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friend_n some_o colour_n to_o twit_v he_o thus_o while_o he_o say_v chap._n 13.5_o o_o that_o you_o will_v altogether_o hold_v your_o peace_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v your_o wisdom_n this_o be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v you_o be_v but_o ignorant_a and_o the_o more_o you_o speak_v the_o more_o you_o discover_v your_o ignorance_n and_o again_o ch._n 12.12_o with_o the_o ancient_a be_v wisdom_n and_o with_o length_n of_o day_n be_v understanding_n where_o he_o secret_o upbraid_v they_o as_o junior_n and_o that_o therefore_o little_a or_o no_o heed_n be_v to_o be_v take_v to_o what_o they_o speak_v now_o say_v eliphaz_n be_v thou_o the_o first_o man_n bear_v that_o be_v be_v thou_o the_o wise_a man_n live_v he_o who_o think_v himself_o the_o first_o man_n take_v himself_o for_o a_o very_a wise_a man_n even_o as_o wise_a as_o adam_n who_o be_v not_o only_o the_o father_n but_o the_o teacher_n and_o instructor_n of_o his_o posterity_n in_o which_o sense_n the_o jew_n say_v to_o christ_n 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heaven_n second_o because_o the_o saint_n not_o only_o those_o in_o heaven_n but_o they_o on_o earth_n have_v their_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n phil._n 3.20_o as_o carnal_a and_o earthly_a mind_a man_n be_v call_v earth_n because_o their_o heart_n and_o conversation_n be_v fix_v to_o the_o earth_n so_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a mind_a man_n may_v be_v call_v heaven_n because_o their_o heart_n and_o conversation_n be_v fix_v in_o heaven_n three_o we_o may_v rather_o understand_v it_o in_o a_o proper_a sense_n the_o heaven_n that_o be_v the_o heavenly_a body_n be_v not_o clear_a in_o thy_o sight_n the_o heaven_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a and_o pure_a part_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o therefore_o this_o interpretation_n or_o rather_o plain_a construction_n of_o the_o word_n suit_n the_o scope_n of_o eliphaz_n full_o who_o as_o he_o speak_v before_o of_o the_o angel_n who_o be_v the_o pure_a of_o all_o rational_a creature_n so_o here_o of_o the_o heaven_n which_o be_v the_o 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