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better_v our_o condition_n do_v what_o thou_o can_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v rich_a who_o god_n will_v have_v to_o be_v poor_a luth._o tom._n 3.266_o and_o their_o mischief_n be_v see_v in_o that_o they_o surcharge_n the_o heart_n as_o meat_n and_o drink_v immoderate_o take_v do_v the_o stomach_n luke_n 21.34_o 2_o exhortation_n to_o endeavour_v the_o riddance_n of_o these_o sinful_a care_n mean_n 1_o commit_v all_o your_o endeavour_n to_o god_n in_o prayer_n to_o be_v prosper_v and_o succeed_v by_o he_o phil._n 4.6_o in_o nothing_o be_v careful_a but_o in_o every_o thing_n let_v your_o request_n be_v make_v know_v to_o he_o when_o you_o have_v commend_v the_o matter_n to_o god_n in_o prayer_n then_o let_v the_o peace_n of_o god_n keep_v your_o heart_n v._o 7._o prov._n 16.3_o commit_v thy_o work_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o thy_o thought_n shall_v be_v establish_v 2_o exercise_n faith_n in_o the_o promise_n heb._n 13.5_o i_o will_v never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o 1_o 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consider_v the_o uncessancy_n of_o god_n care_n for_o we_o the_o land_n whither_o you_o go_v to_o possess_v be_v a_o land_n of_o hill_n and_o valley_n and_o drink_v water_n of_o the_o rain_n of_o heaven_n a_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n care_v for_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_v always_o upon_o it_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o year_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n deut._n 11.11_o 12._o psal_n 40.5_o thy_o thought_n which_o be_v to_o us-ward_n they_o can_v be_v reckon_v up_o in_o order_n unto_o thou_o if_o i_o will_v declare_v and_o speak_v of_o they_o they_o be_v more_o than_o can_v be_v number_v 1_o pet._n 5.7_o cast_v not_o only_o some_o but_o all_o your_o care_n upon_o he_o why_o he_o care_v for_o you_o v._o 26._o behold_v the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n for_o they_o sow_v not_o neither_o do_v they_o reap_v nor_o gather_v into_o barn_n yet_o your_o heavenly_a father_n feed_v they_o be_v you_o not_o much_o better_a than_o they_o here_o be_v a_o second_o argument_n to_o dissuade_v from_o cark_n care_n from_o the_o less_o to_o the_o great_a your_o father_n nourish_v the_o fowl_n much_o more_o will_v he_o nourish_v you_o behold_v the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n he_o make_v a_o distinction_n betwixt_o poultry_n and_o house_n fowl_n which_o be_v care_v for_o by_o man_n and_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n which_o be_v not_o care_v for_o by_o man_n psal_n 147.9_o job_n 39.3_o luke_n instance_v in_o the_o raven_n which_o man_n be_v so_o far_o from_o care_v for_o that_o they_o hate_v they_o luk._n 12.24_o christ_n compare_v man_n not_o to_o ox_n but_o to_o bird_n that_o he_o may_v teach_v we_o as_o bird_n to_o fly_v from_o earth_n to_o heaven_n they_o neither_o sow_n nor_o reap_v nor_o gather_v into_o barn_n they_o neither_o sow_v nor_o reap_v be_v direct_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n where_o there_o be_v food_n and_o they_o thrive_v more_o than_o those_o which_o be_v nourish_v by_o the_o care_n of_o man_n yet_o be_v this_o no_o 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one_o cubit_n to_o his_o stature_n here_o be_v a_o three_o reason_n against_o cark_n care_n take_v from_o the_o vanity_n of_o all_o such_o cark_n we_o by_o all_o our_o care_v can_v add_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o stature_n of_o our_o body_n no_o more_o can_v we_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o estate_n which_o providence_n have_v appoint_v we_o to_o come_v to_o beside_o man_n through_o their_o pride_n be_v ready_a to_o ascribe_v all_o their_o get_n to_o their_o care_n and_o diligence_n hence_o christ_n show_v that_o all_o our_o care_n without_o god_n blessing_n be_v as_o vain_a as_o if_o a_o dwarf_n shall_v think_v to_o
be_v these_o the_o first_o simon_n who_o be_v call_v peter_n and_z andrew_z his_o brother_n james_z the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n and_o john_n his_o brother_n name_n of_o the_o twelve_o apostles_n they_o be_v twelve_o that_o as_o the_o twelve_o patriarch_n be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o these_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o christian_n hence_o when_o judas_n be_v dead_a mathias_n be_v choose_v in_o his_o place_n and_o christ_n be_v about_o to_o build_v his_o spiritual_a kingdom_n set_v forth_o the_o image_n of_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n to_o denote_v that_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o everlasting_a kingdom_n be_v fulfil_v in_o he_o it_o be_v also_o needful_a for_o we_o to_o know_v their_o name_n from_o who_o agree_v testimony_n the_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v many_o pretend_v a_o apostleship_n which_o prove_v to_o be_v false_a 2_o cor._n 11.13_o rev._n 2.2_o the_o first_o simon_n who_o be_v call_v peter_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o dignity_n but_o order_n for_o 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