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seed_n fructify_v or_o one_o corn_n grow_v if_o god_n succeed_v not_o their_o endeavour_n oh_o the_o madness_n stupidity_n and_o egregious_a folly_n of_o atheist_n that_o deny_v a_o deity_n and_o yet_o can_v make_v a_o fly_n or_o flea_n or_o the_o leaf_n of_o a_o tree_n without_o pre-existent_a matter_n nor_o put_v life_n into_o it_o when_o it_o be_v make_v nor_o know_v how_o it_o be_v do_v but_o many_o of_o they_o their_o life_n be_v so_o debauch_a that_o to_o still_o and_o quiet_a their_o enrage_a conscience_n they_o will_v fain_o raze_v out_o and_o obliterate_v this_o principle_n imprint_v in_o the_o soul_n by_o god_n himself_o viz._n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n but_o that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n they_o rather_o wish_v then_o believe_v but_o to_o return_v it_o be_v god_n that_o do_v this_o work_n mark_n 4.26_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v 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 up_o and_o grow_v up_o he_o know_v not_o how_o for_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n of_o herself_o first_o the_o blade_n than_o the_o ear_n afterward_o the_o full_a corn_n in_o the_o ear_n etc._n etc._n when_o we_o have_v do_v our_o duty_n we_o must_v rely_v upon_o god_n for_o the_o success_n and_o depend_v upon_o god_n providence_n if_o we_o can_v do_v it_o leave_v it_o to_o he_o that_o can_v let_v we_o do_v our_o part_n of_o the_o work_n and_o leave_v his_o part_n to_o he_o to_o do_v we_o can_v do_v he_o and_o he_o will_v not_o do_v we_o it_o be_v our_o part_n to_o plough_v and_o sow_v and_o manure_v and_o till_o the_o ground_n out_o of_o which_o we_o be_v take_v gen._n 2.15_o but_o it_o be_v god_n that_o cause_v it_o to_o fructify_v and_o increase_v he_o give_v we_o rain_v from_o heaven_n and_o fruitful_a season_n fill_v our_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n acts._n 14.17_o diligence_n be_v our_o duty_n as_o the_o blessing_n upon_o it_o be_v his_o gift_n god_n place_v no_o man_n upon_o the_o earth_n as_o he_o do_v leviathan_n in_o the_o sea_n only_o to_o play_v therein_o but_o we_o be_v to_o work_v either_o with_o hand_n or_o head_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o our_o brow_n or_o brain_n we_o shall_v eat_v our_o bread_n but_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o must_v look_v high_a for_o a_o blessing_n deut._n 28.12_o the_o lord_n shall_v open_v to_o thou_o his_o good_a treasure_n the_o heaven_n to_o give_v the_o rain_n unto_o the_o land_n in_o his_o season_n and_o to_o bless_v all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n the_o star_n be_v god_n storehouse_n which_o he_o open_v for_o our_o profit_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o pour_v out_o their_o influence_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o thereby_o he_o scatter_v his_o riches_n to_o the_o world_n if_o we_o will_v cark_n and_o care_n about_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n when_o we_o have_v do_v our_o endeavour_n no_o wonder_n if_o we_o faint_v under_o the_o 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that_o harvest_n have_v thou_o sow_o to_o the_o flesh_n then_o of_o the_o flesh_n thou_o will_v reap_v corruption_n if_o to_o the_o spirit_n thou_o will_v of_o the_o spirit_n reap_v life_n everlasting_a what_o grain_n be_v thou_o be_v thou_o wheat_n or_o tare_n then_o may_v thou_o know_v whether_o thou_o be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o fire_n or_o into_o the_o garner_n rest_n not_o satisfy_v till_o thou_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v wheat_n and_o neither_o with_o the_o tare_n bring_v forth_o bad_a fruit_n nor_o with_o the_o chaff_n fly_v away_o with_o the_o wind_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o have_v a_o flourish_a blade_n so_o the_o stony_a ground_n have_v and_o yet_o come_v to_o nothing_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o make_v a_o profession_n of_o religion_n so_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n do_v they_o have_v lamp_n but_o no_o oil_n a_o profession_n but_o no_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o have_v talent_n but_o thou_o must_v improve_v they_o or_o thou_o will_v be_v sentence_v to_o 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and_o that_o which_o be_v most_o stubborn_a and_o give_v most_o resistance_n receive_v most_o blow_n till_o at_o length_n my_o end_n be_v obtain_v and_o the_o separation_n make_v this_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o affliction_n how_o needful_a it_o be_v for_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v pester_v more_o with_o chaff_n and_o rubbish_n than_o any_o corn_n can_v be_v though_o now_o say_v the_o apostle_n for_o a_o season_n if_o need_v be_v you_o be_v in_o heaviness_n through_o manifold_a temptation_n etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 1.6_o when_o the_o heart_n grow_v too_o light_a god_n make_v it_o heavy_a with_o manifold_a
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himself_o one_o fit_a of_o the_o colic_n gout_n strangury_n or_o other_o rage_a pain_n yea_o the_o extreme_a pain_n of_o a_o ache_a tooth_n put_v a_o man_n beside_o all_o these_o his_o enjoyment_n yet_o how_o greedy_o do_v man_n grasp_v after_o the_o world_n as_o if_o it_o include_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o happiness_n and_o hug_v it_o in_o their_o bosom_n and_o lodge_v it_o near_o to_o the_o heart_n which_o will_v prove_v no_o better_o nay_o much_o worse_a than_o a_o bush_n of_o thorn_n if_o grasp_v too_o hard_o so_o this_o the_o hard_a it_o be_v handle_v the_o worse_a it_o hurt_v oh_o foolish_a man_n can_v these_o earthly_a enjoyment_n give_v ease_n to_o a_o ache_a head_n or_o heart_n can_v they_o not_o mitigate_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n colic_n stone_n or_o strangury_n and_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v they_o can_v ease_v the_o conscience_n or_o cure_v a_o sinsick_a soul_n if_o not_o what_o good_a can_v they_o do_v it_o can_v judas_n achitophel_n spira_n and_o other_o fetch_v 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give_v i_o that_o for_o my_o portion_n that_o will_v bear_v up_o my_o head_n and_o heart_n not_o only_o in_o sickness_n but_o in_o death_n itself_o upon_o a_o rainy_a day_n 99_o med._n in_o a_o rainy_a and_o very_a tempestuous_a day_n be_v drive_v into_o the_o house_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o storm_n and_o the_o tempest_n prove_v so_o violent_a &_o furious_a that_o the_o house_n itself_o can_v hardly_o secure_v i_o from_o the_o fury_n of_o it_o this_o make_v i_o consider_v what_o a_o mercy_n it_o be_v in_o such_o a_o season_n to_o have_v a_o retire_a place_n for_o shelter_n and_o how_o uncomfortable_a it_o will_v have_v be_v to_o i_o have_v i_o be_v force_v to_o have_v bear_v the_o brunt_n of_o this_o rage_a storm_n and_o yet_o how_o little_a do_v we_o value_v these_o mercy_n when_o we_o know_v not_o the_o want_n of_o they_o and_o how_o few_o return_n praise_n to_o god_n that_o have_v give_v we_o house_n that_o we_o build_v not_o and_o vineyard_n that_o we_o plant_v not_o 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subsist_v or_o live_v without_o it_o and_o how_o dear_a and_o precious_a it_o be_v to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o old_a and_o in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o world_n at_o this_o day_n how_o scarce_o it_o be_v with_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n yea_o be_v and_o in_o many_o place_n be_v their_o constant_a if_o not_o only_o drink_v and_o many_o thousand_o have_v perish_v for_o want_n of_o it_o and_o how_o it_o will_v be_v prize_v of_o we_o do_v we_o want_v it_o yea_o how_o often_o when_o the_o shower_n of_o heaven_n be_v restrain_v do_v our_o field_n languish_v and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n fail_v and_o yet_o who_o be_v it_o that_o be_v thankful_a when_o god_n give_v we_o the_o former_a and_o the_o latter_a rain_n in_o its_o season_n and_o yet_o how_o much_o be_v we_o engage_v to_o god_n in_o england_n above_o many_o other_o place_n we_o seldom_o be_v reduce_v to_o such_o strait_n as_o other_o be_v for_o want_v of_o water_n but_o have_v abundance_n of_o fresh_a river_n brook_n and_o torrent_n yea_o spring_n and_o pond_n in_o most_o part_n of_o the_o land_n that_o man_n nor_o beast_n seldom_o want_v it_o how_o will_v such_o a_o mercy_n be_v prize_v in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o though_o water_n be_v such_o a_o mercy_n when_o it_o be_v abuse_v god_n can_v turn_v it_o into_o a_o judgement_n he_o drown_v the_o old_a world_n with_o it_o and_o overwhelm_v the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o many_o time_n in_o those_o northern_a climate_n he_o punish_v we_o with_o immoderate_a rain_n and_o shower_n which_o ofttimes_o prove_v the_o cause_n of_o scarcity_n and_o want_n thereby_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o great_a outward_a blessing_n if_o abuse_v may_v be_v turn_v into_o curse_n and_o a_o fruitful_a land_n make_v barren_a for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o those_o that_o dwell_v therein_o psal_n 107.34_o have_v spend_v some_o time_n on_o these_o consideration_n the_o storm_n continue_v the_o present_a providence_n bring_v to_o my_o mind_n the_o word_n of_o solomon_n pro._n 19.13_o a_o foolish_a son_n be_v the_o calamity_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o contention_n of_o a_o wife_n be_v a_o continual_a drop_n pro._n 27.15_o a_o continual_a drop_n in_o a_o very_a rainy_a day_n and_o a_o contentious_a woman_n be_v alike_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v like_o a_o tempest_n in_o the_o heaven_n most_o troublesome_a and_o most_o dangerous_a when_o a_o man_n come_v home_o tire_v with_o his_o labour_n and_o travail_n and_o expect_v refresh_v at_o his_o own_o house_n and_o there_o be_v entertain_v either_o with_o the_o continual_a drop_n of_o rain_n upon_o his_o head_n or_o with_o a_o unbridled_a scold_a tongue_n of_o a_o unreasonable_a wife_n both_o be_v troublesome_a both_o be_v uncomfortable_a a_o cross_a grain_a contentious_a yokefellow_n whether_o man_n or_o woman_n sower_n all_o the_o comfort_n of_o life_n and_o render_v that_o relation_n the_o most_o troublesome_a and_o uncomfortable_a of_o any_o in_o the_o world_n which_o will_v otherwise_o be_v the_o sweet_a and_o most_o delightful_a of_o all_o other_o hence_o say_v solomon_n it_o be_v better_o live_v in_o a_o corner_n on_o the_o housetop_n then_o with_o a_o brawl_a woman_n in_o a_o wide_a house_n pro._n 21.19_o a_o man_n have_v better_o abide_v abroad_o expose_v to_o wind_n and_o weather_n or_o crib_n himself_o up_o in_o any_o little_a angle_n or_o corner_n then_o live_v with_o a_o contentious_a woman_n that_o be_v ever_o brawl_v and_o brangle_v for_o such_o turn_n conjugium_fw-la into_o conjurgium_fw-la marriage_n into_o mar-age_n and_o instead_o of_o love_n and_o amity_n they_o promote_v strife_n and_o enmity_n and_o multiply_v curse_n instead_o of_o prayer_n the_o marriage-relation_n be_v the_o most_o desirable_a or_o the_o most_o detestable_a of_o all_o other_o none_o be_v more_o delightful_a where_o love_n and_o unity_n be_v none_o be_v more_o hateful_a where_o strife_n and_o contention_n envy_n and_o hatred_n bear_v the_o sway_n and_o as_o family-peace_n be_v a_o desirable_a blessing_n and_o family-jar_n a_o unsufferable_a torment_n so_o peace_n among_o neighbour_n be_v a_o mercy_n and_o the_o contrary_a a_o sore_a judgement_n but_o many_o like_o the_o salamander_n live_v in_o the_o fire_n they_o love_v to_o foment_n jar_n and_o contention_n and_o be_v never_o so_o well_o as_o when_o they_o be_v sow_v discord_n or_o work_v mischief_n pro._n 26.21_o as_o coal_n be_v to_o burn_a coal_n and_o wood_n to_o fire_n so_o be_v a_o contentious_a man_n to_o kindle_v strife_n many_o man_n be_v like_o mad_a dog_n they_o snarl_v at_o all_o and_o will_v if_o they_o can_v bite_v all_o and_o make_v they_o as_o mad_a as_o themselves_o some_o contentious_a christian_n also_o there_o be_v that_o in_o this_o fire_n burn_v and_o consume_v their_o grace_n not_o their_o vice_n these_o grow_v in_o opinion_n and_o flourish_n with_o these_o leaf_n seldom_o in_o grace_n for_o their_o fruit_n be_v seldom_o see_v or_o it_o be_v bitter_a and_o 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