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they_o shall_v be_v deceive_v favour_n will_v fail_v and_o beauty_n will_v wither_v and_o how_o will_v they_o deceive_v man_n expectation_n some_o man_n marry_v say_v one_o by_o the_o eye_n and_o some_o by_o their_o finger_n end_n viz._n for_o money_n do_v non_fw-la deus_fw-la make_v such_o match_n absolom_n and_o his_o sister_n find_v there_o be_v danger_n trust_v to_o their_o beauty_n and_o many_o more_o beside_o they_o to_o who_o it_o have_v prove_v a_o temptation_n honour_n be_v the_o empty_a of_o all_o bubble_n court_v by_o many_o attain_v by_o few_o and_o there_o be_v but_o a_o little_a distance_n between_o the_o high_a round_n of_o the_o ladder_n and_o the_o low_a step_n let_v haman_n and_o achitophel_n prove_v the_o point_n beauty_n many_o time_n be_v like_o a_o
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better_a master_n we_o may_v expect_v better_a wage_n oh_o my_o soul_n how_o just_o here_o may_v thou_o be_v reprove_v for_o thy_o diligence_n in_o trifle_n and_o neglect_v of_o the_o substance_n thou_o have_v not_o only_o let_v the_o world_n run_v away_o with_o thy_o time_n thy_o hand_n and_o thy_o head_n but_o with_o thy_o heart_n also_o use_v the_o world_n thou_o may_v but_o abuse_v it_o thou_o must_v not_o but_o so_o thou_o do_v when_o thy_o affection_n close_o with_o it_o and_o thou_o commit_v spiritual_a adultery_n with_o it_o and_o lodge_v it_o in_o the_o room_n where_o christ_n shall_v lodge_v in_o thy_o earthly_a business_n thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n and_o thy_o eye_n upon_o christ_n if_o thou_o be_v diligent_a it_o shall_v be_v because_o he_o command_v it_o and_o if_o thou_o do_v all_o in_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n than_o do_v thou_o engage_v he_o to_o be_v thy_o paymaster_n and_o may_v expect_v a_o reward_n from_o he_o even_o for_o do_v thy_o own_o 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without_o mercy_n that_o will_v show_v no_o mercy_n jam._n 2.13_o rich_a man_n be_v god_n steward_n he_o trust_v they_o with_o his_o store-house_n to_o give_v their_o fellow-servant_n their_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n and_o bless_a be_v that_o servant_n who_o his_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v shall_v find_v so_o do_v mat._n 24.46_o but_o if_o instead_o of_o feed_v they_o they_o feed_v themselves_o and_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o the_o drunken_a and_o beat_v their_o fellow-servant_n their_o lord_n shall_v come_v when_o they_o be_v not_o aware_a and_o shall_v give_v they_o their_o portion_n with_o hypocrite_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n but_o all_o place_n be_v too_o full_a of_o such_o evil_a servant_n and_o so_o be_v hell_n too_o such_o dust-heap_n be_v find_v in_o every_o corner_n but_o those_o unmerciful_a man_n shall_v have_v their_o portion_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o damn_a mat._n 25.34_o when_o the_o charitable_a christian_a shall_v have_v a_o 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will_v be_v find_v when_o man_n think_v they_o have_v a_o absolute_a propriety_n in_o what_o they_o enjoy_v and_o may_v dispose_v of_o it_o at_o their_o pleasure_n christ_n bid_v the_o young_a man_n sell_v all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o he_o shall_v have_v treasure_n in_o heaven_n mat._n 19.21_o and_o rich_a man_n be_v charge_v to_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n ready_a to_o distribute_v willing_a to_o give_v that_o they_o may_v lay_v up_o for_o themselves_o a_o good_a foundation_n against_o the_o evil_a day_n 1_o tim._n 6.16_o etc._n etc._n have_v rich_a man_n but_o moses_n eye_n to_o see_v the_o wealth_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o worth_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o hard_o for_o they_o to_o make_v such_o a_o choice_n as_o he_o do_v worldling_n if_o they_o can_v have_v heaven_n without_o labour_n or_o cost_n they_o will_v accept_v of_o it_o if_o not_o they_o will_v not_o buy_v it_o at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n but_o christian_n say_v as_o mephibosheth_n let_v zibah_n take_v all_o so_o i_o may_v enjoy_v the_o king_n oh_o my_o soul_n here_o be_v riches_n worth_a labour_v for_o thou_o can_v not_o buy_v this_o gold_n at_o too_o dear_a a_o rate_n the_o world_n thou_o may_v and_o many_o do_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o soul_n here_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v disappoint_v whatever_o rate_n thou_o set_v upon_o this_o treasure_n it_o be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n better_a lay_v hold_v upon_o this_o make_v heaven_n sure_a to_o thyself_o improve_v the_o world_n to_o a_o spiritual_a advantage_n then_o will_v thy_o riches_n increase_v as_o the_o oil_n in_o the_o cruse_a or_o like_o the_o bread_n in_o christ_n hand_n or_o the_o water_n in_o a_o spring_n thy_o good_a work_n will_v follow_v thou_o to_o heaven_n when_o the_o world_n will_v leave_v her_o dear_a minion_n oh_o my_o god_n let_v it_o be_v so_o say_z amen_o to_o my_o prayer_n let_v i_o have_v thou_o and_o i_o have_v all_o thing_n necessary_a upon_o man_n misery_n labour_n and_o pain_n 73._o med._n when_o i_o consider_v that_o man_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o god_n workmanship_n and_o next_o to_o the_o angel_n the_o most_o glorious_a creature_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n yea_o in_o his_o creation_n be_v make_v little_o low_a than_o the_o angel_n and_o clothe_v with_o honour_n and_o dignity_n psal_n 8.5_o and_o be_v make_v lord_n over_o the_o work_n of_o god_n hand_n gen._n 1.26_o yea_o god_n create_v he_o in_o his_o own_o image_n all_o these_o inferior_a creature_n be_v make_v for_o his_o sake_n and_o for_o his_o use_n and_o service_n he_o be_v their_o little_a lord_n yea_o the_o angel_n themselves_o be_v minister_a spirit_n send_v out_o for_o the_o good_a of_o those_o that_o love_n god_n heb._n 1.14_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o church_n the_o spouse_n the_o bride_n the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o near_a union_n to_o he_o then_o the_o angel_n themselves_o some_o think_v the_o devil_n envy_v this_o and_o so_o fall_v from_o their_o own_o station_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o man_n in_o the_o creation_n be_v exalt_v to_o honour_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n i_o consider_v how_o man_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v more_o subject_v to_o misery_n labour_n and_o slavery_n yea_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n than_o any_o other_o and_o many_o of_o they_o even_o wear_v out_o with_o cark_n care_n and_o fret_a fear_n with_o moil_a toil_a spend_v labour_n which_o tire_v their_o body_n break_v their_o sleep_n in_o the_o night_n when_o other_o creature_n which_o be_v make_v for_o their_o use_n and_o be_v their_o servant_n rest_v secure_a and_o free_a from_o daily_a care_n and_o nightly_a trouble_n many_o kind_n of_o they_o be_v preserve_v without_o their_o pain_n all_o without_o their_o care_n or_o forecast_v the_o master_n care_n for_o some_o and_o maintain_v they_o and_o god_n maintain_v the_o rest_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o man_n he_o must_v eat_v his_o bread_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o brow_n how_o true_a be_v that_o of_o joh_n chap._n 5.7_o man_n be_v bear_v to_o labour_n as_o the_o spark_n fly_v upward_o all_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o labour_n say_v solomon_n eccl._n 1.8_o molestation_n and_o misery_n meet_v we_o at_o every_o turn_n the_o world_n say_v one_o be_v a_o sea_n of_o glass_n for_o it_o be_v vanity_n mingle_v with_o fire_n for_o it_o be_v vexation_n rev._n 4.6_o man_n be_v in_o a_o restless_a condition_n toss_v to_o and_o fro_o like_o a_o football_n and_o here_o he_o have_v no_o rest_a place_n when_o i_o seek_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o why_o this_o noble_a creature_n shall_v be_v thus_o subject_v to_o trouble_v and_o sorrow_n more_o than_o any_o other_o i_o quick_o find_v out_o it_o be_v god_n will_v and_o man_n desert_n for_o have_v man_n continue_v in_o his_o primitive_a purity_n he_o have_v never_o have_v a_o ache_a head_n or_o ache_a heart_n or_o loss_n or_o cross_n or_o any_o thing_n to_o molest_v he_o but_o when_o he_o have_v sin_v god_n pronounce_v this_o sentence_n upon_o he_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o bread_n which_o law_n never_o yet_o be_v reverse_v the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n never_o transgress_v their_o maker_n law_n as_o man_n have_v do_v and_o therefore_o never_o have_v such_o punishment_n threaten_v as_o man_n have_v though_o it_o be_v conceive_v they_o be_v sufferer_n for_o man_n sin_n rom._n 8.20_o have_v not_o sin_v go_v before_o trouble_n and_o misery_n have_v never_o follow_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n and_o as_o sin_n bring_v death_n so_o also_o sorrow_n into_o the_o world_n
better_o provide_v the_o soul_n here_o wear_v the_o body_n as_o a_o garment_n which_o when_o it_o be_v wear_v out_o the_o saint_n shall_v have_v a_o better_a suit_n they_o shall_v be_v choathe_v with_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n death_n will_v not_o spare_v the_o best_a there_o be_v no_o come_n to_o paradise_n but_o under_o the_o flame_a sword_n of_o this_o guardian_n that_o stand_v at_o the_o porch_n no_o wipe_v all_o tear_n from_o our_o eye_n but_o with_o our_o winding-sheet_n assurance_n of_o god_n love_n make_v a_o man_n even_o willing_a to_o die_v but_o the_o cook_n on_o the_o dunghill_n know_v not_o the_o worth_n of_o this_o jewel_n oh_o the_o blindness_n madness_n and_o stupidity_n of_o man_n who_o care_n be_v to_o lade_v himself_o with_o thick_a clay_n and_o to_o take_v care_n what_o he_o shall_v eat_v or_o what_o he_o shall_v drink_v or_o wherewithal_o he_o shall_v be_v clothe_v and_o make_v no_o provision_n for_o the_o soul_n but_o depend_v upon_o that_o for_o comfort_n 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creature_n every_o man_n say_v david_n in_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n this_o be_v the_o impartial_a verdict_n bring_v in_o by_o one_o that_o can_v best_o tell_v and_o to_o this_o i_o be_v force_v to_o subscribe_v for_o god_n immediate_o humble_v i_o for_o set_v my_o affection_n upon_o creature-comfort_n and_o let_v i_o see_v the_o vanity_n of_o they_o by_o visit_v i_o with_o a_o fit_a of_o sickness_n that_o i_o be_v take_v off_o from_o set_v my_o delight_n or_o take_v satisfaction_n in_o or_o upon_o they_o or_o take_v any_o pleasure_n in_o any_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v do_v nay_o i_o be_v trouble_v that_o i_o have_v not_o spend_v my_o time_n better_o and_o that_o i_o have_v not_o plant_v set_v or_o sow_o in_o a_o more_o fertile_a soil_n where_o i_o may_v have_v expect_v a_o more_o plentiful_a increase_n and_o have_v a_o better_a crop_n this_o providence_n seem_v to_o speak_v to_o i_o as_o christ_n do_v to_o the_o rich_a man_n luk._n 12.16_o etc._n etc._n that_o set_v his_o heart_n on_o his_o riches_n and_o be_v not_o rich_a to_o god_n thou_o fool_n this_o night_n shall_v thy_o soul_n be_v require_v of_o thou_o and_o then_o who_o be_v these_o this_o show_v i_o more_o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o humane_a felicity_n than_o i_o have_v before_o observe_v i_o plain_o see_v there_o be_v a_o double_a uncertainty_n in_o all_o earthly_a felicity_n and_o in_o sublunary_a enjoyment_n for_o they_o themselves_o be_v very_o uncertain_a and_o many_o time_n short-lived_a and_o may_v leave_v we_o or_o we_o may_v by_o death_n be_v arrest_v and_o then_o we_o shall_v leave_v they_o god_n sometime_o take_v they_o from_o we_o they_o take_v themselves_o wing_n and_o fly_v away_o and_o shall_v we_o set_v our_o eye_n upon_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o pro._n 23.5_o there_o be_v no_o solid_a substance_n in_o they_o though_o the_o foolish_a world_n call_v it_o by_o that_o name_n they_o be_v as_o transitory_a as_o a_o hasty_a headlong_a torrent_n but_o if_o they_o remain_v we_o shall_v remove_v for_o our_o life_n pass_v away_o as_o a_o shadow_n or_o post_n or_o weaver_n shuttle_n and_o continue_v not_o and_o then_o those_o wing_a foul_n that_o now_o sit_v upon_o our_o tree_n shall_v sit_v upon_o other_o man_n sometime_o god_n blow_v upon_o they_o and_o blast_v they_o that_o though_o we_o do_v enjoy_v they_o they_o prove_v but_o a_o vexation_n to_o we_o sometime_o he_o disable_v we_o to_o use_v they_o and_o sometime_o imbitter_v they_o to_o we_o mix_v they_o with_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n that_o we_o can_v find_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o and_o assure_o they_o will_v do_v we_o little_a good_a when_o we_o have_v most_o need_n suppose_v a_o man_n to_o have_v what_o the_o world_n can_v afford_v yea_o all_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n yea_o all_o that_o his_o heart_n can_v wish_v as_o solomon_n have_v eccl._n 2.27_o yet_o one_o hour_n sickness_n spoil_v all_o his_o mirth_n and_o rob_v he_o of_o all_o the_o comfort_n he_o promise_v to_o 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any_o comfort_n here_o in_o their_o extremity_n no_o no_o they_o be_v like_o job_n friend_n miserable_a comforter_n at_o such_o a_o time_n what_o good_a will_v gold_n do_v at_o death_n and_o judgement_n this_o coin_n be_v not_o currant_n in_o the_o other_o world_n nay_o in_o this_o world_n it_o bring_v little_a content_n if_o god_n frown_v if_o one_o spark_n of_o hellfire_n flash_n in_o the_o conscience_n all_o these_o thing_n can_v extinguish_v it_o one_o drop_n of_o it_o will_v mar_v a_o whole_a cup_n of_o earthly_a delight_n that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o laughter_n the_o heart_n will_v be_v sorrowful_a and_o the_o end_n of_o that_o mirth_n will_v be_v heaviness_n pro._n 14.13_o nulla_fw-la est_fw-la sincera_fw-la voluptas_fw-la wicked_a man_n may_v dance_v to_o the_o timbrel_n and_o harp_n but_o sudden_o they_o turn_v into_o hell_n job_n 21.12_o 13._o and_o their_o merry_a dance_n end_v in_o a_o miserable_a downfall_n the_o candle_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v out_o in_o a_o 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