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enoch_n walk_v with_o god_n three_o hundred_o year_n vers_fw-la 5._o noah_n by_o his_o life_n of_o faith_n condemn_v the_o world_n and_o become_v heir_n of_o the_o righteousness_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n vers_fw-la 7._o abraham_n leave_v his_o country_n and_o go_v out_o after_o god_n not_o know_v whither_o he_o go_v vers_fw-la 8._o 〈…〉_o leave_v a_o kingdom_n and_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n for_o the_o love_n he_o have_v to_o god_n and_o christ._n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o they_o who_o have_v triâ—lâ—_n not_o accept_v deliverance_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v a_o better_a resurrection_n heb._n 〈…〉_o 35_o 36_o 37._o they_o be_v stone_v they_o be_v 〈…〉_o be_v tempt_v 〈…〉_o they_o wander_v 〈…〉_o and_o goatskin_n be_v destitute_a 〈…〉_o leave_v his_o father_n ship_n and_o net_n mat._n 4._o â—8_o 19_o paul_n turn_v off_o from_o the_o foot_n of_o gamalieâ—â—_n man_n bring_v their_o good_n and_o possession_n the_o price_n of_o they_o and_o cast_v it_o down_o at_o the_o apostle_n foot_n act_n 19_o 18_o 19_o â—0_n 〈◊〉_d other_o bring_v their_o book_n together_o and_o burn_v they_o 〈…〉_o book_n though_o they_o be_v worth_a fifty_o thousand_o piece_n of_o silver_n i_o can_v add_v how_o many_o willing_o offer_v themselves_o in_o all_o age_n and_o their_o all_o for_o the_o worthy_a name_v of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o be_v rack_v starve_a hang_v burn_a drown_v pull_v in_o piece_n and_o 〈◊〉_d thousand_o calamity_n barren_a figtree_n the_o vineyard_n of_o god_n have_v be_v a_o fruitful_a place_n what_o do_v thou_o there_o what_o do_v thou_o bear_v god_n expect_v fruit_n according_a to_o or_o become_v the_o soil_n of_o the_o vineyard_n six_o the_o fruit_n which_o god_n expect_v be_v such_o as_o become_v god_n husbandry_n and_o labour_n the_o vineyard_n be_v god_n husbandry_n or_o tillage_n i_o be_o the_o vine_n say_v christ_n john_n 15._o â—_o and_o my_o father_n be_v the_o husbandman_n and_o again_o 1_o cor._n 3._o 9_o you_o be_v god_n husbandry_n you_o be_v god_n building_n the_o vineyard_n god_n fence_n it_o god_n gather_v ouâ—_n the_o stone_n god_n build_v the_o tower_n and_o the_o winepress_n in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o here_o be_v labour_n here_o be_v protection_n here_o be_v remove_v of_o hindrance_n here_o be_v convenient_a purgation_n and_o all_o that_z there_o may_v be_v 〈◊〉_d barren_a figtree_n what_o fruit_n have_v thou_o have_v thou_o fruit_n become_v the_o care_n of_o god_n the_o protection_n of_o god_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n the_o patience_n and_o husbandry_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o vineyard_n that_o be_v either_o the_o shame_n or_o the_o praise_n of_o the_o husbandman_n i_o go_v by_o the_o field_n of_o the_o slothful_a say_v solomon_n and_o by_o the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o man_n void_a of_o understanding_n and_o lo_o it_o be_v grow_v over_o with_o thorn_n and_o nettle_n have_v cover_v the_o face_n thereof_o prov._n 24._o 30_o 31_o 32._o barren_a figtree_n if_o man_n shall_v 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his_o faithful_a servant_n abraham_n but_o still_o as_o abraham_n intercede_v god_n answer_v if_o i_o find_v fifty_o or_o forty_o and_o five_o there_o i_o will_v not_o destroy_v the_o city_n gen._n 18._o 20_o 21_o 26_o 27._o barren_a figtree_n what_o say_v thou_o god_n will_v come_v down_o to_o see_v god_n will_v make_v search_n for_o fruit_n himself_o and_o he_o come_v and_o seek_v fruit_n thereon_o and_o find_v none_o then_o say_v he_o to_o the_o dresser_n of_o the_o vineyard_n behold_v these_o three_o year_n i_o come_v seek_v fruit_n on_o this_o figtree_n and_o find_v none_o cut_v it_o down_o why_o cumber_v it_o the_o ground_n these_o word_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n search_n into_o the_o bough_n of_o a_o barren_a figtree_n he_o seek_v fruit_n and_o find_v none_o none_o to_o his_o like_n none_o pleasant_a and_o good_a therefore_o first_o he_o complain_v of_o the_o want_n thereof_o to_o the_o dresser_n call_v he_o to_o come_v and_o see_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o tree_n 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reins_o of_o his_o lust_n before_o he_o he_o shall_v be_v entangle_v with_o his_o beastly_a lust_n he_o shall_v be_v overcome_v of_o ungodly_a company_n thus_o they_o that_o turn_v aside_o to_o their_o own_o crooked_a way_n psal._n 125._o 5._o the_o lord_n shall_v lead_v they_o forth_o with_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n this_o be_v god_n hand_n immediate_o god_n be_v now_o deal_v with_o this_o man_n himself_o barren_a figtree_n harken_v thou_o be_v crowd_v into_o a_o profession_n be_v get_v among_o the_o godly_a and_o there_o be_v a_o scandal_n to_o the_o holy_a and_o glorious_a gospel_n but_o withal_o so_o cunning_a that_o like_o the_o son_n of_o zerviah_n thou_o be_v too_o hard_a for_o the_o church_n she_o know_v not_o how_o to_o deal_v with_o thou_o well_o say_v god_n i_o will_v deal_v with_o that_o man_n myself_o ezek._n 14._o 7_o 8._o i_o will_v answer_v that_o man_n by_o myself_o he_o that_o set_v up_o his_o idol_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o put_v the_o stumbling-block_n of_o his_o iniquity_n before_o his_o face_n and_o yet_o come_v and_o appear_v before_o i_o i_o will_v set_v my_o face_n against_o that_o man_n and_o will_v make_v he_o a_o sign_n and_o a_o proverb_n and_o i_o will_v cut_v he_o off_o from_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o people_n and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n but_o second_o god_n do_v sometime_o cut_v down_o the_o barren_a figtree_n by_o the_o church_n by_o the_o church_n due_a execution_n of_o the_o law_n and_o censure_n which_o christ_n for_o that_o purpose_n have_v leave_v with_o his_o church_n this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o in_o mat._n 18._o 1_o cor._n 5._o and_o that_o in_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 20._o upon_o which_o now_o i_o shall_v not_o enlarge_v but_o which_o way_n soever_o god_n deal_v with_o thou_o o_o thou_o barren_a figtree_n whether_o by_o himself_o immediate_o or_o by_o his_o church_n it_o amount_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o for_o if_o timely_a repentance_n prevent_v not_o the_o end_n of_o that_o 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also_o discourse_v of_o absolom_n ahithophel_n and_o judas_n who_o be_v all_o three_o hang_v the_o first_o by_o god_n revenge_a hand_n the_o other_o be_v give_v up_o of_o god_n to_o be_v their_o own_o executioner_n these_o be_v barren_a and_o unprofifitable_a figtree_n such_o as_o god_n take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o therefore_o he_o command_v to_o cut_v they_o down_o the_o psalmist_n say_v psal._n 58._o 9_o he_o shall_v take_v they_o away_o as_o with_o a_o whirlwind_n both_o live_n and_o in_o his_o wrath._n barren_a figtree_n harken_v god_n call_v for_o the_o axe_n his_o sword_n bring_v it_o hither_o here_o be_v a_o barren_a professor_n cut_v he_o downn_n why_o cumber_v he_o the_o ground_n why_o cumber_v it_o the_o ground_n by_o these_o word_n the_o lord_n sugge_v reason_n of_o his_o displeasure_n against_o the_o barren_a figtree_n it_o cumber_v the_o ground_n the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o only_o take_v a_o argument_n from_o its_o barrenness_n but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o cumber-ground_n therefore_o cut_v it_o down_o wherefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o provocation_n 1._o because_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v he_o disappoint_v the_o design_n of_o god_n in_o plant_v his_o vineyard_n i_o look_v that_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit._n 2._o it_o have_v also_o abuse_v his_o patience_n his_o 〈◊〉_d suffer_v his_o three_o year_n patience_n 3._o it_o have_v also_o abuse_v his_o labour_n his_o pain_n his_o care_n and_o providence_n of_o protection_n and_o preservation_n for_o he_o hedge_n his_o vineyard_n and_o wall_n it_o about_o cumber-ground_n all_o these_o thing_n thou_o abuse_v he_o water_v his_o vineyard_n and_o look_n to_o it_o night_n and_o day_n but_o all_o these_o thing_n thou_o have_v abuse_v further._n there_o be_v other_o reason_n of_o god_n displeasure_n as_o first_o a_o cumber-ground_n be_v a_o very_a mock_n and_o reproach_n to_o religion_n a_o mock_n and_o reproach_n to_o the_o way_n of_o god_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o 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worthy_a who_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n heb._n 10._o 28._o wherefore_o against_o these_o despiser_n god_n have_v set_v himself_o and_o foretell_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o believe_v but_o perish_v behold_v you_o despiser_n and_o wonder_v and_o perish_v for_o i_o work_v a_o work_n in_o your_o day_n which_o you_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n believe_v though_o a_o man_n declare_v it_o unto_o you_o act_n 13._o 41._o after_o that_o thou_o shall_v out_o it_o down_o thus_o far_o we_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o barren_a figtree_n or_o fruitless_a professor_n with_o some_o sign_n to_o know_v he_o by_o whereto_o be_v add_v also_o some_o sign_n of_o one_o who_o neither_o will_n or_o can_v by_o any_o mean_n be_v fruitful_a but_o they_o must_v miserable_o perish_v now_o be_v come_v to_o the_o time_n of_o execution_n i_o shall_v speak_v a_o word_n to_o that_o also_o after_o that_o thou_o shall_v cut_v it_o down_o christ_n at_o last_o turn_v the_o barren_a 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shall_v cast_v upon_o he_o and_o not_o spare_v and_o he_o shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o that_o which_o be_v high_a job_n 27._o 22._o 3._o the_o dark_a entry_n he_o be_v to_o go_v through_o will_v be_v a_o sore_a amazement_n to_o he_o for_o fear_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o way_n eccl._n 12._o 5._o yea_o terror_n will_v take_v hold_n on_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o yawn_a jaw_n of_o death_n to_o gape_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o door_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n open_a to_o give_v he_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o world_n now_o who_o will_v meet_v i_o in_o this_o dark_a entry_n how_o shall_v i_o pass_v through_o this_o dark_a entry_n into_o another_o world_n 4._o for_o by_o reason_n of_o gild_n and_o a_o shake_a conscience_n his_o life_n will_v hang_v in_o continual_a doubt_n before_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v afraid_a day_n and_o night_n deut._n 28._o 66_o 67._o and_o shall_v have_v no_o assurance_n of_o his_o life_n 5._o now_o also_o want_n will_v come_v up_o against_o he_o 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