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the_o sweet_a arm_n and_o wound_n of_o a_o merciful_a saviour_n if_o god_n do_v but_o breath_n on_o thy_o labour_n it_o consume_v it_o if_o he_o curse_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n it_o vanish_v and_o when_o it_o be_v go_v where_o be_v thy_o labour_n and_o travel_n and_o work_v and_o joy_n and_o comfort_n and_o hope_n but_o all_o in_o the_o fire_n follow_v therefore_o thy_o labour_n with_o godliness_n and_o follow_v godliness_n with_o labour_n join_v these_o two_o together_o as_o simeon_n and_o judah_n join_v to_o drive_v the_o canaanite_n out_o of_o the_o land_n judg._n 1._o 7_o 8._o and_o so_o shall_v not_o canaan_n but_o heaven_n be_v thy_o sure_a rest_a road_n and_o ever_o abide_v inheritance_n let_v not_o rich_a man_n lay_v up_o too_o much_o and_o buy_v and_o sell_v all_o for_o gain_n why_o you_o have_v learn_v a_o mean_a in_o religion_n and_o will_v you_o never_o learn_v a_o mean_a in_o riches_n oh_o that_o your_o riches_n be_v godliness_n and_o godliness_n your_o riches_n that_o your_o labour_n which_o be_v now_o but_o lose_v may_v be_v bestow_v on_o that_o food_n and_o wealth_n and_o land_n and_o life_n which_o never_o shall_v end_v another_o doctrine_n which_o arise_v out_o of_o these_o word_n when_o he_o say_v that_o joy_n be_v part_v or_o wither_v from_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v this_o whereby_o he_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o those_o which_o will_v not_o humble_v themselves_o shall_v be_v humble_v whether_o they_o will_v or_o no._n the_o nature_n of_o man_n will_n be_v plentiful_o store_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o benefit_n never_o think_v of_o a_o day_n of_o vengeance_n but_o imagine_v that_o his_o peaceable_a estate_n shall_v be_v for_o ever_o therefore_o the_o lord_n willing_a to_o show_v we_o our_o vain_a hope_n and_o transitory_a fade_a pleasure_n take_v away_o from_o we_o those_o comfort_n which_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o receive_v by_o the_o use_n of_o his_o blessing_n and_o change_v our_o merry_a day_n into_o sorrowful_a destiny_n we_o have_v a_o notable_a example_n hereof_o in_o dan._n 5._o 3_o 6_o 22_o 23._o belshazzar_n that_o proud_a babylonian_a king_n care_v not_o for_o the_o miserable_a captivity_n wherein_o he_o detain_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n there_o be_v no_o conscience_n of_o his_o sin_n no_o pity_n on_o his_o prisoner_n no_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n majesty_n no_o thought_n of_o true_a humility_n but_o all_o to_o maintain_v the_o pride_n of_o a_o prince_n and_o therefore_o harken_v what_o befall_v he_o at_o that_o time_n when_o he_o be_v at_o his_o banquet_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o ruff_n with_o all_o earthly_a delight_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n appear_v and_o write_v on_o the_o wall_n the_o sentence_n of_o his_o deprivation_n and_o this_o be_v because_o he_o have_v not_o humble_v himself_o before_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o prosperity_n and_o then_o follow_v a_o fearful_a hart_n a_o sorrowful_a soul_n a_o unquiet_a mind_n and_o a_o miserable_a end_n even_o so_o if_o we_o 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say_v psalm_n 104._o 27._o that_o god_n open_v his_o hand_n and_o give_v they_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n and_o sure_o as_o god_n be_v most_o wonderful_a in_o all_o his_o work_n so_o be_v he_o most_o humble_a and_o gentle_a to_o all_o his_o creature_n not_o disdain_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o feed_v the_o base_a swine_n or_o beast_n in_o the_o world_n but_o how_o unlike_a be_v they_o to_o god_n which_o do_v not_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o dumb_a beast_n no_v not_o of_o speak_v soul_n and_o live_a man_n and_o if_o they_o do_v yet_o their_o hand_n must_v not_o come_v near_o they_o but_o either_o they_o must_v take_v it_o up_o on_o the_o ground_n or_o 1._o else_o receive_v of_o their_o abridger_n i_o mean_v their_o servant_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o doctrine_n be_v these_o first_o because_o god_n have_v create_v they_o gen._n 2._o 2._o and_o for_o this_o cause_n before_o that_o ever_o he_o make_v beast_n he_o make_v all_o the_o grass_n and_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n to_o be_v ready_a for_o they_o so_o kind_a and_o constante_n be_v their_o nature_n that_o they_o never_o forget_v their_o creator_n but_o we_o shall_v find_v more_o man_n than_o be_v beast_n that_o have_v long_o ago_o lose_v all_o their_o knowledge_n and_o grace_n and_o image_n of_o god_n call_v into_o question_n whether_o there_o be_v a_o god_n or_o not_o oh_o curse_a creature_n oh_o fearful_a time_n that_o bring_v forth_o some_o man_n like_o man_n and_o some_o man_n like_o beast_n and_o some_o man_n like_o monster_n which_o be_v in_o body_n man_n in_o manner_n beast_n and_o in_o mind_n worse_a than_o any_o creature_n yea_o than_o devil_n for_o they_o acknowledge_v and_o fear_v god_n another_o reason_n be_v because_o man_n shall_v have_v a_o taste_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o 2_o lord_n mercy_n which_o save_v both_o man_n and_o beast_n psal_n 36._o 6._o 7._o as_o for_o man_n sake_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o vanity_n so_o for_o man_n sake_n they_o be_v receive_v into_o tuition_n again_o the_o one_o be_v do_v for_o his_o sin_n the_o other_o be_v for_o his_o instruction_n that_o as_o the_o heinousness_n of_o his_o sin_n do_v bring_v mo_z into_o danger_n beside_o himself_o whereby_o he_o may_v despair_v so_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n may_v bring_v mo_z into_o favour_n again_o beside_o himself_o whereby_o he_o may_v be_v comfort_v and_o thus_o we_o may_v see_v how_o for_o our_o sake_n be_v the_o rod_n of_o vengeance_n and_o the_o staff_n of_o mercy_n for_o our_o example_n some_o be_v kill_v some_o be_v burn_v some_o be_v hew_v and_o some_o be_v damn_v and_o for_o we_o again_o we_o may_v see_v the_o angel_n be_v maintain_v the_o world_n be_v lengthen_v many_o good_a man_n have_v be_v preserve_v and_o many_o bruit_n beast_n be_v continual_o maintain_v the_o use_n which_o 1_o come_v from_o hence_o be_v these_o first_o that_o we_o fall_v not_o into_o any_o despair_n of_o god_n his_o goodness_n towards_o we_o either_o for_o our_o soul_n or_o body_n mat._n 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