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how_o many_o man_n come_v by_o their_o wealth_n and_o riches_n prove_v very_o woeful_a and_o bitter_a to_o they_o final_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n to_o be_v trust_v to_o not_o friend_n nor_o relation_n nor_o great_a man_n favour_n sure_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v a_o lie_n psal_n 62.9_o the_o fure_a friend_n thou_o have_v in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o sure_a of_o himself_o therefore_o thou_o can_v not_o promise_v thyself_o he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o thou_o sect_n ii_o a_o second_o and_o god_n aim_v at_o be_v to_o learn_v you_o that_o when_o man_n take_v too_o much_o delight_n in_o their_o outward_a comfort_n and_o enjoyment_n it_o be_v his_o usual_a course_n to_o deprive_v they_o of_o what_o they_o
the_o heat_n thereof_o scorch_v the_o earth_n and_o make_v it_o to_o become_v iron_n under_o our_o foot_n who_o light_n and_o heat_n be_v create_v to_o comfort_n and_o cherish_v the_o earth_n it_o now_o scorch_v the_o creature_n yea_o man_n himself_o the_o ethiopian_n be_v so_o scorch_v with_o it_o that_o for_o anger_n they_o shoot_v arrow_n against_o the_o sun_n the_o moon_n beside_o her_o eclipse_n and_o change_n do_v also_o emit_v sad_a influence_n on_o the_o creature_n below_o witness_v the_o lunatic_n the_o paralytic_a the_o moon_n cause_v many_o humour_n in_o the_o body_n to_o stir_v you_o read_v in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n of_o the_o sweet_a influence_n of_o pleyade_n but_o these_o also_o do_v sometime_o send_v out_o their_o malign_a influence_n the_o air_n be_v oftentimes_o very_o contagious_a and_o pestilential_a as_o we_o have_v see_v by_o sad_a experience_n of_o late_a and_o yet_o be_v manifest_a in_o many_o town_n and_o city_n and_o other_o lesser_a place_n of_o this_o kingdom_n at_o this_o day_n now_o the_o air_n scorch_v than_o it_o cool_v now_o it_o be_v calm_a then_o boisterous_a the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o briar_n and_o thorn_n and_o unwholesome_a weed_n instead_o of_o wholesome_a fruit_n in_o all_o live_a creature_n you_o shall_v see_v how_o sin_n have_v put_v into_o they_o a_o hatred_n and_o antipathy_n and_o opposition_n the_o one_o seek_v to_o destroy_v each_o other_o the_o curse_n of_o vanity_n have_v put_v the_o whole_a creation_n out_o of_o order_n hence_o be_v all_o those_o mutation_n alteration_n corruption_n and_o destruction_n among_o the_o creature_n and_o of_o the_o creature_n quest_n here_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v why_o do_v god_n inflict_v this_o punishment_n of_o vanity_n and_o corruption_n on_o the_o creature_n for_o man_n sin_n without_o any_o fault_n in_o the_o creature_n resp_n 1._o it_o be_v no_o injury_n to_o the_o creature_n at_o all_o chrysostome_n say_v well_o chrysost_n ratio_fw-la aequi_fw-la &_o iniqui_fw-la 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punishment_n but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o man_n chap._n v._n r._n 3._o a_o three_o reason_n why_o we_o have_v no_o abide_v city_n here_o nor_o any_o thing_n of_o long_a continuance_n be_v take_v partly_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o his_o people_n and_o partly_o from_o his_o wrath_n to_o the_o wicked_a the_o wicked_a shall_v not_o have_v a_o continuance_n here_o and_o nothing_o durable_a because_o god_n will_v put_v a_o end_n to_o sin_n and_o sinner_n and_o clear_v the_o world_n of_o sin_n and_o sinner_n wherefore_o he_o will_v dissolve_v all_o these_o thing_n as_o long_o as_o wicked_a man_n live_v they_o will_v continue_v in_o sin_n shall_v a_o wicked_a man_n live_v a_o thousand_o year_n so_o long_o will_v he_o live_v in_o sin_n a_o drunkard_n will_v continue_v in_o his_o drunkenness_n a_o swearer_n in_o his_o swear_n so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v any_o continuance_n of_o his_o city_n oh_o to_o what_o a_o height_n of_o wickedness_n will_v man_n arrive_v if_o they_o and_o their_o city_n be_v of_o long_a continuance_n on_o the_o earth_n they_o forget_v god_n already_o and_o shall_v god_n lengthen_v out_o their_o time_n to_o continue_v for_o ever_o or_o for_o some_o thousand_o of_o year_n they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o think_v themselves_o be_v god_n and_o not_o die_v man_n therefore_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o suffer_v sinner_n nor_o their_o city_n to_o be_v of_o long_a continuance_n and_o many_o time_n he_o cut_v off_o notorious_a sinner_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o day_n bloody_a and_o deceitful_a man_n shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n god_n ruin_v their_o city_n and_o habitation_n they_o moulder_v away_o and_o be_v not_o of_o long_a continuance_n it_o be_v likewise_o in_o love_n to_o the_o godly_a that_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o city_n shall_v be_v of_o long_a continuance_n here_o because_o god_n will_v quick_o put_v a_o end_n to_o their_o suffering_n their_o reproach_n their_o persecution_n their_o calamity_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o body_n of_o death_n which_o make_v they_o miserable_a and_o will_v ere_o long_o take_v they_o up_o to_o their_o desire_a and_o expect_a happiness_n lay_v up_o in_o heaven_n for_o they_o in_o a_o word_n god_n will_v have_v no_o long_a last_a worldly_a city_n or_o other_o worldly_a thing_n that_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o child_n may_v be_v short_a and_o their_o happiness_n may_v be_v of_o eternal_a duration_n and_o that_o the_o joy_n and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a may_v be_v short_a and_o their_o sorrow_n and_o torment_n may_v be_v eternal_a chap._n vi_o sect_n i._o if_o here_o we_o have_v no_o continue_a city_n use_v 1_o then_o be_v exhort_v in_o the_o first_o place_n not_o to_o fix_v the_o eye_n of_o your_o soul_n upon_o these_o transitory_a thing_n will_v thou_o set_v thy_o eye_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v not_o prov._n 23.5_o for_o riches_n make_v themselves_o wing_n and_o flee_v away_o towards_o heaven_n all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n and_o 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price_n which_o they_o aim_v at_o in_o their_o exercise_n of_o shoot_v wrestle_a run_v on_o foot_n or_o on_o horseback_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o apostle_n he_o have_v his_o mark_n that_o he_o aim_v at_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o he_o may_v know_v he_o and_o be_v find_v in_o he_o and_o be_v make_v conformable_a to_o he_o and_o the_o price_n that_o he_o run_v for_o be_v the_o high_a call_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n the_o crown_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o glory_n that_o high_a price_n to_o which_o christian_n be_v call_v of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n now_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o apostle_n show_v that_o these_o visible_a and_o temporal_a thing_n be_v not_o the_o mark_n that_o he_o aim_v at_o that_o be_v but_o
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