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and_o some_o apollo_n to_o water_n some_o minister_n to_o manure_v some_o labourer_n to_o prune_v or_o those_o plant_n degenerate_a and_o grow_v wild_a or_o be_v choke_v with_o weed_n and_o baggage_n and_o god_n have_v send_v plenty_n of_o those_o that_o nothing_o be_v want_v on_o his_o part_n and_o oh_o how_o happy_a be_v those_o people_n that_o meet_v with_o labourer_n and_o not_o loiterer_n those_o that_o have_v both_o will_n and_o skill_n to_o do_v good_a but_o god_n may_v complain_v of_o many_o as_o he_o do_v of_o old_a i_o send_v they_o not_o yet_o they_o run_v i_o speak_v not_o to_o they_o yet_o they_o prophesy_v jer._n 23.2_o there_o be_v too_o many_o that_o be_v not_o gift_v nor_o qualify_v for_o the_o place_n too_o many_o that_o be_v idle_a and_o will_v not_o work_v loiterer_n rather_o than_o labourer_n and_o many_o that_o mind_n the_o wage_n more_o than_o the_o work_n and_o the_o fleece_n more_o than_o the_o flock_n they_o will_v have_v the_o profit_n but_o be_v at_o neither_o pain_n nor_o cost_n but_o the_o vineyard_n will_v never_o prosper_v under_o such_o man_n hand_n many_o honourable_a title_n be_v give_v to_o the_o minister_n all_o which_o denote_v diligence_n and_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o dignity_n they_o be_v call_v watchman_n eze._n 3.17_o but_o many_o of_o they_o be_v blind_a isa_n 1.56.10_o or_o if_o they_o see_v the_o enemy_n come_v they_o give_v no_o warning_n to_o prepare_v they_o be_v call_v shepherd_n but_o they_o feed_v themselves_o and_o not_o the_o flock_n they_o be_v call_v light_n but_o many_o of_o they_o walk_v in_o darkness_n or_o hide_v their_o light_n under_o a_o bushel_n or_o in_o a_o dark_a lantern_n or_o be_v but_o a_o ignis_fw-la fatuus_fw-la that_o lead_v man_n out_o of_o the_o way_n not_o in_o it_o they_o be_v call_v star_n but_o some_o of_o they_o prove_v comet_n or_o blazing-star_n threaten_v ruin_n to_o the_o beholder_n they_o be_v call_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n yet_o many_o of_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o savour_n and_o a_o deal_n of_o such_o unsavoury_a salt_n we_o have_v they_o be_v call_v angel_n but_o they_o resemble_v evil_a angel_n in_o their_o conversation_n they_o be_v call_v bvilder_n but_o what_o they_o build_v with_o the_o one_o hand_n they_o pluck_v down_o with_o the_o other_o nay_o destroy_v what_o other_o have_v build_v they_o be_v call_v steward_n but_o live_v as_o if_o they_o shall_v never_o give_v account_n of_o their_o stewardship_n they_o be_v call_v husbandman_n but_o neither_o care_n to_o plant_v nor_o to_o sow_v to_o water_n nor_o to_o manure_v they_o be_v call_v vine-dresser_n but_o take_v little_a pain_n in_o the_o vineyard_n in_o a_o word_n they_o be_v call_v nurse_n but_o prove_v dry_a nurse_n and_o suffer_v the_o child_n to_o
here_o be_v the_o great_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n treat_v of_o which_o the_o angel_n desire_v to_o pry_v into_o and_o eternity_n be_v little_a enough_o to_o admire_v herein_o we_o may_v behold_v the_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n in_o tempt_a man_n man_n frailty_n in_o yield_v to_o the_o temptation_n the_o nature_n of_o sin_n in_o throw_v man_n out_o of_o paradise_n and_o angel_n out_o of_o heaven_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o find_v out_o a_o remedy_n to_o save_v some_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n in_o die_v for_o they_o etc._n etc._n nay_o by_o meditation_n we_o have_v liberty_n to_o ascend_v heaven_n also_o and_o view_v those_o celestial_a mansion_n prepare_v for_o those_o that_o love_n and_o fear_n god_n but_o i_o shall_v add_v no_o more_o lest_o i_o make_v the_o gate_n too_o big_a for_o the_o structure_n only_o this_o be_v my_o desire_n and_o shall_v be_v my_o prayer_n that_o it_o may_v tend_v to_o god_n glory_n and_o his_o church_n good_a and_o so_o i_o rest_v thou_o and_o the_o church_n servant_n edward_n bury_n eton_n jan._n 12_o 1676._o the_o content_n med._n 1._o upon_o the_o earth_n p._n 1_o med._n 2._o upon_o dig_v the_o earth_n p._n 4_o med._n 3._o upon_o a_o tuft_n of_o green_a grass_n p._n 6_o med._n 4._o upon_o a_o barren_a plat_n of_o ground_n p._n 9_o med._n 5._o upon_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o weed_n p._n 13_o med._n 6._o upon_o a_o bush_n of_o thorn_n p._n 17_o med._n 7._o upon_o the_o diligence_n to_o be_v use_v in_o a_o garden_n p._n 21_o med._n 8._o upon_o bird_n pick_v up_o the_o seed_n p._n 25_o med._n 9_o upon_o refresh_a rain_n after_o a_o dry_a season_n p._n 29_o med._n 10._o upon_o the_o pluck_n off_o the_o top_n of_o weed_n p._n 50_o med._n 11._o upon_o the_o care_n man_n take_v of_o their_o garden_n p._n 54_o med._n 12._o upon_o a_o neglect_a garden_n p._n 58_o med._n 13._o upon_o the_o fade_a of_o beautiful_a flower_n p._n 61_o med._n 14._o upon_o stone_n in_o the_o garden_n p._n 64_o med._n 15._o upon_o worm_n in_o the_o 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