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aught_o to_o be_v serious_o weigh_v and_o often_o remember_v observe_v 2_o this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o compose_v and_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o divers_a psalm_n leave_v upon_o record_n in_o scripture_n as_o that_o of_o moses_n exod._n 15._o upon_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n at_o the_o red_a sea_n of_o deborah_n judg._n 5._o upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n of_o nannah_n 1_o sam_n 2._o when_o god_n have_v give_v she_o a_o son_n and_o of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n lake_n 1_o for_o the_o same_o end_n god_n be_v please_v to_o ordain_v the_o sabbath_n that_o it_o may_v be_v the_o employment_n of_o his_o child_n to_o exercise_v themselves_o in_o the_o meditation_n of_o god_n great_a work_n in_o the_o creation_n conservation_n and_o redemption_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o sacrament_n to_o preserve_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o fresh_a remembrance_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o benefit_n purchase_v to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o ourselves_o in_o particular_a thereby_o in_o man_n creation_n we_o have_v special_a mention_n make_v of_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o sex_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o god_n both_o create_v they_o and_o distinguish_v they_o by_o their_o sex_n he_o make_v they_o male_a and_o female_a both_o their_o person_n and_o the_o distinction_n of_o their_o sex_n be_v his_o work_n whence_o 3._o observe_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o sex_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v ordain_v by_o god_n himself_o observe_v 3_o this_o truth_n our_o saviour_n atte_v matth._n 19.4_o that_o he_o that_o make_v they_o at_o the_o first_o make_v they_o male_a and_o female_a which_o distinction_n as_o he_o make_v in_o nature_n so_o he_o appoint_v in_o his_o law_n to_o be_v manifest_v in_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o garment_n deut._n 22.5_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o observe_v the_o same_o rule_n in_o make_v other_o creature_n though_o it_o be_v mention_v only_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o man._n whether_o it_o be_v to_o draw_v we_o to_o the_o more_o serious_a consideration_n of_o the_o work_n itself_o by_o reckon_v up_o so_o many_o particular_n in_o relate_v the_o history_n thereof_o or_o to_o teach_v man_n be_v of_o the_o worthy_a sex_n not_o to_o despise_v the_o woman_n as_o the_o weak_a vessel_n and_o the_o woman_n not_o be_v displease_v with_o her_o condition_n though_o she_o be_v inferior_a in_o sex_n see_v god_n that_o give_v they_o their_o be_v give_v withal_o and_o appoint_v that_o distinction_n in_o their_o be_v or_o for_o any_o other_o end_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o determine_v verse_n 28._o and_o god_n bless_v they_o and_o god_n say_v the_o name_n of_o god_n twice_o mention_v express_o in_o this_o place_n which_o
of_o free_a bounty_n 2._o depend_v and_o trust_v on_o he_o by_o faith_n as_o we_o be_v direct_v psalm_n 37.3_o ground_a on_o his_o promise_n i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o hebr._n 13.5_o 3._o walk_v in_o a_o course_n of_o holy_a obedience_n to_o which_o sufficiency_n and_o abundance_n in_o all_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v promise_v deut._n 28.13_o and_o psalm_n 81.13.16_o especial_o to_o diligence_n in_o a_o honest_a call_v he_o that_o till_v his_o land_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o bread_n prov._n 12.11_o he_o that_o labour_v with_o his_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a shall_v have_v both_o to_o supply_v his_o own_o want_n and_o a_o overplus_n to_o give_v to_o he_o that_o needs_o eph._n 4.28_o 2._o for_o shame_v let_v we_o serve_v he_o faithful_o who_o feed_v we_o as_o it_o be_v at_o his_o own_o table_n nay_o prepare_v a_o table_n before_o we_o and_o make_v our_o cup_n to_o run_v over_o psal_n 23.5_o and_o beside_o warm_v we_o and_o clothe_v we_o with_o the_o fliece_n of_o his_o own_o flock_n which_o he_o give_v as_o he_o do_v to_o abraham_n gen._n 24_o 35._o yea_o abase_v himself_o so_o low_o as_o to_o take_v off_o our_o yoke_n from_o we_o and_o to_o lay_v our_o meat_n before_o we_o hos_fw-la 11.4_o and_o beyond_o all_o this_o support_v and_o protect_v we_o by_o his_o power_n so_o that_o the_o everlasting_a arm_n be_v underneath_o we_o deut._n 33.27_o so_o that_o we_o dwell_v in_o safety_n alone_o verse_n 28._o and_o no_o evil_n come_v near_o our_o dwelling_n the_o kind_n of_o the_o provision_n which_o god_n allow_v unto_o man_n follow_v herb_n and_o fruit_n of_o tree_n must_v be_v his_o food_n both_o of_o they_o but_o a_o little_a before_o and_o produce_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o powerful_a word_n of_o god_n mouth_n upon_o the_o three_o day_n verse_n 11._o so_o that_o we_o may_v out_o of_o that_o consideration_n 6._o observe_v all_o the_o provision_n that_o god_n have_v allow_v man_n for_o his_o food_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o earth_n observe_v 6_o whence_o by_o his_o own_o blessing_n upon_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n he_o bring_v it_o forth_o psal_n 104.14_o and_o if_o we_o consider_v it_o well_o what_o be_v corn_n fruit_n cattle_n and_o their_o flesh_n on_o which_o we_o feed_v but_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v refine_v and_o change_v both_o in_o shape_n and_o quality_n but_o not_o in_o substance_n neither_o be_v this_o more_o true_a than_o necessary_a that_o man_n body_n which_o be_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v nourish_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o food_n that_o be_v proportionable_a to_o themselves_o neither_o be_v it_o more_o necessary_a than_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n by_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o may_v be_v keep_v low_a by_o the_o representation_n of_o the_o baseness_n both_o of_o his_o original_a and_o end_v that_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o thither_o must_v return_v again_o set_v before_o he_o in_o every_o dish_n at_o his_o table_n which_o he_o feed_v upon_o it_o just_o tax_v both_o our_o niceness_n and_o foolish_a pride_n in_o make_v that_o a_o occasion_n and_o mean_n of_o lift_v up_o our_o heart_n and_o glory_v to_o other_o by_o which_o god_n most_o endeavour_n to_o humble_a and_o abase_v we_o our_o food_n and_o clothing_n be_v both_o of_o they_o evidence_n of_o our_o weakness_n baseness_n and_o shame_n who_o be_v make_v of_o earth_n dwell_v in_o house_n of_o earth_n or_o clay_n as_o job_n call_v they_o job_n 4.19_o and_o get_v our_o bread_n and_o food_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n be_v withal_o clothe_v with_o no_o better_a than_o earth_n from_o whence_o we_o draw_v our_o fine_a linen_n immediate_o and_o from_o whence_o the_o fliece_n of_o our_o flock_n the_o skin_n and_o costly_a fur_n which_o we_o borrow_v from_o the_o back_n of_o beast_n be_v derive_v in_o the_o second_o descent_n o_o earth_n earth_n earth_n know_v thy_o own_o vileness_n and_o glory_v not_o in_o thy_o own_o shame_n as_o wicked_a man_n be_v just_o charge_v to_o do_v phil._n 3.19_o if_o we_o lie_v together_o the_o dispensation_n of_o god_n unto_o man_n we_o may_v easy_o observe_v and_o have_v cause_n serious_o to_o consider_v how_o strange_o god_n level_v man_n way_n thereby_o and_o temper_n together_o our_o advancement_n and_o abasement_n first_o adam_n be_v make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o god_n upon_o earth_n and_o now_o a_o worm_n feed_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o dust_n first_o a_o lord_n over_o all_o the_o work_n that_o god_n have_v make_v to_o rule_v and_o command_v they_o and_o now_o make_v to_o stoop_v in_o a_o sort_n to_o his_o own_o vassal_n and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o for_o the_o sustain_n of_o his_o life_n whence_o 7._o observe_v god_n do_v strange_o counterbalance_v our_o honour_n and_o abasement_n in_o all_o his_o dispensation_n unto_o we_o observe_v 7_o thus_o the_o prophet_n david_n profess_v that_o god_n do_v lift_v he_o up_o and_o cast_v he_o down_o psal_n 102.10_o thus_o he_o deal_v with_o jacob_n who_o he_o advance_v in_o his_o birthright_n and_o blessing_n above_o his_o brother_n esau_n and_o make_v he_o his_o lord_n and_o not_o long_o after_o bring_v he_o down_o before_o he_o on_o his_o knee_n make_v moses_n the_o repute_a son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n and_o by_o and_o by_o a_o exile_n and_o shepherd_n in_o midian_a and_o from_o that_o base_a condition_n advance_v he_o to_o a_o estate_n above_o the_o great_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o he_o deal_v with_o david_n job_n and_o many_o other_o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n he_o deal_v with_o all_o his_o child_n in_o spiritual_a thing_n temper_v our_o advancement_n with_o abasement_n as_o he_o deal_v with_o s._n paul_n 2_o cor_n 12.7_o our_o consolation_n with_o heaviness_n of_o spirit_n our_o holiness_n with_o manifold_a corruption_n and_o thus_o it_o please_v he_o to_o deal_v with_o we_o 1._o to_o fit_v we_o to_o that_o condition_n of_o baseness_n in_o which_o he_o have_v place_v we_o in_o this_o world_n 2._o to_o keep_v our_o heart_n low_a and_o humble_a which_o especial_o in_o this_o state_n of_o corruption_n we_o be_v so_o hardly_o bring_v unto_o lest_o we_o forget_v both_o ourselves_o and_o which_o be_v much_o worse_o he_o that_o make_v as_o all_o thing_n so_o we_o also_o for_o his_o own_o honour_n which_o agur_n fear_v prov._n 30.9_o in_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o food_n which_o god_n allow_v to_o adam_n we_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o homeliness_n of_o that_o provision_n that_o god_n appoint_v he_o to_o feed_v on_o no_o way_n answerable_a to_o those_o delicate_n that_o our_o luxurious_a palate_n so_o much_o affect_v and_o delight_v in_o but_o wholesome_a and_o vulgar_a easy_o to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o place_n where_o he_o shall_v set_v his_o foot_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o those_o herb_n and_o fruit_n before_o god_n curse_n come_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o sin_n exceed_v both_o in_o taste_n and_o virtue_n those_o which_o the_o earth_n now_o bring_v forth_o notwithstanding_o since_o god_n make_v such_o vulgar_a provision_n for_o the_o great_a monarch_n that_o ever_o the_o sun_n see_v we_o may_v 8._o observe_v plain_a and_o ordinary_a fare_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o content_v the_o best_a among_o man_n and_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n observe_v 8_o the_o patriarch_n of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a feast_v stranger_n with_o veal_n and_o butter_n gen._n 18.8_o and_o themselves_o feed_v upon_o pottage_n of_o lentile_n gen._n 25.34_o food_n convenient_a will_v content_v agur_n prov._n 30.8_o and_o our_o saviour_n own_o provision_n be_v but_o barley_n loaf_n and_o small_a fish_n john_n 6.9_o it_o be_v true_a that_o john_n baptist_n feed_v upon_o locust_n and_o wild_a honey_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o imitation_n and_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o both_o for_o civil_a and_o religious_a respect_n and_o occasion_n we_o be_v permit_v to_o a_o more_o free_a and_o liberal_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n for_o our_o food_n ruler_n as_o solomon_n imply_v prov._n 23.1_o and_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o provision_n which_o he_o make_v for_o his_o own_o table_n and_o family_n 1_o king_n 4.23_o and_o that_o of_o nehemiah_n chap._n 5.18_o and_o all_o other_o man_n of_o ability_n and_o large_a estate_n be_v permit_v to_o make_v provision_n for_o their_o table_n according_a to_o their_o place_n and_o condition_n yea_o man_n of_o ordinary_a rank_n upon_o special_a occasion_n of_o marriage_n birth_n of_o child_n entertain_v of_o friend_n holy_a feast_n and_o like_a be_v allow_v to_o exceed_v their_o ordinary_a proportion_n provide_v always_o 1._o
that_o they_o affect_v not_o delicacy_n in_o their_o food_n 2._o make_v not_o the_o creature_n fuel_n for_o their_o lust_n eat_v still_o for_o hunger_n and_o health_n and_o not_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n eccl._n 10.17_o 3._o exceed_v not_o the_o proportion_n of_o their_o estate_n nor_o hinder_v their_o liberality_n in_o relieve_v those_o that_o need_n as_o that_o rich_a glutton_n do_v luke_n 16.19_o 4._o use_v it_o not_o at_o unseasonable_a time_n which_o god_n so_o sharp_o tax_v and_o severe_o punish_v isa_n 22.13_o 14._o otherwise_o god_n be_v best_a please_v with_o moderation_n and_o competency_n as_o appear_v 1._o by_o the_o large_a provision_n that_o he_o have_v make_v for_o ordinary_a and_o vulgar_a food_n whereas_o creature_n for_o delicacy_n be_v few_o and_o scarce_o 2._o by_o his_o blessing_n upon_o our_o food_n simple_n and_o plain_a fare_n best_o maintain_v our_o health_n and_o strength_n and_o thereby_o fit_v the_o body_n for_o employment_n whereas_o abundance_n and_o delicate_n over-burthening_a nature_n both_o impair_a the_o health_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n and_o make_v way_n beside_o for_o the_o raise_n up_o and_o nourish_v of_o corrupt_a lust_n in_o the_o heart_n let_v no_o man_n be_v discontent_v with_o his_o mean_a provision_n which_o 1._o the_o man_n of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a satisfy_v themselves_o withal_o 2._o and_o be_v as_o good_a as_o the_o body_n which_o they_o nourish_v 3._o and_o better_a than_o we_o deserve_v 4._o and_o more_o than_o we_o be_v able_a to_o procure_v of_o ourselves_o 5._o and_o be_v more_o profitable_a to_o we_o for_o the_o maintain_v the_o health_n and_o strength_n of_o our_o body_n 6._o and_o free_v we_o from_o dangerous_a enticement_n to_o luxury_n and_o excess_n now_o although_o god_n appoint_v man_n to_o feed_v upon_o herb_n and_o plant_n yet_o he_o enlarge_v his_o grant_n and_o allow_v he_o to_o eat_v of_o all_o kind_n of_o herb_n and_o fruit_n the_o several_a kind_n whereof_o be_v so_o various_a and_o almost_o infinite_a that_o they_o can_v easy_o be_v number_v whence_o 9_o observe_v god_n allowance_n to_o man_n of_o food_n for_o the_o sustain_n of_o his_o life_n be_v exceed_v large_a and_o of_o wonderful_a variety_n observe_v 9_o it_o be_v so_o to_o adam_n in_o this_o first_o grant_n but_o much_o large_a to_o noah_n and_o his_o posterity_n when_o it_o be_v renew_v after_o the_o flood_n gen._n 9.3_o when_o it_o take_v in_o all_o sort_n of_o beast_n and_o fish_n which_o he_o have_v give_v we_o likewise_o to_o make_v use_n of_o for_o food_n in_o fit_a time_n and_o in_o due_a proportion_n and_o for_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v give_v some_o for_o maintain_v our_o life_n in_o health_n and_o strength_n and_o other_o for_o delight_n within_o such_o limit_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o former_a point_n which_o he_o have_v do_v 1._o to_o manifest_v his_o bounty_n in_o the_o largeness_n of_o his_o gift_n as_o it_o testify_v potiphar_n kindness_n to_o 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name_n gesture_n and_o the_o like_a but_o upon_o the_o foul_a body_n of_o idolatry_n which_o we_o see_v they_o have_v and_o still_o will_v bring_v in_o after_o they_o mirth_n seem_v modest_a till_o it_o turn_v to_o madness_n wicked_a man_n seem_v to_o walk_v fair_o and_o civil_o with_o we_o for_o a_o while_n but_o if_o we_o grow_v inward_o acquaint_v with_o they_o and_o walk_v in_o their_o way_n they_o lead_v we_o at_o last_o into_o hell_n withal_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o satan_n wariness_n hinder_v not_o the_o effectual_a prosecution_n of_o that_o which_o he_o intend_v for_o even_o in_o this_o first_o insinuation_n though_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o enquiry_n yet_o he_o convey_v withal_o such_o ground_n of_o discontent_n and_o distaste_n of_o god_n deal_v with_o man_n into_o the_o woman_n heart_n and_o make_v such_o a_o impression_n in_o it_o thereby_o that_o she_o shall_v not_o easy_o shake_v off_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o sequel_n whence_o 13._o observe_v 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mention_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v manifest_v god_n bounty_n and_o kindness_n to_o man_n that_o the_o woman_n may_v fix_v her_o eye_n only_o upon_o that_o fruit_n in_o paradise_n which_o be_v deny_v unto_o she_o whence_o 14._o observe_v the_o forget_v of_o god_n mercy_n be_v a_o great_a mean_n to_o take_v off_o a_o man_n heart_n from_o cleave_v to_o he_o observe_v 14_o that_o be_v it_o which_o beget_v in_o god_n own_o people_n disobedience_n psal_n 78.10_o 11._o lust_a psal_n 106.13_o 14._o idolatry_n ver_fw-la 20_o 21._o and_o flat_a apostasy_n hos_fw-la 2.5_o 8._o wherefore_o god_n give_v a_o special_a charge_n to_o prevent_v apostasy_n by_o remember_v his_o mercy_n deut._n 8.11_o 14._o it_o can_v indeed_o be_v deny_v that_o mercy_n receive_v be_v the_o clear_a and_o strong_a evidence_n to_o discover_v unto_o we_o god_n all-sufficiency_n love_n and_o goodness_n upon_o the_o assurance_n whereof_o our_o affiance_n in_o he_o and_o readiness_n to_o his_o service_n do_v especial_o 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a_o fresh_a taste_n of_o god_n goodness_n that_o our_o soul_n may_v still_o rejoice_v in_o he_o as_o we_o be_v direct_v phil._n 4.4_o out_o of_o the_o same_o policy_n by_o which_o satan_n labour_v to_o turn_v away_o the_o woman_n eye_n from_o look_v back_o upon_o the_o mercy_n which_o she_o have_v receive_v in_o so_o large_a a_o measure_n he_o endeavour_v to_o fix_v they_o upon_o this_o pleasant_a fruit_n which_o be_v deny_v she_o point_v at_o god_n restraint_n thereof_o with_o a_o note_n either_o of_o admiration_n or_o indignation_n that_o god_n shall_v deny_v man_n the_o use_n of_o so_o excellent_a a_o fruit_n whence_o we_o may_v 15_o observe_v it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a snare_n to_o a_o man_n to_o have_v his_o eye_n too_o much_o fix_v upon_o his_o want_n observe_v 15_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o our_o want_n whether_o inward_a or_o outward_a as_o far_o as_o the_o sense_n of_o they_o may_v be_v a_o mean_n 1._o to_o humble_v we_o or_o 2._o to_o quicken_v we_o to_o prayer_n or_o to_o the_o use_n of_o lawful_a mean_n to_o supply_v we_o in_o what_o we_o need_v be_v not_o only_o warrantable_a but_o be_v our_o duty_n also_o not_o to_o have_v they_o always_o before_o our_o eye_n and_o they_o alone_o without_o observe_v what_o we_o enjoy_v may_v easy_o 1._o beget_v in_o we_o unthankfulness_n and_o murmur_a against_o god_n as_o it_o do_v often_o in_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n especial_o numb_a 11.1_o 4_o 5._o 2._o envy_n towards_o other_o as_o in_o rachel_n against_o her_o sister_n leah_n gen._n 30.1_o 3._o disquietness_n and_o unsettledness_n in_o our_o way_n as_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o david_n psal_n 73.3_o 14._o 4._o yea_o sometime_o the_o adventure_n upon_o unwarrantable_a course_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o supply_n of_o those_o want_n that_o pinch_v we_o see_v prov._n 30.9_o let_v
we_o then_o in_o observe_v our_o want_n whether_o in_o thing_n temporal_a or_o spiritual_a withal_o take_v special_a notice_n of_o what_o we_o have_v as_o elkanah_n advise_v his_o wife_n hannah_n when_o she_o be_v trouble_v for_o want_v of_o a_o child_n to_o remember_v that_o she_o have_v the_o love_n of_o her_o husband_n 1_o sam._n 1.8_o 2._o and_o how_o unworthy_a we_o be_v of_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o even_o the_o least_o mercy_n with_o jacob_n gen._n 32.10_o and_o david_n 2_o sam._n 7.18_o see_v 1._o we_o have_v nothing_o of_o ourselves_o but_o what_o god_n of_o his_o bounty_n bestow_v 2._o neither_o be_v he_o any_o way_n bind_v to_o bestow_v on_o we_o what_o we_o have_v 3._o which_o also_o we_o have_v not_o honour_v god_n withal_o or_o employ_v as_o we_o ought_v if_o we_o be_v call_v to_o account_v for_o it_o 4._o consider_v how_o many_o there_o be_v which_o want_n what_o we_o enjoy_v 5._o and_o that_o god_n who_o have_v in_o himself_o all-sufficiency_n and_o who_o know_v both_o what_o we_o want_v and_o what_o be_v fit_a for_o we_o be_v engage_v by_o his_o general_a providence_n as_o a_o faithful_a creator_n 1_o pet._n 4.19_o but_o more_o especial_o by_o his_o relation_n to_o we_o as_o a_o father_n isa_n 63.16_o mat._n 7.11_o and_o beyond_o all_o this_o by_o his_o faithful_a promise_n heb._n 13.6_o to_o give_v every_o good_a thing_n to_o such_o as_o fear_v he_o psal_n 34.9_o 10._o and_o walk_v upright_o psal_n 84.11_o that_o the_o immediate_a end_n which_o satan_n aim_v at_o in_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n all_o god_n favour_n to_o man_n and_o in_o endeavour_v to_o fix_v the_o woman_n eye_n upon_o this_o restraint_n and_o interdiction_n of_o the_o fruit_n forbid_v be_v to_o cast_v she_o into_o a_o discontent_a humour_n at_o this_o limitation_n and_o abridgement_n of_o her_o liberty_n as_o he_o will_v have_v she_o conceive_v and_o thereupon_o to_o provoke_v she_o to_o take_v and_o eat_v what_o she_o please_v especial_o in_o a_o garden_n plant_v on_o purpose_n for_o her_o use_n the_o very_a frame_n of_o the_o temptation_n itself_o sufficient_o discover_v so_o that_o we_o may_v here_o discover_v whence_o this_o impatience_n which_o all_o man_n be_v more_o or_o less_o subject_a unto_o at_o restraint_n arise_v and_o may_v 16._o observe_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n by_o the_o art_n and_o policy_n of_o satan_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v carry_v against_o all_o restraint_n and_o subjection_n observe_v 16_o that_o satan_n first_o stir_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o woman_n to_o repine_v at_o and_o at_o last_o to_o cast_v off_o this_o yoke_n of_o subjection_n we_o see_v manifest_o in_o this_o temptation_n now_o if_o he_o prevail_v so_o far_o thereby_o upon_o our_o first_o parent_n in_o their_o estate_n of_o innocency_n no_o marvel_n if_o he_o prevail_v so_o easy_o upon_o their_o posterity_n in_o this_o state_n of_o corruption_n derive_v unto_o they_o from_o their_o parent_n when_o the_o very_a wisdom_n in_o they_o be_v enmity_n against_o god_n and_o neither_o 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pretend_a example_n out_o of_o scripture_n wherein_o the_o word_n in_o true_a construction_n be_v neither_o false_a nor_o doubtful_a but_o only_o short_a of_o the_o questionist_n meaning_n to_o conceal_v that_o from_o he_o which_o it_o concern_v he_o not_o to_o know_v verse_n ii_o the_o woman_n without_o any_o advise_a deliberation_n in_o herself_o or_o so_o much_o as_o consult_v with_o her_o husband_n or_o consideration_n of_o the_o party_n that_o propose_v the_o question_n or_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o question_n propose_v or_o of_o the_o scope_n at_o which_o it_o aim_v give_v a_o present_a answer_n not_o only_o to_o that_o which_o be_v demand_v but_o to_o more_o than_o the_o question_n require_v and_o thereby_o open_v her_o mind_n so_o free_o
17.14_o the_o reason_n be_v 1._o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o because_o god_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o light_n that_o illighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n john_n 1.9_o it_o can_v possible_o shine_v into_o man_n heart_n but_o according_a to_o his_o will_n 2._o there_o be_v great_a reason_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o as_o well_o that_o god_n by_o this_o mean_n may_v more_o easy_o govern_v the_o world_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n as_o also_o that_o we_o have_v no_o light_n in_o ourselves_o but_o what_o we_o know_v may_v be_v the_o more_o abase_v in_o ourselves_o the_o more_o thankful_a to_o god_n that_o be_v the_o light_n of_o our_o eye_n and_o the_o more_o careful_a to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o his_o glory_n that_o bestow_v it_o see_v he_o may_v deprive_v we_o of_o it_o when_o he_o please_v let_v no_o man_n then_o lean_a to_o his_o own_o or_o to_o any_o other_o man_n wisdom_n whereof_o we_o can_v have_v no_o such_o assurance_n but_o that_o it_o may_v deceive_v we_o especial_o when_o either_o we_o or_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o at_o god_n hand_n nor_o depend_v upon_o he_o for_o it_o nor_o employ_v it_o for_o the_o service_n of_o himself_o or_o of_o his_o church_n in_o which_o man_n provoke_v god_n even_o in_o justice_n to_o turn_v our_o wisdom_n into_o folly_n as_o he_o threaten_v to_o deal_v with_o pharaoh_n wise_a man_n isa_n 19.14_o and_o make_v it_o good_a upon_o achitophel_n there_o be_v yet_o in_o this_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n when_o their_o eye_n be_v open_v one_o thing_n more_o worth_a our_o consideration_n that_o their_o eye_n be_v never_o open_v to_o see_v in_o what_o condition_n they_o be_v till_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o whereas_o if_o they_o have_v advise_o think_v upon_o the_o danger_n beforehand_o and_o observe_v satan_n policy_n by_o which_o he_o draw_v they_o into_o it_o they_o have_v refute_v his_o counsel_n and_o prevent_v the_o danger_n whence_o 2._o observe_v it_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n in_o man_n not_o to_o foresee_v evil_a before_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o observe_v 2_o till_o nothing_o be_v leave_v but_o mourning_n at_o the_o latter_a end_n prov._n 15.11_o 12._o which_o be_v esau_n case_n when_o he_o have_v sell_v his_o birthright_n which_o draw_v on_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o blessing_n which_o he_o seek_v and_o bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o with_o tear_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o heb._n 12.16_o 17._o wise_a man_n beforehand_o see_v a_o plague_n and_o prevent_v it_o prov._n 22.3_o and_o harken_v for_o time_n to_o come_v isa_n 42.23_o and_o indeed_o for_o this_o special_a end_n be_v wisdom_n give_v that_o man_n have_v their_o eye_n in_o their_o head_n as_o solomon_n speak_v eccl._n 2.14_o they_o may_v foresee_v both_o good_a and_o evil_a to_o come_v that_o they_o may_v lay_v hold_n on_o the_o one_o while_o it_o may_v be_v have_v and_o avoid_v and_o prevent_v the_o other_o before_o it_o come_v as_o for_o after-wisdom_n it_o be_v of_o no_o use_n but_o to_o increase_v our_o misery_n by_o look_v back_o upon_o our_o misery_n when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o let_v we_o then_o like_o wise_a man_n carry_v our_o eye_n still_o in_o our_o head_n look_v forward_o to_o the_o issue_n and_o event_n of_o all_o thing_n lest_o we_o bele_z on_o like_o a_o ox_n to_o the_o slaughter_n as_o solomon_n speak_v prov._n 7.22_o 23._o not_o embrace_v and_o follow_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o world_n which_o walk_v in_o darkness_n but_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o light_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n word_n which_o only_o discover_v unto_o we_o true_o the_o issue_n of_o man_n way_n and_o course_n psal_n 37.37_o 38._o and_o 73.17_o not_o only_o in_o the_o event_n that_o befall_v man_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o provident_a dispensation_n but_o in_o the_o danger_n unto_o which_o the_o way_n themselves_o lead_v man_n prov._n 2.18_o 19_o and_o 6.23.26_o 33._o let_v we_o make_v use_n of_o this_o foresight_n in_o lay_v hold_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o that_o betimes_o while_o it_o be_v to_o day_n lest_o we_o be_v shut_v out_o with_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n mat._n 25.11_o 12._o and_o lie_v mourn_v in_o vain_a in_o hell_n whence_o there_o be_v no_o redemption_n luke_n 16.24_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o not_o only_a god_n have_v his_o hand_n in_o open_v their_o eye_n but_o satan_n too_o who_o have_v blind_v they_o till_o they_o be_v in_o the_o snare_n now_o open_v they_o to_o see_v their_o own_o miserable_a and_o shameful_a condition_n into_o which_o they_o be_v fall_v that_o their_o heart_n by_o the_o sense_n thereof_o be_v wound_v and_o afflict_v may_v increase_v their_o misery_n whence_o 3_o observe_v satan_n never_o discover_v any_o thing_n unto_o we_o but_o to_o do_v mischief_n observe_v 3_o thus_o he_o show_v we_o the_o bait_n of_o sin_n to_o allure_v we_o as_o he_o do_v to_o our_o saviour_n christ_n the_o glory_n of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o entice_v he_o to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o mat._n 4.8_o thus_o he_o discover_v the_o mean_n of_o affect_v what_o our_o inordinate_a lust_n move_v we_o unto_o to_o encourage_v we_o to_o sin_n as_o by_o jonadab_n he_o show_v amnon_n the_o mean_n how_o he_o may_v satisfy_v his_o lust_n upon_o his_o sister_n tamar_n 2_o sam._n 13.5_o and_o by_o jezabel_n to_o ahab_n the_o mean_n of_o get_v naboth_n vineyard_n 1_o king_n 21.7_o and_o if_o he_o show_v the_o foulness_n of_o sin_n after_o it_o be_v act_v it_o be_v to_o drive_v man_n if_o possible_o he_o can_v into_o despair_n when_o the_o case_n be_v desperate_a thus_o he_o deal_v with_o judas_n after_o he_o have_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o betray_v his_o master_n he_o let_v he_o see_v indeed_o the_o foulness_n of_o that_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v that_o he_o may_v go_v out_o and_o hang_v himself_o mat._n 27.4_o let_v no_o man_n then_o hearken_v to_o he_o or_o any_o of_o his_o agent_n who_o be_v neither_o skilful_a nor_o diligent_a in_o any_o thing_n but_o in_o deceive_v and_o seduce_v 2_o tim._n 3.13_o labour_n in_o nothing_o but_o to_o make_v man_n like_o themselves_o ten_o fold_n more_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n than_o they_o be_v before_o mat_n 23.15_o and_o to_o this_o end_n abuse_v not_o only_o their_o carnal_a reason_n but_o even_o god_n sacred_a word_n to_o lead_v man_n into_o heresy_n in_o doctrine_n or_o error_n in_o practice_n to_o their_o destruction_n at_o the_o last_o 2_o pet._n 3.16_o let_v all_o man_n turn_v away_o from_o such_o enemy_n to_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n attend_v only_o to_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n which_o shine_v unto_o we_o as_o a_o light_n shine_v in_o a_o dark_a place_n 2_o pet._n 1.19_o and_o to_o the_o spirit_n which_o show_v we_o out_o of_o it_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n which_o be_v profitable_a for_o instruction_n in_o righteousness_n that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n may_v be_v thorough_o furnish_v to_o every_o good_a work_n 2_o tim._n 3.17_o that_o we_o through_o comfort_n of_o the_o scripture_n may_v have_v hope_n rom._n 15.4_o now_o whether_o god_n or_o satan_n or_o both_o open_v their_o eye_n this_o be_v certain_a that_o though_o they_o want_v eye_n beforehand_o to_o see_v the_o misery_n into_o which_o they_o be_v fall_v yet_o after_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o it_o they_o have_v eye_n to_o discover_v when_o it_o be_v come_v upon_o they_o into_o what_o miserable_a condition_n they_o be_v bring_v and_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o it_o too_o whence_o 4._o observe_v even_o those_o which_o discover_v not_o beforehand_o the_o evil_n which_o the_o error_n of_o their_o way_n lead_v they_o into_o yet_o they_o shall_v see_v in_o the_o end_n and_o feel_v too_o the_o misery_n into_o which_o they_o bring_v they_o observe_v 4_o sometime_o after_o the_o commit_n of_o any_o sin_n the_o foulness_n of_o the_o act_n commit_v terrify_v they_o as_o it_o do_v judas_n after_o he_o have_v betray_v his_o master_n mat._n 27.4_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o conscience_n within_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o the_o heart_n within_o they_o giving_z evidence_n against_o they_o rom._n 2.15_o sometime_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o smart_n of_o some_o judgement_n that_o god_n lay_v upon_o they_o make_v they_o sensible_a of_o the_o evil_a of_o their_o sin_n as_o it_o do_v cain_n gen._n 4.14_o and_o the_o man_n entice_v to_o uncleanness_n by_o lewd_a woman_n prov._n 5.14_o which_o howsoever_o some_o senseless_a man_n feel_v not_o at_o present_a prov._n 23.35_o much_o less_o the_o sin_n that_o cause_v it_o prov._n 30.20_o yet_o god_n oftentimes_o in_o this_o life_n awaken_v their_o conscience_n and_o smite_v they_o with_o terror_n with_o
wrought_v upon_o they_o that_o they_o humble_v themselves_o under_o his_o hand_n and_o thereby_o prevent_v their_o utter_a ruin_n 2_o chron_n 12.5_o 7._o and_o the_o sick_a man_n find_v that_o his_o pervert_n of_o righteousness_n have_v bring_v he_o into_o that_o sad_a condition_n before_o he_o seek_v to_o god_n for_o favour_n job_n 33.27_o 28._o the_o reason_n 1._o there_o can_v be_v no_o mean_n of_o remove_v evil_a but_o by_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o mean_n to_o take_v that_o away_o till_o it_o be_v know_v 2._o beside_o god_n can_v no_o way_n gain_v so_o much_o honour_n as_o when_o man_n by_o search_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o evil_n that_o befall_v they_o find_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o their_o destruction_n be_v from_o themselves_o hos_fw-la 13.9_o he_o nee_v it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n oftentimes_o make_v the_o judgement_n whien_fw-fr he_o inflict_v to_o point_v it_o out_o either_o by_o the_o kind_n of_o the_o judgement_n or_o by_o some_o circumstance_n of_o the_o time_n place_n instrument_n or_o the_o like_a by_o the_o observation_n whereof_o the_o evil_a itself_o that_o bring_v that_o judgement_n on_o we_o may_v be_v make_v manifest_a especial_o if_o we_o take_v with_o we_o for_o the_o discovery_n thereof_o the_o light_n of_o god_n word_n verse_n 10_o i_o hear_v thy_o voice_n in_o the_o garden_n in_o both_o adam_n answer_n we_o may_v by_o his_o shift_n easy_o discover_v his_o unwillingness_n to_o confess_v any_o more_o than_o needs_o he_o must_v which_o be_v a_o great_a evidence_n that_o what_o he_o speak_v be_v truth_n not_o only_o because_o it_o be_v against_o himself_o but_o beside_o because_o he_o show_v his_o unwillingness_n to_o acknowledge_v any_o more_o than_o he_o be_v press_v unto_o and_o convince_v of_o to_o his_o faceâ—_n in_o this_o first_o clause_n of_o his_o answer_n he_o acknowledge_v his_o fear_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o flight_n but_o when_o he_o allege_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o fear_n he_o by_o implication_n charge_v god_n himself_o as_o if_o the_o terror_n of_o his_o voice_n which_o he_o can_v not_o endure_v have_v drive_v he_o away_o and_o i_o be_v afraid_a the_o fear_n of_o reverence_n have_v not_o be_v blame_v worthy_a but_o commendable_a but_o that_o will_v not_o have_v drive_v he_o to_o his_o beele_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o fear_n he_o seem_v to_o allege_v in_o his_o defence_n when_o he_o add_v in_o the_o next_o clause_n that_o his_o nakedness_n make_v he_o fear_n when_o he_o hear_v god_n voice_n but_o yet_o he_o answer_v not_o the_o question_n full_o allege_v that_o the_o hear_n of_o god_n voice_n make_v he_o to_o fear_v and_o fly_v but_o why_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n which_o he_o hear_v without_o fear_n before_o make_v he_o fear_v now_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n inquire_v after_o he_o give_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o because_o i_o be_v naked_a which_o be_v not_o altogether_o true_a for_o he_o have_v some_o cover_n though_o it_o be_v but_o of_o figleaf_n to_o hide_v his_o nakedness_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o seem_v to_o justify_v himself_o when_o he_o pretend_v that_o it_o be_v only_a modesty_n and_o not_o the_o conscience_n of_o any_o evil_n or_o fear_v of_o punishment_n that_o make_v he_o to_o hide_v out_o of_o the_o way_n nay_o further_o than_o that_o he_o imply_v at_o least_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n blame-worthy_a in_o his_o flight_n the_o fault_n be_v god_n who_o have_v make_v he_o naked_a and_o consequent_o unfit_a to_o be_v look_v upon_o and_o not_o he_o so_o that_o in_o this_o answer_n he_o lay_v the_o blame_n upon_o god_n though_o covert_o which_o in_o his_o next_o answer_n he_o do_v plain_o and_o in_o express_a term_n and_o i_o hide_v myself_o why_o have_v not_o god_n make_v he_o naked_a and_o be_v he_o now_o ashamed_a to_o look_v upon_o his_o own_o workmanship_n again_o be_v he_o not_o naked_a before_o when_o god_n put_v he_o into_o the_o 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sin_n that_o cause_v he_o to_o hide_v himself_o out_o of_o god_n presence_n in_o both_o imply_v that_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v blame_v in_o his_o flight_n and_o hide_v it_o must_v be_v charge_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o he_o as_o upon_o god_n himself_o who_o have_v both_o terrify_v he_o with_o his_o voice_n and_o have_v make_v he_o such_o a_o creature_n as_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o appear_v in_o his_o sight_n this_o seem_v more_o probable_a to_o be_v adam_n meaning_n in_o this_o answer_n when_o he_o allege_v his_o nakedness_n as_o a_o excuse_n for_o his_o hide_v out_o of_o the_o way_n then_o to_o conceive_v that_o he_o point_v at_o the_o nakedness_n of_o his_o soul_n of_o which_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v very_o little_a feeling_n hitherto_o see_v that_o in_o his_o last_o answer_n wherein_o god_n come_v close_a to_o he_o in_o charge_v he_o home_o with_o the_o very_a fact_n which_o he_o labour_v to_o conceal_v to_o excuse_v himself_o he_o forbear_v not_o to_o charge_n god_n with_o give_v he_o a_o snare_n to_o entrap_v he_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o wife_n to_o be_v a_o meet_a help_n for_o he_o we_o may_v therefore_o probable_o conceive_v that_o he_o who_o in_o his_o last_o answer_n when_o his_o sin_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v so_o full_o charge_v upon_o he_o stand_v so_o stiff_o upon_o his_o justification_n be_v far_o enough_o at_o present_a from_o acknowledge_v the_o nakedness_n of_o his_o soul_n whereof_o hitherto_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v no_o sense_n at_o all_o adam_n we_o see_v when_o god_n call_v he_o must_v come_v out_o of_o his_o lurk_a hole_n where_o he_o have_v hide_v himself_o and_o not_o only_o appear_v before_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n but_o when_o he_o question_n he_o must_v make_v answer_n whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o to_o that_o which_o god_n demand_v of_o he_o whence_o 1_o observe_v all_o man_n must_v appear_v before_o god_n and_o answer_v all_o that_o they_o be_v charge_v withal_o when_o he_o come_v to_o judgement_n observe_v 1_o all_o must_v appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n at_o the_o last_o day_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o all_o nation_n mat._n 25.31_o those_o that_o be_v swallow_v up_o by_o the_o sea_n which_o must_v give_v up_o her_o dead_a or_o be_v bury_v in_o their_o grave_n rev._n 20.13_o and_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v then_o find_v live_v 1_o thes_n 4.17_o and_o all_o must_v be_v judge_v and_o every_o man_n must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o himself_o unto_o god_n rom._n 14.12_o 1._o that_o god_n by_o his_o power_n can_v enforce_v and_o draw_v all_o man_n before_o he_o and_o to_o confess_v he_o too_o rom._n 14.11_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v 2._o beside_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o god_n shall_v do_v it_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o his_o justice_n both_o in_o reward_v his_o own_o and_o punish_v the_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a when_o every_o man_n work_n be_v manifest_a and_o it_o appear_v that_o every_o man_n receive_v according_a to_o his_o deed_n rom._n 2.8_o of_o this_o truth_n there_o can_v be_v no_o clear_a evidence_n than_o the_o observation_n of_o that_o judgement_n which_o pass_v upon_o every_o man_n in_o the_o private_a consistory_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n from_o which_o none_o can_v fly_v nor_o silence_v his_o own_o thought_n bear_v witness_n for_o he_o or_o against_o he_o no_o not_o those_o which_o have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o god_n or_o his_o law_n rom._n 2.15_o now_o though_o adam_n must_v appear_v when_o god_n call_v he_o and_o must_v give_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o question_n propose_v unto_o he_o yet_o in_o his_o answer_n we_o see_v he_o discover_v a_o desire_n to_o conceal_v all_o that_o he_o can_v at_o least_o as_o long_o as_o
work_n ibid._n the_o form_n and_o nature_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o creature_n be_v the_o work_n and_o effect_n of_o god_n spirit_n p._n 14_o god_n spirit_n be_v present_a every_o where_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o great_a darkness_n p._n 15_o the_o way_n of_o god_n work_v be_v secret_a etc._n etc._n ib._n all_o creature_n be_v perfect_a by_o degree_n p._n 16_o god_n be_v please_v to_o cherish_v the_o mean_a of_o all_o his_o work_n p._n 17_o verse_n 3._o the_o general_a good_a of_o the_o creature_n be_v god_n first_o care_n d._n 18_o god_n need_v no_o other_o mean_n to_o effect_v any_o thing_n but_o his_o own_o word_n and_o will._n p._n 19_o god_n love_v to_o do_v all_o his_o work_n in_o the_o light_n p._n 20_o light_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n himself_o p._n 21_o god_n can_v and_o often_o do_v bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n p._n 22_o god_n word_n and_o deed_n be_v all_o one_o p._n 23_o the_o want_n of_o second_o mean_n can_v hinder_v god_n work_n p._n 24_o verse_n 4._o god_n take_v a_o view_n of_o all_o his_o work_n that_o he_o make_v p._n 25_o god_n be_v a_o sufficient_a witness_n to_o himself_o p._n 26_o all_o that_o god_n do_v be_v exceed_v good_a and_o perfect_a p._n 27_o light_n be_v a_o good_a creature_n p._n 28_o that_o and_o that_o only_a be_v good_a which_o god_n approve_v p._n 26_o light_n and_o darkness_n can_v subsist_v together_o p._n 30_o light_n and_o darkness_n take_v their_o turn_n and_o succeed_v one_o another_o in_o the_o order_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v ibid._n verse_n 5._o all_o thing_n must_v be_v call_v and_o distinguish_v by_o name_n as_o may_v be_v agreeable_a to_o their_o nature_n page_n 32_o god_n take_v time_n and_o leisure_n in_o bring_v thing_n to_o pass_v p._n 33_o verse_n 6._o the_o vast_a body_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n page_n 35_o the_o air_n in_o which_o we_o move_v and_o breath_n be_v god_n creature_n ibid._n god_n so_o order_v all_o thing_n as_o they_o may_v best_o serve_v for_o use_v p._n 37_o god_n can_v put_v beauty_n and_o excellency_n on_o the_o base_a thing_n p._n 38_o verse_n 7._o god_n perform_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o that_o which_o he_o have_v decree_v page_n 39_o where_o god_n do_v provide_v the_o mean_n yet_o it_o be_v he_o that_o must_v perform_v the_o work_n by_o they_o p._n 40_o the_o cloud_n and_o rain_n be_v god_n work_n and_o be_v raise_v up_o only_o by_o his_o power_n p._n 41_o verse_n 8._o the_o glorious_a frame_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v raise_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n p._n 42_o whatsoever_o god_n have_v settle_v shall_v continue_v for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n verse_n 9_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o all_o creature_n shall_v depart_v from_o their_o own_o private_a for_o a_o common_a good_a p._n 44_o all_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n obey_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n p._n 45_o it_o be_v only_a god_n powerful_a restraint_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o water_n that_o make_v the_o earth_n habitable_a for_o man_n and_o beast_n p._n 46_o the_o huge_a and_o vast_a sea_n be_v the_o creature_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n verse_n 10._o the_o goodness_n of_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o consider_v in_o particular_a p._n 48_o verse_n 12._o god_n will_v have_v nothing_o barren_a and_o anprofitable_a page_n 50_o the_o herb_n and_o plant_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v god_n creature_n p._n 52_o the_o substance_n of_o all_o tree_n and_o plant_n be_v from_o the_o earth_n ibid._n god_n can_v draw_v life_n out_o of_o death_n itself_o p._n 53_o god_n provide_v for_o all_o his_o creature_n that_o they_o may_v not_o whole_o perish_v ibid._n fruit_n ought_v to_o resemble_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o stock_n of_o which_o they_o come_v p._n 54_o verse_n 14._o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n be_v no_o god_n but_o creature_n p._n 57_o when_o god_n have_v prepare_v mean_n he_o do_v ordinary_o perform_v all_o thing_n by_o mean_n p._n 58_o the_o place_n and_o use_v of_o all_o creature_n be_v assign_v unto_o they_o by_o god_n himself_o ib._n all_o sort_n of_o creature_n be_v ordain_v by_o god_n for_o use_n and_o service_n p._n 60_o distinction_n between_o the_o day_n and_o the_o night_n be_v a_o ordinance_n establish_v by_o god_n ib._n it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a by_o the_o star_n and_o planet_n to_o guess_v at_o some_o event_n that_o follow_v p._n 61_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o man_n be_v order_v and_o direct_v by_o god_n himself_o p._n 62_o verse_n 15._o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v not_o of_o themselves_o but_o be_v bestow_v on_o they_o by_o he_o that_o make_v they_o p._n 63_o where_o god_n provide_v ordinary_a mean_n he_o take_v away_o those_o which_o be_v extraordinary_a p._n 64_o the_o light_n which_o god_n bestow_v upon_o the_o creature_n he_o give_v for_o the_o use_n of_o other_o as_o well_o as_o for_o those_o that_o receive_v it_o p._n 65_o no_o distance_n can_v hinder_v we_o of_o the_o effect_n of_o god_n care_n and_o providence_n over_o we_o for_o good_a p._n 66_o although_o god_n be_v please_v to_o make_v use_n of_o mean_n yet_o he_o bind_v not_o himself_o to_o work_v all_o by_o mean_n p._n 67_o verse_n 16._o we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o any_o eminency_n of_o the_o creature_n to_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o admiration_n of_o the_o supereminent_a perfection_n of_o the_o creator_n p._n 69_o god_n use_v to_o proportion_v the_o ability_n of_o his_o creature_n ibid._n man_n must_v make_v use_n of_o light_a to_o direct_v they_o in_o their_o employment_n p._n 70_o though_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v not_o furnish_v alike_o yet_o none_o of_o they_o want_v that_o which_o be_v competent_a for_o their_o use_n p._n 71_o all_o creature_n be_v perfect_a in_o their_o kind_n p._n 72_o those_o of_o weak_a ability_n may_v be_v useful_a for_o some_o kind_n of_o employment_n p._n 73_o god_n take_v care_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o night_n as_o well_o as_o the_o day_n ibid._n verse_n 20._o god_n work_n be_v carry_v on_o towards_o perfection_n p._n 76_o god_n leave_v nothing_o empty_a that_o he_o have_v make_v p._n 77_o god_n work_v all_o thing_n but_o of_o all_o thing_n p._n 78_o god_n dispose_v all_o creature_n in_o such_o place_n as_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o they_o p._n 79_o breath_n and_o life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n ibid._n the_o variety_n of_o god_n work_n be_v infinite_a p._n 80_o the_o motion_n and_o be_v of_o every_o creature_n be_v order_v by_o the_o will_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n p._n 81_o verse_n 21._o the_o eminency_n of_o any_o creature_n ought_v to_o be_v observe_v etc._n etc._n p._n 82_o many_o other_o creature_n go_v beyond_o man_n in_o outward_a thing_n p._n 83_o god_n furnish_v every_o creature_n with_o part_n and_o ability_n ibid._n god_n can_v out_o of_o the_o same_o mass_n draw_v out_o infinite_a variety_n of_o several_a shape_n and_o nature_n p._n 84_o god_n respect_v the_o mean_a of_o the_o work_n that_o he_o have_v make_v ibid._n the_o mean_a of_o the_o creature_n that_o god_n have_v make_v be_v good_a p._n 85_o verse_n 22._o fruitfulness_n be_v a_o gift_n bestow_v only_o by_o god_n himself_o p._n 86_o fruitfulness_n in_o the_o creature_n be_v a_o special_a blessing_n of_o god_n p._n 87_o the_o blessing_n of_o propagation_n be_v from_o god_n alone_o p._n 88_o nothing_n so_o vast_a or_o wide_a but_o god_n can_v furnish_v or_o fill_v at_o his_o pleasure_n ibid._n verse_n 24._o man_n and_o beast_n be_v of_o near_a alliance_n p._n 90_o beast_n be_v whole_o of_o the_o earth_n p._n 91_o all_o the_o beast_n on_o earth_n be_v god_n store_n p._n 92_o verse_n 25._o god_n bring_v to_o effect_v whatsoever_o he_o will_v p._n 92_o verse_n 26._o man_n be_v a_o singular_a and_o extraordinary_a piece_n of_o work_n p._n 96_o god_n provide_v beforehand_o all_o thing_n for_o man_n supply_n p._n 98_o god_n be_v please_v to_o express_v himself_o unto_o we_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n ibid._n eminent_a work_n of_o god_n require_v of_o man_n especial_a observation_n of_o they_o p._n 99_o work_n of_o moment_n and_o importance_n ought_v to_o be_v undertake_v with_o advice_n and_o counsel_n p._n 100_o god_n in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o work_n be_v guide_v by_o no_o counsel_n but_o his_o own_o ibid._n man_n have_v no_o maker_n but_o god_n alone_o p._n 101_o man_n in_o his_o first_o creation_n be_v make_v by_o god_n after_o his_o own_o image_n ibid._n god_n image_n in_o man_n be_v his_o great_a glory_n p._n 103_o god_n have_v advance_v man_n to_o have_v dominion_n and_o lordship_n over_o all_o his_o work_v p._n 104_o man_n dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n be_v no_o right_a belong_v to_o
of_o the_o law_n p._n 55_o verse_n 4._o a_o little_a yield_n to_o satan_n temptation_n invite_v he_o to_o a_o strong_a assault_n p._n 56_o those_o which_o seem_v modest_a in_o sin_n at_o the_o first_o grow_v bold_a in_o it_o at_o the_o last_o p._n 57_o no_o truth_n of_o god_n so_o clear_a and_o manifest_a but_o satan_n dare_v to_o contradict_v ibid._n satan_n and_o his_o agent_n never_o make_v use_n of_o god_n word_n but_o for_o mischief_n p._n 58_o verse_n 5._o satan_n in_o his_o promise_n give_v man_n no_o ground_n to_o build_v upon_o p._n 59_o it_o be_v satan_n policy_n to_o cast_v suspicion_n of_o evil_a end_n on_o that_o which_o he_o can_v blame_v p._n 61_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o satan_n to_o charge_v man_n with_o those_o evil_n whereof_o himself_n be_v guilty_a p._n 62_o discontent_n at_o our_o present_a condition_n be_v a_o dangerous_a temptation_n of_o satan_n pag._n 63_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n be_v a_o great_a misery_n p._n 65_o it_o be_v great_a injustice_n in_o any_o man_n to_o hinder_v other_o for_o his_o own_o advantage_n p._n 66_o it_o be_v false_a liberality_n to_o withhold_v thing_n that_o be_v of_o true_a value_n and_o to_o bestow_v that_o which_o be_v of_o little_a worth_n p._n 67_o man_n lean_v to_o the_o creature_n must_v necessary_o divide_v his_o heart_n from_o god_n p_o 69_o self-love_n and_o seek_v be_v one_o of_o satan_n most_o dangerous_a snare_n p._n 70_o satan_n lay_v his_o snare_n for_o man_n in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o they_o take_v most_o delight_n p._n 72_o satan_n tempt_v we_o to_o sin_n in_o our_o duty_n p._n 73_o the_o search_v after_o the_o knowledge_n of_o unnecessary_a thing_n be_v unprofitable_a p._n 74_o the_o promise_n of_o satan_n be_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v either_o evil_a or_o unprofitable_a pag._n 75_o the_o special_a end_n that_o satan_n persuade_v wicked_a man_n to_o aim_v at_o be_v that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o go_n p._n 76_o it_o be_v satan_n policy_n to_o draw_v man_n to_o depend_v upon_o the_o creature_n etc._n etc._n p._n 77_o self-seeking_a and_o dependence_n on_o the_o creature_n be_v evil_n that_o be_v inseparable_a p._n 78_o satan_n preferment_n be_v base_a slavery_n p._n 79_o hasty_a resolution_n be_v dangerous_a in_o the_o issue_n p._n 80_o the_o near_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v enjoy_v the_o more_o strong_o the_o heart_n be_v affect_v towards_o they_o ibid._n verse_n 6._o thing_n usual_o appear_v unto_o we_o as_o we_o stand_v affect_v towards_o they_o in_o our_o heart_n p._n 83_o sin_n proceed_v not_o from_o the_o outward_a object_n but_o from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o heart_n within_o p._n 84_o it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o a_o man_n to_o fix_v his_o sense_n upon_o entice_a object_n p._n 85_o man_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o give_v credit_n unto_o lie_n then_o unto_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n pag._n 86_o man_n be_v easy_o draw_v to_o believe_v and_o hope_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o which_o they_o affect_v and_o desire_v p._n 87_o the_o terror_n of_o wrath_n to_o come_v can_v prevail_v against_o strong_a affection_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v present_a p._n 88_o outward_a sense_n be_v a_o ill_a and_o a_o dangerous_a guide_n p._n 89_o a_o man_n can_v natural_o desire_v any_o thing_n but_o under_o a_o show_n and_o appearance_n of_o good_n p._n 90_o man_n be_v a_o ill_a chooser_n of_o his_o own_o good_a p._n 91_o it_o be_v a_o gross_a evil_n to_o choose_v what_o we_o like_v out_o of_o respect_n to_o ourselves_o in_o particular_a p._n 92_o lust_n once_o conceive_v will_v at_o last_o bring_v forth_o actual_a sin_n 94_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n to_o draw_v any_o man_n to_o sin_n without_o his_o own_o consent_n 95_o they_o that_o sin_n themselves_o be_v seducer_n of_o other_o p._n 97_o one_o that_o be_v fall_v into_o sin_n be_v many_o time_n most_o dangerous_a to_o his_o near_a friend_n p._n 98_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o true_a love_n to_o communicate_v to_o other_o whatsoever_o itself_o embrace_v for_o good_a p._n 99_o the_o strong_a man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o stand_v against_o satan_n if_o god_n leave_v he_o to_o himself_o ibid._n verse_n 7._o man_n can_v discern_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n be_v please_v to_o discover_v unto_o he_o p._n 102_o it_o be_v a_o great_a folly_n in_o man_n not_o to_o foresee_v evil_a before_o it_o be_v too_o late_o to_o help_v it_o p._n 103_o satan_n never_o discover_v any_o thing_n unto_o we_o but_o to_o do_v mischief_n ibid._n those_o which_o discover_v not_o beforehand_o the_o evil_n which_o the_o error_n of_o their_o way_n lead_v they_o into_o yet_o they_o shall_v in_o the_o end_n feel_v the_o misery_n into_o which_o they_o bring_v they_o p._n 104_o sin_n be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o god_n creature_n vile_a and_o shameful_a p._n 105_o man_n be_v more_o apt_a to_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o outward_a evil_n that_o sin_n bring_v upon_o they_o then_o with_o the_o sin_n that_o cause_v they_o p._n 106_o garment_n be_v but_o the_o cover_v of_o our_o shame_n p._n 107_o most_n of_o our_o necessity_n be_v bring_v upon_o we_o by_o sin_n p._n 108_o when_o man_n be_v fall_v off_o from_o god_n their_o nature_n thereby_o corrupt_v carry_v they_o strong_o to_o seek_v help_n from_o the_o creature_n ibid._n sin_n besot_v man_n and_o make_v they_o fool_n p._n 109_o all_o the_o care_n man_n take_v be_v rather_o to_o hide_v their_o sin_n then_o to_o take_v it_o away_o 110_o all_n satan_n promise_n prove_v nothing_o but_o lie_n and_o mere_a delusion_n 111_o verse_n 8._o god_n will_v find_v man_n out_o in_o their_o sin_n 114_o god_n when_o he_o be_v provoke_v by_o our_o sin_n yet_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o seek_v to_o make_v peace_n with_o we_o ibid._n god_n when_o he_o deal_v with_o man_n delight_n to_o be_v hearken_v unto_o with_o reverence_n 116_o god_n so_o deal_v with_o man_n that_o he_o may_v humble_v but_o not_o confound_v they_o ibid._n god_n many_o time_n call_v man_n to_o account_n and_o proceed_v in_o judgement_n against_o they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o delight_n 117_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o observe_v a_o fit_a season_n in_o deal_v with_o offender_n after_o they_o have_v sin_v 118_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v terrible_a to_o a_o sinner_n 119_o when_o man_n be_v fall_v away_o from_o god_n they_o be_v leave_v to_o miserable_a shift_n 120_o man_n be_v natural_o apt_a to_o fly_v from_o the_o mean_n of_o their_o own_o good_n 121_o the_o terror_n of_o god_n will_v shake_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o those_o that_o sleight_v his_o judgement_n 122_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n be_v fill_v with_o terror_n upon_o every_o occasion_n 123_o whatsoever_o we_o true_o fear_v we_o can_v but_o endeavour_v to_o fly_v from_o ibid._n man_n heart_n be_v wonderful_a prone_a to_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o they_o do_v of_o a_o mortal_a man_n 124_o verse_n 9_o terror_n may_v prepare_v a_o man_n heart_n but_o it_o be_v only_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o inform_v and_o subdue_v it_o 125_o the_o way_n to_o get_v our_o beart_n affect_v with_o what_o we_o hear_v be_v to_o apprehend_v ourselves_o to_o be_v speak_v unto_o in_o particular_a 126_o those_o that_o endeavour_n to_o fly_v from_o god_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n shift_v themselves_o out_o of_o his_o presence_n page_n 127_o god_n love_v a_o free_a and_o voluntary_a acknowledgement_n of_o sin_n from_o his_o child_n 128_o god_n be_v full_a of_o mildness_n and_o gentleness_n in_o his_o deal_n with_o offender_n 129_o the_o knowledge_n of_o one_o ill_a condition_n be_v a_o effectual_a mean_n to_o bring_v he_o unto_o true_a repentance_n 130_o all_o those_o that_o desire_v to_o get_v out_o of_o their_o misery_n must_v consider_v with_o themselves_o what_o bring_v they_o into_o it_o verse_n 10._o all_o man_n must_v appear_v before_o god_n and_o answer_v all_o that_o they_o be_v charge_v with_o when_o he_o come_v to_o judgement_n 133_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o conceal_v all_o that_o they_o can_v even_o from_o god_n himself_o ibid._n one_o sin_n common_o draw_v on_o another_o 134_o god_n word_n be_v terrible_a to_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n 135_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o bring_v man_n to_o confess_v any_o more_o then_o be_v evident_a in_o itself_o 136_o man_n may_v be_v bring_v more_o easy_o to_o acknowledge_v any_o thing_n than_o their_o sin_n ibid._n no_o mean_n can_v work_v any_o further_a than_o they_o be_v carry_v on_o by_o god_n himself_o 138_o verse_n 11._o man_n frowardness_n can_v overcome_v god_n love_n and_o patience_n 139_o god_n can_v easy_o convince_v man_n by_o themselves_o ibid._n god_n take_v notice_n of_o all_o our_o way_n 140_o god_n accept_v of_o no_o confession_n till_o man_n acknowledge_v
therein_o deut._n 32.8_o and_o good_a reason_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o see_v the_o earth_n be_v his_o and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o psal_n 24.1_o no_o man_n can_v warrant_v his_o title_n to_o any_o part_n thereof_o unless_o he_o can_v derive_v it_o from_o god_n either_o immediate_o which_o be_v by_o a_o natural_a title_n by_o first_o subdue_a it_n or_o mediate_o by_o a_o civil_a title_n which_o be_v derive_v from_o thence_o let_v every_o man_n labour_n to_o derive_v his_o title_n to_o his_o possession_n from_o god_n now_o we_o hold_v land_n from_o god_n when_o we_o hold_v they_o by_o just_a title_n warrant_v by_o he_o which_o may_v be_v either_o natural_a or_o civil_a a_o natural_a title_n man_n gain_v by_o possess_v and_o subdue_a any_o void_a portion_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v the_o firm_a and_o sure_a hold_v in_o the_o world_n a_o civil_a title_n be_v that_o which_o be_v get_v by_o inheritance_n gift_n or_o purchase_v from_o those_o either_o immediate_o or_o mediate_o which_o former_o possess_v it_o by_o such_o a_o natural_a title_n we_o must_v withal_o labour_v to_o add_v unto_o this_o a_o religious_a title_n that_o have_v forfeit_v all_o our_o right_n which_o we_o have_v unto_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o blessing_n thereby_o by_o adam_n rebellion_n be_v now_o restore_v by_o christ_n who_o god_n have_v make_v heir_n of_o all_o thing_n heb._n 1.2_o we_o may_v enjoy_v whatsoever_o god_n have_v allot_v unto_o we_o in_o he_o in_o who_o we_o have_v the_o promise_n both_o of_o this_o life_n and_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v and_o from_o who_o abraham_n through_o faith_n derive_v his_o title_n to_o be_v heir_n of_o the_o world_n rom._n 4.13_o by_o that_o title_n psal_n 37._o those_o that_o wait_n on_o the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 9_o the_o meek_a ver_fw-la 11._o the_o righteous_a ver_fw-la 29._o and_o psal_n 25._o ver_fw-la 12_o 13._o those_o that_o fear_n the_o lord_n shall_v inherit_v the_o earth_n but_o god_n not_o only_o warrant_v man_n to_o replenish_v and_o possess_v the_o earth_n but_o appoint_v he_o withal_o to_o subdue_v it_o that_o be_v by_o culture_n and_o husbandry_n to_o manure_v and_o make_v it_o fit_a to_o yield_v fruit_n and_o provision_n for_o the_o sustain_a both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o receive_v their_o food_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v do_v by_o plant_v ear-ring_n sow_v and_o other_o work_n of_o husbandry_n whence_o 6._o observe_v those_o that_o have_v possession_n in_o the_o earth_n must_v withal_o so_o manure_v and_o husband_n they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v make_v useful_a and_o fruitful_a observe_v 6_o this_o indeed_o be_v man_n task_n in_o his_o innocency_n wherein_o though_o god_n plant_v for_o he_o a_o garden_n full_a of_o all_o choice_a fruit_n for_o necessary_a use_n and_o delight_n yet_o he_o appoint_v man_n some_o labour_n about_o it_o to_o keep_v and_o dress_v it_o which_o he_o command_v upon_o a_o double_a ground_n 1._o that_o thereby_o man_n may_v the_o better_o observe_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n in_o the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o creature_n 2._o that_o observe_v the_o way_n of_o god_n providence_n in_o blessing_n the_o labour_n of_o his_o hand_n man_n may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o more_o chearfulnesse_n in_o his_o service_n but_o in_o this_o state_n of_o man_n since_o the_o fall_n this_o commandment_n of_o god_n bind_v we_o more_o strong_o to_o humble_v we_o the_o more_o by_o get_v our_o bread_n with_o the_o sweat_n of_o our_o brow_n gen._n 3.19_o so_o that_o plenty_n of_o bread_n be_v now_o annex_v to_o hard_a labour_n prov._n 12.11_o &_o 28.19_o and_o withal_o such_o kind_n of_o labour_n be_v not_o only_o for_o necessity_n but_o exceed_v profitable_a to_o man_n both_o for_o the_o preserve_n of_o the_o health_n of_o his_o body_n and_o for_o prevent_v those_o distemper_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o idlnesse_n will_v certain_o pester_v it_o withal_o so_o our_o present_a condition_n consider_v in_o labour_n there_o be_v profit_v every_o way_n prov._n 14.23_o but_o beside_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o earth_n god_n be_v please_v to_o put_v under_o man_n foot_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n the_o fowl_n fish_n and_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o to_o make_v he_o lord_n over_o they_o all_o both_o to_o govern_v they_o and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o for_o his_o service_n whence_o 7._o observe_v all_o the_o creature_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o man_n by_o the_o appointment_n of_o god_n himself_o observe_v 7_o see_v ver._n 26._o observe_v 10._o they_o be_v indeed_o so_o ordain_v to_o be_v by_o god_n and_o continue_v to_o be_v till_o man_n apostasy_n and_o even_o since_o the_o fall_n god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o renew_v this_o privilege_n which_o sin_n have_v forfeit_v as_o we_o see_v he_o do_v in_o express_a term_n to_o noah_n gen._n 9.2_o after_o the_o flood_n which_o also_o we_o still_o enjoy_v in_o a_o great_a part_n so_o that_o the_o fear_n of_o man_n be_v upon_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o creature_n still_o and_o howsoever_o they_o serve_v not_o so_o willing_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v do_v if_o man_n have_v not_o fall_v yet_o we_o see_v the_o power_n of_o man_n prevail_v over_o they_o to_o master_n and_o tame_v they_o in_o a_o great_a part_n jam._n 3.7_o a_o argument_n of_o the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n that_o we_o prevail_v over_o such_o creature_n as_o both_o in_o the_o fierceness_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o strength_n of_o their_o body_n do_v far_o excel_v we_o if_o then_o the_o creature_n obey_v we_o not_o or_o if_o they_o do_v it_o rather_o by_o force_n then_o willing_o and_o sometime_o cast_v off_o the_o yoke_n and_o offer_v violence_n to_o their_o master_n thank_v sin_n for_o that_o as_o well_o as_o for_o many_o other_o mischief_n but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o verse_n 29._o behold_v that_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o a_o special_a favour_n although_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v i_o as_o be_v the_o work_n of_o my_o own_o hand_n yet_o be_o i_o well_o please_v that_o some_o of_o they_o shall_v perish_v to_o preserve_v and_o keep_v you_o alive_a it_o may_v be_v withal_o that_o by_o this_o particle_n of_o observation_n he_o point_v at_o god_n provident_a care_n in_o provide_v mean_n to_o sustain_v man_n before_o he_o have_v create_v he_o i_o have_v give_v you_o who_o be_o lord_n of_o all_o and_o therefore_o have_v power_n to_o dispose_v of_o my_o own_o as_o i_o please_v and_o though_o you_o can_v claim_v nothing_o in_o your_o own_o right_n yet_o you_o shall_v receive_v all_o of_o my_o free_a gift_n and_o i_o have_v give_v express_v the_o full_a ratification_n of_o the_o gift_n as_o not_o to_o be_v expect_v hereafter_o but_o to_o be_v enjoy_v present_o from_o that_o very_a instant_n every_o herb_n bear_v seed_n by_o which_o though_o you_o spend_v the_o herb_n yet_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o may_v be_v still_o preserve_v and_o so_o the_o provision_n for_o the_o sustain_n of_o your_o life_n renew_v daily_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o yield_v you_o a_o last_a supply_n of_o food_n for_o time_n to_o come_v which_o be_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o you_o be_v to_o replenish_v and_o subdue_v the_o word_n seem_v to_o enforce_v a_o double_a encouragement_n to_o labour_n the_o first_o from_o necessity_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v husband_n the_o earth_n well_o for_o it_o be_v the_o fruitfulness_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o which_o you_o must_v support_v your_o life_n the_o second_o for_o the_o interest_n which_o god_n give_v they_o in_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o labour_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v bestow_v your_o labour_n in_o husband_v and_o manure_v the_o earth_n well_o for_o you_o shall_v eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o so_o that_o you_o shall_v labour_v but_o for_o your_o own_o good_a in_o which_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o tree_n for_o it_o be_v only_o the_o fruit_n of_o any_o tree_n that_o we_o make_v use_v of_o for_o food_n the_o leaf_n may_v be_v 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himself_o but_o must_v be_v support_v and_o uphold_v by_o the_o daily_a food_n which_o be_v to_o be_v supply_v unto_o he_o by_o those_o very_a creature_n that_o be_v put_v under_o his_o foot_n but_o why_o do_v god_n abase_v man_n so_o far_o in_o this_o his_o happy_a condition_n as_o to_o support_v and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o prop_v he_o up_o by_o the_o creature_n whereas_o he_o may_v have_v preserve_v man_n as_o he_o do_v the_o angel_n by_o immediate_a influence_n from_o himself_o without_o the_o help_n of_o any_o creature_n at_o all_o and_o have_v continue_v his_o life_n as_o well_o without_o food_n as_o by_o food_n it_o seem_v that_o god_n from_o the_o beginning_n appoint_v man_n present_a condition_n in_o this_o world_n to_o be_v a_o estate_n of_o abasement_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o glorious_a condition_n which_o be_v to_o follow_v a_o step_n low_a than_o the_o angel_n although_o he_o be_v crown_v even_o at_o present_a with_o glory_n and_o honour_n psal_n 8.5_o for_o 1._o he_o 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make_v use_n of_o such_o creature_n as_o god_n have_v allow_v and_o appoint_v unto_o we_o to_o be_v mean_n of_o support_v ourselves_o and_o that_o too_o in_o obedience_n to_o his_o will_n yet_o so_o as_o 1._o to_o labour_v for_o they_o without_o care_n 2._o to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o without_o dependence_n on_o they_o but_o rest_v our_o heart_n upon_o he_o that_o give_v they_o 3._o and_o affect_v ourselves_o not_o so_o much_o with_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o creature_n as_o with_o the_o bounty_n of_o he_o that_o give_v they_o 4._o and_o still_o long_v after_o our_o future_a estate_n wherein_o these_o mean_n cease_v god_n shall_v be_v unto_o we_o all_o in_o all_o 1_o cor._n 15.28_o before_o we_o behold_v the_o creation_n of_o man_n and_o beast_n here_o we_o have_v set_v before_o we_o the_o provision_n that_o god_n make_v and_o bestow_v on_o they_o for_o their_o food_n he_o that_o give_v they_o their_o life_n and_o be_v take_v care_n for_o and_o bestow_v liberal_o mean_v for_o their_o support_n and_o preservation_n whence_o 2._o observe_v that_o god_n that_o have_v give_v we_o life_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o provide_v and_o bestow_v upon_o we_o mean_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o life_n observe_v 2_o as_o our_o saviour_n not_o only_o affirm_v but_o prove_v by_o a_o strong_a argument_n matth._n 6.15_o because_o the_o life_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o food_n and_o the_o body_n than_o raiment_n that_o cover_v it_o especial_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o we_o receive_v and_o expect_v both_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o faithful_a creator_n as_o the_o apostle_n term_v he_o 1_o pet._n 4.19_o and_o therefore_o can_v neither_o hate_n nor_o neglect_n any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o beside_o unless_o he_o shall_v provide_v for_o his_o own_o creature_n all_o flesh_n shall_v soon_o perish_v and_o then_o god_n shall_v have_v make_v his_o work_n in_o vain_a let_v we_o then_o bring_v our_o heart_n to_o depend_v upon_o god_n for_o all_o needful_a 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