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languish_v when_o the_o lord_n suspend_v and_o seal_v up_o the_o natural_a influence_n of_o heaven_n as_o the_o soul_n languish_v when_o the_o lord_n stop_v up_o the_o spiritual_a influence_n of_o heaven_n when_o he_o seal_v up_o that_o star_n of_o jacob_n that_o daystar_n from_o on_o high_a jesus_n christ_n what_o we_o hear_v of_o god_n in_o natural_a thing_n shall_v keep_v we_o in_o continual_a dependence_n upon_o he_o for_o spiritual_n he_o seal_v with_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n and_o he_o seal_v up_o all_o comfort_n from_o our_o spirit_n verse_n 8._o which_o alone_o spread_v out_o the_o heaven_n and_o tread_v upon_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n this_o verse_n give_v we_o a_o further_a argument_n
and_o gift_n what_o a_o nimble_a tongue_n what_o sound_a judgement_n they_o have_v till_o they_o lose_v christ_n in_o this_o crowd_n of_o themselves_o this_o be_v a_o dangerous_a knowledge_n a_o knowledge_n worse_o than_o ignorance_n better_o be_v without_o knowledge_n then_o know_v our_o knowledge_n thus_o as_o to_o reflect_v upon_o sin_n to_o know_v ourselves_o in_o our_o unbelief_n vanity_n and_o passion_n etc._n etc._n humble_v we_o and_o a_o soul_n in_o confess_v of_o sin_n before_o god_n look_v long_o upon_o his_o dark_a part_n upon_o his_o want_n and_o fail_n for_o this_o end_n that_o he_o may_v be_v humble_v so_o to_o reflect_v upon_o our_o good_a deed_n or_o grace_n to_o know_v ourselves_o in_o those_o adorn_n of_o love_n patience_n humility_n faith_n etc._n etc._n hazard_n we_o upon_o pride_n and_o some_o stand_v gaze_v so_o long_o upon_o these_o excellency_n that_o they_o be_v lift_v up_o and_o become_v very_o proud_a thus_o all_o man_n who_o be_v proud_a in_o spiritual_n know_v their_o own_o soul_n so_o job_n will_v not_o know_v his_o own_o soul_n hence_o observe_v that_o a_o gracious_a heart_n rejoice_v in_o nothing_o but_o in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n alone_o he_o will_v not_o know_v his_o soul_n in_o his_o own_o perfection_n a_o godly_a man_n will_v have_v god_n know_v he_o in_o the_o worst_a but_o he_o will_v not_o know_v himself_o in_o the_o best_a he_o will_v not_o have_v a_o sin_n hide_v from_o god_n but_o he_o will_v hide_v all_o his_o goodness_n from_o himself_o he_o will_v know_v every_o good_a thing_n before_o he_o do_v it_o but_o when_o it_o be_v do_v he_o care_v not_o to_o know_v it_o any_o more_o so_o the_o apostle_n phil._n 3.8_o 9_o i_o account_v all_o thing_n but_o loss_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n jesus_n my_o lord_n for_o who_o i_o have_v suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o do_v count_v they_o but_o dung_n that_o i_o may_v win_v christ_n and_o may_v be_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n paul_n the_o apostle_n will_v not_o know_v paul_n the_o pharisee_fw-mi legal_a righteousness_n be_v loss_n to_o he_o when_o he_o have_v find_v christ_n legal_a righteousness_n be_v dung_n to_o he_o when_o he_o have_v a_o sight_n of_o righteousness_n by_o christ_n the_o pharisee_n luk._n 18._o have_v all_o upon_o account_n and_o he_o hope_v to_o make_v good_a gain_n upon_o his_o account_n he_o know_v how_o many_o alm_n he_o have_v give_v how_o well_o he_o pay_v his_o tithe_n and_o how_o often_o he_o have_v fast_v he_o make_v a_o stock_n of_o those_o thing_n and_o put_v they_o among_o his_o treasure_n which_o paul_n make_v his_o loss_n and_o put_v among_o the_o dung_n he_o that_o thus_o know_v his_o own_o soul_n have_v no_o true_a knowledge_n of_o jesus_n christ_n so_o much_o of_o this_o 21_o verse_n as_o it_o be_v a_o supposition_n and_o have_v connexion_n with_o the_o word_n foregoing_a as_o it_o refer_v to_o what_o follow_v the_o word_n be_v render_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o position_n i_o be_o perfect_a i_o know_v not_o my_o soul_n i_o despise_v my_o life_n and_o so_o divers_a interpretation_n be_v give_v of_o it_o first_o thus_o i_o be_o perfect_a etc._n etc._n that_o be_v my_o heart_n be_v upright_o and_o i_o have_v ever_o prize_v and_o value_v i_o own_o integrity_n at_o such_o a_o rate_n mea_fw-la non_fw-la novi_fw-la animam_fw-la prae_fw-la integritate_fw-la mea_fw-la i._n e._n ea_fw-la integritate_fw-la sum_fw-la ut_fw-la nunquam_fw-la animae_fw-la aut_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la meae_fw-la ratione_fw-la abduci_fw-la potue_n rim_n ab_fw-la integritate_fw-la mea_fw-la that_o in_o comparison_n thereof_o i_o have_v not_o at_o all_o regard_v or_o prize_v my_o own_o life_n or_o soul_n that_o be_v the_o great_a comfort_n and_o sweet_a enjoyment_n of_o my_o life_n my_o life_n be_v but_o a_o trifle_n to_o my_o conscience_n and_o so_o the_o meaning_n be_v like_o that_o deut._n 33.9_o where_o the_o word_n know_v be_v use_v in_o this_o sense_n concern_v levi_n who_o say_v to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o neither_o do_v he_o acknowledge_v his_o brethren_n nor_o know_v his_o own_o child_n levi_n slight_v all_o relation_n when_o they_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o the_o discharge_n of_o that_o duty_n which_o the_o lord_n call_v he_o to_o he_o know_v neither_o father_n nor_o mother_n nor_o brother_n nor_o child_n one_o nor_o other_o he_o have_v no_o regard_n at_o all_o to_o they_o so_o he_o may_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n this_o be_v the_o commendation_n of_o levi_n and_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o priesthood_n be_v assign_v to_o that_o tribe_n upon_o this_o service_n grace_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o cry_n of_o nature_n when_o it_o hear_v the_o call_v of_o god_n job_n be_v conceive_v to_o speak_v here_o at_o the_o same_o rate_n as_o levi_n do_v or_o high_o i_o be_o upright_a and_o perfect_a in_o heart_n towards_o god_n and_o such_o have_v my_o perfection_n and_o uprightness_n be_v that_o i_o have_v not_o know_v my_o own_o soul_n i_o have_v not_o regard_v any_o self-interest_n which_o have_v stand_v in_o the_o way_n of_o my_o obedience_n unto_o god_n or_o justice_n towards_o man_n his_o friend_n charge_v he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o corrupt_a judge_n or_o a_o oppressor_n of_o the_o poor_a i_o say_v he_o be_o so_o far_o from_o value_v worldly_a good_n or_o riches_n beyond_o my_o own_o integrity_n that_o i_o do_v not_o value_v my_o life_n to_o my_o integrity_n the_o apostle_n paul_n make_v a_o like_a profession_n act._n 20.24_o his_o spirit_n be_v never_o so_o free_a and_o royal_a as_o when_o he_o be_v go_v bind_v in_o spirit_n to_o jerusalem_n the_o spirit_n witness_v to_o he_o that_o bond_n and_o affliction_n do_v abide_v he_o in_o every_o city_n none_o of_o these_o thing_n say_v he_o move_v i_o neither_o count_v i_o my_o life_n dear_a i_o will_v not_o know_v my_o life_n let_v it_o go_v which_o way_n 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 as_o this_o be_v who_o will_v live_v a_o life_n which_o be_v a_o continue_a death_n there_o be_v a_o truth_n in_o this_o for_o as_o extreme_a and_o excessive_a joy_n carry_v a_o man_n so_o far_o beyond_o himself_o that_o he_o scarce_o know_v whether_o he_o be_v alive_a or_o no_o some_o have_v have_v experience_n of_o such_o rapture_n and_o ecstasy_n of_o joy_n in_o commuion_n with_o god_n it_o be_v so_o with_o paul_n in_o a_o case_n somewhat_o like_a 2_o cor._n 12._o whether_o in_o the_o body_n i_o can_v tell_v or_o whether_o out_o of_o the_o body_n i_o can_v tell_v say_v he_o for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o to_o make_v of_o myself_o or_o what_o become_v of_o my_o body_n as_o i_o say_v it_o be_v
example_n must_v not_o teach_v we_o to_o sin_n but_o they_o teach_v we_o how_o unable_a we_o alone_o be_v to_o keep_v ourselves_o from_o sin_n they_o teach_v we_o also_o what_o need_v we_o have_v to_o depend_v upon_o and_o look_v up_o to_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v keep_v from_o sin_n if_o he_o leave_v we_o but_o a_o little_a unto_o ourselves_o the_o flesh_n will_v discover_v much_o of_o itself_o and_o we_o shall_v quick_o show_v what_o our_o nature_n be_v though_o we_o be_v renew_v by_o grace_n we_o must_v trust_v to_o the_o supply_n not_o to_o the_o receipt_n of_o grace_n second_o when_o job_n say_v my_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o my_o life_n we_o learn_v that_o soul_n and_o life_n in_o man_n be_v two_o distinct_a thing_n for_o howsoever_o as_o be_v touch_v in_o explication_n the_o soul_n be_v often_o put_v for_o the_o whole_a man_n and_o so_o the_o sense_n of_o my_o soul_n be_v weary_a may_v be_v but_o this_o i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n yet_o the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v never_o denominate_v all_o man_n by_o that_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d not_o a_o part_n of_o man_n that_o be_v a_o brutish_a opinion_n which_o make_v the_o soul_n nothing_o or_o nothing_o else_o but_o life_n and_o this_o life_n no_o more_o in_o entity_n then_o the_o life_n of_o a_o beast_n which_o vanish_v when_o it_o die_v that_o these_o opinionist_n tell_v we_o they_o believe_v the_o body_n shall_v rise_v again_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n can_v satisfy_v for_o this_o fall_n which_o their_o opinion_n give_v the_o soul_n neither_o do_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n at_o all_o contradict_v which_o be_v threaten_v for_o and_o be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n the_o death_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n for_o death_n consist_v not_o if_o we_o may_v say_v a_o privation_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o annihilation_n but_o in_o the_o separation_n of_o those_o part_n of_o man_n soul_n and_o body_n which_o by_o life_n be_v unite_v and_o keep_v close_o together_o three_o when_o job_n say_v my_o soul_n be_v weary_a of_o my_o life_n we_o learn_v that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n may_v grow_v to_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o he_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n job_n wish_v for_o death_n his_o wish_n be_v examine_v there_o about_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v now_o only_o examine_v a_o touch_n about_o which_o be_v give_v late_o whence_o this_o weariness_n of_o life_n cause_v wish_n to_o be_v rid_v of_o life_n do_v arise_v there_o be_v a_o weariness_n of_o life_n incident_a only_o and_o proper_a to_o wicked_a man_n and_o there_o be_v a_o weariness_n of_o life_n which_o may_v grow_v upon_o the_o best_a of_o man_n take_v a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o usual_a ground_n of_o both_o first_o carnal_a man_n be_v often_o sick_a with_o discontent_n and_o die_v of_o a_o humour_n if_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o give_v they_o their_o lust_n they_o bid_v he_o take_v their_o life_n necessary_n and_o competency_n will_v not_o satisfy_v they_o they_o must_v have_v superfluity_n they_o languish_v if_o 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