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master_n will_v regard_v and_o help_v he_o so_o if_o ought_v befall_v thou_o in_o thy_o call_v god_n will_v bear_v thou_o out_o and_o bear_v thou_o up_o but_o when_o evil_a befall_v thou_o in_o no_o call_v god_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o see_v to_o thou_o or_o provide_v for_o thou_o tertuâ—…ian_n speak_v of_o a_o christian_a who_o go_v to_o a_o stage-play_n be_v possess_v by_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v ask_v how_o he_o dare_v possess_v a_o christian_n who_o be_v set_v apart_o for_o god_n answer_v thus_o i_o find_v she_o in_o my_o place_n and_o beside_o all_o this_o the_o apostle_n lay_v down_o a_o golden_a rule_n 2_o thes._n 3._o 10._o
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a_o man_n shall_v cast_v seed_n into_o the_o ground_n and_o shall_v sleep_v and_o rise_v night_n and_o day_n and_o the_o seed_n shall_v spring_v and_o grow_v up_o he_o know_v not_o how_o there_o he_o throw_v his_o seed_n into_o the_o cold_a ground_n and_o go_v his_o way_n and_o behold_v ever_o long_o it_o come_v up_o but_o he_o know_v not_o how_o just_o thus_o cry_v he_o be_v it_o with_o my_o heart_n i_o feel_v some_o supernatural_a work_n in_o i_o but_o i_o know_v not_o how_o it_o be_v wrought_v seed_n i_o remember_v be_v cast_v upon_o i_o but_o how_o this_o sorrow_n this_o faith_n this_o love_n be_v wrought_v in_o i_o i_o know_v not_o what_o a_o bless_a change_n be_v here_o a_o field_n of_o thorn_n into_o a_o field_n of_o corn_n sure_a lord_n thy_o hand_n have_v be_v here_o and_o it_o be_v thou_o must_v perfect_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n this_o green_a corn_n must_v have_v many_o a_o shower_n before_o it_o be_v ripe_a this_o must_v have_v the_o former_a and_o the_o 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his_o sense_n be_v revive_v and_o in_o great_a glory_n than_o before_o and_o be_v it_o thus_o say_v the_o husbandman_n why_o then_o this_o wither_a body_n of_o i_o be_v but_o sow_v in_o the_o grave_n to_o spring_v up_o again_o without_o these_o imperfection_n it_o be_v to_o be_v sow_v deep_a because_o it_o must_v spring_v up_o high_o than_o my_o corn_n what_o though_o i_o die_v consume_v and_o perish_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o senâ—…_n yet_o though_o worm_n destroy_v this_o body_n in_o my_o flesh_n shall_v i_o see_v god_n and_o though_o i_o live_v and_o die_v in_o dishonour_n yet_o i_o shall_v rise_v again_o in_o honour_n he_o that_o raise_v up_o my_o corn_n can_v raise_v up_o i_o he_o can_v effect_v one_o resurrection_n at_o last_o that_o cause_v a_o resurrection_n in_o my_o field_n every_o year_n how_o many_o thousand_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n shall_v spring_v up_o then_o out_o of_o this_o one_o church_n yard_n you_o shall_v see_v no_o less_o i_o believe_v than_o fifty_o or_o 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holiness_n be_v rich_o reward_v which_o also_o the_o husbandman_n have_v occasion_n to_o think_v of_o in_o his_o harvest_n what_o pain_n have_v he_o in_o sow_v how_o do_v he_o sweat_v at_o plough_n but_o now_o he_o be_v rich_o pay_v the_o valley_n be_v cover_v with_o corn_n they_o shout_v for_o joy_n they_o also_o sing_v they_o make_v the_o husbandman_n to_o sing_v he_o go_v forth_o weep_v bear_v precious_a seed_n psal._n 126._o ult_n but_o now_o he_o come_v again_o rejoice_v bring_v his_o sheaf_n with_o he_o and_o he_o learn_v by_o this_o that_o his_o fast_n and_o prayer_n and_o self-denial_n though_o sharp_a and_o difficult_a yet_o will_v quit_v the_o cost_n at_o the_o long_o run_v he_o have_v a_o natural_a faith_n to_o believe_v his_o pain_n for_o the_o earth_n will_v pay_v his_o charge_n and_o make_v he_o merry_a once_o in_o the_o year_n and_o he_o have_v a_o spiritual_a faith_n to_o believe_v his_o pain_n for_o heaven_n will_v bring_v much_o great_a sure_a and_o sweet_a gain_n drudge_a at_o the_o harrow_n that_o be_v sharp_a but_o sweep_v down_o the_o wheat_n that_o be_v sweet_a prayer_n and_o tear_n he_o find_v to_o cost_v he_o dear_a but_o grace_n and_o glory_n pay_v he_o home_o the_o sluggard_n prov._n 20.4_o will_v not_o plough_v by_o reason_n of_o cold_a therefore_o shall_v he_o beg_v in_o harvest_n and_o have_v nothing_o the_o idle_a hand_n shall_v have_v a_o empty_a barn_n he_o shall_v beg_v and_o have_v nothing_o when_o harvest_n come_v here_o the_o idle_a poor_a glean_v at_o harvest_n and_o get_v something_o but_o o_o what_o million_o of_o beggar_n will_v there_o be_v at_o that_o great_a harvest_n cry_v give_v we_o of_o your_o oil_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v nothing_o the_o godly_a father_n shall_v not_o spare_v the_o ungodly_a child_n one_o drop_n of_o oil_n nor_o the_o religious_a wife_n to_o the_o graceless_a husband_n they_o who_o will_v now_o spare_v a_o drop_n of_o their_o heart_n blood_n to_o save_v their_o relation_n then_o will_v not_o 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company_n the_o swine_n may_v get_v into_o the_o parlour_n and_o that_o smooth_v he_o again_o restrain_v grace_n pin_n he_o up_o but_o after_o all_o his_o filthy_a swinish_a nature_n remain_v and_o the_o next_o puddle_n he_o come_v to_o he_o wallow_v in_o it_o again_o o_o the_o endless_a labour_n that_o out_o god_n have_v with_o we_o before_o we_o be_v clean_a and_o alas_o the_o worst_a filth_n be_v sweet_a in_o comparison_n of_o sin_n for_o that_o be_v the_o devil_n excrement_n and_o so_o most_o abominable_a if_o our_o spiritual_a sense_n be_v exercise_v to_o discern_v good_a and_o evil_n it_o be_v better_a to_o tumble_v in_o the_o sink_n than_o in_o thy_o filthy_a sin_n a_o swine_n be_v a_o cleanly_a creature_n to_o a_o filthy_a sinner_n admire_v then_o the_o grace_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n that_o have_v change_v thy_o nature_n and_o of_o a_o swine_n make_v thou_o a_o son_n and_o beware_v thou_o come_v no_o more_o into_o the_o mire_n lest_o instead_o of_o be_v cleanse_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n thou_o perish_v in_o thy_o own_o sect_n iv._o 4._o iv._o the_o four_o book_n wherein_o the_o husbandman_n orchard_n may_v learn_v something_o for_o his_o soul_n be_v from_o his_o orchard_n the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n for_o a_o grove_n of_o tree_n signify_v also_o contemplation_n pag._n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v never_o go_v among_o his_o tree_n without_o some_o contemplation_n and_o here_o in_o general_n when_o he_o come_v into_o his_o orchard_n he_o remember_v paradise_n where_o he_o in_o adam_n do_v once_o enjoy_v god_n and_o where_o by_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n he_o lose_v he_o and_o this_o come_v in_o well_o to_o qualify_v that_o delight_n he_o take_v among_o his_o tree_n it_o be_v say_v that_o our_o father_n adam_n do_v never_o look_v towards_o eden_n the_o paradise_n whence_o he_o be_v cast_v without_o a_o tear_n to_o think_v of_o the_o happiness_n he_o have_v lose_v and_o the_o evil_n he_o have_v commit_v however_o the_o husbandman_n 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till_o that_o change_n be_v wrought_v within_o no_o man_n can_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n acceptable_a unto_o god_n all_o his_o best_a work_n be_v but_o mere_a crab_n or_o the_o fruit_n can_v be_v better_a than_o the_o tree_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v restless_a till_o this_o work_n be_v do_v in_o he_o he_o reads_z he_o inquire_v he_o pray_v he_o hear_v he_o be_v never_o quiet_a until_o he_o also_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o be_v make_v like_o that_o tree_n jerem._n 17.8_o plant_v by_o the_o water_n who_o leaf_n shall_v be_v green_a neither_o shall_v it_o cease_v from_o yield_a fruit_n 3._o the_o three_o lesson_n the_o husbandman_n learn_v in_o his_o orchard_n be_v from_o
from_o i_o you_o evil-doer_n for_o i_o will_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o my_o god_n but_o this_o excess_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v not_o ordinary_a but_o chief_o at_o the_o great_a festival_n and_o yearly_a wake_n and_o then_o he_o be_v in_o exceed_a fault_n for_o though_o it_o be_v convenient_a for_o friend_n sometime_o to_o meet_v together_o and_o be_v cheerful_a yet_o the_o principal_a end_n of_o such_o observation_n must_v not_o be_v forget_v which_o be_v to_o praise_n god_n and_o not_o pamper_v the_o flesh_n to_o spend_v time_n in_o religious_a exercise_n and_o feast_v only_o to_o attend_v upon_o that_o but_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o dishonour_n god_n by_o excess_n or_o keep_v such_o feast_n as_o jesus_n christ_n will_v not_o keep_v you_o company_n in_o or_o like_o nabal_n to_o be_v prodigal_a once_o a_o year_n and_o penurious_a ever_o after_o the_o wise_a husbandman_n will_v not_o do_v so_o temperance_n and_o cheerfulness_n be_v constant_a dish_n on_o his_o table_n he_o that_o will_v be_v devout_a to_o god_n or_o charitable_a to_o other_o must_v not_o be_v indulgent_a to_o himself_o sect_n ii_o 2._o ii_o the_o second_o abuse_n of_o husbandry_n be_v creature_n cruelty_n to_o the_o creature_n a_o unreasonable_a unmerciful_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n whereby_o a_o man_n beat_v the_o heart_n out_o of_o his_o cattle_n the_o heart_n out_o of_o his_o ground_n yea_o the_o heart_n out_o of_o his_o servant_n and_o child_n it_o be_v say_v prov._n 12.10_o a_o righteous_a man_n regard_v the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n but_o the_o tender_a mercy_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v cruel_a he_o regard_v his_o very_a beast_n out_o of_o pity_n not_o only_o out_o of_o policy_n but_o pity_n now_o to_o weary_a out_o and_o break_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o harmless_a and_o laborious_a beast_n out_o of_o a_o immoderate_a desire_n to_o do_v much_o work_n or_o get_v much_o gain_n this_o be_v a_o abuse_n in_o husbandry_n and_o a_o spot_n upon_o christian_n if_o god_n shall_v give_v 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sometime_o blast_v thy_o business_n which_o with_o so_o much_o impatience_n thou_o have_v pursue_v a_o man_n will_v think_v bedlam_n be_v break_v loose_a to_o see_v the_o mad_a frantic_a passion_n you_o sometime_o be_v in_o with_o your_o cattle_n when_o they_o give_v you_o no_o cause_n but_o by_o be_v â—…norant_a that_o be_v you_o be_v outrageous_a with_o they_o because_o they_o be_v beast_n o_o the_o heat_n the_o rage_n the_o oath_n the_o curse_n the_o nonsense_n the_o stripe_n nay_o sometime_o the_o maim_n you_o bestow_v upon_o they_o for_o little_a or_o no_o cause_n at_o all_o where_o be_v the_o mercy_n now_o where_o be_v the_o patience_n where_o be_v the_o meekness_n that_o become_v your_o reason_n your_o profession_n the_o worst_a of_o they_o be_v more_o tractable_a to_o you_o than_o you_o be_v to_o god_n your_o ox_n know_v you_o better_o than_o some_o of_o you_o know_v god_n for_o he_o will_v follow_v you_o when_o you_o carry_v his_o meat_n before_o he_o but_o you_o will_v not_o 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when_o a_o man_n shall_v serve_v himself_o of_o it_o wherefore_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v hab._n 2.13_o behold_v be_v it_o not_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v labour_v in_o the_o fire_n and_o people_n shall_v weary_v themselves_o for_o very_a vanity_n it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a judgement_n from_o god_n and_o folly_n in_o man_n to_o do_v it_o to_o take_v such_o excessive_a care_n and_o pain_n as_o even_o to_o broil_v in_o the_o fire_n through_o extreme_a labour_n and_o all_o this_o for_o vanity_n for_o very_a vanity_n it_o be_v no_o way_n fit_a that_o christ_n servant_n shall_v be_v the_o world_n â—…rudge_n that_o thou_o who_o be_v make_v a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n shall_v make_v thyself_o equal_a with_o the_o beast_n the_o comfort_n of_o thy_o life_n be_v much_o better_a than_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v neither_o thy_o wisdom_n nor_o duty_n to_o destroy_v the_o substance_n for_o the_o accident_n to_o gain_v the_o 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to_o the_o city_n that_o be_v pave_v with_o pearl_n and_o your_o portion_n there_o shall_v be_v with_o the_o best_a and_o why_o then_o be_v you_o cast_v down_o why_o be_v you_o disquiet_v trust_v still_o in_o god_n for_o you_o shall_v yet_o praise_v he_o who_o be_v the_o health_n of_o your_o countenance_n and_o your_o god_n leave_v your_o sadness_n to_o they_o who_o hell_n be_v before_o they_o and_o who_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o in_o this_o life_n and_o endeavour_v by_o squeeze_v the_o promise_n contemplate_v heaven_n earnest_a prayer_n and_o practical_a endeavour_n to_o get_v and_o keep_v a_o christian_a cheerful_a spirit_n and_o because_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o increase_n and_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n therefore_o thou_o shall_v sure_o rejoice_v deut._n 16.15_o for_o a_o merry_a heart_n make_v a_o cheerful_a countenance_n but_o by_o sorrow_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n be_v break_v prov._n 15.13_o sect_n vii_o 7._o vii_o the_o seven_o rule_n for_o the_o christian_a child_n husbandman_n be_v take_v a_o special_a care_n for_o the_o good_a of_o your_o child_n they_o be_v part_n of_o you_o they_o be_v the_o heritage_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o next_o generation_n and_o unless_o they_o be_v well_o season_v all_o the_o riches_n you_o can_v spare_v they_o be_v cast_v away_o if_o religion_n be_v no_o reality_n yet_o it_o be_v policy_n to_o take_v pain_n in_o their_o education_n lest_o they_o be_v industrious_a to_o waste_v that_o which_o you_o have_v be_v industrious_a to_o gather_v it_o be_v true_a sometime_o the_o pain_n of_o a_o parent_n be_v lose_v and_o the_o strict_a parent_n have_v the_o loose_a child_n but_o god_n have_v say_v prov._n 22.6_o train_z up_o a_o child_n in_o the_o way_n he_o shall_v go_v and_o when_o he_o be_v old_a he_o will_v not_o depart_v from_o it_o and_o because_o it_o sometime_o speed_v well_o therefore_o you_o shall_v never_o be_v defective_a 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