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forbid_v to_o eat_v of_o not_o for_o any_o evil_n in_o the_o tree_n or_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o but_o only_o because_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o forbid_v it_o his_o abstinence_n from_o it_o mere_o upon_o god_n prohibition_n may_v signify_v unto_o he_o that_o the_o true_a bound_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v only_o the_o manifestation_n of_o god_n will_n which_o make_v that_o good_a and_o lawful_a which_o he_o allow_v and_o evil_n which_o he_o forbid_v so_o that_o this_o tree_n which_o be_v forbid_v among_o all_o the_o fruit_n which_o be_v allow_v man_n for_o his_o food_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o mark_n by_o which_o good_a may_v be_v know_v from_o evil_n as_o one_o man_n land_n be_v know_v from_o another_o by_o the_o bound_n set_v between_o they_o in_o the_o field_n where_o they_o lie_v the_o particular_a place_n where_o the_o tree_n stand_v be_v not_o here_o mention_v but_o when_o the_o woman_n chap._n 3.3_o name_v it_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o 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the_o covenant_n god_n think_v fit_a to_o represent_v unto_o man_n by_o those_o outward_a and_o visible_a sign_n of_o the_o two_o tree_n this_o full_a description_n of_o paradise_n be_v the_o place_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o man_n and_o assign_v unto_o he_o for_o his_o dwell_n and_o employment_n with_o such_o a_o particular_a recount_v of_o the_o variety_n of_o the_o fruit_n wherewith_o he_o have_v furnish_v it_o and_o which_o he_o allow_v man_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o life_n give_v we_o occasion_n to_o 1._o observe_v as_o god_n give_v we_o all_o thing_n free_o so_o withal_o he_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o all_o that_o he_o bestow_v upon_o we_o observe_v 1_o not_o to_o cast_v it_o in_o our_o tooth_n for_o he_o give_v liberal_o and_o upbraid_v no_o man_n jam._n 1.5_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o case_n of_o unthankfulness_n and_o disobedience_n either_o to_o wicked_a man_n to_o aggravate_v their_o rebellion_n and_o thereby_o to_o justify_v himself_o in_o his_o judgement_n upon_o they_o as_o he_o do_v unto_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 15.17_o or_o to_o his_o child_n to_o affect_v their_o heart_n the_o more_o with_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o fail_n as_o he_o do_v to_o david_n 2_o sam._n 12.7_o 8._o but_o partly_o for_o our_o sake_n that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o he_o who_o take_v notice_n of_o all_o that_o he_o give_v we_o will_v withal_o take_v account_n of_o we_o how_o we_o employ_v it_o as_o our_o saviour_n represent_v in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o talent_n matth._n 25.19_o that_o we_o may_v possess_v his_o blessing_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a and_o partly_o for_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v rejoice_v in_o his_o own_o bounty_n and_o goodness_n psal_n 104.31_o which_o be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o happiness_n let_v we_o much_o more_o take_v particular_a notice_n of_o such_o blessing_n as_o we_o receive_v from_o god_n hand_n lay_v up_o in_o our_o heart_n and_o upon_o all_o occasion_n set_v before_o our_o eye_n the_o number_n weight_n and_o measure_n of_o they_o as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o comprehend_v they_o as_o the_o godly_a do_v not_o only_o of_o general_n and_o common_a mercy_n as_o psal_n 8.7_o 8._o but_o beside_o of_o particular_a favour_n as_o psal_n 18._o and_o 116._o as_o well_o to_o the_o fill_n of_o our_o heart_n with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o god_n mercy_n towards_o we_o to_o raise_v they_o up_o to_o a_o holy_a rejoice_v in_o he_o and_o dependence_n upon_o he_o as_o also_o to_o quicken_v we_o to_o all_o chearfulnesse_n in_o duty_n of_o obedience_n unto_o which_o we_o be_v tie_v by_o as_o many_o obligation_n as_o we_o have_v receive_v blessing_n from_o he_o and_o for_o which_o we_o may_v rest_v assure_v of_o our_o reward_n hereafter_o upon_o that_o experience_n that_o we_o have_v of_o god_n bounty_n in_o that_o which_o we_o have_v receive_v already_o those_o pleasant_a tree_n wherewith_o paradise_n be_v so_o plentiful_o furnish_v god_n make_v to_o grow_v not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o earrh_n but_o beside_o in_o that_o particular_a place_n yea_o we_o may_v add_v far_o in_o that_o very_a order_n and_o manner_n wherein_o they_o grow_v so_o that_o we_o may_v hence_o 2._o observe_v every_o plant_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n grow_v where_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n and_o order_n god_n appoint_v it_o observe_v 1_o not_o only_o the_o gourd_n which_o spring_v up_o over_o jonah_n head_n jonah_n 4.6_o which_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a and_o miraculous_a work_n of_o god_n but_o even_o the_o tree_n and_o herb_n which_o spring_v ordinary_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n god_n make_v to_o grow_v where_o and_o how_o he_o please_v this_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o see_v it_o be_v only_a god_n that_o give_v they_o their_o body_n and_o in_o who_o they_o as_o well_o as_o all_o thing_n else_o consist_v whence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o see_v that_o many_o of_o they_o can_v be_v make_v to_o grow_v where_o man_n will_v but_o where_o god_n have_v fit_v they_o with_o a_o soil_n and_o temper_n of_o air_n agreeable_a to_o their_o nature_n this_o lead_v again_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o mercy_n to_o we_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o nature_n produce_v it_o be_v not_o the_o earth_n or_o the_o heaven_n much_o less_o humane_a culture_n but_o god_n blessing_n by_o they_o that_o make_v the_o grass_n to_o grow_v in_o our_o pasture_n the_o herb_n in_o our_o garden_n and_o the_o tree_n in_o our_o wood_n of_o which_o though_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v full_a yet_o our_o ground_n may_v be_v empty_a without_o god_n special_a blessing_n the_o tree_n and_o plant_n that_o god_n furnish_v paradise_n withal_o be_v both_o delightful_a every_o way_n both_o to_o the_o eye_n and_o taste_v and_o useful_a too_o and_o good_a for_o food_n and_o the_o variety_n of_o they_o such_o as_o no_o kind_n of_o desirable_a fruit_n be_v want_v but_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o paradise_n so_o that_o god_n bounty_n unto_o man_n overflow_v to_o admiration_n whence_o 3._o observe_v god_n bounty_n abound_v unto_o man_n not_o only_o to_o the_o supply_v of_o their_o necessity_n but_o also_o for_o their_o delight_n observe_v 2_o he_o give_v wine_n to_o cheer_v man_n heart_n and_o oil_n to_o make_v the_o face_n to_o shine_v as_o well_o as_o bread_n to_o strengthen_v his_o heart_n psal_n 104.15_o so_o that_o he_o bestow_v all_o thing_n abundant_o to_o enjoy_v 1_o tim._n 6.17_o and_o this_o he_o do_v partly_o to_o set_v out_o his_o all-sufficiency_n and_o kindness_n to_o man_n the_o more_o when_o it_o be_v apprehend_v so_o many_o way_n by_o every_o sense_n whereunto_o every_o different_a object_n bring_v in_o as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a evidence_n and_o testimony_n of_o his_o overflow_a
by_o which_o we_o be_v support_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o want_n and_o weakness_n 4._o to_o increase_v our_o thankfulness_n when_o we_o feel_v any_o far_a enlargement_n and_o growth_n in_o that_o grace_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v and_o which_o we_o find_v increase_v in_o we_o in_o some_o measure_n at_o present_a and_o be_v assure_v will_v be_v perfect_v hereafter_o we_o have_v consider_v the_o agent_n or_o workman_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o secret_a work_n the_o matter_n upon_o which_o he_o wrought_v follow_v it_o be_v call_v the_o deep_a than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o vile_a no_o not_o the_o dirt_n itself_o a_o rude_a unformed_a unprofitable_a mass_n or_o lump_n this_o be_v it_o which_o the_o spirit_n overspread_v or_o foment_v and_o leave_v it_o not_o till_o he_o bring_v it_o into_o several_a form_n and_o shape_n of_o infinite_a variety_n whence_o 9_o observe_v god_n be_v please_v to_o abase_v himself_o unto_o and_o to_o take_v care_n of_o and_o cherish_v the_o very_o mean_a and_o base_a of_o all_o his_o work_n obs_n 9_o he_o must_v indeed_o abase_v himself_o to_o look_v unto_o and_o have_v respect_n to_o any_o creature_n psal_n 113.6_o but_o yet_o he_o be_v please_v to_o take_v care_n both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n psal_n 36.6_o of_o ox_n 1_o cor._n 9.9_o of_o the_o young_a raven_n psal_n 147.9_o yea_o of_o every_o live_a thing_n psal_n 145.16_o and_o that_o so_o far_o as_o to_o support_v and_o uphold_v they_o heb._n 1.3_o to_o satisfy_v their_o desire_n psal_n 145.16_o to_o provide_v they_o food_n job_n 38.41_o to_o clothe_v they_o matth._n 6.30_o nay_o to_o observe_v and_o direct_v all_o their_o way_n matth._n 10.29_o reason_n 1._o they_o can_v not_o otherwise_o subsist_v see_v in_o he_o all_o thing_n live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v their_o be_v act._n 17.28_o 2._o it_o magnify_v his_o mercy_n the_o more_o psal_n 113.5_o 6._o let_v none_o despair_v be_v in_o never_o so_o mean_a a_o condition_n job_n breath_n may_v be_v strange_a to_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o maid_n may_v account_v he_o as_o a_o stranger_n job_n 19.15_o 17._o but_o god_n hear_v the_o poor_a and_o despise_v not_o his_o prisoner_n psal_n 69.33_o gather_v the_o outcast_n of_o his_o people_n psal_n 147.2_o look_n upon_o the_o church_n in_o her_o blood_n when_o no_o eye_n pity_v she_o ezek._n 16.6_o even_o upon_o man_n in_o sin_n rom._n 5.8_o nay_o even_o for_o such_o person_n though_o more_o vile_a than_o the_o earth_n god_n give_v his_o own_o son_n bestow_v upon_o they_o his_o own_o spirit_n make_v they_o up_o among_o his_o own_o jewel_n mal._n 3.17_o and_o reserve_v they_o to_o eternal_a glory_n only_o the_o proud_a and_o such_o as_o rebel_v against_o he_o he_o know_v afar_o off_o psal_n 138.6_o verse_n 3._o hitherto_o have_v be_v describe_v the_o matter_n out_o of_o which_o all_o creature_n be_v to_o be_v frame_v the_o workman_n that_o undertake_v the_o work_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o work_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o chapter_n we_o 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to_o take_v special_a notice_n that_o he_o first_o create_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v either_o for_o general_n use_v to_o all_o creature_n as_o the_o light_n air_n heaven_n sea_n and_o earth_n or_o for_o more_o particular_a use_n to_o the_o creature_n afterward_o to_o be_v make_v as_o the_o plant_n before_o the_o beast_n which_o be_v to_o be_v nourish_v by_o they_o and_o not_o only_o of_o they_o but_o of_o the_o beast_n too_o before_o he_o create_v the_o man_n that_o be_v to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o all_o discover_v therein_o both_o his_o wisdom_n and_o providence_n in_o take_v care_n for_o the_o comfortable_a subsistence_n of_o the_o creature_n before_o he_o make_v they_o whence_o 1._o observe_v the_o general_n good_a of_o the_o creature_n be_v god_n first_o and_o chief_a care_n observe_v 1_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o largeness_n of_o his_o bounty_n in_o make_v provision_n for_o his_o creature_n in_o general_n that_o the_o desire_n of_o every_o live_a thing_n may_v be_v satisfy_v psal_n 143.16_o and_o by_o the_o strange_a course_n of_o his_o providence_n by_o which_o he_o have_v still_o uphold_v the_o kind_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o continual_a decay_n of_o so_o many_o particular_n and_o be_v far_a evident_a by_o that_o principle_n that_o he_o have_v plant_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n that_o state_n and_o society_n of_o man_n must_v be_v support_v even_o with_o the_o loss_n sometime_o of_o particular_a person_n woe_n be_v then_o to_o those_o monster_n of_o man_n that_o take_v care_n and_o seek_v with_o all_o their_o endeavour_n themselves_o only_o and_o their_o own_o good_a without_o any_o respect_n at_o all_o to_o the_o church_n or_o state_n a_o common_a evil_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o apostle_n complaint_n phil._n 2.21_o and_o yet_o approve_v as_o a_o principle_n of_o great_a wisdom_n by_o too_o many_o psal_n 49.18_o a_o sin_n against_o nature_n even_o in_o heathen_a man_n judgement_n a_o sottish_a sin_n as_o if_o any_o 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psal_n 119.89_o 91._o to_o prevail_v upon_o and_o order_n all_o creature_n psal_n 29.3_o 4._o upon_o the_o sun_n to_o stay_v the_o course_n of_o it_o josh_n 10.13_o nay_o to_o bring_v it_o back_o â—_o king_n 20.10_o upon_o the_o sea_n to_o remand_v and_o hasten_v it_o into_o the_o channel_n prepare_v for_o it_o psal_n 104.7_o in_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v quick_a and_o powerful_a heb._n 4.12_o to_o cast_v down_o strong_a hold_n 2_o cor._n 10.5_o to_o renew_v quicken_v subdue_v and_o comfort_v the_o heart_n and_o to_o work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v according_a to_o god_n good_a pleasure_n thus_o he_o do_v whatsoever_o he_o please_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n psal_n 135.6_o so_o that_o his_o counsel_n stand_v
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