what_o answer_n he_o may_v make_v for_o himself_o though_o he_o be_v not_o make_v to_o answer_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o other_o man_n iâ—_n than_o thou_o shall_v be_v so_o busy_v that_o hardly_o thou_o shall_v unwind_v thyself_o from_o the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o sin_n commit_v by_o thyself_o then_o much_o more_o hardly_o shall_v thou_o escape_v the_o same_o have_v take_v upon_o thou_o to_o answer_v for_o the_o conscience_n of_o other_o man_n it_o must_v needs_o therefore_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n after_o this_o manner_n to_o bring_v thy_o salvation_n into_o so_o great_a a_o danger_n it_o be_v vanity_n to_o covet_v supereminence_n over_o other_o in_o this_o place_n of_o banishment_n god_n for_o his_o part_n will_v more_o love_v thou_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o good_a man_n for_o their_o part_n will_v more_o esteem_v thou_o be_v a_o godly_a subject_n than_o a_o proud_a prelate_n i_o grant_v indeed_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v fear_v be_v not_o prefer_v but_o thou_o shall_v be_v love_v which_o be_v the_o better_a of_o the_o twain_o do_v away_o therefore_o thy_o inordinate_a affection_n and_o keeep_v thy_o hart_n from_o vanity_n love_n humility_n as_o the_o servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o cast_v from_o thy_o mind_n the_o desire_n of_o honour_n for_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n it_o will_v not_o help_v a_o whit_n but_o rather_o hurt_v thou_o chap._n 14._o this_o world_n be_v not_o our_o native_a country_n but_o a_o place_n of_o banishement_n while_o we_o be_v at_o home_n in_o the_o body_n we_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o lord_n again_o here_o we_o have_v no_o continue_a city_n but_o wen_n seek_v one_o to_o come_v say_v the_o apostle_n 6._o there_o be_v no_o journey_n take_v without_o labour_n 14_o there_o be_v no_o pleasure_n to_o be_v seek_v for_o in_o this_o world_n wherein_o we_o do_v but_o sojourn_v covet_v not_o to_o build_v much_o or_o to_o abide_v in_o the_o world_n see_v thou_o have_v a_o father_n in_o heaven_n so_o rich_a and_o mighty_a but_o hold_v on_o a_o right_a course_n toward_o that_o land_n where_o all_o manner_n of_o felicity_n do_v abound_v s._n peter_n say_v 1â—_n i_o beseech_v you_o as_o stranger_n &_o pilgrim_n abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n which_o fight_v against_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o pilgrim_n to_o lead_v a_o hard_a life_n they_o be_v always_o like_a for_o rainer_n their_o true_a friend_n be_v in_o a_o other_o country_n procure_v not_o that_o friendship_n which_o be_v hurtful_a to_o thy_o soul_n neither_o take_v it_o grievous_o though_o all_o thing_n fall_v not_o out_o according_a to_o thy_o desire_n for_o thou_o be_v but_o a_o travele_a in_o this_o present_a world_n which_o if_o thou_o will_v bear_v in_o mind_n much_o danger_n thou_o can_v not_o but_o avoid_v make_v speed_n therefore_o away_o like_o a_o post_n neither_o purpose_n thou_o to_o stay_v in_o this_o miserable_a world_n he_o that_o betake_v himself_o to_o a_o inn_n there_o to_o tarry_v only_o for_o half_a a_o hour_n bedeck_v not_o the_o house_n for_o so_o short_a a_o time_n for_o than_o will_v he_o be_v count_v a_o egregious_a fool_n thou_o be_v a_o pilgrim_n upon_o earth_n yesterday_o thou_o come_v and_o to_o morrow_n thou_o shall_v depart_v care_v not_o therefore_o for_o these_o honour_n riches_n or_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n but_o let_v thy_o whole_a mind_n be_v touch_v the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n 5_o where_o the_o saint_n with_o christ_n do_v everlasting_o triumph_v have_v in_o mind_n the_o land_n of_o the_o heavenly_a father_n but_o set_v not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o this_o place_n of_o banishment_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n how_o thou_o can_v promise_v to_o thyself_o in_o this_o world_n any_o stability_n at_o all_o see_v this_o life_n be_v so_o short_a and_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n so_o uncertain_a that_o thou_o know_v not_o whether_o thou_o shall_v live_v till_o to_o morrow_n or_o not_o think_v how_o the_o trouble_n of_o this_o world_n be_v of_o small_a continuance_n and_o very_o short_o thou_o must_v go_v unto_o heaven_n where_o thou_o shall_v rest_v for_o evermore_o 4_o will_v thou_o bear_v in_o mind_n that_o the_o life_n which_o we_o do_v look_v for_o shall_v continue_v yea_o be_v everlasting_a sure_o thou_o will_v think_v this_o life_n though_o it_o be_v to_o last_v a_o thousand_o year_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o to_o come_v scarce_o half_a a_o hour_n in_o length_n yea_o all_o our_o life_n compare_v to_o that_o be_v but_o a_o moment_n this_o move_v th'apostle_n patient_o to_o bear_v the_o trouble_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n as_o himself_o write_v unto_o the_o corinthian_n do_v say_v on_o this_o wise_a 417_o our_o affliction_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n cause_v to_o we_o a_o far_o mooe_v excellent_a &_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n while_o we_o look_v not_o on_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v see_v but_o on_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v for_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v see_v artemporal_a 18._o but_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v be_v eternal_a thus_o do_v th'apostle_n meditate_v of_o heaven_n weigh_v with_o himself_o the_o shortness_n of_o this_o lief_a if_o thou_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o this_o world_n marvel_v not_o though_o thou_o be_v unknown_a to_o man_n if_o the_o labour_n of_o this_o life_n trouble_v thou_o be_v not_o disquiet_v in_o thyself_o for_o short_o thy_o journey_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n the_o father_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n confess_v they_o be_v stranger_n &_o pilgrim_n on_o the_o earth_n 38_o and_o wander_v in_o wilderness_n and_o mountain_n and_o den_n and_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o never_o find_v rest_n never_o be_v of_o mind_n that_o thou_o must_v inhabit_v this_o earth_n kain_n be_v the_o first_o that_o we_o read_v of_o which_o build_v a_o city_n upearth_n 17_o &_o lose_v he_o not_o heaven_n neither_o be_v saint_n peter_n rebuke_v without_o cause_n who_o be_v a_o stranger_n will_v yet_o have_v a_o house_n build_v upon_o moun_n thaber_n etc._n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v to_o inhabit_v thereupon_o they_o which_o travail_n like_o pilgrim_n use_v not_o to_o buy_v fruit_n tree_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n as_o be_v too_o heavy_a for_o they_o to_o bear_v but_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v of_o light_n carry_v but_o yet_o of_o great_a price_n as_o precious_a stone_n and_o other_o jewel_n in_o like_a sort_n forsake_v thou_o the_o honour_n and_o riches_n of_o this_o life_n and_o â—arrie_v about_o thou_o the_o precious_a jewel_n â—f_o a_o unspoted_a conscience_n why_o then_o heap_a thou_o promotion_n â—pon_n promotion_n so_o fast_o which_o of_o necesâ—â—tie_n thou_o must_v leave_v behind_o thou_o why_o will_v thou_o be_v load_v with_o â—â—ches_n in_o the_o race_n of_o this_o life_n rather_o seek_v for_o the_o inestimable_a jewel_n of_o good_a work_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v in_o perpetual_a riches_n and_o honour_n in_o the_o heaven_n chap._n 15_o beauty_n be_v a_o vain_a thing_n favour_n be_v deceitful_a and_o beauty_n be_v vanity_n say_v solomon_n 30_o if_o no_o vanity_n be_v to_o be_v account_v of_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o and_o beauty_n be_v a_o vain_a thing_n sure_o beauty_n be_v nothing_o to_o be_v account_v of_o then_o most_o vain_a be_v they_o which_o have_v in_o great_a price_n the_o vain_a beauty_n of_o the_o body_n let_v not_o thy_o beauty_n puff_n thou_o up_o neither_o cast_v a_o eye_n unto_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o countenance_n lest_o thou_o fall_v into_o destruction_n and_o loose_v thy_o life_n as_o nareissus_fw-la do_v who_o behold_v his_o beauty_n lose_v his_o life_n absalon_n goodly_a lock_n of_o hair_n be_v the_o halter_n to_o hang_v himself_o withal_o 9_o beauty_n be_v give_v unto_o man_n to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v lift_v up_o his_o mind_n unto_o god_n the_o giver_n of_o the_o same_o when_o thou_o find_v a_o little_a vain_a of_o water_n thou_o follow_v the_o same_o till_o thou_o come_v unto_o the_o spring_n from_o whence_o it_o flow_v first_o even_o so_o when_o thou_o meet_v with_o a_o beutifull_a body_n leave_v not_o until_o thou_o come_v unto_o the_o author_n of_o the_o same_o which_o be_v god_n himself_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o beauty_n little_o child_n thou_o know_v do_v wonder_n at_o the_o gay_a letter_n &_o picture_n which_o be_v in_o book_n but_o the_o substance_n which_o be_v the_o learning_n comprise_v therein_o they_o regard_v no_o whit_n show_v thyself_o not_o a_o child_n but_o a_o man_n of_o wisdom_n gaze_v not_o so_o curious_o upon_o the_o external_a beauty_n of_o any_o creature_n but_o mark_n diligent_o what_o be_v write_v therein_o to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v love_v the_o author_n and_o creator_n of_o such_o fairness_n creature_n be_v spectacle_n as_o it_o be_v which_o serve_v we_o
a_o lively_a hue_n that_o life_n have_v lend_v thou_o there_o thou_o shall_v see_v the_o foundation_n of_o your_o stock_n and_o the_o largeness_n of_o thy_o dominion_n that_o which_o thou_o now_o be_v thy_o ancestor_n be_v and_o as_o they_o be_v such_o shall_v thou_o be_v if_o thou_o look_v well_o into_o thyself_o thou_o shall_v find_v great_a matter_n why_o to_o contemn_v thyself_o for_o what_o be_v thou_o as_o touch_v the_o body_n but_o a_o vessel_n of_o corruption_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o thy_o soul_n set_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n apart_o what_o be_v thou_o but_o a_o enemy_n unto_o righteousness_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n a_o friend_n of_o vanity_n a_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n a_o despiser_n of_o god_n even_o a_o creature_n prone_a unto_o all_o wickedness_n unapt_a to_o do_v well_o what_o be_v thou_o but_o a_o miserable_a creature_n in_o thy_o counsel_n blind_a in_o thy_o way_n ignorant_a in_o thy_o word_n vain_a in_o thy_o deed_n faulty_a in_o thy_o distressed_a filthy_a to_o conclude_v in_o all_o thing_n vile_a great_a only_o be_v thou_o in_o thy_o own_o opinion_n therefore_o if_o thou_o seek_v to_o know_v thyself_o it_o will_v cause_v thou_o neither_o to_o be_v proud_a nor_o ambitious_a nor_o disdainful_a it_o will_v make_v thou_o to_o bear_v injury_n with_o a_o quiet_a mind_n in_o asmuch_o as_o thou_o shall_v find_v thyself_o to_o be_v a_o miserable_a sinner_n and_o worthy_a of_o all_o man_n to_o be_v hate_v and_o contemn_v know_v thyself_o as_o admonish_v from_o heaven_n what_o boot_v it_o to_o know_v the_o seven_o liberal_a science_n and_o to_o be_v a_o great_a doctor_n in_o all_o the_o art_n if_o thou_o be_v yet_o ignorant_a of_o thyself_o it_o be_v better_a to_o know_v thyself_o than_o to_o have_v all_o the_o scripture_n at_o thy_o finger_n end_n consider_v who_o thou_o be_v whence_o thou_o come_v where_o thou_o be_v and_o whether_o thou_o be_v go_v thou_o be_v a_o mortal_a man_n a_o little_a earth_n a_o vessel_n of_o corruption_n full_a of_o misery_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o many_o thing_n thou_o be_v conceive_v in_o sin_n thou_o come_v into_o the_o world_n with_o pain_n to_o thy_o mother_n and_o grief_n to_o thyself_o environ_v thou_o remain_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o danger_n and_o thou_o be_v bound_v toward_o the_o grave_n of_o putrefaction_n job_n say_v 19_o i_o be_o become_v like_o ash_n and_o dust_n let_v the_o light_n of_o god_n teach_v thou_o who_o thou_o be_v thou_o say_v thou_o be_v rich_a and_o increase_v with_o good_n and_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o and_o know_v not_o how_o thou_o be_v wretched_a and_o miserable_a &_o poor_a and_o blind_a and_o naked_a 17_o chap._n 14_o miserable_a be_v the_o condition_n of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n man_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n be_v of_o short_a continuanc_fw-fr and_o full_a of_o trouble_n say_v job_n 1._o what_o thing_n be_v so_o miserable_a as_o man_n must_v not_o the_o body_n which_o thou_o so_o make_v of_o die_v at_o the_o length_n and_o rot_v in_o the_o grave_n and_o what_o be_v more_o horrible_a than_o a_o dead_a man_n how_o much_o so_o ever_o thou_o be_v make_v of_o be_v alive_a none_o no_o not_o thy_o very_a friend_n will_v abide_v thou_o after_o thou_o be_v dead_a be_v not_o the_o state_n wherein_o thou_o live_v a_o certain_a unhappy_a bondage_n it_o be_v a_o miserable_a thing_n to_o be_v bear_v a_o slave_n to_o live_v a_o slave_n and_o to_o die_v a_o slave_n behold_v i_o be_v bear_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n have_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o say_v david_n 5_o o_o miserable_a life_n environ_v about_o with_o so_o many_o danger_n and_o periles_fw-la for_o one_o pleasure_n we_o receive_v a_o thousand_o sorrow_n so_o that_o this_o life_n may_v just_o be_v term_v a_o death_n and_o not_o a_o life_n there_o be_v no_o creature_n more_o needy_a than_o a_o man_n for_o he_o be_v drive_v to_o beg_v his_o meat_n and_o raiment_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o earn_v his_o bread_n with_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o brow_n 19_o all_o which_o 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wearisomeness_n and_o diverse_a other_o necessity_n heat_n cold_a storm_n tempest_n lightning_n thunder_n plague_n poison_n periles_fw-la by_o sea_n peril_n by_o land_n grief_n and_o diverse_a infirmity_n and_o last_o of_o all_o death_n itself_o eli_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o little_a he_o think_v of_o death_n he_o sudden_o fall_v from_o the_o seat_n backward_o and_o break_v his_o neck_n 18._o this_o may_v teach_v thou_o that_o when_o thou_o sit_v and_o think_v thyself_o most_o sure_o thou_o may_v take_v a_o fall_n and_o die_v the_o sleep_n which_o thou_o use_v for_o the_o great_a ease_n &_o benefit_n of_o the_o body_n how_o full_a be_v it_o of_o false_a and_o vain_a imagination_n it_o be_v mere_a blindness_n and_o folly_n to_o love_v this_o world_n so_o replenish_v with_o misery_n wherein_o if_o any_o good_a thing_n be_v find_v that_o good_a be_v mix_v with_o innumerable_a sorrow_n and_o molestation_n which_o be_v to_o those_o that_o set_v their_o delight_n in_o the_o world_n even_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o perpetual_a torment_n of_o the_o reprobate_n in_o hell_n it_o be_v easy_a many_o time_n to_o be_v in_o torment_n and_o pain_n than_o to_o expect_v the_o same_o and_o because_o that_o every_o day_n thou_o look_v for_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n to_o be_v pronounce_v against_o thou_o and_o know_v that_o the_o life_n which_o thou_o live_v be_v miserable_a and_o not_o to_o be_v term_v in_o deed_n a_o life_n as_o neither_o death_n may_v proper_o be_v call_v death_n but_o a_o sleep_n â—0_n the_o lord_n will_v have_v this_o life_n to_o be_v full_a of_o all_o manner_n misery_n 10._o that_o dislike_a it_o 43._o thou_o may_v covet_v and_o long_o after_o the_o life_n in_o heaven_n 2_o 11._o think_v how_o this_o life_n be_v give_v thou_o of_o god_n as_o a_o ship_n to_o carry_v thou_o like_o a_o travele_a through_o the_o rage_a sea_n of_o this_o troublesome_a world_n wherein_o thou_o be_v to_o endure_v manifold_a danger_n and_o peril_n and_o that_o to_o the_o intent_n thou_o shall_v the_o more_o earnest_o desire_v the_o other_o life_n which_o be_v the_o sure_a harbarough_n and_o haven_n of_o most_o bless_a comfort_n if_o this_o life_n shall_v have_v be_v all_o prosperous_a and_o pleasant_a it_o so_o will_v have_v draw_v a_o man_n to_o the_o like_v thereof_o that_o he_o will_v quite_o have_v for_o get_v the_o other_o life_n for_o the_o enjoin_v whereof_o he_o be_v create_v the_o manifold_a evil_n and_o misery_n which_o continual_o thou_o suffer_v they_o invite_v and_o call_v thou_o unto_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o celestial_a paradise_n the_o trouble_n of_o this_o life_n do_v make_v thou_o to_o go_v unto_o god_n many_o time_n by_o hearty_a prayer_n and_o be_v thus_o press_v with_o affliction_n a_o wonder_n it_o be_v that_o yet_o thou_o be_v no_o more_o willing_a to_o leave_v this_o miserable_a state_n wherein_o thou_o be_v cast_v not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o these_o transitory_a thing_n here_o thou_o be_v subject_a to_o continual_a debate_n and_o trouble_n in_o overcome_v whereof_o thou_o shall_v get_v a_o crown_n of_o perpetual_a glory_n god_n see_v that_o natural_o thou_o be_v desirous_a of_o quietness_n have_v think_v good_a that_o this_o life_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o trouble_n to_o the_o end_n thou_o shall_v love_v and_o long_o for_o that_o quietness_n which_o be_v eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n chap._n 15._o it_o be_v expedient_a that_o we_o know_v so_o much_o of_o god_n as_o he_o have_v reveal_v of_o himself_o in_o his_o word_n i_o have_v hear_v of_o thou_o by_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o ear_n but_o now_o my_o eye_n see_v thou_o therefore_o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n say_v
thou_o be_v exercise_v and_o hew_v thou_o can_v not_o serve_v for_o any_o use_n in_o the_o spiritual_a building_n persecutor_n be_v the_o rough_a mason_n he_o therefore_o that_o fly_v persecution_n refuse_v to_o be_v of_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v abouâ—_n better_a be_v david_n than_o solomon_n inasmuch_o that_o certain_a it_o be_v the_o father_n be_v save_v whereas_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o son_n come_v into_o question_n the_o whole_a life_n of_o david_n be_v full_a of_o tribulation_n and_o tear_n but_o solomon_n contrariwise_o live_v altogether_o in_o prosperity_n and_o peace_n by_o tribulation_n k._n david_n enter_v into_o heaven_n and_o by_o the_o prosperity_n of_o solomon_n whether_o he_o be_v save_v or_o no_o many_o be_v in_o doubt_n much_o good_a come_v to_o the_o soul_n by_o adversity_n whereas_o prosperity_n quench_v the_o good_a spirit_n adversity_n enlighten_v the_o understanding_n of_o the_o mind_n while_o joseph_n show_v much_o honour_n to_o his_o brethren_n they_o know_v he_o not_o 34_o but_o have_v once_o make_v they_o sad_a they_o know_v he_o etc._n therefore_o do_v god_n send_v thou_o tribulation_n even_o that_o thou_o shall_v know_v he_o for_o when_o he_o do_v good_a to_o thou_o thou_o soon_o forget_v he_o because_o thou_o sleep_v secure_o as_o unmindful_a at_o all_o of_o god_n therefore_o his_o majesty_n do_v deprive_v thou_o of_o thy_o delight_n wherein_o like_o a_o beast_n thou_o do_v toss_v thyself_o and_o tumble_v to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v awake_v and_o confess_v thy_o god_n grieve_v not_o thyself_o when_o god_n do_v bereave_v thou_o of_o worldly_a comfort_n for_o he_o always_o do_v it_o for_o thy_o profit_n so_o deal_v david_n with_o saul_n when_o he_o take_v from_o he_o be_v a_o sleep_n his_o spear_n and_o pot_n of_o water_n not_o for_o his_o hurt_n but_o for_o his_o good_a as_o it_o appear_v not_o only_o by_o his_o own_o word_n but_o also_o by_o saul_n his_o humble_a confess_v his_o offence_n 2d_o by_o affliction_n if_o thou_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n assure_v thyself_o that_o thou_o shall_v recover_v the_o inward_a sight_n of_o thy_o soul_n even_o as_o tobias_n do_v the_o outward_a sight_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o gale_n of_o the_o fish_n etc._n at_o the_o bait_n of_o a_o bull_n if_o a_o man_n perceive_v that_o he_o may_v fall_v into_o any_o danger_n thereby_o he_o will_v careful_o give_v place_n that_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o bull_n gore_n he_o not_o at_o all_o in_o like_a sort_n therefore_o do_v god_n suffer_v thou_o to_o be_v in_o peril_n sometime_o to_o the_o end_n thou_o shall_v see_v unto_o thyself_o by_o fly_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o refuge_n with_o unfeigned_a repentance_n even_o as_o prosperity_n turn_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n from_o god_n so_o adversity_n draw_v man_n unto_o god_n in_o my_o trouble_n do_v i_o call_v upon_o the_o lord_n say_v david_n â—_o the_o more_o the_o water_n of_o the_o â—loude_n do_v increase_v the_o more_o be_v the_o arâ—ke_n of_o noah_n lift_v up_o etc._n the_o more_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v vex_v in_o egypt_n the_o more_o they_o multiply_v and_o grow_v 1â—_n the_o more_o we_o be_v afflict_v the_o more_o both_o we_o for_o our_o part_n do_v think_v upon_o god_n and_o god_n for_o his_o part_n do_v increase_v his_o blessing_n upon_o us._n like_o well_o therefore_o of_o tribulation_n for_o it_o open_v a_o way_n for_o thou_o unto_o heaven_n the_o first_o thing_n that_o god_n wrought_v in_o the_o conversion_n of_o s._n paul_n be_v that_o he_o fling_v he_o upon_o the_o ground_n 4._o let_v we_o thereby_o to_o know_v that_o the_o first_o entrance_n into_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v tribulation_n as_o in_o the_o barn_n the_o chaff_n and_o the_o corn_n be_v mingle_v together_o so_o in_o this_o world_n the_o bad_a &_o the_o good_a they_o live_v one_o with_o another_o but_o when_o the_o wind_n of_o tribulation_n begin_v once_o to_o blow_v the_o wicked_a be_v throw_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n for_o very_a anguish_n of_o heart_n but_o the_o virtuous_a they_o be_v more_o strong_o unite_v both_o to_o christ_n and_o themselves_o that_o which_o be_v ill_a to_o the_o wicked_a be_v good_a for_o the_o godly_a the_o black_a pitch_n become_v white_a through_o beat_v and_o if_o the_o good_a man_n have_v get_v any_o spot_n of_o sin_n by_o prosperity_n affliction_n do_v wash_v and_o wipe_v it_o clean_o away_o god_n chastisement_n in_o this_o life_n be_v a_o fatherly_a correction_n for_o god_n he_o punish_v always_o with_o great_a favour_n but_o the_o chastisement_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v it_o shall_v be_v with_o indignation_n and_o fury_n without_o all_o pity_n and_o mercy_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n 9_o thou_o shall_v crush_v they_o with_o a_o sceptre_n of_o iron_n and_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n like_o a_o potter_n vessel_n choose_v therefore_o rather_o in_o this_o world_n to_o be_v trouble_v that_o so_o by_o affliction_n which_o be_v but_o small_a and_o momentanie_n in_o respect_n thou_o may_v attain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n which_o be_v eternal_a chap._n 32_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o be_v careful_a for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n be_v not_o careful_a for_o your_o safe_a what_o you_o shall_v eat_v or_o what_o you_o shall_v drink_v nor_o yet_o for_o your_o body_n what_o you_o shall_v put_v on_o say_v the_o lord_n 25_o for_o the_o care_n of_o these_o thing_n will_v suffer_v thou_o to_o have_v small_a care_n of_o thing_n eternal_a god_n he_o make_v man_n to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v know_v and_o by_o know_v shall_v love_v and_o by_o love_a shoulâ—_n enjoy_v the_o sovereign_a felicity_n from_o the_o enjoy_n whereof_o the_o immoderate_a care_n of_o thing_n temporal_a do_v detain_v we_o back_o have_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v careful_a about_o meat_n drink_n and_o apparel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o have_v never_o doubtless_o set_v foot_n in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n circumcise_v therefore_o from_o thy_o heart_n all_o superfluous_a care_n of_o transitory_a thing_n if_o thou_o mind_n to_o have_v entrance_n into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o of_o those_o hebrew_n which_o leave_v egypt_n many_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o can_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o go_v into_o that_o fruitful_a land_n so_o often_o promise_v and_o that_o because_o they_o fall_v a_o lust_a after_o the_o flesh_n pot_n of_o egypt_n set_a not_o thy_o heart_n upon_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n hut_n let_v thy_o desire_n be_v upon_o heavenly_a matter_n covet_v not_o immoderate_o these_o visible_a thing_n unless_o thou_o pass_v not_o for_o lose_v the_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v invisible_a to_o many_o too_o too_o careful_a about_o their_o own_o but_o careless_a altogether_o about_o the_o matter_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n himself_o do_v say_v 10_o because_o of_o my_o house_n that_o be_v waste_v and_o you_o run_v every_o man_n unto_o his_o own_o house_n therefore_o the_o heaven_n over_o you_o state_v itself_o from_o dew_n and_o the_o earth_n stay_v her_o fruit_n it_o be_v meet_v that_o they_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o poverty_n which_o prefer_v the_o matter_n of_o this_o world_n before_o the_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o lord_n compare_v the_o life_n of_o the_o righteous_a unto_o bird_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o little_a rest_n and_o stare_v which_o they_o have_v upon_o the_o earth_n but_o also_o for_o that_o common_o they_o abide_v in_o the_o high_a place_n whence_o it_o be_v as_o not_o unprobable_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o christ_n when_o he_o find_v fault_n with_o immoderate_a carefulness_n he_o say_v 26_o behold_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o heaven_n for_o they_o sow_v not_o neither_o reap_v nor_o carry_v into_o the_o barn_n yet_o your_o heavenly_a father_n see_v they_o blush_v therefore_o and_o be_v thou_o ashamed_a that_o so_o thou_o abuse_v thy_o desire_n by_o cleave_v unto_o the_o filthy_a dung_n of_o the_o world_n when_o thou_o may_v be_v refresh_v with_o the_o odoriferous_a flower_n of_o the_o celestial_a paradise_n o_o prodigious_a cruelty_n to_o consume_v thyself_o in_o travel_v about_o to_o get_v and_o gain_v in_o this_o world_n when_o with_o as_o little_a yea_o less_a pain_n thou_o may_v come_v unto_o the_o riches_n of_o heaven_n and_o this_o thou_o shall_v do_v at_o the_o least_o for_o thy_o father_n sake_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o the_o diligence_n and_o carefulness_n of_o the_o child_n be_v a_o blame_v though_o secret_o the_o father_n of_o negligence_n for_o if_o the_o child_n be_v not_o sufficient_o provide_v for_o of_o necessary_a thing_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o father_n have_v not_o perform_v the_o duty_n which_o a_o father_n be_v bind_v unto_o â—ee_z not_o therefore_o so_o careful_a to_o get_v temporal_a good_a unless_o thou_o will_v
the_o same_o so_o be_v the_o battle_n order_v sometime_o by_o the_o captain_n and_o such_o new_a stratagem_n he_o use_v that_o they_o seem_v foolish_a altogether_o to_o the_o barbarous_a soldier_n because_o they_o know_v neither_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o devise_n not_o yet_o the_o end_n whereunto_o it_o tend_v so_o do_v foolish_a man_n judge_v of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n which_o even_o worldly_a folk_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n confess_v when_o they_o say_v 6_o the_o light_n of_o righteousness_n have_v not_o shine_v unto_o we_o and_o the_o sun_n of_o understanding_n rise_v not_o upon_o us._n for_o the_o weak_a eye_n of_o our_o understanding_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v the_o glorious_a light_n of_o heavenly_a wisdom_n moses_n so_o long_o as_o he_o be_v in_o egypt_n he_o be_v take_v to_o be_v a_o very_a wise_a man_n 22._o but_o when_o once_o he_o be_v to_o speak_v before_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o then_o confess_v that_o slow_a he_o be_v of_o speech_n and_o slow_a of_o tongue_n 10_o for_o he_o be_v only_o wise_a with_o secular_a wisdom_n solomon_n be_v a_o very_a wise_a man_n 31_o yet_o when_o he_o compare_v his_o wisdom_n with_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n he_o think_v himself_o more_o foolish_a than_o any_o man_n 2_o it_o be_v a_o point_n of_o great_a wisdom_n for_o god_n sake_n to_o contemn_v the_o world_n in_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o a_o man_n own_o self_n consistteh_o the_o high_a and_o heavenly_a wisdom_n of_o jesus_n christ._n in_o comparison_n of_o this_o high_a wisdom_n all_o knowledge_n be_v but_o ignorance_n to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n 8._o if_o thou_o have_v the_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o all_o the_o liberal_a art_n what_o will_v it_o profit_v thou_o if_o thou_o know_v not_o thyself_o thou_o wander_v about_o and_o think_v that_o thou_o know_v much_o when_o in_o deed_n thou_o know_v nothing_o as_o thou_o shall_v happy_a be_v the_o soul_n which_o be_v replenish_v with_o heavenly_a wisdom_n and_o happy_a be_v the_o man_n who_o care_n be_v to_o be_v wise_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o have_v one_o little_a drop_n of_o heaven_n lie_v wisdom_n it_o be_v better_a than_o to_o have_v even_o a_o whole_a vast_a sea_n of_o secular_a knowledge_n true_a wisdom_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o perfect_a mortification_n of_o a_o man_n own_o self_n the_o more_o thou_o know_v the_o more_o ignorant_a show_v thyself_o and_o dead_a unto_o the_o world_n righteous_a man_n which_o see_v god_n as_o jaacob_n do_v because_o they_o know_v god_n they_o be_v lame_a and_o unapte_v as_o it_o be_v unto_o earthly_a affair_n and_o count_v fool_n of_o man_n because_o they_o be_v wise_a in_o god_n sight_n as_o that_o part_n of_o the_o moon_n which_o be_v towards_o the_o sun_n be_v so_o glorious_a with_o light_n that_o the_o other_o part_n thereof_o which_o have_v respect_n unto_o the_o earth_n give_v no_o light_n at_o all_o so_o when_o the_o chief_a and_o principal_a part_n of_o thy_o 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preach_v persecution_n and_o tribulation_n 24_o which_o man_n natural_o do_v hate_n 20_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n many_o be_v convert_v unto_o the_o faith_n 2._o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n be_v of_o that_o force_n that_o by_o foolish_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n the_o wise_a be_v confound_v and_o by_o weak_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n he_o have_v confound_v the_o mighty_a 27._o when_o they_o profess_v themselves_o wise_a they_o become_v fool_n say_v the_o apostle_n 22_o and_o what_o marvel_v see_v all_o thing_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n this_o wisdom_n satan_n will_v pluck_v from_o thou_o as_o woo_a nahash_n the_o ammonite_n the_o right_a eye_n of_o the_o israelite_n 2._o which_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o celestial_a thing_n the_o eye_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v in_o his_o head_n which_o be_v christ_n 15_o neither_o do_v a_o wise_a man_n seek_v nor_o look_v upon_o any_o thing_n but_o jesus_n christ_n accordine_n to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 2_o i_o 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life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o lie_n it_o be_v a_o image_n a_o image_n be_v but_o a_o figure_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o this_o life_n be_v not_o the_o true_a life_n but_o a_o figure_n of_o life_n and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n it_o be_v not_o that_o which_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o shadow_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v a_o appearance_n of_o life_n which_o run_v in_o such_o haste_n that_o it_o be_v unpossible_a to_o be_v restrain_v or_o retain_v back_o beside_o as_o the_o life_n run_v toward_o the_o end_n so_o together_o with_o life_n both_o the_o riches_n honour_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n do_v pass_v away_o the_o sinful_a pleasure_n which_o be_v take_v in_o they_o then_o take_v a_o end_n but_o the_o torment_n which_o they_o have_v purchase_v do_v then_o begin_v but_o they_o shall_v never_o end_v the_o pleasure_n be_v but_o short_a but_o the_o pain_n will_v be_v everlasting_a 41_o i_o will_v fain_o understande_v what_o thing_n be_v of_o continuance_n in_o this_o world_n it_o may_v be_v some_o will_v say_v riches_n and_o some_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n but_o how_o soon_o be_v they_o go_v but_o job_n he_o say_v 26_o my_o day_n have_v be_v more_o swift_a than_o aposte_n they_o have_v flee_v &_o have_v see_v no_o good_a thing_n they_o be_v pass_v as_o with_o the_o most_o swift_a ship_n and_o as_o the_o eagle_n that_o fly_v to_o the_o prey_n in_o a_o word_n our_o life_n pass_v away_o even_o in_o the_o twincklinge_n of_o a_o eye_n so_o do_v our_o youth_n pass_v away_o and_o with_o that_o our_o beauty_n the_o flower_n of_o this_o life_n it_o pass_v away_o and_o all_o thing_n most_o speedy_o come_v to_o a_o end_n chap._n 36._o god_n have_v make_v this_o life_n so_o short_a to_o the_o end_n his_o servant_n may_v the_o soon_o come_v to_o those_o joy_n which_o they_o so_o desire_v man_n be_v bear_v unto_o travail_n say_v job_n 7_o we_o come_v into_o the_o world_n with_o tear_n we_o live_v in_o the_o world_n with_o labour_n we_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n with_o pain_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n shall_v thou_o eat_v thy_o bread_n say_v god_n unto_o adam_n 19_o now_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o continual_a travail_n upon_o earth_n of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n god_n will_v needs_o shorten_v our_o life_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o more_o cheerful_o we_o may_v bear_v the_o pain_n god_n of_o mere_a pity_n will_v not_o that_o thou_o shall_v labour_v any_o long_a time_n neither_o do_v he_o consent_v that_o our_o travail_n in_o this_o world_n shall_v last_v for_o ever_o he_o have_v determine_v our_o banishment_n to_o be_v but_o short_a and_o see_v he_o have_v create_v we_o to_o be_v glorify_v with_o he_o and_o our_o glory_n be_v in_o heaven_n his_o care_n be_v speedy_o to_o take_v we_o to_o himself_o because_o he_o love_v us._n it_o be_v for_o our_o great_a good_a that_o our_o life_n be_v so_o short_a even_o that_o contemn_v this_o present_a life_n we_o shall_v learn_v to_o love_v that_o life_n which_o be_v both_o eternal_a &_o bless_a job_n he_o say_v unto_o god_n 16._o spare_v i_o for_o my_o day_n be_v vanity_n now_o because_o job_n do_v see_v that_o his_o day_n be_v short_a he_o determine_v to_o ask_v mercy_n of_o god_n and_o to_o repent_v howbeit_o many_o so_o live_v as_o though_o they_o shall_v never_o die_v occupy_v themselves_o in_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o life_n whereas_o life_n be_v give_v they_o to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v endeavour_n to_o attain_v that_o glorious_a and_o bless_a life_n in_o the_o heaven_n but_o he_o be_v worthy_a of_o sharp_a correction_n which_o regard_v any_o thing_n more_o than_o that_o eternal_a and_o aye_o continue_v life_n in_o the_o celestial_a paradise_n do_v thou_o well_o consider_v the_o shortness_n of_o this_o life_n and_o withal_o behold_v that_o durable_a and_o eternal_a state_n and_o it_o can_v be_v but_o thou_o will_v love_v that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v and_o easy_o contemn_v the_o life_n which_o be_v present_a at_o such_o time_n as_o he_o see_v the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n exceed_o to_o increase_v god_n purpose_v to_o cut_v the_o same_o short_a because_o they_o shall_v not_o grow_v bold_a in_o sin_v upon_o hope_n of_o their_o long_a life_n so_o the_o same_o god_n that_o we_o may_v not_o still_o misspend_v the_o time_n give_v unto_o we_o to_o amend_v our_o wicked_a manner_n he_o have_v shorten_v the_o same_o that_o we_o may_v not_o add_v sin_n still_o unto_o sin_n when_o that_o man_n live_v more_o innocent_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n god_n give_v they_o long_o live_v but_o as_o he_o see_v sin_n to_o increase_v and_o time_n to_o be_v abuse_v so_o he_o make_v the_o life_n of_o man_n short_a and_o short_a the_o psalmist_n say_v 8_o thou_o have_v set_v our_o iniquity_n before_o thou_o &_o our_o secret_a sin_n in_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n for_o alour_n day_n be_v pass_v in_o thy_o anger_n we_o have_v spend_v our_o year_n as_o a_o thought_n the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n be_v threescore_o year_n &_o ten_o &_o if_o they_o be_v of_o strength_n fourscore_o year_n the_o prophet_n here_o imply_v that_o for_o our_o sin_n our_o life_n be_v shorten_v as_o the_o fine_a and_o delicate_a web_n which_o the_o spider_n cunning_o have_v woaven_n be_v with_o a_o small_a blast_n of_o wind_n break_v and_o dissolve_v so_o the_o life_n of_o man_n which_o so_o much_o labour_n sustain_v even_o by_o a_o little_a blast_n of_o sickness_n or_o adversity_n it_o be_v consume_v and_o take_v from_o us._n therefore_o love_v it_o not_o be_v so_o short_a and_o uncertain_a this_o be_v not_o the_o heavenly_a but_o the_o terrestrial_a life_n the_o place_n where_o we_o live_v it_o be_v not_o our_o native_a country_n but_o the_o place_n of_o banishment_n this_o life_n it_o have_v a_o end_n but_o that_o country_n where_o god_n inhabit_v together_o with_o his_o elect_a it_o shall_v have_v none_o end_n he_o that_o take_v pain_n and_o labour_v hard_a here_o in_o this_o present_a life_n be_v very_o foolish_a 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be_v fear_v and_o flee_v from_o the_o life_n thereof_o be_v deceitful_a the_o labour_n fruitless_a the_o fear_n continual_a the_o honour_n dangerous_a the_o beginning_n without_o wisdom_n the_o end_n without_o repentance_n liberal_a be_v it_o in_o promise_v spare_v in_o perform_v it_o be_v impossible_a thou_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o world_n secure_o without_o fear_n merry_o without_o grief_n easy_o without_o labour_n happy_o without_o great_a danger_n it_o intrap_v man_n with_o snare_n &_o never_o cease_v till_o they_o be_v bring_v unto_o their_o grave_n to_o love_v the_o world_n and_o not_o to_o run_v headlong_o into_o many_o misery_n it_o be_v impossible_a think_v thou_o ever_o to_o see_v the_o world_n clean_o and_o pure_a in_o every_o respect_n why_o man_n it_o change_v every_o moment_n and_o by_o the_o often_o turn_v thereof_o about_o it_o tend_v utter_o unto_o corruption_n it_o promise_v ample_a commodity_n which_o notwithstanding_o it_o never_o perform_v it_o reach_v goodly_a 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perceive_v therein_o although_o it_o have_v beside_o many_o imperfection_n why_o love_v thou_o not_o god_n who_o be_v essential_o good_a of_o himself_o and_o the_o perfection_n of_o all_o goodness_n the_o less_o material_a substance_n there_o be_v in_o a_o body_n the_o light_a it_o be_v and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o apt_a to_o ascend_v upwarde_o so_o again_o the_o more_o thou_o be_v load_v with_o the_o love_n of_o earthly_a thing_n the_o more_o hardly_o shall_v thou_o ascend_v in_o heart_n unto_o god_n the_o few_o thy_o inordinate_a passion_n be_v the_o great_a be_v thy_o love_n and_o if_o thou_o love_v god_n perfect_o thou_o will_v make_v none_o account_v of_o earthly_a thing_n chap._n 7._o we_o be_v necessary_o to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o say_v god_n 39_o the_o honest_a love_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n be_v so_o link_v to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o as_o thou_o be_v command_v to_o love_n so_o be_v thou_o enjoin_v also_o to_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n they_o both_o proceed_v out_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o root_n and_o be_v unseparable_a the_o apostle_n say_v â—_o he_o that_o love_v another_o have_v fulfil_v the_o law_n thou_o can_v not_o separate_v thyself_o from_o thy_o neighbour_n unless_o thou_o separate_v thyself_o from_o god_n all_o the_o line_n that_o be_v make_v from_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o a_o circle_n unto_o the_o centre_n which_o be_v the_o middle_a point_n do_v all_o meet_v together_o in_o the_o centre_n and_o the_o further_a any_o of_o those_o line_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o centre_n the_o further_a be_v it_o divide_v from_o the_o other_o line_n and_o the_o further_a one_o line_n be_v draw_v from_o a_o other_o the_o further_a do_v it_o go_v from_o the_o centre_n itself_o thou_o can_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n divide_v thyself_o from_o thy_o neighbour_n but_o withal_o thou_o do_v divide_v thyself_o from_o god_n thou_o be_v so_o make_v that_o of_o necessity_n thou_o must_v mourn_v when_o thy_o neighbour_n mourn_v and_o take_v a_o part_n of_o his_o trouble_n upon_o thyself_o by_o a_o christian_a compassion_n job_n he_o neither_o tear_v his_o clothes_n nor_o complain_v grievous_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o good_n but_o for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o child_n 20._o but_o for_o the_o most_o part_n many_o they_o be_v more_o grieve_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o temporal_a riches_n than_o at_o the_o hurt_n of_o their_o neighbour_n let_v it_o not_o grieve_v thou_o to_o forgo_v these_o corruptible_a thing_n which_o god_n do_v suffer_v to_o be_v take_v from_o thou_o for_o the_o good_a of_o thy_o soul_n but_o let_v thy_o neighbour_n harm_n pierce_v thy_o heart_n and_o let_v his_o hurt_n be_v thy_o own_o after_o god_n have_v create_v all_o thing_n i_o mean_v the_o tree_n plant_n beast_n and_o such_o like_a which_o be_v to_o multiply_v and_o increase_v every_o one_o after_o his_o kind_n he_o create_v man_n male_a and_o female_a 28._o of_o who_o all_o man_n that_o be_v to_o live_v in_o the_o world_n shall_v descend_v that_o they_o see_v themselves_o to_o proceed_v from_o one_o root_n shall_v by_o so_o much_o love_v one_o another_o the_o more_o think_v it_o not_o a_o hard_a commandment_n to_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n though_o he_o have_v offend_v thou_o but_o acknowledge_v that_o much_o hard_a it_o have_v be_v if_o god_n have_v command_v thou_o to_o hate_v thy_o enemy_n for_o to_o love_v it_o agree_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o we_o all_o but_o to_o hate_v it_o be_v contrary_a to_o man_n nature_n now_o god_n have_v will_v those_o thing_n whereunto_o natural_o we_o be_v incline_v and_o as_o much_o against_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n it_o be_v to_o hate_v as_o it_o be_v against_o the_o nature_n of_o water_n to_o ascend_v upward_o if_o it_o seem_v a_o hard_a thing_n for_o thou_o to_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n it_o will_v be_v much_o more_o hard_a in_o hell_n fire_n to_o burn_v choose_v therefore_o one_o of_o the_o twain_o i_o say_v not_o if_o thou_o hate_v but_o if_o 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have_v wound_v he_o add_v sorrow_n unto_o sorrow_n which_o do_v recompense_n one_o hurt_n with_o another_o and_o he_o take_v life_n from_o the_o man_n that_o be_v die_v which_o hate_v his_o enemy_n if_o you_o love_v they_o which_o love_v you_o what_o reward_n shall_v you_o have_v do_v not_o the_o publican_n even_o the_o same_o 46_o to_o love_v a_o enemy_n be_v the_o very_a property_n of_o a_o true_a christian_a and_o gospeller_n the_o malice_n of_o thy_o enemy_n be_v very_a poison_n but_o yet_o of_o poison_n be_v the_o wholesome_a triacle_n make_v so_o may_v thou_o make_v of_o the_o malice_n of_o thy_o enemy_n a_o good_a medicine_n for_o thy_o
have_v two_o quality_n the_o one_o to_o be_v quick_a and_o light_n the_o other_o to_o be_v diligent_a and_o earnest_a in_o that_o which_o he_o go_v about_o least_o through_o the_o messenger_n negligence_n the_o mischief_n and_o damage_n may_v come_v while_o the_o message_n be_v undo_v or_o but_o a_o do_v thy_o prayer_n can_v pierce_v the_o heaven_n if_o thy_o mind_n be_v oppress_v with_o the_o care_n and_o business_n of_o this_o transitory_a world_n they_o be_v the_o enemy_n and_o hinderer_n of_o godly_a prayer_n therefore_o unburden_v thyself_o of_o all_o unnecessary_a care_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o this_o life_n if_o thou_o will_v pray_v with_o profit_n again_o forsomuch_o as_o a_o good_a mesenger_n be_v to_o be_v earnest_a and_o diligent_a in_o his_o suit_n that_o although_o he_o be_v not_o suffer_v at_o the_o first_o to_o come_v in_o yet_o he_o give_v the_o attempt_n again_o and_o again_o until_o he_o be_v hear_v and_o send_v back_o again_o prayer_n it_o must_v not_o be_v 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desire_v that_o which_o thou_o pray_v for_o and_o esteem_v it_o more_o high_o when_o thou_o have_v the_o same_o or_o if_o he_o graunâ—_n not_o thy_o request_n yet_o be_v sure_a he_o will_v give_v that_o which_o be_v a_o great_a benefit_n and_o better_a for_o thou_o though_o he_o know_v right_a well_o before_o we_o ask_v what_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o yet_o will_v god_n have_v we_o to_o use_v prayer_n as_o a_o special_a mean_a to_o obtain_v deliverance_n out_o of_o trouble_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o thou_o pray_v not_o to_o the_o end_n thou_o shall_v make_v god_n privy_a of_o thy_o estate_n which_o afore_o he_o know_v much_o better_a than_o thyself_o neither_o yet_o that_o he_o shall_v alter_v and_o change_v his_o determination_n but_o only_o that_o by_o prayer_n thou_o shall_v use_v those_o mean_n whereby_o god_n purpose_v to_o give_v that_o unto_o thou_o which_o thou_o do_v desire_v prayer_n it_o present_v unto_o god_n thy_o miserable_a estate_n humble_v thy_o heart_n deliver_v from_o evil_n bring_v into_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o make_v his_o majesty_n at_o peace_n with_o thy_o soul_n prayer_n it_o prevale_v over_o all_o thing_n it_o overcom_v man_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o example_n of_o david_n 45._o of_o judith_n 4._o of_o judas_n macchabeus_n etc._n all_o which_o to_o omit_v a_o infinite_a number_n more_o by_o humble_a prayer_n unto_o the_o lord_n overcome_v their_o enemy_n it_o overcome_v the_o fire_n so_o that_o it_o can_v not_o burn_v the_o three_o child_n cast_v into_o the_o hot_a fiery_a oven_n it_o overcome_v the_o sea_n which_o by_o moses_n prayer_n unto_o god_n divide_v itself_o and_o give_v passage_n to_o the_o israelite_n it_o overcome_v time_n when_o eliiah_n thereby_o do_v make_v it_o to_o rain_n and_o to_o leave_v rain_v as_o he_o think_v it_o most_o convenient_a and_o thereby_o continue_v 40._o day_n and_o 40._o night_n without_o meat_n and_o drink_v it_o overcome_v death_n as_o it_o be_v manifest_a in_o hezekiah_n who_o be_v adjudge_v to_o die_v by_o the_o sentence_n of_o god_n by_o prayer_n prolong_v his_o life_n fifteen_o year_n it_o overcome_v the_o cloud_n for_o by_o the_o same_o heliah_n bring_v the_o cloud_n of_o the_o sea_n upon_o the_o land_n it_o overcome_v the_o heaven_n for_o at_o the_o prayer_n of_o joshua_n the_o sun_n stand_v still_o and_o the_o heaven_n move_v not_o yea_o which_o more_o be_v it_o overcome_v god_n himself_o after_o a_o sort_n for_o thus_o say_v god_n unto_o moses_n 10._o let_v i_o alone_o that_o my_o wrath_n may_v wax_v hot_a againsh_fw-mi they_o for_o i_o will_v consume_v they_o low_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v hold_v back_o as_o it_o be_v when_o he_o wile_v moses_n to_o let_v he_o lone_a brief_o the_o lord_n say_v 24_o whatsoever_o you_o desire_v when_o you_o pray_v believe_v that_o you_o shall_v have_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v unto_o you_o see_v then_o prayer_n be_v of_o such_o efficacy_n in_o all_o thy_o trouble_n affliction_n and_o tentation_n take_v unto_o thou_o prayer_n as_o a_o buckler_n for_o thereby_o out_o of_o doubt_n thou_o shall_v get_v the_o victory_n chap._n 37._o man_n be_v create_v for_o god_n shall_v only_o seek_v god_n and_o his_o glory_n in_o all_o his_o action_n i_o be_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o begin_n &_o the_o end_n say_v the_o lord_n 8._o the_o river_n do_v all_o come-forth_a of_o the_o sea_n and_o thither_o do_v they_o return_v again_o all_o thing_n natural_o desire_v their_o proper_a end_n and_o be_v by_o nature_n holpen_v towards_o the_o same_o as_o god_n be_v our_o sea_n from_o which_o we_o come_v and_o the_o centre_n where-unto_a we_o tendeâ—_n so_o our_o soul_n by_o nature_n must_v seek_v and_o labour_n to_o come_v unto_o he_o as_o to_o the_o very_a end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v create_v our_o soul_n can_v find_v no_o rest_a place_n here_o in_o this_o present_a life_n for_o god_n himself_o must_v be_v the_o end_n thereof_o as_o the_o uttermost_a end_n of_o all_o that_o it_o seek_v after_o and_o the_o very_a cause_n of_o the_o creation_n thereof_o god_n have_v make_v we_o for_o himself_o and_o therefore_o can_v our_o heart_n never_o be_v at_o quiet_a until_o they_o enjoy_v he_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n much_o to_o be_v marvel_v at_o that_o all_o creature_n do_v the_o duty_n for_o which_o they_o be_v create_v man_n only_o shall_v be_v rebellious_a and_o have_v no_o care_n of_o attain_v unto_o his_o chief_a end_n god_n create_v thou_o not_o for_o the_o earth_n but_o for_o heaven_n he_o create_v thou_o not_o that_o thou_o shall_v seek_v after_o worldly_a thing_n as_o the_o final_a end_n of_o thy_o creation_n but_o that_o thou_o shall_v only_o seek_v after_o he_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n which_o god_n create_v for_o the_o earth_n they_o look_v downward_n and_o go_v with_o all_o fourer_n but_o man_n create_v for_o heaven_n shall_v look_v not_o downward_n as_o though_o his_o mind_n be_v fix_v upon_o earthly_a thing_n but_o up_o to_o heaven-ward_o why_o then_o be_v thou_o so_o affect_v to_o those_o corruptible_a thing_n cast_v thy_o heart_n upon_o thing_n above_o where_o thou_o shall_v enjoy_v those_o riches_n that_o never_o shall_v corrupt_v b_o depend_v not_o upon_o these_o visible_a thing_n but_o tend_v upward_o unto_o thing_n invisible_a loiter_v not_o idle_o by_o the_o way_n but_o proceed_v thou_o direct_o towards_o the_o end_n for_o which_o thou_o be_v create_v why_o do_v god_n create_v thou_o but_o to_o enjoy_v he_o let_v he_o be_v the_o final_a end_n of_o all_o thy_o thought_n and_o action_n who_o shall_v assend_v into_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o prophet_n 4_o and_o who_o shall_v stand_v in_o his_o holy_a place_n he_o make_v answer_v among_o other_o thing_n he_o which_o have_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o mind_n unto_o vanity_n he_o have_v receive_v a_o thing_n in_o vain_a which_o use_v not_o the_o same_o to_o the_o end_n where-unto_a at_o the_o first_o it_o be_v ordain_v in_o vain_a have_v thou_o buy_v a_o garment_n if_o thou_o wear_v it_o not_o in_o vain_a have_v thou_o receive_v thy_o soul_n except_o thou_o do_v those_o thing_n by_o the_o soul_n for_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v create_v god_n create_v thy_o memory_n that_o thou_o shall_v remember_v he_o thy_o understanding_n that_o thou_o shall_v know_v he_o thy_o will_n that_o thou_o shall_v love_v and_o desire_v he_o see_v therefore_o god_n have_v make_v thou_o and_o that_o to_o love_v and_o serve_v he_o good_a reason_n be_v it_o that_o the_o little_a time_n which_o thou_o have_v to_o spend_v in_o this_o life_n thou_o shall_v bestow_v to_o the_o attain_n of_o that_o most_o ecxellent_a and_o noble_a end_n for_o which_o thou_o be_v
be_v god_n friend_n they_o suffer_v many_o a_o cruel_a torment_n and_o do_v thou_o give_v thyself_o unto_o voluptuousness_n and_o think_v for_o all_o that_o to_o have_v ease_n and_o comfort_n in_o the_o other_o world_n 25._o behold_v say_v the_o lord_n 12._o they_o who_o judgement_n be_v not_o to_o drink_v of_o the_o cup_n have_v assure_o drunken_a &_o be_v thou_o he_o that_o shall_v escape_v free_a thou_o shall_v not_o go_v free_a but_o thou_o shall_v sure_o drink_v of_o it_o think_v not_o that_o poverty_n misery_n and_o affliction_n be_v appoint_v for_o good_a man_n for_o although_o god_n suffer_v they_o to_o taste_v of_o they_o for_o a_o time_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o purposely_o provide_v for_o they_o for_o god_n have_v ordain_v they_o for_o his_o own_o glory_n but_o these_o affliction_n proper_o belong_v unto_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v ungodly_a although_o they_o seem_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o appertain_v unto_o thou_o and_o therefore_o do_v shun_v they_o as_o thou_o do_v if_o 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how_o will_v thou_o continue_v burn_v body_z and_o soul_n in_o that_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n in_o comparison_n whereof_o the_o hot_a fire_n in_o this_o world_n be_v but_o as_o fire_v paint_v on_o a_o wall_n if_o some_o little_a grief_n seem_v so_o painful_a unto_o thou_o now_o how_o will_v thou_o abide_v all_o manner_n of_o infirmity_n that_o may_v be_v upon_o thy_o body_n at_o once_o and_o together_o the_o damn_a person_n in_o hell_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o bear_v in_o his_o body_n all_o infirmity_n whatsoever_o the_o body_n of_o man_n be_v subject_a unto_o yea_o every_o part_n of_o he_o shall_v have_v more_o pain_n than_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n be_v able_a to_o reach_v unto_o or_o comprehend_v if_o thou_o shun_v so_o a_o filthy_a savour_n now_o how_o will_v thou_o abide_v the_o most_o loathsome_a scent_n of_o that_o hellish_a pit_n if_o thou_o shall_v be_v lay_v on_o a_o most_o soft_a and_o delicate_a bed_n and_o have_v all_o thing_n minister_v unto_o thou_o there_o that_o may_v move_v thou_o to_o take_v pleasure_n therein_o yet_o if_o thou_o shall_v have_v all_o this_o under_o condition_n never_o to_o come_v off_o from_o it_o in_o forty_o year_n space_n but_o be_v bind_v to_o be_v there_o such_o a_o long_a time_n thou_o will_v take_v it_o for_o a_o intolerable_a pain_n &_o torment_n then_o how_o will_v thou_o suffer_v thyself_o and_o that_o perforce_o to_o be_v bind_v with_o fiery_a chain_n in_o some_o narrow_a holâ—_n of_o hell_n where_o thou_o shall_v not_o stir_v at_o all_o and_o from_o which_o thou_o shall_v never_o escape_v to_o live_v continual_o without_o all_o hope_n and_o to_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o no_o remedy_n shall_v come_v what_o can_v be_v more_o miserable_a thou_o therefore_o which_o without_o all_o measure_n love_v the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n more_o than_o god_n thy_o creator_n turn_v unto_o thyself_o and_o think_v upon_o thâ—se_a so_o bitter_a and_o so_o woeful_a torment_n that_o move_v with_o godly_a repentance_n contemn_v these_o vanity_n thou_o may_v by_o the_o most_o holy_a and_o mighty_a god_n be_v deliver_v from_o these_o perpetual_a torment_n and_o punishment_n in_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n chap._n 40._o the_o glorious_a condition_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n can_v so_o much_o as_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o heart_n much_o less_o utter_v by_o the_o mouth_n or_o describe_v by_o the_o pen_n of_o man_n and_o these_o to_o wit_n which_o have_v love_v the_o world_n shall_v go_v into_o everlasting_a pain_n and_o the_o righteous_a into_o life_n eternal_a say_v christ_n 25._o even_o as_o the_o just_a judge_n will_v lay_v everlasting_a torment_n upon_o such_o as_o leave_v the_o service_n of_o god_n have_v prefer_v the_o good_n of_o this_o transitory_a world_n before_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n so_o to_o he_o that_o will_v contemn_v the_o base_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n our_o saviour_n will_v say_v 23._o it_o be_v well_o do_v good_a servant_n &_o faithful_a thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a in_o little_a i_o will_v make_v thou_o ruler_n over_o much_o enter_v into_o thy_o master_n joy_n â—oseph_o bring_v his_o two_o son_n to_o be_v bless_v of_o his_o father_n jaakob_n place_v ephraim_n on_o israeles_n leave_v hand_n and_o manasseh_n on_o his_o right_n 14._o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o world_n which_o give_v honour_n to_o the_o elder_a and_o despise_v the_o young_a and_o poor_a but_o israel_n stretch_v cut_v his_o right_a hand_n contrary_a to_o josephs_n mind_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o ephraim_n head_n which_o be_v the_o young_a and_o his_o left_a hand_n upon_o manassehs_n head_n direct_v his_o hand_n of_o purpose_n for_o manasseh_n be_v thâ—_n elder_a so_o will_v god_n do_v when_o he_o come_v to_o judgement_n he_o will_v put_v the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o glory_n upon_o they_o which_o in_o this_o world_n be_v at_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o adversity_n and_o his_o left_a hand_n of_o displeasure_n upon_o they_o which_o live_v in_o their_o life_n time_n on_o the_o right_a 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