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due_o give_v mat._n 18.18_o whatsoever_o you_o bound_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o shall_v loose_v on_o earth_n shall_v be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n where_o man_n bind_v in_o god_n way_n god_n bind_v too_o and_o where_o man_n lose_v in_o god_n way_n god_n lose_v too_o but_o take_v it_o either_o in_o natural_a or_o spiritual_a thing_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o bind_v where_o god_n lose_v nor_o to_o loose_v where_o god_n bind_v can_v thou_o loose_v the_o band_n of_o orion_n if_o god_n appoint_v cold_a to_o bind_v the_o earth_n man_n can_v loose_v it_o and_o if_o god_n will_v bind_v man_n with_o the_o cord_n and_o cold_a iron_n of_o any_o affliction_n man_n can_v free_v himself_o in_o the_o hot_a natural_a season_n of_o the_o year_n man_n may_v be_v in_o cold_a providential_a band_n and_o under_o they_o he_o must_v abide_v till_o the_o lord_n break_v the_o frost_n and_o set_v he_o free_a it_o be_v say_v of_o joseph_n psal_n 105.17_o 18_o 19_o he_o be_v sell_v for_o a_o servant_n his_o foot_n be_v hurt_v with_o fetter_n he_o be_v lay_v in_o iron_n or_o as_o the_o margin_n read_v it_o his_o soul_n come_v into_o iron_n but_o how_o come_v he_o out_o do_v he_o himself_o lose_v the_o band_n of_o that_o orion_n who_o cast_v he_o into_o prison_n sure_o no_o the_o text_n tell_v we_o otherwise_o he_o lie_v fast_o enough_o in_o band_n until_o ver_fw-la 19_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n try_v he_o but_o what_o be_v this_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n some_o say_v it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n in_o a_o dream_n concern_v the_o seven_o year_n of_o plenty_n and_o famine_n which_o may_v be_v say_v to_o try_v joseph_n none_o but_o he_o can_v interpret_v it_o &_o that_o may_v be_v say_v to_o unloose_v his_o band_n because_o it_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o deliverance_n and_o advancement_n but_o i_o rather_o conceive_v the_o word_n that_o come_v be_v the_o 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he_o have_v make_v crooked_a solomon_n intend_v this_o special_o of_o the_o deal_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o crookedness_n or_o unrighteousness_n any_o iniquity_n or_o injustice_n in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n but_o he_o mean_v by_o crooked_a that_o which_o be_v troublesome_a and_o grievous_a now_o if_o god_n himself_o make_v a_o thing_n crooked_a till_o he_o himself_o make_v it_o straight_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n to_o do_v it_o the_o moral_a sense_n of_o that_o text_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n if_o god_n bound_v who_o can_v loose_v there_o be_v no_o strive_v no_o contend_v with_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n we_o must_v deal_v with_o and_o apply_v to_o god_n himself_o for_o the_o alter_n of_o they_o we_o can_v alter_v they_o ourselves_o we_o must_v desire_v he_o to_o mend_v his_o work_n we_o can_v this_o solomon_n plain_o intimate_v in_o the_o next_o or_o 14._o verse_n in_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n be_v joyful_a but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n consider_v in_o a_o time_n of_o adversity_n thing_n grow_v crooked_a and_o awry_o from_o what_o we_o will_v have_v and_o desire_n or_o from_o what_o be_v comfortable_a to_o we_o for_o god_n have_v set_v the_o one_o over_o against_o the_o other_o to_o the_o end_n that_o man_n shall_v find_v nothing_o after_o he_o sometime_o he_o make_v thing_n crooked_a sometime_o straight_o sometime_o he_o give_v a_o day_n of_o prosperity_n sometime_o of_o adversity_n that_o no_o man_n may_v be_v able_a to_o say_v direct_o what_o shall_v be_v next_o and_o see_v there_o be_v no_o lose_v the_o band_n of_o orion_n till_o god_n himself_o loose_v they_o therefore_o let_v all_o who_o be_v companion_n in_o tribulation_n say_v one_o to_o another_o as_o they_o in_o a_o like_a case_n be_v represent_v hosea_n 6.1_o come_v and_o let_v we_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v wound_v and_o he_o will_v heal_v he_o have_v tear_v and_o he_o will_v bind_v we_o up_o oâ—_n as_o this_o text_n speak_v he_o have_v bind_v we_o and_o he_o will_v loâ—sen_v we_o three_o from_o both_o the_o paâ—ts_n of_o the_o verse_n consider_v together_o these_o negative_n upon_o man_n must_v be_v resolve_v into_o affirmative_n as_o to_o god_n he_o can_v bind_v the_o sweet_a influence_n of_o pleyade_n he_o can_v loose_v the_o band_n of_o oâ—ion_n whence_o note_n god_n can_v both_o stop_v the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o our_o comfort_n and_o deliver_v we_o from_o our_o trouble_n when_o he_o please_v god_n can_v stop_v those_o thing_n from_o comfort_v we_o and_o those_o person_n from_o show_v we_o any_o favour_n who_o disposition_n be_v as_o benign_a to_o we_o as_o pleiades_n be_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o he_o can_v give_v we_o favour_n in_o their_o eye_n who_o natural_o be_v as_o churlish_a as_o nabal_n and_o as_o sharp_a as_o orion_n to_o the_o earth_n he_o can_v make_v a_o wolf_n a_o shepherd_n and_o those_o a_o safety_n to_o his_o servant_n who_o heart_n be_v to_o swallow_v they_o up_o the_o earth_n shall_v help_v the_o woman_n that_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o the_o world_n the_o church_n god_n make_v raven_n feed_v eliah_n 1_o king_n 17.4_o and_o he_o say_v of_o cyrus_n who_o he_o call_v a_o ravenous_a bird_n isa_n 46.11_o he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n isa_n 44.28_o thus_o the_o lord_n lose_v the_o band_n of_o orion_n and_o when_o he_o harden_v their_o heart_n against_o we_o who_o former_o be_v tender_a towards_o we_o or_o when_o he_o turn_v their_o heart_n to_o hate_v we_o who_o former_o love_v we_o and_o show_v we_o favour_n than_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v say_v to_o bind_v the_o sweet_a influence_n of_o pleiades_n what_o sweet_a influence_n of_o favour_n do_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n receive_v from_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n at_o their_o first_o come_v thither_o and_o long_o after_o yet_o afterward_o what_o grievous_a taskmaster_n be_v they_o to_o they_o their_o favour_n be_v all_o restrain_v and_o change_v into_o yoke_n and_o band_n whence_o be_v this_o the_o psalmist_n answer_v full_o psal_n 105.25_o he_o that_o be_v god_n turn_v their_o heart_n that_o be_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o hate_v his_o people_n to_o deal_v subtle_o with_o his_o servant_n and_o cruel_o too_o thus_o the_o power_n and_o name_n of_o god_n be_v both_o way_n magnify_v whenas_o we_o have_v the_o most_o benign_a pleiades_n drop_v down_o sweet_a influence_n upon_o we_o god_n can_v stop_v they_o and_o when_o we_o have_v the_o hard_a band_n of_o orion_n upon_o we_o the_o lord_n be_v able_a to_o loose_v they_o this_o glory_n be_v due_a to_o god_n in_o all_o the_o change_n which_o we_o meet_v with_o in_o this_o world_n whether_o from_o good_a to_o bad_a from_o the_o favour_n to_o the_o frown_n of_o man_n or_o from_o bad_a to_o good_a from_o their_o frown_n to_o their_o favour_n from_o their_o band_n to_o their_o embrace_n all_o be_v of_o god_n and_o i_o conceive_v the_o scope_n of_o god_n in_o these_o question_n be_v chief_o to_o bring_v job_n to_o that_o conclusion_n the_o next_o verse_n bear_v the_o same_o sense_n verse_n 32._o can_v thou_o bring_v forth_o mazzaroth_n in_o his_o season_n or_o can_v thou_o guide_v arcturus_n and_o his_o son_n this_o also_o be_v a_o deny_v question_n can_v thou_o thou_o can_v not_o bring_v forth_o mazzaroth_n in_o his_o season_n the_o word_n render_v to_o bring_v forth_o be_v apply_v first_o to_o the_o birth_n or_o bring_v forth_o of_o child_n gen._n 15.4_o second_o to_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o flower_n &_o fruit_n judg._n 13.14_o three_o to_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o
or_o turn_v round_o upon_o the_o nether_a stone_n which_o because_o it_o bear_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o work_n in_o grind_v be_v the_o hard_a of_o the_o two_o though_o both_o be_v very_o hard_a as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v if_o any_o stone_n be_v hard_a than_o another_o that_o be_v most_o like_a the_o heart_n of_o leviathan_n now_o though_o this_o may_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o literal_a or_o proper_a hardness_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o leviathan_n heart_n yet_o we_o be_v not_o to_o stay_v in_o that_o sense_n for_o there_o be_v a_o moral_a or_o metaphorical_a hardness_n as_o well_o as_o a_o natural_a or_o proper_a hardness_n the_o heart_n of_o one_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hard_a and_o the_o heart_n of_o another_o soft_a and_o tender_a not_o because_o the_o natural_a flesh_n of_o one_o man_n heart_n be_v hard_a and_o another_o soft_a but_o because_o of_o a_o moral_a hardness_n or_o tenderness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o one_o or_o other_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o they_o in_o the_o body_n of_o a_o good_a and_o bad_a man_n as_o to_o tenderness_n and_o hardness_n but_o the_o soul-heart_n if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o differ_v exceed_o as_o to_o hardness_n and_o tenderness_n the_o heart_n of_o every_o good_a man_n as_o to_o the_o spiritual_a constitution_n of_o it_o be_v soft_a and_o tender_a but_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o evil_a man_n be_v hard_a and_o stony_a again_o a_o fearful_a man_n be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o soft_a heart_n every_o little_a danger_n pierce_v it_o or_o make_v a_o impression_n upon_o it_o but_o a_o man_n of_o courage_n and_o boldness_n be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o hard_a heart_n or_o a_o heart_n of_o brass_n nothing_o can_v daunt_v he_o in_o this_o sense_n leviathan_n have_v a_o hard_a or_o firm_a heart_n a_o heart_n of_o brass_n the_o hardness_n of_o leviathan_n heart_n merc._n fortis_fw-la &_o intrepida_fw-la est_fw-la jun._n est_fw-la forti_fw-la &_o infracto_fw-la cord_n 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unmercifulness_n or_o cruelty_n towards_o man_n be_v call_v hardness_n of_o heart_n we_o common_o say_v of_o such_o a_o man_n dicuntur_fw-la crudeles_fw-la &_o inclemente_n aut_fw-la è_fw-la saxon_a geniti_fw-la aut_fw-la cor_fw-la habere_fw-la saxeum_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la he_o be_v a_o hard-hearted_a man_n that_o be_v he_o be_v a_o cruel_a and_o unmerciful_a man_n three_o couragiousness_n and_o stoutness_n in_o appearance_n of_o danger_n may_v be_v call_v hardness_n of_o heart_n a_o man_n of_o great_a courage_n have_v a_o heart_n harden_v against_o all_o fear_n and_o danger_n leviathan_n have_v a_o hard_a heart_n in_o these_o two_o latter_a sense_n he_o be_v cruel_a and_o unmerciful_a he_o spare_v none_o he_o swallow_v down_o all_o without_o distinction_n a_o jonah_n and_o all_o if_o he_o meet_v with_o he_o the_o whale_n have_v no_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o hard_a heart_n again_o leviathan_n be_v full_a of_o courage_n he_o fear_v no_o colour_n as_o 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