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if_o thou_o do_v not_o pray_v but_o he_o can_v trouble_v thou_o whether_o god_n will_v or_o no_o but_o god_n can_v damn_v thou_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o no._n they_o that_o now_o terrify_v thou_o will_v run_v to_o hide_v themselves_o and_o will_v none_o of_o they_o come_v between_o thou_o and_o a_o angry_a god_n for_o the_o sin_n thou_o have_v commit_v or_o duty_n thou_o have_v omit_v by_o their_o inducement_n and_o therefore_o math._n 10._o 28._o fear_v not_o they_o that_o can_v kill_v the_o body_n and_o have_v no_o more_o that_o they_o can_v do_v but_o fear_v he_o that_o can_v cast_v body_n and_o soul_n into_o hell_n o_o fear_v he_o and_o let_v they_o talk_v sect_n ix_o 9_o ix_o the_o nine_o temptation_n of_o the_o husbandman_n ignorance_n be_v affect_a ignorance_n his_o intellectual_n be_v but_o obtuse_a and_o education_n do_v not_o befriend_v he_o his_o occasion_n many_o and_o his_o time_n scant_o whereby_o ordinary_o he_o want_v that_o necessary_a knowledge_n that_o shall_v 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of_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o either_o they_o know_v less_o that_o will_v make_v they_o less_o elevate_v or_o that_o they_o know_v more_o that_o will_v make_v they_o more_o humble_a but_o i_o hope_v the_o number_n of_o these_o be_v but_o few_o experience_n of_o their_o own_o infirmity_n together_o with_o further_a knowledge_n will_v cure_v they_o of_o this_o swell_a these_o rickets_o in_o the_o head_n and_o by_o degree_n they_o will_v find_v that_o the_o most_o they_o know_v be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o what_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o no_o the_o epidemical_a disease_n of_o husbandman_n be_v ignorance_n affect_a ignorance_n many_o of_o they_o want_v time_n to_o read_v or_o think_v of_o spiritual_a matter_n their_o child_n cry_v their_o business_n cry_v their_o creditor_n cry_v and_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o read_v a_o leaf_n without_o many_o avocation_n and_o distraction_n nay_o worse_o many_o of_o they_o can_v read_v a_o word_n they_o can_v see_v no_o more_o in_o a_o bible_n than_o in_o a_o stone_n nor_o read_v one_o verse_n therein_o though_o the_o read_n and_o ruminate_v of_o it_o may_v be_v as_o much_o worth_n as_o heaven_n to_o they_o ah_o that_o ever_o heaven_n the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o bible_n and_o a_o reasonable_a creature_n a_o christian_n shall_v not_o read_v it_o and_o those_o that_o can_v yet_o will_v not_o labour_v to_o find_v it_o there_o nay_o worse_o yet_o for_o many_o of_o this_o extraction_n and_o education_n be_v wonderful_a dull_a of_o capacity_n and_o apprehend_v matter_n spiritual_a especial_o with_o much_o difficulty_n and_o confusion_n and_o then_o such_o break_a mâ—…mories_n that_o they_o can_v hold_v nothing_o without_o very_o much_o a_o do_v so_o that_o the_o prophet_n jâ—…remy_n mâ—…ght_v very_o well_o conclude_v of_o they_o jer._n 5._o 4._o therefore_o i_o say_v sure_o these_o be_v poor_a they_o aâ—…e_v foolish_a for_o they_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o god_n i_o will_v get_v i_o to_o the_o great_a man_n alas_o it_o be_v too_o manifest_a that_o ignorance_n prevail_v among_o that_o sort_n in_o all_o place_n insomuch_o that_o a_o ignorant_a peasant_n be_v the_o common_a epithet_n their_o ambition_n be_v only_o to_o know_v their_o ground_n their_o cattle_n their_o market_n and_o their_o seat_n in_o the_o church_n who_o can_v have_v believe_v the_o sad_a story_n that_o mr._n pemble_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o sermon_n about_o ignorance_n if_o it_o have_v not_o a_o author_n of_o credit_n of_o a_o old_a man_n on_o his_o death_n bed_n that_o have_v hear_v in_o all_o likelihood_n two_o or_o three_o thousand_o sermon_n in_o his_o life_n that_o be_v then_o examine_v of_o his_o knowledge_n concern_v god_n shall_v answer_v he_o think_v he_o a_o old_a man_n sit_v in_o a_o chair_n and_o about_o christ_n think_v he_o a_o towardly_a young_a youth_n and_o concern_v his_o soul_n think_v it_o be_v some_o great_a bone_n in_o his_o body_n etc._n 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this_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o no_o world_n be_v make_v without_o light_n in_o the_o first_o place_n so_o no_o new_a world_n in_o the_o soul_n without_o the_o light_n of_o knowledge_n god_n method_n be_v act_v 26._o 18._o to_o turn_v man_n from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o so_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o eternal_a life_n john_n 17._o 3._o to_o know_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o jesus_n christ._n this_o be_v the_o first_o branch_n in_o the_o new_a covenant_n a_o heart_n to_o know_v god_n jer._n 24._o 7._o not_o his_o name_n but_o his_o nature_n to_o know_v god_n in_o chriâ—…_n to_o know_v his_o will_n can_v you_o think_v any_o man_n go_v to_o heaven_n in_o the_o dark_a to_o heaven_n blind_a god_n child_n be_v never_o bear_v blind_a
upon_o it_o and_o bring_v forth_o herb_n meet_v for_o they_o by_o who_o it_o be_v dress_v receive_v blessing_n from_o god_n shall_v my_o ground_n be_v bless_v and_o not_o my_o heart_n be_v a_o fruitful_a field_n a_o pleasant_a sight_n o_o how_o muc_a h_z more_o bless_a sight_n be_v a_o serious_a grow_a and_o holy_a heart_n awake_v therefore_o o_o my_o soul_n lest_o thy_o ground_n do_v shame_n thou_o and_o lest_o the_o earth_n rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o he_o that_o till_v it_o again_o when_o the_o husbandman_n be_v in_o his_o barren_a ground_n there_o he_o learn_v the_o danger_n of_o unfruitfulness_n for_o say_v the_o scripture_n heb._n 6.8_o that_o which_o bear_v thorn_n and_o briar_n be_v reject_v and_o nigh_o unto_o curse_v who_o end_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v do_v i_o turn_v that_o ground_n to_o commons_o that_o will_v bring_v neither_o corn_n nor_o grass_n after_o all_o â—…zek_n my_o cost_n what_o then_o will_v become_v of_o i_o if_o i_o be_v unfruitful_a be_v it_o 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