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give_v be_v proper_a to_o man_n who_o want_v sufficient_a mean_n to_o give_v to_o all_o but_o god_n can_v replenish_v all_o without_o leave_v himself_o destitute_a but_o god_n withhold_v his_o benefit_n from_o those_o that_o have_v they_o not_o because_o their_o sin_n provoke_v he_o or_o because_o he_o will_v afflict_v or_o chastise_v they_o the_o fault_n of_o man_n keep_v good_a thing_n from_o their_o possession_n and_o they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v less_o faulty_a if_o another_o have_v be_v less_o prosperous_a wherefore_o i_o say_v confess_v this_o sin_n see_v it_o condemn_v it_o in_o yourselves_o yield_v not_o to_o it_o yea_o but_o i_o be_o sure_a that_o his_o get_n hinder_v my_o gain_n answer_n first_o say_v that_o it_o do_v will_v thou_o be_v vex_v that_o another_o hinder_v thou_o be_v not_o this_o to_o be_v vex_v at_o god_n providence_n but_o second_o i_o answer_v thou_o can_v not_o be_v sure_a of_o this_o for_o god_n can_v and_o if_o he_o purpose_v to_o cross_v thou_o deny_v thou_o such_o benefit_n though_o this_o man_n be_v not_o now_o i_o pray_v you_o hate_n and_o abhor_v envy_n and_o learn_v to_o rejoice_v with_o they_o that_o rejoice_v rather_o than_o torment_v yourselves_o at_o they_o and_o to_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o show_v favour_n to_o your_o neighbour_n rather_o than_o to_o fret_v in_o yourselves_o indeed_o if_o we_o see_v wicked_a man_n prosper_v we_o must_v beware_v of_o over-grieving_a lest_o it_o make_v we_o fall_v to_o imitate_v but_o to_o grieve_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o a_o isaac_n be_v to_o show_v that_o one_o love_v not_o goodness_n as_o a_o reward_n of_o which_o the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v that_o prosperity_n now_o second_o when_o they_o have_v entertain_v envy_n he_o than_o they_o fall_v to_o injury_n they_o stop_v his_o well_n and_o fill_v they_o with_o dust_n viz._n the_o well_n his_o father_n have_v dug_n loe_o a_o wickedness_n to_o do_v injury_n to_o another_o by_o hurt_v and_o hinder_v he_o though_o one_o self_n can_v reap_v no_o benefit_n by_o it_o indeed_o to_o do_v a_o neighbour_n hurt_v in_o body_n or_o good_n without_o just_a cause_n viz._n punish_v he_o for_o some_o fault_n by_o virtue_n of_o authority_n which_o god_n have_v put_v into_o my_o hand_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o against_o the_o plain_a law_n that_o say_v do_v as_o you_o will_v be_v do_v by_o and_o that_o commandment_n be_v innocent_a as_o dove_n but_o to_o hurt_v a_o man_n without_o any_o profit_n to_o himself_o this_o be_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o wickedness_n and_o proceed_v from_o nothing_o else_o but_o envy_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o worst_a kind_n of_o malice_n to_o advantage_v myself_o by_o another_o man_n loss_n be_v most_o unjust_a but_o to_o hinder_v another_o without_o any_o advantage_n to_o myself_o this_o be_v a_o far_o more_o palpable_a and_o wilful_a injustice_n o_o call_v to_o mind_v your_o own_o way_n have_v not_o you_o walk_v as_o crooked_o as_o these_o man_n of_o the_o philistime_n nation_n stop_v up_o another_o man_n well_n as_o it_o be_v that_o be_v put_v yourselves_o to_o pain_n to_o do_v he_o damage_n to_o hinder_v he_o though_o you_o get_v nothing_o by_o it_o yourselves_o this_o be_v a_o plain_a proof_n of_o a_o man_n stuff_v with_o envy_n and_o with_o great_a wickedness_n whereby_o he_o love_v to_o do_v evil_a even_o for_o the_o pleasure_n sake_n he_o take_v in_o do_v not_o for_o any_o other_o fruit_n of_o it_o this_o be_v to_o be_v just_a like_o the_o devil_n that_o seek_v to_o keep_v other_o out_o of_o heaven_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o hell_n though_o it_o ease_v not_o his_o torment_n one_o whit_n because_o it_o a_o little_a satisfy_v his_o stomach_n repent_v repent_v exceed_o if_o you_o have_v be_v so_o devilish_a another_o fault_n of_o the_o philistines_n you_o meet_v with_o gen._n 26.19_o 21._o 20_o 21._o isaac_n dig_v a_o well_o in_o the_o valley_n and_o find_v there_o a_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n that_o be_v such_o as_o do_v run_v with_o a_o full_a and_o constant_a stream_n he_o and_o the_o shepherd_n of_o gerar_n contend_v for_o it_o with_o isaac_n shepherd_n say_v the_o water_n be_v we_o wherefore_o isaac_n call_v the_o name_n of_o it_o hezek_n or_o strife_n because_o they_o strive_v with_o he_o then_o they_o dig_v another_o well_o and_o they_o strive_v for_o that_o also_o and_o he_o call_v the_o name_n of_o it_o sitnah_n which_o signify_v hatred_n or_o enmity_n because_o he_o see_v that_o they_o contend_v with_o he_o now_o not_o for_o need_v of_o the_o water_n but_o out_o of_o mere_a hatred_n because_o they_o be_v enemy_n and_o adversary_n to_o he_o and_o be_v grieve_v at_o his_o welfare_n the_o fault_n be_v you_o see_v contentiousnesse_n and_o strife_n grow_v out_o of_o hatred_n and_o ill_a will_n the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v full_a of_o this_o vice_n as_o s._n paul_n fill_v with_o envy_n murder_n debate_n rom._n 1.9_o and_o hatred_n variance_n emulation_n strife_n sedition_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5.19_o s._n paul_n tell_v the_o corinth_n left_a that_o when_o he_o come_v unto_o they_o he_o shall_v find_v among_o they_o with_o other_o sin_n debate_v and_o strife_n this_o strife_n have_v its_o original_n in_o pride_n which_o easy_o breed_v envy_v and_o hatred_n and_o so_o contention_n and_o strife_n and_o s._n james_n say_v that_o those_o which_o have_v envy_v and_o strife_n among_o themselves_o this_o wisdom_n be_v not_o from_o above_o but_o be_v earthly_a sensual_a and_o devilish_a and_o that_o where_o envy_v and_o strife_n be_v 4.1_o there_o be_v confusion_n and_o every_o evil_a work_n he_o say_v also_o that_o war_n and_o fight_n be_v
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 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