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any_o time_n in_o bond_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la promde_v videtur_fw-la aliud_fw-la animal_n ab_fw-la onagro_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la multum_fw-la differens_fw-la grot._fw-la aliqui_fw-la vertunt_fw-la onagrum_fw-la &_o alcen_n quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la equorum_fw-la &_o asinorum_fw-la agrestium_fw-la genera_fw-la distinguit_fw-la inter_fw-la onagrum_fw-la &_o alcen_n plinius_n lib._n 8._o c._n 15._o and_o now_o set_v free_a i_o answer_v the_o lord_n speak_v thus_o figurative_o not_o that_o the_o wild_a ass_n be_v ever_o in_o bond_n but_o that_o because_o he_o be_v so_o untractable_a and_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v manage_v he_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o one_o loose_v from_o bond_n even_o as_o ox_n and_o horse_n which_o serve_v man_n and_o be_v under_o his_o power_n seem_v bind_v to_o his_o service_n so_o then_o as_o the_o former_a so_o this_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v not_o to_o be_v expound_v as_o if_o the_o wild_a ass_n have_v ever_o be_v under_o 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strength_n yet_o be_v serviceable_a to_o man_n for_o very_o many_o and_o very_o necessary_a use_n as_o be_v touch_v before_o not_o only_o for_o pleasure_n for_o hunt_v and_o race_v but_o for_o burden_n and_o for_o travel_n for_o draught_n and_o for_o war_n hence_o note_n the_o power_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n be_v much_o see_v and_o much_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v in_o make_v a_o creature_n so_o strong_a yet_o subject_a to_o and_o useful_a for_o man_n some_o creature_n have_v great_a strength_n yet_o be_v noâ—_n nor_o will_v be_v subject_n nor_o serviceable_a to_o man_n it_o be_v say_v at_o the_o 10._o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n concern_v the_o unicorn_n can_v thou_o bind_v the_o unicorn_n with_o his_o band_n in_o the_o furrow_n or_o will_v he_o harrow_v the_o valley_n after_o thou_o the_o unicorn_n have_v great_a strength_n but_o man_n can_v get_v no_o service_n from_o he_o he_o can_v bind_v he_o in_o the_o furrow_n nor_o make_v he_o do_v he_o any_o other_o work_n why_o be_v it_o 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place_n i_o know_v thou_o can_v do_v every_o thing_n and_o that_o no_o thought_n can_v be_v with_o hold_v from_o thou_o say_v he_o afterward_o chap._n 42.2_o in_o which_o word_n he_o high_o exalt_a god_n in_o the_o glory_n both_o of_o his_o power_n and_o wisdom_n as_o one_o great_a purpose_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o exalt_v man_n and_o lift_v he_o up_o unto_o a_o most_o glorious_a condition_n in_o and_o through_o christ_n so_o another_o great_a purpose_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o lay_v man_n low_a in_o himself_o or_o to_o take_v he_o quite_o off_o from_o his_o own_o bottom_n the_o apostle_n often_o insist_o upon_o that_o as_o one_o grand_a design_n of_o the_o gospel_n with_o respect_n to_o man_n 1_o cor._n 1.26_o you_o see_v your_o call_a brethren_n that_o not_o many_o wise_a man_n after_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n be_v call_v he_o tell_v we_o at_o the_o 29_o verse_n why_o it_o be_v so_o even_o that_o no_o flesh_n shall_v glory_v in_o his_o presence_n but_o ver_fw-la 31._o 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17.24_o all_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v bring_v down_o the_o high_a tree_n have_v exalt_v the_o low_a tree_n have_v dry_v up_o the_o green_a tree_n and_o have_v make_v the_o dry_a tree_n to_o flourish_v i_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v and_o have_v do_v it_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v terrible_a to_o the_o wicked_a that_o god_n can_v do_v what_o he_o will_v see_v his_o will_n be_v to_o destroy_v they_o except_o they_o repent_v and_o turn_v to_o he_o he_o have_v power_n enough_o to_o do_v it_o and_o his_o will_n be_v to_o do_v it_o what_o then_o can_v hinder_v his_o do_v it_o but_o their_o repentance_n for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v there_o be_v no_o son_n of_o zerviah_n too_o hard_o for_o he_o who_o can_v do_v every_o thing_n again_o from_o the_o second_o notion_n of_o these_o word_n thou_o can_v do_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v thou_o have_v right_a as_o well_o as_o may_v to_o do_v every_o thing_n observe_v the_o lord_n may_v do_v he_o 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they_o carry_v it_o on_o a_o new_a cart_n when_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v carry_v upon_o the_o levite_n shoulder_n that_o be_v a_o fail_v in_o the_o outward_a manner_n of_o that_o work_n hence_o that_o confession_n of_o david_n when_o he_o undertake_v that_o work_n a_o second_o time_n 1_o chron._n 15.13_o the_o lord_n make_v a_o breach_n upon_o we_o at_o first_o for_o that_o we_o seek_v he_o not_o after_o the_o due_a order_n we_o must_v worship_v god_n aright_o for_o the_o outward_a manner_n of_o his_o command_n and_o institution_n else_o we_o dishonour_v he_o while_o we_o intend_v to_o worship_v he_o second_o the_o inward_a manner_n must_v be_v according_a to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n it_o be_v possible_a we_o may_v hit_v the_o outward_a form_n of_o worship_n yet_o miss_v in_o the_o inward_a manner_n of_o it_o the_o lord_n search_v the_o heart_n he_o know_v what_o be_v within_o and_o must_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n john_n 4.24_o that_o be_v according_a to_o 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that_o we_o have_v deserve_v nothing_o how_o much_o soever_o we_o have_v do_v or_o how_o well_o soever_o we_o have_v do_v it_o thus_o in_o do_v the_o lord_n command_v we_o shall_v labour_v to_o answer_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n full_o and_o to_o hit_v every_o circumstance_n to_o omit_v nothing_o no_o not_o the_o least_o thing_n moses_n exod._n 10.16_o be_v to_o carry_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n will_v not_o compound_v the_o matter_n with_o pharaoh_n you_o may_v go_v say_v pharaoh_n after_o he_o have_v be_v break_v by_o several_a plague_n only_o let_v your_o little_a one_o stay_v no_o say_v moses_n that_o be_v not_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v i_o and_o at_o another_o time_n he_o say_v go_v only_o let_v your_o cattle_n stay_v no_o say_v moses_n this_o be_v not_o as_o the_o lord_n command_v i_o will_v not_o leave_v so_o much_o as_o a_o hoof_n behind_o i_o and_o so_o say_v moses_n concern_v the_o observance_n of_o the_o law_n for_o thus_o i_o be_o 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then_o to_o job_n hence_o observe_v four_o what_o the_o lord_n appoint_v for_o our_o reconciliation_n we_o must_v do_v and_o we_o must_v do_v it_o as_o he_o have_v appoint_v 10._o cur_n te_fw-la pudeat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la tuum_fw-la dicere_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la pudet_fw-la facere_fw-la bernard_n in_o sentent_fw-fr erubescere_fw-la mala_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la verò_fw-la erubescere_fw-la fatuitatis_fw-la greg._n l._n 1._o in_o ezek._n hom_n 10._o though_o the_o mean_n which_o god_n appoint_v seem_v to_o we_o improbable_a and_o weak_a though_o it_o be_v troublesome_a and_o chargeable_a as_o here_o the_o offering_n up_o of_o so_o many_o bullock_n and_o ram_n yet_o we_o must_v do_v it_o yea_o though_o it_o put_v we_o to_o shame_v before_o man_n by_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o our_o error_n and_o mistake_n as_o here_o eliphaz_n and_o his_o two_o friend_n also_o do_v yet_o we_o must_v do_v it_o they_o who_o be_v ashamed_a of_o sin_n will_v not_o be_v ashamed_a 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both_o small_a and_o great_a that_o be_v the_o generality_n of_o holy_a worshipper_n shall_v be_v bless_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v often_o put_v in_o scripture_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o be_v the_o same_o with_o they_o that_o worship_v he_o four_o they_o be_v the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n who_o trust_v the_o lord_n for_o all_o and_o so_o make_v he_o the_o all_o of_o their_o trust_n psal_n 34.8_o o_o taste_n and_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v gracious_a bless_v be_v the_o man_n that_o trustith_v in_o he_o that_o be_v in_o he_o only_o or_o alone_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o utter_a insufficiency_n of_o the_o creature_n that_o man_n be_v curse_v who_o trust_v in_o man_n and_o make_v flesh_n his_o arm_n jer._n 17.5_o therefore_o pure_a trust_n in_o god_n have_v the_o blessing_n five_o they_o that_o be_v a_o blessing_n unto_o other_o shall_v have_v the_o blessing_n from_o the_o lord_n what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o 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