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〈◊〉_d and_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o 〈◊〉_d man_n 〈…〉_o himself_o to_o this_o present_a world_n can_v have_v more_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d second_o for_o god_n hand_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d child_n this_o ground_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v that_o these_o 〈…〉_o be_v from_o god_n for_o jubal_n invention_n 〈…〉_o from_o god_n 〈…〉_o butter_n of_o kine_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o sheep_n with_o 〈◊〉_d of_o lamb_n 〈…〉_o in_o basham_n he_o give_v the_o grain_n of_o wheat_n and_o 〈…〉_o of_o 〈…〉_o the_o thirty_o second_o chapter_n and_o the_o four_o 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o make_v of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v god_n that_o 〈◊〉_d song_n in_o the_o night_n job_n the_o thirty_o fist_n chapter_n and_o the_o 〈…〉_o for_o tubal-cains_n invention_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o war_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o teachet_a hour_n hand_n to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o our_o 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈…〉_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o four_o 〈◊〉_d these_o invention_n be_v all_o 〈◊〉_d god_n whereby_o we_o see_v it_o be_v not_o with_o god_n as_o 〈◊〉_d say_v to_o isaas_n his_o 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the_o earth_n matth._n 12._o 40._o thus_o far_o concern_v his_o mercy_n the_o other_o part_n be_v god_n justice_n wherein_o also_o they_o be_v good_a as_o the_o serpent_n and_o water_n snake_n be_v for_o rod_n to_o punish_v the_o wicked_a at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o whale_n we_o even_o perish_v the_o end_n of_o the_o 40._o chapter_n of_o job_n we_o will_v conclude_v then_o with_o ambrose_n that_o 〈…〉_o &_o malorum_fw-la acerbitas_fw-la nos_fw-la trahit_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈…〉_o viditque_fw-la deus_fw-la id_fw-la esse_fw-la bonum_fw-la 1590._o january_n 28._o 1590._o in_o the_o approbation_n further_o good_a the_o fowl_n be_v good_a god_n see_v that_o the_o fowl_n be_v good_a if_o you_o consider_v profit_n they_o be_v for_o meat_n when_o the_o people_n murmur_v for_o meat_n moses_n ask_v whether_o he_o shall_v kill_v all_o the_o beef_n and_o sheep_n or_o gather_v together_o all_o the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n numb_a 11._o 22._o he_o forget_v the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n but_o god_n send_v 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this_o place_n touch_v the_o first_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o in_o this_o life_n many_o unprofitable_a servant_n that_o bury_v their_o talent_n do_v for_o all_o that_o enjoy_v light_a and_o withal_o have_v great_a joy_n and_o gladness_n and_o therefore_o the_o holy-ghost_n tell_v they_o that_o howsoever_o they_o escape_v here_o yet_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v they_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v cast_v into_o darkness_n and_o to_o weep_v continual_o they_o shall_v hear_v that_o memento_n which_o the_o rich_a man_n receive_v from_o abraham_n luke_n the_o sixteenth_o chapter_n thou_o in_o thy_o life_n time_n receive_v pleasure_n but_o now_o pain_n so_o shall_v it_o be_v with_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n that_o be_v not_o diligent_a to_o employ_v their_o talent_n to_o their_o master_n glory_n second_o he_o allude_v to_o the_o measure_n of_o weep_v which_o be_v find_v in_o this_o place_n for_o many_o unprofitable_a servant_n lose_v their_o talent_n in_o this_o life_n 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