that_o dreadful_a court_n the_o ordinary_a officer_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o almighty_a judge_n and_o bind_v to_o execute_v the_o mandate_n which_o be_v issue_v thence_o whether_o man_n sin_n be_v ripe_a for_o vengeance_n or_o that_o affliction_n and_o repentance_n make_v they_o fit_a for_o mercy_n first_o in_o the_o way_n of_o temporal_a punishment_n it_o be_v most_o clear_a and_o evident_a in_o holy_a scripture_n 13._o that_o god_n send_v down_o his_o angel_n with_o a_o full_a commission_n to_o destroy_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n two_o rich_a populous_a city_n after_o they_o have_v so_o long_o abuse_v his_o patience_n and_o their_o own_o prosperity_n and_o that_o he_o send_v his_o evil_a angel_n among_o the_o egyptian_n 50._o when_o neither_o sign_n nor_o wonder_n can_v prevail_v upon_o they_o by_o who_o he_o give_v their_o life_n over_o to_o the_o pestilence_n slay_v the_o first-born_a in_o all_o their_o dwelling_n and_o final_o overwhelm_v they_o in_o the_o 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husbandry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o his_o word_n there_o be_v indeed_o it_o be_v the_o first_o employment_n of_o our_o father_n adam_n no_o soon_o be_v he_o fall_v &_o cast_v out_o of_o paradise_n but_o he_o be_v put_v to_o till_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o too_o in_o suâ—dore_n frontis_fw-la 4._o with_o great_a care_n and_o sorrow_n so_o that_o be_v in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o world_n the_o portion_n of_o the_o elder_a brother_n and_o before_o he_o the_o business_n of_o his_o father_n adam_n sole_a king_n and_o monarch_n of_o the_o world_n it_o come_v in_o fine_a to_o be_v the_o exercise_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o great_a potentate_n for_o it_o be_v write_v of_o uzziah_n king_n of_o judah_n that_o he_o love_v husbandry_n 11._o and_o florus_n write_v of_o quinctius_n the_o dictator_n in_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v take_v from_o the_o plough_n to_o manage_v the_o affair_n of_o that_o grow_a empire_n after_o the_o war_n be_v 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which_o never_o any_o do_v in_o this_o world_n but_o he_o and_o so_o i_o come_v unto_o the_o eminent_a piety_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o this_o employment_n be_v not_o only_a ille_fw-la pastor_n that_o shepherd_n but_o ille_fw-la bone_fw-la pastor_n that_o good_a shepherd_n also_o my_o last_o particular_a and_o now_o in_o order_n to_o be_v handle_v ego_fw-la sum_fw-la pastor_n ille_fw-la bone_fw-la i_o be_o the_o good_a shepherd_n and_o first_o this_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n though_o indivisible_a in_o itself_o have_v be_v divide_v by_o the_o schoolman_n with_o good_a propriety_n both_o of_o word_n and_o meaning_n into_o two_o kind_n or_o species_n the_o first_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d original_a the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exemplify_v illa_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la existens_fw-la haec_fw-la in_o creature_n be_v expressa_fw-la the_o first_o exist_v sole_o on_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n the_o other_o copy_v out_o and_o manifest_v 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and_o dispute_v among_o themselves_o of_o man_n chief_a felicity_n and_o may_v ascribe_v it_o if_o they_o please_v to_o pleasure_n or_o riches_n or_o as_o the_o wise_a sort_n have_v do_v to_o the_o work_n of_o virtue_n but_o we_o that_o be_v the_o sheep_n of_o our_o saviour_n pasture_n look_v for_o this_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la only_o in_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o there_o we_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o find_v it_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o goodness_n call_v by_o the_o schoolman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o exemplify_v be_v that_o which_o god_n have_v manife_v on_o his_o creature_n and_o impart_v to_o they_o this_o they_o divide_v again_o into_o general_n and_o special_a that_o be_v extend_v unto_o all_o his_o creature_n this_o more_o particular_o restrain_v to_o his_o choose_a servant_n this_o general_a goodness_n clear_o manifest_v in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la mundus_fw-la quam_fw-la deus_fw-la explicatus_fw-la say_v the_o old_a philosopher_n and_o in_o preserve_v of_o the_o same_o create_v clothing_n the_o lily_n and_o feed_v the_o young_a raven_n when_o they_o call_v upon_o he_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o shine_v as_o well_o upon_o the_o sinner_n as_o the_o righteous_a person_n 145._o and_o in_o a_o word_n open_v his_o hand_n and_o fill_v all_o thing_n live_v with_o his_o plentiousness_n in_o which_o respect_n david_n most_o true_o tell_v we_o of_o he_o repleta_fw-la est_fw-la terra_fw-la bonitate_fw-la domini_fw-la 5._o the_o earth_n be_v full_a of_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o that_o which_o most_o especial_o do_v concern_v this_o business_n be_v his_o special_a goodness_n restrain_v unto_o his_o choose_a servant_n to_o such_o as_o fear_v his_o name_n and_o observe_v his_o precept_n the_o lord_n be_v good_a to_o israel_n 73._o say_v the_o royal_a psalmist_n his_o qui_fw-la recto_fw-la sunt_fw-la cord_n even_o unto_o all_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o clean_a heart_n and_o the_o book_n of_o lamentation_n the_o lord_n be_v good_a to_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o to_o the_o soul_n that_o seek_v he_o this_o goodness_n be_v manifest_v &_o declare_v in_o deliver_v they_o from_o evil_a the_o evil_a both_o of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n and_o in_o accumulate_v on_o they_o his_o most_o sacred_a blessing_n both_o of_o grace_n and_o glory_n for_o if_o a_o earthly_a father_n as_o our_o saviour_n urge_v though_o full_a of_o evil_n in_o himself_o matth._n know_v how_o to_o provide_v good_a thing_n for_o his_o natural_a child_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n bestow_v good_a thing_n on_o those_o who_o he_o have_v adopt_v this_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o god_n goodness_n to_o we_o and_o yet_o the_o way_n by_o which_o this_o goodness_n be_v procure_v for_o we_o be_v far_o more_o admirable_a 32._o the_o lord_n not_o spare_v his_o own_o son_n but_o deliver_v he_o up_o for_o we_o all_o that_o with_o he_o he_o may_v also_o free_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n as_o st._n paul_n instruct_v we_o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o high_a point_n of_o heavenly_a goodness_n and_o very_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o say_v whether_o deserve_v more_o of_o our_o admiration_n either_o that_o god_n the_o father_n shall_v appoint_v it_o so_o or_o god_n the_o son_n consider_v in_o our_o flesh_n shall_v act_v the_o tragedy_n i_o shall_v no_o long_o wonder_v at_o the_o strange_a command_n which_o god_n once_o lay_v upon_o our_o father_n abraham_n abraham_n take_v now_o thy_o son_n 2._o thy_o only_a son_n isaac_n who_o thou_o love_v and_o offer_v he_o for_o a_o burn_v offer_v to_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n here_o find_v we_o god_n the_o father_n real_o perform_v what_o he_o impose_v on_o abraham_n tentandi_fw-la causa_fw-la only_o for_o trial_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o his_o obedience_n nor_o shall_v i_o much_o admire_v at_o the_o zeal_n
for_o so_o the_o spirit_n call_v it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o canticle_n and_o man_n we_o know_v be_v far_o more_o curious_a in_o their_o garden_n then_o about_o their_o field_n but_o in_o this_o church_n this_o garden_n dress_v with_o god_n own_o hand_n there_o be_v some_o plant_n that_o thrive_v and_o prosper_v more_o than_o other_o and_o those_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v to_o inoculate_v in_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n for_o every_o branch_n that_o bear_v fruit_n he_o purge_v as_o himself_o have_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o may_v bring_v forth_o more_o fruit_n john_n 15._o let_v we_o all_o therefore_o have_v a_o care_n in_o our_o several_a place_n that_o we_o amend_v our_o life_n and_o yield_v fruit_n worthy_a of_o repentance_n that_o be_v fruitful_a of_o good_a work_n in_o this_o present_a nursery_n we_o may_v be_v all_o of_o we_o transplant_v into_o the_o glorious_a eden_n of_o eternal_a life_n i_o shall_v now_o speak_v of_o god_n propriety_n in_o this_o field_n and_o show_v that_o 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 by_o one_o self_n alone_o and_o hell_n too_o hot_a to_o be_v â—â—dured_v if_o none_o else_o shall_v endure_v it_o but_o the_o devil_n upon_o this_o ground_n no_o soon_o have_v the_o lord_n make_v man_n but_o satan_n labour_v to_o undo_v he_o he_o have_v before_o procure_v himself_o a_o party_n in_o the_o heaven_n of_o glory_n and_o among_o the_o angel_n how_o much_o more_o easy_a be_v it_o for_o he_o to_o infect_v paradise_n and_o seduce_v a_o woman_n in_o which_o attempt_n the_o issue_n prove_v so_o answerable_a to_o his_o hope_n that_o man_n become_v devest_v of_o his_o chief_a endowment_n his_o justice_n and_o integrity_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o way_n to_o repair_v those_o ruin_n but_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n which_o he_o have_v labour_v ever_o since_o either_o to_o hinder_v that_o it_o be_v not_o preach_v at_o all_o or_o so_o to_o practice_v on_o the_o hearer_n that_o it_o be_v preach_v with_o little_a profit_n three_o part_n of_o that_o good_a seed_n which_o god_n 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 zealous_a of_o his_o company_n in_o a_o business_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o therefore_o abeat_fw-la let_v he_o go_v as_o for_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o text_n we_o shall_v discourse_v thereof_o in_o these_o several_a couplet_n first_o we_o shall_v speak_v unto_o you_o of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o diligence_n sevit_fw-la inimicus_fw-la ejus_fw-la his_o enemy_n sow_v next_o of_o the_o seminary_n and_o the_o seed_n zizania_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la tritici_fw-la tare_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o wheat_n and_o three_o of_o the_o servant_n and_o their_o sluggishness_n cum_fw-la dormirent_fw-la homines_fw-la while_o man_n sleep_v of_o these_o in_o their_o order_n victoria_fw-la sine_fw-la certamine_fw-la constare_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nec_fw-la virtus_fw-la ipsa_fw-la sine_fw-la host_n 20._o virtue_n be_v never_o make_v more_o amiable_a then_o by_o opposition_n nor_o shall_v the_o valiant_a man_n be_v more_o remember_v than_o the_o coward_n if_o he_o have_v no_o adversary_n 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 seed_n and_o her_o seed_n 3._o not_o betwixt_o the_o devil_n and_o we_o man_n though_o we_o do_v all_o descend_v from_o she_o who_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o live_n but_o between_o he_o and_o our_o redeemer_n the_o promise_a seed_n the_o expectation_n of_o the_o gentile_n he_o only_o be_v of_o power_n to_o bruise_v the_o head_n of_o the_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n therefore_o be_v at_o enmity_n with_o he_o alone_o to_o he_o a_o enemy_n ex_fw-la professo_fw-la inimicus_fw-la ejus_fw-la his_o enemy_n to_o we_o a_o enemy_n no_o further_o than_o we_o have_v reference_n to_o he_o and_o be_v the_o child_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o servant_n of_o his_o holy_a household_n with_o this_o st._n chrysost_o accord_n satan_n say_v he_o do_v bend_v his_o force_n most_o against_o we_o man_n locum_fw-la but_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o malice_n be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o hate_n to_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o inveterate_a hate_n to_o god_n who_o badge_n and_o cognizance_n 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