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1._o in_o nature_n have_v give_v man_n wisdom_n and_o understanding_n which_o he_o have_v deny_v unto_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n job_n 35.11_o 2._o in_o our_o advancement_n who_o have_v put_v they_o under_o our_o foot_n make_v they_o our_o vassal_n and_o we_o their_o lord_n psal_n 8.6_o 7._o 3._o in_o our_o spiritual_a estate_n in_o make_v we_o at_o present_a member_n of_o his_o son_n and_o thereby_o his_o child_n by_o adoption_n and_o heir_n of_o his_o glory_n let_v it_o please_v we_o with_o our_o condition_n encourage_v we_o to_o his_o service_n who_o have_v so_o high_o advance_v we_o abase_v we_o in_o our_o thought_n and_o esteem_n of_o ourselves_o and_o move_v we_o to_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n even_o
of_o free_a bounty_n 2._o depend_v and_o trust_v on_o he_o by_o faith_n as_o we_o be_v direct_v psalm_n 37.3_o ground_a on_o his_o promise_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o hebr._n 13.5_o 3._o walk_v in_o a_o course_n of_o holy_a obedience_n to_o which_o sufficiency_n and_o abundance_n in_o all_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v promise_v deut._n 28.13_o and_o psalm_n 81.13.16_o especial_o to_o diligence_n in_o a_o honest_a call_v he_o that_o till_v his_o land_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o bread_n prov._n 12.11_o he_o that_o labour_v with_o his_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a shall_v have_v both_o to_o supply_v his_o own_o want_n and_o a_o overplus_n to_o give_v to_o he_o that_o needs_o eph._n 4.28_o 2._o for_o shame_v let_v we_o serve_v he_o faithful_o who_o feed_v we_o as_o it_o be_v at_o his_o own_o table_n nay_o prepare_v a_o table_n before_o we_o and_o make_v our_o cup_n to_o run_v over_o psal_n 23.5_o and_o beside_o warm_v we_o and_o clothe_v we_o with_o the_o fliece_n of_o his_o own_o flock_n which_o he_o give_v as_o he_o do_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 24_o 35._o yea_o abase_v himself_o so_o low_o as_o to_o take_v off_o our_o yoke_n from_o we_o and_o to_o lay_v our_o meat_n before_o we_o hos_fw-la 11.4_o and_o beyond_o all_o this_o support_v and_o protect_v we_o by_o his_o power_n so_o that_o the_o everlasting_a arm_n be_v underneath_o we_o deut._n 33.27_o so_o that_o we_o dwell_v in_o safety_n alone_o verse_n 28._o and_o no_o evil_n come_v near_o our_o dwelling_n the_o kind_n of_o the_o provision_n which_o god_n allow_v unto_o man_n follow_v herb_n and_o fruit_n of_o tree_n must_v be_v his_o food_n both_o of_o they_o but_o a_o little_a before_o and_o produce_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o powerful_a word_n of_o god_n mouth_n upon_o the_o three_o day_n verse_n 11._o so_o that_o we_o may_v out_o of_o that_o consideration_n 6._o observe_v all_o the_o provision_n that_o god_n have_v allow_v man_n for_o his_o food_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o earth_n observe_v 6_o whence_o by_o his_o own_o blessing_n upon_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n he_o bring_v it_o forth_o psal_n 104.14_o and_o if_o we_o consider_v it_o well_o what_o be_v corn_n fruit_n cattle_n and_o their_o flesh_n on_o which_o we_o feed_v but_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v refine_v and_o change_v both_o in_o shape_n and_o quality_n but_o not_o in_o substance_n neither_o be_v this_o more_o true_a than_o necessary_a that_o man_n body_n which_o be_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v nourish_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o food_n that_o be_v proportionable_a to_o themselves_o neither_o be_v it_o more_o necessary_a than_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n by_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o may_v be_v keep_v low_a by_o the_o representation_n of_o the_o baseness_n both_o of_o his_o original_a and_o end_v that_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o thither_o must_v return_v again_o set_v before_o he_o in_o every_o dish_n at_o his_o table_n which_o he_o feed_v upon_o it_o just_o tax_v both_o our_o niceness_n and_o foolish_a pride_n in_o make_v that_o a_o occasion_n and_o mean_n of_o lift_v up_o our_o heart_n and_o glory_v to_o other_o by_o which_o god_n most_o endeavour_n to_o humble_a and_o abase_v we_o our_o food_n and_o clothing_n be_v both_o of_o they_o evidence_n of_o our_o weakness_n baseness_n and_o shame_n who_o be_v make_v of_o earth_n dwell_v in_o house_n of_o earth_n or_o clay_n as_o job_n call_v they_o job_n 4.19_o and_o get_v our_o bread_n and_o food_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n be_v withal_o clothe_v with_o no_o better_a than_o earth_n from_o whence_o we_o draw_v our_o fine_a linen_n immediate_o and_o from_o whence_o the_o fliece_n of_o our_o flock_n the_o skin_n and_o costly_a fur_n which_o we_o borrow_v from_o the_o back_n of_o beast_n be_v derive_v in_o the_o second_o descent_n o_o earth_n earth_n earth_n know_v thy_o own_o vileness_n and_o glory_v not_o in_o thy_o own_o shame_n as_o wicked_a man_n be_v just_o charge_v to_o do_v phil._n 3.19_o if_o we_o lie_v together_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n unto_o man_n we_o may_v easy_o observe_v and_o have_v cause_n serious_o to_o consider_v how_o strange_o god_n level_v man_n way_n thereby_o and_o temper_n together_o our_o advancement_n and_o abasement_n first_o adam_n be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o god_n upon_o earth_n and_o now_o a_o worm_n feed_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o dust_n first_o a_o lord_n over_o all_o the_o work_n that_o god_n have_v make_v to_o rule_v and_o command_v they_o and_o now_o make_v to_o stoop_v in_o a_o sort_n to_o his_o own_o vassal_n and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o for_o the_o sustain_n of_o his_o life_n whence_o 7._o observe_v god_n do_v strange_o counterbalance_v our_o honour_n and_o abasement_n in_o all_o his_o dispensation_n unto_o we_o observe_v 7_o thus_o the_o prophet_n david_n profess_v that_o god_n do_v lift_v he_o up_o and_o cast_v he_o down_o psal_n 102.10_o thus_o he_o deal_v with_o jacob_n who_o he_o advance_v in_o his_o birthright_n and_o blessing_n above_o his_o brother_n esau_n and_o make_v he_o his_o lord_n and_o not_o long_o after_o bring_v he_o down_o before_o he_o on_o his_o knee_n make_v moses_n the_o repute_a son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o by_o and_o by_o a_o exile_n and_o shepherd_n in_o midian_a and_o from_o that_o base_a condition_n advance_v he_o to_o a_o estate_n above_o the_o great_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o he_o deal_v with_o david_n job_n and_o many_o other_o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n he_o deal_v with_o all_o his_o child_n in_o spiritual_a thing_n temper_v our_o advancement_n with_o abasement_n as_o he_o deal_v with_o s._n paul_n 2_o cor_n 12.7_o our_o consolation_n with_o heaviness_n of_o spirit_n our_o holiness_n with_o manifold_a corruption_n and_o thus_o it_o please_v he_o to_o deal_v with_o we_o 1._o to_o fit_v we_o to_o that_o condition_n of_o baseness_n in_o which_o he_o have_v place_v we_o in_o this_o world_n 2._o to_o keep_v our_o heart_n low_a and_o humble_a which_o especial_o in_o this_o state_n of_o corruption_n we_o be_v so_o hardly_o bring_v unto_o lest_o we_o forget_v both_o ourselves_o and_o which_o be_v much_o worse_o he_o that_o make_v as_o all_o thing_n so_o we_o also_o for_o his_o own_o honour_n which_o agur_n fear_v prov._n 30.9_o in_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o food_n which_o god_n allow_v to_o adam_n we_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o homeliness_n of_o that_o provision_n that_o god_n appoint_v he_o to_o feed_v on_o no_o way_n answerable_a to_o those_o delicate_n that_o our_o luxurious_a palate_n so_o much_o affect_v and_o delight_v in_o but_o wholesome_a and_o vulgar_a easy_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o place_n where_o he_o shall_v set_v his_o foot_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o those_o herb_n and_o fruit_n before_o god_n curse_n come_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o sin_n exceed_v both_o in_o taste_n and_o virtue_n those_o which_o the_o earth_n now_o bring_v forth_o notwithstanding_o since_o god_n make_v such_o vulgar_a provision_n for_o the_o great_a monarch_n that_o ever_o the_o sun_n see_v we_o may_v 8._o observe_v plain_a and_o ordinary_a fare_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o content_v the_o best_a among_o man_n and_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n observe_v 8_o the_o patriarch_n of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a feast_v stranger_n with_o veal_n and_o butter_n gen._n 18.8_o and_o themselves_o feed_v upon_o pottage_n of_o lentile_n gen._n 25.34_o food_n convenient_a will_v content_v agur_n prov._n 30.8_o and_o our_o saviour_n own_o provision_n be_v but_o barley_n loaf_n and_o small_a fish_n john_n 6.9_o it_o be_v true_a that_o john_n baptist_n feed_v upon_o locust_n and_o wild_a honey_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o imitation_n and_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o both_o for_o civil_a and_o religious_a respect_n and_o occasion_n we_o be_v permit_v to_o a_o more_o free_a and_o liberal_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n for_o our_o food_n ruler_n as_o solomon_n imply_v prov._n 23.1_o and_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o provision_n which_o he_o make_v for_o his_o own_o table_n and_o family_n 1_o king_n 4.23_o and_o that_o of_o nehemiah_n chap._n 5.18_o and_o all_o other_o man_n of_o ability_n and_o large_a estate_n be_v permit_v to_o make_v provision_n for_o their_o table_n according_a to_o their_o place_n and_o condition_n yea_o man_n of_o ordinary_a rank_n upon_o special_a occasion_n of_o marriage_n birth_n of_o child_n entertain_v of_o friend_n holy_a feast_n and_o like_a be_v allow_v to_o exceed_v their_o ordinary_a proportion_n provide_v always_o 1._o