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coâ—â—_n short_o 41._o and_o then_o i_o will_v kill_v my_o brother_n jacob_n so_o say_v they_o the_o day_n of_o mourning_n for_o queen_n elizabeth_n will_v come_v one_o day_n and_o then_o we_o may_v be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o all_o the_o idolatry_n that_o we_o have_v deface_v and_o for_o all_o the_o profession_n that_o we_o have_v make_v of_o the_o gospel_n but_o as_o jacob_n need_v not_o fear_n esaw_n so_o long_o as_o his_o father_n isaac_n live_v so_o thanks_n be_v to_o god_n we_o need_v not_o fear_v the_o threaten_n of_o such_o ill_a affect_a man_n so_o long_o as_o our_o mother_n elizabeth_n reign_v the_o lord_n prolong_v her_o day_n as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n if_o it_o be_v his_o bless_a will_n to_o the_o utter_a root_n out_o of_o all_o idolatry_n and_o impiety_n and_o to_o the_o further_a advancement_n of_o his_o gospel_n and_o happy_a be_v we_o that_o have_v such_o golden_a opportunity_n as_o solomon_n therefore_o build_v the_o temple_n in_o his_o rest_n so_o god_n 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goodness_n of_o her_o cause_n 16._o say_v if_o i_o pâ—rish_v i_o perish_v so_o say_v we_o if_o i_o lose_v i_o lose_v if_o i_o answer_v i_o answer_v i_o must_v look_v to_o lose_v more_o than_o this_o and_o to_o answer_v for_o more_o than_o this_o but_o i_o shall_v lose_v nothing_o by_o it_o in_o the_o end_n therefore_o now_o while_o we_o may_v let_v we_o be_v gather_v store_n of_o knowledge_n and_o comfort_n or_o else_o the_o pismire_n shall_v condemn_v we_o for_o she_o 〈…〉_o governor_n nor_o ruler_n gather_v her_o 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n we_o have_v both_o guide_n etc._n etc._n god_n make_v we_o wise_a to_o take_v the_o benefit_n of_o they_o whilâ—_n we_o have_v they_o josâ—ph_n be_v warn_v before_o hand_n of_o a_o dearth_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n 54._o make_v provision_n before_o the_o dearth_n come_v 17._o so_o will_v we_o do_v also_o to_o save_v our_o body_n but_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o most_o precious_a thing_n yea_o the_o lady_n and_o mistress_n of_o the_o body_n as_o though_o she_o be_v dead_a and_o live_v not_o in_o we_o be_v not_o regard_v no_o mâ—n_z make_v any_o provision_n for_o she_o although_o the_o prophet_n amos_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o we_o must_v look_v â—or_a a_o famme_fw-mi 11_o and_o that_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o so_o much_o as_o man_n shall_v go_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n that_o be_v from_o one_o part_n of_o the_o world_n to_o another_o and_o shall_v not_o find_v it_o joseph_n provide_v in_o time_n of_o plenty_n have_v to_o serve_v his_o turn_n and_o to_o comfort_v many_o more_o withal_o in_o time_n of_o scarcity_n and_o what_o do_v joseph_n lose_v by_o that_o so_o if_o we_o provide_v food_n for_o our_o soul_n now_o in_o time_n of_o plenty_n we_o shall_v have_v comfort_n in_o store_n both_o for_o ourselves_o and_o many_o other_o when_o scarcity_n come_v or_o when_o persecution_n come_v or_o when_o temptation_n come_v or_o when_o old_a age_n come_v or_o wheâ—_n sickness_n come_v or_o when_o death_n come_v or_o when_o all_o come_v and_o what_o shall_v we_o lose_v by_o that_o 〈◊〉_d say_v 92._o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v his_o comfort_n in_o his_o affliction_n or_o else_o he_o have_v perish_v so_o let_v we_o say_v for_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a of_o it_o if_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o our_o comfort_n when_o affliction_n come_v or_o when_o sickness_n or_o death_n or_o persecution_n come_v we_o â—hal_v perish_v we_o shall_v despair_v and_o go_v to_o hell_n and_o how_o shall_v it_o be_v our_o comfort_n then_o if_o we_o provide_v not_o store_n of_o it_o now_o while_o we_o may_v therefore_o let_v we_o provide_v and_o gather_v and_o lay_v up_o now_o as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v &_o all_o will_v be_v little_a enough_o if_o not_o too_o little_a for_o as_o there_o be_v a_o time_n of_o 〈◊〉_d so_o there_o will_v be_v a_o time_n of_o spend_v and_o we_o can_v gather_v so_o much_o do_v what_o we_o caâ—_n as_o we_o shall_v spend_v but_o see_v as_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o spiritual_a sluggard_n who_o have_v as_o much_o need_n to_o be_v to_o wsed_n as_o any_o other_o that_o he_o may_v be_v awaken_v indeed_o we_o will_v take_v this_o coarse_n first_o i_o will_v show_v what_o must_v be_v gather_v for_o the_o soul_n second_o when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v gather_v but_o what_o be_v it_o that_o we_o must_v gather_v in_o summer_n gather_v which_o can_v be_v have_v in_o winter_n the_o pismire_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v meat_n or_o food_n that_o be_v matter_n of_o nourishment_n for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d to_o feed_v upoâ—_n and_o to_o preserve_v