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grant_n they_o have_v of_o all_o they_o enjoy_v and_o how_o just_a it_o be_v therefore_o for_o god_n to_o recall_v his_o estate_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o to_o take_v the_o forfeiture_n for_o though_o we_o receive_v all_o from_o god_n and_o that_o with_o this_o proviso_n and_o upon_o this_o condition_n that_o the_o poor_a shall_v have_v their_o part_n and_o their_o share_n out_o of_o it_o yet_o he_o that_o give_v all_o and_o require_v but_o a_o little_a can_v have_v it_o yea_o though_o he_o will_v borrow_v a_o little_a of_o his_o own_o he_o be_v ofttimes_o deny_v it_o though_o he_o promise_v to_o repay_v it_o yea_o to_o repay_v it_o a_o hundred-fold_n yet_o can_v be_v hear_v where_o a_o man_n upon_o his_o bare_a word_n can_v borrow_v ten_o pound_n god_n can_v borrow_v ten_o penny_n yea_o of_o that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o though_o never_o man_n make_v large_a promise_n and_o never_o man_n more_o faithful_o fulfil_v they_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a shall_v not_o lack_v pro._n 28.27_o but_o he_o that_o hide_v his_o eye_n shall_v have_v many_o a_o curse_n curse_n both_o from_o god_n and_o man_n yet_o few_o believe_v this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o get_v wealth_n they_o will_v hardly_o take_v god_n word_n for_o a_o groat_n they_o will_v use_v their_o wit_n to_o save_v their_o money_n but_o will_v not_o use_v their_o eye_n to_o affect_v their_o heart_n god_n show_v they_o many_o a_o altar_n but_o they_o have_v no_o sacrifice_n ready_a but_o he_o that_o shut_v his_o ear_n at_o the_o poor_a man_n cry_n shall_v cry_v himself_o and_o not_o be_v hear_v pro._n 21.13_o this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o pharaoh_n haman_n and_o the_o rich_a glutton_n it_o be_v not_o get_v but_o give_v be_v the_o true_a way_n to_o wealth_n eleemosyna_fw-la ars_fw-la omnium_fw-la quaestuosissima_fw-la est_fw-la say_v chrysostome_n alm_n be_v the_o most_o gainful_a art_n he_o shall_v have_v judgement_n without_o mercy_n that_o will_v show_v no_o mercy_n jam._n 2.13_o he_o that_o have_v pity_n on_o the_o poor_a dare_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v repay_v he_o pro._n 19.17_o god_n accept_v it_o both_o as_o a_o gift_n and_o a_o love_n nay_o foenerator_fw-la domino_fw-la god_n take_v it_o upon_o usury_n and_o give_v security_n for_o it_o under_o his_o hand_n but_o those_o that_o now_o will_v not_o take_v god_n word_n it_o be_v not_o long_o but_o god_n will_v not_o take_v they_o but_o require_v up_o his_o talent_n and_o also_o a_o account_n of_o their_o stewardship_n and_o give_v away_o their_o talent_n to_o those_o that_o will_v better_o improve_v they_o and_o give_v they_o a_o reward_n with_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n mat._n 25.28_o 30._o yea_o sentence_v they_o to_o everlasting_a fire_n together_o with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n for_o not_o feed_v clothing_n visit_v his_o hungry_a naked_a poor_a member_n mat._n 25.41_o etc._n etc._n and_o such_o worthless_a useless_a sapless_a man_n be_v not_o more_o miss_v as_o one_o say_v when_o they_o be_v go_v then_o the_o pare_n of_o the_o nail_n as_o they_o live_v undesired_a so_o they_o die_v unlamented_a but_o at_o judgement_n their_o sentence_n breathe_v out_o nothing_o but_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n sting_n and_o horror_n woe_n and_o torment_n without_o end_n or_o past_a imagination_n here_o the_o worm_n of_o grief_n gnaw_v as_o painful_o as_o the_o fire_n burn_v now_o they_o be_v sand-blind_a and_o can_v see_v christ_n in_o his_o member_n but_o then_o when_o too_o late_o their_o eye_n will_v be_v open_v to_o see_v their_o folly_n the_o consideration_n also_o of_o this_o little_a quantity_n of_o fruit_n leave_v upon_o the_o tree_n after_o the_o shake_n make_v i_o think_v this_o resemble_v the_o godly_a that_o stand_v fast_o and_o remain_v firm_a after_o all_o the_o shake_n that_o they_o meet_v with_o when_o other_o frost_n bite_v by_o affliction_n or_o toss_v by_o persecution_n fall_v as_o leave_v before_o the_o wind_n in_o autumn_n many_o be_v the_o professor_n in_o a_o sunshine_n day_n but_o few_o can_v abide_v in_o a_o storm_n though_o israel_n be_v as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o multitude_n yet_o but_o a_o remnant_n shall_v be_v save_v rom._n 9.27_o all_o be_v not_o israel_n that_o be_v of_o israel_n these_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o glean_v of_o the_o grape_n after_o the_o vintage_n isay_n 17.6_o here_o and_o there_o one_o few_o in_o comparison_n or_o to_o the_o shake_n of_o the_o olive_n tree_n where_o two_o or_o three_o berry_n be_v leave_v in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o utmost_a bough_n and_o four_o or_o five_o in_o the_o utmost_a branch_n one_o of_o a_o tribe_n and_o two_o of_o a_o family_n jer._n 13.14_o many_o shake_n we_o have_v already_o have_v and_o much_o unripe_a fruit_n be_v fall_v and_o when_o strong_a wind_n arise_v we_o may_v imagine_v much_o more_o will_v down_o but_o in_o the_o last_o shake_n when_o christ_n shall_v come_v like_o refiner_n fire_n and_o fuller_n soap_n mal._n 3.3_o all_o that_o be_v rot_v at_o heart_n will_v be_v discover_v than_o the_o sinner_n in_o zion_n shall_v be_v afraid_a fearfulness_n shall_v surprise_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n oh_o my_o soul_n take_v heed_n of_o be_v blow_v down_o nay_o take_v heed_n of_o be_v rot_v for_o then_o down_o thou_o will_v it_o be_v better_o be_v alone_o then_o in_o such_o a_o company_n and_o better_o go_v to_o heaven_n alone_o then_o to_o hell_n with_o company_n to_o stand_v against_o the_o storm_n then_o to_o be_v blow_v down_o with_o the_o wind_n improve_v thy_o talent_n to_o god_n glory_n and_o he_o will_v never_o let_v thou_o fall_v oh_o my_o god_n let_v no_o sun_n of_o persecution_n wither_v i_o nor_o no_o boisterous_a storm_n bear_v i_o down_o upon_o the_o many_o enemy_n fruit-tree_n have_v 93._o med._n when_o i_o consider_v how_o many_o enemy_n fruit-bearing_a tree_n meet_v withal_o and_o the_o encumbrance_n that_o ofttimes_o hinder_v and_o spoil_v their_o fruit_n i_o wonder_v that_o any_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n to_o maturity_n for_o sometime_o they_o be_v plant_v in_o a_o bad_a soil_n and_o then_o no_o wonder_n if_o they_o prosper_v not_o sometime_o in_o too_o dry_a a_o place_n and_o how_o then_o shall_v they_o prosper_v sometime_o in_o too_o wet_a and_o then_o be_v poison_v and_o render_v barren_a sometime_o too_o high_a and_o sometime_o too_o low_o and_o both_o extreme_n be_v offensive_a sometime_o in_o too_o fat_a a_o place_n and_o then_o they_o grow_v too_o luxuriant_a often_o too_o lean_a and_o barren_a when_o the_o earth_n can_v help_v they_o to_o bring_v forth_o their_o burden_n or_o yield_v they_o sap_n sometime_o for_o want_v of_o good_a husbandry_n they_o be_v trouble_v and_o pester_v with_o sucker_n that_o draw_v the_o sap_n to_o themselves_o and_o rob_v the_o tree_n and_o run_v up_o into_o aspire_a branch_n which_o overtop_n and_o overshade_v their_o fellow_n and_o the_o whole_a tree_n by_o this_o mean_n be_v render_v unfruitful_a sometime_o for_o want_v of_o fence_n the_o bark_n be_v pile_v off_o by_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n hare_n rabbit_n and_o other_o vermin_n which_o rend_v the_o bark_n from_o the_o the_o body_n and_o endanger_v yea_o sometime_o procure_v the_o death_n not_o only_o of_o the_o fruit_n but_o the_o tree_n also_o and_o sometime_o they_o be_v bark-bound_a which_o hinder_v their_o growth_n and_o thrive_a sometime_o they_o be_v pester_v with_o moss_n canker_n and_o other_o obstruction_n to_o their_o no_o little_a damage_n and_o sometime_o molest_v by_o worm_n mole_n mouse_n aunt_n and_o such_o like_a whereby_o they_o be_v injure_v sometime_o the_o winter_n prove_v unseasonable_a and_o the_o spring_n unfavourable_a that_o they_o never_o bloom_v and_o sometime_o when_o they_o be_v blossom_v and_o give_v good_a ground_n of_o
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 that_o can_v do_v no_o good_a when_o most_o need_n be_v they_o can_v provide_v in_o the_o day_n for_o the_o night_n in_o the_o summer_n for_o the_o winter_n on_o the_o market-day_n for_o the_o whole_a week_n and_o at_o a_o fair_a for_o the_o whole_a year_n and_o yet_o make_v no_o provision_n in_o life_n for_o death_n or_o in_o time_n for_o eternity_n if_o a_o celestial_a habitation_n be_v not_o provide_v against_o those_o house_n of_o clay_n our_o body_n wherein_o the_o soul_n lodge_v as_o a_o tenant_n at_o will_n be_v dissolve_v our_o lodging_n will_v be_v worse_o than_o with_o toad_n and_o serpent_n even_o with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n in_o endless_a easeless_a and_o remediless_a torment_n oh_o my_o soul_n how_o fare_v it_o with_o thou_o or_o what_o preparation_n have_v thou_o make_v long_o it_o can_v be_v before_o night_n come_v where_o then_o will_v be_v thy_o lodging_n the_o earth_n than_o will_v be_v to_o thou_o as_o the_o water_n to_o noah_n dove_n thou_o will_v find_v no_o rest_n here_o for_o the_o sole_a of_o thy_o foot_n it_o be_v in_o heaven_n that_o the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n job_n 3.17_o oh_o my_o god_n enable_v i_o to_o clear_v up_o my_o interest_n in_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o only_a sanctuary_n for_o a_o trouble_a soul_n upon_o sickness_n spoil_v all_o earthly_a delight_n 98._o med._n when_o i_o have_v fit_v thing_n to_o my_o mind_n and_o begin_v to_o take_v delight_n in_o the_o work_n of_o my_o hand_n when_o i_o begin_v to_o sing_v a_o requiem_n to_o myself_o and_o my_o heart_n with_o solomon_n rejoice_v in_o all_o my_o labour_n eccl._n 2.10_o yea_o when_o i_o have_v promise_v myself_o content_a in_o what_o i_o have_v do_v i_o be_v sudden_o force_v to_o say_v with_o wise_a solomon_n eccles_n 14._o behold_v all_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n nothing_o in_o themselves_o yet_o sufficient_a to_o vex_v and_o perplex_v we_o sin_n have_v produce_v a_o confusion_n in_o the_o world_n and_o stamp_v vanity_n upon_o the_o 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 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 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 snuff_n and_o what_o will_v all_o these_o outward_a enjoyment_n signify_v then_o job_n flower_n jonahs_n gourd_n and_o david_n green_a bay-tree_n will_v soon_o wither_v and_o their_o beauty_n will_v fade_v all_o these_o thing_n will_v leave_v we_o at_o death_n many_o time_n before_o how_o much_o need_n then_o have_v we_o to_o make_v preparation_n beforehand_o of_o something_o that_o will_v stand_v we_o instead_o this_o sickness_n of_o i_o also_o teach_v i_o how_o unfit_a a_o time_n this_o be_v for_o repentance_n and_o yet_o how_o many_o post_n it_o off_o till_o then_o oh_o how_o unfit_a be_v i_o to_o examine_v my_o heart_n and_o call_v my_o sin_n to_o mind_n to_o repent_v of_o they_o when_o rack_a pain_n bring_v