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it_o be_v agre_z suus_fw-la god_n own_o field_n alone_o but_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o it_o sparsim_fw-la through_o and_o in_o each_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n and_o can_v but_o persuade_v myself_o that_o you_o all_o know_v the_o earth_n be_v he_o because_o he_o make_v it_o and_o the_o world_n his_o because_o he_o govern_v and_o direct_v it_o and_o therefore_o here_o i_o will_v conclude_v beseech_v god_n etc._n etc._n sermon_n ii_o at_o whitehall_n jan._n 21._o 1637._o matth_n 13._o v._n 25._o but_o while_o man_n sleep_v his_o enemy_n come_v and_o sow_v tare_n among_o the_o wheat_n and_o go_v his_o way_n spiritus_fw-la isti_fw-la insinceri_fw-la non_fw-la desinunt_fw-la perditi_fw-la jam_fw-la perdere_fw-la etc._n etc._n octau._n it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o minutius_n that_o the_o devil_n be_v alienate_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n endeavour_v nothing_o more_o than_o man_n destruction_n it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o misery_n as_o he_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v miserable_a 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have_v sow_v upon_o his_o field_n be_v by_o those_o art_n make_v barren_a and_o unprofitable_a and_o for_o the_o four_o that_o which_o do_v fall_v upon_o good_a ground_n and_o take_v root_v downward_o and_o begin_v to_o bear_v fruit_n upward_o even_o that_o if_o possible_a shall_v be_v corrupt_v in_o itself_o or_o mingle_v with_o a_o grain_n of_o different_a &_o dangerous_a nature_n for_o sin_n as_o chrysost_o locum_fw-la have_v note_v he_o neither_o can_v destroy_v it_o in_o the_o seed_n nor_o scorch_v it_o in_o the_o blade_n nor_o choke_v it_o in_o the_o stalk_n as_o we_o be_v tell_v he_o do_v in_o the_o former_a parable_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v resolve_v upon_o another_o neat_a device_n not_o like_a to_o fail_v this_o be_v to_o watch_v his_o opportunity_n and_o when_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v grow_v no_o less_o careful_a of_o their_o charge_n to_o scatter_v tare_n among_o the_o wheat_n and_o go_v his_o way_n cum_fw-la autem_fw-la dormirent_fw-la homines_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o word_n contain_v in_o they_o the_o two_o inseparable_a quality_n of_o the_o old_a murderer_n his_o malice_n and_o his_o subtlety_n his_o malice_n first_o express_v in_o this_o that_o he_o be_v inimicus_fw-la ejus_fw-la god_n enemy_n and_o second_o in_o his_o devilish_a plot_n to_o destroy_v god_n harvest_n sevit_fw-la zizania_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la tritici_fw-la his_o sow_a tare_n among_o the_o wheat_n his_o subtlety_n describe_v in_o this_o first_o that_o he_o take_v his_o opportunity_n when_o as_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v fast_o asleep_a cum_fw-la dormirent_fw-la homines_fw-la while_o man_n sleep_v and_o last_o by_o his_o quick_a and_o crafty_a leave_v of_o the_o place_n venit_fw-la &_o abiit_fw-la he_o come_v secret_o and_o depart_v sudden_o of_o this_o his_o speedy_a go_v thence_o and_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o come_n we_o shall_v say_v nothing_o at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v not_o for_o our_o benefit_n to_o be_v too_o 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how_o little_a have_v we_o know_v of_o david_n have_v he_o consume_v his_o time_n in_o sloth_n and_o pay_v perhaps_o unto_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o he_o for_o a_o secure_a and_o quiet_a bondage_n for_o this_o cause_n god_n have_v please_v to_o let_v his_o enemy_n the_o devil_n continue_v still_o and_o his_o creature_n and_o to_o continue_v still_o a_o devil_n have_v he_o but_o say_v the_o word_n he_o can_v have_v quick_o make_v he_o nothing_o or_o have_v he_o please_v he_o can_v have_v make_v he_o mere_o passive_a and_o only_o capable_a of_o torment_n but_o god_n do_v leave_v he_o as_o he_o be_v save_o that_o he_o cast_v he_o down_o to_o hell_n ibid._n ut_fw-la eo_fw-la superando_fw-la vim_o svam_fw-la vel_fw-la exerceat_fw-la vel_fw-la ostendat_fw-la that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v still_o some_o enemy_n on_o which_o to_o exercise_v his_o power_n and_o express_v his_o greatness_n i_o will_v put_v enmity_n say_v god_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o woman_n and_o between_o thy_o 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