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A35439 An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty two lectures, delivered at Magnus neer the bridge, London / by Joseph Caryl ... Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1647 (1647) Wing C761; ESTC R16048 581,645 610

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eye_n of_o many_o man_n possible_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o cleanse_v from_o their_o wickedness_n the_o hypocrite_n hope_n shall_v perish_v that_o be_v the_o time_n shall_v come_v when_o he_o shall_v give_v over_o the_o hope_n which_o he_o have_v hope_v or_o the_o thing_n shall_v fail_v he_o wherein_o he_o hope_v first_o the_o object_n of_o his_o hope_n shall_v fail_v he_o that_o be_v those_o benefit_n blessing_n accommodation_n and_o comfort_n which_o he_o look_v for_o in_o the_o profession_n of_o religion_n these_o shall_v fail_v he_o and_o prove_v false_a hope_n hypocrite_n mat._n 7._o plead_v with_o christ_n for_o heaven_n lord_n we_o have_v prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n cast_v out_o devil_n etc._n etc._n but_o their_o hope_n perish_v depart_v from_o i_o say_v christ_n i_o know_v you_o not_o his_o hope_n perish_v when_o he_o can_v have_v the_o thing_n he_o hope_v for_o second_o the_o act_n of_o his_o hope_n shall_v fail_v 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unsound_a upon_o which_o they_o build_v they_o think_v what_o they_o do_v and_o be_v will_v serve_v turn_n and_o go_v for_o currant_n with_o god_n this_o raise_v up_o their_o spirit_n some_o hypocrite_n will_v be_v full_a of_o hope_n even_o while_o they_o be_v descend_v to_o the_o pit_n of_o despair_n some_o hypocrite_n be_v not_o convince_v of_o their_o hypocrisy_n to_o the_o very_a last_o such_o die_n in_o peace_n while_o they_o be_v go_v down_o to_o eternal_a war_n they_o go_v away_o as_o we_o use_v to_o say_v like_o lamb_n when_o their_o soul_n be_v among_o lion_n and_o they_o be_v tumble_v into_o the_o place_n of_o dragon_n observe_v three_o the_o hope_n of_o hypocrite_n will_v deceive_v and_o fail_v they_o god_n reject_v their_o confidence_n they_o shall_v not_o prosper_v in_o they_o jer._n 2.37_o last_o
but_o i_o have_v not_o set_v they_o for_o prophet_n if_o any_o presume_v to_o declare_v or_o resolve_v what_o shall_v be_v do_v i_o resolve_v to_o punish_v their_o presumption_n i_o take_v delight_n to_o frustrate_v man_n who_o delight_n in_o this_o and_o to_o befool_v they_o who_o will_v be_v thus_o wise_a this_o be_v my_o name_n the_o god_n that_o stretch_v out_o the_o heaven_n alone_o and_o that_o make_v diviner_n mad_a great_a disappointment_n enrage_v and_o some_o man_n lose_v their_o reason_n when_o they_o lose_v the_o credit_n of_o do_v thing_n above_o reason_n because_o they_o can_v be_v as_o god_n to_o foretell_v good_a or_o evil_n they_o will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o man_n he_o make_v the_o diviner_n mad_a the_o law_n be_v peremptory_a and_o severe_a against_o they_o deut._n 18.9_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v find_v among_o you_o any_o one_o that_o use_v divination_n or_o be_v a_o observer_n of_o time_n why_o not_o a_o observer_n of_o time_n may_v we_o not_o observe_v time_n and_o season_n may_v we_o not_o look_v up_o to_o the_o heaven_n and_o consider_v their_o motion_n yes_o we_o may_v observe_v time_n holy_o but_o not_o superstitious_o as_o if_o some_o time_n be_v good_a other_o bad_a some_o lucky_a other_o unlucky_a as_o if_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v shut_v up_o in_o or_o overrule_v by_o his_o own_o instrument_n and_o inferior_a cause_n this_o be_v dishonourable_a unto_o god_n and_o thus_o the_o jew_n be_v forbid_v to_o use_v any_o divination_n or_o to_o observe_v time_n the_o heaven_n and_o star_n be_v for_o sign_n but_o they_o be_v not_o infallible_a sign_n they_o be_v ordinary_a sign_n of_o the_o change_n of_o weather_n mat._n 16.2_o 3._o they_o be_v ordinary_a sign_n of_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n spring_n and_o summer_n and_o harvest_n and_o winter_n they_o be_v ordinary_a sign_n of_o a_o fit_a time_n to_o till_o and_o manure_v the_o ground_n to_o plough_v sow_n and_o reap_v the_o earth_n be_v fit_v and_o prepare_v for_o 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other_o literal_o of_o strange_a apparition_n and_o impression_n in_o heaven_n either_o before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n or_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o act._n 2.19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n thus_o god_n put_v a_o sign_n in_o they_o of_o extraordinary_a event_n but_o shall_v man_n from_o they_o prognosticate_v and_o foretell_v extraordinary_a event_n as_o when_o there_o shall_v be_v famine_n and_o pestilence_n war_n and_o trouble_v in_o nation_n this_o the_o lord_n abhor_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n about_o these_o thing_n be_v write_v in_o his_o own_o heart_n what_o be_v man_n that_o he_o shall_v transcribe_v they_o from_o the_o heaven_n but_o if_o man_n will_v say_v they_o be_v write_v there_o god_n will_v blot_v out_o what_o they_o say_v and_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v but_o humane_a divination_n yea_o that_o they_o be_v receive_v from_o hell_n not_o write_v in_o heaven_n isa_n 47.13_o i_o will_v destroy_v the_o sign_n of_o they_o that_o divine_a let_v now_o the_o astrologer_n the_o stargazer_n the_o monthly_a prognosticatour_n stand_v up_o and_o save_v thou_o from_o these_o thing_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o behold_v they_o shall_v be_v as_o stubble_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v themselves_o it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v a_o starre-beholder_n but_o a_o wicked_a thing_n to_o be_v a_o stargazer_n that_o be_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o star_n so_o as_o if_o we_o can_v spell_v out_o the_o secret_a providence_n of_o god_n and_o read_v future_a event_n in_o the_o book_n of_o those_o creature_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o look_v upon_o the_o heaven_n as_o they_o declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o look_v upon_o the_o heaven_n as_o if_o they_o can_v declare_v the_o destiny_n fate_n and_o fortune_n of_o man_n all_o which_o vanity_n be_v large_o and_o learned_o confute_v by_o m_n perkins_n in_o his_o book_n call_v the_o resolution_n of_o the_o countryman_n about_o prognostication_n now_o that_o the_o success_n of_o every_o creature_n be_v in_o god_n not_o in_o the_o star_n we_o may_v see_v first_o in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o creation_n god_n create_v the_o earth_n and_o command_v it_o to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n upon_o the_o three_o day_n but_o the_o light_n in_o the_o firmament_n be_v make_v the_o four_o day_n the_o earth_n can_v bring_v forth_o without_o the_o midwifery_n or_o help_n of_o the_o heaven_n god_n himself_o make_v the_o earth_n fruitful_a without_o yea_o before_o the_o star_n be_v make_v mun●i_fw-la philo_z judaers_fw-fr de_fw-fr opificio_fw-la mun●i_fw-la upon_o which_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n give_v this_o observation_n sure_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o providence_n make_v the_o earth_n fruitful_a in_o all_o its_o glory_n before_o he_o put_v the_o star_n in_o the_o heaven_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o make_v man_n see_v that_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o heaven_n or_o star_n god_n need_v neither_o the_o rain_n 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special_a cause_n beside_o of_o the_o earth_n barrenness_n or_o fruitfulness_n of_o tempest_n at_o sea_n and_o trouble_n at_o land_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v able_a to_o invert_v all_o cause_n to_o work_v beyond_o cause_n without_o cause_n and_o against_o cause_n so_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v infallible_o foretold_v from_o the_o position_n conjunction_n or_o revolution_n of_o those_o heavenly_a body_n last_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o study_v the_o heaven_n and_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o star_n in_o they_o the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n be_v see_v and_o a_o sober_a knowledge_n in_o nature_n may_v be_v a_o advantage_n unto_o grace_n holy_a david_n be_v such_o a_o student_n psal_n 8.3_o when_o i_o consider_v thy_o heaven_n the_o work_n of_o thy_o finger_n the_o moon_n and_o the_o star_n which_o thou_o have_v ordain_v consideration_n be_v not_o a_o transient_a or_o accidental_a but_o a_o resolve_v and_o a_o deliberate_a act_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o god_n 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the_o superior_a may_v ask_v the_o inferior_a and_o call_v he_o to_o a_o account_n every_o inferior_a judge_n and_o court_n be_v accountable_a to_o those_o above_o that_o be_v the_o high_a court_n and_o he_o the_o high_a judge_n to_o who_o no_o man_n can_v say_v what_o do_v thou_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n be_v therefore_o the_o high_a judicatory_a in_o this_o kingdom_n because_o their_o action_n be_v not_o questionable_a in_o any_o other_o court_n one_o parliament_n may_v say_v to_o another_o what_o have_v thou_o do_v this_o parliament_n have_v say_v to_o parliament_n that_o have_v go_v before_o what_o have_v you_o do_v in_o make_v such_o and_o such_o law_n no_o power_n of_o man_n beside_o their_o own_o can_v question_v some_o man_n much_o less_o can_v any_o man_n question_n god_n and_o say_v to_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o he_o be_v supreme_a there_o be_v no_o appeal_n to_o any_o other_o high_a judge_n or_o high_a court._n hence_o observe_v whatsoever_o god_n resolve_v and_o 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contradiction_n we_o may_v in_o zeal_n to_o his_o glory_n not_o in_o discontent_n with_o our_o own_o condition_n expostulate_v with_o he_o about_o what_o he_o have_v do_v so_o joshua_n chap._n 7.7_o 8._o alas_o o_o lord_n god_n wherefore_o have_v thou_o at_o all_o bring_v this_o people_n over_o jordan_n to_o deliver_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o amorites_n to_o destroy_v we_o will_v to_o god_n we_o have_v be_v content_a and_o dwell_v on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n etc._n etc._n but_o how_o dare_v joshua_n speak_v thus_o what_o if_o god_n will_v destroy_v they_o be_v it_o not_o his_o dury_n to_o bear_v it_o and_o let_v god_n alone_o yes_o doubtless_o and_o such_o i_o doubt_v not_o be_v the_o frame_n of_o joshuas_n spirit_n if_o israel_n only_o have_v be_v to_o suffer_v joshua_n have_v hold_v his_o peace_n at_o least_o from_o such_o language_n but_o he_o see_v a_o further_a matter_n in_o it_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v like_a to_o suffer_v in_o their_o suffering_n the_o close_a of_o his_o prayer_n betray_v this_o holy_a disposition_n of_o his_o heart_n vers_fw-la 9_o and_o what_o will_v thou_o do_v unto_o thy_o great_a name_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v lord_n the_o matter_n be_v not_o much_o though_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n be_v blot_v out_o from_o under_o heaven_n so_o thy_o name_n be_v write_v in_o fair_a character_n but_o i_o fear_v a_o blow_n to_o israel_n will_v be_v a_o blot_n to_o thy_o name_n and_o therefore_o i_o have_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o pray_v this_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o and_o i_o have_v pray_v rather_o for_o thou_o than_o to_o thou_o all_o prayer_n be_v make_v to_o god_n and_o yet_o some_o be_v make_v for_o he_o not_o that_o he_o have_v any_o want_n or_o be_v in_o any_o the_o remote_a possibility_n of_o any_o danger_n but_o only_o for_o the_o promote_a of_o his_o glory_n and_o that_o the_o world_n may_v not_o have_v occasion_n of_o a_o dishonourable_a thought_n of_o he_o who_o honour_n never_o abate_v in_o itself_o or_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o own_o people_n thus_o we_o may_v ask_v he_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o why_o he_o have_v bring_v such_o desolation_n upon_o his_o people_n but_o we_o may_v not_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o have_v do_v either_o to_o question_v his_o right_n to_o do_v it_o or_o to_o question_v his_o righteousness_n in_o do_v of_o it_o no_o creature_n may_v put_v the_o question_n upon_o either_o of_o these_o term_n what_o have_v thou_o do_v much_o less_o conclude_v thou_o have_v do_v that_o which_o thou_o have_v no_o right_a to_o do_v or_o thou_o have_v be_v unrighteous_a in_o do_v it_o either_o of_o these_o be_v high_a blasphemy_n for_o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n do_v he_o have_v right_a to_o do_v and_o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n do_v he_o be_v righteous_a in_o do_v it_o hence_o it_o follow_v by_o way_n of_o corollary_n that_o the_o lord_n be_v of_o absolute_a power_n he_o be_v the_o sovereign_a lord_n lord_n over_o all_o there_o be_v no_o appeal_n from_o he_o no_o question_n of_o he_o solomon_n speak_v of_o the_o power_n of_o a_o king_n in_o this_o language_n eccles_n 8.4_o where_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n be_v there_o be_v power_n and_o who_o may_v say_v unto_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o but_o be_v there_o nothing_o which_o a_o king_n do_v about_o which_o it_o may_v be_v say_v unto_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o and_o what_o be_v this_o word_n of_o a_o king_n the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n be_v the_o law_n of_o his_o kingdom_n all_o that_o a_o king_n do_v or_o speak_v beside_o the_o law_n he_o speak_v as_o a_o man_n not_o as_o a_o king_n and_o that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o solomon_n
which_o have_v get_v he_o this_o knowledge_n his_o knowledge_n be_v in_o he_o and_o with_o he_o and_o from_o himself_o he_o fetch_v not_o his_o knowledge_n from_o sense_n nor_o do_v he_o take_v it_o up_o by_o information_n he_o learn_v it_o not_o by_o demonstration_n raise_v from_o the_o thing_n themselves_o nor_o by_o the_o collation_n of_o one_o thing_n with_o another_o he_o do_v not_o know_v this_o to_o be_v so_o because_o that_o be_v so_o but_o all_o thing_n be_v so_o because_o he_o know_v they_o he_o know_v all_o 1._o full_o not_o to_o half_n 2._o certain_o not_o probable_o 3._o actual_o not_o possible_o 4._o at_o once_o not_o successive_o as_o not_o one_o thing_n by_o another_o so_o not_o one_o thing_n after_o another_o such_o be_v the_o eminency_n and_o transcendency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n the_o scripture_n speak_v sometime_o as_o if_o god_n derive_v his_o knowledge_n from_o report_n or_o as_o if_o he_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o a_o people_n be_v wicked_a or_o no_o till_o he_o have_v inquire_v when_o the_o new_a world_n be_v build_v their_o babel_n the_o lord_n say_v let_v we_o go_v down_o to_o see_v the_o city_n gen._n 11.5_o and_o when_o sodom_n be_v burn_v in_o lust_n the_o lord_n resolve_v i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v whether_o they_o have_v do_v altogether_o according_a to_o the_o cry_n of_o it_o which_o be_v come_v unto_o i_o and_o if_o not_o i_o will_v know_v gen._n 18.21_o in_o both_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n god_n come_v down_o to_o our_o capacity_n but_o he_o come_v not_o down_o to_o any_o place_n in_o the_o world_n he_o need_v not_o come_v any_o whether_o who_o be_v every_o where_o god_n speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n but_o he_o act_v not_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n god_n give_v we_o a_o example_n what_o we_o shall_v do_v he_o do_v not_o work_v after_o our_o example_n lest_o we_o shall_v judge_v before_o we_o see_v god_n say_v i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v before_o i_o judge_v lest_o we_o shall_v censure_v one_o another_o upon_o fame_n and_o common_a cry_n without_o further_a enquiry_n whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o no_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v go_v down_o and_o see_v whether_o they_o have_v do_v altogether_o according_a to_o the_o cry_n that_o be_v come_v unto_o i_o god_n know_v sodom_n be_v wicked_a before_o he_o come_v down_o but_o he_o come_v down_o to_o make_v it_o know_v that_o he_o know_v it_o as_o those_o scripture_n seem_v to_o import_v that_o god_n know_v not_o how_o wicked_a the_o bvilder_n of_o babel_n be_v or_o the_o dweller_n in_o sodom_n till_o he_o take_v pain_n to_o inquire_v so_o another_o scripture_n import_v that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v abraham_n be_v a_o godly_a man_n till_o he_o make_v a_o experiment_n of_o it_o by_o put_v he_o upon_o that_o hard_a piece_n of_o obedience_n the_o offer_v up_o of_o his_o son_n now_o i_o know_v thou_o fear_v i_o gen._n 22.12_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v collect_v his_o knowledge_n of_o what_o abraham_n be_v from_o what_o abraham_n do_v but_o that_o testimony_n of_o god_n now_o i_o know_v be_v but_o now_o i_o have_v make_v it_o know_v or_o now_o i_o know_v that_o in_o the_o fruit_n which_o i_o know_v before_o in_o the_o root_n now_o i_o see_v my_o fear_n in_o thy_o work_n as_o before_o i_o see_v it_o in_o thy_o faith_n that_o place_n deut._n 8.2_o bear_v a_o like_a sense_n where_o moses_n bespeak_v israel_n thus_o thou_o shall_v remember_v all_o the_o way_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n lead_v thou_o these_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o humble_v thou_o and_o to_o prove_v thou_o to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n whether_o thou_o will_v keep_v his_o commandment_n or_o no._n the_o lord_n need_v not_o forty_o year_n no_o nor_o one_o minute_n experience_n to_o make_v up_o his_o thought_n concern_v that_o people_n he_o know_v what_o they_o be_v at_o first_o sight_n and_o what_o they_o will_v prove_v even_o a_o stubborn_a a_o unbelieving_a and_o a_o 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and_o life_n be_v the_o joy_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o life_n how_o rejoice_o do_v david_n speak_v psal_n 139.1_o 2._o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v search_v i_o and_o know_v i_o thou_o know_v my_o down-sitting_a and_o my_o uprising_n etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o glad_a that_o god_n know_v he_o as_o that_o god_n will_v save_v he_o my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o my_o record_n be_v on_o high_a be_v job_n resort_v again_o when_o his_o friend_n scorn_v he_o chap._n 16.19_o there_o be_v no_o mistake_n in_o god_n he_o will_v give_v right_a evidence_n as_o a_o witness_v and_o a_o righteous_a sentence_n as_o a_o judge_n again_o that_o god_n know_v we_o assure_v we_o first_o that_o what_o we_o have_v do_v shall_v not_o be_v forget_v god_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v our_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n etc._n etc._n heb._n 6.10_o it_o assure_v we_o second_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v misinterpret_v for_o what_o we_o have_v do_v the_o reason_n why_o many_o 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and_o that_o god_n mean_v we_o no_o good_a when_o we_o do_v not_o enjoy_v good_a but_o the_o strong_a faith_n speak_v on_o this_o wise_a lord_n i_o know_v there_o be_v mercy_n in_o thy_o heart_n towards_o i_o though_o i_o see_v nothing_o in_o thy_o face_n but_o frown_n and_o feel_v nothing_o from_o thy_o hand_n but_o blow_n let_v god_n do_v what_o he_o please_v with_o i_o i_o will_v not_o have_v a_o jealous_a thought_n of_o he_o or_o suspect_v his_o intention_n towards_o i_o whatsoever_o his_o action_n be_v second_o observe_v we_o may_v gather_v argument_n of_o support_n in_o our_o great_a suffering_n from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o conceal_a mercy_n the_o skill_n and_o holy_a subtlety_n of_o faith_n can_v wind_v itself_o in_o god_n bosom_n and_o from_o what_o it_o find_v lie_v secret_o there_o for_o we_o encourage_v we_o to_o bear_v what_o be_v open_o lay_v upon_o we_o last_o observe_v a_o believer_n look_v upon_o all_o his_o receipt_n as_o come_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n as_o he_o can_v look_v into_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o see_v all_o the_o commandment_n and_o reveal_v counsel_n of_o god_n hide_v there_o so_o he_o can_v look_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n and_o see_v all_o the_o comfort_n he_o want_v hide_v there_o man_n of_o the_o world_n take_v their_o comfort_n only_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n saint_n take_v they_o from_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n it_o put_v the_o price_n upon_o every_o blessing_n when_o we_o can_v look_v upon_o special_a love_n as_o the_o spring_n of_o it_o look_v how_o much_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o our_o friend_n we_o can_v see_v in_o a_o courtesy_n so_o much_o true_a value_n there_o be_v in_o it_o hence_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o man_n when_o he_o will_v express_v his_o freeness_n to_o those_o who_o desire_v a_o favour_n at_o his_o hand_n to_o say_v yes_o take_v it_o with_o heart_n and_o good_a will_n you_o have_v it_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n we_o read_v of_o one_o who_o complain_v he_o have_v receive_v but_o a_o golden_a cup_n when_o he_o see_v another_o receive_v a_o kiss_n from_o a_o noble_a prince_n a_o kiss_n be_v a_o better_a gift_n than_o a_o cup_n of_o gold_n love_n be_v the_o rich_a present_n how_o happy_a then_o be_v they_o who_o have_v the_o golden_a cup_n and_o a_o kiss_n too_o much_o from_o the_o hand_n and_o all_o from_o the_o heart_n from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n job_n have_v thus_o revise_v and_o read_v over_o the_o particular_a of_o his_o former_a mercy_n receive_v from_o the_o bounty_n and_o free_a love_n of_o god_n revive_v his_o complaint_n about_o and_o renew_v his_o desire_n of_o deliverance_n from_o present_a sorrow_n in_o his_o next_o address_n to_o god_n job_n chap._n 10._o verse_n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o if_o i_o sin_n than_o thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n if_o i_o be_v wicked_a woe_n unto_o i_o if_o i_o be_v righteous_a yet_o will_v i_o not_o lift_v up_o my_o head_n i_o be_o full_a of_o confusion_n therefore_o see_v thou_o my_o affliction_n for_o it_o increase_v thou_o hunt_v i_o as_o a_o fierce_a lion_n and_o again_o thou_o show_v thyself_o marvellous_a upon_o i_o thou_o renewe_v thy_o witness_n against_o i_o and_o encrease_v thy_o indignation_n upon_o i_o change_n and_o war_n be_v against_o i_o the_o connection_n of_o these_o word_n lie_v somewhat_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o this_o inevidence_n have_v cause_v divers_a conjecture_n about_o it_o 1._o some_o make_v the_o connection_n with_o the_o 13._o verse_n i_o know_v say_v job_n that_o this_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o here_o he_o declare_v what_o be_v with_o he_o namely_o that_o if_o i_o sin_n than_o thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n 2._o the_o connection_n be_v make_v by_o other_o with_o the_o 12._o verse_n thou_o have_v grant_v i_o life_n and_o favour_n and_o thy_o visitation_n have_v preserve_v my_o spirit_n yet_o if_o i_o sin_n thou_o mark_v i_o etc._n etc._n as_o if_o job_n have_v say_v though_o thou_o have_v be_v please_v to_o make_v so_o many_o grant_v of_o favour_n and_o have_v do_v all_o those_o thing_n for_o i_o which_o be_v hide_v in_o thy_o heart_n yet_o i_o know_v thou_o will_v not_o bear_v with_o or_o connive_v at_o i_o if_o i_o sin_v against_o thou_o thou_o have_v not_o give_v i_o these_o mercy_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v embolden_v to_o transgress_v the_o rule_n of_o thy_o justice_n no_o though_o thou_o have_v do_v much_o for_o i_o yet_o if_o i_o sin_n thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n 3._o a_o three_o go_v high_a and_o make_v these_o word_n depend_v upon_o the_o three_o verse_n where_o job_n put_v three_o query_n to_o god_n the_o last_o of_o which_o be_v be_v it_o good_a unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v shine_v upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a i_o know_v it_o be_v not_o for_o it_o be_v like_a i_o may_v escape_v as_o well_o as_o another_o yet_o if_o i_o sin_n thou_o mark_v i_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n if_o i_o be_v wicked_a woe_n unto_o i_o i_o own_o experience_n prove_v thou_o far_o enough_o from_o shine_v upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a behold_v cloud_n and_o darkness_n be_v upon_o i_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a sense_n in_o any_o of_o these_o connection_n which_o to_o determine_v be_v not_o easy_a i_o shall_v leave_v all_o three_o before_o the_o reader_n verse_n 14._o if_o i_o sin_n than_o thou_o mark_v i_o if_o i_o sin_n sin_n stand_v here_o in_o opposition_n to_o wickedness_n thou_o will_v not_o shine_v upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o vers_n 15._o if_o i_o be_v wicked_a than_o woe_n unto_o i_o for_o if_o i_o sin_n than_o thou_o mark_v i_o sin_n be_v any_o transgression_n against_o or_o deviation_n though_o but_o a_o hair_n breadth_n from_o the_o rule_n if_o i_o fail_v be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a then_o thou_o mark_v i_o the_o original_a have_v four_o signification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o occasion_n as_o many_o different_a interpretation_n of_o the_o text_n first_o to_o preserve_v and_o that_o two_o wale_n first_o by_o protect_v from_o those_o evil_n which_o other_o will_v bring_v upon_o we_o psal_n 141.9_o keep_v i_o from_o the_o snare_n which_o they_o have_v lay_v that_o be_v protect_v i_o from_o the_o danger_n which_o their_o snare_n threaten_v i_o with_o so_o at_o the_o 12_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n thy_o visitation_n do_v preserve_v my_o spirit_n second_o it_o be_v render_v to_o preserve_v by_o spare_v or_o not_o bring_v those_o evil_n upon_o we_o which_o our_o own_o sin_n have_v deserve_v so_o the_o vulgar_a here_o who_o to_o make_v out_o his_o sense_n vulg._n si_fw-mi peccavi_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la horam_fw-la pepercisti_fw-la mihi_fw-la etc._n etc._n vulg._n put_v the_o late_a part_n into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o interrogation_n if_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o thou_o have_v spare_v i_o for_o a_o time_n wherefore_o then_o do_v thou_o not_o acquit_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n as_o if_o the_o meaning_n of_o job_n be_v this_o when_o in_o former_a time_n i_o sin_v against_o thou_o thou_o be_v please_v to_o remit_v of_o thy_o severity_n and_o deal_v gentle_o with_o i_o thou_o do_v spare_v i_o as_o a_o father_n spare_v a_o son_n that_o serve_v he_o why_o be_v the_o tenor_n of_o thy_o dispensation_n so_o much_o change_v from_o what_o it_o be_v see_v thou_o be_v a_o god_n that_o change_v not_o and_o i_o be_o but_o what_o i_o be_v a_o weak_a and_o changeable_a man_n why_o be_o i_o now_o charge_v with_o sin_n and_o not_o set_v free_a as_o sometime_o i_o have_v be_v from_o sorrow_n the_o fruit_n of_o it_o will_v thou_o deal_v with_o i_o who_o sin_n out_o of_o infirmity_n or_o against_o my_o will_n as_o with_o those_o who_o be_v wicked_a and_o have_v a_o will_n to_o sin_n second_o to_o prevent_v other_o from_o do_v what_o they_o desire_v or_o ourselves_o from_o what_o we_o fear_v psal_n 18.23_o i_o be_v upright_o before_o he_o and_o i_o keep_v myself_o 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