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sometime_o to_o express_v bondage_n and_o i_o find_v it_o use_v in_o scripture_n in_o opposition_n to_o both_o these_o sc_fw-mi in_o time_n of_o joy_n and_o liberty_n first_o shave_v of_o the_o head_n be_v use_v as_o a_o note_n of_o sorrow_n isa_n 15.2_o the_o lord_n speak_v by_o his_o prophet_n of_o the_o great_a affliction_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o the_o jew_n say_v on_o all_o their_o head_n shall_v be_v baldness_n and_o every_o beard_n cut_v off_o that_o be_v they_o shall_v mourn_v that_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o and_o isa_n 22.12_o in_o that_o day_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o host_n call_v to_o weep_v and_o to_o mourning_n and_o to_o baldness_n that_o be_v to_o shave_v of_o themselves_o or_o cut_v off_o their_o hair_n the_o meaning_n of_o it_o in_o join_v baldness_n and_o mourning_n be_v only_o this_o to_o show_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v extreme_a sorrow_n and_o mourning_n in_o the_o land_n the_o lord_n call_v to_o mourning_n and_o baldness_n that_o be_v to_o a_o 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shame_n for_o they_o be_v at_o liberty_n but_o it_o be_v therefore_o say_v that_o the_o man_n be_v great_o ashamed_a because_o among_o they_o it_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o shame_n and_o slavery_n to_o be_v shave_v hereupon_o david_n give_v order_n that_o they_o shall_v tarry_v at_o jericho_n till_o their_o beard_n be_v grow_v it_o be_v a_o dishonour_n to_o be_v shave_v and_o it_o be_v note_v in_o plutarch_n concern_v demosthenes_n that_o when_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o sit_v close_o at_o his_o study_n and_o will_v not_o go_v abroad_o or_o be_v interrupt_v by_o visit_n of_o friend_n at_o home_n that_o he_o will_v shave_v himself_o that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v ashamed_a to_o go_v forth_o or_o see_v any_o body_n but_o be_v constrain_v to_o keep_v to_o his_o book_n for_o two_o or_o three_o month_n together_o till_o his_o hair_n be_v grow_v again_o 29.18_o the_o bondage_n and_o reproach_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n bring_v upon_o tyrus_n be_v thus_o describe_v every_o head_n be_v make_v bald_a 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of_o repentance_n the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o the_o heart_n they_o shall_v look_v on_o i_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v and_o they_o shall_v mourn_v etc._n etc._n zach._n 12.10_o as_o the_o eye_n do_v affect_v or_o rather_o infect_v the_o heart_n with_o sin_n from_o sin-occasioning_a object_n a_o sin_n that_o be_v in_o the_o eye_n will_v be_v present_o at_o the_o heart_n which_o cause_v job_n to_o say_v chap._n 31.1_o i_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o my_o eye_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o think_v upon_o a_o maid_n he_o mean_v sinful_o to_o lust_n after_o she_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v there_o be_v a_o quick_a a_o speedy_a passage_n from_o the_o eye_n to_o the_o heart_n though_o in_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o body_n there_o seem_v a_o great_a distance_n between_o they_o therefore_o i_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o my_o eye_n to_o avoid_v occasion_n of_o sin_n lest_o my_o eye_n shall_v pollute_v my_o heart_n with_o motion_n unto_o sin_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o pleasure-provoking_a object_n that_o which_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o the_o eye_n will_v present_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o the_o heart_n a_o refresh_n to_o our_o spirit_n and_o that_o pleasure_n which_o shall_v last_v for_o evermore_o in_o heaven_n be_v from_o a_o vision_n that_o shall_v last_v for_o ever_o joy_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v before_o the_o eye_n and_o therefore_o joy_n shall_v for_o ever_o fill_v the_o heart_n the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n consist_v in_o vision_n in_o see_v god_n as_o he_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3.2_o or_o in_o see_v face_n to_o face_n 1_o cor._n 13.12_o which_o be_v the_o vision_n beatifical_a so_o likewise_o there_o be_v a_o afflict_a vision_n the_o eye_n affect_v the_o heart_n with_o sorrow-occasioning_a object_n if_o sorrow_n be_v in_o the_o eye_n it_o will_v not_o stay_v long_o from_o the_o heart_n hence_o when_o sarah-abrahams_n wife_n be_v dead_a abraham_n thus_o bespeak_v the_o people_n among_o who_o he_o dwell_v if_o it_o be_v your_o mind_n that_o i_o shall_v bury_v my_o dead_a out_o of_o my_o sight_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 23.8_o it_o do_v afflict_v the_o heart_n of_o abraham_n with_o sorrow_n to_o see_v the_o body_n of_o his_o decease_a wife_n or_o the_o coffin_n wherein_o she_o lay_v who_o he_o have_v so_o entire_o love_v therefore_o bury_v she_o out_o of_o my_o sight_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o when_o joseph_n will_v do_v somewhat_o purposely_o to_o afflict_v and_o touch_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o brother_n with_o more_o remorse_n for_o their_o former_a unkindness_n unto_o he_o the_o history_n say_v gen._n 42.24_o that_o he_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n he_o hear_v they_o in_o their_o private_a conference_n whisper_v one_o to_o another_o we_o be_v very_o guilty_a concern_v our_o brother_n in_o that_o we_o see_v the_o anguish_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o beseech_v we_o and_o we_o will_v not_o hear_v therefore_o be_v this_o distress_n come_v upon_o we_o when_o joseph_n perceive_v their_o conscience_n begin_v thus_o to_o work_v he_o resolve_v to_o give_v they_o a_o pill_n at_o their_o eye_n even_o a_o doleful_a spectacle_n yet_o the_o lively_a picture_n of_o their_o deal_n with_o he_o to_o make_v their_o conscience_n work_v fast_o with_o godly_a sorrow_n he_o take_v from_o they_o simeon_n and_o bind_v he_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o judah_n when_o he_o plead_v afterward_o chap._n 44._o for_o the_o carry_v back_o of_o benjamin_n you_o know_v what_o a_o pathetical_a oration_n he_o make_v o_o say_v he_o do_v not_o detain_v benjamin_n for_o when_o i_o come_v to_o thy_o servant_n my_o father_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o see_v that_o his_o life_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o lad_n life_n it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o he_o see_v that_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o we_o he_o will_v die_v ver_fw-la 30_o 31._o that_o very_a sight_n will_v kill_v my_o father_n and_o for_o i_o to_o see_v my_o father_n die_v will_v be_v death_n to_o i_o also_o for_o so_o he_o conclude_v ver_fw-la 34._o how_o shall_v i_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o the_o lad_n be_v not_o with_o i_o lest_o peradventure_o i_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v come_v upon_o my_o father_n oh_o say_v he_o let_v i_o carry_v he_o back_o my_o father_n will_v die_v if_o he_o see_v not_o the_o lad_n and_o so_o shall_v i_o if_o i_o see_v the_o evil_a that_o shall_v come_v upon_o my_o father_n he_o know_v that_o sight_n will_v be_v as_o a_o sword_n to_o his_o heart_n and_o as_o a_o dagger_n in_o his_o bowel_n the_o lord_n threaten_v his_o people_n thus_o in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n deut._n 28.31_o thy_o ox_n shall_v be_v slay_v before_o thy_o eye_n thy_o ass_n shall_v be_v violent_o take_v away_o from_o before_o thy_o face_n thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o another_o people_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v mad_a for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v ver_fw-la 34._o and_o ver_fw-la 67._o he_o show_v what_o convulsion_n and_o division_n of_o spirit_n the_o vision_n of_o the_o eye_n will_v bring_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o morning_n thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v even_o and_o at_o even_o thou_o shall_v say_v will_v god_n it_o be_v morning_n for_o the_o fear_n of_o thy_o heart_n wherewith_o thou_o shall_v fear_v and_o for_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n which_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v near_o join_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n cause_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o both_o be_v as_o concause_n of_o those_o distract_n thought_n and_o wish_n of_o hasten_v the_o morning_n to_o the_o evening_n and_o again_o sudden_o reduce_v back_o the_o evening_n to_o the_o morning_n unless_o sorrow_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n it_o can_v hardly_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v a_o usual_a custom_n if_o a_o man_n be_v but_o let_v blood_n to_o bid_v he_o turn_v away_o his_o head_n if_o he_o be_v fainthearted_a for_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o blood_n will_v make_v his_o heart_n faint_a and_o so_o from_o more_o ghastly_a spectacle_n man_n common_o turn_v away_o their_o face_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v to_o hide_v sorrow_n from_o their_o eye_n it_o follow_v why_o die_v i_o not_o from_o the_o womb_n why_o do_v not_o i_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n when_o i_o come_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n why_o do_v the_o knee_n prevent_v i_o etc._n etc._n these_o two_o verse_n contain_v a_o further_a aggravation_n of_o the_o former_a reason_n by_o three_o other_o step_n before_o he_o speak_v against_o his_o conception_n and_o his_o birth_n now_o why_o die_v i_o not_o from_o the_o womb_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v though_o i_o be_v conceive_v and_o second_o though_o i_o be_v bear_v yet_o why_o do_v not_o i_o make_v my_o cradle_n my_o grave_n or_o my_o first_o swaddle_a clothes_n my_o wind_a sheet_n though_o i_o be_v bear_v yet_o why_o do_v not_o i_o die_v so_o soon_o as_o ever_o i_o be_v bear_v why_o die_v i_o not_o from_o the_o womb_n why_o give_v i_o not_o up_o the_o ghost_n when_o i_o come_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n have_v receive_v the_o discourtesy_n of_o a_o birth_n death_n will_v have_v be_v a_o favour_n it_o have_v be_v best_a for_o i_o not_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v and_o next_o best_a to_o have_v die_v quick_o or_o assoon_o as_o i_o be_v bear_v that_o be_v the_o meaning_n in_o general_a of_o the_o 11_o and_o 12_o verse_n but_o i_o shall_v a_o little_a examine_v and_o enlighten_v the_o particular_a expression_n 〈◊〉_d why_o do_v not_o i_o give_v up_o
the_o sphere_n of_o nature_n can_v see_v no_o misery_n so_o miserable_a or_o evil_a so_o bad_a as_o not_o to_o be_v 24._o but_o a_o divine_a can_v he_o see_v two_o thing_n worse_o first_o a_o everlasting_a stain_n and_o guilt_n of_o sin_n lie_v upon_o the_o soul_n second_o the_o everlasting_a wrath_n and_o displeasure_n of_o god_n pour_v out_o upon_o the_o whole_a man_n hence_o christ_n say_v of_o judas_n who_o betray_v he_o mat._n 26.24_o it_o have_v be_v good_a for_o that_o man_n if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v bear_v because_o that_o accurse_a act_n join_v with_o his_o impenitence_n and_o unbelief_n subject_v he_o to_o everlasting_a misery_n to_o wrath_n for_o evermore_o it_o have_v be_v good_a he_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v rather_o than_o to_o fall_v into_o such_o a_o sin_n and_o from_o that_o to_o fall_v into_o hell_n not_o to_o be_v bear_v be_v in_o this_o place_n as_o much_o as_o not_o to_o be_v and_o it_o have_v be_v good_a for_o he_o not_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v be_v as_o 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as_o to_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o job_n complaint_n in_o this_o text_n i_o say_v job_n be_v only_o in_o the_o present_a feel_n of_o temporal_a trouble_n and_o he_o be_v beyond_o the_o fear_n of_o eternal_a therefore_o number_n this_o among_o his_o fail_n that_o he_o wish_v he_o have_v never_o be_v conceive_v because_o he_o be_v thus_o afflict_v job_n 3_o ver._n 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o verse_n 14._o with_o king_n and_o counselor_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o build_v desolate_a place_n for_o themselves_o or_o with_o prince_n that_o have_v gold_n who_o fill_v their_o house_n with_o silver_n or_o as_o a_o hide_a untimely_a birth_n i_o have_v not_o be_v as_o infant_n which_o never_o see_v light_n there_o the_o wicked_a cease_v from_o trouble_v and_o there_o the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n there_o the_o prisoner_n rest_v together_o they_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o oppressor_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o 10_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 19_o we_o 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and_o good_a counselor_n meet_v together_o yea_o many_o time_n bad_a man_n be_v good_a king_n when_o they_o be_v attend_v with_o good_a counselor_n whereas_o evil_a counselor_n often_o make_v a_o good_a man_n a_o bad_a king_n and_o by_o their_o poisonous_a whisper_n and_o instillation_n at_o the_o ear_n corrupt_v the_o heart_n and_o taint_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o best_a prince_n in_o the_o multitude_n of_o counselor_n say_v solomon_n prov_n 15.21_o there_o be_v safety_n the_o safety_n of_o king_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o kingdom_n do_v consist_v in_o follow_v this_o multitude_n where_o there_o be_v good_a counselor_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o they_o we_o may_v expect_v good_a and_o much_o good_a a_o multitude_n of_o blessing_n upon_o a_o nation_n now_o when_o job_n have_v name_v these_o eminent_a person_n king_n and_o counselor_n he_o add_v somewhat_o further_o by_o way_n of_o their_o description_n he_o give_v as_o it_o be_v a_o character_n of_o they_o from_o their_o study_n and_o 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