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great_a man_n jer._n 5.5_o say_v these_o have_v altogether_o break_v the_o yoke_n and_o burst_v the_o bond_n that_o be_v the_o yoke_n of_o duty_n which_o god_n have_v lay_v upon_o they_o they_o have_v no_o cause_n of_o boast_v that_o be_v free_a from_o the_o bond_n of_o service_n but_o they_o who_o cast_v off_o the_o bond_n of_o duty_n have_v great_a cause_n to_o be_v ashamed_a thus_o the_o prophet_n reprove_v that_o people_n as_o one_o man_n hos_fw-la 8.9_o they_o be_v go_v up_o to_o assy_a iâ—_n a_o wild_a ass_n alone_o by_o himself_o as_o if_o the_o prophet_n have_v say_v thâ—y_o loâ—k_v not_o up_o to_o the_o high_a god_n for_o help_n but_o to_o assyria_n the_o high_a god_n be_v not_o so_o high_a in_o their_o eye_n as_o assyria_n do_v thus_o they_o weâ—e_v like_o a_o wild_a ass_n say_v the_o prophet_n and_o so_o they_o be_v in_o two_o thing_n first_o they_o weâ—e_v extreme_a stubborn_a resolve_v to_o have_v their_o will_n and_o satisfy_v their_o lust_n ephâ—aim_n be_v as_o violent_a in_o his_o way_n as_o a_o wild_a ass_n second_o â—hey_n be_v like_o a_o wild_a ass_n they_o will_v be_v alone_o a_o wild_a ass_n alone_o by_o himself_o that_o be_v they_o will_v be_v at_o liberty_n free_a from_o all_o command_n to_o do_v what_o they_o listen_v they_o have_v rather_o be_v in_o a_o barren_a wilderness_n where_o none_o can_v control_v they_o than_o in_o good_a pasture_n under_o any_o thing_n that_o look_v like_o a_o restraint_n or_o a_o rule_n this_o be_v a_o very_a unworthy_a spirit_n this_o be_v liberty_n in_o a_o way_n of_o licentiousness_n this_o liberty_n be_v libertinism_n they_o who_o submit_v to_o no_o rule_n but_o that_o of_o their_o unruly_a headstrong_a passion_n and_o affection_n nor_o will_v be_v reclaim_v nor_o tame_v by_o any_o whether_o fair_a or_o foul_a mean_n these_o in_o scripture_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o wild_a ass_n for_o their_o folly_n and_o vanity_n zâ—phar_n offer_v this_o rebuke_n to_o job_n in_o the_o 11_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n vers_n 12._o and_o possible_o he_o can_v not_o altogether_o free_a himself_o from_o it_o vain_a man_n will_v be_v wise_a though_o he_o be_v bear_v like_o a_o wild_a ass_n colt_n that_o be_v though_o this_o be_v all_o his_o wisdom_n to_o be_v free_a from_o that_o subjection_n which_o he_o owe_v to_o god_n and_o man_n the_o prophet_n jer._n 2.24_o compare_v the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n when_o they_o cast_v off_o the_o service_n of_o god_n to_o a_o wild_a ass_n which_o scripture_n be_v touch_v at_o the_o second_o verse_n upon_o another_o occasion_n that_o snuff_v up_o the_o wind_n at_o her_o pleasure_n in_o her_o occasion_n who_o can_v turn_v she_o away_o all_o they_o that_o seek_v she_o will_v not_o weary_v themselves_o in_o her_o month_n they_o shall_v find_v she_o there_o be_v no_o bring_v such_o into_o compass_n till_o they_o be_v compass_v with_o pain_n we_o may_v call_v all_o such_o nominal_a israelites_n real_a ishmaelite_n it_o be_v say_v of_o ishmael_n gen._n 16.12_o that_o he_o be_v peer_n adam_n a_o wild_a man_n have_v more_o of_o the_o wild_a ass_n than_o of_o the_o man_n in_o they_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o vain_a and_o unbridled_a spirit_n they_o can_v bear_v the_o yoke_n of_o service_n and_o therefore_o remember_v though_o this_o be_v speak_v of_o as_o a_o privilege_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o low_a privilege_n to_o be_v free_a from_o any_o honest_a service_n and_o to_o be_v be_v free_a from_o all_o service_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o worst_a of_o outward_a servitude_n it_o be_v a_o mercy_n to_o be_v free_a from_o slavery_n to_o man_n but_o to_o be_v free_a from_o service_n to_o man_n be_v to_o be_v unmanly_a every_o man_n shall_v be_v a_o servant_n in_o one_o kind_n or_o another_o and_o therefore_o the_o law_n say_v to_o call_v a_o man_n a_o servant_n distinguish_v no_o man_n see_v every_o man_n be_v suppose_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o life_n a_o servant_n the_o apostle_n speak_v to_o those_o who_o very_a call_n be_v to_o serve_v and_o be_v therefore_o in_o 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