_a as_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o sin_n psal_n 1.1_o to_o be_v well_o advert_v unto_o in_o our_o examination_n of_o our_o own_o way_n so_o man_n come_v to_o a_o great_a height_n in_o sin_n when_o they_o hate_v piety_n or_o profess_v or_o practise_v irreligion_n be_v they_o otherwise_o never_o so_o blameless_a in_o their_o external_a conversation_n 2._o great_a trouble_n be_v a_o sore_a tentation_n to_o drive_v man_n upon_o atheism_n and_o impiety_n for_o so_o do_v eliphaz_n suppose_v that_o because_o job_n be_v so_o afflict_v therefore_o he_o have_v cast_v off_o scar_n etc._n etc._n and_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v indeed_o so_o stouthearted_a that_o if_o god_n cross_v they_o they_o will_v cast_v off_o his_o service_n mal._n 3.13_o 14_o 15._o 2_o king_n 6.33_o hypocrite_n will_v lay_v aside_o the_o mask_n of_o a_o profession_n under_o trouble_n and_o the_o profane_a will_v turn_v impious_a atheist_n this_o shall_v put_v man_n upon_o their_o guard_n in_o time_n of_o trouble_n as_o know_v that_o trouble_n of_o itself_o and_o without_o god_n blessing_n will_v not_o make_v they_o better_o but_o rather_o make_v they_o worse_o than_o it_o find_v they_o and_o it_o shall_v also_o mind_v we_o to_o lay_v to_o
despise_v by_o other_o this_o instance_n be_v deduce_v in_o a_o large_a complaint_n and_o may_v be_v take_v up_o in_o five_o branch_n the_o first_o whereof_o in_o these_o verse_n be_v that_o all_o his_o friend_n kindred_n and_o acquaintance_n have_v desert_v he_o these_o here_o mention_v under_o the_o name_n of_o brethren_n acquaintance_n kinsfolk_n and_o familiar_a friend_n must_v be_v distinguish_v from_o those_o most_o intimate_a bosom_n friend_n of_o who_o he_o complain_v v._o 19_o and_o be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o who_o return_v to_o he_o when_o god_n smile_v upon_o he_o chap._n 42.11_o and_o under_o those_o various_a name_n be_v comprehend_v his_o relation_n in_o the_o flesh_n and_o his_o neighbour_n and_o acquaintance_n who_o take_v notice_n of_o he_o before_o and_o with_o who_o he_o entertain_v familiarity_n and_o neighbourly_a intercourse_n these_o he_o declare_v be_v far_o and_o estrange_v from_o he_o do_v fail_v and_o have_v forget_v he_o that_o be_v they_o withdraw_v from_o he_o and_o fail_v he_o in_o his_o strait_n and_o take_v no_o more_o notice_n of_o he_o than_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o stranger_n or_o one_o forget_v among_o they_o it_o seem_v from_o chap._n 42.11_o that_o they_o have_v not_o come_v at_o he_o in_o his_o distress_n or_o if_o they_o do_v they_o carry_v strange_o towards_o he_o forget_v his_o former_a condition_n and_o what_o familiarity_n have_v be_v among_o they_o and_o to_o add_v to_o all_o this_o he_o declare_v they_o be_v very_o or_o only_o thus_o estrange_v from_o he_o v._o 13._o that_o be_v they_o be_v altogether_o so_o and_o real_o so_o and_o not_o in_o his_o apprehension_n only_o from_o all_o this_o learn_v 1._o piety_n do_v allow_v man_n to_o make_v use_n of_o and_o entertain_v familiarity_n and_o converse_n with_o natural_a relation_n and_o other_o neighbour_n and_o acquaintance_n for_o job_n entertain_v such_o piety_n do_v not_o teach_v man_n to_o be_v without_o natural_a affection_n rom._n 1.31_o with_o 2_o tim._n 3.2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n nor_o yet_o to_o be_v selfish_a insociable_a and_o wild_a creature_n for_o grace_n do_v sanctify_v and_o not_o destroy_v nature_n and_o gracious_a man_n shall_v labour_v to_o commend_v and_o insinuate_v piety_n to_o other_o by_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o and_o converse_v with_o they_o 2._o those_o relation_n among_o man_n do_v import_v obligation_n unto_o duty_n according_a as_o any_o need_v they_o for_o job_n by_o his_o complaint_n insinuate_v that_o brethren_n and_o acquaintance_n etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o be_v far_o off_o not_o fail_v or_o be_v forgetful_a and_o strange_a when_o any_o they_o have_v relation_n unto_o be_v in_o trouble_n and_o need_v their_o help_n a_o friend_n ought_v to_o love_v at_o all_o time_n and_o a_o brother_n be_v bear_v for_o adversity_n prov._n 17.17_o and_o man_n be_v to_o look_v how_o they_o acquit_v themselves_o of_o their_o bond_n of_o relation_n and_o friendship_n in_o such_o case_n lest_o it_o be_v say_v to_o they_o as_o absolom_n say_v to_o hushai_n be_v this_o thy_o kindness_n to_o thy_o friend_n 2_o sam._n 16.17_o 3._o it_o ofttimes_o fall_v but_o that_o man_n and_o especial_o saint_n be_v desert_v of_o their_o friend_n relation_n and_o acquaintance_n when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v in_o trouble_n for_o so_o job_n find_v in_o his_o experience_n and_o david_n psal_n 31.11_o 12._o &_o 38.11_o and_o elsewhere_o see_v prov_n 14.20_o if_o man_n try_v upon_o what_o they_o ground_n their_o friendship_n it_o will_v be_v find_v that_o few_o be_v real_a friend_n to_o the_o man_n or_o their_o virtue_n who_o they_o pretend_v to_o affect_v but_o only_o to_o their_o prosperity_n and_o that_o there_o be_v few_o such_o friend_n as_o jonathan_n be_v to_o david_n and_o though_o man_n may_v pretend_v otherwise_o yet_o adversity_n which_o be_v the_o touchstone_n of_o friendship_n will_v discover_v the_o truth_n therefore_o we_o shall_v lean_v upon_o our_o kindred_n friend_n and_o acquaintance_n as_o a_o very_a 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so_o sad_a as_o when_o man_n constant_o persist_v therein_o and_o do_v only_o and_o altogether_o so_o as_o job_n complain_v they_o do_v doct._n 6._o the_o best_a sight_n of_o such_o a_o trial_n and_o the_o best_a way_n to_o get_v the_o right_a use_n of_o it_o be_v to_o see_v god_n do_v all_o this_o for_o so_o do_v job_n here_o he_o have_v put_v my_o brethren_n far_o from_o i_o for_o 1._o this_o quicken_v the_o trial_n and_o help_v it_o to_o work_v when_o we_o see_v a_o supreme_a hand_n in_o it_o 2._o saint_n see_v god_n in_o such_o a_o trial_n will_v see_v also_o that_o his_o end_n in_o it_o be_v but_o to_o try_v they_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v look_v well_o how_o they_o bear_v it_o when_o god_n put_v they_o in_o the_o furnace_n and_o on_o the_o stage_n to_o give_v proof_n of_o what_o be_v within_o they_o 3._o they_o will_v also_o see_v that_o a_o compendious_a way_n to_o get_v a_o issue_n in_o such_o a_o trial_n be_v to_o wait_v on_o god_n that_o he_o may_v show_v mercy_n and_o then_o the_o bowel_n of_o all_o other_o as_o it_o may_v be_v needful_a will_v be_v loose_v upon_o they_o as_o job_n find_v chap._n 42.7_o 10._o with_o 11._o see_v jer._n 42.12_o 4._o they_o may_v also_o see_v in_o some_o case_n that_o god_n turn_v off_o false_a friend_n from_o the_o godly_a not_o only_o for_o their_o trial_n but_o for_o bring_v about_o the_o ruin_n of_o these_o friend_n thus_o be_v it_o with_o egypt_n after_o they_o degenerate_v from_o their_o wont_a kindness_n to_o israel_n psal_n 105.25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o etc._n etc._n and_o with_o many_o other_o false_a friend_n to_o that_o people_n verse_n 15._o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o my_o house_n and_o my_o maid_n count_v i_o for_o a_o stranger_n i_o be_o a_o a_o alien_n in_o their_o sight_n 16._o i_o call_v my_o servant_n and_o he_o give_v i_o no_o answer_n i_o entreat_v he_o with_o my_o mouth_n the_o second_o branch_n of_o this_o complaint_n and_o instance_n be_v that_o he_o be_v slight_v in_o his_o own_o house_n by_o his_o domestics_n maid_n and_o servant_n who_o take_v no_o more_o notice_n of_o he_o than_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o stranger_n and_o alien_n v._o 15._o nor_o will_v so_o much_o as_o answer_v he_o when_o he_o call_v for_o their_o help_n even_o though_o he_o lay_v aside_o his_o authority_n and_o do_v not_o command_v but_o use_v entreaty_n v._o 16._o as_o for_o those_o who_o dwell_v in_o his_o house_n who_o he_o mention_n with_o his_o maid_n and_o servant_n it_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o understand_v by_o those_o any_o widow_n and_o orphan_n who_o he_o entertain_v and_o it_o seem_v some_o of_o they_o in_o his_o own_o family_n chap._n 31.16_o 17_o 18._o nor_o yet_o any_o of_o they_o who_o make_v ordinary_a
their_o own_o mistake_n as_o those_o friend_n be_v this_o may_v put_v godly_a man_n friend_n in_o mind_n that_o in_o time_n of_o trial_n they_o be_v try_v no_o less_o than_o their_o afflict_a friend_n and_o it_o may_v also_o warn_v godly_a man_n that_o let_v they_o choose_v or_o entertain_v their_o friend_n never_o so_o well_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o get_v they_o keep_v when_o god_n have_v they_o to_o try_v but_o they_o will_v be_v leave_v on_o god_n alone_o 1_o sam._n 30._o 6._o psal_n 142.4_o 5._o and_o when_o this_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o any_o godly_a man_n he_o shall_v remember_v that_o it_o have_v be_v already_o try_v in_o job_n experience_n 4._o it_o be_v the_o great_a outward_a cruelty_n that_o saint_n can_v meet_v with_o to_o be_v desert_v and_o much_o more_o to_o be_v oppose_v by_o intimate_a friend_n in_o a_o strait_a as_o not_o only_o leave_v they_o helpless_a but_o discourage_v they_o therefore_o job_n complain_v of_o this_o last_o as_o the_o most_o sharp_a of_o that_o kind_n that_o those_o do_v abhor_v and_o turn_v against_o he_o man_n shall_v take_v heed_n of_o inflict_v such_o a_o cruel_a stroke_n and_o of_o unjust_a prejudices_fw-la and_o mistake_v whence_o this_o cruelty_n will_v flow_v 5._o as_o for_o their_o carriage_n towards_o he_o abhor_v and_o turn_v against_o he_o have_v job_n be_v a_o hypocrite_n as_o they_o suppose_v this_o have_v be_v but_o their_o duty_n as_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o godly_a man_n to_o abhor_v hypocrisy_n no_o less_o if_o not_o more_o than_o other_o evil_n and_o to_o set_v themselves_o against_o hypocrite_n to_o convince_v they_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o their_o way_n but_o job_n be_v a_o godly_a man_n this_o their_o carriage_n may_v point_v out_o a_o threefold_a cruelty_n in_o friend_n to_o their_o friend_n in_o affliction_n 1._o when_o they_o deny_v they_o so_o much_o as_o a_o room_n in_o their_o affection_n and_o pity_n as_o abhor_v they_o 2._o when_o they_o misconstruct_v the_o afflicted_n case_n as_o 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for_o job_n do_v complain_v of_o this_o conjunction_n that_o he_o be_v both_o try_v by_o cross_n from_o without_o and_o from_o his_o own_o body_n a_o weak_a body_n be_v a_o great_a burden_n to_o a_o man_n spirit_n hinder_v it_o to_o exercise_v its_o function_n in_o reference_n to_o that_o or_o any_o other_o trial_n 2._o saint_n may_v expect_v such_o a_o conjunction_n of_o trial_n as_o this_o for_o so_o be_v it_o with_o job_n who_o beside_o all_o his_o other_o trial_n have_v scarce_o any_o part_n of_o his_o body_n free_a god_n will_v not_o have_v his_o people_n promise_v themselves_o exemption_n from_o any_o trial_n or_o complication_n of_o trial_n which_o be_v common_a to_o man_n nor_o will_v he_o have_v they_o except_v any_o thing_n in_o themselves_o as_o if_o it_o must_v be_v free_v from_o a_o trial_n or_o behold_v to_o any_o thing_n in_o themselves_o for_o their_o support_n 3._o this_o condition_n of_o job_n body_n and_o his_o complaint_n about_o it_o may_v teach_v that_o bodily_a health_n be_v a_o mercy_n which_o whoso_o do_v not_o prize_n nor_o be_v thankful_a for_o but_o rather_o abuse_v it_o be_v exceed_o guilty_a and_o that_o our_o vigour_n and_o bodily_a strength_n be_v but_o little_a worth_n that_o we_o shall_v do_v at_o upon_o they_o see_v they_o may_v be_v soon_o blast_v as_o job_n here_o find_v see_v psal_n 39.11_o &_o 102.3_o etc._n etc._n 4._o albeit_o satan_n intend_v our_o slide_n by_o the_o conveyance_n of_o our_o trial_n yet_o god_n can_v over-rule_v all_o to_o a_o bless_a end_n for_o whereas_o satan_n leave_v he_o the_o skin_n of_o his_o lip_n for_o a_o ill_a end_n god_n overrule_v it_o that_o thereby_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o utter_v his_o precious_a and_o profitable_a exercise_n and_o whatever_o success_n satan_n have_v in_o his_o design_n about_o saint_n as_o sometime_o job_n tongue_n speak_v rash_o yet_o in_o end_n he_o will_v miss_v of_o all_o design_n that_o he_o have_v upon_o they_o verse_n 21._o have_v pity_n upon_o i_o have_v pity_n upon_o i_o o_o you_o my_o friend_n for_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n have_v touch_v i_o in_o this_o and_o the_o follow_a verse_n be_v contain_v job_n conclusion_n of_o his_o second_o argument_n wherein_o from_o all_o that_o he_o have_v speak_v by_o way_n of_o complaint_n he_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o their_o part_n to_o be_v so_o cruel_a to_o he_o who_o be_v thus_o afflict_v and_o so_o he_o charge_v home_o upon_o they_o what_o he_o have_v complain_v of_o they_o v._o 19_o this_o conclusion_n be_v propound_v partly_o by_o way_n of_o petition_n and_o request_n v._o 21._o that_o they_o will_v do_v the_o duty_n of_o friend_n in_o pity_v he_o who_o be_v so_o afflict_v by_o god_n partly_o by_o way_n of_o reprehension_n and_o challenge_n v._o 22._o that_o they_o shall_v pursue_v he_o so_o severe_o who_o god_n be_v pursue_v and_o have_v bring_v very_o low_a and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o content_a that_o god_n have_v thus_o afflict_v he_o unless_o they_o add_v more_o to_o it_o in_o this_o 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3.6_o and_o it_o be_v their_o safety_n in_o all_o that_o befall_v they_o to_o see_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o not_o satan_n or_o other_o instrument_n carve_v out_o their_o lot_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v comfort_v as_o well_o as_o humble_v when_o they_o consider_v in_o who_o hand_n they_o be_v therefore_o though_o satan_n and_o other_o instrument_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o job_n trial_n chap._n 1._o &_o 2._o yet_o he_o look_v only_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n 3._o he_o call_v it_o a_o touch_n which_o expression_n though_o elsewhere_o it_o be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o extenuate_v a_o stroke_n see_v chap._n 4.5_o and_o so_o the_o expression_n will_v speak_v job_n not_o
great_a may_v be_v the_o difference_n even_o betwixt_o godly_a man_n in_o a_o time_n of_o debate_n the_o one_o think_v it_o a_o duty_n to_o be_v silent_a and_o the_o other_o to_o speak_v the_o one_o threaten_v the_o other_o with_o wrath_n because_o of_o what_o they_o do_v and_o the_o other_o think_v themselves_o obnoxious_a to_o wrath_n if_o they_o do_v it_o not_o this_o be_v so_o sad_a that_o it_o call_v for_o much_o humiliation_n and_o for_o search_v to_o find_v out_o where_o it_o be_v that_o the_o error_n and_o mistake_n lie_v and_o for_o deal_v with_o god_n that_o he_o may_v appear_v in_o mercy_n to_o decide_v the_o controversy_n which_o alone_o can_v put_v a_o close_a to_o this_o dispute_n observe_v 4._o the_o first_o express_v reason_n of_o his_o resolution_n to_o answer_v be_v i_o have_v hear_v the_o check_n of_o my_o reproach_n v._o 3_o or_o thou_o have_v bitter_o reflect_v upon_o i_o in_o thy_o discourse_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o restrict_n this_o to_o what_o job_n 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here_o he_o assert_n more_o particular_o his_o justice_n and_o moderation_n in_o his_o carriage_n towards_o his_o very_a servant_n and_o handmaid_n whereby_o he_o refute_v in_o part_n that_o charge_n of_o injustice_n which_o be_v fasten_v upon_o he_o chap._n 22.5_o 6_o 7._o the_o sum_n of_o his_o assertion_n v._o 13._o be_v that_o however_o servant_n be_v then_o bondslave_n who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o their_o master_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o deal_v as_o he_o please_v with_o they_o but_o do_v give_v they_o free_a liberty_n to_o plead_v their_o cause_n against_o he_o when_o at_o any_o time_n they_o think_v he_o wrong_v they_o this_o be_v not_o necessary_a so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o job_n have_v at_o any_o time_n wrong_v his_o servant_n or_o they_o do_v ever_o conveen_v he_o who_o be_v a_o supreme_a magistrate_n before_o a_o inferior_a judge_n but_o that_o when_o at_o any_o time_n they_o desire_v himself_o to_o hear_v they_o make_v their_o 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they_o wrong_n or_o refuse_v to_o hear_v their_o complaint_n because_o they_o be_v under_o their_o power_n for_o job_n will_v not_o despise_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o very_a servant_n and_o slave_n as_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o own_o proneness_n to_o miscarry_v towards_o they_o and_o not_o be_v willing_a to_o persist_v in_o it_o if_o it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v so_o and_o desire_v to_o satisfy_v they_o with_o reason_n if_o they_o complain_v without_o cause_n rather_o than_o to_o bear_v they_o down_o with_o authority_n a_o tender_a conscience_n will_v not_o suffer_v a_o man_n to_o oppress_v the_o mean_a by_o his_o power_n and_o will_v be_v a_o strong_a bond_n upon_o he_o when_o no_o other_o can_v reach_v he_o see_v gen._n 42.18_o neh._n 5.15_o from_o verse_n 14._o learn_v 1._o godly_a man_n do_v avoid_v evil_n upon_o religious_a account_n and_o motive_n and_o with_o a_o eye_n to_o god_n and_o his_o approbation_n and_o condemnation_n and_o be_v not_o carnal_a politician_n in_o their_o walk_n for_o job_n here_o be_v restrain_v from_o this_o evil_n by_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 2._o godly_a man_n be_v teach_v to_o entertain_v serious_a thought_n of_o be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n by_o god_n and_o of_o a_o enquiry_n to_o be_v make_v what_o their_o way_n have_v be_v either_o in_o this_o life_n or_o at_o death_n for_o job_n be_v put_v to_o think_v of_o god_n rise_v up_o and_o visit_v he_o see_v eccl._n 11.9_o and_o 12.14_o the_o consideration_n whereof_o may_v excite_v man_n to_o call_v themselves_o frequent_o to_o a_o account_n and_o to_o judge_v themselves_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v judge_v 1_o cor._n 10.31_o 3._o piety_n also_o teach_v man_n to_o consider_v that_o their_o miscarriage_n unless_o they_o
iniquity_n commit_v by_o he_o and_o whereof_o he_o be_v guilty_a but_o more_o particular_o these_o evil_n which_o be_v as_o his_o dalilah_n and_o wherein_o he_o delight_v most_o as_o david_n have_v his_o iniquity_n from_o which_o he_o keep_v himself_o ps_n 18.23_o as_o indeed_o beside_o man_n general_a inclination_n to_o all_o sin_n every_o person_n have_v a_o peculiar_a inclination_n to_o some_o particular_a bosome-sin_n which_o their_o own_o constitution_n and_o education_n the_o custom_n of_o the_o time_n and_o nation_n wherein_o they_o live_v and_o their_o particular_a calling_n do_v either_o prompt_v they_o unto_o or_o minister_v occasion_n of_o they_o and_o these_o be_v special_o the_o evil_n about_o which_o man_n shall_v prove_v their_o sincerity_n in_o not_o cover_v or_o hide_v of_o they_o for_o otherwise_o they_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o abandon_v many_o evil_n while_o yet_o these_o cleave_v close_o to_o they_o 5._o even_o in_o job_n day_n the_o fall_n of_o adam_n the_o way_n of_o it_o and_o his_o carriage_n in_o it_o together_o with_o the_o sinful_a inclination_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o man_n follow_v thereupon_o be_v well_o know_v as_o here_o appear_v from_o his_o reflect_v upon_o the_o practice_n of_o adam_n and_o of_o all_o mankind_n descend_v from_o he_o in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o generation_n 6._o it_o be_v natural_a to_o fall_v adam_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n to_o conceal_v extenuate_v and_o excuse_v their_o sin_n so_o that_o when_o any_o do_v otherwise_o it_o be_v grace_n that_o make_v they_o differ_v from_o other_o for_o to_o cover_v transgression_n be_v to_o do_v as_o adam_n both_o as_o the_o first_o man_n do_v and_o as_o it_o be_v now_o natural_a for_o all_o man_n to_o do_v till_o grace_v make_v a_o difference_n 7._o sincere_a walker_n must_v not_o follow_v the_o common_a practice_n of_o mankind_n nor_o their_o own_o or_o other_o inclination_n but_o they_o shall_v suspect_v that_o to_o which_o they_o be_v natural_o incline_v and_o which_o be_v the_o common_a path_n wherein_o most_o part_n do_v walk_v for_o job_n prove_v his_o sincerity_n in_o that_o he_o will_v not_o do_v as_o adam_n verse_n 34._o do_v i_o fear_v a_o great_a multitude_n or_o do_v the_o contempt_n of_o family_n terrify_v i_o that_o i_o keep_v silence_n and_o go_v not_o out_o of_o the_o door_n some_o read_v this_o verse_n thus_o though_o i_o can_v have_v affright_v or_o violent_o oppress_v a_o great_a multitude_n yet_o the_o contemptible_a of_o the_o family_n shall_v have_v deter_v i_o so_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v be_v silent_a and_o not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o door_n and_o they_o take_v up_o the_o meaning_n thus_o either_o as_o point_v out_o his_o great_a tenderness_n that_o he_o can_v have_v deter_v the_o great_a and_o crush_v they_o if_o they_o have_v put_v any_o affront_n upon_o he_o yet_o if_o the_o mean_a and_o most_o contemptible_a in_o a_o family_n have_v admonish_v he_o of_o any_o fail_v it_o be_v enough_o to_o put_v he_o in_o a_o 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the_o multitude_n against_o a_o good_a course_n and_o family_n of_o note_n prove_v a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n for_o job_n have_v a_o great_a multitude_n and_o family_n or_o house_n of_o note_n and_o quality_n to_o cross_v he_o in_o do_v good_a he_o call_v they_o family_n because_o it_o be_v probable_a their_o hatred_n go_v by_o clan_n and_o kindred_n so_o that_o when_o any_o one_o of_o they_o be_v engage_v all_o the_o whole_a family_n and_o tribe_n of_o his_o relation_n concern_v themselves_o in_o the_o quarrel_n and_o it_o seem_v those_o be_v his_o enemy_n because_o it_o be_v against_o they_o he_o defend_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o poor_a 3._o be_v man_n never_o so_o great_a they_o may_v expect_v not_o to_o want_v tentation_n and_o hazard_n in_o serve_v of_o god_n and_o do_v duty_n for_o job_n who_o be_v so_o eminent_a and_o great_a have_v they_o 4._o fear_v of_o the_o multitude_n or_o of_o great_a man_n and_o fear_v of_o opposition_n from_o they_o be_v a_o great_a tentation_n 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support_v thus_o ill_a report_n be_v a_o trial_n that_o need_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o bear_v it_o well_o and_o to_o make_v man_n to_o steer_v a_o steady_a course_n under_o it_o 2_o cor._n 6.8_o 6._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o man_n particular_o of_o magistrate_n and_o a_o proof_n of_o their_o sincerity_n to_o do_v what_o be_v right_a though_o never_o so_o many_o and_o never_o so_o great_a person_n be_v against_o they_o as_o here_o job_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n do_v not_o fear_v a_o great_a multitude_n nor_o do_v these_o family_n terrify_v he_o 7._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o prove_v man_n honesty_n that_o they_o do_v no_o evil_a to_o other_o unless_o also_o they_o do_v all_o the_o good_a that_o be_v in_o their_o power_n and_o have_v courage_n to_o bear_v testimony_n in_o a_o trial_n and_o appear_v for_o what_o be_v right_a in_o their_o station_n for_o job_n do_v not_o only_o not_o oppress_v nor_o pronounce_v any_o unjust_a sentence_n notwithstanding_o these_o tentation_n but_o he_o will_v not_o keep_v silence_n and_o not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o door_n he_o will_v not_o silent_o lyeâ—y_v and_o lurk_v and_o let_v man_n do_v what_o they_o will_v to_o the_o poor_a but_o he_o will_v appear_v to_o see_v they_o get_v right_a as_o become_v a_o courageous_a and_o faithful_a magistrate_n albeit_o man_n do_v but_o seldom_o mourn_v for_o their_o omâ—ssions_n so_o they_o keep_v themselves_o from_o gross_a commissiâ—ns_n yet_o their_o conscience_n in_o a_o strait_a will_v put_v they_o to_o try_v not_o only_o what_o evil_a they_o have_v do_v but_o what_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v their_o duty_n in_o their_o statâ—on_n they_o have_v omit_v as_o job_n be_v here_o put_v to_o it_o verse_n 35_o o_o that_o one_o will_v hear_v
he_o the_o three_o argument_n of_o refutation_n or_o the_o three_o fault_n he_o find_v in_o job_n discourse_n and_o carriage_n be_v his_o hopelessness_n under_o affliction_n and_o that_o he_o despair_v of_o see_v god_n under_o it_o not_o simple_o for_o he_o look_v to_o see_v he_o in_o glory_n but_o in_o this_o life_n this_o be_v the_o usual_a result_n of_o useless_a exercise_n and_o vain_a address_n under_o trouble_n that_o when_o man_n have_v weary_v themselves_o in_o these_o without_o success_n they_o sit_v down_o at_o last_o discourage_v and_o hopeless_a the_o challenge_n relate_v to_o that_o complaint_n chap._n 23.8_o 9_o and_o other_o the_o like_a wherein_o he_o regret_v that_o he_o can_v not_o have_v access_n unto_o nor_o a_o sight_n of_o god_n it_o be_v true_a he_o sometime_o desire_v a_o odd_a way_n of_o access_n unto_o god_n as_o a_o visible_a judge_n to_o decide_v this_o controversy_n but_o this_o challenge_n do_v relate_v more_o general_o to_o what_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o that_o and_o his_o other_o complaint_n that_o he_o can_v not_o see_v through_o that_o cloud_n of_o his_o trouble_n nor_o have_v any_o hope_n of_o temporal_a relief_n from_o god_n for_o elihu_n will_v never_o bid_v he_o trust_v but_o rather_o be_v humble_v for_o his_o presumption_n in_o desire_v god_n to_o appear_v in_o such_o a_o way_n and_o for_o his_o complain_n that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o this_o fault_n elihu_n tender_o reprove_v and_o refute_v his_o mistake_n in_o a_o direction_n to_o trust_v in_o god_n notwithstanding_o this_o his_o hopelessness_n and_o diffidence_n which_o he_o press_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o what_o god_n be_v even_o a_o god_n of_o judgement_n in_o this_o verse_n and_o of_o the_o sad_a effect_n of_o the_o want_n of_o this_o confidence_n v._o 16._o in_o this_o verse_n consider_v first_o the_o fault_n here_o challenge_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o see_v he_o he_o have_v not_o a_o comfortable_a sight_n of_o god_n in_o his_o trouble_n nor_o expect_v to_o get_v it_o which_o make_v he_o speak_v it_o out_o and_o complain_v of_o it_o whence_o learn_v 1._o to_o be_v bemi_v and_o lose_v a_o fight_n of_o god_n under_o trouble_n be_v a_o very_a sad_a and_o humble_v ingredient_n in_o it_o as_o here_o it_o be_v to_o job_n not_o to_o see_v god_n hence_o be_v those_o complaint_n of_o darkness_n under_o trouble_n lam._n 3.2_o 6._o be_v 59.9_o 10._o mic._n 7.8_o and_o god_n be_v his_o people_n refuge_n in_o trouble_n it_o must_v be_v sad_a when_o they_o can_v have_v no_o sight_n of_o he_o see_v chap._n 23.3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n now_o not_o to_o see_v he_o in_o trouble_n omit_v man_n want_n of_o hope_n to_o see_v god_n in_o glory_n when_o their_o temporal_a trouble_n be_v over_o and_o their_o not_o see_v his_o hand_n and_o providence_n in_o all_o their_o trouble_n for_o job_n be_v clear_a enough_o in_o both_o these_o may_v import_v 1._o mens_fw-la be_v in_o the_o dark_a about_o god_n mind_n in_o trouble_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o affliction_n as_o chap._n 10_o 2._o yea_o when_o godly_a man_n see_v some_o cause_n of_o it_o as_o they_o can_v but_o see_v sin_n which_o deserve_v more_o than_o all_o they_o suffer_v they_o may_v be_v yet_o ready_a to_o wonder_v why_o the_o lord_n suffer_v his_o people_n who_o he_o have_v free_o choose_v and_o love_v to_o go_v to_o ruin_v especial_o if_o their_o stroke_n be_v inflict_v by_o instrument_n more_o wicked_a than_o themselves_o as_o hab._n 1.13_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v give_v they_o up_o to_o be_v destroy_v when_o yet_o no_o advantage_n redound_v thereby_o to_o he_o as_o psal_n 44.12_o in_o which_o case_n we_o must_v learn_v if_o we_o can_v see_v no_o more_o to_o submit_v to_o his_o sovereignty_n who_o give_v no_o account_n of_o his_o matter_n 2._o it_o may_v import_v the_o want_n of_o his_o sensible_a and_o comfortable_a presence_n as_o chap._n 13.24_o in_o which_o case_n we_o be_v not_o to_o think_v that_o one_o trial_n will_v hide_v we_o from_o another_o or_o that_o god_n be_v engage_v to_o give_v we_o sense_n because_o he_o send_v trouble_v 3._o it_o may_v impart_v no_o probable_a appearance_n of_o any_o issue_n oâ—_n of_o god_n appear_v to_o clear_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o people_n and_o to_o rid_v they_o out_o of_o trouble_n but_o their_o night_n grow_v still_o the_o dark_a and_o all_o the_o mean_n of_o their_o relief_n be_v invisible_a as_o chap_n 23.8_o 9_o of_o this_o afterward_o only_o it_o will_v be_v remember_v that_o this_o be_v make_v our_o lot_n to_o heighten_v the_o trial_n of_o our_o faith_n hab._n 3.17_o 18._o 4_o it_o may_v import_v want_n of_o light_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o man_n duty_n and_o that_o when_o they_o will_v resolve_v to_o follow_v their_o duty_n in_o most_o difficult_a case_n whatever_o god_n do_v to_o they_o yet_o they_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o dark_a and_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v this_o be_v import_v in_o these_o perplex_v question_n act._n 2.37_o and_o 9.6_o from_o all_o these_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o however_o it_o be_v sad_a to_o be_v in_o such_o a_o case_n yet_o it_o be_v our_o mercy_n to_o feel_v it_o a_o burden_n upon_o we_o and_o to_o miss_v a_o sight_n of_o god_n most_o in_o our_o sad_a exercise_n only_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o this_o but_o shall_v search_v out_o the_o cause_n thereof_o such_o as_o desertion_n from_o god_n chap._n 34.29_o security_n and_o formality_n in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o ease_n be_v 29.13_o 14._o and_o 59.9_o 13._o the_o astonish_a power_n of_o great_a trouble_n psal_n 60.3_o jer._n 13.12_o 14_o our_o abuse_n of_o and_o sin_v against_o clear_a light_n in_o know_v and_o ordinary_a case_n and_o duty_n and_o our_o prescribe_v unto_o god_n that_o he_o may_v appear_v and_o be_v see_v by_o we_o in_o some_o odd_a way_n as_o job_n do_v which_o make_v we_o vilify_v and_o not_o discern_v his_o ordinary_a way_n and_o mean_n wherein_o he_o appear_v to_o be_v see_v by_o his_o people_n if_o those_o cause_n be_v lay_v to_o heart_n and_o the_o removal_n of_o they_o endeavour_v the_o sad_a effect_n thereof_o will_v soon_o cease_v doct._n 2._o ordinary_o saint_n do_v judge_n of_o their_o future_a condition_n by_o what_o be_v present_a and_o if_o it_o be_v evil_a they_o make_v it_o worse_o by_o their_o apprehension_n and_o diffidence_n for_o as_o job_n do_v not_o see_v god_n for_o the_o present_a so_o he_o conclude_v his_o case_n will_v continue_v so_o for_o the_o future_a thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o see_v he_o as_o in_o prosperity_n even_o saint_n be_v apt_a to_o promise_v to_o themselves_o a_o perpetuity_n of_o it_o psal_n 30.6_o so_o in_o adversity_n they_o be_v no_o less_o ready_a to_o heighten_v their_o trouble_n by_o fearful_a apprehension_n of_o the_o continuance_n thereof_o psal_n 77.7_o 8_o 9_o saint_n have_v still_o somewhat_o of_o a_o principle_n of_o faint_a and_o of_o a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n of_o their_o own_o make_n and_o hence_o flow_v their_o great_a mistake_n either_o in_o pass_v their_o verdict_n upon_o the_o time_n that_o pass_v over_o they_o see_v eccles_n 7.10_o or_o in_o make_v their_o present_a condition_n sad_a and_o worse_o than_o indeed_o it_o be_v by_o their_o read_n it_o wrong_v or_o in_o their_o sad_a apprehension_n for_o the_o future_a this_o we_o shall_v be_v sensible_a of_o in_o our_o perplexity_n and_o shall_v know_v that_o a_o change_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n and_o our_o get_n of_o open_a eye_n to_o discern_v thing_n as_o they_o be_v will_v case_v we_o of_o our_o great_a pressure_n and_o particular_o in_o our_o apprehension_n for_o the_o future_a 〈◊〉_d shall_v not_o judge_v by_o our_o present_a condition_n for_o 〈◊〉_d can_v make_v a_o change_n psal_n 77.7_o 8_o 9_o with_o 10._o not_o by_o our_o fear_n be_v 51.12_o 13._o nor_o by_o probability_n zech._n 8.6_o nor_o even_o by_o our_o ill_a deserve_n if_o we_o be_v sensible_a thereof_o ezek._n 20.8_o 9_o 3._o though_o it_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n to_o entertain_v discourage_v and_o faint_a thought_n though_o they_o shall_v be_v smother_v within_o man_n own_o bosom_n and_o a_o much_o great_a fault_n when_o they_o be_v bring_v forth_o and_o express_v to_o other_o yet_o they_o may_v be_v dear_a to_o god_n and_o may_v get_v a_o good_a issue_n at_o last_o who_o may_v be_v so_o overpowred_n with_o tentation_n as_o they_o must_v speak_v out_o their_o fear_n and_o apprehension_n for_o so_o be_v it_o with_o job_n though_o it_o be_v his_o fault_n thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o see_v he_o thus_o he_o be_v make_v to_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o congregation_n chap._n 30.28_o as_o christ_n do_v also_o among_o the_o multitude_n job_n 12.27_o with_o 29._o second_o consider_v
notwithstanding_o theâ—r_v dulness_n or_o aversion_n if_o they_o understand_v they_o therefore_o do_v he_o proceed_v and_o say_v after_o all_o that_o he_o have_v former_o speak_v see_v phil_n 3.1_o such_o as_o will_v speak_v to_o the_o condition_n of_o soul_n have_v not_o only_o their_o judgement_n to_o inform_v and_o their_o prejudices_fw-la and_o mistake_v to_o clear_v if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o error_n but_o their_o heart_n to_o fix_v on_o what_o they_o hear_v and_o understand_v and_o their_o affection_n to_o excite_v that_o they_o may_v improve_v and_o make_v use_n thereof_o and_o as_o all_o this_o will_v require_v much_o pain_n and_o inculcate_v of_o truth_n and_o shall_v quicken_v they_o to_o their_o work_n who_o have_v a_o calling_n to_o teach_v other_o so_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o shall_v humble_a man_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o need_n of_o all_o this_o pain_n about_o they_o and_o of_o the_o obstruction_n which_o must_v be_v remove_v thereby_o and_o shall_v excite_v they_o who_o hear_v much_o and_o have_v truth_n frequent_o inculcate_v upon_o they_o to_o see_v how_o they_o improve_v such_o a_o mercy_n 2._o saint_n ought_v to_o be_v tender_o wait_v upon_o in_o their_o fit_n of_o passion_n and_o distemper_n and_o will_v be_v so_o tender_v by_o spiritual_a and_o discern_a person_n gal._n 6.1_o yea_o god_n will_v tender_v they_o in_o the_o furnace_n so_o as_o to_o lose_v none_o of_o their_o good_a metal_n though_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v their_o peevish_a humour_n for_o elihu_n by_o his_o thus_o insist_v to_o deal_v with_o job_n when_o his_o other_o friend_n have_v give_v he_o over_o chap._n 32.1_o do_v both_o give_v evidence_n of_o his_o be_v a_o tender_a friend_n and_o of_o god_n care_n of_o he_o by_o his_o mean_n who_o he_o have_v employ_v for_o that_o effect_n as_o to_o cherish_v what_o be_v good_a in_o he_o so_o to_o discover_v his_o dross_n that_o it_o may_v be_v purge_v the_o consideration_n of_o which_o tenderness_n in_o god_n notwithstanding_o our_o folly_n may_v serve_v to_o commend_v his_o kindness_n act._n 13.18_o and_o humble_v we_o ps_n 73.21_o 22_o 23._o 3._o man_n will_v never_o be_v sufficient_o convince_v by_o tax_v their_o particular_a fault_n as_o they_o fall_v in_o they_o unless_o they_o be_v well_o principled_a in_o general_a truth_n concern_v god_n deal_v with_o his_o people_n whereby_o their_o particular_a escape_n may_v be_v heal_v at_o the_o root_n therefore_o here_o at_o last_o he_o come_v to_o this_o more_o general_a doctrine_n whereby_o job_n may_v see_v the_o evil_n of_o all_o he_o have_v say_v amiss_o or_o may_v say_v hereafter_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n so_o that_o in_o dark_a case_n wherein_o we_o be_v ready_o bemi_v we_o shall_v see_v that_o our_o principle_n be_v right_a concern_v god_n and_o his_o deal_n the_o lot_n of_o his_o people_n on_o earth_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o try_v how_o our_o carriage_n suit_v with_o our_o principle_n whereby_o we_o will_v find_v that_o ignorance_n or_o ill_a improvement_n of_o our_o principle_n do_v we_o much_o hurt_n verse_n 2._o suffer_v i_o a_o little_a and_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o that_o i_o have_v yet_o to_o speak_v on_o god_n behalf_n follow_v the_o preface_n itself_o to_o v._o 5._o wherein_o he_o crave_v attention_n and_o subjoin_v such_o argument_n to_o persuade_v he_o to_o attention_n as_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o scope_n in_o the_o follow_a speech_n that_o it_o be_v to_o plead_v for_o god_n his_o desire_n be_v that_o he_o may_v be_v hear_v in_o what_o he_o be_v to_o say_v his_o first_o argument_n press_v attention_n be_v that_o he_o will_v be_v brief_a and_o now_o after_o a_o little_a more_o discourse_n will_v draw_v to_o a_o close_a the_o second_o argument_n propound_v in_o this_o verse_n and_o amplify_v v._o 3_o be_v take_v from_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o his_o discourse_n that_o he_o be_v to_o plead_v for_o god_n yet_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v while_o he_o entreat_v job_n that_o he_o 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a_o part_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o some_o message_n that_o they_o hurt_v and_o grieve_v we_o as_o when_o physic_n make_v we_o sick_a in_o order_n to_o our_o cure_n so_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o speaker_n in_o justice_n and_o prudence_n to_o sweeten_v their_o necessary_a sharpness_n with_o all_o lawful_a insinuation_n for_o therefore_o do_v elihu_n premit_fw-la this_o new_a preface_n though_o it_o be_v unfaithfulness_n to_o â—â—atter_v man_n in_o their_o fault_n yet_o sweetness_n shall_v be_v â—â—â—â—ed_v with_o our_o faithfulness_n and_o freedom_n by_o assure_v they_o of_o our_o love_n to_o who_o we_o speak_v work_v upon_o their_o affection_n which_o ordinary_o bear_v the_o key_n of_o man_n heart_n so_o that_o if_o they_o be_v gain_v there_o be_v hope_n or_o do_v they_o good_a hear_v with_o ill_a usage_n and_o come_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n if_o so_o be_v we_o may_v gain_v some_o 2._o the_o miscarriage_n even_o of_o saint_n under_o trouble_n be_v oft_o time_n so_o many_o 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not_o ready_o turn_v back_o and_o the_o stroke_n when_o it_o come_v be_v irrecoverable_a psal_n 49.7_o 8_o 9_o for_o then_o a_o great_a ransom_n can_v deliver_v thou_o neither_o can_v it_o prevent_v cut_v off_o if_o once_o he_o set_v about_o it_o as_o there_o may_v be_v such_o irrevocable_a sentence_n concern_v outward_a stroke_n even_o within_o time_n 2_o king_n 23.26_o 27._o zâ—ph_n 2.1_o 2._o nor_o recover_v thou_o to_o lâ—fe_n again_o when_o once_o thou_o be_v cut_v off_o 8._o it_o may_v discover_v the_o vanity_n of_o wealth_n and_o strength_n and_o all_o man_n other_o temporal_a enjoyment_n that_o they_o can_v do_v they_o no_o good_a in_o their_o great_a distress_n and_o when_o they_o have_v most_o need_n of_o help_n and_o relief_n for_o will_v he_o esteem_v thy_o riches_n no_o not_o gold_n nor_o all_o the_o force_n of_o strength_n verse_n 20._o desire_v not_o the_o night_n when_o people_n be_v cut_v off_o in_o their_o place_n in_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o counsel_n he_o 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conjunction_n 4._o in_o particular_a albeit_o saint_n especial_o aught_o to_o be_v ready_a for_o death_n at_o all_o time_n nor_o ought_v they_o to_o stumble_v though_o god_n cut_v they_o off_o in_o common_a calamity_n or_o in_o some_o odd_a way_n yet_o such_o a_o way_n of_o death_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v pray_v for_o or_o desire_v by_o they_o for_o say_v he_o desire_v not_o the_o night_n etc._n etc._n yea_o all_o their_o longing_n after_o death_n when_o they_o be_v under_o a_o cloud_n aught_o to_o be_v suspect_v and_o well_o try_v verse_n 21._o take_v heed_n regard_v not_o iniquity_n for_o this_o have_v thou_o choose_v rather_o than_o affliction_n in_o the_o last_o branch_n of_o his_o counsel_n he_o sum_n up_o his_o advice_n in_o this_o general_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v more_o take_v up_o with_o affliction_n than_o with_o sin_n under_o it_o and_o that_o his_o misery_n shall_v not_o tempt_v he_o to_o impatience_n whence_o learn_v 1._o whenever_o trouble_n come_v on_o as_o god_n lay_v trouble_v and_o sin_n before_o we_o to_o try_v we_o which_o of_o they_o we_o will_v choose_v so_o it_o be_v not_o our_o misery_n that_o satan_n so_o much_o design_n as_o our_o sin_v therefore_o he_o advise_v job_n to_o have_v his_o eye_n chief_o upon_o iniquity_n 2._o present_a press_a trouble_n be_v so_o strong_a a_o tentation_n to_o sin_n that_o even_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v over-driven_a with_o the_o tentation_n for_o he_o regard_v iniquity_n and_o choose_v it_o rather_o than_o affliction_n see_v ps_n 125.3_o 3._o this_o miscarriage_n of_o saint_n flow_v from_o their_o inadvertency_n and_o their_o not_o consider_v how_o poor_a a_o choice_n sin_n be_v and_o how_o unfit_a a_o mean_a to_o ease_v they_o of_o trouble_n but_o rather_o to_o augment_v it_o therefore_o he_o bid_v he_o take_v heed_n that_o so_o he_o may_v not_o make_v this_o choice_n intimate_v that_o his_o inconsiderateness_n make_v he_o run_v to_o impatience_n to_o get_v ease_n by_o complain_v but_o in_o vain_a 4._o 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