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innitendun_v est_fw-la cum_fw-la recta_fw-la agimus_fw-la ut_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la justè_fw-la vivimus_fw-la humilitare_fw-la condiamus_fw-la greg._n therefore_o he_o resolve_v to_o fall_v down_o before_o he_o i_o will_v make_v supplication_n prayer_n overcome_v when_o nothing_o else_o can_v christ_n conquer_v by_o die_v and_o we_o conquer_v by_o submit_v and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o supplication_n as_o a_o act_n of_o we_o but_o supplication_n as_o it_o be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n that_o prevail_v with_o he_o he_o look_v upon_o prayer_n as_o have_v the_o stamp_n of_o his_o own_o institution_n otherwise_o our_o great_a humbling_n can_v prevail_v no_o more_o than_o our_o proud_a contending_n the_o word_n preach_v prevail_v upon_o the_o heart_n not_o as_o it_o be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o man_n who_o dispense_v it_o there_o be_v no_o strength_n in_o that_o but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n who_o have_v appoint_v it_o so_o humble_a supplication_n obtain_v much_o with_o 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it_o will_v so_o i_o may_v finish_v my_o course_n with_o joy_n and_o the_o ministry_n which_o i_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n paul_n be_v none_o of_o your_o poor_a merchant_n who_o be_v afraid_a of_o their_o skin_n paul_n life_n be_v cheap_a in_o his_o thought_n when_o he_o be_v to_o make_v a_o adventure_n for_o christ_n he_o as_o job_n here_o will_v not_o know_v his_o life_n for_o the_o omission_n of_o a_o necessary_a know_a duty_n or_o the_o commission_n of_o a_o know_a sin_n this_o first_o sense_n yield_v this_o profitable_a meditation_n he_o who_o heart_n be_v upright_o prefer_v his_o uprightness_n before_o all_o worldly_a commodity_n and_o before_o his_o own_o life_n christ_n call_v his_o disciple_n to_o this_o height_n of_o resolution_n luk._n 14.26_o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o child_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n that_o be_v the_o service_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o life_n be_v put_v into_o the_o balance_n life_n must_v be_v a_o light_a thing_n weigh_v with_o the_o service_n of_o christ_n levi._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d absumor_n dolore_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aliter_fw-la sumetur_fw-la quam_fw-la priore_fw-la versiculo_fw-la nescio_fw-la animam_fw-la i._n e._n meipsum_fw-la prae_fw-la dolore_fw-la ideo_fw-la aversor_fw-la vitam_fw-la meam_fw-la rab._n levi._n a_o second_o interpretation_n give_v this_o sense_n i_o be_o perfect_a yet_o i_o know_v not_o my_o own_o soul_n that_o be_v i_o be_o so_o press_v and_o overwhelm_v with_o these_o affliction_n that_o i_o can_v feel_v myself_o i_o scarce_o know_v whether_o i_o be_o alive_a or_o dead_a i_o know_v not_o where_o i_o be_o my_o soul_n do_v not_o act_v its_o office_n my_o soul_n be_v as_o it_o be_v benumb_v in_o i_o or_o asleep_o there_o be_v not_o that_o vigour_n or_o activity_n in_o my_o spirit_n which_o i_o have_v find_v heretofore_o i_o despise_v such_o a_o life_n 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darkness_n and_o the_o disorder_n of_o it_o be_v take_v away_o christ_n have_v mortify_v death_n kill_v death_n so_o that_o now_o death_n be_v not_o so_o much_o a_o open_n of_o the_o door_n of_o the_o grave_n as_o it_o be_v a_o open_n of_o the_o door_n of_o heaven_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n lay_v in_o the_o grave_n and_o have_v leave_v perpetual_a beam_n of_o light_n there_o for_o his_o purchase_a people_n the_o way_n to_o the_o grave_n be_v very_o dark_a but_o christ_n have_v set_v up_o light_n for_o we_o or_o cause_v light_a to_o shine_v into_o the_o way_n christ_n have_v put_v death_n into_o a_o method_n yea_o christ_n have_v put_v death_n into_o a_o kind_n of_o life_n or_o he_o have_v put_v life_n into_o the_o death_n of_o believer_n all_o the_o gastlinesse_n horror_n yea_o the_o darkness_n and_o death_n of_o death_n be_v remove_v the_o saint_n may_v look_v upon_o the_o grave_n as_o a_o land_n of_o light_n like_a light_n itself_o yea_o as_o a_o land_n of_o life_n like_o life_n itself_o where_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o order_n and_o where_o the_o darkness_n be_v as_o light_v job_n reply_v to_o bildad_n and_o complaint_n to_o god_n have_v carry_v his_o discourse_n as_o far_o as_o death_n and_o the_o grave_n he_o give_v over_o in_o a_o dark_a disorder_a place_n god_n still_o leave_v he_o under_o much_o darkness_n and_o many_o disorder_n of_o spirit_n as_o his_o great_a affliction_n be_v yet_o continue_v so_o his_o weakness_n continue_v too_o his_o grace_n break_v forth_o many_o time_n and_o sometime_o his_o corruption_n both_o be_v come_v to_o a_o further_a discovery_n while_o his_o three_o friend_n zophar_n take_v up_o the_o buckler_n and_o renew_v the_o battle_n upon_o what_o term_n he_o engage_v with_o job_n how_o job_n acquit_v himself_o and_o come_v off_o from_o that_o engagement_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o four_o succeed_a chapter_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 18._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 63._o l._n 5._o for_o 29._o r._n 19_o p._n 69_o l._n 39_o for_o 7._o r._n 29._o p._n 152._o l._n 21._o for_o need_n r_o needs_o p._n 201._o in_o mark_fw-mi fòr_n apollo_n r._n achilles_n in_o some_o copy_n p._n 311_o l_o 17._o deal_n the._n p._n 331._o l._n 2._o deal_n in_o p_o 430._o l_o 22._o for_o affliction_n r._n affliction_n p_o 361._o l._n 37._o for_o apologue_n r._n apology_n ib._n l._n 38._o put_v in_o to_o after_o argument_n p._n 366._o in_o mâ—rg_fw-mi for_o polluerunt_fw-la r._n polluerent_fw-la p._n 401._o l._n 27._o for_o a_o idol_n u._fw-mi r._n idol_n be_v p_o 413._o l._n 22._o for_o weary_a r._n weary_a p._n 418._o l._n 27._o deal_n not_o a_o table_n direct_v to_o some_o special_a point_n note_v in_o the_o precedent_a exposition_n a_o abib_fw-la the_o jewish_a month_n why_o so_o call_v p._n 73_o adamant_n why_o so_o call_v 160._o affliction_n a_o good_a heart_n give_v â—_o testimony_n to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o great_a affliction_n p._n 14_o god_n lay_v very_o sore_a affliction_n upon_o they_o that_o be_v very_o dear_a to_o he_o p._n 279._o affliction_n continue_v cause_n â—s_a to_o suspect_v that_o our_o prayer_n be_v not_o answer_v p._n 280._o a_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v much_o oppress_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o affliction_n p._n â—54_n there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o spirit_n of_o rejoice_v in_o affliction_n among_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o be_v under_o the_o new_a p._n 358._o after_o purge_n god_n go_v on_o sometime_o with_o affliction_n p._n 372._o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o pray_v against_o affliction_n p._n 399._o affliction_n remove_v three_o way_n p._n 400._o great_a affliction_n carry_v a_o charge_n of_o wickedness_n upon_o the_o afflict_a p._n 432._o a_o afflict_a person_n be_v very_o solicitous_a about_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o affliction_n p._n 436._o affliction_n be_v searcher_n p._n 469._o affliction_n affect_v with_o shame_n p._n 573._o under_o great_a affliction_n our_o request_n be_v modest_a p._n 579._o age_n what_o mean_v by_o it_o take_v three_o way_n p._n 55._o ancient_a of_o day_n why_o god_n be_v so_o call_v p._n 460._o angel_n fall_v why_o their_o sin_n great_a than_o man_n and_o god_n so_o irreconcilable_a to_o they_o p._n 506._o anger_n in_o man_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 180_o how_o god_n be_v angry_a p._n 181._o the_o trouble_n that_o fall_v upon_o the_o creature_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n anger_n p._n 181._o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o turn_v away_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n p._n 247._o how_o prayer_n be_v say_v to_o do_v it_o 10._o the_o anger_n of_o god_n be_v more_o grievous_a to_o the_o saint_n than_o all_o their_o other_o affliction_n p._n 433._o answer_v of_o two_o kind_n p._n 250._o antiquity_n true_a antiquity_n give_v testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n p._n 58._o what_o true_a antiquity_n be_v p._n 59_o appearance_n we_o must_v not_o judge_v by_o it_o p._n 360._o arcturus_n describe_v p._n 209._o assurance_n that_o we_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n possible_a and_o how_o wrought_v p._n 479._o awake_v in_o what_o sense_n god_n awake_v p._n 37_o 38._o his_o awake_n and_o sleep_v note_n only_o the_o change_n of_o providence_n p._n 39_o two_o thing_n awaken_v god_n the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o rage_n of_o his_o enemy_n p._n 40._o b_o bitterness_n put_v for_o sore_a affliction_n p._n 285._o the_o lord_n sometime_o mix_v a_o very_a bitter_a cup_n for_o his_o own_o people_n p._n 286._o body_n of_o man_n the_o excellent_a frame_n of_o it_o p._n 516._o five_o thing_n show_v this_o p._n 517._o body_n of_o man_n a_o excellent_a frame_n p._n 494._o how_o call_v a_o viâ—_n body_n ib._n bone_n and_o sinew_n their_o use_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n p._n 516._o c_o cabit_v a_o sect_n of_o babble_a poet_n p._n 7._o cause_n second_o cause_n can_v do_v nothing_o without_o the_o first_o p._n 493._o chamber_n of_o the_o south_n what_o and_o why_o so_o call_v p._n 210._o chistu_fw-ge the_o ten_o month_n among_o the_o jew_n why_o so_o call_v p._n 209._o christ_n be_v the_o medium_n by_o which_o we_o see_v god_n p._n 231_o clay_n that_o man_n be_v make_v of_o clay_n intimate_v three_o thing_n p._n 504._o command_v god_n can_v make_v every_o word_n he_o speak_v a_o command_n p._n 192._o every_o creature_n must_v submit_v to_o his_o command_n ib._n god_n have_v a_o negative_a voice_n of_o command_n to_o stay_v the_o motion_n of_o any_o creature_n p._n 193._o comfort_n come_v only_o from_o god_n p._n 348._o yet_o a_o man_n in_o affliction_n may_v help_v on_o his_o own_o comfort_n or_o sorrow_n p._n 351._o comfort_n put_v off_o upon_o two_o ground_n ib._n commendation_n to_o commend_v our_o self_n very_o unseemly_a p._n 296_o 297._o condemnation_n have_v three_o thing_n in_o it_o which_o make_v it_o very_o gâ—evous_a p._n 432._o it_o be_v the_o adjudge_v a_o man_n to_o be_v wicked_a p._n 434._o conscience_n a_o good_a conscience_n to_o be_v keep_v 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