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his_o pain_n altogether_o till_o death_n but_o as_o a_o hurt_n or_o bruise_v in_o the_o body_n in_o youth_n it_o will_v become_v a_o ache_n and_o symptom_n of_o old_a age_n accompany_v he_o to_o his_o grave_n as_o david_n in_o his_o old_a age_n complain_v of_o the_o ache_n of_o those_o sin_n in_o his_o youth_n still_o stick_v in_o his_o bone_n when_o he_o say_v 7._o psa_n 7._o remember_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o he_o must_v conclude_v and_o resolve_v with_o hezechiah_n 15._o esa_n 15._o i_o shall_v go_v soft_o all_o my_o year_n in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o say_v with_o david_n my_o sorrow_n be_v continual_o before_o i_o and_o ever_o to_o make_v this_o use_n of_o his_o former_a sin_n even_o to_o be_v humble_v in_o his_o best_a grace_n and_o most_o beautiful_a action_n and_o provoke_v to_o aspire_v to_o all_o perfection_n therein_o not_o fear_v now_o to_o be_v proud_a who_o have_v such_o cause_n to_o be_v humble_v chap._n v._o the_o three_o conflict_n arise_v from_o the_o sacred_a society_n of_o the_o ministry_n offend_v it_o be_v no_o small_a grief_n to_o the_o spouse_n when_o she_o say_v my_o mother_n child_n be_v angry_a with_o i_o 5.7_o cant._n 1.6_o and_o 5.7_o and_o again_o the_o watchman_n that_o go_v about_o the_o city_n find_v i_o they_o smite_v i_o they_o wound_v i_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o wall_n take_v away_o my_o veil_n from_o i_o the_o least_o offence_n give_v by_o a_o minister_n if_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v to_o heart_n of_o the_o whole_a sacred_a fraternity_n and_o make_v they_o when_o the_o delinquent_n consider_v it_o what_o a_o torment_n be_v it_o to_o his_o conscience_n when_o he_o shall_v now_o see_v their_o countenance_n averse_a full_a of_o high_a indignation_n and_o
great_a sinner_n than_o thou_o be_v a_o saviour_n nor_o do_v thou_o save_v but_o the_o soul_n humble_v with_o or_o for_o sin_n nor_o do_v thou_o salve_v but_o the_o wound_a spirit_n and_o if_o no_o physic_n can_v work_v with_o i_o sen._n crudelem_fw-la medicum_fw-la intemperan_n agre_z saut_z sen._n but_o such_o sharp_a corrosive_n satan_n buffet_n messenger_n then_o cut_v sear_v spare_v not_o so_o thou_o cure_v i_o so_o thou_o work_v in_o i_o such_o a_o gracious_a both_o humiliation_n for_o sin_n and_o humility_n in_o the_o use_n of_o thy_o grace_n that_o be_v make_v low_a than_o all_o contempt_n i_o may_v be_v hide_v in_o the_o dust_n until_o the_o indignation_n pass_v over_o always_o wait_v and_o long_v for_o thy_o come_n to_o judgement_n when_o all_o sin_n in_o thy_o elect_a shall_v be_v for_o ever_o abolish_v the_o root_n remove_v the_o guilt_n remit_v the_o stain_n wash_v the_o reproach_n wipe_v away_o the_o scar_n cover_v with_o beauty_n the_o scorn_n with_o glory_n even_o so_o come_v lord_n jesus_n but_o alas_o o_o lord_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n how_o many_o be_v the_o sharp_a conflict_n which_o thy_o servant_n must_v still_o look_v to_o encounter_v with_o in_o the_o poor_a remain_v if_o aught_o yet_o remain_v of_o this_o momentany_a life_n temptation_n to_o new_a temptation_n for_o old_a sin_n no_o security_n for_o the_o future_a no_o safety_n for_o the_o present_a terror_n within_o fight_n without_o no_o peace_n but_o only_o in_o thou_o with_o thou_o how_o shall_v my_o ark_n overcome_v such_o a_o deluge_n my_o bark_n bear_v up_o against_o such_o billow_n of_o satan_n assault_n of_o the_o world_n affront_n as_o still_o abide_v i_o still_o abase_v i_o unless_o thou_o the_o great_a pilot_n rebuke_n repress_v restrain_v they_o add_v new_a strength_n to_o my_o weary_a and_o weatherbeaten_a soul_n to_o resist_v to_o overcome_v be_v it_o possible_a that_o a_o poor_a wretch_n forlorn_a forsake_v of_o all_o shall_v subsist_v but_o by_o a_o omnipotent_a hand_n 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opposition_n and_o now_o lord_n be_v please_v so_o to_o sustain_v the_o weak_a of_o all_o thy_o servant_n from_o sink_v under_o the_o ware_n even_o of_o most_o violent_a temptation_n that_o in_o he_o all_o may_v see_v that_o all-sufficient_a indeficient_a grace_n of_o thou_o in_o thou_o elect_v be_v in_o they_o a_o well_o of_o live_a water_n spring_v up_o unto_o everlasting_a life_n never_o fail_v nor_o forsake_v they_o o_o never_o suffer_v i_o thy_o servant_n to_o become_v a_o spectacle_n of_o desertion_n lest_o the_o world_n shall_v say_v either_o be_v that_o no_o true_a grace_n from_o whence_o the_o professor_n of_o grace_n do_v fall_v or_o be_v true_a they_o be_v no_o true_a prophet_n that_o once_o have_v it_o come_v to_o loose_v it_o thus_o shall_v my_o slide_n be_v impute_v to_o the_o impotency_n of_o my_o corrupt_a nature_n but_o my_o subsi_v to_o the_o omnipotency_n of_o thy_o pure_a grace_n in_o both_o which_o shall_v appear_v the_o glory_n both_o of_o thy_o mercy_n in_o pardon_v and_o of_o thy_o grace_n in_o preserve_v thus_o what_o damage_n any_o may_v receive_v by_o the_o example_n of_o my_o frailty_n it_o may_v redound_v to_o their_o great_a advantage_n by_o the_o stability_n of_o my_o faith_n while_o thy_o grace_n shall_v either_o establish_v they_o in_o thy_o truth_n or_o restore_v they_o from_o their_o error_n thus_o to_o they_o that_o love_v thou_o all_o thing_n shall_v by_o thy_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d for_o good_a even_o to_o all_o the_o câ—lled_v according_a to_o thy_o purpose_n tâ—â—s_v nothing_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o thy_o love_n thus_o be_v we_o more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o thou_o who_o love_v us._n thus_o be_v thy_o strength_n make_v perfect_a in_o our_o weakness_n â—_o rom._n 8._o 2_o â—hes_n â—_o thus_o shall_v thou_o be_v glorify_v in_o thy_o saint_n and_o admire_v in_o 〈◊〉_d they_o that_o believe_v thus_o teach_v we_o o_o lord_n to_o work_v out_o our_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a because_o it_o be_v thou_o that_o work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n thus_o if_o thou_o be_v with_o we_o who_o shall_v be_v against_o we_o thus_o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_n it_o be_v god_n that_o justifi_v who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v see_v it_o be_v thou_o o_o christ_n who_o die_v or_o rather_o who_o be_v rise_v again_o be_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n make_v intercession_n for_o us._n chap._n vii_o the_o four_o conflict_n with_o old_a friend_n and_o familiar_n now_o grow_v stranger_n it_o be_v no_o small_a heartbreak_n to_o a_o man_n in_o misery_n when_o he_o be_v forsake_v of_o his_o old_a friend_n and_o familiar_n it_o be_v job_n case_n who_o say_v of_o his_o friend_n 12.5_o job_n 12.5_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o slip_v with_o his_o foot_n 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 and_o chap._n 16.2_o miserable_a comforter_n be_v you_o all_o and_o chap._n 17.2_o be_v there_o not_o mocker_n with_o i_o and_o do_v not_o my_o eye_n continue_v in_o their_o provocation_n and_o chap._n 19.3_o these_o ten_o time_n have_v you_o reproach_v i_o you_o be_v not_o ashamed_a that_o you_o make_v yourselves_o strange_a to_o i_o and_o be_v it_o indeed_o that_o i_o have_v err_v my_o error_n remain_v with_o myself_o if_o indeed_o you_o will_v magnify_v yourselves_o against_o i_o know_v now_o that_o god_n have_v overthrow_v i_o and_o have_v compass_v i_o with_o a_o net_n and_o ver_fw-la 13._o he_o have_v put_v my_o brethren_n far_o from_o i_o and_o my_o acquaintance_n be_v very_o estrange_v from_o i_o my_o kinsfolk_n have_v fail_v i_o and_o my_o familiar_a friend_n have_v forget_v i_o and_o ch_z 15._o my_o brethren_n have_v deal_v deceitful_o as_o a_o brook_n so_o that_o to_o all_o other_o job_n misery_n and_o calamity_n 19.4_o pro._n 18.24_o &_o 19.4_o this_o be_v no_o small_a addition_n no_o small_a aggravation_n for_o as_o job_n say_v to_o he_o that_o be_v afflict_v pity_n shall_v be_v show_v of_o his_o friend_n it_o shall_v so_o indeed_o but_o o_o job_n weigh_v well_o thy_o present_a state_n and_o wonder_v not_o at_o this_o it_o become_v not_o thy_o gray_a wisdom_n in_o such_o case_n to_o be_v deceive_v for_o though_o there_o be_v a_o friend_n that_o stick_v close_a than_o a_o brother_n yet_o wealth_n it_o be_v that_o make_v many_o friend_n but_o the_o poor_a be_v separate_v from_o his_o neighbour_n all_o the_o brethren_n of_o the_o poor_a hate_v he_o how_o much_o more_o do_v his_o friend_n go_v far_o from_o he_o but_o what_o have_v job_n do_v to_o demerit_n so_o to_o be_v desert_v of_o his_o friend_n alas_o nothing_o at_o all_o but_o that_o god_n have_v visit_v he_o with_o poverty_n and_o other_o corporal_a calamity_n whereupon_o job_n say_v 19.21_o job_n 19.21_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 but_o this_o be_v all_o job_n have_v the_o 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