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that_o in_o far_o great_a glory_n and_o happiness_n than_o the_o great_a of_o all_o earthly_a king_n either_o do_v ever_o or_o ever_o can_v enjoy_v the_o mean_a christian_n may_v get_v the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o glory_n as_o well_o as_o a_o david_n or_o a_o solomon_n commit_v another_o benefit_n we_o must_v observe_v the_o lord_n by_o his_o providence_n keep_v he_o from_o commit_v that_o sin_n which_o else_o he_o will_v have_v commit_v but_o indeed_o of_o mere_a ignorance_n for_o his_o heart_n be_v upright_o with_o god_n so_o far_o that_o if_o he_o have_v know_v it_o he_o will_v not_o have_v commit_v it_o so_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o therefore_o i_o keep_v thou_o
company_n the_o other_o shall_v escape_v second_o he_o pray_v earnest_o to_o god_n to_o save_v he_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o brother_n who_o he_o great_o fear_v three_o he_o present_v he_o with_o a_o large_a present_a and_o set_v a_o space_n betwixt_o drove_n and_o drive_v command_v they_o to_o answer_v his_o brother_n with_o all_o submissness_n say_v when_o they_o shall_v be_v ask_v who_o be_v these_o before_o thou_o they_o be_v thy_o brother_n jacob_n it_o be_v a_o present_a send_v to_o my_o lord_n esau_n and_o he_o be_v behind_o we_o and_o so_o the_o second_o and_o the_o three_o and_o all_o that_o follow_v the_o drove_n say_v i_o will_v pacify_v he_o with_o a_o gift_n that_o go_v before_o i_o and_o afterward_o i_o will_v see_v his_o face_n peradventure_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o i_o and_o then_o have_v wrestle_v with_o god_n chap._n 32._o he_o see_v his_o brother_n come_v and_o divide_v his_o child_n to_o leah_n and_o rachel_n and_o the_o young_a maiden_n and_o set_v the_o hand_n maid_n first_o than_o leah_n than_o rachel_n himself_o go_v before_o they_o and_o fall_v on_o the_o ground_n seven_o time_n and_o do_v obeisance_n and_o so_o cause_v the_o handmaid_n and_o his_o wife_n to_o do_v the_o like_a and_o so_o by_o his_o submissive_a carriage_n he_o pacify_v his_o brother_n anger_n and_o god_n work_v with_o his_o prudence_n find_v he_o exceed_v kind_a and_o love_a and_o when_o he_o will_v have_v go_v before_o he_o excuse_v himself_o by_o the_o pace_n of_o the_o young_a infant_n and_o cattle_n he_o avoid_v his_o company_n and_o by_o press_v cause_v he_o to_o receive_v the_o gift_n and_o in_o very_o modest_a manner_n refuse_v the_o train_n which_o his_o brother_n leave_v with_o he_o and_o escape_v his_o hand_n so_o he_o prove_v that_o to_o be_v true_a which_o after_o solomon_n tell_v that_o a_o gift_n in_o the_o bosom_n pacifi_v great_a wrath_n prov._n 21.14_o and_o a_o gift_n be_v as_o a_o precious_a stone_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o he_o that_o have_v it_o and_o it_o prosper_v whethersoever_o it_o go_v eccles_n 10.4_o yield_v pacifi_v great_a offence_n thus_o jacob_n carry_v himself_o prudent_o and_o escape_v his_o brother_n fury_n let_v we_o learn_v of_o jacob_n by_o liberality_n and_o submissivenesse_n to_o appease_v the_o fury_n of_o unreasonable_a man_n we_o must_v not_o yield_v so_o far_o as_o to_o sin_n but_o to_o yield_v in_o all_o meek_a and_o lowly_a gesture_n even_o to_o worthy_a man_n be_v not_o a_o sin_n but_o a_o virtue_n so_o likewise_o bribery_n be_v naught_o that_o be_v to_o seek_v to_o turn_v a_o governor_n from_o justice_n by_o gift_n and_o hire_v he_o to_o do_v wrong_n but_o by_o gift_n to_o pacify_v a_o angry_a man_n and_o hire_v he_o to_o forbear_v sin_v that_o be_v a_o lawful_a use_n of_o gift_n and_o to_o practice_v liberality_n in_o so_o due_a a_o season_n to_o redeem_v the_o life_n by_o the_o good_n and_o to_o make_v they_o quiet_a that_o be_v enrage_v be_v a_o very_a good_a thing_n seasonable_a stoop_v and_o seasonable_a bounty_n be_v fruit_n of_o prudence_n and_o by_o such_o mean_n to_o save_v ourselves_o from_o danger_n be_v a_o part_n of_o wisdom_n and_o discretion_n the_o like_a prudence_n jacob_n practise_v towards_o the_o egyptian_a lord_n who_o he_o think_v to_o be_v offend_v not_o know_v that_o it_o be_v his_o son_n joseph_n for_o when_o they_o be_v to_o have_v benjamin_n in_o before_o he_o he_o wish_v they_o to_o take_v a_o present_a with_o they_o and_o double_a money_n in_o their_o hand_n that_o they_o may_v prevent_v all_o occasion_n of_o distaste_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o money_n that_o be_v in_o his_o sack_n mouth_n gen._n 43.11_o 12._o we_o must_v pray_v to_o god_n to_o give_v we_o the_o likewise_o discretion_n that_o we_o may_v careful_o use_v all_o fit_a mean_n to_o assuage_v wrath_n and_o so_o by_o god_n blessing_n upon_o our_o discreet_a care_n may_v free_v ourselves_o from_o evil_a but_o stubbornness_n and_o niggardliness_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o four_o stand_v upon_o our_o right_n or_o innocency_n that_o it_o may_v carry_v a_o show_n of_o courage_n and_o resolution_n be_v yet_o indeed_o a_o fruit_n of_o folly_n and_o self-conceit_n industrious_a further_o jacob_n be_v a_o painful_a and_o industrious_a person_n for_o when_o he_o come_v to_o padan_n aram_n and_o meet_v with_o the_o shepherd_n and_o with_o rachel_n come_v with_o her_o father_n flock_n he_o advise_v they_o concern_v the_o order_n of_o their_o cattle_n and_o himself_o roll_v away_o the_o stone_n from_o the_o well_n mouth_n and_o water_v rachel_n sheep_n chap._n 29.8_o 9_o 10._o and_o afterward_o he_o abide_v in_o laban_n house_n for_o a_o month_n he_o do_v not_o live_v idle_o there_o but_o behave_v himself_o so_o painful_o and_o serviceable_o that_o laban_n himself_o make_v he_o offer_v of_o wage_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o serve_v i_o for_o nought_o so_o that_o laban_n find_v he_o a_o painful_a and_o serviceable_a man_n which_o make_v he_o willing_a to_o entertain_v he_o but_o especial_o when_o he_o have_v undertake_v the_o care_n of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n sheep_n he_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o his_o might_n as_o he_o tell_v his_o two_o wife_n chap._n 31.6_o which_o also_o he_o allege_v to_o laban_n self_n in_o the_o day_n the_o drought_n consume_v i_o and_o the_o frost_n by_o night_n and_o sleep_v depart_v from_o my_o eye_n chap._n 31._o 40._o you_o see_v that_o he_o be_v not_o idle_a careless_a and_o sluggish_a but_o very_o diligent_a and_o laborious_a commendable_a herein_o we_o must_v imitate_v he_o every_o man_n in_o his_o place_n the_o diligent_a hand_n make_v rich_a say_v solomon_n and_o he_o that_o till_v his_o ground_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o bread_n and_o the_o good_a man_n shall_v eat_v the_o labour_n of_o his_o hand_n but_o on_o the_o other_o part_n slothfulness_n idleness_n loiter_v be_v disgrace_v in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n and_o misery_n and_o want_n be_v threaten_v as_o a_o punishment_n against_o they_o they_o shall_v be_v clothe_v with_o rag_n and_o shall_v have_v want_n enough_o and_o the_o way_n of_o the_o slothful_a be_v like_o a_o thorny_a hedge_n still_o full_a of_o prick_a grief_n and_o cross_n wherefore_o now_o betake_v yourselves_o to_o all_o painfulness_n in_o your_o vocation_n and_o be_v not_o weary_a of_o welldoing_a this_o diligence_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o a_o blessing_n and_o shall_v have_v the_o performance_n it_o help_v against_o vice_n by_o name_n against_o pride_n and_o make_v the_o soul_n humble_a only_o so_o that_o inordinatenesse_n and_o excess_n through_o love_n of_o outward_a thing_n do_v not_o corrupt_v and_o putrify_v it_o how_o diligent_a also_o be_v saint_n paul_n in_o his_o call_n and_o how_o be_v the_o servant_n commend_v for_o diligent_a employment_n in_o their_o talent_n and_o the_o good_a housewife_n for_o her_o labour_n and_o contrary_o the_o slothful_a servant_n be_v rate_v and_o punish_v by_o lose_v his_o talon_n and_o be_v cast_v into_o utter_a darkness_n all_o last_o jacob_n be_v also_o just_a in_o his_o deal_n with_o all_o for_o when_o laban_n pursue_v he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o thief_n he_o bid_v he_o search_v among_o all_o his_o good_n if_o he_o can_v find_v any_o thing_n there_o that_o be_v his_o and_o when_o nothing_o be_v find_v there_o unjust_o get_v he_o be_v bold_a to_o chide_v with_o laban_n for_o pursue_v he_o in_o that_o violent_a manner_n gen._n 31.37_o and_o so_o when_o the_o money_n be_v return_v back_o in_o his_o son_n sack_n mouth_n he_o not_o know_v how_o it_o come_v thither_o wish_v they_o to_o return_v it_o back_o lest_o it_o may_v be_v a_o oversight_n loe_o he_o will_v not_o make_v advantage_n of_o a_o oversight_n but_o that_o which_o be_v another_o or_o may_v be_v he_o be_v careful_a to_o return_v unto_o the_o right_a owner_n and_o that_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v in_o show_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o keep_v it_o let_v we_o learn_v righteousness_n of_o he_o take_v not_o any_o other_o man_n good_n keep_v not_o that_o which_o be_v not_o your_o own_o but_o give_v every_o one_o his_o own_o and_o take_v to_o yourselves_o that_o and_o only_o that_o which_o be_v your_o own_o the_o contrary_a whereto_o be_v theft_n before_o god_n though_o we_o can_v conceal_v it_o from_o man_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n command_v we_o to_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o neficeris_fw-la and_o every_o man_n heart_n within_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o expect_v all_o just_a deal_n from_o other_o man_n and_o therefore_o can_v but_o find_v fault_n with_o those_o that_o shall_v use_v any_o unrighteousness_n towards_o he_o let_v we_o not_o neglect_v the_o plain_a direction_n of_o natural_a light_n and_o though_o a_o man_n may_v suppose_v that_o the_o bread_n of_o
and_o drink_v lovingly_z and_o cheerful_o together_o and_o by_o a_o solemn_a oath_n each_o to_o other_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o swallow_v down_o all_o jar_n and_o difference_n that_o fall_v out_o betwixt_o one_o self_n and_o his_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n and_o to_o part_v love_o and_o courteous_o each_o from_o other_o in_o peace_n and_o concord_n not_o in_o discontent_n and_o heartburning_n sure_o quarrel_n will_v not_o be_v hold_v up_o long_o betwixt_o kinsman_n and_o ally_n special_o but_o though_o they_o have_v meet_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o heat_n and_o anger_n and_o jealousy_n one_o of_o another_o yet_o they_o shall_v cause_v all_o these_o thing_n to_o depart_v from_o they_o and_o be_v friend_n before_o they_o depart_v one_o from_o another_o peace_n be_v a_o comfortable_a thing_n and_o it_o be_v a_o praiseworthy_a thing_n to_o speak_v the_o first_o word_n of_o agreement_n grandchild_n and_o so_o much_o for_o laban_n carriage_n to_o jacob_n now_o to_o his_o daughter_n and_o grandchild_n he_o show_v himself_o also_o love_v and_o kind_n both_o take_a care_n for_o they_o and_o even_o bind_v jacob_n by_o covenant_n to_o use_v they_o well_o ver_fw-la 49._o chap._n 31._o and_o also_o kiss_v they_o and_o blessing_n they_o at_o the_o time_n of_o part_v a_o father_n shall_v be_v careful_a of_o his_o child_n welfare_n even_o when_o he_o have_v place_v they_o forth_o into_o other_o family_n and_o shall_v show_v all_o courtesy_n and_o love_n unto_o they_o when_o he_o part_v with_o they_o he_o shall_v get_v good_a husband_n for_o his_o daughter_n so_o far_o as_o he_o can_v and_o use_v all_o good_a mean_n to_o make_v they_o live_v love_o together_o laban_n do_v both_o these_o office_n to_o his_o daughter_n and_o every_o parent_n shall_v attain_v at_o least_o so_o much_o goodness_n as_o a_o laban_n but_o one_o thing_n more_o we_o note_v in_o laban_n and_o that_o be_v daughter_n he_o invite_v the_o neighbour_n and_o make_v a_o feast_n at_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o daughter_n chap._n 29._o ver_fw-la 22._o a_o wedding_n feast_n be_v not_o indeed_o absolute_o necessary_a but_o it_o be_v of_o commendable_a use_n so_o that_o excess_n and_o disorder_n be_v avoid_v and_o unless_o just_a cause_n be_v to_o the_o contrary_a it_o have_v a_o smack_n of_o niggardliness_n to_o neglect_v it_o a_o man_n shall_v do_v well_o to_o show_v love_n to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o embrace_v fit_a opportunity_n of_o invite_v and_o feast_v they_o only_o still_o so_o that_o immoderatenesse_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v avoid_v and_o that_o a_o man_n keep_v himself_o within_o the_o compare_n of_o his_o place_n and_o mean_n and_o affect_v not_o vainglorious_a superfluity_n in_o feast_v and_o so_o much_o for_o laban_n goodness_n to_o man-ward_n now_o to_o god-ward_o something_o be_v good_a in_o he_o first_o prosperity_n that_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o god_n blessing_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o prosperity_n by_o jacob_n labour_n as_o you_o read_v gen._n 30.27_o i_o have_v learn_v by_o experience_n that_o god_n have_v bless_v i_o for_o thy_o sake_n sure_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o put_v one_o self_n in_o mind_n that_o god_n blessing_n make_v rich_a yea_o and_o to_o observe_v how_o his_o blessing_n attend_v his_o faithful_a people_n too_o in_o the_o labour_n of_o their_o hand_n laban_n ascribe_v his_o riches_n to_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n follow_v jacob_n it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o have_v one_o eye_n so_o far_o open_v towards_o god_n and_o to_o mark_v by_o experience_n his_o favourable_a proceed_n towards_o his_o faithful_a servant_n as_o it_o seem_v also_o josephs_n master_n do_v and_o it_o be_v sure_a pharaoh_n do_v when_o he_o be_v his_o servant_n and_o nebuchadnezar_n towards_o daniel_n and_o the_o three_o child_n as_o also_o darius_n in_o his_o time_n again_o forbid_v when_o god_n meet_v laban_n by_o the_o way_n and_o command_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o jacob_n neither_o good_a nor_o bad_a that_o be_v not_o to_o hinder_v his_o journey_n either_o by_o fair_a mean_n or_o soul_n he_o both_o acknowledge_v it_o ver_fw-la 29._o and_o according_o obey_v it_o for_o he_o dismiss_v he_o peaceable_o and_o stop_v he_o not_o in_o his_o course_n homeward_o though_o as_o he_o say_v it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o have_v do_v otherwise_o this_o be_v to_o be_v praise_v in_o he_o that_o what_o god_n forbid_v he_o he_o forbear_v though_o he_o see_v otherwise_o no_o danger_n in_o it_o certain_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o man_n be_v to_o abstain_v from_o what_o god_n prohibit_v though_o he_o have_v never_o so_o much_o both_o power_n provocation_n and_o opportunity_n to_o do_v it_o we_o ought_v so_o to_o fear_n god_n as_o not_o to_o provoke_v he_o so_o to_o love_n god_n as_o not_o to_o offend_v he_o and_o so_o to_o acknowledge_v our_o absolute_a dependence_n upon_o he_o as_o not_o to_o cross_v he_o he_o know_v not_o neither_o how_o much_o he_o owe_v to_o god_n nor_o yet_o how_o obnoxious_a he_o stand_v 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