gather_v bâ—…_n food_n in_o the_o harvest_n set_a thyself_o by_o a_o mole_n hill_n and_o there_o stand_v and_o behold_v those_o small_a creature_n how_o busy_a they_o be_v they_o stand_v noâ—…_n still_o nor_o go_v at_o a_o idle_a rate_n but_o run_v every_o foot_n they_o carry_v a_o burden_n as_o big_a as_o themselves_o every_o day_n they_o work_v and_o this_o with_o incredible_a cheerfulness_n they_o murmur_v not_o they_o quarrel_v not_o but_o know_v their_o place_n and_o business_n and_o that_o be_v to_o provide_v for_o winter_n and_o now_o what_o learn_v the_o studious_a husbandman_n from_o this_o book_n why_o here_o he_o learn_v industâ—…y_a and_o diligence_n a_o cheerful_a industry_n in_o his_o place_n shall_v nature_n teach_v this_o ant_n more_o than_o reason_n teach_v i_o shall_v a_o blind_a instinct_n make_v her_o provident_a and_o shall_v the_o bible_n suffer_v i_o to_o be_v profuse_a see_v how_o she_o run_v in_o her_o duty_n and_o shall_v i_o sleep_v or_o creep_v in_o i_o 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mourn_v for_o his_o folly_n and_o open_v his_o eye_n see_v god_n hand_n in_o all_o and_o bless_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n preservative_n against_o this_o temptation_n to_o discontent_n be_v discretion_n supplication_n and_o consrderation_n 1._o discretion_n most_o of_o your_o vexation_n be_v the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o your_o indiscretion_n hence_o many_o of_o your_o strait_n come_v have_v you_o order_v business_n wise_o you_o have_v never_o be_v in_o they_o hence_o many_o of_o your_o loss_n many_o trespass_n and_o the_o vexation_n from_o they_o have_v flow_v and_o therefore_o you_o must_v study_v to_o be_v wise_a psal._n 112._o 5._o a_o good_a man_n guide_v his_o affair_n with_o discretion_n and_o so_o come_v to_o be_v able_a to_o show_v favour_n and_o lend_v a_o wise_a man_n discern_v time_n and_o judgement_n order_n thing_n in_o their_o season_n and_o so_o lay_v in_o little_a fuel_n for_o discontent_n whereas_o the_o foolish_a man_n by_o his_o rashness_n leap_v into_o trouble_n and_o strait_n and_o then_o fume_n and_o roar_v like_o a_o wild_a bull_n in_o a_o net_n all_o the_o house_n can_v hold_v he_o and_o especial_o young_a householder_n that_o have_v leap_v into_o that_o condition_n hand_n over_o head_n err_v herein_o the_o rashness_n of_o their_o youth_n lay_v up_o for_o the_o discontent_n of_o their_o old_a age_n and_o parent_n be_v too_o blame_v herein_o that_o do_v not_o fill_v their_o child_n with_o advice_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o wisdom_n before_o they_o launch_v out_o into_o this_o sea_n of_o worldly_a trouble_n they_o send_v they_o away_o with_o portion_n and_o estate_n but_o how_o few_o be_v they_o that_o spend_v a_o day_n or_o a_o hour_n in_o direct_v they_o with_o wise_a counsel_n whereby_o they_o may_v live_v well_o here_o and_o better_a hereafter_o a_o little_a wisdom_n will_v prevent_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o discontent_n 2._o supplication_n beg_v of_o god_n a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n which_o be_v of_o so_o great_a 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christ_n our_o lord_n be_v dead_a they_o will_v not_o break_v his_o bone_n he_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o world_n will_v save_v his_o bone_n whole_a when_o cross_n strait_n and_o trouble_n come_v upon_o he_o why_o they_o return_v to_o god_n say_v yonder_o man_n be_v dead_a already_o to_o the_o world_n his_o heart_n be_v crucify_v to_o it_o he_o feel_v nothing_o so_o as_o to_o be_v distemper_v by_o it_o when_o they_o strip_v dead_a man_n they_o struggle_v not_o you_o may_v take_v all_o they_o trouble_v not_o at_o it_o o_o beg_v such_o a_o heart_n that_o god_n may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o thou_o that_o his_o will_n may_v be_v do_v and_o this_o prayer_n will_v procure_v patience_n and_o help_v against_o discontent_n 3._o consideration_n of_o the_o evil_a and_o folly_n of_o this_o sin_n it_o strike_v at_o the_o sovereignty_n wisdom_n power_n and_o love_n of_o god_n at_o one_o blow_n against_o his_o sovereignty_n as_o if_o he_o rulâ—…d_v not_o thing_n well_o or_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v with_o his_o own_o hence_o this_o sin_n be_v call_v rebellion_n num._n 16._o 14._o with_o 17._o 10._o there_o god_n call_v they_o rebel_n and_o why_o because_o say_v they_o thou_o have_v not_o bring_v we_o into_o a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n nor_o give_v we_o inheritance_n of_o field_n and_o vineyard_n thus_o thousand_o in_o their_o heart_n reproach_n god_n and_o say_v alas_o my_o lot_n be_v fall_v ill_o i_o have_v neither_o house_n nor_o ground_n nor_o clothes_n as_o be_v fit_a for_o i_o take_v heed_n go_v on_o no_o further_a in_o thy_o complaint_n this_o be_v rebellion_n it_o wound_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v for_o we_o and_o with_o we_o we_o will_v abhor_v to_o say_v this_o of_o god_n but_o in_o effect_n we_o proclaim_v it_o by_o our_o discontent_n his_o way_n be_v sometime_o dark_a but_o always_o just_a sometime_o intricate_a but_o always_o wise_a naomi_n think_v that_o she_o and_o she_o be_v quite_o 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then_o it_o strike_v at_o the_o love_n of_o god_n no_o father_n can_v be_v so_o careful_a of_o the_o good_a of_o his_o child_n or_o husband_n of_o his_o wife_n happiness_n as_o god_n be_v of_o each_o of_o you_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o and_o why_o will_v â—…e_o be_v displease_v at_o his_o proceed_n towards_o you_o hear_v what_o he_o say_v jer._n 32._o 47._o i_o will_v rejoice_v over_o you_o to_o do_v you_o good_a and_o will_v plant_v you_o in_o this_o land_n assure_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n and_o with_o my_o whole_a soul_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o be_o glad_a in_o my_o heart_n when_o i_o can_v have_v a_o fit_a opportunity_n to_o do_v you_o good_a and_o i_o do_v it_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n and_o soul._n nay_o say_v the_o discontent_a man_n thing_n fall_v out_o with_o i_o to_o the_o worst_a spite_n itself_o can_v not_o order_v worse_o for_o i_o such_o unexpected_a such_o intolerable_a trouble_n and_o vexation_n how_o do_v this_o grieve_a love_n itself_o that_o be_v 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temptation_n of_o the_o husbandman_n gause_n be_v forget_v god_n and_o depend_v upon_o second_o cause_n his_o call_v lie_a among_o the_o creature_n at_o some_o distance_n from_o god_n he_o be_v prone_a by_o trade_v with_o thing_n see_v to_o forget_v thing_n unseen_a like_o a_o man_n in_o a_o mill_n can_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n for_o the_o clack_v and_o noise_n it_o make_v it_o be_v the_o peculiar_a happiness_n of_o the_o minister_n that_o his_o very_a call_v lie_n about_o god_n he_o dwell_v at_o court_n every_o day_n he_o needs_o do_v little_a else_o but_o contemplate_v god_n and_o persuade_v other_o to_o he_o but_o the_o husbandman_n business_n lie_v
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a_o most_o rare_a duty_n and_o a_o most_o excellent_a promise_n cast_v not_o only_o put_v or_o lie_v it_o on_o in_o part_n or_o at_o leisure_n but_o cast_v it_o whole_o and_o speedy_o cast_n what_o why_o your_o care_n your_o distract_n care_n so_o the_o word_n signify_v your_o necessary_a care_n you_o must_v grapple_v with_o as_o well_o as_o you_o can_v but_o when_o they_o squeeze_v torment_n divide_v distract_v the_o heart_n than_o cast_v they_o away_o and_o not_o one_o or_o two_o of_o they_o but_o all_o your_o care_n in_o six_o trouble_n and_o in_o seven_o go_v the_o same_o way_n knock_v at_o the_o same_o door_n throw_v they_o on_o the_o same_o
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unto_o he_o as_o our_o lord_n christ_n excellent_o by_o occasion_n of_o a_o vine_n in_o his_o way_n as_o the_o learned_a conclude_v raise_v up_o his_o and_o his_o hearer_n mind_n to_o learn_v this_o lesson_n that_o every_o branch_n that_o ground_n bear_v not_o fruit_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o branch_n that_o do_v bear_v fruit_n shall_v be_v purge_v to_o bring_v forth_o more_o fruit_n joh._n 15.1_o 2._o a_o profitable_a lesson_n teach_v out_o of_o a_o tree_n have_v therefore_o such_o a_o copy_n let_v we_o endeavour_v to_o show_v what_o learn_v the_o husbandman_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o get_v and_o i._o out_o of_o his_o ground_n and_o here_o 1._o he_o look_v on_o it_o and_o think_v whence_o he_o come_v he_o read_v his_o pedigree_n in_o the_o dust_n and_o remember_v his_o paternal_a coat_n be_v blazon_v gen._n 3.19_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n be_v thou_o take_v and_o have_v much_o business_n with_o it_o he_o be_v often_o mind_v what_o he_o be_v for_o dust_n thou_o be_v and_o there_o be_v but_o a_o remove_n between_o the_o dust_n that_o lie_v and_o the_o dust_n that_o be_v walk_v on_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o husbandman_n ought_v to_o look_v down_o and_o learn_v humility_n and_o then_o to_o look_v up_o and_o beg_v it_o of_o god_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v as_o some_o judge_n that_o god_n give_v to_o our_o father_n adam_n his_o name_n from_o the_o ground_n or_o earth_n for_o so_o his_o name_n signify_v that_o whensoever_o he_o hear_v his_o name_n adam_n call_v he_o may_v think_v of_o his_o original_n and_o be_v humble_a the_o husbandman_n therefore_o have_v many_o item_n of_o his_o frailty_n and_o must_v lay_v it_o to_o heart_n here_o be_v my_o ground_n and_o alas_o what_o be_o i_o but_o earth_n sift_v and_o purify_v and_o mould_v up_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o what_o cause_n have_v white_a and_o red_a clay_n to_o be_v proud_a come_v down_o o_o my_o vain_a heart_n and_o know_v thy_o place_n when_o clay_n ascend_v it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o creation_n 2._o from_o his_o ground_n the_o husbandman_n learn_v his_o mortality_n and_o may_v be_v oft_o mind_v of_o his_o change_n for_o unto_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v there_o be_v the_o end_n of_o his_o line_n poor_a man_n creep_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n keep_v a_o coil_n in_o the_o world_n a_o while_n and_o then_o râ—…turnes_v unto_o dust_n again_o every_o day_n the_o husbandman_n may_v learn_v this_o lesson_n his_o employment_n lie_v as_o it_o be_v in_o his_o grave_n when_o he_o be_v dig_v or_o plough_v in_o the_o ground_n he_o break_v out_o in_o these_o thought_n poor_a piece_n of_o creep_a dust_n whither_o be_v thou_o go_v be_v thou_o ready_a to_o return_v to_o thy_o mother_n earth_n again_o have_v thou_o glorify_v god_n have_v thou_o finish_v the_o work_n which_o he_o give_v thou_o to_o do_v what_o stick_v it_o at_o thy_o pass_a bell_n may_v be_v ring_v to_o morrow_n and_o then_o shall_v the_o dust_n return_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v unto_o g_z d_o who_o give_v it_o eccles._n 12.7_o prepare_v thyself_o therefore_o to_o lie_v down_o in_o the_o earth_n which_o thou_o be_v now_o manure_a get_v die_a thought_n for_o thou_o be_v but_o die_a dust_n 3._o from_o the_o quality_n of_o his_o ground_n he_o must_v learn_v his_o lesson_n when_o you_o walk_v over_o a_o fruitful_a field_n the_o sight_n of_o it_o please_v you_o and_o a_o fruitful_a heart_n and_o life_n will_v please_v god_n much_o more_o this_o shower_n of_o rain_n have_v make_v my_o field_n better_o do_v the_o last_o shower_n from_o heaven_n make_v my_o heart_n better_a hebr._n 6.7_o for_o the_o earth_n that_o drink_v in_o the_o rain_n that_o come_v often_o
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 intolerable_a in_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v it_o not_o much_o more_o in_o earth_n refine_v a_o wake_v my_o barreu_n heart_n and_o fall_n to_o work_v i_o will_v ghome_n and_o mend_v my_o pace_n &_o bring_v forth_o fruitso_n meet_v for_o repentance_n lest_o while_o i_o seem_v bless_v on_o earth_n i_o prove_v to_o be_v accurse_v from_o heaven_n and_o thus_o the_o barren_a ground_n read_v a_o fruitful_a lecture_n to_o the_o observe_a husbandman_n 4._o his_o four_o lesson_n be_v from_o the_o improve_n of_o his_o ground_n he_o find_v that_o the_o dirty_a manure_n be_v necessary_a to_o make_v his_o ground_n fertile_a luke_n 13.8_o not_o only_o the_o figtree_n but_o the_o vineyard_n must_v be_v dig_v and_o dung_v else_o it_o will_v grow_v weedy_a gather_v moss_n and_o be_v fruitlessâ—…_n and_o here_o our_o husbandman_n learn_v the_o necessity_n and_o benefit_n of_o affliction_n here_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o ground_n alas_o without_o much_o pain_n i_o shall_v reap_v no_o profit_n and_o here_o be_v a_o heart_n that_o will_v bring_v forth_o little_a without_o much_o pain_n and_o cost_n affliction_n be_v profitable_a but_o not_o pleasant_a at_o all_o they_o fall_v upon_o we_o by_o a_o necessity_n if_o need_v be_v you_o be_v in_o manifola_o temptation_n 1_o pet._n 1.6_o let_v a_o man_n live_v two_o or_o three_o year_n without_o affliction_n and_o he_o be_v almost_o good_a for_o nothing_o he_o can_v pray_v nor_o meditate_v nor_o deny_v himself_o he_o gather_v abundance_n of_o moss_n and_o rust_n but_o let_v god_n smite_v he_o in_o his_o child_n or_o estate_n or_o health_n now_o heâ—…_n can_v find_v his_o tongue_n he_o be_v awake_a and_o be_v in_o good_a earnest_n now_o he_o be_v humble_a and_o mortify_a and_o quite_o another_o man_n o_o affliction_n be_v the_o grow_a soil_n god_n have_v now_o as_o much_o honour_n again_o from_o he_o as_o he_o have_v before_o hereupon_o many_o good_a husband_n think_v that_o improve_n be_v better_a than_o purchase_v the_o lord_n have_v such_o a_o large_a improvement_n from_o one_o of_o his_o servant_n after_o affliction_n that_o it_o bring_v in_o as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v convert_v a_o man_n out_o of_o the_o rough_a and_o now_o think_v the_o husbandman_n my_o pain_n and_o cost_n be_v well_o bestow_v this_o crop_n reward_v i_o and_o so_o say_v god_n this_o amendment_n please_v i_o this_o rod_n be_v well_o bestow_v and_o thus_o do_v god_n chide_v himself_o friend_n with_o his_o poor_a child_n and_o heal_v they_o by_o his_o stripe_n and_o this_o the_o husbandman_n learn_v from_o the_o improve_n of_o his_o ground_n 5._o the_o husbandman_n five_o lesson_n be_v from_o fence_v of_o his_o ground_n he_o observe_v that_o after_o all_o his_o cost_n and_o labour_n in_o his_o field_n one_o gap_n or_o breach_n be_v able_a to_o ruin_v all_o his_o hope_n and_o therefore_o conclude_v the_o necessity_n of_o a_o fence_n for_o the_o receive_n of_o his_o deserve_a profit_n here_o my_o corn_n be_v sow_v but_o my_o labour_n be_v lose_v without_o care_n to_o preserve_v it_o up_o sir_n let_v we_o be_v do_v this_o field_n must_v be_v fence_v or_o all_o be_v lose_v and_o hence_o the_o husbandman_n learn_v the_o duty_n of_o watchfulness_n and_o conclude_v that_o without_o it_o a_o everlasting_a soul_n be_v lose_v when_o god_n himself_o have_v sow_v the_o precious_a seed_n of_o gospel-truth_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o place_v many_o orient_a grace_n in_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v no_o small_a need_n of_o a_o serious_a and_o constant_a watch_n else_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n will_v quick_o lay_v they_o waste_v let_v the_o field_n of_o your_o heart_n be_v never_o so_o rich_o lade_v with_o knowledge_n love_n zeal_n yet_o if_o one_o gap_n be_v leave_v open_a for_o the_o boar_n out_o of_o the_o wood_n or_o the_o fox_n of_o the_o field_n to_o any_o one_o conscience-wasting_a corruption_n open_a or_o secret_a all_o will_v be_v destroy_v prov._n 24.30_o i_o go_v by_o the_o field_n of_o the_o man_n void_a of_o understanding_n and_o lo_o the_o stone_n wall_n thereof_o be_v break_v down_o here_o be_v a_o field_n without_o a_o fence_n but_o do_v the_o passenger_n gather_v nothing_o hence_o yes_o vers_fw-la 32._o then_o i_o see_v and_o consider_v it_o well_o i_o be_v think_v what_o i_o may_v learn_v from_o it_o i_o look_v upon_o it_o and_o receive_v instruction_n my_o neighbour_n folly_n teach_v i_o wisdom_n i_o be_v instruct_v by_o it_o this_o outward_a object_n teach_v i_o a_o inward_a lesson_n so_o shall_v the_o husbandman_n by_o the_o breach_n in_o his_o neighbour_n wall_n be_v teach_v to_o repair_v the_o neglect_n of_o his_o owâ—…_n watch_n how_o soon_o be_v a_o pair_n of_o floodgate_n 〈◊〉_d the_o fenne-country_n draw_v up_o how_o hardâ—…_n can_v we_o draw_v out_o the_o water_n again_o ah_o so_o iâ—…_n be_v you_o may_v believe_v sigh_v experience_n so_o iâ—…_n be_v with_o a_o poor_a soul_n you_o may_v a_o thousand_o timeâ—…_n more_o careful_o keep_v out_o a_o sin_n and_o cruâ—…_n a_o cockatrice_n in_o the_o egg_n than_o rid_v thâ—…_n soul_n of_o its_o woeful_a chain_n and_o fetter_n afterward_o it_o be_v watchfulness_n and_o prayer_n that_o only_a caâ—…_n keep_v temptation_n out_o 6._o the_o husbandman_n fixth_n lesson_n be_v from_o the_o grass_n of_o his_o ground_n thus_o he_o have_v daily_o a_o pleasant_a view_n of_o and_o now_o and_o then_o make_v a_o book_n of_o it_o and_o every_o grass_n be_v a_o letter_n yeâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d word_n yea_o a_o sermon_n to_o he_o a_o sermon_n sometime_o of_o his_o own_o frailty_n for_o how_o do_v it_o flourish_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o many_o colour_a weed_n therein_o â—…ile_a and_o dance_v and_o at_o night_n they_o be_v cut_v down_o and_o wither_v their_o beauty_n go_v in_o a_o few_o day_n and_o then_o he_o remeâ—…bers_v what_o be_v say_v isa._n 40.6_o 7._o all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n and_o the_o goodliness_n thereof_o as_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o grass_n the_o grass_n wither_v the_o flower_n fade_v sure_o the_o people_n be_v grass_n and_o so_o he_o go_v his_o way_n with_o a_o heart_n mortify_v and_o wean_v to_o the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n in_o it_o see_v there_o be_v so_o little_a difference_n between_o his_o grass_n and_o he_o the_o grass_n spring_v late_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o so_o do_v he_o only_o he_o be_v the_o senior_a grass_n and_o the_o grass_n be_v resolve_v into_o the_o earth_n again_o and_o so_o must_v he_o only_o he_o live_v a_o while_n long_o and_o more_o particular_o the_o husbandman_n learn_v hence_o the_o short-lived_a happiness_n of_o wicked_a man_n that_o rise_v up_o suddâ—…ly_o in_o the_o world_n and_o rage_n as_o they_o be_v woo_v but_o like_o the_o grass_n they_o perish_v out_o of_o hand_n and_o their_o place_n forget_v they_o god_n let_v they_o alone_o a_o while_n as_o the_o husbandman_n do_v his_o meadow_n eat_v they_o not_o down_o by_o affliction_n but_o hedge_n they_o by_o his_o providence_n as_o if_o he_o have_v more_o care_n of_o they_o then_o of_o all_o his_o deâ—…esne_fw-la beside_o but_o mow_v they_o down_o at_o length_n and_o cut_v they_o off_o in_o a_o moment_n psal._n 92.7_o when_o the_o wicked_a spring_n as_o the_o grass_n and_o when_o all_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n do_v flourish_v it_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v for_o ever_o and_o then_o again_o the_o grass_n preach_v to_o the_o husbandman_n reliance_n upon_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n think_v he_o here_o i_o have_v a_o great_a family_n and_o many_o child_n and_o certain_a provision_n for_o they_o i_o have_v none_o but_o math._n 6.30_o if_o god_n thus_o clothe_v the_o grass_n of_o the_o field_n which_o to_o day_n be_v and_o to_o morrow_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o oven_n shall_v be_v not_o much_o more_o clothe_v i_o and_o i_o
sow_v spare_o shall_v reap_v spare_o and_o he_o which_o sow_v bountiful_o shall_v reap_v bountiful_o he_o observe_v the_o increase_n be_v treble_a to_o the_o lay_v out_o and_o the_o thick_a he_o sow_v observe_v rule_n of_o prudence_n the_o thick_a it_o come_v up_o and_o pay_v he_o full_o both_o for_o his_o labour_n and_o his_o forbearance_n and_o he_o that_o can_v trust_v his_o seed_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o earth_n can_v trust_v his_o charity_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o of_o that_o little_a he_o have_v his_o poor_a neighbour_n shall_v have_v part_n heaven_n will_v repay_v it_o all_o eccles._n 11.4_o 3._o the_o three_o lesson_n which_o the_o husbandman_n learn_v from_o his_o corn_n be_v from_o the_o spring_a of_o it_o and_o hence_o he_o learn_v the_o nature_n both_o of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o resurrection_n first_o he_o perceive_v hence_o the_o strange_a work_n of_o grace_n in_o his_o soul_n mark_v 4.26_o so_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v cast_v seed_n into_o the_o ground_n and_o shall_v sleep_v and_o rise_v night_n and_o day_n and_o the_o seed_n shall_v spring_v and_o grow_v up_o he_o know_v not_o how_o there_o he_o throw_v his_o seed_n into_o the_o cold_a ground_n and_o go_v his_o way_n and_o behold_v ever_o long_o it_o come_v up_o but_o he_o know_v not_o how_o just_o thus_o cry_v he_o be_v it_o with_o my_o heart_n i_o feel_v some_o supernatural_a work_n in_o i_o but_o i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o be_v wrought_v seed_n i_o remember_v be_v cast_v upon_o i_o but_o how_o this_o sorrow_n this_o faith_n this_o love_n be_v wrought_v in_o i_o i_o know_v not_o what_o a_o bless_a change_n be_v here_o a_o field_n of_o thorn_n into_o a_o field_n of_o corn_n sure_a lord_n thy_o hand_n have_v be_v here_o and_o it_o be_v thou_o must_v perfect_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n this_o green_a corn_n must_v have_v many_o a_o shower_n before_o it_o be_v ripe_a this_o must_v have_v the_o former_a and_o the_o latter_a rain_n and_o so_o must_v i._o and_o this_o mind_n the_o husbandman_n of_o frequent_v all_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n he_o can_v and_o there_o he_o lay_v his_o soul_n under_o the_o dropping_n of_o heaven_n with_o unspeakable_a delight_n and_o go_v away_o from_o every_o ordinance_n more_o green_a and_o fresh_a than_o he_o be_v before_o hence_o again_o he_o learn_v something_o of_o the_o last_o resurrection_n 1_o cor._n 15.35_o but_o some_o man_n will_v say_v how_o be_v the_o dead_a raise_v up_o thou_o fool_n that_o which_o thou_o sowe_v be_v not_o quicken_v except_o it_o dyâ—…_n it_o be_v sow_v in_o corruption_n it_o be_v raise_v in_o incorruption_n the_o husbandman_n remember_v he_o sow_v his_o corn_n white_a and_o wither_a but_o it_o come_v up_o fresh_a and_o green_a it_o lay_v in_o the_o ground_n till_o it_o seem_v lose_v and_o perish_v but_o that_o die_v be_v to_o give_v it_o life_n and_o that_o corn_n which_o to_o his_o sense_n be_v dead_a and_o go_v ever_o long_o to_o his_o sense_n be_v revive_v and_o in_o great_a glory_n than_o before_o and_o be_v it_o thus_o say_v the_o husbandman_n why_o then_o this_o wither_a body_n of_o i_o be_v but_o sow_v in_o the_o grave_n to_o spring_v up_o again_o without_o these_o imperfection_n it_o be_v to_o be_v sow_v deep_a because_o it_o must_v spring_v up_o high_o than_o my_o corn_n what_o though_o i_o die_v consume_v and_o perish_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o senâ—…_n yet_o though_o worm_n destroy_v this_o body_n in_o my_o flesh_n shall_v i_o see_v god_n and_o though_o i_o live_v and_o die_v in_o dishonour_n yet_o i_o shall_v rise_v again_o in_o honour_n he_o that_o raise_v up_o my_o corn_n can_v raise_v up_o i_o he_o can_v effect_v one_o resurrection_n at_o last_o that_o cause_v a_o resurrection_n in_o my_o field_n every_o year_n how_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n shall_v spring_v up_o then_o out_o of_o this_o one_o church_n yard_n you_o shall_v see_v no_o less_o i_o believe_v than_o fifty_o or_o threescore_o thousand_o come_v up_o at_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o resurrection_n in_o this_o one_o church_n yard_n how_o dreadful_a then_o will_v the_o whole_a appearance_n be_v at_o that_o great_a day_n 4._o the_o four_o lesson_n that_o the_o husbandman_n may_v learn_v from_o his_o corn_n be_v from_o the_o reap_v and_o in-gathering_a of_o it_o and_o this_o effectual_o mind_v he_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n mat._n 13.39_o the_o harvest_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o reaper_n be_v the_o angel_n belove_a the_o world_n have_v grow_v a_o long_a while_n it_o have_v grow_v long_o than_o the_o old_a world_n by_o two_o thousand_o year_n so_o that_o now_o the_o field_n be_v white_a to_o the_o harvest_n and_o i_o doubt_v if_o it_o grow_v long_o it_o will_v grow_v worse_o every_o day_n than_o other_o now_o when_o the_o husbandman_n see_v his_o field_n be_v ripe_a than_o he_o put_v in_o his_o sickle_n set_v in_o his_o reaper_n and_o down_o it_o go_v the_o weed_n that_o 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holiness_n be_v rich_o reward_v which_o also_o the_o husbandman_n have_v occasion_n to_o think_v of_o in_o his_o harvest_n what_o pain_n have_v he_o in_o sow_v how_o do_v he_o sweat_v at_o plough_n but_o now_o he_o be_v rich_o pay_v the_o valley_n be_v cover_v with_o corn_n they_o shout_v for_o joy_n they_o also_o sing_v they_o make_v the_o husbandman_n to_o sing_v he_o go_v forth_o weep_v bear_v precious_a seed_n psal._n 126._o ult_n but_o now_o he_o come_v again_o rejoice_v bring_v his_o sheaf_n with_o he_o and_o he_o learn_v by_o this_o that_o his_o fast_n and_o prayer_n and_o self-denial_n though_o sharp_a and_o difficult_a yet_o will_v quit_v the_o cost_n at_o the_o long_o run_v he_o have_v a_o natural_a faith_n to_o believe_v his_o pain_n for_o the_o earth_n will_v pay_v his_o charge_n and_o make_v he_o merry_a once_o in_o the_o year_n and_o he_o have_v a_o spiritual_a faith_n to_o believe_v his_o pain_n for_o heaven_n will_v bring_v much_o great_a sure_a and_o sweet_a gain_n drudge_a at_o the_o harrow_n that_o be_v sharp_a but_o sweep_v down_o the_o wheat_n that_o be_v sweet_a prayer_n and_o tear_n he_o find_v to_o cost_v he_o dear_a but_o grace_n and_o glory_n pay_v he_o home_o the_o sluggard_n prov._n 20.4_o will_v not_o plough_v by_o reason_n of_o cold_a therefore_o shall_v he_o beg_v in_o harvest_n and_o have_v nothing_o the_o idle_a hand_n shall_v have_v a_o empty_a barn_n he_o shall_v beg_v and_o have_v nothing_o when_o harvest_n come_v here_o the_o idle_a poor_a glean_v at_o harvest_n and_o get_v something_o but_o o_o what_o million_o of_o beggar_n will_v there_o be_v at_o that_o great_a harvest_n cry_v give_v we_o of_o your_o oil_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v nothing_o the_o godly_a father_n shall_v not_o spare_v the_o ungodly_a child_n one_o drop_n of_o oil_n nor_o the_o religious_a wife_n to_o the_o graceless_a husband_n they_o who_o will_v now_o spare_v a_o drop_n of_o their_o heart_n blood_n to_o save_v their_o relation_n then_o will_v not_o can_v must_v not_o spare_v they_o one_o drop_n of_o oil_n to_o save_v their_o soul_n mat._n 25.9_o and_o from_o the_o in-gathering_a of_o his_o corn_n he_o learn_v this_o lesson_n that_o when_o his_o soul_n be_v ripe_a and_o ready_a god_n will_v leave_v he_o no_o long_o in_o the_o field_n below_o but_o will_v house_n he_o in_o heaven_n above_o and_o will_v bring_v he_o into_o his_o grave_n in_o a_o full_a age_n like_v as_o a_o shock_n of_o corn_n come_v in_o in_o his_o season_n and_o if_o he_o see_v a_o storm_n come_v he_o will_v make_v some_o haste_n to_o secure_v he_o before_o it_o fall_v as_o the_o husbandman_n hurry_v in_o his_o corn_n when_o he_o see_v
company_n the_o swine_n may_v get_v into_o the_o parlour_n and_o that_o smooth_v he_o again_o restrain_v grace_n pin_n he_o up_o but_o after_o all_o his_o filthy_a swinish_a nature_n remain_v and_o the_o next_o puddle_n he_o come_v to_o he_o wallow_v in_o it_o again_o o_o the_o endless_a labour_n that_o out_o god_n have_v with_o we_o before_o we_o be_v clean_a and_o alas_o the_o worst_a filth_n be_v sweet_a in_o comparison_n of_o sin_n for_o that_o be_v the_o devil_n excrement_n and_o so_o most_o abominable_a if_o our_o spiritual_a sense_n be_v exercise_v to_o discern_v good_a and_o evil_n it_o be_v better_a to_o tumble_v in_o the_o sink_n than_o in_o thy_o filthy_a sin_n a_o swine_n be_v a_o cleanly_a creature_n to_o a_o filthy_a sinner_n admire_v then_o the_o grace_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o have_v change_v thy_o nature_n and_o of_o a_o swine_n make_v thou_o a_o son_n and_o beware_v thou_o come_v no_o more_o into_o the_o mire_n lest_o instead_o of_o be_v cleanse_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n thou_o perish_v in_o thy_o own_o sect_n iv._o 4._o iv._o the_o four_o book_n wherein_o the_o husbandman_n orchard_n may_v learn_v something_o for_o his_o soul_n be_v from_o his_o orchard_n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n for_o a_o grove_n of_o tree_n signify_v also_o contemplation_n pag._n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v never_o go_v among_o his_o tree_n without_o some_o contemplation_n and_o here_o in_o general_n when_o he_o come_v into_o his_o orchard_n he_o remember_v paradise_n where_o he_o in_o adam_n do_v once_o enjoy_v god_n and_o where_o by_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n he_o lose_v he_o and_o this_o come_v in_o well_o to_o qualify_v that_o delight_n he_o take_v among_o his_o tree_n it_o be_v say_v that_o our_o father_n adam_n do_v never_o look_v towards_o eden_n the_o paradise_n whence_o he_o be_v cast_v without_o a_o tear_n to_o think_v of_o the_o happiness_n he_o have_v lose_v and_o the_o evil_n he_o have_v commit_v however_o the_o husbandman_n have_v many_o a_o ache_a heart_n here_o upon_o the_o sad_a remembrance_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o fall_v and_o thereupon_o he_o examine_v whether_o the_o guilt_n of_o that_o sin_n be_v pardon_v to_o he_o and_o whether_o the_o heart_n and_o strength_n of_o it_o be_v break_v in_o he_o but_o the_o more_o particular_a lesson_n he_o learn_v in_o his_o orchard_n be_v 1._o from_o the_o variety_n and_o kind_n of_o tree_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o he_o observe_v the_o diversity_n and_o choice_n of_o christian_n and_o of_o their_o grace_n shadow_v out_o in_o that_o cant._n 4.13_o thy_o plant_n be_v a_o orchard_n of_o pomegranate_n with_o pleasant_a fruit_n camphire_n with_o spikenard_n spikenard_n and_o saffron_n calamus_fw-la and_o cinnamon_n with_o all_o trec_n of_o frankincense_n myrrh_n and_o aloe_n with_o all_o the_o chief_n spice_n here_o be_v christ_n orchard_n every_o tree_n a_o saint_n and_o every_o saint_n variety_n of_o sweet_a taste_n and_o sweet_a smell_a grace_n ah_o lord_n say_v the_o husbandman_n what_o plenty_n be_v here_o for_o i_o but_o what_o scarcity_n have_v i_o for_o thou_o what_o a_o brave_a sight_n be_v a_o fair_a orchard_n with_o well-ordered_a tree_n and_o each_o fill_v with_o fruit_n how_o much_o fair_a a_o sight_n be_v a_o congregation_n of_o fruitbearing_a saint_n that_o bear_v the_o fruit_n and_o spice_n that_o god_n love_v what_o delight_n do_v the_o husbandman_n take_v in_o his_o orchard_n and_o o_o what_o delight_n will_v your_o god_n take_v to_o walk_v with_o you_o in_o your_o house_n and_o to_o walk_v among_o we_o here_o in_o this_o house_n if_o every_o seat_n here_o be_v fill_v with_o a_o row_n of_o fruitful_a tree_n he_o will_v pluck_v our_o ripe_a fruit_n and_o grace_n and_o take_v they_o to_o heaven_n with_o he_o he_o will_v prune_v and_o purge_v we_o that_o we_o may_v bring_v forth_o more_o fruit_n and_o what_o must_v young_a tree_n and_o other_o that_o bear_v nothing_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o fire_n nay_o the_o husbandman_n wait_v 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the_o tree_n and_o every_o tree_n that_o bring_v not_o forth_o fruit_n shall_v be_v hew_v down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n they_o which_o be_v not_o good_a for_o fruit_n shall_v be_v good_a for_o fuel_n by_o the_o lean_v of_o the_o tree_n he_o know_v which_o way_n it_o will_v fall_v and_o by_o the_o lean_v of_o his_o own_o heart_n towards_o heaven_n he_o trust_v it_o will_v fall_v thither_o but_o especial_o the_o husbandman_n in_o his_o orchard_n think_v of_o christ_n and_o his_o sweetness_n cant._n 2.3_o as_o the_o apple_n tree_n among_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o wood_n so_o be_v my_o belove_a among_o the_o son_n i_o sit_v down_o under_o his_o shadow_n with_o great_a delight_n and_o his_o fruit_n be_v sweet_a to_o my_o taste_n all_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o wood_n must_v give_v place_n to_o the_o apple_n and_o all_o creature_n must_v stand_v aloof_o from_o christ._n his_o shade_n and_o fruit_n be_v both_o sweet_a o_o what_o a_o treasure_n think_v the_o husbandman_n have_v i_o of_o 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