Chap. 39. AnExposition upon the Bockof I o rs. Vert.' o. 365 high. Now faith the Lord, Canff thou bind the; Unicorn ? Cana 11!y cp è thou make him fall with his bands : The word fignifieth athick f cra cú- and firong band, which willhold pulling aad not break ; 4'thr"ee iufzaod ejllo_ fold cord ( faith Solomon Eccief. 4. 1 z. ) is not eafaly broken. Canff r mqúo byres thou bind the Vnicorn in his band ? Some make the Pronoune his out equi ad in the Hebrew to beonlyParagogical,with©ut any necefhary fgni_ araoun Ivan- ficaticn in the conflru&ioa; but I conceive there is fomewhat pe- dune ruf forte culiar in ir, when he faith, cana thou bind the Unico n with his vau in 1T1I;y band. Every beaabath his fpecial band or way of fafinog to his p,arrgohicum work; fo that, when 'cis faid, Canff thou bind theVnicorn with his eft, quste i band ? it feems to found as if it had been faid, hall thou a pro- per band for the Unicorn, as I know thou has for other beaus, the fine suo dint, Horfe .Oxe, and E1fs ? haft thou a band which will hold him to `ain a t'e0 "`s his work ? I knoyratrong all thy tackling, thouhaft none will do T7incierur. it ; he will bïeak thy bands, and call thy cordsfrom him, as flub- Druf. born and proud men are faid t o do the bands and cords, that is, the laws and commands of God (Pfal. z. z. ) Manybeafis have their bands, the Unicorn will have none, he will not be bound or if he be, he breaks his bands, and refufeth to obey ; either he w'-ll not come to hand, nor admit bands or cords to be-put upon him, or he drives againa them and calls themoff. In a word, 't is as if the Lord had faid Thou canff not get the Vnicorn into his gears ( as the Husband man (peaks ) thou canft not Itarnefs him as thou deft a horse, nor yoke him as thou doll an pxe, to Plow or ('art; he will not touch thy work.. Colt- thou bind theVnicorn withhis. band In the Furrow,-or for the Furrow, or to the Furrow, -- ThePlough makes Furrows, and Furrows- laid together make or, Ridges, -Both -are expressed (Pfal. o.) Thou watereff the terra inter Ridges thereof abundantly, thou fetlefi theFurrows thereof. Carfi- duos fuscos thou bind the Vnicornwith his band in the Furrow ? data percam appellant, vct Or will he Harrow the Valleys after thee ? quad fanenus l,orr,gx, ret When the Plough bath laid the Furrows, harrowing follow- quddaqus,,z eth. The Plow leaveth the clods too grofs for the reception porro arcear. and growth of the feed ; therefore the Harrow is imployed to Druf. break the Plowed ground yet more, and to crumble the clods yet un: finer. We find both _ there parts of Husbandry fer down (ifa. aratiat t.slar- a$, res..
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