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wherein_o the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n shall_v have_v continue_v if_o man_n have_v not_o fall_v but_o this_o temper_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v much_o alter_v or_o rather_o invert_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n most_o man_n it_o may_v be_v have_v hear_v or_o read_v of_o that_o answer_n which_o a_o ancient_a philosopher_n make_v to_o this_o question_n etc._n see_v horace_n his_o arva_n beata_fw-la epod._n 16._o reddit_fw-la ubi_fw-la cererem_fw-la tellus_fw-la inarata_fw-la quotannis_fw-la etc._n etc._n illic_fw-la injussae_fw-la veniunt_fw-la ad_fw-la mulctra_fw-la capellae_fw-la etc._n etc._n why_o nettle_n thistle_n and_o other_o like_a weed_n shall_v grow_v so_o fast_o in_o such_o abundance_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n when_o as_o flower_n herb_n or_o comfortable_a fruit_n do_v not_o grow_v at_o all_o or_o seldom_o come_v to_o any_o good_a proof_n without_o the_o extraordinary_a pain_n or_o skill_n of_o man_n the_o best_a answer_n which_o the_o philosopher_n can_v make_v be_v 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17_o â—8_o 19_o because_o thou_o have_v eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o which_o i_o command_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o curse_a be_v the_o ground_n for_o thy_o sake_n in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v of_o it_o all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n thorn_n also_o and_o thistle_n shall_v it_o bring_v forth_o to_o thou_o and_o thou_o shalâ—_n eat_v the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n shall_v thou_o eat_v bread_n till_o thou_o return_v unto_o the_o ground_n but_o though_o the_o heathen_n can_v not_o know_v this_o story_n by_o light_n of_o nature_n yet_o thus_o much_o be_v reveal_v or_o make_v know_v unto_o they_o they_o may_v easy_o have_v gather_v that_o if_o the_o earth_n be_v thus_o accurse_v for_o man_n sake_n the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v first_o accurse_v or_o corrupt_v as_o in_o very_a deed_n this_o preposterous_a and_o untoward_a inclination_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o bring_v forth_o weed_n free_o and_o plentiful_o and_o good_a fruit_n hardly_o or_o by_o constraint_n or_o coaction_n be_v but_o a_o emblem_n or_o visible_a picture_n of_o the_o untoward_a and_o corrupt_a disposition_n of_o man_n heart_n to_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n voluntary_o free_o and_o plentiful_o whereas_o it_o do_v not_o it_o can_v bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n without_o the_o skill_n and_o husbandry_n of_o he_o that_o make_v it_o we_o have_v the_o seed_n of_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n plant_v in_o we_o by_o nature_n and_o they_o fructify_v and_o increase_v by_o our_o sloth_n and_o negligence_n as_o for_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n the_o seed_n of_o they_o must_v be_v sow_o in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o be_v sow_o they_o do_v not_o grow_v up_o and_o prosper_v without_o his_o extraordinary_a blessing_n upon_o his_o own_o plant_n and_o his_o servant_n labour_n though_o paul_n may_v plant_v and_o apollo_n water_n yet_o it_o be_v god_n only_o that_o give_v the_o increase_n i_o 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doctrine_n handle_v first_o unto_o what_o condemnation_n they_o be_v of_o old_a ordain_v second_o how_o or_o in_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v ordain_v unto_o it_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o english_a note_n upon_o this_o place_n a_o very_a strange_a one_o yet_o gather_v as_o it_o seem_v from_o some_o good_a writer_n who_o do_v not_o so_o clear_o express_v themselves_o in_o their_o comment_n upon_o this_o place_n as_o may_v have_v be_v desire_v chapter_n see_v the_o 1._o note_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o yet_o be_v far_o worse_o understand_v by_o many_o of_o their_o follower_n than_o they_o mean_v the_o english_a note_n seem_v to_o imply_v that_o these_o man_n be_v ordain_v to_o trouble_v the_o church_n or_o to_o follow_v those_o lewd_a opinion_n or_o practice_n whereby_o the_o church_n be_v trouble_v and_o the_o faith_n of_o many_o bring_v into_o manifest_a hazard_n yet_o to_o say_v that_o any_o man_n be_v ordain_v by_o god_n to_o this_o or_o the_o like_a end_n will_v be_v 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