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gather_v bâ—…_n food_n in_o the_o harvest_n set_a thyself_o by_o a_o mole_n hill_n and_o there_o stand_v and_o behold_v those_o small_a creature_n how_o busy_a they_o be_v they_o stand_v noâ—…_n still_o nor_o go_v at_o a_o idle_a rate_n but_o run_v every_o foot_n they_o carry_v a_o burden_n as_o big_a as_o themselves_o every_o day_n they_o work_v and_o this_o with_o incredible_a cheerfulness_n they_o murmur_v not_o they_o quarrel_v not_o but_o know_v their_o place_n and_o business_n and_o that_o be_v to_o provide_v for_o winter_n and_o now_o what_o learn_v the_o studious_a husbandman_n from_o this_o book_n why_o here_o he_o learn_v industâ—…y_a and_o diligence_n a_o cheerful_a industry_n in_o his_o place_n shall_v nature_n teach_v this_o ant_n more_o than_o reason_n teach_v i_o shall_v a_o blind_a instinct_n make_v her_o provident_a and_o shall_v the_o bible_n suffer_v i_o to_o be_v profuse_a see_v how_o she_o run_v in_o her_o duty_n and_o shall_v i_o sleep_v or_o creep_v in_o i_o 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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
provide_v for_o they_o that_o god_n who_o hear_v young_a raven_n will_v hear_v young_a child_n though_o ishmael_n be_v no_o better_a than_o he_o shall_v be_v yet_o god_n hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lad_n gen._n 21.17_o for_o the_o old_a love_n that_o be_v between_o himself_o and_o abraham_n and_o he_o often_o think_v with_o comfort_n on_o that_o psal._n 37.25_o i_o have_v be_v young_a and_o now_o be_o old_a yet_o have_v i_o not_o see_v the_o righteous_a forsake_v nor_o his_o seed_n beg_v bread_n and_o he_o have_v need_n of_o faith_n to_o hold_v up_o his_o heart_n under_o his_o many_o wearisome_a care_n and_o trouble_n faith_n will_v find_v honey_n in_o the_o lion_n and_o comfort_n in_o the_o bible_n when_o there_o be_v none_o on_o earth_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o husbandman_n come_v home_o tire_v with_o his_o hard_a work_n he_o take_v the_o bible_n and_o there_o find_v that_o every_o condition_n all_o thing_n shall_v work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n that_o when_o flesh_n and_o heart_n fail_v yet_o god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o his_o portion_n for_o ever_o he_o find_v that_o tribulation_n work_v patience_n and_o patience_n experience_n that_o affliction_n be_v better_a than_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v wear_v out_o with_o labour_n than_o to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o lust_n he_o believe_v the_o day_n how_o dark_a soever_o will_v end_v well_o o_o the_o husbandman_n can_v live_v a_o day_n without_o faith_n he_o can_v live_v by_o bread_n alone_o but_o by_o every_o word_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n and_o last_o he_o have_v need_n of_o faith_n for_o his_o poor_a soul_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v if_o ever_o any_o man_n sure_o he_o may_v say_v psal._n 27.13_o i_o have_v faint_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 this_o be_v his_o refuge_n when_o nothing_o else_o will_v serve_v when_o his_o body_n and_o spirit_n be_v spend_v when_o his_o care_n and_o cross_n prevail_v against_o he_o heaven_n will_v put_v a_o end_n to_o this_o now_o i_o be_o plough_v in_o the_o earth_n but_o short_o i_o shall_v be_v reap_v in_o heaven_n this_o sweat_a life_n will_v be_v over_o and_o my_o sing_a life_n will_v begin_v yet_o a_o while_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v send_v for_o post_n to_o heaven_n there_o be_v but_o one_o life_n between_o i_o and_o a_o great_a estate_n my_o trouble_n will_v have_v a_o end_n but_o my_o joy_n will_v never_o have_v a_o end_n and_o my_o short_a affliction_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n be_v all_o this_o while_n work_v for_o i_o a_o exceed_a great_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n and_o this_o i_o believe_v i_o have_v not_o only_o some_o sleight_n and_o groundless_a hope_n of_o it_o but_o i_o have_v a_o evidence_n for_o it_o i_o find_v my_o name_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o so_o know_v it_o be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o therefore_o my_o heart_n be_v glad_a my_o glory_n rejoice_v my_o flesh_n also_o that_o have_v little_a rest_n here_o do_v rest_n in_o hope_n my_o possession_n be_v little_a but_o my_o reversion_n great_a he_o that_o shall_v be_v rich_a for_o ever_o may_v be_v content_a to_o be_v poor_a a_o while_n and_o thus_o you_o have_v hear_v what_o special_a grace_n the_o husbandman_n shall_v have_v and_o which_o i_o earnest_o in_o god_n behalf_n persuade_v you_o to_o strive_v for_o with_o all_o your_o might_n leave_v no_o mean_n unused_a no_o strength_n unspent_a for_o the_o attain_n of_o these_o grace_n it_o be_v possible_a to_o get_v they_o its_o profitable_a to_o have_v they_o its_o perilous_a to_o be_v without_o they_o without_o these_o you_o live_v but_o little_a above_o your_o beast_n you_o do_v but_o drudge_n o_o therefore_o go_v to_o the_o god_n of_o grace_n for_o they_o and_o never_o leave_v he_o till_o you_o have_v they_o chap._n viii_o 8._o the_o abuse_n of_o husbandry_n section_n i._n we_o be_v come_v now_o in_o the_o eight_o husbandry_n place_n to_o discover_v the_o abuse_n of_o husbandry_n and_o pity_v it_o be_v that_o so_o honest_a and_o innocent_a a_o employment_n shall_v be_v abuse_v but_o abuse_v it_o be_v by_o many_o but_o that_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o man_n not_o of_o the_o call_v the_o call_v shall_v be_v have_v in_o honour_n when_o they_o shall_v die_v in_o shame_n what_o call_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o ministry_n and_o yet_o alas_o how_o be_v that_o call_v abuse_v but_o wo_n to_o they_o by_o who_o offence_n come_v let_v that_o holy_a call_v stand_n innocent_a and_o honourable_a notwithstanding_o our_o worthy_a call_v of_o husbandry_n be_v deface_v by_o too_o many_o but_o for_o all_o that_o remain_v excellent_a yet_o these_o abuse_n we_o must_v detect_v that_o you_o may_v see_v the_o extreme_n and_o never_o fall_v into_o they_o sect_n i._o gluttony_n the_o first_o abuse_n of_o the_o husbandman_n call_v be_v by_o drunkenness_n and_o gluttony_n so_o we_o find_v gen._n 9.20_o 21._o and_o noah_n begin_v to_o be_v a_o husbandman_n and_o he_o plant_v a_o vineyard_n and_o he_o drink_v of_o the_o wine_n and_o be_v drunken_a here_o we_o have_v noah_n employment_n and_o his_o infirmity_n his_o employment_n he_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o husbandman_n though_o all_o the_o world_n be_v he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o yet_o he_o choose_v to_o have_v a_o call_v and_o he_o choose_v this_o call_v and_o then_o here_o be_v his_o infirmity_n where_o there_o be_v two_o extreme_n in_o opinion_n some_o make_v it_o a_o unpardonable_a crime_n that_o a_o age_a wise_a and_o holy_a man_n shall_v thus_o miscarry_v not_o charitable_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v not_o intemperance_n but_o inexperience_n that_o cause_v his_o fallâ—…_n and_o other_o hold_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o because_o involuntary_a and_o of_o ignorance_n but_o this_o annihilate_v it_o not_o extenuate_v it_o may_v it_o be_v ill_o do_v but_o record_v purposely_o to_o warn_v we_o from_o the_o like_a patriarchae_fw-la nos_fw-la docent_fw-la non_fw-la soluâ—…_n docentes_fw-la sed_fw-la errâ—…tes_fw-la the_o patriarch_n error_n teach_v we_o as_o well_o as_o their_o instruction_n o_o let_v this_o instance_n teach_v the_o husbandman_n never_o to_o abuse_v his_o call_v thus_o by_o drunkenness_n and_o gluttony_n i_o mean_v immoderate_a eat_n and_o drink_v when_o man_n eat_v or_o drink_v more_o than_o do_v good_a not_o only_a when_o it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o their_o head_n or_o stomach_n but_o when_o it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o their_o time_n or_o too_o much_o for_o their_o estate_n which_o god_n will_v account_v drunkenness_n at_o the_o last_o day_n though_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o it_o and_o some_o worse_a than_o other_o and_o it_o be_v worse_o in_o some_o man_n than_o in_o other_o and_o beseem_v a_o husbandman_n as_o ill_o as_o most_o other_o in_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v prone_a to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o recreation_n but_o a_o alehouse_n no_o way_n to_o quench_v his_o care_n but_o by_o strong_a drink_n no_o exercise_n on_o a_o festival_n but_o quaff_v and_o smoke_v but_o this_o be_v a_o fearful_a abuse_n in_o thy_o call_v thy_o hard_a labour_n will_v never_o excuse_v thy_o hard_a drink_n thy_o field_n groan_v that_o bear_v the_o grain_n which_o thou_o thus_o abuse_v why_o this_o be_v a_o beastly_a and_o deadly_a sin_n other_o sin_n it_o be_v true_a in_o their_o nature_n be_v many_o of_o they_o worse_o than_o this_o but_o few_o beyond_o it_o consider_v the_o inseparable_a effect_n of_o it_o namely_o the_o render_v the_o man_n or_o rather_o the_o beast_n liable_a to_o all_o sin_n a_o sin_n that_o by_o degree_n will_v steal_v all_o the_o money_n out_o of_o thy_o purse_n all_o the_o comfort_n out_o of_o thy_o house_n all_o thy_o credit_n and_o all_o thy_o conscience_n and_o leave_v thou_o nothing_o but_o sting_a sorrow_n o_o rectify_v therefore_o this_o abuse_n have_v thou_o no_o recreation_n but_o thy_o ruin_n no_o pleasure_n but_o in_o sin_n no_o way_n to_o refresh_v thy_o body_n but_o by_o wound_v thy_o soul_n have_v thou_o so_o many_o house_n near_o thou_o where_o thou_o may_v be_v cheerful_a and_o welcome_a for_o thy_o company_n and_o will_v none_o serve_v thou_o but_o the_o alehouse_n where_o thou_o be_v welcome_a only_o for_o thy_o money_n think_v as_o thou_o enterest_n in_o those_o door_n do_v god_n call_v i_o hither_o can_v i_o give_v account_n of_o this_o be_v god_n to_o be_v meet_v with_o here_o will_v i_o be_v find_v thus_o by_o death_n shall_v i_o gratify_v my_o flesh_n to_o provoke_v my_o god_n shall_v i_o sadden_fw-mi my_o conscience_n to_o cheer_v my_o appetite_n i_o will_v away_o i_o will_v stay_v here_o no_o long_o depart_v
your_o rent_n shall_v procure_v the_o adâ—…ancing_n of_o your_o house_n remember_v the_o liberal_a man_n devise_v liberal_a thing_n and_o by_o liberal_a thing_n he_o shall_v stand_v how_o many_o by_o such_o severity_n have_v indeed_o get_v great_a wealth_n for_o their_o child_n but_o god_n curse_v come_v with_o it_o that_o wealth_n have_v occasion_v the_o ruin_n of_o these_o child_n whereas_o more_o moderate_a portion_n or_o estate_n may_v have_v match_v they_o with_o far_o more_o comfort_n yea_o and_o plenty_n and_o be_v there_o any_o wisdom_n or_o forecast_v by_o bring_v many_o family_n to_o penury_n to_o store_v up_o a_o little_a mammon_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o therewith_o to_o undo_v your_o own_o soul_n and_o your_o child_n when_o you_o be_v go_v for_o he_o be_v wise_a that_o have_v say_v prov._n 15.27_o he_o that_o be_v greedy_a of_o gain_n trouble_v his_o own_o house_n as_o well_o as_o all_o about_o he_o 2._o but_o notwithstanding_o the_o hard_a bargain_n you_o have_v this_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a way_n to_o mend_v they_o god_n require_v no_o more_o from_o any_o man_n than_o he_o can_v comfortable_o do_v if_o you_o have_v more_o faith_n you_o will_v need_v less_o toil_n and_o lively_a prayer_n will_v excuse_v much_o of_o your_o languish_a pain_n and_o travel_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n order_n phil._n 4.7_o let_v your_o moderation_n be_v know_v unto_o all_o man_n i_o bar_v idleness_n but_o persuade_v to_o moderation_n work_v with_o less_o intenseness_n for_o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v than_o for_o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v not_o make_v not_o 〈◊〉_d life_n a_o slavery_n eccles._n 2.22_o for_o what_o have_v 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o his_o labour_n and_o the_o vexation_n of_o his_o heart_n wherein_o he_o have_v labour_v under_o the_o sun_n for_o all_o his_o day_n be_v sorrow_n and_o his_o travel_n grief_n and_o his_o heart_n take_v not_o rest_n in_o the_o night_n this_o be_v also_o vanity_n a_o lively_a description_n of_o this_o abuse_n in_o question_n and_o the_o censure_n of_o wisdom_n upon_o it_o it_o be_v vanity_n yea_o this_o brutish_a humouâ—…_n be_v sometime_o find_v in_o those_o that_o have_v no_o need_n do_v to_o it_o ecc._n 4.8_o there_o be_v one_o alone_o and_o there_o 〈◊〉_d not_o a_o second_o yea_o he_o have_v neither_o child_n nor_o brother_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n neither_o be_v his_o eye_n satisfy_v with_o riches_n neither_o say_v he_o for_o who_o do_v i_o labour_v and_o 〈◊〉_d my_o soul_n of_o good_a this_o be_v also_o vanity_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o sore_a travel_n who_o be_v the_o great_a drudge_n many_o time_n but_o they_o that_o have_v enough_o perhaps_o no_o child_n or_o near_a relation_n to_o care_n for_o away_o then_o with_o this_o wretched_a and_o uncomfortable_a life_n use_v the_o world_n as_o not_o abuse_v it_o labour_n in_o it_o as_o be_v above_o it_o and_o serve_v it_o not_o with_o more_o fervency_n than_o he_o that_o make_v it_o sect_n iv._o 4._o iv._o the_o four_o abuse_n in_o husbandry_n be_v swear_v rash_a swear_v i_o can_v say_v that_o he_o be_v alone_o or_o chief_a in_o this_o sin_n it_o be_v more_o witty_a wicked_a head_n that_o invent_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o do_v but_o imitate_v he_o do_v but_o troth_n after_o the_o furious_a gallop_n of_o great_a person_n that_o go_v before_o he_o but_o however_o this_o fearful_a abuse_n have_v get_v place_n among_o husbandman_n and_o that_o now_o adays_o with_o redouble_a force_n and_o frequency_n what_o house_n be_v free_a from_o rash_a oath_n a_o day_n together_o what_o shop_n can_v you_o pass_v but_o you_o may_v hear_v the_o buyer_n swear_v he_o will_v give_v no_o more_o as_o well_o as_o the_o seller_n that_o he_o will_v take_v no_o less_o what_o market_n but_o the_o noise_n of_o they_o reach_v our_o ear_n so_o that_o we_o may_v true_o and_o sad_o say_v with_o the_o prophet_n jer._n 23.10_o because_o of_o swear_v the_o land_n mourn_v these_o adorn_v their_o discourse_n these_o confirm_v their_o 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to_o displease_v god_n because_o you_o be_v use_v to_o it_o as_o if_o a_o common_a robber_n shall_v plead_v before_o a_o judge_n not_o guilty_a because_o he_o have_v no_o ill_a intent_n only_o it_o be_v his_o custom_n which_o indeed_o deserve_v the_o severe_a condemnation_n custom_n can_v never_o extenuate_v a_o fault_n but_o aggravate_v it_o perhaps_o you_o will_v say_v without_o oath_n you_o can_v be_v believe_v but_o experience_n tell_v the_o contrary_a that_o many_o a_o man_n that_o can_v swear_v can_v obtain_v more_o belief_n than_o he_o that_o swear_v every_o word_n and_o reason_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o who_o dare_v be_v profane_a against_o god_n can_v easy_o venture_v to_o be_v deceitful_a towards_o man_n and_o where_o a_o oath_n be_v say_v to_o be_v for_o a_o end_n to_o all_o strife_n it_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o that_o oath_n which_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o man_n but_o that_o oath_n which_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n any_o man_n will_v judge_v we_o of_o small_a 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be_v satisfy_v therein_o as_o that_o which_o be_v best_a for_o you_o psal._n 115.3_o our_o god_n be_v in_o the_o heaven_n he_o have_v do_v whatsoever_o he_o please_v read_v more_o in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n providence_n and_o less_o in_o the_o book_n of_o man_n prognostication_n and_o this_o i_o do_v purposely_o instance_n in_o because_o the_o common_a use_n of_o these_o book_n be_v most_o foolish_a and_o fallible_a for_o how_o can_v one_o of_o they_o tell_v the_o whole_a nation_n of_o rain_n such_o and_o such_o a_o day_n when_o there_o be_v usual_o rain_n in_o one_o country_n and_o fair_a weather_n in_o another_o the_o same_o day_n beside_o the_o lord_n do_v very_o often_o alter_v the_o scene_n of_o these_o thing_n either_o upon_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n or_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o enemy_n hence_o that_o challenge_n isa._n 47.13_o let_v now_o the_o astrologer_n the_o stargazer_n the_o monthly_a prognosticator_n stand_v up_o and_o save_v thou_o from_o these_o thing_n 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he_o do_v thy_o part_n and_o he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o do_v he_o nay_o in_o those_o injury_n that_o be_v put_v upon_o thou_o the_o overrule_a and_o well_n order_v hand_n of_o providence_n do_v guide_v and_o dispose_v the_o same_o to_o the_o best_a 2_o sam._n 16.10_o let_v he_o curse_v say_v david_n of_o shimei_n that_o revile_v he_o bitter_o without_o a_o cause_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v to_o he_o curse_n david_n who_o then_o shall_v say_v wherefore_o have_v thou_o do_v so_o o_o study_n providence_n believe_v providence_n submit_v to_o providence_n god_n be_v righteous_a in_o man_n unrighteousness_n and_o he_o never_o permit_v any_o evil_a to_o befall_v thou_o except_o he_o can_v bring_v out_o of_o it_o some_o great_a good_a sect_n iii_o 3._o iii_o the_o three_o rule_n of_o the_o husbandman_n god_n in_o his_o call_v be_v make_v a_o treasure_n of_o god_n you_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v but_o mean_a and_o poor_a in_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n o_o labour_n to_o be_v 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〈◊〉_d and_o shoot_v upward_o may_v fly_v above_o he_o 〈◊〉_d poor_a peasant_n may_v look_v as_o high_a as_o the_o prince_n in_o this_o sense_n and_o the_o ploughman_n laboâ—…_n please_v his_o maker_n more_o than_o the_o victory_n 〈◊〉_d a_o emperor_n the_o one_o serve_v the_o will_n of_o his_o heavenly_a lord_n the_o other_o sacriâ—…_n to_o his_o hellish_a lust._n and_o this_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o nine_o point_n which_o be_v to_o set_v down_o the_o husbandman_n design_n in_o his_o call_v always_o provide_v this_o point_n be_v not_o lay_v aside_o without_o some_o use_n thereof_o namely_o that_o you_o bewail_v this_o abuse_n of_o it_o in_o other_o and_o reform_v it_o in_o yourselves_o mend_v the_o same_o as_o far_o as_o you_o can_v and_o mourn_v for_o it_o wherein_o you_o can_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v use_v the_o world_n as_o not_o abuse_v it_o so_o use_v this_o call_v as_o not_o abuse_v it_o adorn_v it_o and_o do_v not_o shame_v it_o a_o bad_a husbandman_n and_o a_o good_a 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