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ray_n to_o this_o sun_n and_o a_o spark_n to_o this_o fire_n the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o manifestation_n of_o his_o will_n be_v by_o david_n say_v to_o be_v sweet_a than_o honey_n and_o the_o honey_n comb_n better_a than_o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n psal_n 19.10_o and_o 119.72.103_o job_n 23.12_o i_o have_v not_o go_v back_o from_o the_o commandemont_n of_o his_o lip_n i_o have_v esteem_v the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n more_o than_o my_o necessary_a food_n oh_o how_o sweet_a then_o be_v god_n himself_o to_o a_o hunger_a soul_n what_o be_v the_o long_n pant_n faint_n yerning_n of_o a_o believer_n after_o his_o god_n who_o be_v the_o very_a life_n of_o his_o soul_n yea_o never_o do_v poor_a infant_n more_o longing_o desire_v his_o mother_n breast_n or_o thirsty_a earth_n covet_v the_o drop_n of_o rain_n or_o thirsty_a man_n cry_v out_o for_o drink_v than_o a_o thirst_a soul_n do_v after_o the_o word_n which_o be_v the_o sincere_a milk_n to_o feed_v it_o 1_o 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will_v become_v of_o my_o wife_n and_o child_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o when_o the_o pipe_n be_v cut_v there_o be_v no_o water_n in_o the_o fountain_n be_v not_o these_o sometime_o thy_o thought_n and_o fear_n and_o though_o thou_o have_v have_v many_o silence_v providence_n and_o god_n unexpected_o have_v remove_v thy_o doubt_n and_o answer_v thy_o objection_n yet_o upon_o new_a apprehension_n of_o danger_n how_o hard_o do_v thou_o find_v it_o to_o trust_n god_n upon_o his_o bare_a word_n when_o the_o world_n frown_v and_o will_v not_o pass_v for_o payment_n or_o to_o depend_v upon_o he_o when_o deliverance_n be_v out_o of_o sight_n have_v not_o christ_n himself_o tell_v thou_o that_o if_o thou_o seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o all_o other_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o thou_o mat._n 6.33_o grace_n be_v the_o way_n to_o glory_n and_o holiness_n to_o happiness_n if_o man_n be_v not_o gracious_a there_o be_v no_o heaven_n to_o be_v have_v if_o they_o be_v they_o shall_v have_v heaven_n and_o earth_n also_o for_o godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o to_o come_v all_o earthly_a enjoyment_n that_o be_v good_a for_o thou_o be_v entail_v upon_o piety_n but_o alas_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v so_o spend_v in_o nourish_a weed_n and_o trash_n that_o the_o good_a corn_n be_v starve_v and_o choke_v these_o thorn_n do_v choke_v the_o seed_n and_o it_o become_v unfruitful_a temporal_a thing_n be_v nec_fw-la vera_fw-la nec_fw-la nostra_fw-la but_o there_o be_v certain_a and_o durable_a riches_n that_o nec_fw-la prodi_fw-la nec_fw-la eripi_fw-la nec_fw-la surripi_fw-la possunt_fw-la he_o that_o enjoy_v they_o not_o lose_v they_o have_v not_o god_n promise_v he_o will_v never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o and_o be_v not_o this_o better_a than_o if_o all_o the_o king_n upon_o earth_n have_v say_v so_o to_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v want_v nothing_o that_o be_v good_a and_o will_v thou_o have_v that_o which_o be_v hurtful_a be_v he_o ever_o know_v to_o be_v worse_o than_o his_o word_n and_o can_v thou_o imagine_v he_o will_v first_o fail_v thou_o will_v he_o that_o feed_v the_o fowl_n and_o clothes_n the_o grass_n starve_v the_o child_n oh_o my_o soul_n make_v sure_a of_o the_o main_a and_o use_v diligence_n for_o the_o rest_n cast_v thy_o care_n upon_o god_n and_o make_v thy_o request_n know_v to_o god_n and_o he_o can_v as_o well_o deny_v himself_o as_o deny_v thou_o in_o any_o lawful_a suit_n five_o thousand_o year_n experience_n can_v produce_v a_o instance_n of_o any_o godly_a man_n that_o be_v forsake_v make_v sure_a of_o the_o main_a bargain_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n will_v be_v give_v in_o as_o paper_n and_o packthread_n oh_o my_o god_n i_o believe_v help_v thou_o my_o unbelief_n pardon_v my_o distract_n and_o distrustful_a thought_n increase_v my_o faith_n silence_n my_o doubt_n and_o fear_n by_o clear_v up_o my_o evidence_n for_o heaven_n upon_o provision_n make_v for_o bird_n in_o a_o hard_a winter_n 62._o med._n when_o after_o a_o cold_a pinch_a frosty_a winter_n wherein_o the_o snow_n have_v long_o cover_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o hide_v it_o from_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o tree_n and_o bush_n for_o many_o week_n together_o be_v load_v and_o burden_a with_o it_o i_o see_v and_o consider_v the_o numberless_a number_n of_o bird_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o kind_n that_o escape_v in_o that_o hard_a season_n when_o all_o sort_n of_o provision_n seem_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o survive_v these_o trouble_n which_o threaten_v they_o with_o death_n when_o neither_o the_o river_n which_o be_v freeze_v up_o nor_o the_o field_n which_o be_v cover_v nor_o the_o tree_n nor_o bush_n can_v give_v they_o relief_n yet_o god_n provide_v they_o their_o meat_n and_o they_o receive_v it_o at_o his_o hand_n and_o be_v nourish_v by_o his_o providence_n when_o in_o my_o apprehension_n they_o be_v like_a to_o have_v be_v lose_v and_o starve_v and_o famish_v for_o want_n of_o food_n especial_o some_o of_o the_o wild_a sort_n that_o neither_o frequent_a house_n nor_o barn_n from_o who_o all_o sort_n of_o provision_n seem_v to_o be_v lock_v up_o or_o cut_v off_o but_o god_n feed_v they_o out_o of_o his_o storehouse_n psal_n 147._o he_o give_v the_o beast_n his_o food_n and_o the_o young_a raven_n when_o they_o cry_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n send_v his_o querellous_a and_o despond_v servant_n to_o school_v to_o the_o foul_n of_o heaven_n to_o learn_v to_o depend_v upon_o their_o father_n providence_n mat._n 6.26_o consider_v the_o foul_n of_o the_o air_n they_o sow_v not_o neither_o do_v they_o reap_v nor_o gather_v into_o barn_n and_o yet_o your_o heavenly_a father_n feed_v they_o be_v you_o not_o much_o better_a than_o they_o ask_v the_o beast_n say_v job_n and_o they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o and_o the_o foul_n of_o the_o air_n and_o they_o shall_v tell_v thou_o or_o speak_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o shall_v teach_v thou_o and_o the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v declare_v unto_o thou_o who_o know_v not_o in_o all_o these_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v wrought_v this_o in_o who_o hand_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o every_o live_a thing_n and_o the_o breath_n of_o all_o mankind_n job_n 12.7_o 8_o 9.10_o as_o he_o make_v they_o all_o so_o he_o it_o be_v that_o maintain_v they_o he_o take_v care_n for_o the_o ostrich_n young_a one_o and_o feed_v the_o young_a raven_n when_o they_o cry_v psal_n 147.9_o they_o take_v no_o care_n nor_o have_v care_n take_v for_o they_o yet_o be_v they_o provide_v for_o do_v man_n but_o look_v up_o to_o the_o bird_n or_o down_o to_o the_o lily_n he_o will_v not_o so_o dispond_v and_o so_o distrust_v god_n providence_n shall_v the_o great_a housekeeper_n of_o the_o world_n water_n his_o flower_n prune_v his_o plant_n fodder_n his_o cattle_n feed_v his_o bird_n and_o yet_o starve_v his_o child_n it_o can_v be_v 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neither_o can_v he_o destroy_v they_o by_o all_o his_o cunning_n god_n hide_v they_o as_o well_o as_o feed_v they_o and_o they_o be_v not_o behold_v to_o man_n for_o their_o life_n the_o thought_n of_o this_o methinks_v may_v silence_v those_o athiestical_a conceit_n that_o be_v apt_a to_o arise_v in_o wicked_a man_n heart_n that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n when_o they_o see_v his_o providence_n so_o plain_o assert_v and_o may_v silence_v those_o distrustful_a thought_n and_o fear_n which_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o creep_v in_o and_o to_o disturb_v the_o quiet_a and_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n own_o people_n upon_o the_o apprehension_n of_o approach_a danger_n and_o threaten_a want_n when_o they_o observe_v those_o lesser_a creature_n guide_v by_o a_o overrule_a providence_n and_o if_o god_n preserve_v every_o species_n of_o his_o creature_n notwithstanding_o man_n combine_v their_o destruction_n no_o wonder_n if_o he_o preserve_v his_o own_o church_n amid_o their_o numerous_a enemy_n oh_o my_o soul_n while_o there_o be_v life_n and_o breath_n in_o that_o body_n of_o thou_o praise_n bless_v and_o magnify_v god_n for_o his_o work_n of_o providence_n to_o his_o creature_n in_o make_v provision_n for_o all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n especial_o for_o his_o church_n who_o he_o feed_v as_o a_o few_o lamb_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o innumerable_a wolf_n and_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o devour_v they_o and_o though_o many_o time_n he_o suffer_v some_o to_o be_v worry_v yet_o it_o prove_v rather_o the_o augmentation_n than_o the_o diminution_n of_o his_o flock_n the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n prove_v the_o seed_n of_o his_o church_n yet_o let_v these_o convince_a providence_n to_o thyself_o never_o be_v forget_v but_o let_v they_o breed_v
so_o careless_a for_o the_o body_n as_o they_o be_v for_o the_o soul_n the_o most_o of_o we_o sleep_v in_o harvest_n and_o be_v like_a to_o beg_v in_o winter_n slug_n away_o the_o day_n and_o make_v no_o provision_n for_o night_n when_o they_o can_v work_v and_o lose_v the_o opportunity_n god_n afford_v they_o and_o have_v a_o price_n put_v into_o their_o hand_n but_o have_v no_o heart_n to_o get_v wisdom_n they_o provide_v not_o against_o the_o winter_n night_n of_o death_n nor_o the_o day_n of_o darkness_n which_o will_v be_v many_o eccl._n 11.8_o for_o as_o sure_a as_o the_o night_n follow_v the_o day_n so_o sure_a a_o change_n will_v come_v a_o storm_n will_v rise_v and_o such_o a_o storm_n as_o will_v never_o be_v blow_v away_o to_o wicked_a worldling_n there_o be_v too_o many_o professor_n go_v on_o in_o heaven_n way_n as_o the_o proverb_n have_v it_o on_o a_o snail_n gallop_v we_o can_v scarce_o see_v they_o move_v and_o many_o like_o the_o crabfish_n rather_o go_v backward_o 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he_o in_o make_v he_o to_o deny_v christ_n peter_n that_o great_a apostle_n be_v a_o offence_n to_o christ_n himself_o in_o advise_v he_o to_o spare_v himself_o and_o not_o to_o suffer_v no_o doubt_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o satan_n but_o christ_n answer_v he_o with_o indignation_n get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n thou_o be_v a_o offence_n to_o i_o for_o thou_o savory_a not_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n but_o those_o that_o be_v of_o man_n mat._n 16.23_o he_o easy_o see_v the_o devil_n in_o a_o belove_a friend_n and_o many_o time_n satan_n speak_v to_o we_o by_o they_o many_o time_n a_o profess_a christian_a yea_o one_o good_a man_n be_v a_o snare_n to_o another_o lead_v they_o into_o error_n or_o faction_n but_o of_o all_o the_o bait_n the_o devil_n use_v riches_n honour_n and_o pleasure_n be_v the_o sure_a and_o seldome_v fail_v he_o by_o this_o he_o often_o buy_v man_n soul_n and_o have_v their_o profession_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n into_o the_o bargain_n meat_n and_o drink_n be_v necessary_n yet_o many_o man_n table_n become_v their_o snare_n clothes_n be_v needful_a but_o this_o also_o prove_v a_o temptation_n to_o pride_n learning_n and_o part_n also_o which_o be_v great_a ornament_n to_o the_o mind_n become_v dangerous_a snare_n yea_o what_o can_v be_v name_v but_o may_v be_v abuse_v and_o what_o enjoyment_n can_v we_o have_v but_o the_o devil_n will_v fly-blow_n it_o grace_n itself_o be_v not_o free_a nay_o humility_n sometime_o prove_v a_o excitement_n to_o pride_n o_o the_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n that_o can_v thus_o cheat_v the_o soul_n and_o fly-blow_n all_o our_o duty_n and_o oh_o the_o mercy_n of_o a_o merciful_a saviour_n that_o have_v break_v the_o net_n of_o this_o cunning_a hunter_n or_o otherwise_o none_o can_v ever_o have_v escape_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n oh_o my_o soul_n beware_v of_o those_o snare_n which_o be_v spread_v for_o thy_o foot_n in_o every_o place_n in_o every_o company_n in_o every_o enjoyment_n and_o in_o every_o duty_n walk_v as_o circumspect_o as_o thou_o will_v do_v amid_o snake_n and_o serpent_n or_o enemy_n that_o seek_v thy_o life_n sleep_v not_o in_o the_o cradle_n of_o security_n listen_v not_o to_o the_o syren-song_n of_o the_o enchant_a world_n taste_v not_o touch_v not_o gaze_v not_o upon_o any_o forbid_a fruit_n the_o devil_n will_v deceive_v thou_o by_o it_o as_o he_o do_v eve_n though_o it_o seem_v sweet_a in_o the_o mouth_n it_o will_v be_v gravel_n in_o the_o stomach_n be_v moderate_a in_o the_o use_n of_o lawful_a thing_n or_o they_o will_v prove_v unlawful_a drink_v not_o poison_v in_o a_o golden_a cup_n set_v not_o thy_o affection_n upon_o any_o earthly_a enjoyment_n they_o will_v prove_v like_o dalilah_n to_o betray_v thou_o into_o thy_o enemy_n hand_n oh_o my_o god_n i_o walk_v among_o snare_n and_o be_o apt_a to_o be_v take_v in_o they_o be_v thou_o my_o guide_n and_o direct_v my_o step_n preserve_v i_o from_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o foul_a he_o be_v too_o cunning_a for_o i_o but_o thou_o know_v how_o to_o deliver_v i_o and_o to_o preserve_v my_o soul_n from_o sin_v and_o my_o foot_n from_o fall_v upon_o small_a fly_v catch_v in_o a_o spider_n web_n 49._o med._n when_o i_o have_v veiw_v the_o spider_n web_n and_o serious_o consider_v the_o end_n it_o be_v make_v for_o which_o as_o i_o say_v seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v principal_o if_o not_o only_o to_o catch_v fly_v and_o to_o captivate_v those_o little_a creature_n which_o otherwise_o be_v too_o quick_a for_o she_o i_o than_o observe_v the_o event_n and_o whether_o this_o little_a fowler_n can_v this_o way_n be_v recompense_v for_o all_o the_o pain_n she_o have_v take_v i_o see_v upon_o diligent_a observation_n how_o small_a fly_v be_v take_v and_o make_v a_o prey_n to_o their_o poisonous_a enemy_n who_o pay_v their_o ransom_n with_o their_o life_n yet_o whether_o they_o be_v the_o food_n she_o feed_v upon_o or_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o innate_a antipathy_n in_o she_o to_o they_o that_o thus_o she_o seek_v their_o destruction_n i_o be_v not_o well_o able_a to_o discern_v but_o withal_o i_o observe_v that_o the_o great_a fly_v brake_n through_o the_o net_n and_o sometime_o bare_a away_o both_o the_o weaver_n and_o the_o web_n as_o samson_n do_v the_o gate_n and_o post_n of_o gaza_n and_o so_o the_o workman_n and_o the_o work_n be_v like_a to_o perish_v together_o this_o mind_a i_o of_o the_o say_n of_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 9.15_o 16._o the_o wicked_a be_v snare_v in_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n the_o heathen_a be_v sink_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n that_o they_o make_v in_o the_o net_n that_o they_o hide_v be_v their_o own_o foot_n take_v i_o consider_v that_o
think_v upon_o their_o account_n these_o be_v some_o but_o not_o all_o the_o drone_n we_o have_v among_o we_o oh_o my_o soul_n be_v idleness_n so_o detestable_a a_o vice_n take_v heed_n of_o it_o employ_v every_o talon_n god_n have_v lend_v thou_o to_o thy_o master_n glory_n lest_o thou_o meet_v with_o the_o doom_n of_o the_o unprofitable_a servant_n spend_v all_o the_o time_n allow_v thou_o in_o the_o world_n either_o in_o thy_o general_n or_o particular_a call_n and_o spend_v time_n on_o nothing_o thou_o will_v be_v unwilling_a to_o hear_v of_o another_o day_n let_v not_o christ_n when_o he_o call_v for_o thou_o nor_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o tempt_v thou_o find_v thou_o idle_a lest_o thou_o be_v not_o ready_a to_o open_v to_o the_o one_o or_o resist_v the_o other_o lest_o christ_n reject_v thou_o and_o the_o devil_n vanquish_v thou_o and_o death_n usher_v thou_o into_o outer_a darkness_n oh_o my_o god_n i_o have_v much_o work_n to_o do_v and_o but_o a_o little_a time_n to_o do_v it_o in_o and_o it_o be_v work_v of_o great_a concernment_n and_o much_o time_n already_o have_v be_v waste_v by_o i_o lord_n incline_v my_o heart_n to_o diligence_n and_o convince_v i_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o work_v while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n because_o the_o night_n come_v that_o no_o man_n can_v work_v upon_o the_o gaudy_a wasp_n 56._o med._n observe_v the_o wasp_n in_o her_o gaudy_a dress_n what_o a_o enemy_n she_o be_v to_o the_o painful_a and_o laborious_a bee_n and_o be_v not_o content_v herself_o to_o be_v idle_a but_o rob_v also_o the_o bee_n that_o do_v labour_n and_o feed_v upon_o that_o which_o this_o painful_a and_o industrious_a creature_n have_v lay_v up_o against_o winter_n and_o so_o ofttimes_o expose_v they_o to_o want_v and_o penury_n yea_o to_o death_n itself_o and_o if_o the_o poor_a bee_n make_v resistance_n kill_v they_o and_o spoil_v their_o habitation_n i_o observe_v also_o that_o this_o pernicious_a insect_n more_o hurtful_a than_o the_o drone_n beforementioned_a make_v no_o provision_n for_o winter_n before_o it_o come_v put_v her_o head_n into_o a_o hole_n and_o die_v the_o consideration_n of_o this_o occasion_v this_o follow_a meditation_n i_o think_v there_o be_v many_o such_o wasp_n among_o we_o that_o be_v such_o as_o have_v the_o nature_n and_o disposition_n of_o wasp_n that_o be_v hurtful_a to_o many_o helpful_a to_o none_o that_o live_v a_o idle_a life_n and_o live_v upon_o other_o labour_n and_o not_o their_o own_o and_o make_v no_o provision_n for_o death_n or_o eternity_n be_v then_o utter_o destitute_a of_o what_o be_v necessary_a here_o with_o the_o rich_a man_n luk._n 16.19_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v clothe_v in_o purple_a and_o fine_a linen_n and_o fare_v delicious_o every_o day_n and_o at_o last_o will_v beg_v a_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v their_o tongue_n but_o can_v obtain_v it_o but_o shall_v have_v punishment_n without_o pity_n misery_n without_o mercy_n sorrow_n without_o succour_n cry_v without_o compassion_n mischief_n without_o measure_n torment_v without_o end_n and_o past_a imagination_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o gaudy_a wasp_n we_o may_v rank_v many_o gripe_a landlord_n some_o landlord_n be_v of_o a_o better_a complexion_n but_o they_o be_v too_o few_o but_o too_o many_o be_v guilty_a of_o grind_v the_o face_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v in_o their_o house_n esay_n 3.14_o 15._o they_o make_v their_o tenant_n serve_v in_o the_o very_a fire_n and_o weary_a themselves_o for_o very_a vanity_n hab._n 2.13_o and_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o egyptian_a taskmaster_n force_v the_o tale_n of_o their_o brick_n and_o not_o allow_v they_o straw_n they_o pluck_v not_o only_o the_o meat_n from_o their_o mouth_n and_o the_o clothes_n from_o their_o back_n but_o the_o very_a flesh_n from_o their_o bone_n they_o drink_v not_o only_o their_o tear_n but_o their_o very_a sweat_n and_o blood_n and_o all_o too_o little_a to_o satisfy_v their_o greedy_a humour_n they_o squeeze_v so_o many_o tear_n from_o they_o in_o their_o life_n time_n that_o they_o have_v none_o leave_v to_o shed_v for_o they_o at_o their_o death_n they_o by_o rack_a their_o rent_n and_o their_o cruel_a extortion_n draw_v many_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n and_o sob_n from_o their_o heart_n but_o god_n will_v put_v those_o tear_n into_o his_o bottle_n and_o those_o sob_n into_o his_o book_n and_o will_v vindicate_v their_o wrong_n how_o oft_o may_v we_o see_v greedy_a landlord_n force_v their_o tenant_n to_o feed_v their_o dog_n with_o what_o shall_v feed_v their_o own_o child_n a_o barbarous_a custom_n which_o will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o they_o another_o day_n they_o deal_v with_o their_o tenant_n as_o they_o do_v with_o their_o horse_n when_o they_o have_v tire_v they_o or_o rid_v they_o out_o of_o breath_n they_o call_v for_o a_o fresh_a one_o and_o show_v not_o so_o much_o mercy_n on_o they_o as_o on_o their_o dog_n who_o they_o cherish_v if_o weak_a or_o weary_a but_o when_o the_o poor_a tenant_n with_o all_o his_o pain_n and_o diligence_n can_v no_o long_o satisfy_v their_o greedy_a humour_n they_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o door_n seize_v upon_o their_o estate_n perhaps_o cast_v they_o into_o prison_n till_o they_o have_v pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n to_o the_o ruinate_n of_o their_o family_n and_o expose_v they_o to_o beggary_n and_o all_o this_o be_v to_o maintain_v their_o pride_n and_o luxury_n these_o man_n act_n as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o sole_a proprietor_n and_o must_v never_o give_v a_o account_n to_o any_o other_o master_n but_o let_v such_o remember_v the_o parable_n of_o the_o man_n that_o owe_v ten_o thousand_o talent_n and_o will_v not_o forgive_v his_o brother_n a_o hundred_o penny_n but_o cast_v he_o into_o prison_n mat._n 18.23_o he_o himself_o be_v cast_v in_o till_o he_o have_v pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n those_o shall_v have_v judgement_n without_o mercy_n that_o have_v show_v no_o mercy_n jam._n 2.13_o those_o that_o will_v not_o forgive_v other_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v themselves_o let_v such_o remember_v the_o rich_a man_n luk._n 16.19_o who_o it_o be_v conceive_v refuse_v to_o give_v a_o bit_n of_o bread_n to_o lazarus_n be_v himself_o deny_v a_o drop_n of_o water_n by_o abraham_n but_o these_o be_v not_o all_o the_o gaudy_a wasp_n that_o trouble_v the_o laborious_a bee_n there_o be_v many_o rich_a man_n that_o undo_v their_o poor_a neighbour_n with_o unjust_a and_o vexatious_a lawsuit_n that_o oppress_v they_o with_o wrong_n injury_n and_o unjust_a vexation_n and_o make_v bold_a thus_o to_o do_v because_o they_o be_v too_o great_a for_o they_o to_o grapple_v with_o these_o great_a fly_n break_v through_o the_o net_n there_o be_v also_o too_o many_o of_o these_o wasp_n in_o place_n of_o judicatory_a civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a i_o accuse_v not_o all_o and_o i_o think_v no_o wise_a man_n will_v justify_v all_o many_o lawyer_n to_o maintain_v their_o state_n and_o garb_n know_o undo_v their_o client_n some_o by_o take_v bribe_n to_o prevent_v justice_n some_o by_o unnecessary_a delay_n some_o for_o favour_n and_o friendship_n they_o either_o break_v the_o neck_n of_o a_o good_a cause_n or_o suck_v the_o client_n dry_a before_o they_o tell_v they_o their_o cause_n be_v bad_a ecclesiastical_a court_n be_v not_o much_o better_a some_o think_v far_o worse_o many_o officer_n there_o do_v as_o greedy_o prey_n upon_o the_o poor_a as_o ever_o a_o hungry_a fly_n do_v upon_o a_o gall_a horse_n back_o and_o many_o time_n make_v sore_n where_o they_o find_v none_o and_o the_o great_a offence_n be_v not_o always_o punish_v with_o the_o hard_a stroke_n but_o preach_v and_o pray_v be_v esteem_v worse_a than_o swear_v and_o curse_v and_o that_o reformation_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o intend_v though_o pretend_v be_v apparent_a when_o poor_a adulterer_n be_v let_v alone_o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o pay_v the_o fee_n of_o the_o court_n when_o the_o rich_a be_v make_v offender_n for_o a_o word_n isa_n 29.21_o let_v not_o any_o that_o be_v not_o guilty_a apply_v this_o to_o themselves_o but_o there_o be_v also_o too_o many_o in_o the_o ministry_n that_o may_v read_v their_o character_n esay_n 56.10_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o time_n be_v come_v these_o cause_n will_v be_v call_v over_o again_o and_o then_o it_o will_v evident_o appear_v who_o be_v the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n oh_o my_o soul_n be_v there_o such_o oppression_n such_o injustice_n in_o the_o world_n take_v heed_n of_o have_v a_o heart_n or_o hand_n in_o any_o such_o matter_n come_v not_o into_o their_o secret_n and_o unto_o their_o assembly_n the_o time_n be_v come_v that_o those_o that_o have_v be_v feed_v with_o sin_n will_v vomit_v up_o what_o they_o so_o greedy_o swallow_v and_o those_o
also_o that_o rob_v the_o poor_a will_v be_v find_v to_o reproach_v their_o maker_n pro._n 14.31_o god_n be_v the_o poor_a man_n king_n and_o he_o will_v defend_v he_o destroy_v his_o enemy_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o injury_n offer_v they_o to_o be_v unpunished_a winter_n will_v come_v when_o these_o wasp_n will_v die_v oh_o my_o god_n suffer_v i_o not_o now_o to_o feed_v upon_o those_o morfel_n that_o i_o must_v chew_v for_o ever_o in_o hell_n if_o i_o have_v but_o little_a let_v it_o not_o be_v with_o a_o curse_n upon_o the_o paint_a butterfly_n 57_o med._n when_o i_o observe_v the_o curious_a gaudy_a dress_n of_o the_o paint_a butterfly_n her_o various_a colour_n and_o her_o specious_a show_n and_o take_v notice_n how_o she_o spend_v her_o time_n in_o paint_n and_o plaster_n and_o all_o to_o adorn_v herself_o and_o make_v she_o seem_v beautiful_a when_o the_o laborious_a bee_n improve_v her_o time_n to_o better_a end_n and_o purpose_n viz._n to_o provide_v in_o summer_n 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