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they_o devord_n for_o job_n do_v not_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o express_v only_o his_o sorrow_n but_o somewhat_o to_o testify_v his_o humble_a submission_n 4._o it_o be_v the_o safe_a way_n of_o manage_v sense_n of_o trouble_n and_o a_o clear_a evidence_n that_o we_o do_v not_o devord_v under_o it_o if_o we_o run_v to_o god_n with_o all_o that_o grieve_v we_o for_o so_o do_v job_n add_v worship_v to_o his_o former_a practice_n which_o speak_v sad_o against_o those_o who_o estrange_v themselves_o from_o god_n under_o trouble_n dan._n 9.13_o 5._o it_o be_v not_o our_o simple_a go_v to_o god_n under_o sense_n of_o trouble_n that_o will_v prove_v we_o free_a of_o passion_n unless_o it_o be_v manage_v with_o much_o humility_n and_o self_n abasement_n before_o god_n for_o thus_o job_n in_o this_o mournful_a posture_n fall_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o worship_v from_o v._o 21._o learn_v 1._o as_o patience_n it_o wise_a and_o considerate_a proceed_v upon_o solid_a ground_n and_o reason_n whereas_o impatience_n be_v rash_a and_o unreasonable_a so_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o trouble_n to_o study_v and_o seek_v out_o argument_n whereby_o they_o may_v persuade_v themselves_o to_o be_v patient_a for_o such_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o patient_a job_n here_o and_o not_o to_o make_v it_o their_o work_n to_o muster_v up_o their_o own_o difficulty_n before_o their_o eye_n till_o their_o corruption_n be_v irritate_v as_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o too_o many_o 2._o it_o will_v contribute_v much_o towards_o the_o beget_n of_o patience_n and_o submission_n if_o man_n consider_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o man_n life_n that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o come_n into_o the_o world_n and_o a_o go_v out_o of_o it_o again_o a_o be_v bear_v and_o so_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v bear_v under_o a_o necessity_n to_o learn_v to_o die_v for_o so_o do_v patient_a job_n look_v on_o his_o life_n i_o come_v out_o and_o i_o shall_v return_v such_o as_o do_v thus_o 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it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o i_o some_o read_v it_o as_o a_o reason_n of_o his_o offer_n because_o i_o be_o not_o so_o with_o myself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o will_v debate_v my_o cause_n with_o god_n upon_o the_o term_n propound_v because_o i_o be_o nothing_o such_o in_o my_o own_o conscience_n as_o your_o misapprehension_n and_o aspersion_n will_v represent_v i_o which_o yet_o do_v not_o move_v i_o sâ—â—ce_o i_o have_v a_o witness_n in_o myself_o to_o the_o contrary_n but_o the_o best_a read_v according_a to_o the_o original_a be_v but_o or_o because_o not_o so_o i_o with_o myself_o and_o so_o it_o contain_v both_o a_o regret_n and_o a_o resolution_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v see_v i_o be_o not_o so_o as_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v that_o i_o may_v plead_v my_o cause_n i_o have_v not_o that_o advantage_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o god_n rod_n and_o terror_n that_o i_o may_v get_v such_o a_o heaâ—ing_n of_o my_o cause_n therefore_o i_o will_v give_v over_o to_o propound_v or_o make_v the_o offer_n and_o will_v do_v the_o best_a i_o can_v to_o digest_v all_o my_o grievance_n with_o myself_o in_o my_o own_o bosom_n a_o further_a account_n of_o which_o resolution_n be_v subjoin_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n whence_o learn_v 1._o saint_n may_v be_v under_o disadvantage_n which_o god_n will_v not_o remove_v when_o they_o please_v and_o yet_o may_v remove_v they_o when_o they_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o past_a remedy_n for_o say_v he_o but_o not_o so_o i._o he_o obtain_v not_o now_o his_o desire_a liberty_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n though_o afterward_o he_o do_v both_o with_o elihu_n and_o god_n himself_o albeit_o the_o issue_n be_v not_o altogether_o such_o as_o he_o expect_v 2._o silent_a submission_n under_o hard_a dispensation_n be_v better_a than_o any_o disputation_n and_o quarrel_v for_o so_o do_v he_o resolve_v because_o not_o so_o i_o with_o myself_o chap._n x._o job_n have_v hitherto_o answer_v to_o what_o bildad_o have_v say_v partly_o concern_v god_n righteousness_n by_o acknowledge_v and_o magnify_v of_o it_o partly_o concern_v his_o own_o righteousness_n by_o assert_v and_o prove_v that_o without_o any_o prejudice_n to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n who_o have_v afflict_v he_o he_o be_v a_o righteous_a man_n he_o come_v now_o to_o obviate_v what_o be_v insinuate_v in_o bildad_n discourse_n namely_o that_o job_n consider_v god_n righteousness_n who_o have_v afflict_v he_o and_o his_o own_o unrighteousness_n shall_v seek_v to_o god_n and_o give_v over_o his_o complaint_n to_o this_o job_n answer_v by_o his_o practice_n fall_v upon_o and_o renew_v his_o wont_a complaint_n yet_o so_o as_o he_o indirect_o labour_v to_o justify_v his_o practice_n before_o his_o friend_n in_o that_o he_o be_v so_o hard_o put_v to_o it_o before_o he_o begin_v ver_fw-la 1._o and_o he_o more_o direct_o labour_v to_o justify_v it_o in_o that_o he_o quit_v they_o as_o unfit_a judge_n and_o dare_v go_v to_o god_n with_o his_o complaint_n and_o in_o that_o he_o press_v they_o home_o in_o his_o own_o judgement_n upon_o so_o strong_a and_o convincing_n ground_n some_o of_o which_o ground_n be_v indeed_o sound_a truth_n and_o clear_o and_o positive_o assert_v by_o he_o yet_o not_o sufficient_a to_o bottom_v his_o conclusion_n or_o his_o inference_n from_o they_o proceed_v upon_o a_o mistake_n other_o of_o they_o discover_v he_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o great_a conflict_n betwixt_o faith_n and_o his_o tentation_n and_o present_a sense_n wherein_o he_o own_v truth_n but_o with_o a_o great_a debate_n and_o other_o of_o they_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v overpowr_v with_o his_o passion_n though_o he_o calm_v a_o little_a towards_o close_a of_o his_o discourse_n the_o chapter_n may_v be_v take_v up_o in_o two_o part_n in_o the_o first_o whereof_o to_o v._o 20._o we_o have_v his_o complaint_n or_o his_o endeavour_n to_o ease_v his_o sorrow_n by_o complain_v this_o may_v be_v take_v up_o in_o the_o rise_n of_o his_o complaint_n v._o 1._o the_o proposition_n of_o it_o v._o 2._o and_o the_o prosecution_n of_o it_o v._o 3_o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o shall_v sum_v it_o up_o thus_o there_o be_v a_o complaint_n carry_v on_o in_o this_o discourse_n which_o may_v be_v sum_v up_o in_o a_o expostulation_n with_o god_n that_o he_o do_v so_o sharp_o afflict_v he_o break_v he_o with_o present_a trouble_n and_o threaten_v he_o with_o more_o trouble_n yea_o even_o to_o cut_v he_o off_o with_o trouble_n this_o sum_n of_o his_o expostulation_n may_v be_v gather_v from_o ver_fw-la 2_o 3_o 8_o 9_o 16_o 17._o and_o his_o expostulate_v about_o this_o do_v imply_v a_o request_n that_o god_n will_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o he_o this_o be_v scope_n of_o job_n discourse_n the_o whole_a of_o it_o may_v be_v take_v up_o in_o so_o many_o argument_n tend_v not_o only_a to_o justify_v his_o complaint_n before_o his_o friend_n as_o have_v be_v say_v but_o chief_o to_o enforce_v his_o complaint_n and_o press_v his_o desire_n before_o god_n for_o as_o he_o 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 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the_o wicked_a in_o their_o child_n and_o in_o their_o offspring_n or_o posterity_n which_o may_v take_v in_o more_o than_o their_o next_o and_o immediate_a issue_n these_o though_o they_o may_v multiply_v for_o a_o time_n shall_v suffer_v by_o sword_n and_o famine_n v._o 4._o and_o if_o any_o of_o they_o remain_v after_o these_o stroke_n or_o escape_v these_o judgement_n former_o mention_v they_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o death_n v._o 15._o whereby_o be_v not_o mean_v their_o everlasting_a death_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o have_v that_o comfortable_a morning_n ps_n 49.14_o however_o they_o shall_v rise_v again_o for_o job_n be_v speak_v here_o of_o visible_a judgement_n but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v die_v as_o overwhelm_v by_o some_o infamous_a death_n where_o they_o shall_v lie_v rot_v in_o forgetfulness_n and_o bury_v under_o ignominy_n and_o contempt_n this_o be_v further_a amplify_v from_o this_o that_o his_o widow_n shall_v not_o weep_v v._o 15._o where_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o widow_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n which_o may_v be_v take_v distributive_o that_o the_o widow_n of_o every_o one_o of_o these_o bury_a person_n who_o remain_v of_o the_o wicked_a man_n posterity_n shall_v forbear_v to_o weep_v for_o they_o or_o it_o may_v be_v every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v many_o wife_n and_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o shall_v weep_v when_o they_o be_v make_v widow_n by_o their_o death_n this_o be_v sometime_o verify_v in_o public_a calamity_n psal_n 78.64_o ezek._n 24.16_o 17._o but_o here_o it_o seem_v more_o especial_o to_o import_v that_o they_o have_v be_v so_o wicked_a and_o cruel_a and_o shall_v be_v so_o remarkable_o plague_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v lament_v when_o they_o be_v go_v even_o by_o their_o near_a relation_n or_o that_o they_o shall_v want_v public_a funeral_n solemnity_n and_o lamentation_n by_o their_o widow_n and_o other_o hire_a mourner_n as_o be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n jer._n 9.17_o 18._o and_o so_o 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i_o have_v lie_v still_o and_o be_v quiet_a i_o shall_v have_v sleep_v then_o have_v i_o be_v at_o rest_n 14._o with_o king_n and_o counsellor_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o build_v desolate_a place_n for_o themselves_o 15._o or_o with_o prince_n that_o have_v gold_n who_o fill_v their_o house_n with_o silver_n 16._o or_o as_o a_o hide_a untimely_a birth_n i_o have_v not_o be_v as_o infant_n which_o never_o see_v light_n 17._o there_o the_o wicked_a cease_v from_o trouble_v and_o there_o the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n 18._o there_o the_o prisoner_n rest_v together_o they_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o oppressor_n 19_o the_o small_a and_o great_a be_v there_o and_o the_o servant_n be_v free_a from_o his_o master_n his_o reason_n whereby_o he_o endeavour_v to_o render_v his_o passionate_a wish_n plausible_a may_v be_v sum_v up_o in_o this_o one_o the_o great_a rest_n and_o quiet_a like_o a_o sleep_n which_o he_o fanci_v in_o death_n ver_fw-la 13._o this_o he_o further_o amplifi_v 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no_o benefit_n by_o all_o his_o toil_n as_o psal_n 78.33_o all_o which_o vanity_n as_o it_o may_v be_v read_v in_o other_o condition_n that_o look_v not_o so_o terrible_a like_o as_o job_n do_v so_o they_o who_o be_v under_o such_o a_o lot_n may_v read_v this_o in_o it_o that_o because_o they_o see_v not_o the_o vanity_n and_o emptiness_n of_o every_o condition_n therefore_o it_o be_v make_v so_o legible_a to_o they_o 5_o singular_a trouble_n do_v very_o deep_o affect_v man_n because_o they_o be_v singular_a for_o job_n regret_v that_o he_o be_v toss_v beyond_o all_o other_o yet_o saint_n may_v read_v this_o in_o it_o also_o that_o they_o will_v be_v singular_o regard_v by_o god_n under_o their_o singular_a trial_n 6._o god_n providence_n be_v so_o condescend_v that_o the_o trouble_n or_o quiet_a of_o every_o night_n be_v appoint_v by_o he_o for_o so_o job_n hold_v forth_o wearisome_a night_n be_v appoint_v to_o i_o when_o i_o lie_v down_o i_o say_v when_o shall_v i_o arise_v &_o c_o 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fit_a for_o a_o issue_n will_v but_o add_v to_o our_o affliction_n verse_n 5._o my_o flesh_n be_v clothe_v with_o worm_n and_o clod_n of_o dust_n my_o skin_n be_v break_v and_o become_v loathsome_a 6._o my_o day_n be_v swift_a than_o a_o weaver_n shuttle_n and_o be_v spend_v without_o hope_n the_o three_o argument_n wherein_o he_o yet_o insist_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o trouble_n do_v more_o distinct_o tend_v to_o conclude_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o his_o desire_n of_o death_n for_o whereas_o it_o may_v be_v object_v against_o his_o former_a reason_n that_o his_o trouble_n and_o disquiet_n may_v indeed_o warrant_v he_o to_o seek_v some_o ease_n but_o not_o to_o press_v so_o peremptory_o for_o death_n he_o answer_v that_o his_o trouble_n be_v irrecoverable_a leave_v he_o no_o door_n of_o hope_n open_v but_o in_o death_n and_o therefore_o he_o behove_v to_o press_v after_o that_o only_a the_o argument_n run_v thus_o as_o if_o job_n have_v plead_v i_o may_v lawful_o desire_v that_o warrantable_a issue_n which_o i_o see_v in_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n approach_v towards_o i_o and_o which_o have_v already_o irrecoverable_o seize_v on_o i_o but_o i_o see_v death_n thus_o approach_v and_o it_o have_v already_o take_v hold_v on_o i_o therefore_o i_o may_v desire_v it_o now_o that_o death_n be_v thus_o approach_v he_o prove_v two_o way_n first_o from_o the_o present_a condition_n of_o his_o body_n v._o 5._o be_v in_o his_o graves-cloath_n many_o worm_n breed_v in_o his_o sore_n his_o body_n be_v cover_v with_o scabby_a clod_n of_o dust_n and_o ulcerous_a matter_n run_v from_o his_o sore_n and_o his_o skin_n be_v break_v as_o the_o earth_n be_v in_o a_o drought_n in_o a_o loathsome_a manner_n from_o all_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v infer_v that_o he_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o death_n here_o we_o may_v learn_v 1._o health_n and_o soundness_n of_o body_n be_v a_o great_a mercy_n and_o do_v ease_v we_o of_o much_o vexation_n and_o a_o heavy_a burden_n as_o here_o appear_v from_o job_n resent_v the_o want_n of_o it_o 2._o let_v man_n make_v never_o so_o much_o of_o their_o body_n yet_o they_o carry_v a_o mass_n of_o putrefaction_n and_o corruption_n about_o with_o they_o and_o they_o will_v come_v at_o length_n to_o be_v loathsome_a spectacle_n for_o here_o job_n body_n be_v touch_v by_o god_n his_o flesh_n be_v clothe_v with_o worm_n and_o clod_n of_o dust_n etc._n etc._n 3._o death_n and_o life_n be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o can_v when_o he_o please_v bring_v down_o to_o the_o grave_n and_o bring_v up_o again_o 1_o sam._n 2.6_o for_o so_o much_o do_v
chap._n 29.3_o be_v now_o a_o lamp_n despise_v in_o their_o thought_n 5._o â—â—â—le_n be_v ofttimes_o a_o great_a snare_n to_o they_o who_o enjoy_v it_o particular_o in_o that_o it_o deprive_v they_o of_o sympathy_n and_o compassion_n towards_o other_o for_o he_o be_v as_o a_o lamp_n despise_v in_o the_o thought_n of_o he_o that_o be_v at_o ease_n see_v amos_n 6.1_o &_o 6._o psal_n 55.19_o jer._n 48.11_o 6._o it_o be_v a_o addition_n to_o the_o sorrow_n of_o godly_a man_n when_o they_o miss_v sympathy_n especial_o from_o their_o friend_n for_o job_n regret_v that_o he_o be_v as_o a_o lamp_n despise_v see_v lam_n 1.9_o 12._o and_o when_o this_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o the_o godly_a it_o tend_v to_o purge_v away_o their_o dross_n and_o to_o exercise_v their_o faith_n and_o submission_n and_o shall_v put_v they_o to_o endeavour_v to_o find_v more_o tenderness_n and_o compassion_n in_o god_n verse_n 6._o tabernacle_n of_o robber_n prosper_v and_o they_o that_o provoke_v god_n be_v secure_a into_o who_o hand_n god_n bring_v abundant_o in_o the_o precede_a verse_n job_n have_v prove_v from_o his_o own_o experience_n that_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v afflict_v now_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n to_o v._o 13._o â—e_n enter_v upon_o a_o formal_a debate_n tend_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o wicked_a may_v prosper_v which_o be_v the_o other_o branch_n of_o the_o controversy_n that_o be_v betwixt_o they_o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v his_o thesis_n or_o assertion_n which_o he_o resolve_v to_o maintain_v and_o it_o have_v two_o branch_n 1._o whereas_o zophar_n have_v say_v that_o calamity_n do_v come_v upon_o the_o wicked_a chap._n 11.20_o he_o assert_v that_o even_a robber_n and_o such_o as_o do_v thereby_o and_o by_o the_o like_a heinous_a sin_n provoke_v god_n do_v yet_o prosper_v in_o their_o affair_n and_o family_n and_o be_v in_o a_o secure_a condition_n 2._o whereas_o zophar_n have_v extol_v god_n wisdom_n and_o other_o attribute_n shine_v in_o his_o work_n to_o decry_v this_o assertion_n and_o to_o prove_v that_o job_n be_v wicked_a because_o afflict_a chap._n 11.5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n job_n assert_n that_o god_n in_o his_o holy_a providence_n bring_v this_o prosperity_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o robber_n some_o do_v indeed_o read_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n thus_o that_o they_o make_v a_o god_n with_o their_o hand_n who_o thus_o prosper_v and_o so_o it_o will_v hold_v out_o that_o not_o only_a robber_n and_o such_o as_o break_v the_o second_o table_n of_o the_o law_n but_o even_o idolater_n may_v prosper_v but_o the_o original_a do_v not_o favour_v that_o read_n and_o the_o follow_a probation_n of_o this_o branch_n of_o the_o assertion_n confirm_v the_o former_a interpretation_n from_o this_o assertion_n learn_v 1._o the_o prosper_a condition_n of_o the_o wicked_a do_v add_v to_o the_o tentation_n and_o trial_n of_o the_o godly_a when_o they_o be_v in_o adversity_n therefore_o job_n have_v speak_v of_o his_o own_o affliction_n v._o 4_o 5._o do_v here_o subjoin_v how_o the_o wicked_a do_v prosper_v not_o only_o that_o he_o may_v contradict_v and_o refute_v their_o erroneous_a opinion_n but_o that_o he_o insinuate_v what_o a_o tentation_n it_o be_v that_o he_o a_o godly_a man_n shall_v be_v afflict_v while_o even_o robber_n do_v prosper_v see_v psal_n 73.2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n but_o godly_a man_n must_v learn_v not_o to_o stumble_v at_o this_o nor_o even_o at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o other_o godly_a man_n who_o will_v get_v heaven_n at_o last_o as_o well_o as_o themselves_o and_o if_o their_o lot_n be_v singular_a and_o they_o become_v wonder_n in_o the_o world_n they_o shall_v remember_v that_o all_o this_o will_v make_v way_n for_o singular_a proof_n of_o god_n love_n to_o they_o james_z 5.10_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o sin_n when_o man_n do_v not_o content_v themselves_o to_o be_v otherwise_o loose_a walker_n and_o profane_a but_o do_v come_v to_o that_o height_n as_o to_o be_v robber_n and_o oppressor_n this_o be_v a_o wickedness_n of_o so_o deep_a a_o die_n that_o man_n must_v have_v take_v on_o many_o other_o colour_n before_o they_o come_v to_o have_v this_o crimson_a and_o scarlet-coloured_n sin_n therefore_o job_n instance_v robber_n and_o these_o who_o thus_o provoke_v god_n as_o those_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o a_o clear_a refutation_n of_o their_o opinion_n if_o even_o such_o do_v prosper_v and_o such_o as_o will_v be_v keep_v from_o this_o evil_a aught_o to_o be_v content_a with_o what_o they_o have_v heb._n 13.5_o and_o shall_v use_v no_o unlawful_a mean_n to_o increase_v their_o portion_n nor_o employ_v their_o power_n have_v they_o never_o so_o much_o power_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v right_a as_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o joseph_n gen._n 42.17_o 18._o and_o of_o nehemiah_n neh._n 5.15_o 3._o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v that_o robbery_n and_o oppression_n and_o other_o the_o like_o heinous_a wickedness_n which_o provoke_v god_n and_o call_v for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o divine_a justice_n shall_v always_o be_v visible_o punish_v but_o god_n may_v bear_v long_o and_o even_o all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n with_o they_o who_o so_o provoke_v he_o for_o even_o robber_n and_o they_o that_o provoke_v god_n prosper_v see_v hab._n 1._o 13._o god_n be_v indeed_o concern_v to_o redress_v oppression_n which_o he_o be_v so_o infinite_o holy_a and_o pure_a as_o to_o abhor_v hab._n 1.13_o nor_n be_v his_o zeal_n to_o be_v suspect_v as_o if_o his_o love_n to_o his_o oppress_a people_n be_v to_o be_v question_v though_o he_o do_v not_o present_o avenge_v they_o but_o god_n hereby_o among_o other_o wise_a end_n try_v his_o people_n whether_o they_o will_v stumble_v at_o piety_n or_o rather_o be_v excite_v to_o it_o mal._n 3.14_o 15._o with_o 16._o 4._o such_o wicked_a oppressor_n may_v not_o only_o be_v preserve_v and_o prosper_v in_o their_o person_n but_o their_o affair_n and_o family_n may_v so_o prosper_v and_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v so_o many_o confidence_n as_o do_v invite_v they_o to_o rest_v secure_o for_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o house_n and_o family_n which_o dwell_v in_o those_o country_n for_o most_o part_n in_o tent_n prosper_v and_o they_o that_o provoke_v god_n be_v secure_a or_o have_v confidence_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o stumble_v at_o the_o height_n of_o their_o prosperity_n and_o that_o not_o only_o for_o the_o present_a but_o for_o the_o future_a also_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v immovable_a for_o hereby_o 1._o they_o have_v occasion_n to_o discover_v themselves_o what_o they_o be_v uzziah_n have_v never_o be_v so_o well_o know_v if_o he_o have_v not_o prosper_v 2_o chron._n 26.4_o 5._o with_o 16._o and_o might_n may_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n have_v the_o reputation_n of_o soberman_n if_o their_o prosperity_n and_o confidence_n have_v not_o embolden_v they_o to_o discover_v the_o naughtiness_n of_o their_o heart_n 2._o god_n do_v witness_v his_o goodness_n and_o that_o he_o give_v they_o no_o provocation_n nor_o tentation_n to_o sin_n against_o he_o so_o that_o they_o be_v inexcusable_a 3._o god_n do_v hereby_o try_v his_o people_n and_o teach_v they_o not_o to_o dote_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v cast_v to_o the_o wicked_a but_o to_o mind_v the_o day_n of_o final_a judgement_n wherein_o all_o those_o odds_o will_v be_v make_v equal_a 4._o as_o it_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o be_v secure_a notwithstanding_o their_o provocation_n because_o of_o their_o prosperity_n so_o the_o lord_n give_v they_o up_o to_o it_o for_o a_o snare_n upon_o they_o that_o judgement_n when_o it_o come_v may_v surprise_v they_o doct._n 5._o it_o be_v to_o be_v firm_o believe_v and_o study_v especial_o in_o time_n of_o oppression_n that_o god_n have_v a_o holy_a providence_n in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o this_o aught_o to_o be_v adore_v and_o emprove_v by_o all_o those_o who_o seek_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o their_o sad_a lot_n from_o oppressor_n therefore_o job_n express_o subjoin_v that_o those_o robber_n and_o provoker_n of_o god_n be_v they_o into_o who_o hand_n god_n bring_v abundant_o or_o bring_v to_o wit_n all_o that_o prosperity_n they_o enjoy_v and_o all_o those_o confidence_n which_o make_v they_o secure_a all_o those_o god_n bring_v and_o as_o it_o be_v cast_v to_o their_o hand_n without_o any_o great_a trouble_n on_o their_o part_n it_o be_v true_a the_o profane_a may_v lose_v sight_n of_o a_o providence_n in_o oppress_a time_n mal._n 2.17_o and_o the_o godly_a may_v also_o have_v some_o tentation_n that_o god_n be_v but_o a_o spectator_n in_o those_o oppression_n which_o yet_o they_o can_v yield_v to_o as_o that_o question_n import_v hab._n 1._o 13_o 14._o but_o
thy_o face_n he_o will_v not_o so_o much_o have_v resent_v the_o pain_n of_o his_o body_n and_o other_o sorrow_n if_o this_o have_v not_o be_v as_o we_o find_v at_o first_o he_o bear_v his_o affliction_n with_o singular_a moderation_n and_o since_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n be_v the_o godlies'_n choice_n psal_n 4.6_o 7._o and_o their_o life_n psal_n 30.5_o they_o can_v but_o be_v most_o affect_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o want_n of_o it_o and_o man_n may_v discern_v their_o own_o sincerity_n or_o unsoundness_n by_o reflect_v upon_o what_o they_o miss_v most_o in_o trouble_n 7._o as_o desertion_n be_v sad_a in_o itself_o so_o also_o in_o this_o respect_n that_o man_n in_o that_o condition_n be_v apt_a to_o put_v a_o sad_a construction_n upon_o dispensation_n and_o to_o look_v upon_o god_n as_o a_o enemy_n in_o what_o he_o do_v to_o they_o therefore_o unto_o that_o thou_o hide_v thy_o face_n it_o be_v add_v and_o hold_v i_o for_o thy_o enemy_n as_o guilt_n so_o also_o desertion_n be_v a_o sad_a perspective_n through_o which_o to_o look_v upon_o god_n and_o his_o dispensation_n and_o we_o shall_v study_v to_o keep_v near_o god_n lest_o distance_n and_o desertion_n breed_v many_o tentation_n 8._o as_o desertion_n be_v thus_o sad_a in_o itself_o and_o in_o its_o effect_n so_o it_o be_v yet_o sad_a when_v man_n be_v lie_v under_o such_o a_o burden_n and_o be_v in_o the_o dark_a as_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o or_o god_n mind_n in_o it_o wherefore_o say_v he_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n &_o c_o imply_v beside_o his_o passion_n and_o fail_v of_o which_o after_n that_o if_o god_n will_v tell_v he_o the_o reason_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o if_o will_v ease_v he_o much_o for_o than_o he_o will_v know_v what_o to_o do_v for_o recover_v of_o his_o lose_a allowance_n whereas_o now_o be_v bemi_v he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v but_o groan_n and_o lament_v under_o his_o pressure_n it_o be_v true_a man_n may_v pretend_v darkness_n when_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o trouble_n be_v legible_a enough_o yet_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n to_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n dispensation_n and_o a_o double_a mercy_n if_o we_o improve_v that_o knowledge_n as_o those_o thing_n be_v find_v in_o this_o discourse_n so_o job_n very_a mistake_n and_o fail_n in_o thus_o argue_v may_v afford_v we_o useful_a caution_n and_o instruction_n as_o first_o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o cause_n and_o person_n do_v let_v he_o see_v so_o little_a of_o the_o desert_n of_o his_o ordinary_a infirmity_n and_o fail_n which_o if_o he_o have_v consider_v as_o the_o psalmist_n do_v psal_n 130.3_o &_o 143.2_o he_o have_v not_o be_v so_o bitter_a in_o his_o complaint_n and_o resentment_n under_o affliction_n a_o fair_a warning_n to_o godly_a man_n that_o they_o let_v not_o their_o confidence_n as_o to_o the_o justification_n of_o their_o person_n nor_o their_o innocence_n in_o some_o particular_n hide_v the_o humble_v sight_n of_o their_o infirmity_n or_o 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when_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o and_o become_v faint_a thus_o a_o wound_a spirit_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v able_a to_o sustain_v a_o man_n infirmity_n that_o self_n become_v a_o burden_n which_o who_o can_v bear_v prov._n 18.14_o and_o a_o man_n thus_o perplex_v become_v the_o heavy_a burden_n to_o himself_o job_n 7.20_o which_o show_v how_o good_a god_n be_v who_o yet_o support_v such_o crush_a one_o ps_n 73.26_o 4._o as_o affliction_n have_v their_o time_n and_o day_n and_o may_v sometime_o continue_v long_o and_o for_o many_o day_n so_o albeit_o man_n natural_o desire_v to_o shift_v trouble_n yet_o when_o it_o have_v god_n commission_n it_o will_v seize_v upon_o the_o stout_a and_o great_a shifter_n and_o arrest_v and_o keep_v he_o as_o it_o be_v in_o band_n for_o say_v he_o the_o day_n of_o affliction_n have_v take_v hold_v upon_o i_o to_o sack_v to_o decline_v trouble_n either_o the_o feel_n of_o it_o or_o make_v use_n of_o it_o when_o we_o must_v feel_v it_o and_o to_o be_v as_o bullock_n unaccustomed_a to_o the_o yoke_n be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o augment_v our_o sorrow_n and_o trouble_n 5._o man_n never_o know_v press_v trouble_n whatever_o they_o have_v endure_v who_o know_v not_o soul-terrour_n and_o perplexity_n and_o where_o they_o be_v other_o trouble_n will_v easy_o get_v in_o upon_o spirit_n to_o vex_v they_o for_o in_o both_o these_o respect_v job_n say_v now_o be_v under_o terror_n v._o 15._o the_o day_n of_o affliction_n have_v take_v hold_v upon_o i_o because_o those_o terror_n be_v in_o themselves_o a_o press_a trouble_n and_o because_o they_o make_v his_o other_o trouble_n become_v press_v upon_o he_o verse_n 17._o my_o bone_n be_v pierce_v in_o i_o in_o the_o night-season_n and_o my_o sinew_n take_v no_o rest_n 18._o by_o the_o great_a force_n of_o my_o disease_n be_v my_o garment_n change_v it_o bind_v i_o about_o as_o the_o collar_n of_o my_o coat_n 19_o he_o have_v cast_v i_o into_o the_o mire_n and_o i_o be_o become_v like_o dust_n and_o ash_n in_o these_o verse_n we_o have_v the_o four_o head_n or_o branch_n of_o job_n present_a misery_n namely_o the_o great_a infirmity_n and_o pain_n of_o his_o body_n occasion_v by_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o the_o loathsome_a disease_n of_o his_o body_n and_o 1._o he_o point_v out_o the_o vehement_a pain_n he_o have_v in_o his_o body_n v._o 17._o that_o not_o only_o his_o flesh_n but_o his_o very_a bone_n be_v so_o pain_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v pierce_v insomuch_o that_o not_o only_o in_o the_o day_n but_o in_o the_o night_n when_o man_n shall_v rest_v he_o be_v afflict_v with_o exquisite_a pain_n and_o his_o sinew_n be_v
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of_o god_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o his_o afflict_a godly_a man_n which_o be_v the_o case_n in_o hand_n this_o consist_v of_o four_o branch_n in_o the_o first_o whereof_o in_o this_o verse_n we_o have_v the_o condition_n wherein_o it_o be_v suppose_v righteous_a man_n may_v sometime_o be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v arrest_v under_o trouble_n as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v bind_v and_o hold_v in_o cord_n and_o fetter_n whence_o learn_v 1._o it_o be_v neither_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n nor_o with_o the_o piety_n of_o man_n or_o their_o privilege_n be_v godly_a that_o they_o be_v sometime_o afflict_v as_o here_o be_v suppose_v god_n sovereign_a power_n to_o dispose_v of_o his_o creature_n at_o his_o pleasure_n be_v so_o absolute_a that_o man_n holiness_n can_v exempt_v they_o from_o be_v subject_n thereunto_o and_o see_v he_o may_v if_o he_o please_v put_v even_o sinless_a creature_n to_o exercise_v and_o impose_v upon_o the_o be_v he_o have_v give_v they_o what_o it_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v much_o more_o may_v he_o exercise_v saint_n who_o in_o this_o life_n have_v still_o some_o remainder_n of_o sin_n in_o they_o and_o if_o saint_n need_v rod_n he_o will_v not_o spare_v they_o whomever_o he_o spare_v amos_n 3.2_o rev._n 3.19_o yea_o it_o be_v their_o mercy_n that_o god_n make_v use_v even_o of_o such_o a_o remedy_n to_o cure_v their_o disease_n and_o distemper_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v not_o quarrel_v god_n nor_o cast_v out_o with_o he_o because_o of_o affliction_n 2._o saint_n may_v expect_v that_o their_o affliction_n and_o trial_n will_v be_v very_o sharp_a in_o their_o season_n for_o they_o may_v be_v bind_v in_o fetter_n as_o captive_n which_o be_v explain_v to_o be_v that_o they_o be_v hold_v in_o cord_n of_o affliction_n some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v make_v captive_n and_o slave_n as_o the_o letter_n here_o bear_v which_o be_v a_o very_a sharp_a trial_n and_o other_o may_v have_v no_o less_o trial_n though_o they_o be_v free_a 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