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this_o be_v good_a news_n for_o many_o heathen_n other_o trust_v to_o humane_a learning_n external_a gift_n and_o part_n but_o the_o great_a enemy_n that_o ever_o christ_n have_v in_o the_o world_n be_v man_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o profound_a natural_a part_n the_o philosopher_n of_o old_a scribe_n and_o pharisee_n yea_o the_o jesuit_n at_o this_o day_n other_o trust_v to_o a_o bare_a profession_n of_o religion_n with_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n but_o all_o this_o be_v but_o to_o a_o spider_n web_n oh_o my_o soul_n rest_v not_o upon_o these_o rot_a prop_n or_o deceitful_a web_n for_o temporal_a safety_n or_o eternal_a salvation_n for_o they_o will_v deceive_v thou_o they_o be_v not_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n who_o be_v thy_o only_a refuge_n lay_v thy_o foundation_n upon_o that_o rock_n that_o be_v high_a than_o thou_o so_o neither_o wind_n nor_o weather_n storm_n nor_o tempest_n can_v molest_v thou_o all_o other_o foundation_n be_v sandy_a and_o will_v down_o they_o be_v egyptian_a 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without_o mercy_n that_o will_v show_v no_o mercy_n jam._n 2.13_o rich_a man_n be_v god_n steward_n he_o trust_v they_o with_o his_o store-house_n to_o give_v their_o fellow-servant_n their_o meat_n in_o due_a season_n and_o bless_a be_v that_o servant_n who_o his_o lord_n when_o he_o come_v shall_v find_v so_o do_v mat._n 24.46_o but_o if_o instead_o of_o feed_v they_o they_o feed_v themselves_o and_o eat_v and_o drink_v with_o the_o drunken_a and_o beat_v their_o fellow-servant_n their_o lord_n shall_v come_v when_o they_o be_v not_o aware_a and_o shall_v give_v they_o their_o portion_n with_o hypocrite_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n but_o all_o place_n be_v too_o full_a of_o such_o evil_a servant_n and_o so_o be_v hell_n too_o such_o dust-heap_n be_v find_v in_o every_o corner_n but_o those_o unmerciful_a man_n shall_v have_v their_o portion_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o damn_a mat._n 25.34_o when_o the_o charitable_a christian_a shall_v have_v a_o 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will_v be_v find_v when_o man_n think_v they_o have_v a_o absolute_a propriety_n in_o what_o they_o enjoy_v and_o may_v dispose_v of_o it_o at_o their_o pleasure_n christ_n bid_v the_o young_a man_n sell_v all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o he_o shall_v have_v treasure_n in_o heaven_n mat._n 19.21_o and_o rich_a man_n be_v charge_v to_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n ready_a to_o distribute_v willing_a to_o give_v that_o they_o may_v lay_v up_o for_o themselves_o a_o good_a foundation_n against_o the_o evil_a day_n 1_o tim._n 6.16_o etc._n etc._n have_v rich_a man_n but_o moses_n eye_n to_o see_v the_o wealth_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o worth_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o hard_o for_o they_o to_o make_v such_o a_o choice_n as_o he_o do_v worldling_n if_o they_o can_v have_v heaven_n without_o labour_n or_o cost_n they_o will_v accept_v of_o it_o if_o not_o they_o will_v not_o buy_v it_o at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n but_o christian_n say_v as_o mephibosheth_n let_v zibah_n take_v all_o so_o i_o may_v enjoy_v the_o king_n oh_o my_o soul_n here_o be_v riches_n worth_a labour_v for_o thou_o can_v not_o buy_v this_o gold_n at_o too_o dear_a a_o rate_n the_o world_n thou_o may_v and_o many_o do_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o soul_n here_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v disappoint_v whatever_o rate_n thou_o set_v upon_o this_o treasure_n it_o be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n better_a lay_v hold_v upon_o this_o make_v heaven_n sure_a to_o thyself_o improve_v the_o world_n to_o a_o spiritual_a advantage_n then_o will_v thy_o riches_n increase_v as_o the_o oil_n in_o the_o cruse_a or_o like_o the_o bread_n in_o christ_n hand_n or_o the_o water_n in_o a_o spring_n thy_o good_a work_n will_v follow_v thou_o to_o heaven_n when_o the_o world_n will_v leave_v her_o dear_a minion_n oh_o my_o god_n let_v it_o be_v so_o say_z amen_o to_o my_o prayer_n let_v i_o have_v thou_o and_o i_o have_v all_o thing_n necessary_a upon_o man_n misery_n labour_n and_o pain_n 73._o med._n when_o i_o consider_v that_o man_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o god_n workmanship_n and_o next_o to_o the_o angel_n the_o most_o glorious_a creature_n of_o the_o whole_a creation_n yea_o in_o his_o creation_n be_v make_v little_o low_a than_o the_o angel_n and_o clothe_v with_o honour_n and_o dignity_n psal_n 8.5_o and_o be_v make_v lord_n over_o the_o work_n of_o god_n hand_n gen._n 1.26_o yea_o god_n create_v he_o in_o his_o own_o image_n all_o these_o inferior_a creature_n be_v make_v for_o his_o sake_n and_o for_o his_o use_n and_o service_n he_o be_v their_o little_a lord_n yea_o the_o angel_n themselves_o be_v minister_a spirit_n send_v out_o for_o the_o good_a of_o those_o that_o love_n god_n heb._n 1.14_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o church_n the_o spouse_n the_o bride_n the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o near_a union_n to_o he_o then_o the_o angel_n themselves_o some_o think_v the_o devil_n envy_v this_o and_o so_o fall_v from_o their_o own_o station_n thus_o you_o see_v how_o man_n in_o the_o creation_n be_v exalt_v to_o honour_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n i_o consider_v how_o man_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v more_o subject_v to_o misery_n labour_n and_o slavery_n yea_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n than_o any_o other_o and_o many_o of_o they_o even_o wear_v out_o with_o cark_n care_n and_o fret_a fear_n with_o moil_a toil_a spend_v labour_n which_o tire_v their_o body_n break_v their_o sleep_n in_o the_o night_n when_o other_o creature_n which_o be_v make_v for_o their_o use_n and_o be_v their_o servant_n rest_v secure_a and_o free_a from_o daily_a care_n and_o nightly_a trouble_n many_o kind_n of_o they_o be_v preserve_v without_o their_o pain_n all_o without_o their_o care_n or_o forecast_v the_o master_n care_n for_o some_o and_o maintain_v they_o and_o god_n maintain_v the_o rest_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o man_n he_o must_v eat_v his_o bread_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o brow_n how_o true_a be_v that_o of_o joh_n chap._n 5.7_o man_n be_v bear_v to_o labour_n as_o the_o spark_n fly_v upward_o all_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o labour_n say_v solomon_n eccl._n 1.8_o molestation_n and_o misery_n meet_v we_o at_o every_o turn_n the_o world_n say_v one_o be_v a_o sea_n of_o glass_n for_o it_o be_v vanity_n mingle_v with_o fire_n for_o it_o be_v vexation_n rev._n 4.6_o man_n be_v in_o a_o restless_a condition_n toss_v to_o and_o fro_o like_o a_o football_n and_o here_o he_o have_v no_o rest_a place_n when_o i_o seek_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o why_o this_o noble_a creature_n shall_v be_v thus_o subject_v to_o trouble_v and_o sorrow_n more_o than_o any_o other_o i_o quick_o find_v out_o it_o be_v god_n will_v and_o man_n desert_n for_o have_v man_n continue_v in_o his_o primitive_a purity_n he_o have_v never_o have_v a_o ache_a head_n or_o ache_a heart_n or_o loss_n or_o cross_n or_o any_o thing_n to_o molest_v he_o but_o when_o he_o have_v sin_v god_n pronounce_v this_o sentence_n upon_o he_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o bread_n which_o law_n never_o yet_o be_v reverse_v the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n never_o transgress_v their_o maker_n law_n as_o man_n have_v do_v and_o therefore_o never_o have_v such_o punishment_n threaten_v as_o man_n have_v though_o it_o be_v conceive_v they_o be_v sufferer_n for_o man_n sin_n rom._n 8.20_o have_v not_o sin_v go_v before_o trouble_n and_o misery_n have_v never_o follow_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n and_o as_o sin_n bring_v death_n so_o also_o sorrow_n into_o the_o world_n
what_o cause_n then_o have_v poor_a man_n to_o hug_v such_o a_o viper_n in_o his_o bosom_n that_o feel_v so_o much_o the_o sad_a effect_n of_o it_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a misery_n which_o without_o repentance_n will_v cause_v not_o only_o a_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n but_o also_o of_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n from_o god_n i_o consider_v also_o that_o though_o man_n be_v subject_v to_o more_o care_n and_o trouble_v then_o other_o creature_n be_v yet_o if_o he_o do_v his_o work_n well_o he_o be_v promise_v a_o great_a reward_n and_o better_a wage_n than_o any_o other_o he_o shall_v be_v well_o pay_v for_o his_o pain_n and_o who_o will_v not_o take_v pain_n for_o profit_n it_o be_v fit_a that_o man_n that_o be_v promise_v a_o kingdom_n for_o one_o day_n work_v shall_v work_v hard_a than_o he_o that_o have_v but_o ordinary_a wage_n yea_o god_n have_v gracious_a end_n in_o these_o affliction_n to_o his_o people_n by_o this_o mean_v he_o let_v they_o know_v their_o rest_n be_v not_o here_o and_o wean_v they_o from_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n which_o will_v undo_v they_o who_o otherwise_o will_v with_o peter_n say_v it_o be_v good_a be_v here_o we_o be_v traveller_n and_o can_v expect_v rest_n in_o a_o journey_n or_o security_n in_o a_o enemy_n country_n the_o samaritan_n will_v not_o entertain_v christ_n because_o his_o face_n be_v as_o though_o he_o will_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n luk._n 9.53_o and_o the_o world_n will_v not_o entertain_v god_n people_n because_o they_o have_v their_o face_n heavenward_o christ_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v have_v tribulation_n john_n 16.33_o this_o be_v not_o a_o paradise_n but_o a_o purgatory_n to_o the_o saint_n we_o may_v say_v of_o this_o as_o one_o do_v of_o the_o strait_n of_o megellan_n when_o a_o man_n be_v there_o which_o way_n soever_o he_o bend_v his_o course_n the_o wind_n will_v be_v against_o he_o but_o christ_n have_v overcome_v the_o world_n and_o will_v subject_v this_o enemy_n to_o we_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n to_o take_v this_o for_o our_o rest_n yet_o many_o do_v and_o rest_v here_o and_o it_o be_v all_o the_o rest_n they_o be_v like_a to_o have_v and_o a_o miserable_a portion_n it_o be_v to_o those_o that_o have_v the_o most_o of_o it_o there_o be_v none_o here_o live_v free_a from_o misery_n though_o some_o sinful_o pass_v away_o their_o time_n idle_o sorrow_n will_v follow_v sin_n as_o the_o shadow_n do_v the_o substance_n and_o if_o any_o can_v patch_v up_o a_o miserable_a happiness_n here_o yet_o it_o be_v short-lived_a and_o they_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o will_v be_v a_o day_n old_a when_o death_n come_v eternal_a misery_n will_v take_v date_n oh_o my_o soul_n be_v thou_o under_o suffering_n and_o have_v no_o free-day_n do_v they_o come_v like_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n one_o in_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o thank_v thyself_o and_o thy_o sin_n for_o it_o these_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o belove_a lust_n when_o lust_n have_v conceive_v it_o bring_v forth_o sin_n and_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v finish_v bring_v forth_o death_n jam._n 1.15_o never_o expect_v to_o be_v free_a from_o suffer_v till_o thou_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n when_o thou_o smarte_v by_o affliction_n avenge_v thyself_o on_o thy_o sin_n and_o make_v thy_o heart_n smart_n for_o sin_n if_o sin_n be_v not_o forsake_v thy_o suffering_n will_v be_v more_o god_n will_v make_v thou_o bend_v or_o break_v under_o his_o hand_n but_o if_o thy_o sin_n be_v hate_v and_o repent_v despair_v not_o at_o thy_o trouble_n it_o be_v but_o the_o portion_n of_o god_n own_o people_n abel_n begin_v a_o health_n and_o all_o the_o saint_n that_o ever_o be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v have_v pledge_v it_o round_o and_o some_o have_v drink_v very_o deep_a and_o christ_n himself_o drink_v up_o the_o very_a dregs_o of_o it_o but_o if_o thou_o suffer_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n thou_o shall_v be_v sufficient_o reward_v yea_o thou_o may_v rejoice_v and_o be_v exceed_o glad_a for_o great_a will_v be_v thy_o reward_n in_o heaven_n mat._n 5.11.12_o oh_o my_o god_n thou_o have_v afflict_v i_o less_o than_o i_o deserve_v help_v i_o to_o patience_n under_o thy_o hand_n with_o correction_n give_v instruction_n and_o let_v no_o twig_n of_o thy_o rod_n be_v in_o vain_a fit_a my_o back_n for_o the_o burden_n and_o then_o lie_v on_o what_o thou_o please_v on_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o well_o manure_v and_o neglect_a orchard_n 74._o med._n when_o i_o observe_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o well-manured_n well-ordered_a and_o well-husbanded_n orchard_n and_o one_o that_o be_v slieght_v neglect_a and_o careless_o heed_v i_o observe_v the_o difference_n between_o diligence_n and_o negligence_n in_o the_o one_o i_o behold_v the_o tree_n orderly_o rank_v not_o too_o near_o nor_o at_o too_o great_a a_o distance_n careful_o prune_v and_o free_v from_o superfluous_a branch_n sucker_n cleanse_v from_o moss_n and_o other_o offensive_a enemy_n manure_v dung_v fence_v from_o the_o violence_n of_o cattle_n and_o in_o a_o word_n in_o a_o comely_a form_n and_o handsome_a to_o behold_v and_o the_o fruit_n answer_v expectation_n and_o make_v amends_o for_o the_o care_n and_o cost_n but_o the_o other_o be_v neither_o handsome_a to_o the_o eye_n nor_o profitable_a to_o the_o owner_n lie_v open_a to_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n out_o of_o order_n and_o shape_n some_o too_o thick_a other_o too_o thin_a overgrow_v with_o moss_n sucker_n canker_n and_o unprofitable_a branch_n the_o ground_n overrun_v with_o brier_n bramble_n nettle_n dock_n and_o other_o unprofitable_a weed_n and_o the_o fruit_n thus_o choke_v and_o spoil_v prove_v according_o by_o this_o i_o see_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o good_a husband_n and_o a_o bad_a solomon_n tell_v we_o the_o king_n himself_o be_v serve_v by_o the_o field_n eccl._n 5.9_o and_o so_o doubtless_o he_o be_v by_o the_o orchard_n but_o than_o it_o must_v be_v well_o husband_v uzziah_n love_v husbandry_n 2_o chr._n 26.10_o the_o orchard_n yield_v both_o meat_n and_o drink_n both_o food_n and_o physic_n profit_n and_o delight_n be_v here_o to_o be_v have_v but_o not_o without_o labour_n and_o diligence_n in_o all_o labour_n say_v solomon_n there_o be_v profit_n pro._n 14.23_o that_o be_v all_o honest_a labour_n we_o shall_v work_v with_o our_o hand_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a some_o labour_n diligent_o to_o do_v mischief_n and_o take_v pain_n to_o go_v to_o hell_n there_o be_v small_a profit_n in_o this_o work_n and_o some_o as_o one_o say_v do_v magno_fw-la conatu_fw-la magnus_fw-la nugas_fw-la â—gere_fw-la they_o do_v take_v great_a pain_n to_o small_a purpose_n some_o take_v as_o much_o pain_n to_o spend_v their_o estate_n as_o other_o do_v to_o get_v it_o and_o more_o pain_n in_o the_o way_n to_o hell_n than_o other_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n but_o diligence_n even_o in_o earthly_a business_n be_v doubtless_o a_o command_a duty_n and_o negligence_n be_v a_o forbid_a sin_n the_o one_o bring_v profit_n and_o the_o other_o loss_n diligence_n in_o a_o orchard_n bring_v in_o more_o than_o ordinary_a profit_n the_o apostle_n command_v those_o that_o will_v not_o labour_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o eat_v 2_o thes_n 3.10_o paradise_n that_o be_v man_n store-house_n be_v his_o work_n house_n also_o those_o idle_a person_n that_o have_v little_a to_o do_v be_v usual_o set_v on_o a_o work_n by_o the_o devil_n for_o he_o take_v up_o and_o employ_v such_o night-wanderer_n those_o that_o like_a body-lice_n live_v upon_o other_o man_n sweat_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o live_v in_o a_o well-ordered_a commonwealth_n it_o be_v a_o apostatical_a command_n that_o we_o labour_v with_o our_o hand_n that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o give_v to_o those_o that_o need_v eph._n 4.28_o he_o shall_v be_v poor_a say_v solomon_n that_o deal_v with_o a_o slack_a hand_n but_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o diligent_a make_v rich_a pro._n 10.4_o do_v there_o must_v be_v or_o the_o beggar_n will_v catch_v we_o by_o the_o back_n it_o follow_v he_o that_o gather_v in_o summer_n be_v a_o wise_a son_n but_o he_o that_o sleep_v in_o harvest_n be_v a_o son_n that_o cause_v shame_n he_o that_o let_v the_o offer_a opportunity_n slip_v may_v haply_o never_o recover_v the_o loss_n diligence_n usual_o though_o not_o constant_o be_v attend_v with_o abundance_n but_o the_o sluggard_n shall_v be_v cover_v with_o rag_n we_o read_v pro._n 24.30_o that_o solomon_n go_v by_o the_o field_n of_o the_o sluggard_n and_o by_o the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o man_n void_a of_o understanding_n and_o it_o be_v grow_v over_o with_o thorn_n thistle_n also_o have_v cover_v the_o face_n thereof_o the_o stone-wall_n thereof_o be_v break_v down_o
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