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A30702 Cosmo-meros, the worldly portion, or, The best portion of the wicked, and their misery in the enjoyment of it, opened and applyed together with some directions and helps in order to a heavenly and better portion, enforced with many usef[ul] and divine considerations / by Seth Bushell ... Bushell, Seth, 1621-1684. 1682 (1682) Wing B6237; ESTC R40782 133,437 408

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12.19_o thou_o ●ast_v much_o good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o ●ears_n he_o look_v no_o further_o ●here's_v his_o all_o though_o the_o language_n of_o esau_n and_o jacob_n seem_v ●o_o be_v the_o same_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n in_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o reply_n say_v esau_n concern_v the_o present_a send_v by_o his_o brother_n jacob_n to_o he_o i_o have_v enough_o my_o brother_n keep_v that_o thou_o have_v unto_o thyself_o but_o jacob_n reply_v nay_o i_o pray_v thou_o receive_v my_o present_n at_o my_o hand_n because_o god_n have_v deal_v gracious_o with_o i_o and_o because_o i_o have_v enough_o gen._n 33.9_o 10_o 11._o say_v esau_n i_o have_v enough_o and_o so_o say_v jacob_n too_o yet_o the_o difference_n be_v great_a for_o esau_n look_v no_o further_a than_o to_o the_o worldly_a blessing_n he_o have_v sheep_n and_o goat_n and_o cow_n and_o camel_n enough_o this_o be_v the_o enough_o that_o he_o mean_v here_o he_o terminate_v and_o he_o look_v no_o further_o but_o jacob_n look_v beyond_o these_o thing_n his_o eye_n pierce_v through_o the_o creature_n and_o therefore_o saie●_n he_o god_n have_v deal_v gracious_o with_o i_o and_o i_o have_v enough_o or_o i_o hau●_n all_o ver_fw-la 11._o jacob_n see_v the_o goodness_n and_o love_n of_o god_n in_o all_o his_o enjoyment_n and_o this_o give_v he_o satisfaction_n because_o he_o see_v god_n deal_v gracious_o with_o he_o therefore_o he_o have_v enough_o or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n man_n bear_v it_o he_o have_v all_o all_o that_o be_v true_o desirable_a or_o that_o he_o can_v desire_v esau_n have_v the_o 33.9.11_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la mihi_fw-la multum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la mi_fw-it hi_o omne_fw-la gen._n 33.9.11_o multum_fw-la but_o jacob_n have_v the_o omne_fw-la esau_n have_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o no_o more_o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v but_o multum_fw-la but_o jacob_n have_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o present_a 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herein_o they_o great_o differ_v for_o jacob_n have_v his_o with_o a_o god_n give_v thou_o ver_fw-la 28._o god_n give_v thou_o of_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n but_o now_o esau_n be_v only_o that_o his_o dwell_n shall_v be_v the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v no_o god_n give_v thou_o in_o it_o and_o therefore_o proper_o it_o be_v not_o a_o blessing_n but_o a_o prediction_n rather_o of_o esau_n future_a state_n if_o esau_n get_v it_o no_o matter_n how_o he_o come_v b●_n it_o by_o his_o sword_n ver_fw-la 40._o or_o any_o way_n whatever_o no_o matter_n whether_o he_o see_v god_n therein_o or_o no_o he_o care_v not_o no_o not_o he_o so_o he_o get_v it_o and_o have_v it_o it_o will_v give_v he_o satisfaction_n the_o bare_a enjoyment_n of_o the_o thing_n will_v serve_v his_o turn_n and_o be_v enough_o for_o he_o thus_o esau_n heart_n do_v terminate_v in_o the_o creature_n but_o now_o jacob_n though_o he_o have_v never_o so_o much_o of_o outward_a blessing_n yet_o his_o heart_n 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●he_v covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o god_n ●herein_o deal_v gracious_o with_o he_o from_o this_o root_n his_o mercy_n spring_n which_o he_o see_v it_o give_v ●im_a satisfaction_n when_o a_o man_n ●akes_v a_o potion_n of_o physic_n he_o ●uts_v it_o into_o posset-ale_n the_o posset-●le_a be_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o work_v ●hough_o it_o be_v that_o that_o be_v the_o ●reater_a part_n but_o it_o be_v the_o phy●ck_n in_o it_o so_o it_o be_v the_o goodness_n ●f_fw-fr god_n that_o satisfy_v a_o gracious_a ●eart_n and_o not_o the_o creature_n ●hat_n be_v operative_a so_o much_o upon_o 〈◊〉_d as_o to_o the_o work_n out_o its_o satisfaction_n §._o iii_o three_o observe_v the_o go_v out_o of_o your_o heart_n towards_o your_o worldly_a comfort_n whether_o they_o be_v carry_v towards_o they_o with_o full_a bent_n and_o strength_n of_o desire_n as_o if_o you_o can_v not_o subsist_v nor_o live_v without_o they_o but_o they_o be_v as_o all_o in_o all_o unto_o you_o these_o be_v the_o person_n who_o have_v their_o portion_n here_o if_o you_o make_v your_o belly_n to_o be_v your_o god_n your_o end_n will_v be_v destruction_n 3.19_o phil._n 3.19_o if_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v your_o only_a good_a god_n will_v destroy_v both_o you_o and_o they_o meat_n for_o the_o belly_n say_v the_o apostle_n and_o the_o belly_n for_o meat_n but_o god_n shall_v destroy_v both_o it_o and_o they_o 1_o cor._n 6.13_o look_v how_o your_o heart_n follow_v after_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n whether_o they_o bear_v towards_o the●_n with_o full_a bent_n or_o no._n that_o 〈◊〉_d that_o have_v his_o heart_n swallowe●_n up_o in_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v be_v like_o corah_n dathan_n 〈◊〉_d abiram_n that_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o earth_n be_v your_o morning_n thought_n contrive_v and_o the_o vigour_n of_o your_o spirit_n spend_v themselves_o about_o your_o worldly_a comfort_n do_v the_o strength_n of_o your_o heart_n move_v and_o work_v towards_o they_o as_o the_o historian_n spake_v of_o otho_n that_o roman_a abso●om_n 6.21_o adorare_fw-la vulgus_fw-la jacere_fw-la oscula_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la serviliter_fw-la pro_fw-la imperio_fw-la tacit_fw-la hist_n l._n 1._o mat._n 6.21_o then_o if_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v a_o gulf_n thus_o to_o swallow_v up_o your_o heart_n there_o be_v another_o gulf_n to_o swallow_v you_o up_o hereafter_o the_o man_n who_o have_v his_o portion_n in_o ●his_fw-la world_n his_o heart_n will_v be_v with_o his_o portion_n where_o his_o trea●ure_n be_v there_o will_v his_o heart_n be_v also_o this_o generation_n the_o prophet_n ●arkes_v out_o and_o reprove_v isa_n 55._o ●_o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristot_n polit_fw-la l._n 7._o cap._n 7._o wherefore_o say_v he_o do_v you_o ●pend_v money_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o ●read_v and_o your_o labour_n for_o that_o ●hich_v satisfi_v not_o and_o there_o ●ere_z that_o labour_v in_o the_o very_a fire_n ●nd_v weary_v themselves_o for_o very_a ●anity_n hab._n 2.13_o demas_n forsake_v the_o apostle_n have_v love_v this_o ●esent_a world_n 2_o tim._n 4.10_o and_o the_o apostle_n say_v express_o that_o if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o ●_o joh._n 2.15_o sure_o then_o those_o who_o thus_o spend_v their_o money_n and_o labour_n and_o weary_a themselves_o in_o vain_a who_o love_n this_o present_a world_n and_o have_v not_o the_o love_n 〈◊〉_d god_n in_o they_o shall_v have_v none_o 〈◊〉_d the_o good_a thing_n of_o his_o love_n hereafter_o they_o may_v content_v themselves_o with_o their_o present_a portion_n here_o therefore_o if_o your_o hear●_n be_v carry_v out_o in_o full_a bend_a an●_n strength_n after_o the_o thing_n of_o t●●●_n world_n so_o that_o they_o
burn_a like_o the_o burn_a 〈◊〉_d a_o fire_n isa_n 10.12_o 16._o as_o the_o assyrian_a glorify_a himself_o in_o the_o desolation_n of_o israel_n so_o will_v the_o ●ord_n bring_v about_o his_o own_o end_n ●d_a glorify_v his_o great_a name_n on_o ●oud_n assyria_n as_o he_o get_v himself_o glory_n upon_o the_o imperious_a egyptian_n before_o when_o ripe_a for_o ●in_a at_o the_o red_a sea_n 11.8_o z●char_n 11.8_o thus_o the_o pride_n of_o assyria_n be_v bring_v don●_n and_o the_o sceptre_n of_o egypt_n depart_v away_o and_o the_o lord_n alone_o be_v 〈◊〉_d alt_v in_o that_o day_n isa_n 2.17_o 2.17_o isa_n 2.17_o sect._n ix_o nine_o sometime_o the_o wicked_a prosper_v in_o this_o world_n become_v great_a and_o be_v mighty_a 〈◊〉_d power_n that_o so_o by_o they_o go●_n may_v chastise_v and_o correct_v his_o ow●_n people_n and_o thus_o the_o flourish_a rod_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v la●_n upon_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o righteous_a 125.3_o psal_n 125.3_o an●_n wicked_a man_n be_v advance_v th●_n they_o may_v be_v as_o thorn_n and_o br●●ers_n unto_o god_n people_n by_o the_o he_o scourge_v his_o own_o inheritance_n he_o give_v a_o king_n in_o his_o a●ger_n and_o after_o take_v he_o away_o 〈◊〉_d his_o wrath_n hos_fw-la 13.11_o 13.11_o hos_fw-la 13.11_o t●●_n canaanites_n be_v leave_v in_o the_o lan●_n that_o by_o they_o the_o lord_n mig●●_n prove_v israel_n and_o they_o be_v ●_o thorn_n to_o prick_v and_o grieve_v the●_n probably_n many_o of_o these_o wh●_n be_v thus_o bitter_a enemy_n unt●_n israel_n be_v mighty_a and_o prosperous_a in_o the_o world_n not_o b●cause_n god_n love_v they_o but_o that_o ●o_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o able_a ●nd_v fit_v and_o so_o employ_v for_o scourge_n unto_o his_o people_n god_n ●ives_n the_o wicked_a such_o a_o large_a dole_n of_o outward_a mercy_n not_o ●ut_v of_o his_o love_n to_o they_o though_o ●hey_n be_v ready_a to_o gather_v that_o argument_n but_o out_o of_o his_o displeasure_n towards_o other_o the_o lord_n make_v use_v of_o they_o only_o ●s_v a_o rod_n to_o whip_v other_o where●n_o when_o they_o have_v serve_v his_o design_n than_o the_o rod_n shall_v be_v ●ast_v into_o the_o fire_n and_o so_o burn_v thus_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o the_o ●ofty_a assyrian_a and_o call_v he_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n anger_n and_o say_v 10.5_o isa_n 10.5_o that_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v perform_v his_o whole_a work_n upon_o amount_v zion_n then_o under_o his_o glory_n 16._o ver_fw-la 12_o 16._o he_o will_v kindle_v a_o burn_a like_o the_o burn_n of_o a_o fire_n and_o so_o the_o rod_n of_o assyria_n shall_v be_v consume_v the_o lord_n give_v his_o israel_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o egyptian_n under_o sore_a servitude_n for_o many_o year_n on_o the_o side_n of_o their_o oppressor_n there_o 4.1_o eccles_n 4.1_o be_v power_n but_o they_o have_v no_o comforter_n they_o be_v afflict_v and_o stranger_n serve_v under_o hard_a bo●dage_n they_o be_v in_o a_o land_n that_o not_o they_o and_o hardly_o entreat_v all_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v n●_n because_o the_o lord_n love_v the_o egyptian_n and_o hate_v the_o israelite_n no_o the_o egyptian_n be_v only_a scourge_n and_o as_o a_o prick_a brie●_n and_o grieve_v thorn_n unto_o isra●●_n to_o preserve_v they_o in_o god_n fea●_n and_o quicken_v their_o grace_n a●●_n spiritual_o raise_v their_o heart_n t●_n the_o time_n appoint_v and_o th●_n that_o nation_n who_o they_o shall_v serum_n will_v i_o judge_v say_v the_o lor●_n gen._n 15.13_o 14._o and_o afterwards_o shall_v they_o come_v out_o with_o great_a s●stance_n the_o like_a may_v be_v sa●_n of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o babylon_n whereof_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n ch●_n 47.6_o 7._o and_o many_o other_o in●_n who_o hand_n god_n have_v give●_n great_a thing_n that_o so_o they_o mig●●_n thereby_o be_v fit_a instrument_n to_o carry_v on_o his_o design_n in_o the_o scourge_n and_o chastisement_n of_o his_o people_n sect._n x._o ten_o the_o lord_n give_v a_o ●ge_a dole_n of_o outward_a mercy_n to_o the_o 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you_o look_v upon_o these_o thing_n ●s_a argument_n of_o my_o love_n to_o ●hose_v person_n who_o enjoy_v they_o ●or_a you_o see_v what_o kind_n of_o ●_z they_o be_v sometime_o cast_v ●mong_a even_o among_o my_o most_o ●itter_a and_o cruel_a enemy_n such_o ●s_n be_v and_o will_v be_v so_o and_o who_o abuse_v these_o good_a thing_n to_o a_o far_o harden_v they_o in_o their_o enmity_n but_o do_v not_o you_o regard_v 〈◊〉_d envy_v not_o their_o portion_n nei●her_o judge_v their_o condition_n ●herefore_o happy_a measure_v not_o ●ny_a love_n by_o outward_a mercy_n ●or_a i_o thus_o promiscuous_o cast_v ●hem_n abroad_o into_o the_o world_n to_o ●ive_a check_n to_o such_o thought_n as_o ●ould_v argue_v either_o love_n or_o ha●red_v from_o they_o eccles_n 9.1_o sect._n xii_o last_o the_o lord_n give_v such_o 〈◊〉_d large_a dole_n of_o outward_a mer●ies_n unto_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o pre●ent_a world_n because_o this_o be_v all_o ●hat_n ever_o they_o be_v like_a to_o have_v they_o be_v never_o 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be_v like_o 〈◊〉_d have_v they_o be_v to_o go_v their_o wa●_n and_o expect_v no_o more_o thus_o dea●_n jehoshaphat_n likewise_o with_o tho●_n son_n that_o be_v not_o to_o plead_v 〈◊〉_d title_n to_o his_o kingdom_n intend_v the_o throne_n and_o crown_n for_o ●ehoram_n their_o father_n give_v they_o ●reat_a gift_n of_o silver_n 21.3_o 2_o chron._n 21.3_o and_o of_o gold_n ●nd_v of_o precious_a thing_n with_o fence_a fly_n in_o judah_n but_o the_o kingdom_n ●ave_n he_o to_o jehoram_n because_o he_o be_v ●●e_z first-born_a so_o god_n deal_v w●t●●any_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o ●orld_n as_o jehoshaphat_n do_v with_o ●is_n other_o son_n who_o give_v they_o ●heir_a dole_n before_o hand_n in_o great_a ●ifts_n and_o so_o commit_v their_o ●ortion_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o ●hey_n be_v not_o to_o expect_v any_o ●ore_n the_o kingdom_n it_o be_v for_o the_o firstborn_a thus_o the_o wicked_a have_v ●reat_a gift_n in_o this_o world_n their_o ●ortion_n be_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n ●nd_v 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in_o your_o lif●_n time_n 73.7_o psal_n 73.7_o have_v not_o you_o more_o th●_n heart_n can_v wish_v why_o do_v yo●_n come_v again_o do_v not_o i_o sa●_n god_n show_v myself_o glorious_a 〈◊〉_d mercy_n in_o your_o day_n that_o you_o b●ing_v so_o wicked_a as_o you_o be_v ha●_n yet_o so_o much_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n as_o you_o have_v i_o di●_n not_o only_o spare_v you_o and_o eke_o o●_n my_o longsufferance_n towards_o yo●_n but_o i_o load_v you_o then_o with_o benefit_n and_o heap_v my_o blessing_n on_o you_o if_o so_o be_v you_o will_v ther●_n by_o have_v be_v lead_v to_o repentance_n 2.4_o rom._n 2.4_o ●nd_v therefore_o though_o you_o be_v deny_v eternal_a mercy_n hereafter_o yet_o you_o have_v cause_n to_o tell_v ●e_a devil_n themselves_o and_o ●mned_a creature_n that_o shall_v be_v ●ur_n companion_n that_o god_n be_v ●ry_o merciful_a to_o you_o while_o you_o ●ed_v in_o this_o world_n you_o have_v a_o ●rge_a portion_n here_o but_o here_o be_v ●ur_n all._n son_n 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no_o lon●_n than_o this_o present_a life_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d present_a pay_n you_o may_v blame_v y●●_n self_n oh_o it_o be_v a_o very_a seri●_n thing_n and_o of_o no_o less_o than_o e●nal_a import_n we_o have_v now_o in_o ha●_n how_o will_v many_o a_o soul_n lam●_n and_o howl_v and_o curse_v itself_o eternal_o that_o it_o be_v not_o cont●_n to_o trust_v god_n for_o hereafter_o 〈◊〉_d will_v have_v present_a pay_n sect._n iii_o three_o the_o good_a thing_n the_o ●cked_a enjoy_v in_o this_o present_a ●orld_n be_v the_o only_a suitable_a ●●ings_n to_o their_o heart_n and_o what_o ●ould_v they_o do_v with_o any_o more_o hereafter_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o ●orld_n be_v the_o adequate_a object_n 〈◊〉_d the_o frame_n of_o their_o heart_n 6._o ●_z corruptelarum_fw-la non_fw-la in_o illecebris_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la habemus_fw-la &_o vitiositas_fw-la nostra_fw-la mens_fw-la nostra_fw-la est_fw-la salui_fw-la de_fw-la guber_n l._n 6._o ●hese_fw-mi thing_n do_v exceed_o ●ease_v they_o 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now_o much_o more_o will_v the●_n contrary_a unto_o he_o then_o if_o 〈◊〉_d they_o say_v unto_o god_n 21.14_o job_n 21.14_o depart_v f●●_n we_o for_o we_o desire_v not_o the_o knowle_n of_o thy_o way_n how_o grieu●_v will_v the_o presence_n and_o vision_n the_o almighty_a be_v then_o 〈◊〉_d they_o if_o they_o hate_v and_o ma●●_n the_o saint_n of_o god_n now_o cert●ly_o they_o will_v hate_v they_o m●_n more_o then_o now_o the_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d the_o faithful_a be_v imperfect_a 〈◊〉_d yet_o they_o hate_v they_o for_o their_o ace_n sake_n much_o more_o will_v ●_o hate_v they_o then_o when_o their_o ace_n shall_v be_v perfect_a now_o wicked_a have_v some_o common_a 〈◊〉_d which_o do_v a_o little_a restrain_v keep_v they_o in_o and_o yet_o now_o ●_o hate_v the_o godly_a with_o a_o dea●_n hatred_n how_o exceed_o then_o ●ll_v their_o hatred_n rise_v when_o as_o 〈◊〉_d the_o one_o hand_n the_o godly_a shall_v glorious_a in_o holiness_n and_o on_o 〈◊〉_d other_o all_o the_o common_a gift_n the_o 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tha●_n fullness_n towards_o and_o dependa●_n upon_o the_o giver_n be_v turn_v a●_n pervert_v by_o they_o to_o a_o qui●_n contrary_a course_n to_o bless_v themselves_o in_o their_o evil_a way_n a●_n burn_v incense_n unto_o their_o drag_v 1.16_o hab._n 1.16_o t●●_n goodness_n of_o god_n which_o sho●_n lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n 2.4_o rom._n 2.4_o they_o d●spise_v and_o after_o their_o hardn●_n and_o impenitent_a heart_n treasure●_n unto_o themselves_o wrath_n against_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o revelation_n the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o g●●_n now_o if_o the_o wicked_a be_v thus_o unfaithful_a as_o how_o can_v they_o otherwise_o in_o the_o mammon_n unrighteousness_n 16.11_o luk._n 16.11_o which_o as_o 〈◊〉_d they_o thus_o abuse_v be_v right_o 〈◊〉_d who_o shall_v commit_v to_o their_o tru●_n true_a riches_n if_o they_o be_v thus_o a●sive_a and_o unfaithful_a in_o the_o go●_n thing_n here_o sure_o the_o go●_n thing_n of_o hereafter_o they_o sh●_n not_o meddle_v with_o alas_o he●_n 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