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earth_n and_o that_o they_o may_v teach_v their_o child_n and_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o way_n that_o they_o may_v fear_v i_o for_o ever_o for_o 14._o jer._n 32._o 39_o psal_n 34._o 12._o pro._n 10._o 11._o &_o 13._o 14._o the_o wealth_n of_o they_o &_o of_o their_o child_n after_o they_o so_o also_o they_o may_v teach_v other_o according_o to_o that_o which_o be_v write_v come_v child_n harken_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v teach_v you_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n solomon_n do_v signify_v it_o also_o somewhat_o in_o he_o 5._o chapter_n and._n 16._o verse_n but_o more_o manifest_o in_o other_o place_n we_o must_v not_o be_v niggard_n in_o distribute_v of_o these_o water_n for_o in_o give_v of_o they_o we_o diminish_v nothing_o at_o all_o thereby_o but_o rather_o increase_v and_o in_o so_o do_v we_o give_v nothing_o of_o our_o own_o but_o be_v only_o the_o minister_n and_o steward_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o who_o only_o belong_v these_o water_n and_o he_o only_o give_v and_o therefore_o we_o must_v resort_v to_o he_o for_o he_o also_o do_v 38._o esa_n 55._o 1._o john_n 4._o 10._o 14._o &_o 7._o 37._o 38._o call_v us._n if_o we_o obey_v to_o this_o call_n we_o shall_v want_v nothing_o behold_v thus_o much_o concern_v the_o first_o similitude_n as_o touch_v the_o second_o where_o solomon_n say_v to_o avoid_v the_o snare_n of_o death_n let_v we_o note_v that_o the_o state_n of_o those_o which_o fear_v god_n be_v such_o that_o as_o it_o be_v write_v 36._o rom._n 8._o 36._o for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o kill_v all_o day_n long_o and_o count_v as_o sheep_n for_o the_o slaughter_n and_o satan_n the_o world_n and_o their_o own_o flesh_n do_v set_v net_n for_o to_o take_v they_o and_o to_o destroy_v they_o for_o ever_o but_o by_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o which_o do_v lead_v they_o to_o conform_v themselves_o unto_o his_o will_n to_o obey_v he_o and_o to_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o do_v avoid_v death_n for_o albeit_o 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sit_o for_o whosoever_o be_v true_o wise_a have_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o that_o fear_v he_o be_v wise_a and_o his_o instruction_n tend_v to_o lead_v his_o neighboor_n unto_o this_o fear_n which_o be_v the_o first_o &_o chief_a part_n of_o wisdom_n 28_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n &_o for_o the_o want_n of_o people_n come_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o prince_n solomon_n by_o the_o king_n and_o by_o the_o prince_n do_v understande_v all_o those_o which_o have_v power_n and_o be_v ordain_v for_o to_o govern_v some_o country_n or_o religion_n such_o kind_n of_o man_n common_o do_v think_v themselves_o in_o high_a honour_n and_o majesty_n when_o by_o the_o credit_n and_o authority_n that_o isgve_v to_o they_o by_o flatterer_n either_o by_o violence_n that_o they_o exercise_v or_o by_o the_o abundance_n of_o their_o riches_n they_o make_v themselves_o to_o be_v reverence_v and_o fear_v and_o that_o no_o man_n dare_v behold_v they_o but_o in_o tremble_v wise_a or_o in_o have_v they_o in_o more_o high_a admiration_n than_o they_o ought_v for_o they_o also_o know_v well_o as_o they_o think_v how_o to_o maintain_v their_o honour_n even_o with_o the_o contempt_n of_o god_n without_o who_o nevertheless_o they_o have_v no_o pre-eminence_n nor_o authority_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o that_o god_n cause_v his_o majesty_n to_o shine_v in_o they_o for_o to_o make_v his_o ordinance_n to_o be_v regard_v and_o that_o policy_n shall_v be_v order_v to_o put_v away_o confusion_n and_o that_o the_o good_a and_o innocent_a may_v live_v in_o peace_n and_o rest_n no_o man_n will_v make_v any_o more_o account_n of_o they_o then_o of_o the_o worm_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o their_o own_o part_n they_o be_v no_o better_o albeit_o that_o for_o the_o degree_n and_o dignity_n that_o god_n have_v give_v they_o they_o be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o submit_v ourselves_o with_o all_o humbleness_n 6._o psa_fw-la 82._o 6._o reverence_n and_o obedience_n unto_o they_o so_o that_o it_o be_v according_a as_o god_n will_v have_v it_o but_o in_o seek_v magnifical_o these_o former_a thing_n they_o abuse_v themselves_o great_o as_o solomon_n do_v show_v it_o when_o he_o say_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o people_n be_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o to_o come_v to_o honour_n must_v labour_v then_o to_o get_v a_o multitude_n of_o subject_n and_o to_o hold_v they_o under_o their_o obedience_n and_o government_n the_o which_o shall_v easy_o be_v do_v if_o first_o they_o do_v yield_v themselves_o obedient_a unto_o god_n follow_v his_o 16_o deut._n 17._o 16_o commandment_n and_o that_o they_o become_v not_o like_a unto_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n who_o afflict_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n lest_o that_o they_o shall_v multiply_v in_o his_o land_n but_o let_v they_o cause_v the_o law_n touch_v stranger_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o let_v they_o follow_v good_a king_n as_o david_n josaphat_n 34._o levi._n 19_o 33._o 34._o ezekias_n and_o josias_n so_o do_v they_o shall_v defend_v themselves_o and_o shall_v be_v true_o reverence_v and_o fear_v and_o shall_v not_o false_o and_o in_o vain_a usurp_v these_o title_n so_o honourable_a the_o which_o do_v not_o appertain_v unto_o favourer_n and_o nourrisher_n of_o seditious_a and_o rebel_n of_o dissolute_a and_o careless_a of_o wicked_a scorner_n and_o contemner_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o word_n but_o do_v belong_v unto_o they_o which_o true_o confess_v their_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o who_o they_o receive_v their_o honour_n &_o uphold_v good_a policy_n not_o only_o civil_a but_o also_o ecclesiastical_a to_o the_o end_n that_o their_o people_n may_v learn_v to_o fear_n and_o honour_n god_n by_o live_a iâ—_n peace_n and_o quietness_n in_o love_n and_o good_a brotherly_a concord_n together_o otherwise_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v constrain_v to_o scatter_v abroad_o and_o to_o be_v disperse_v as_o sheep_n go_v astray_o when_o they_o have_v no_o shephearde_n now_o as_o a_o shephearde_n lose_v his_o flock_n be_v undo_v even_o so_o king_n and_o prince_n suffer_v by_o evil_a government_n their_o people_n to_o scatter_v here_o and_o there_o be_v void_a of_o honour_n and_o do_v overthrow_n and_o destroy_v themselves_o solomon_n do_v so_o affirm_v when_o he_o say_v and_o for_o the_o want_n of_o people_n come_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o prince_n first_o of_o all_o let_v we_o note_v that_o the_o want_n of_o people_n come_v not_o chief_o through_o change_v of_o country_n when_o they_o fly_v from_o the_o yoke_n of_o their_o natural_a prince_n but_o when_o there_o be_v confusion_n among_o the_o people_n by_o division_n sect_n conspiracy_n sedition_n insurrection_n stir_n debate_n uproar_n and_o rebellion_n then_o principlaity_n and_o kingdom_n can_v stand_v whereupon_o follow_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o prince_n for_o he_o can_v be_v no_o prince_n without_o a_o princedom_n no_o more_o than_o a_o head_n be_v a_o head_n of_o those_o member_n that_o cleave_v and_o join_v not_o unto_o he_o second_o let_v we_o note_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o king_n stand_v in_o multitude_n of_o people_n &_o not_o in_o a_o confuse_a &_o scatter_a multitude_n that_o thereof_o it_o well_o follow_v that_o such_o a_o multitude_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v name_v a_o people_n but_o a_o sort_n of_o lion_n wolf_n serpent_n dog_n swine_n yea_o devil_n incarnate_a three_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o king_n and_o prince_n to_o desire_v a_o great_a people_n and_o to_o labour_v to_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o their_o subject_n by_o good_a government_n and_o not_o by_o war_n
word_n by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n moreover_o since_o that_o in_o work_v we_o must_v trust_v in_o god_n be_v certify_v that_o he_o will_v not_o deceive_v we_o but_o will_v fulfil_v his_o promise_n make_v we_o to_o find_v good_a and_o blessing_n we_o it_o follow_v that_o we_o be_v teach_v how_o we_o shall_v follow_v the_o faithfulness_n of_o our_o god_n and_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o labour_v too_o disguise_n and_o counterfeit_v our_o business_n and_o our_o work_n for_o to_o beguile_v and_o deceive_v our_o neighbour_n otherwise_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v our_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n but_o in_o deceit_n whereby_o we_o may_v draw_v the_o substance_n of_o our_o neighbour_n unto_o we_o and_o in_o this_o manner_n we_o shall_v deserve_v that_o our_o labour_n shall_v perish_v in_o smoke_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v want_v all_o good_n therefore_o if_o we_o will_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o promise_v contain_v in_o this_o sentence_n let_v we_o proceed_v in_o do_v of_o our_o work_n and_o business_n with_o all_o fidelity_n and_o truth_n follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o david_n put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o oppression_n nor_o in_o robbery_n be_v not_o vain_a 10._o psal_n 62._o 10._o if_o riches_n increase_v set_v not_o your_o heart_n thereon_o final_o let_v we_o note_v that_o solomon_n do_v not_o attribute_v riches_n unto_o work_n but_o unto_o faith_n though_o good_n do_v follow_v work_n 21_o the_o wise_a in_o heart_n shall_v be_v call_v prudent_a and_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o lip_n shall_v increase_v doctrine_n we_o find_v very_o few_o people_n which_o delight_n to_o be_v esteem_v or_o call_v fool_n ignorant_a or_o blockish_a but_o all_o desire_n to_o be_v praise_v and_o commend_v as_o wise_a learned_a and_o discrete_a now_o for_o to_o obtain_v this_o reputation_n and_o praise_n we_o labour_v to_o do_v or_o say_v some_o thing_n which_o be_v esteem_v of_o the_o world_n and_o which_o do_v ravishe_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n into_o admiration_n and_o wonderment_n for_o the_o newness_n and_o strangeness_n thereof_o or_o for_o the_o fair_a show_n or_o temporal_a profit_n that_o be_v receive_v of_o it_o or_o be_v look_v of_o it_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n god_n be_v forget_v and_o his_o word_n despise_v the_o which_o only_o be_v our_o true_a wisdom_n and_o prudence_n when_o our_o heart_n be_v set_v thereupon_o when_o we_o true_o love_v it_o and_o that_o with_o a_o sound_n and_o perfect_a affection_n we_o frame_v our_o manner_n after_o that_o which_o it_o teach_v us._n if_o we_o use_v ourselves_o thus_o god_n will_v give_v we_o this_o grace_n that_o for_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o heart_n we_o shall_v obtain_v reputation_n and_o praise_n of_o prudence_n and_o understanding_n solomon_n do_v signify_v it_o when_o he_o say_v the_o wise_a in_o heart_n shall_v be_v call_v prudent_a and_o because_o that_o some_o may_v have_v ask_v whereby_o shall_v we_o know_v a_o wise_a man_n in_o heart_n that_o we_o may_v true_o call_v he_o prudent_a or_o learned_a see_v that_o man_n see_v but_o the_o face_n and_o there_o be_v none_o but_o god_n which_o know_v and_o search_v the_o heart_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v show_v forth_o in_o the_o lip_n and_o sweet_a and_o gentle_a word_n by_o exhort_v our_o neighbour_n to_o learn_v and_o give_v they_o a_o desire_n to_o grow_v and_o increase_v in_o doctrine_n and_o to_o become_v more_o and_o more_o learned_a solomon_n do_v give_v it_o we_o so_o to_o understande_v when_o he_o say_v and_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o lip_n shall_v increase_v doctrine_n here_o he_o name_v nothing_o but_o the_o lip_n because_o they_o be_v the_o organ_n &_o instrument_n by_o the_o which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v communicate_v unto_o we_o the_o which_o be_v our_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n and_o yet_o under_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o lip_n he_o leave_v not_o to_o comprehend_v all_o action_n and_o kind_n of_o do_n whereto_o we_o be_v lead_v by_o love_n for_o to_o be_v a_o good_a example_n unto_o our_o neighbour_n and_o to_o give_v they_o instruction_n not_o only_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n but_o also_o by_o conversation_n of_o life_n for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o our_o lip_n shall_v preach_v but_o also_o all_o our_o life_n behold_v this_o be_v the_o sweetness_n whereby_o we_o must_v exhort_v our_o neighbour_n too_o receive_v doctrine_n more_o and_o more_o show_v unto_o they_o the_o wisdom_n of_o our_o heart_n that_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o profit_n of_o our_o neighbour_n we_o may_v be_v praise_v and_o commend_v as_o prudent_a notwithstanding_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o false_a prophet_n and_o lie_a teacher_n 18._o rom._n 16._o 17._o 18._o that_o we_o be_v not_o deceive_v and_o beguile_v aswell_o by_o their_o word_n as_o by_o their_o work_n 22_o understanding_n be_v a_o well_o spring_n of_o life_n unto_o they_o that_o have_v it_o and_o the_o instruction_n of_o fool_n be_v folly_n when_o we_o be_v great_o a_o thirst_n we_o 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