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of_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 9.61_o no_o man_n have_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n and_o look_v back_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n remember_v lot_n wife_n the_o son_n of_o syrach_n after_o juniuâ—_n his_o translation_n put_v a_o grave_a question_n concern_v he_o who_o hold_v the_o plough_n and_o such_o person_n who_o maintain_v the_o state_n of_o the_o world_n loc_fw-la ecclus_n 28.26_o junius_n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la the_o question_n be_v whereby_o shall_v a_o man_n he_o make_v wise_a at_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o latin_a translation_n he_o answer_v by_o nothing_o unless_o he_o be_v such_o a_o one_o who_o will_v apply_v his_o mind_n and_o meditation_n on_o the_o law_n of_o the_o most_o high_a â—atrimony_n woodw_n child_n â—atrimony_n the_o husbandman_n in_o that_o place_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v as_o he_o read_v and_o sâ—_n plead_v his_o case_n a_o dispensation_n for_o his_o gross_a ignorance_n but_o it_o be_v nothing_o so_o that_o scripture_n say_v that_o the_o hold_v the_o plough_n show_v he_o the_o constancy_n of_o a_o holy_a profession_n as_o before_o i_o hint_v that_o his_o plough_v up_o the_o ground_n show_v he_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n the_o soreness_n of_o affliction_n 4.3_o psal_n 129.3_o jer._n 4.3_o how_o the_o wicked_a plough_n upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o make_v long_a their_o furrow_n and_o what_o pain_n he_o shall_v take_v also_o with_o his_o own_o heart_n so_o prepare_v it_o for_o the_o true_a seed_n the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o when_o he_o cast_v in_o the_o seed_n in_o the_o season_n he_o may_v understand_v his_o own_o season_n and_o look_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o word_n sow_o in_o his_o heart_n rise_v up_o with_o great_a increase_n and_o as_o that_o which_o thou_o sowe_v be_v not_o quicken_v except_o it_o die_v so_o the_o body_n of_o man_n after_o it_o die_v and_o rot_v in_o the_o earth_n shall_v rise_v again_o and_o he_o that_o see_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o sow_v and_o reap_v his_o grain_n 15.36_o 1_o cor._n 15.36_o be_v a_o fool_n in_o the_o apostle_n sense_n he_o that_o thus_o meditate_v at_o the_o plough_n shall_v never_o be_v without_o a_o sermon_n before_o he_o every_o furrow_n be_v a_o line_n or_o sentence_n and_o every_o grain_n of_o corn_n that_o he_o sow_v a_o lesson_n whence_o he_o may_v learn_v something_o of_o god_n furthermore_o be_v thou_o a_o vine-dresser_n meditate_v on_o that_o parable_n luk._n 13.7_o 8._o of_o a_o certain_a man_n that_o have_v a_o figtree_n plant_v in_o his_o vine-yard_n and_o he_o come_v and_o seek_v fruit_n thereon_o and_o find_v none_o by_o this_o certain_a man_n we_o must_v understand_v god_n himself_o who_o in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n for_o our_o capacity_n and_o comfort_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o man_n to_o draw_v they_o with_o the_o cord_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o band_n of_o love_n hos_n 11.4_o whereby_o he_o signify_v that_o he_o use_v his_o people_n not_o like_o beast_n or_o slave_n loc_fw-la genevens_n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la but_o love_o and_o kind_o as_o man_n do_v or_o shall_v do_v one_o to_o another_o have_v a_o figtree_n plant_v in_o his_o vine-yard_n that_o be_v have_v a_o people_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v to_o himself_o and_o both_o plant_v prune_v and_o water_v by_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n by_o the_o vine-yard_n be_v mean_v the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n 8._o jacob_n de_fw-fr valentia_fw-la in_o cant._n 8._o or_o the_o land_n of_o jury_n and_o by_o the_o figtree_n the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o people_n contain_v therein_o and_o this_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n either_o for_o the_o church_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n or_o more_o particular_o for_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o vine-yard_n cant._n 8.11_o isa_n 5.1_o 7._o yea_o of_o god_n particular_a deal_n with_o this_o people_n and_o plant_v this_o vine_n we_o read_v psal_n 80.2_o where_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o god_n bring_v a_o vine_n out_o of_o egypt_n cast_v out_o the_o heathen_a plant_v it_o prepare_v room_n for_o it_o and_o cause_v it_o to_o take_v deep_a root_n so_o that_o it_o fill_v the_o land_n the_o hill_n be_v cover_v with_o the_o shadow_n of_o it_o and_o the_o bough_n thereof_o be_v like_o the_o goodly_a cedar_n therefore_o whensoever_o thou_o walk_v like_o adam_n among_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o behold_v the_o vine_n think_v of_o that_o mystical_a union_n that_o be_v between_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n that_o he_o be_v the_o vine_n his_o people_n the_o branch_n 15.5_o joh._n 15.5_o and_o that_o whosoever_o abide_v in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o he_o the_o same_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n also_o be_v a_o vine-yard_n of_o red_a wine_n 3._o isa_n 27.2_o 3._o that_o the_o lord_n do_v keep_v it_o and_o water_n it_o every_o moment_n and_o lest_o any_o hurt_n it_o he_o will_v keep_v it_o night_n and_o day_n and_o as_o the_o church_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o vine-yard_n so_o also_o man_n be_v compare_v to_o tree_n as_o in_o iotham_n parable_n who_o compare_v abimelech_n to_o the_o bramble_n a_o base_a plant_n usurp_a authority_n when_o the_o more_o noble_a tree_n the_o figtree_n the_o olive_n and_o the_o vine_n refuse_v it_o judg._n 9.7_o 16._o man_n in_o scripture_n be_v compare_v to_o tree_n all_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v bring_v down_o the_o high_a tree_n i._n e._n all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v know_v sometime_o you_o shall_v find_v he_o compare_v to_o the_o olive-tree_n and_o his_o child_n to_o the_o olive-branch_n round_o about_o his_o table_n psal_n 128._o sometime_o to_o the_o lofty_a cedar_n of_o lebanon_n sometime_o to_o the_o oak_n of_o basan_n sometime_o to_o the_o low_a shrub_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o suecoth_a in_o a_o word_n the_o good_a man_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o green_a tree_n and_o the_o wicked_a unto_o the_o dry_a tree_n again_o be_v thou_o a_o traveller_n in_o this_o world_n meditate_v with_o thyself_o how_o the_o world_n be_v like_o a_o forlorn_a wilderness_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a land_n a_o solitary_a place_n a_o forsake_a country_n disertus_fw-la so_o that_o christ_n say_v he_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n nor_o pray_v he_o for_o it_o joh._n 17.9_o martion_n si_fw-mi recogitemus_fw-la â—psum_fw-la magis_fw-la mundum_fw-la carcerem_fw-la esse_fw-la â—xiisse_fw-la nos_fw-la è_fw-la carcere_fw-la intelligemus_fw-la tertul._n ad_fw-la martion_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o land_n of_o darkness_n this_o give_v tertullian_n occasion_n to_o compare_v the_o world_n to_o a_o prison_n a_o prison_n be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o darkness_n the_o sun_n dart_v no_o beam_n there_o the_o world_n lie_v in_o ignorance_n all_o man_n be_v bear_v blind_a and_o if_o the_o glorious_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n enlighten_v they_o not_o they_o live_v and_o die_v in_o gross_a darkness_n 3._o it_o be_v like_o a_o wilderness_n a_o place_n full_a of_o danger_n full_a of_o enemy_n the_o people_n of_o zion_n cry_v out_o our_o persecutor_n have_v lay_v wait_v for_o we_o in_o the_o wilderness_n lam._n 4.19_o the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o sting_a serpent_n of_o lie_v vanity_n a_o filthy_a deceiver_n christ_n have_v foretell_v that_o in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v have_v tribulation_n joh._n 16.33_o how_o shall_v the_o meditation_n hereof_o make_v we_o to_o say_v with_o abraham_n i_o be_o a_o stranger_n and_o with_o david_n i_o be_o a_o stranger_n with_o thou_o as_o all_o my_o father_n be_v and_o not_o to_o look_v for_o delight_n in_o a_o roar_a wilderness_n nor_o for_o meat_n where_o no_o corn_n grow_v nor_o a_o dwell_a house_n or_o a_o abide_a city_n where_o no_o building_n be_v and_o though_o we_o groan_v sometime_o under_o the_o weight_n of_o our_o travel_n yet_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o so_o tragical_a as_o its_o caress_n be_v chap._n 7._o of_o set_v and_o solemn_a meditation_n the_o definition_n and_o branch_n of_o it_o sect._n 1_o have_v speak_v of_o rapt_a and_o occasional_a meditation_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n treat_v of_o set_n and_o solemn_a meditation_n and_o shall_v thus_o define_v it_o meditation_n be_v a_o holy_a retirement_n of_o the_o soul_n definit_a definit_a and_o a_o fix_a exercise_n of_o the_o heart_n upon_o spiritual_a object_n that_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v affect_v with_o they_o and_o better_v by_o they_o 1._o i_o say_v it_o be_v a_o holy_a retirement_n of_o the_o soul_n a_o retirement_n from_o the_o world_n a_o retirement_n from_o our_o own_o passion_n senec._n mens_fw-la nostra_fw-la â—d_a contemâ—anda_fw-la interâ—a_fw-la nòn_n perduâ—itur_fw-la nisi_fw-la ab_fw-la â—is_fw-la quae_fw-la exteâ—ùs_fw-la implicaâ—ur_fw-la studiosè_fw-la â—ubtrahatur_fw-la greg._n moral_a â—_o
5._o nemo_fw-la ad_fw-la meditationem_fw-la pervenit_fw-la occupatus_fw-la senec._n 1._o a_o retirement_n from_o the_o world_n star_n which_o have_v least_o circuit_n be_v near_o to_o the_o pole_n and_o man_n who_o least_o perplex_v themselves_o with_o worldly_a business_n be_v near_o to_o god_n devout_a bernard_n confess_v he_o learn_v much_o of_o his_o divinity_n under_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o wood_n when_o elijah_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n far_o from_o his_o own_o habitation_n and_o the_o company_n of_o man_n than_o the_o angel_n speak_v unto_o he_o when_o we_o be_v alone_o sequester_v from_o worldly_a care_n and_o distraction_n than_o god_n open_v his_o mind_n unto_o we_o and_o reveal_v many_o thing_n to_o we_o which_o he_o will_v not_o do_v when_o he_o find_v our_o heart_n take_v up_o with_o the_o care_n and_o trouble_n of_o worldly_a business_n god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o when_o we_o converse_v with_o he_o he_o require_v not_o only_o a_o bodily_a but_o also_o a_o spiritual_a retirement_n thus_o god_n callâ—_n ezekiel_n 3.22_o ezek._n 3.22_o into_o the_o plain_a that_o he_o may_v there_o talk_v with_o he_o and_o allure_v the_o church_n into_o the_o wilderness_n that_o he_o may_v speak_v unto_o her_o heart_n privacy_n as_o one_o observe_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o contemplation_n gent._n brathwait_n engl._n gent._n though_o sometime_o make_v the_o recluse_n of_o temptation_n from_o which_o the_o cell_n be_v no_o more_o exempt_v than_o the_o court_n but_o to_o a_o pious_a heart_n privacy_n be_v a_o great_a advantage_n to_o meditation_n mundi_fw-la mihi_fw-la oppidum_fw-la carcer_fw-la solitudo_fw-la paradisus_fw-la hier._n epist_n ad_fw-la rustic_n erasm_n tom._n 5._o the_o contempt_n mundi_fw-la the_o city_n to_o i_o say_v jerom_o be_v a_o prison_n and_o solitariness_n be_v a_o paradise_n erasmus_n have_v write_v much_o concern_v the_o liberty_n tranquillity_n and_o pleasure_n of_o a_o retire_a life_n and_o the_o psalmist_n bid_v we_o to_o 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the_o grave_n of_o darkness_n who_o shine_v through_o many_o dark_a thought_n and_o apprehension_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o disconsolate_a disciple_n for_o his_o own_o disciple_n do_v then_o begin_v to_o doubt_v we_o trust_v say_v they_o â—hat_n it_o have_v be_v he_o which_o shall_v have_v redeem_v israel_n luk._n 24.21_o here_o also_o we_o may_v meditate_v on_o the_o excellency_n of_o heavenly_a knowledge_n that_o wisdom_n excel_v folly_n 2.13_o eccl._n 2.13_o even_o as_o light_n excel_v darkness_n light_n be_v comfortable_a and_o sweet_a it_o â—_o to_o behold_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n eccl._n 11.7_o darkness_n make_v man_n sad_a and_o timorous_a so_o wisdom_n make_v a_o man_n face_n â—o_o shine_v but_o ignorance_n be_v uncomfortaâ—e_v light_n manife_v thing_n as_o they_o â—e_v but_o darkness_n hide_v they_o light_n â—stinguisheth_v one_o thing_n from_o another_o â—rknesse_n confound_v thing_n all_o alike_o so_o knowledge_n give_v we_o a_o right_n discern_v of_o thing_n 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