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not_o lie_v do_v tell_v they_o so_o solomon_n in_o ecclesiast_fw-la chap._n 11._o say_v thus_o cast_v thy_o bread_n upon_o the_o water_n and_o after_o many_o day_n thou_o shall_v find_v it_o give_v a_o portion_n to_o seven_o and_o also_o to_o eight_o seeing_z thou_o know_v not_o what_o evil_a shall_v come_v upon_o the_o earth_n the_o scripture_n sometime_o do_v call_v seed_n bread_n because_o bread_n be_v make_v of_o it_o and_o solomon_n will_v to_o cast_v this_o seed_n upon_o the_o water_n that_o be_v upon_o ground_n which_o be_v well_o water_v and_o fertile_a admonish_v thereby_o all_o rich_a man_n to_o be_v wise_a in_o imitate_v the_o husbandman_n for_o as_o they_o make_v choice_n of_o good_a ground_n to_o sow_v their_o corn_n to_o the_o end_n that_o in_o time_n they_o may_v receive_v the_o great_a increase_n so_o will_v he_o have_v these_o to_o sow_v to_o disperse_v and_o sâ—â—ter_v their_o riches_n by_o alm_n deed_n upon_o the_o poâ—re_n the_o widow_n and_o the_o fatherless_a especial_o thâ—_n godly_a poor_a that_o be_v as_o s._n paul_n say_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n for_o these_o be_v the_o well_o waâ—ed_a and_o fruiteful_a ground_n and_o after_o many_o day_n they_o shall_v find_v it_o such_o as_o do_v sow_v upon_o this_o ground_n do_v sow_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o his_o singular_a blessing_n they_o shall_v receive_v great_a increase_n the_o prophet_n in_o psal_n 112._o set_v forth_o the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o godly_a man_n say_v thus_o he_o have_v disperse_v abroad_o and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o his_o righteousness_n remain_v for_o ever_o now_o mark_v how_o s._n paul_n do_v apply_v this_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n 2._o cor._n 5._o for_o persuade_v they_o to_o be_v plenteous_a in_o liberality_n he_o use_v this_o comparison_n he_o that_o sow_v sparinglie_o shall_v reap_v sparinglie_o and_o he_o that_o sow_v bountifullie_o shall_v reap_v bountifullie_o all_o man_n do_v know_v that_o the_o farmer_n which_o do_v sow_v but_o a_o 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