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especial_o since_o he_o teach_v it_o out_o to_o minister_v food_n to_o every_o live_a creature_n and_o among_o they_o to_o his_o very_a enemy_n and_o from_o his_o own_o kindness_n he_o can_v bow_v man_n affection_n to_o be_v kind_a and_o make_v their_o very_a enemy_n friend_n and_o friendly_a unto_o they_o and_o let_v that_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o time_n shall_v be_v hear_v and_o the_o price_n of_o victual_n high_a yet_o god_n store_n be_v not_o diminish_v nor_o his_o plenty_n abate_v but_o he_o can_v afford_v his_o family_n sufficient_a allowance_n as_o well_o in_o the_o dear_a year_n as_o when_o thing_n be_v at_o the_o cheap_a and_o then_o indeed_o his_o providence_n be_v most_o see_v and_o his_o goodness_n most_o feel_v and_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o word_n most_o clear_o manifest_v for_o so_o he_o promise_v psal_n 37._o 19_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v in_o the_o perillons_n time_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o famine_n they_o shall_v have_v enough_o whereof_o jacob_n 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that_o be_v full_a be_v hire_v forth_o for_o bread_n and_o the_o hungry_a be_v no_o more_o hire_v a_o great_a alteration_n be_v make_v in_o their_o state_n on_o both_o side_n the_o poor_a which_o labour_v in_o other_o man_n work_n for_o wage_n be_v sufficient_o provide_v for_o at_o home_n and_o the_o rich_a and_o wealthy_a which_o be_v master_n over_o many_o be_v compel_v by_o need_n to_o frame_v themselves_o to_o be_v other_o man_n servant_n a_o deceitful_a hand_n make_v poor_a but_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o diligent_a verse_n 4_o make_v rich_a this_o verse_n also_o contain_v a_o answer_n to_o a_o other_o objection_n which_o may_v rise_v out_o of_o the_o word_n immediate_o go_v before_o if_o food_n and_o maintenance_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o have_v little_a shall_v be_v keep_v from_o want_n and_o they_o that_o have_v great_a store_n shall_v be_v strip_v of_o all_o to_o what_o end_n shall_v man_n travel_v and_o take_v pain_n the_o wise_a way_n be_v to_o give_v over_o all_o labour_n now_o this_o he_o refute_v by_o show_v the_o mean_n whereby_o righteous_a man_n use_v to_o receive_v this_o food_n and_o provision_n from_o god_n hand_n and_o that_o be_v by_o sedulitie_n and_o diligence_n in_o their_o vocation_n and_o therefore_o he_o demonstrate_v the_o contrary_a effect_n of_o contrary_a man_n namely_o of_o slothful_a person_n and_o such_o as_o be_v industrious_a and_o painful_a slothful_a person_n fall_v into_o two_o evil_n the_o one_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o deceitfulness_n call_v here_o a_o deceitful_a hand_n the_o other_o be_v the_o burden_n of_o poverty_n which_o be_v a_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o they_o both_o for_o fraud_n and_o idleness_n they_o that_o be_v diligent_a have_v their_o reward_n yield_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o thrive_v and_o prosper_v by_o the_o labour_n of_o their_o hand_n and_o though_o their_o wealth_n be_v not_o so_o great_a in_o quantity_n yet_o the_o smallness_n thereof_o be_v recompense_v in_o quality_n and_o good_a use_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o be_v call_v precious_a riches_n chap._n 12._o 27._o and_o so_o they_o have_v neither_o need_n nor_o disposition_n to_o give_v themselves_o to_o deceitful_a shift_n as_o sluggard_n a_o deceitful_a hand_n etc._n etc._n false_a deal_n be_v no_o profitable_a trade_n doct._n 1_o to_o gain_n by_o it_o rather_o hurt_v than_o help_v they_o that_o use_v it_o gain_n guile_n bring_v no_o gain_n tend_v to_o this_o purpose_n be_v many_o parable_n in_o this_o book_n as_o chap._n 13._o 11._o the_o riches_n of_o vanity_n shall_v be_v diminish_v they_o may_v be_v get_v but_o not_o long_o keep_v and_o though_o they_o perish_v not_o nor_o be_v take_v away_o all_o at_o once_o yet_o they_o will_v consume_v and_o be_v waste_v by_o degree_n and_o as_o this_o event_n be_v here_o declare_v to_o come_v upon_o evil_n get_v good_n so_o in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o tell_v the_o misery_n that_o shall_v overtake_v the_o man_n themselves_o that_o so_o fish_n for_o they_o chap._n 19_o 15._o a_o deceitful_a person_n shall_v be_v affamished_a as_o wealth_n will_v forsake_v they_o so_o friend_n will_v fail_v they_o and_o god_n will_v curse_v they_o and_o poverty_n will_v oppress_v they_o first_o the_o lord_n do_v hate_v and_o curse_v both_o deceit_n and_o deceiver_n reason_n 1_o as_o be_v abomination_n unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o his_o displeasure_n will_v kindle_v a_o fire_n in_o their_o estate_n to_o consume_v they_o second_o consider_v from_o whence_o very_o often_o this_o deceitfulness_n proceed_v from_o idleness_n and_o remissness_n of_o man_n in_o their_o calling_n as_o many_o text_n do_v testify_v and_o the_o antithesis_fw-la especial_o and_o opposition_n in_o the_o two_o place_n before_o allege_v now_o if_o single_a sloathfulnesse_n of_o itself_o will_v so_o eat_v up_o a_o man_n estate_n as_o hereafter_o be_v to_o be_v show_v much_o more_o when_o it_o have_v such_o a_o companion_n to_o take_v part_n with_o it_o and_o for_o experience_n hereof_o look_v upon_o gamester_n and_o consoner_n and_o shifter_n and_o all_o such_o kind_n of_o people_n and_o see_v whether_o their_o own_o negligence_n and_o unjust_a course_n do_v not_o like_o hungry_a and_o greedy_a beast_n devour_v and_o swallow_v up_o all_o their_o portion_n three_o it_o be_v a_o righteous_a thing_n with_o god_n so_o to_o requite_v they_o with_o penury_n that_o by_o fraud_n and_o falsehood_n seek_v to_o bring_v other_o man_n to_o it_o instruction_n if_o we_o be_v visit_v with_o beggary_n or_o needinesse_n use_v 1_o the_o burden_n of_o poverty_n press_v we_o so_o heavy_o that_o we_o can_v not_o well_o bear_v it_o let_v we_o examine_v our_o own_o course_n and_o call_v our_o way_n to_o account_v to_o see_v whether_o our_o own_o fraud_n and_o guile_n have_v not_o bring_v such_o a_o guest_n to_o our_o house_n and_o so_o do_v we_o shall_v turn_v the_o poison_n unto_o a_o medicine_n and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o other_o a_o judgement_n may_v be_v to_o we_o a_o singular_a mercy_n to_o draw_v we_o to_o repentance_n from_o such_o unrighteous_a behaviour_n second_o we_o be_v yet_o spare_v from_o the_o stroke_n of_o god_n that_o he_o have_v not_o arrest_v our_o substance_n be_v forfeit_v by_o falsehood_n nor_o deprive_v we_o of_o the_o same_o let_v we_o then_o speedy_o prevent_v the_o punishment_n by_o break_v off_o the_o sin_n by_o repentance_n by_o mercy_n by_o reformation_n and_o restitution_n to_o the_o right_a owner_n so_o far_o as_o possible_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a reproof_n of_o their_o folly_n which_o hope_v to_o enrich_v themselves_o by_o deceit_n and_o wrongful_a deal_n trust_v to_o rise_v by_o that_o which_o bring_v other_o to_o a_o fall_n and_o to_o turn_v that_o to_o a_o gain_n which_o be_v to_o other_o a_o loss_n but_o by_o trial_n they_o
at_o all_o be_v do_v to_o they_o if_o their_o house_n have_v be_v break_v up_o by_o man_n and_o their_o money_n take_v out_o of_o their_o chest_n their_o neighbour_n shall_v hear_v their_o clamour_n and_o the_o whole_a country_n shall_v hear_v their_o outcry_n but_o let_v the_o devil_n himself_o bereave_v they_o of_o that_o portion_n which_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v only_o for_o live_v but_o life_n not_o for_o this_o present_a state_n but_o their_o everlasting_a state_n in_o this_o case_n they_o be_v quiet_a no_o wrong_n be_v offer_v to_o they_o they_o have_v sustain_v no_o manner_n of_o loss_n it_o be_v set_v down_o as_o a_o judgement_n and_o curse_n by_o the_o prophet_n that_o man_n shall_v put_v their_o money_n into_o a_o break_a bag_n and_o what_o a_o fearful_a case_n stand_v they_o in_o then_o 16_o hag._n 16_o that_o put_v the_o sacred_a instruction_n of_o the_o bless_a word_n of_o god_n into_o a_o bottomless_a heart_n that_o can_v hold_v nothing_o but_o that_o which_o will_v 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and_o it_o may_v as_o true_o be_v affirm_v of_o they_o as_o of_o such_o as_o be_v merciful_a because_o they_o be_v the_o same_o person_n though_o the_o respect_n differ_v that_o they_o lie_v up_o store_n for_o themselves_o a_o good_a foundation_n against_o the_o time_n to_o come_v that_o they_o may_v obtain_v eternal_a life_n but_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o wicked_a etc._n etc._n the_o tongue_n of_o ungodly_a doct._n 2_o man_n be_v always_o pernicious_a and_o hurtful_a of_o they_o saint_n james_n woe_n a_o ill_a man_n mouth_n work_v much_o woe_n speak_v large_o compare_v they_o to_o fire_n break_v out_o in_o a_o house_n or_o whole_a town_n especial_o when_o it_o come_v by_o the_o hostility_n of_o the_o enemy_n make_v assault_n to_o it_o by_o mean_n whereof_o man_n be_v stay_v from_o extinguish_v of_o it_o and_o have_v not_o only_o their_o good_n but_o their_o life_n also_o in_o great_a peril_n and_o this_o flame_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v so_o much_o more_o dangerous_a than_o material_a 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breathe_v out_o of_o man_n mouth_n on_o some_o part_n second_o the_o hand_n may_v be_v hold_v that_o handle_v the_o weapon_n the_o stroke_n may_v be_v ward_v armour_n may_v preserve_v from_o the_o violence_n of_o they_o or_o there_o may_v be_v refuge_n and_o covert_n to_o hide_v they_o that_o be_v pursue_v but_o who_o can_v stay_v a_o unruly_a tongue_n what_o defence_n be_v against_o it_o whither_o shall_v a_o man_n fly_v from_o a_o false_a accuser_n what_o distance_n of_o place_n will_v prevent_v malicious_a calumniation_n three_o they_o which_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o most_o fierce_a and_o cruel_a enemy_n which_o be_v pierce_v and_o wound_v with_o keen_a and_o sharp_a edge_n tool_n have_v all_o the_o hurt_n upon_o their_o body_n the_o extremity_n of_o it_o reach_v but_o to_o take_v away_o their_o natural_a life_n but_o a_o slanderous_a tongue_n do_v smite_v at_o the_o name_n which_o a_o ingenious_a man_n will_v forgo_v his_o breath_n to_o preserve_v and_o a_o pestiferous_a seduce_a tongue_n do_v pervert_v the_o soul_n and_o by_o the_o poison_n thereof_o be_v many_o thousand_o bring_v to_o everlasting_a perdition_n second_o they_o bring_v destruction_n upon_o themselves_o and_o draw_v mischief_n upon_o their_o own_o head_n as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v the_o word_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n have_v grace_n but_o the_o lip_n of_o a_o fool_n devour_v 13._o â—ccl_n 10._o 12._o 13._o himself_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n be_v foolishness_n and_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o mouth_n be_v wicked_a madness_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o shall_v be_v speak_v of_o more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o eightenth_fw-mi chapter_n and_o seven_o verse_n upon_o these_o word_n a_o fool_n mouth_n be_v his_o own_o destruction_n and_o his_o lip_n be_v a_o snare_n for_o his_o soul_n instruction_n to_o be_v very_o well_o advise_v in_o all_o our_o speech_n since_o use_v 1_o they_o be_v so_o important_a and_o weighty_a who_o will_v not_o heedeful_o foresee_v 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