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philosophy_n be_v the_o thick_a part_n of_o its_o orb_n â—r_n sphere_n it_o be_v thick_a than_o other_o part_n of_o the_o heaven_n for_o otherwise_o as_o it_o can_v not_o hold_v the_o light_n so_o it_o can_v not_o reflect_v and_o send_v forth_o the_o light_n it_o can_v not_o be_v a_o vessel_n for_o light_n or_o a_o conveyance_n for_o light_n light_o be_v create_v the_o first_o day_n gen._n 1.3_o but_o the_o light_n be_v create_v the_o four_o day_n gen._n 1.14_o that_o be_v certain_a vessel_n be_v create_v to_o hold_v the_o light_n and_o god_n say_v let_v there_o be_v light_n in_o the_o firmament_n of_o heaven_n that_o be_v let_v the_o light_n which_o be_v now_o scatter_a through_o all_o be_v gather_v in_o certain_a receptacle_n fit_a to_o keep_v and_o yet_o fit_v to_o transmit_v and_o disperse_v it_o into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n let_v they_o be_v for_o light_n in_o the_o firmament_n of_o heaven_n to_o give_v light_n vers_n 15._o of_o these_o light_n or_o star_n some_o be_v 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i_o have_v in_o vain_a wash_v my_o hand_n in_o innocency_n that_o be_v i_o have_v live_v innocent_o in_o vain_a the_o apostle_n james_n call_v for_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n in_o the_o same_o language_n cleanse_v your_o hand_n you_o sinner_n and_o purify_v your_o heart_n you_o double-minded_n chap._n 4.8_o beside_o it_o be_v usual_a to_o wash_v the_o hand_n as_o a_o emblem_n or_o token_n of_o innocency_n and_o freedom_n from_o guilt_n the_o law_n of_o moses_n appoint_v in_o case_n a_o man_n be_v slay_v no_o man_n know_v how_o that_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o near_a city_n shall_v wash_v their_o hand_n over_o the_o heifer_n that_o be_v offer_v in_o sacrifice_n say_v our_o hand_n have_v not_o shed_v this_o blood_n neither_o have_v our_o eye_n see_v it_o deut._n 21.6_o 7._o so_o pilate_n when_o he_o will_v make_v it_o visible_a unto_o all_o the_o world_n as_o he_o think_v that_o he_o be_v free_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n call_v for_o a_o basin_n of_o water_n to_o wash_v his_o hand_n all_o the_o water_n in_o the_o ocean_n can_v not_o wash_v pilate_n conscience_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o christ_n blood_n yet_o he_o call_v for_o a_o basin_n of_o water_n and_o wash_v his_o hand_n say_v i_o be_o free_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o this_o just_a person_n pine_v scio_fw-la quod_fw-la quantumvis_fw-la diligentissime_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la candorem_fw-la &_o morum_fw-la integritatem_fw-la comparare_fw-la studeam_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la ideo_fw-la dolorum_fw-la &_o paenarum_fw-la expers_fw-la sim_fw-la pine_v see_v you_o to_o it_o so_o then_o the_o meaning_n of_o job_n be_v though_o i_o be_v clean_o within_o and_o clean_a without_o though_o my_o heart_n be_v as_o clean_o as_o wash_v can_v make_v my_o hand_n though_o as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v long_o after_o i_o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n in_o prayer_n without_o wrath_n and_o doubt_v yet_o verse_n 31._o thou_o shall_v plunge_v i_o in_o the_o ditch_n and_o my_o own_o clothes_n shall_v abhor_v i_o the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v plunge_v signify_v a_o dip_v or_o immersion_n humorem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tinxit_fw-la intinxit_fw-la ita_fw-la lavit_fw-la ut_fw-la res_fw-la non_fw-la mundetur_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la attingant_fw-la humorem_fw-la rather_o to_o die_v or_o stain_v then_o to_o cleanse_v ezek._n 23.15_o there_o be_v two_o interpretation_n of_o these_o word_n thou_o shall_v plunge_v i_o in_o the_o ditch_n they_o may_v be_v understand_v either_o first_o thus_o that_o god_n will_v adjudge_v he_o sinful_a notwithstanding_o all_o his_o purifying_n and_o so_o it_o answer_v the_o expression_n of_o the_o late_a clause_n of_o the_o former_a verse_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v though_o i_o make_v myself_o as_o clean_a as_o clean_o can_v be_v and_o thereupon_o judge_v myself_o never_o so_o clean_a yet_o thou_o may_v account_v i_o unclean_a yea_o the_o more_o i_o labour_v to_o justify_v myself_o in_o my_o cleanness_n the_o more_o unclean_a may_v thou_o judge_v i_o to_o be_v yet_o thou_o will_v plunge_v i_o in_o the_o ditch_n indicant_fw-la futura_fw-la apud_fw-la hebreos_n saepe_fw-la debitum_fw-la indicant_fw-la for_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o word_n thou_o will_v plunge_v i_o not_o as_o of_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v but_o as_o of_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n may_v just_o do_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v thou_o may_v have_v great_a cause_n to_o plunge_v i_o in_o the_o ditch_n when_o i_o be_o so_o fine_a and_o clean_o in_o my_o own_o eye_n than_o before_o when_o i_o think_v i_o have_v wash_v myself_o as_o white_a as_o snow_n thou_o may_v look_v upon_o i_o as_o draw_v through_o a_o dirty_a channel_n or_o as_o wallow_v in_o the_o mire_n after_o all_o my_o cleanse_n and_o rinse_n and_o purify_n thy_o pure_a eye_n can_v easy_o see_v a_o sinner_n in_o i_o and_o discover_v that_o i_o be_o pollute_v though_o i_o be_o wash_v this_o phrase_n of_o plunge_v in_o a_o ditch_n 〈◊〉_d phrasis_n hebraea_n est_fw-la qua_fw-la samae_fw-la nominÃsque_fw-la nitor_fw-la pollui_fw-la dicitur_fw-la bold_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d note_v the_o great_a defilement_n it_o import_v a_o man_n all_o over_o defile_v the_o jew_n say_v of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v lose_v his_o credit_n and_o be_v exceed_o blemish_v in_o his_o reputation_n that_o he_o be_v cast_v in_o the_o dirt_n or_o throw_v in_o the_o mire_n again_o the_o word_n which_o we_o translate_v ditch_n sometime_o signify_v corruption_n only_o psal_n 16.10_o lat._n corruptio_fw-la interitus_fw-la illas_fw-la igitur_fw-la sordes_fw-la intelligit_fw-la quas_fw-la affert_fw-la squalida_fw-la mors_fw-la i_o demerge_n in_o locum_fw-la putredinis_fw-la varro_n l._n 4_o the_o liâ—g_n lat._n thou_o will_v not_o suffer_v thy_o holy_a one_o to_o see_v corruption_n and_o second_o it_o signify_v a_o pit_n dig_v and_o prepare_v wherein_o dead_a and_o corrupt_a carcase_n be_v lay_v psal_n 94.13_o till_o the_o pit_n be_v dig_v for_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v till_o they_o be_v destroy_v and_o put_v into_o the_o pit_n beside_o we_o learn_v from_o antiquity_n that_o they_o have_v special_a pit_n or_o grave_n for_o offender_n who_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o law_n as_o some_o speak_v or_o cut_v off_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o justice_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o humane_a society_n while_o they_o live_v be_v not_o admit_v society_n with_o the_o body_n of_o honest_a man_n when_o they_o die_v the_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 14.18_o 19_o 20._o describe_v the_o ruin_n and_o ignominious_a down_o fall_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n say_v that_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n even_o all_o of_o they_o lie_v in_o glory_n every_o one_o in_o his_o own_o house_n that_o be_v in_o their_o father_n sepulcher_n but_o thou_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o thy_o grave_n like_o a_o abominable_a branch_n and_o as_o the_o raiment_n of_o those_o that_o be_v slay_v thrust_v through_o with_o a_o sword_n that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o pit_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v join_v to_o they_o in_o burial_n and_o hence_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o a_o ditch_n note_v any_o great_a humble_v or_o affliction_n reproach_n or_o contumely_n we_o may_v take_v it_o here_o in_o either_o sense_n thou_o will_v plunge_v i_o into_o filth_n and_o corruption_n or_o show_v i_o to_o be_v filthy_a and_o corrupt_a though_o i_o cleanse_v myself_o or_o thou_o will_v cast_v i_o into_o the_o great_a affliction_n notwithstanding_o all_o my_o purification_n i_o shall_v give_v a_o note_n suit_v this_o last_o sense_n at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o whole_a verse_n from_o the_o first_o here_o observe_v they_o who_o will_v make_v themselves_o most_o holy_a appear_v most_o unholy_a before_o god_n thought_n of_o our_o own_o purity_n render_v we_o impure_a we_o be_v never_o so_o black_a before_o god_n as_o when_o we_o be_v white_a in_o our_o own_o eye_n we_o find_v the_o pharisee_fw-mi luk._n 18._o wash_v himself_o in_o snow-water_n and_o make_v his_o hand_n very_o clean_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o have_v fast_v and_o pray_v and_o give_v alm_n and_o pay_v tithe_n this_o be_v to_o wash_v ourselves_o in_o snow-water_n and_o to_o make_v our_o hand_n very_o clean_o but_o the_o lord_n plunge_v this_o pharisee_fw-mi in_o the_o ditch_n he_o cast_v he_o for_o a_o wicked_a man_n the_o poor_a publican_n plunge_v himself_o in_o the_o ditch_n and_o judge_v himself_o fit_a to_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o mire_n but_o he_o go_v home_o to_o his_o house_n justify_v rather_o than_o the_o other_o the_o lord_n tell_v his_o people_n jer._n 2.22_o though_o thou_o wash_v thou_o with_o nitre_n and_o take_v thou_o much_o soap_n yet_o thy_o iniquity_n be_v mark_v before_o i_o the_o speech_n be_v of_o the_o same_o importance_n in_o the_o letter_n with_o this_o of_o job_n yet_o there_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rather_o intend_v a_o hypocritical_a wash_n tear_v est_fw-la se_fw-la excusare_fw-la culpam_fw-la appear_v simulamenta_fw-la pâ—etatis_fw-la osten_v tear_v by_o excuse_v or_o deny_v our_o sin_n or_o as_o some_o gloss_n that_o text_n by_o show_v image_n or_o imagination_n fancy_n or_o forgery_n of_o holiness_n if_o thou_o shall_v put_v thyself_o in_o these_o dress_n of_o holiness_n as_o if_o thou_o be_v wash_v with_o nitre_n and_o cleanse_v with_o much_o soap_n yet_o thou_o can_v not_o avoid_v my_o eye_n for_o thy_o iniquity_n be_v mark_v before_o i_o i_o can_v see_v thy_o sin_n through_o all_o the_o dawbing_n and_o painting_n through_o thy_o decking_n and_o cover_n put_v upon_o it_o now_o as_o god_n see_v iniquity_n through_o all_o the_o mask_n and_o cover_n of_o hypocrite_n so_o he_o can_v see_v spot_n through_o all_o the_o wash_n and_o cleansing_n of_o the_o most_o sincere_a and_o if_o we_o wash_v ourselves_o to_o justify_v ourselves_o our_o very_a wash_n be_v our_o defile_n god_n will_v not_o only_o see_v but_o mark_v their_o
therefore_o make_v you_o friend_n of_o it_o while_o you_o have_v it_o that_o when_o you_o fail_v that_o be_v when_o you_o die_v or_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n they_o may_v receive_v you_o that_o be_v you_o may_v be_v receive_v into_o everlasting_a habitation_n leave_v not_o this_o habitation_n till_o you_o have_v get_v interest_n in_o a_o better_a the_o saint_n arm_v themselves_o against_o death_n by_o this_o argument_n we_o know_v that_o if_o our_o earthly_a house_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o build_n of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n two_o cor._n 5.1_o we_o know_v there_o be_v no_o return_n to_o building_n make_v with_o hand_n we_o must_v leave_v our_o house_n for_o ever_o our_o land_n for_o ever_o and_o our_o relation_n for_o ever_o but_o we_o be_v assure_v of_o a_o build_n of_o god_n a_o house_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n this_o support_v their_o heart_n when_o their_o 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