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and_o so_o bewail_v our_o barrenness_n of_o heart_n and_o word_n as_o withal_o to_o beseech_v he_o that_o require_v we_o to_o learn_v his_o praise_n to_o teach_v we_o also_o to_o profit_n and_o to_o give_v large_a heart_n and_o better_a language_n revel_v 4_o 11._o thus_o have_v the_o worthy_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v job_n and_o david_n and_o moses_n who_o have_v set_v themselves_o in_o special_a manner_n to_o celebrate_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n in_o his_o work_n and_o of_o they_o we_o shall_v learn_v to_o praise_v he_o at_o least_o make_v ourselves_o skilful_a in_o their_o form_n of_o praise_n psal_n 136._o 5._o 6._o
we_o shall_v learn_v to_o live_v without_o care_n for_o our_o clothing_n if_o god_n so_o clothe_v the_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n will_v he_o not_o provide_v for_o we_o as_o our_o saviour_n urge_v it_o mat._n 6._o 30._o 4._o if_o man_n will_v thrive_v and_o prosper_v in_o the_o possession_n and_o use_n of_o these_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o must_v be_v such_o as_o god_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v god_n himself_o have_v set_v down_o diverse_a rule_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o such_o as_o will_v prosper_v in_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o these_o thing_n as_o 1._o they_o must_v keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o obey_v his_o word_n and_o not_o live_v in_o sin_n without_o repentance_n deut._n 28._o levit._n 26._o 4_o etc._n etc._n deut._n 11._o 13_o etc._n etc._n 2._o they_o must_v pay_v their_o tithe_n and_o honour_n god_n with_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o all_o their_o increase_n mal._n 3._o pro._n 3._o 3._o they_o must_v be_v diligent_a in_o their_o calling_n and_o not_o 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earth_n from_o they_o deut._n 11._o 15_o etc._n etc._n hosea_n 3._o 8_o jer._n 12._o 13._o joel_n 2._o 1._o second_o god_n have_v threaten_v to_o make_v they_o and_o their_o glory_n like_o the_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n psal_n 92._o 7_o &_o 37._o 2._o but_o these_o brutish_a man_n will_v not_o be_v warn_v by_o these_o monitor_n and_o the_o rather_o will_v the_o lord_n be_v incense_v against_o they_o if_o they_o abuse_v these_o creature_n to_o his_o dishonour_n in_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n or_o idolatry_n or_o strange_a apparel_n or_o the_o like_a hosea_n 2._o 8._o and_o if_o they_o themselves_o that_o look_v for_o fruit_n from_o the_o earth_n live_v unfruitful_o if_o they_o cut_v down_o unfruitful_a tree_n god_n will_v cut_v down_o and_o root_v out_o unfruitefull_a man_n thus_o of_o the_o vegetable_n the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n follow_v and_o concern_v they_o we_o be_v instruct_v in_o many_o thing_n by_o sense_n and_o therefore_o these_o thing_n 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