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not_o remove_v my_o integrity_n from_o i_o sect_n v._o 5._o v._o the_o five_o grace_n that_o the_o husbandman_n love_n have_v need_n of_o be_v love_n love_n to_o thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a word_n it_o be_v not_o say_v love_v he_o as_o he_o love_v thou_o for_o that_o may_v be_v more_o than_o thou_o know_v or_o less_o than_o he_o ought_v nor_o love_v he_o as_o other_o love_v he_o for_o by_o this_o rule_n christ_n himself_o when_o on_o earth_n will_v have_v miss_v thy_o love_n but_o as_o true_o as_o constant_o as_o effectual_o as_o yourselves_o though_o not_o so_o intense_o but_o thou_o must_v in_o thy_o judgement_n think_v he_o as_o well_o worthy_a to_o enjoy_v what_o he_o have_v as_o thou_o be_v to_o enjoy_v thou_o in_o thy_o desire_n to_o wish_v he_o the_o same_o good_a thing_n as_o to_o thyself_o that_o when_o it_o be_v well_o with_o he_o there_o may_v be_v mirth_n in_o more_o house_n than_o one_o and_o in_o deed_n to_o do_v he_o that_o good_a that_o thou_o desire_v from_o he_o to_o promote_v his_o profit_n next_o thy_o own_o to_o enhance_v his_o credit_n and_o to_o procure_v his_o content_n it_o be_v not_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v he_o only_o as_o many_o will_v say_v i_o will_v neither_o love_v nor_o hate_v they_o i_o will_v neither_o do_v they_o good_a noâ—…_n hurt_v but_o thou_o shall_v love_v he_o as_o thyself_o a_o rule_n which_o the_o ignorant'st_a may_v understand_v and_o the_o weak_a remember_v and_o this_o love_n 1._o will_v teach_v the_o husbandman_n to_o give_v where_o there_o be_v want_v for_o the_o poor_a have_v as_o much_o right_n to_o what_o you_o can_v spare_v as_o you_o have_v to_o what_o be_v necessary_a and_o comfortable_a for_o you_o love_n will_v argue_v thus_o if_o i_o must_v give_v my_o enemy_n meat_n when_o he_o be_v hungry_a much_o more_o must_v i_o give_v to_o this_o poor_a creature_n that_o never_o do_v i_o hurt_v love_n will_v think_v this_o will_v do_v he_o more_o good_a than_o it_o will_v do_v i_o hurt_v and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v have_v it_o yea_o and_o my_o heart_n with_o it_o mark_v the_o true_a charity_n be_v not_o only_a when_o i_o draw_v forth_o my_o hand_n to_o the_o hungry_a but_o when_o i_o draw_v out_o my_o soul_n to_o the_o bungry_a isa._n 58.10_o and_o then_o 2._o love_n will_v teach_v the_o husbandman_n to_o lend_v and_o make_v he_o real_o more_o glad_a to_o do_v a_o courtesy_n than_o receive_v one_o the_o good_a man_n psal._n 112.5_o show_v favour_n and_o dare_v and_o you_o know_v who_o be_v call_v goodman_n all_o about_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o think_v it_o better_a to_o receive_v twelve_o penny_n than_o to_o give_v or_o lend_v six_o but_o christ_n say_v it_o be_v more_o bless_v to_o give_v than_o 〈◊〉_d receive_v act_v 20.35_o the_o husbandman_n consider_v that_o no_o man_n can_v live_v of_o himself_o but_o one_o must_v be_v behold_v to_o another_o every_o day_n and_o therefore_o make_v no_o difficulty_n to_o lend_v 〈◊〉_d neighbour_n what_o he_o can_v furnish_v he_o with_o whether_o money_n or_o other_o material_n and_o 〈◊〉_d free_o god_n forbid_v that_o shall_v lie_v by_o i_o in_o my_o chest_n that_o will_v save_v my_o neighbour_n life_n or_o state_n provide_v that_o i_o hurt_v not_o myself_o to_o help_v another_o but_o be_v wise_a as_o well_o as_o kind_n 3._o love_n will_v teach_v the_o husbandman_n to_o forgive_v both_o trespass_n and_o injury_n and_o unkindness_n and_o this_o he_o have_v need_n of_o as_o constantine_n cover_v his_o bishop_n fault_n with_o his_o purple_a robe_n so_o shall_v the_o husbandman_n his_o neighbour_n trespass_n with_o the_o robe_n of_o christ._n they_o who_o be_v best_a at_o love_v be_v worst_a at_o remember_v injury_n alas_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o live_v a_o day_n without_o injure_v some_o body_n the_o husbandman_n must_v believe_v it_o better_a to_o receive_v the_o great_a than_o to_o offer_v the_o least_o injury_n love_n be_v not_o exception_n as_o we_o say_v take_v thing_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n be_v not_o apt_a to_o create_v unkindness_n heed_v not_o a_o cross_a look_n or_o a_o hasty_a word_n but_o give_v each_o man_n grain_n of_o allowance_n because_o he_o know_v he_o need_v they_o himself_o and_o therefore_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v set_v he_o think_v it_o be_v time_n to_o be_v reconcile_v and_o put_v all_o wrath_n from_o he_o lest_o the_o devil_n shall_v get_v place_n thereby_o yea_o 4._o love_n must_v make_v the_o husbandman_n to_o defend_v his_o neighbour_n in_o his_o life_n and_o not_o go_v by_o he_o as_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n do_v by_o the_o wound_a man_n as_o though_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o he_o in_o his_o name_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o hear_v a_o reproach_n upon_o his_o neighbour_n he_o must_v take_v himself_o bind_v to_o vindicate_v he_o as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v as_o know_v that_o reputation_n be_v like_o a_o build_n long_o in_o raise_v 〈◊〉_d soon_o demolish_v in_o his_o estate_n he_o must_v defeâ—…_n he_o and_o help_v to_o save_v that_o in_o any_o accidenâ—…_n which_o may_v befall_v he_o as_o he_o will_v defiâ—…_n and_o expect_v in_o the_o like_a case_n and_o 5._o the_o husbandman_n must_v love_v his_o neighbour_n soul_n and_o not_o let_v that_o go_v by_o he_o into_o hell_n without_o some_o mean_n to_o stop_v he_o and_o therefore_o be_v bind_v to_o pray_v for_o he_o to_o provoke_v and_o persuade_v he_o to_o holiness_n god_n have_v teach_v you_o and_o do_v you_o teach_v they_o heb._n 10.24_o and_o consider_v one_o another_o to_o provoke_v to_o loâ—…_n and_o good_a work_n the_o graceless_a wretch_n he_o lie_v consider_v how_o to_o provoke_v his_o neighbour_n to_o lust_n passion_n and_o sin_n but_o the_o godly_a husbandman_n must_v consider_v how_o he_o may_v provoke_v he_o to_o love_n and_o good_a work_n and_o in_o any_o wise_a reprove_v they_o when_o there_o be_v any_o hope_n of_o do_v they_o good_a by_o it_o as_o that_o excellent_a lady_n falkland_n use_v to_o say_v if_o i_o let_v you_o go_v to_o hell_n or_o you_o i_o how_o be_o i_o your_o friend_n and_o 6._o love_n will_v teach_v you_o to_o sympathizâ—…_n with_o your_o neighbour_n to_o cover_v and_o cure_v his_o infirmity_n for_o god_n will_v never_o cover_v his_o sin_n that_o love_v to_o uncover_v other_o and_o to_o carry_v it_o love_o and_o peaceable_o not_o strange_o or_o suspicious_o to_o he_o as_o know_v that_o all_o the_o world_n be_v akin_a to_o you_o in_o adam_n and_o all_o christian_n be_v akin_a in_o christ._n by_o all_o which_o you_o see_v that_o true_a love_n consist_v not_o in_o complemental_a civility_n not_o in_o sinful_a compliance_n nor_o in_o a_o bare_a inoffensiveness_n but_o in_o a_o gracious_a disposition_n of_o wish_v good_a and_o do_v good_a to_o other_o and_o this_o i_o earnest_o press_v the_o husbandman_n to_o get_v that_o this_o may_v be_v write_v on_o his_o grave_n here_o lie_v one_o that_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o a_o lover_n of_o all_o man_n which_o be_v the_o best_a motto_n and_o blessedness_n i_o can_v wish_v he_o let_v the_o husbandman_n often_o think_v of_o god_n undeserved_a love_n to_o he_o let_v he_o study_v the_o good_a quality_n of_o other_o and_o his_o own_o unworthiness_n let_v he_o remember_v kindness_n long_o and_o forget_v injury_n quick_o and_o especial_o let_v he_o pray_v for_o this_o grace_n thou_o god_n of_o love_n plant_v the_o grace_n of_o love_n in_o this_o heart_n of_o i_o leave_v not_o god_n till_o he_o hear_v thou_o leave_v not_o thy_o heart_n till_o it_o be_v kind_o affect_v leave_v not_o thy_o neighbour_n till_o he_o be_v reconcile_v and_o true_o belove_v sect_n vi_o 6._o vi_o the_o six_o grace_n that_o the_o husbandman_n contentedness_n have_v special_a need_n of_o be_v contentedness_n
and_o his_o principle_n be_v know_v to_o suffer_v the_o great_a injury_n rather_o than_o offer_v the_o least_o and_o therefore_o he_o comfort_v himself_o that_o it_o will_v not_o last_v always_o and_o so_o rest_v content_a yea_o hâ—…_n suffer_v even_o from_o his_o inferior_n and_o must_v many_o time_n be_v his_o servant_n servant_n the_o heavy_a burden_n also_o and_o imposition_n do_v usual_o fall_v respect_n have_v to_o his_o mean_a estate_n most_o heavy_o on_o he_o and_o in_o public_a calamity_n wherever_o the_o storm_n be_v brew_v yer_z usual_o it_o light_v on_o the_o husbandman_n always_o like_o his_o sheep_n he_o be_v often_o shear_v yea_o almost_o flay_v sometime_o when_o he_o have_v get_v a_o little_a wool_n on_o his_o back_n it_o stay_v there_o but_o a_o while_n his_o rend_a day_n come_v and_o sweep_v all_o away_o quest._n and_o what_o remedy_n have_v he_o for_o this_o inconvenience_n answ._n for_o this_o he_o use_v faith_n and_o patience_n which_o like_o two_o bladder_n keep_v up_o his_o heart_n from_o sink_v and_o dejection_n 1._o he_o do_v and_o must_v believe_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v order_v by_o the_o wise_a providence_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n that_o man_n be_v god_n hand_n as_o it_o be_v psal._n 17._o 14._o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n be_v his_o sword_n he_o believe_v also_o that_o even_o this_o shall_v work_v for_o his_o good_a that_o his_o burden_n keep_v he_o humble_a when_o freedom_n will_v make_v he_o proud_a he_o believe_v that_o heaven_n will_v put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o and_o make_v amends_o for_o all_o as_o holy_a david_n say_v psal._n 27._o 11._o i_o hadfaint_v unless_o i_o have_v believe_v to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n so_o the_o husbandman_n spirit_n will_v fail_v but_o that_o his_o faith_n be_v strong_a and_o see_v these_o be_v but_o cloud_n that_o will_v quick_o pass_v away_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n among_o other_o provision_n in_o his_o house_n he_o provide_v 2._o 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but_o when_o your_o care_n oppress_v and_o disturb_v the_o quiet_a of_o your_o heart_n bring_v faith_n to_o such_o promise_n as_o rom._n 8.28_o heb._n 13.5_o psal._n 84.11_o and_o rest_v thereby_o upon_o they_o quiet_o expect_v in_o the_o use_n of_o all_o good_a mean_n a_o comfortable_a issue_n if_o the_o success_n suit_v not_o with_o thy_o expectation_n believe_v that_o god_n see_v thy_o desire_n be_v not_o for_o thy_o advantage_n if_o the_o issue_n fall_v out_o to_o thy_o mind_n it_o be_v in_o mercy_n thou_o do_v thy_o duty_n and_o tru_v in_o thy_o god_n to_o which_o he_o have_v annex_v a_o certain_a promise_n psal._n 37.3_o tâ—…ust_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v good_a besure_n you_o do_v both_o so_o shalâ—…_n thou_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n and_o very_o thou_o shall_v be_v feed_v 2._o consider_v the_o unprofitableness_n of_o distract_n care_n it_o be_v certain_a they_o never_o do_v you_o good_a your_o design_n in_o they_o be_v for_o your_o good_a for_o your_o advantage_n but_o 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business_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o crowd_v in_o upon_o you_o and_o overpress_v you_o let_v out_o your_o heart_n to_o god_n in_o prayer_n lay_v your_o strait_n and_o business_n before_o he_o commit_v thy_o way_n to_o the_o lord_n trust_v also_o in_o he_o and_o see_v if_o he_o do_v not_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v say_v lord_n my_o heart_n be_v overwhelm_v in_o i_o out_o of_o the_o depth_n i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o i_o can_v do_v no_o good_a of_o it_o but_o thou_o can_v this_o knot_n thou_o can_v untie_v my_o cark_n snarl_v it_o the_o fast_o i_o will_v trouble_v myself_o no_o more_o but_o to_o do_v my_o duty_n my_o contrivance_n be_v castle_n in_o the_o air_n but_o thy_o understanding_n be_v infinite_a and_o at_o long_o run_v you_o will_v find_v this_o that_o real_a piety_n be_v the_o true_a policy_n alas_o the_o husbandman_n head_n be_v not_o shape_v for_o worldly_a wisdom_n he_o be_v plain_a and_o simple_a and_o again_o he_o be_v spend_v sufficient_o by_o his_o labour_n have_v no_o 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he_o dare_v not_o he_o will_v read_v good_a book_n the_o best_a book_n and_o hear_v the_o best_a minister_n but_o he_o dare_v not_o he_o will_v go_v to_o heaven_n but_o he_o dare_v not_o he_o be_v in_o the_o snare_n the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n help_v he_o out_o not_o that_o all_o of_o this_o rank_n be_v take_v in_o this_o temptation_n for_o there_o be_v many_o that_o go_v to_o god_n house_n for_o their_o religion_n and_o not_o to_o their_o landlord_n that_o if_o their_o prayer_n will_v not_o bring_v he_o with_o they_o to_o heaven_n his_o frown_n shall_v not_o bring_v they_o to_o hell_n with_o he_o that_o resolve_v to_o be_v in_o god_n book_n though_o they_o never_o be_v in_o
reconciliation_n after_o fall_v out_o convince_v and_o persuade_v he_o to_o be_v a_o child_n in_o malice_n though_o he_o will_v be_v a_o man_n in_o understanding_n nay_o he_o admire_v at_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n that_o tie_v their_o infant_n tongue_n till_o they_o have_v some_o understanding_n else_o many_o a_o foolish_a word_n will_v they_o speak_v and_o by_o see_v their_o full_a dependence_n upon_o he_o for_o meat_n and_o clothes_n and_o his_o readiness_n to_o give_v they_o what_o they_o want_v he_o learn_v the_o like_a dependence_n upon_o god_n his_o heavenly_a father_n for_o all_o and_o trust_v that_o he_o will_v much_o more_o give_v spiritual_a thing_n to_o he_o that_o humble_o crave_v they_o of_o he_o by_o the_o readiness_n of_o his_o servant_n he_o be_v convince_v into_o the_o like_a to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o often_o have_v occasion_n to_o consider_v how_o much_o god_n service_n be_v beyond_o he_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n often_o preach_v to_o he_o the_o 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husbandman_n inâ—…onveniencies_n be_v mortify_v and_o make_v he_o â—…ery_o indifferent_a to_o live_v in_o a_o world_n that_o be_v so_o much_o his_o stepmother_n and_o he_o still_o look_v up_o â—…nd_a cry_n o_o when_o shall_v i_o come_v unto_o thou_o he_o come_v home_o weary_a but_o this_o bear_v up_o his_o â—…pirit_n that_o there_o remain_v a_o rest_n for_o the_o people_n â—…f_fw-fr god_n 2._o from_o the_o conveniency_n of_o his_o house_n he_o â—…earns_v the_o blessedness_n of_o his_o estate_n in_o heaven_n here_o be_v my_o comfortable_a habitation_n neat_a â—…ooms_n handsome_a furniture_n healthful_a air_n â—…leasant_a situation_n my_o line_n be_v fall_v in_o pleaâ—…nt_a place_n praise_v be_v the_o lord_n but_o this_o be_v â—…ut_o a_o tabernacle_n not_o my_o settle_a place_n a_o â—…arthly_a tabernacle_n this_o house_n be_v make_v with_o â—…ands_n but_o yonder_o above_o i_o have_v a_o house_n â—…ade_v without_o hand_n these_o my_o convenienâ—…es_n be_v mix_v but_o there_o they_o be_v abstract_a and_o â—…ithout_n mixture_n that_o house_n i_o be_o go_v to_o great_a without_o coldness_n high_a without_o â—…anger_n full_a without_o throng_v rich_a withâ—…ut_a vanity_n ancient_n without_o decay_n no_o need_n 〈◊〉_d repair_v no_o danger_n of_o fire_n no_o fear_n of_o be_v â—…t_v out_o there_o shall_v i_o have_v my_o child_n aâ—…out_v i_o without_o cry_v my_o wife_n without_o sickness_n my_o servant_n without_o trouble_n wheâ—…_n there_o be_v eternal_a music_n eternal_a feast_n etâ—…_n happiness_n o_o that_o my_o work_n be_v doâ—…_n that_o i_o may_v go_v yonder_o this_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d winter_n house_n o_o yonder_o above_o be_v my_o suâ—…_n parlour_n yet_o a_o little_a while_n and_o i_o shâ—…_n inhabit_v though_o most_o unworthy_a of_o it_o as_o gâ—…_n a_o house_n as_o my_o landlord_n my_o fine_n be_v pay_v 〈◊〉_d my_o saviour_n blood_n possession_n be_v take_v in_o 〈◊〉_d name_n by_o a_o sure_a attorney_n and_o the_o rend_a 〈◊〉_d be_v nothing_o but_o blessing_n and_o praise_v the_o goâ—…_n of_o heaven_n to_o eternity_n thousand_o be_v waiâ—…ing_n to_o welcome_v i_o to_o house_n christ_n himseâ—…_n will_v let_v i_o in_o and_o but_o one_o life_n between_o 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o palace_n and_o now_o what_o though_o i_o 〈◊〉_d and_o sweat_n here_o a_o while_n when_o my_o reversioâ—…_n fall_v i_o shall_v live_v like_o a_o angel_n and_o then_o farewell_n my_o plough_n and_o cart_n i_o shall_v sow_v 〈◊〉_d thresh_v no_o more_o my_o weary_a day_n and_o carefuâ—…_n night_n farewell_n there_o be_v no_o husbandry_n 〈◊〉_d heaven_n there_o be_v the_o harvest_n of_o all_o my_o prayer_n where_o christ_n shall_v be_v all_o in_o all._n and_o the_o pooâ—…_n husbandman_n do_v much_o comfort_n himself_o wilâ—…_n these_o hope_n and_o we_o can_v better_o leave_v 〈◊〉_d than_o here_o whither_o this_o lesson_n have_v broughâ—…_n he_o and_o this_o be_v the_o six_o point_n to_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d lesson_n which_o the_o husbandman_n may_v learn_v 〈◊〉_d his_o call_v object_n perhaps_o you_o will_v say_v i_o can_v never_o léarâ—…_n these_o thing_n i_o be_o weak_a and_o ignorant_a how_o shall_v i_o acquire_v these_o thing_n answ._n though_o thou_o be_v no_o scholar_n yâ—…_n thou_o be_v christ_n scholar_n and_o if_o there_o be_v â—…in_o a_o willing_a mind_n thy_o work_n be_v half_o do_v a_o dull_a scholar_n with_o a_o skilful_a master_n may_v make_v shift_n psal._n 32.8_o i_o will_v instruct_v and_o teach_v thou_o i_o will_v guide_v thou_o with_o my_o eye_n nay_o god_n have_v particular_o profess_v to_o help_v the_o husbandman_n â—…sa_fw-la 28.26_o for_o his_o god_n do_v instruct_v he_o to_o discretion_n and_o do_v teach_v he_o do_v but_o your_o best_a keep_v open_a the_o eye_n of_o faith_n to_o see_v thing_n unseen_a pray_v for_o skill_n and_o fall_v to_o practice_v and_o it_o will_v come_v the_o sweetness_n will_v pay_v for_o the_o difficulty_n he_o that_o turn_v earth_n into_o heaven_n â—…hath_fw-mi a_o heaven_n upon_o earth_n and_o so_o you_o have_v the_o six_o head_n chap._n vii_o 7._o the_o husbandman_n grace_n sect_n i._o i_o proceed_v in_o the_o seven_o place_n to_o grace_n prescribe_v to_o the_o husbandman_n the_o special_a grace_n he_o shall_v get_v without_o grace_n the_o best_a call_v in_o the_o world_n will_v be_v unedifying_a and_o uncomfortable_a god_n grace_n in_o a_o call_v be_v the_o grace_n of_o a_o call_v true_a grace_n can_v make_v the_o low_a condition_n happy_a and_o sin_n can_v make_v the_o high_a miserable_a without_o grace_n a_o husbandman_n may_v be_v undo_v when_o a_o angel_n without_o grace_n fall_v though_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o of_o all_o man_n he_o have_v need_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v a_o drudge_n on_o earth_n and_o then_o a_o brand_n 〈◊〉_d hell_n the_o ox_n he_o drive_v will_v be_v in_o a_o betteâ—…_n case_n than_o he_o if_o he_o live_v and_o die_v without_o thâ—…_n true_a fear_n of_o god_n for_o that_o have_v meat_n anâ—…_n drink_n and_o work_v but_o no_o care_n or_o grief_n noâ—…_n account_n to_o make_v and_o the_o husbandman_n thaâ—…_n know_v not_o god_n in_o a_o save_a manner_n hatâ—…_n work_n and_o meat_n and_o withal_o care_n and_o trouble_n and_o a_o sad_a reckon_n to_o come_v o_o that_o the_o husbandman_n be_v but_o acquaint_v with_o jesuâ—…_n christ_n and_o with_o his_o own_o true_a state_n he_o need_v not_o envy_v the_o great_a prince_n if_o he_o have_v but_o christ_n in_o he_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n but_o though_o the_o husbandman_n must_v have_v every_o grace_n true_a grace_n come_v all_o together_o the_o new_a man_n have_v all_o his_o member_n yet_o i_o shall_v more_o especial_o recommend_v these_o seven_o follow_a grace_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o husbandman_n sect_n i._o i._o the_o first_o grace_n necessary_a for_o the_o husbandman_n patience_n be_v patience_n he_o can_v live_v comfortable_o without_o it_o 1._o he_o must_v have_v
save_v stake_n in_o the_o world_n be_v his_o by-business_n but_o save_v his_o soul_n be_v his_o main_a business_n for_o what_o will_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n to_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o to_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n mat._n 16.26_o what_o be_v he_o better_o if_o he_o discharge_v all_o his_o debt_n and_o die_v in_o god_n debt_n and_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o prison_n of_o hell_n for_o ever_o what_o welcome_a can_v he_o have_v to_o god_n that_o have_v do_v every_o thing_n but_o what_o be_v chief_o give_v he_o in_o charge_n that_o be_v good_a counsel_n then_o for_o the_o husbandman_n mat._n 6.19_o 20._o lay_v not_o up_o for_o yourselves_o treasure_n upon_o earth_n where_o moth_n and_o rust_n do_v corrupt_a and_o where_o have_v break_v through_o and_o steal_v but_o lay_v up_o for_o yourselves_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n nothing_o you_o can_v get_v in_o this_o world_n that_o can_v be_v lay_v up_o safe_a but_o if_o your_o soul_n be_v save_v that_o will_v be_v safe_a for_o ever_o you_o must_v remember_v that_o you_o be_v not_o make_v to_o work_v and_o eat_v but_o to_o save_v your_o soul_n in_o the_o first_o place_n god_n have_v no_o where_o promise_v that_o if_o you_o seek_v the_o world_n and_o the_o vanity_n thereof_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n kingdom_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o you_o but_o he_o have_v promise_v that_o if_o you_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o all_o other_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o you_o mat._n 6.33_o and_o there-therefore_a the_o religious_a husbandman_n will_v secure_v the_o main_a chance_n i_o must_v part_v with_o my_o house_n and_o my_o ground_n and_o my_o child_n but_o my_o soul_n i_o must_v live_v with_o for_o ever_o and_o that_o i_o will_v secure_v i_o know_v many_o thing_n be_v useful_a but_o one_o thing_n be_v needful_a and_o no_o care_n enter_v deep_a than_o the_o welfare_n of_o this_o no_o cross_n lie_v heavy_a than_o the_o hindrance_n of_o this_o as_o in_o a_o common_a fire_n a_o man_n will_v strive_v to_o save_v his_o build_n but_o if_o he_o can_v he_o will_v not_o lose_v his_o good_n yet_o if_o these_o go_v in_o the_o flame_n he_o will_v venture_v far_o to_o save_v his_o cash_n his_o write_n and_o his_o jewel_n so_o our_o husbandman_n be_v careful_a of_o his_o other_o concern_v but_o his_o soul_n his_o jewel_n in_o the_o thick_a of_o his_o business_n he_o will_v endeavour_v to_o feed_v and_o cure_v and_o save_v whatsoever_o it_o cost_v he_o the_o soul_n like_o some_o great_a personage_n be_v somewhat_o exceptious_a if_o she_o be_v not_o regard_v in_o the_o first_o place_n she_o will_v not_o be_v serve_v with_o break_a meat_n when_o that_o be_v make_v a_o by-business_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o main_a business_n when_o man_n be_v serious_a in_o trifle_n and_o trivial_a in_o serious_a thing_n that_o be_v wisdom_n from_o beneath_o stark_a folly_n before_o god_n the_o husbandman_n be_v loath_a to_o end_v his_o life_n with_o that_o doleful_a song_n cant._n 1.6_o my_o mother_n child_n make_v i_o keeper_n of_o the_o vineyard_n but_o my_o own_o vineyard_n i_o have_v not_o keep_v and_o yet_o alas_o for_o grief_n how_o many_o such_o foolish_a creature_n be_v there_o that_o like_a child_n send_v upon_o some_o weighty_a errand_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o this_o and_o the_o other_o gay_a flower_n or_o weed_n in_o their_o way_n and_o play_v with_o they_o while_o their_o business_n be_v neglect_v how_o do_v such_o child_n deserve_v to_o be_v welcome_v home_o so_o do_v they_o almighty_a god_n have_v send_v you_o into_o this_o world_n upon_o a_o great_a errand_n namely_o to_o conquer_v the_o devil_n exalt_v the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o climb_v to_o heaven_n ah_o sir_n do_v not_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o fade_a flower_n of_o lawful_a comfort_n do_v not_o play_v with_o the_o stink_a weed_n of_o unlawful_a lust_n and_o forget_v your_o errand_n remember_v there_o be_v no_o conversion_n after_o death_n no_o sermon_n in_o the_o grave_n no_o forgiveness_n in_o 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