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he_o after_o a_o more_o general_a manner_n as_o he_o be_v a_o christian_n or_o more_o particular_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o call_n he_o will_v take_v the_o opportunity_n and_o bring_v forth_o his_o fruit_n in_o a_o seasonable_a time_n if_o god_n have_v increase_v thy_o wealth_n and_o substance_n and_o give_v thou_o sufficient_a not_o only_o for_o thyself_o but_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o other_o when_o thou_o see_v the_o hungry_a that_o will_v be_v glad_a of_o the_o crumb_n that_o fall_v from_o thy_o table_n when_o thou_o see_v the_o naked_a and_o the_o strange_a that_o want_n clothe_v and_o harbour_n or_o any_o that_o be_v in_o any_o want_n and_o necessity_n than_o thou_o have_v opportunity_n to_o do_v good_a and_o if_o thou_o be_v this_o good_a ground_n which_o be_v here_o mention_v than_o thou_o will_v bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o mercy_n if_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o learned_a and_o enable_v thou_o to_o exhort_v with_o wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o to_o convince_v the_o gainsayers_a of_o it_o when_o thou_o see_v thy_o brother_n ready_a to_o fall_v into_o error_n and_o to_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n than_o thou_o have_v opportunity_n to_o do_v good_a and_o if_o thou_o be_v this_o ground_n which_o be_v here_o mention_v than_o thou_o will_v bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o knowledge_n if_o god_n have_v advance_v thou_o to_o the_o place_n of_o authority_n and_o commit_v into_o thy_o hand_n the_o sword_n of_o justice_n when_o thou_o see_v the_o poor_a to_o be_v deprive_v of_o hiâ—_n right_n and_o the_o innocent_a oppress_v when_o thou_o see_v iniquity_n to_o abound_v in_o the_o land_n and_o robbery_n and_o violence_n in_o all_o quarter_n than_o thou_o have_v opportunity_n to_o do_v good_a and_o if_o thou_o be_v this_o good_a ground_n which_o be_v here_o mention_v than_o thou_o will_v bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o justice_n the_o ground_n indeed_o when_o it_o have_v be_v sow_v yet_o before_o 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partly_o from_o other_o but_o yet_o if_o thou_o be_v this_o good_a ground_n which_o be_v here_o mention_v thou_o will_v overcome_v they_o all_o and_o with_o the_o tree_n that_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o first_o psalm_n thou_o will_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o due_a season_n to_o draw_v then_o to_o a_o conclusion_n of_o this_o first_o sign_n if_o fruitfulness_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o good_a ground_n then_o that_o we_o may_v not_o deceive_v ourselves_o 6.1_o jam._n 1.22.2_o cor._n 6.1_o let_v we_o not_o only_o be_v hearer_n of_o the_o word_n but_o doer_n of_o it_o let_v we_o not_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a but_o when_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n word_n have_v be_v sow_v in_o our_o heart_n let_v we_o be_v careful_a to_o practise_v the_o same_o and_o to_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o in_o our_o life_n we_o will_v count_v he_o you_o know_v a_o very_a bad_a husband_n who_o when_o his_o ground_n have_v be_v sow_v with_o seed_n shall_v turn_v in_o his_o 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21.9_o job_n 21.9_o say_v of_o the_o wicked_a be_v peaceable_a without_o fear_n and_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n be_v not_o upon_o they_o and_o as_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v of_o the_o ungodly_a they_o prosper_v in_o all_o their_o way_n and_o flourish_v like_o a_o green_a bay-tree_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o and_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o the_o godly_a many_o time_n do_v suffer_v in_o this_o world_n more_o cross_n and_o affliction_n than_o the_o wicked_a but_o therefore_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v keep_v and_o reserve_v till_o the_o world_n to_o come_v lazarus_n be_v far_o more_o afflict_v in_o this_o life_n that_o lay_v full_a of_o sore_n at_o the_o rich_a man_n gate_n and_o will_v have_v be_v glad_a of_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n then_o the_o rich_a man_n be_v that_o fare_v so_o sumptuous_o and_o live_v in_o pleasure_n but_o therefore_o what_o say_v abraham_n to_o the_o rich_a man_n son_n say_v he_o 15.25_o luke_n 15.25_o remember_v 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