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any_o kind_n of_o sin_n make_v not_o god_n our_o treasure_n for_o then_o our_o heart_n will_v be_v with_o he_o ah_o how_o easy_o do_v man_n remember_v foolish_a jest_n vain_a sport_n and_o trick_n of_o youth_n but_o how_o soon_o be_v the_o word_n and_o work_n of_o god_n forget_v by_o we_o david_n rouze_v up_o himself_o diodat_n psal_n 77.10_o 11_o 12._o in_o priscis_fw-la rebus_fw-la veritas_fw-la nòn_n ad_fw-la unguem_fw-la quaerenda_fw-la diodat_n to_o remember_v the_o year_n of_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o most_o high_a to_o remember_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o wonder_n of_o old_a to_o meditate_v of_o all_o his_o work_n and_o talk_v of_o all_o his_o do_n if_o thou_o can_v not_o remember_v particular_a day_n labour_v to_o remember_v the_o year_n of_o the_o most_o high_a in_o ancient_a thing_n a_o general_a knowledge_n be_v sufficient_a here_o i_o must_v now_o commend_v the_o lawful_a use_n of_o history_n there_o we_o may_v search_v after_o the_o proverb_n and_o record_n of_o the_o ancient_n 1_o sam._n 24.13_o there_o we_o may_v see_v how_o other_o have_v demean_v themselves_o upon_o divers_a occasion_n and_o business_n of_o great_a importanec_fw-la gestis_fw-la historiae_fw-la utilitas_fw-la est_fw-la magna_fw-la faelicitatem_fw-la participate_v etc._n etc._n diodor._n sicul._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la fabulos_fw-la gestis_fw-la it_o be_v as_o one_o observe_v a_o prudent_a sit_v counsellor_n by_o who_o advice_n a_o commonweal_n may_v be_v frame_v govern_v reform_v and_o preserve_v a_o army_n well_o marshal_v and_o order_v town_n besiege_v and_o take_v enemy_n vanquish_v kingdom_n subdue_v and_o great_a victory_n obtain_v in_o it_o as_o in_o a_o clear_a chrystall-glasse_n we_o may_v behold_v god_n providence_n govern_v the_o world_n marriage_n joh._n crompton_n sermon_n of_o marriage_n and_o the_o action_n of_o man_n which_o have_v often_o strange_a and_o unexpected_a event_n and_o sometime_o reach_v unto_o such_o end_n as_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o actor_n intention_n it_o represent_v to_o we_o the_o vice_n and_o virtue_n of_o great_a one_o it_o leave_v to_o posterity_n the_o worthy_a say_n and_o do_n of_o man_n famous_a in_o their_o generation_n for_o the_o imitation_n of_o their_o survivor_n but_o above_o all_o history_n let_v we_o be_v careful_a to_o read_v the_o sacred_a history_n of_o god_n wonderful_a providence_n towards_o his_o people_n this_o divide_v time_n to_o we_o it_o acquaint_v we_o with_o all_o the_o passage_n of_o god_n providence_n that_o have_v be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n it_o keep_v god_n benefit_n fresh_a in_o our_o mind_n it_o perfume_v the_o memorial_n of_o the_o godly_a make_v piety_n the_o more_o amiable_a it_o teach_v we_o by_o the_o example_n of_o those_o worthy_n that_o be_v there_o mention_v how_o we_o shall_v carry_v ourselves_o upon_o who_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v come_v now_o that_o we_o may_v the_o better_a rub_v up_o our_o memory_n we_o must_v make_v diligent_a enquiry_n after_o god_n wonderful_a work_n eliphaz_n tell_v job_n that_o he_o will_v not_o only_o declare_v to_o he_o what_o himself_o have_v see_v but_o also_o what_o wise_a man_n have_v tell_v from_o their_o father_n job_n 15.17_o 18._o we_o shall_v ask_v of_o those_o that_o have_v the_o best_a and_o most_o experience_n we_o love_v to_o hear_v traveller_n discourse_v of_o other_o country_n especial_o those_o that_o know_v they_o by_o experience_n and_o albeit_o art_n and_o learning_n be_v good_a help_n yet_o he_o make_v the_o best_a comment_n upon_o god_n work_n that_o speak_v from_o holy_a experience_n what_o a_o shame_n be_v it_o then_o for_o old_a man_n to_o be_v child_n in_o understanding_n many_o old_a man_n be_v indeed_o profound_a in_o worldly_a wisdom_n but_o babe_n in_o other_o thing_n so_o that_o even_o youth_n may_v teach_v the_o senator_n wisdom_n it_o be_v a_o great_a judgement_n when_o counsel_n perish_v from_o the_o ancient_n ezek._n 7.6_o cyrus_n in_o xenophon_n xenophon_n xenophon_n report_v that_o the_o persian_n have_v a_o law_n enjoin_v all_o man_n to_o be_v silent_a when_o a_o elder_a shall_v speak_v callistratus_n callistratus_n to_o give_v he_o the_o wall_n when_o they_o meet_v he_o in_o the_o street_n hesychius_n hesychius_n and_o to_o set_v open_a and_o clear_v the_o passage_n way_n when_o he_o shall_v go_v any_o journey_n or_o voyage_n vieillard_n monsieur_n goulart'_v vieillard_n in_o the_o ancient_a roman_a commonwealth_n great_a reverence_n be_v do_v to_o old_a man_n and_o the_o ancient_a grecian_n as_o hesychius_n observe_v give_v majestic_a title_n to_o old_a man_n the_o counsel_n of_o old_a man_n be_v more_o regard_v than_o the_o strength_n of_o young_a man_n it_o be_v the_o best_a ornament_n of_o the_o hoary_a head_n to_o be_v full_a of_o heavenly_a wisdom_n
the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o their_o multiplication_n of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o fish_n that_o be_v take_v in_o every_o month_n of_o their_o provision_n a_o objection_n answer_v chap._n 14._o of_o the_o extent_n of_o providence_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o it_o of_o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o stability_n and_o situation_n of_o the_o earth_n how_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o water_n and_o out_o of_o the_o water_n five_o branch_n of_o comfort_n to_o god_n people_n draw_v from_o the_o earth_n stability_n to_o prove_v the_o stability_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n chap._n 15._o that_o providence_n be_v visible_a in_o herb_n plant_n and_o tree_n that_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o variety_n of_o herb_n and_o plant_n bring_v forth_o in_o every_o month_n of_o the_o lily_n of_o the_o field_n chap._n 16._o of_o the_o extent_n of_o providence_n to_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o a_o special_a providence_n in_o provide_v for_o lion_n and_o other_o beast_n of_o prey_n chap._n 17._o how_o the_o call_n and_o labour_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v direct_o subordinate_a to_o god_n providence_n chap._n 18._o of_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n towards_o man_n how_o god_n over-ruleth_a the_o heart_n and_o will_n of_o man_n yea_o of_o the_o great_a king_n and_o prince_n and_o how_o the_o action_n of_o man_n be_v sway_v by_o god_n providence_n of_o god_n providence_n about_o thing_n contingent_a a_o discourse_n upon_o lot_n chap._n 19_o how_o the_o step_n and_o go_n of_o man_n be_v order_v by_o god_n providence_n a_o discourse_n on_o the_o journey_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o come_v from_o the_o east_n to_o jerusalem_n at_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n some_o objection_n answer_v chap._n 20._o how_o the_o good_a action_n of_o man_n be_v under_o divine_a providence_n chap._n 21._o how_o the_o evil_a action_n of_o man_n be_v govern_v by_o god_n providence_n of_o god_n end_n satan_n end_n and_o sinner_n end_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o action_n chap._n 22._o how_o god_n providence_n reach_v the_o habitation_n and_o dwelling_n of_o man_n chap._n 23._o of_o god_n providence_n concern_v marriage_n and_o in_o bring_v man_n and_o wife_n together_o chap._n 24._o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o godly_a in_o afflict_v they_o a_o objection_n answer_v god_n end_n in_o afflict_v they_o sect._n 2._o of_o god_n providence_n in_o preserve_v his_o people_n in_o affliction_n sect._n 3_o of_o god_n deliver_v his_o people_n out_o of_o affliction_n of_o the_o divers_a way_n god_n use_v in_o their_o deliverance_n and_o how_o they_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n in_o affliction_n show_v in_o five_o thing_n sect._n 4._o of_o god_n providence_n in_o bring_v about_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o people_n chap._n 25._o how_o god_n providence_n reach_v the_o wicked_a sect._n 1_o of_o his_o suffering_n the_o wicked_a to_o rage_v against_o his_o people_n a_o question_n whither_o a_o christian_a may_v fly_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n answer_v sect._n 2._o of_o god_n restrain_v the_o rage_n of_o the_o wicked_a show_v in_o divers_a particular_n sect._n 3_o of_o the_o dreadful_a execution_n god_n do_v sometime_o lay_v on_o wicked_a man_n many_o notable_a example_n of_o god_n heavy_a judgement_n upon_o persecutor_n chap._n 26._o quest_n 1._o how_o god_n govern_v all_o thing_n whether_o immediate_o by_o himself_o or_o mediate_o by_o second_o cause_n answer_v in_o two_o thesis_n a_o objection_n answer_v chap._n 27._o quest_n 2._o whether_o god_n providence_n be_v immutable_a answer_v affirm_v sect._n 1_o sect._n 2._o sect._n 3_o a_o object_n against_o the_o immutability_n of_o god_n providence_n answer_v how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v etc._n etc._n chap._n 28._o divers_a objection_n against_o this_o doctrine_n of_o providence_n answer_v object_n 1._o answer_v chap._n 29._o object_n 2._o answer_v in_o five_o thing_n chap._n 30._o object_n 3._o object_n 4._o answer_v chap._n 31._o divers_a corollary_n draw_v from_o this_o doctrine_n of_o providence_n corol._n 1._o corol._n 2._o corol._n 3_o chap._n 32._o corol._n 4._o corol._n 5._o chap._n 33._o corol._n 6._o corol._n 7._o chap._n 34._o profitable_a instruction_n arise_v from_o this_o doctrine_n of_o providence_n instruct_v 1._o chap._n 35._o instruct_v 2._o chap._n 36._o instruct_v 3._o chap._n 37._o instruct_v 4._o chap._n 38._o instruct_v 5._o chap._n 39_o instruct_v 6._o chap._n 40._o instruct_v 7._o chap._n 41._o instruct_v 8._o chap._n 42._o the_o conclusion_n consolatory_a to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n the_o author_n cite_v in_o this_o treatise_n a_o aben_n ezra_n aelian_a nat_n hist_o ainsworth_n ambrose_n alstedius_n antoninus_n aquila_n athanasius_n aulus_n gellius_n aquinas_n ausonius_n augustinus_n arias_n montanus_n aristotle_n aratus_n aretius_n b_o b_o p_o babington_n sr_n ri._n barckley_n basilius_n bastingius_fw-la beda_n ben._n gorion_n d._n bernard_n r._n bern._n on_o ruth_n benefield_n beza_n bodinus_fw-la de_fw-la republ._n boetius_fw-la de_fw-la consol_fw-la d._n boy_n bucan_n loc_fw-la come_v bullinger_n bucer_n d._n bright_a brathwait_n c_o callistratus_n calvinus_n camden_n britan._n causinus_fw-la cassiodorus_n cebes_n theban_n caelius_n rhodig_n carion_n chron._n caryl_n chald._n chemnitius_n clapham_n cant._n clapham_n manual_n clemens_n alexand._n chrysippus_n cratippus_n cicero_n cotton_n caesar_n comment_fw-fr chrysostome_n cyprian_a com._n relig._n galliae_fw-la m._n coverdale_n crompton_n d_o damascen_n de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr diodati_n discip_n de_fw-fr temp._n dorotheus_n dearing_n dyonis_n aereop_n didacus_n stella_fw-la danaeus_n diodor._fw-la sicul._n drexelius_n e_o egesippus_fw-la euseb_n eccl._n hist_o euripides_n euthymius_n expl._n ver_fw-la relig._n f_o frytschius_n franzius_n ferus_fw-la flac._n illyric_n fox_n act_n &_o mon._n fenner_n catech._n th._n fuller_n g_o genev._n transl_o gualther_n greg._n magn._n greg._n nyssen_n lud._n granat_n greenhaw_n goulart_n gossen_n h_o hagius_n hesychius_n hist_o sinarum_fw-la herodotus_n hebr._n hieronymus_n hedf_n sphinx_n holcot_n hooker_n eccl._n pol._n hist_o novi_fw-la orbis_fw-la homerus_fw-la hyperius_fw-la hesiod_n hilarius_n horatius_n i_o ital._n annot._n josph_n antiqu._n b_o p_o juell_n jul._n scalig._n junius_n isidorus_n just_a mart._n juvenal_n sat._n k_o keckerman_n bp._n king_n l_o lactantius_n levin_n lemn_a livius_n lorinus_n lumb_n sent._n luther_n lip_n de_fw-mi con_v lyra._n lyranus_fw-la lucanus_n m_o marcellinus_n macchiavel_n menochius_fw-la maimony_n morney_n mayer_n pet_n mart._n moor_n antidote_n munst_n cosmog_n minut._n faelix_fw-la geo._n more_o be_v demonstr_n n_o gr._n nazianzen_n niceph._n gregor_n jos_n nancler_n o_o origen_n ovid._n otho_fw-la casman_n orpheus_n p_o pacuvius_n pareus_n paulus_n aemil._n philo_n jud._n pompon_n laetus_fw-la petrarch_n pemble_n pineda_n pet._n du_fw-fr moulin_n perkins_n plin._n nat._n hist_o prideaux_n pier._n hierogl_n polan_n synt._n procopius_n prosper_n perrerius_fw-la plutarch_n pythagoras_n publ._n mimus_fw-la dr_n preston_n q_o quintilian_n quint._n curt._n r_o rab._n sol._n jarch_n remigius_n rest_n fren_fw-it estate_n rolloc_n rutherford_n s_o salvian_n senault_n b_o p_o sanderson_n seneca_n septuagint_n solinus_n strabo_n scultetus_n stock_n suetonius_n sutton_n symmachus_n synesius_n socinus_n struther_n symson_n synops._fw-la purior_fw-la theol_fw-it t_o tacitus_n dr_n tailor_n tertullian_n theophilact_fw-mi theodoret._n tremellius_n talmud_n thucyd._n hist_o turnbull_n v_o vatablus_n verron_n phys_n virgil._n vrsinus_n w_n r._n walker_n weems_n willet_n wilkins_n wolfius_n woodward_n x_o xenophon_n z_o zanchius_n zegedin_n the_o eye_n and_o wheel_n of_o providence_n joh._n 5.17_o but_o jesus_n answer_v they_o my_o father_n work_v hitherto_o and_o i_o work_v chap._n 1._o the_o text_n open_v a_o introduction_n to_o this_o work_n the_o word_n be_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o jew_n that_o persecute_v our_o saviour_n and_o seek_v to_o slay_v he_o for_o heal_v one_o on_o the_o sabbath-day_n that_o have_v be_v disease_v thirty_o eight_o year_n christ_n plead_v with_o they_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o fact_n to_o let_v they_o see_v and_o the_o world_n know_v that_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v lawful_a and_o justifiable_a he_o may_v have_v tell_v they_o what_o though_o it_o be_v unlawful_a upon_o the_o sabbath-day_n to_o do_v any_o servile_a work_n except_o with_o limitation_n about_o the_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o temple_n mat._n 12.5_o 6._o yet_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o cure_v as_o i_o do_v for_o i_o use_v no_o work_n but_o do_v all_o by_o my_o word_n now_o it_o be_v ever_o hold_v lawful_a to_o speak_v on_o the_o sabbath-day_n but_o by_o his_o answer_n he_o full_o instruct_v we_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sabbath_n they_o may_v have_v remember_v that_o he_o be_v lawmaker_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o therefore_o not_o tie_v by_o the_o law_n for_o though_o it_o be_v a_o question_n in_o policy_n whether_o the_o law_n make_v or_o the_o
bonum_fw-la est_fw-la conjugium_fw-la sed_fw-la ramen_fw-la jugum_fw-la ambros_n the_o bond_n of_o wedlock_n be_v good_a yet_o they_o be_v bond_n still_o matrimony_n be_v good_a but_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o yoke_n object_n 2._o paul_n say_v it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o touch_v a_o woman_n therefore_o say_v hierom_n it_o be_v evil_a to_o touch_v a_o woman_n for_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v contrary_a one_o to_o another_o resp_n our_o apostle_n do_v not_o use_v a_o word_n contrary_n to_o evil_n as_o it_o be_v a_o vice_n august_n paulus_n modestè_fw-la deterreta_fw-la nuptiis_fw-la nòn_n tanquam_fw-la à _fw-la remalâ_fw-la sed_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ab_fw-la onerosa_fw-la &_o molesta_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la admittere_fw-la carnis_fw-la turpitudinem_fw-la aliud_fw-la habere_fw-la carnis_fw-la tribulationem_fw-la illud_fw-la est_fw-la criminis_fw-la facere_fw-la hoc_fw-la laboris_fw-la pati_fw-la august_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o inconvenience_n as_o bishop_n juell_n well_o observe_v out_o of_o austin_n paul_n in_o a_o modest_a manner_n withdraw_v man_n from_o marriage_n not_o as_o from_o a_o thing_n evil_a and_o unlawful_a but_o as_o from_o a_o thing_n troublesome_a and_o burdensome_a it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o commit_v filthiness_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o endure_v or_o abide_v trouble_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o one_o be_v to_o commit_v a_o fault_n the_o other_o be_v to_o suffer_v a_o punishment_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n note_v to_o we_o a_o singular_a commendation_n of_o anna_n the_o daughter_n of_o phanuel_n that_o she_o live_v well_o a_o maid_n a_o wife_n and_o a_o widow_n to_o signify_v that_o neither_o virginity_n marriage_n nor_o widowhood_n in_o themselves_o be_v either_o please_a or_o displease_v to_o god_n they_o be_v all_o appoint_a by_o he_o yea_o allow_a and_o approve_v of_o he_o we_o be_v all_o bear_v single_a and_o have_v liberty_n so_o to_o continue_v marriage_n be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o all_o may_v use_v 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god_n he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n and_o see_v the_o camel_n come_v moses_n fly_v from_o the_o court_n of_o pharaoh_n into_o the_o land_n of_o midian_a be_v weary_a with_o travel_v not_o know_v whither_o to_o go_v he_o be_v constrain_v to_o repose_v himself_o near_o a_o well_o expect_v like_o a_o flower_n scorch_v with_o the_o sun_n some_o gentle_a gale_n of_o wind_n and_o some_o drop_n of_o dew_n from_o the_o hand_n and_o bosom_n of_o divine_a providence_n as_o he_o be_v in_o this_o expectation_n he_o see_v seven_o daughter_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o midian_a come_v to_o water_n their_o flock_n 2._o exod._n 2._o but_o when_o these_o illustrious_a shepherdess_n have_v draw_v water_n for_o this_o end_n some_o shepherd_n that_o follow_v they_o drive_v they_o away_o take_v some_o of_o it_o to_o water_v their_o own_o flock_n moses_n not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v such_o a_o indignity_n take_v upon_o himself_o the_o just_a quarrel_n of_o these_o virgin_n and_o have_v chase_v away_o these_o 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many_o that_o murmur_v chide_a curse_a speech_n and_o much_o unquietness_n do_v it_o not_o come_v of_o this_o because_o they_o have_v not_o a_o reverend_a persuasion_n that_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o providence_n as_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n join_v they_o in_o that_o near_a bond_n and_o conjunction_n together_o it_o be_v well_o our_o saviour_n be_v invite_v to_o all_o wedding_n as_o he_o be_v to_o cana_n in_o galilee_n the_o wine_n of_o true_a comfort_n and_o blessing_n shall_v never_o then_o be_v want_v christ_n honour_v that_o first_o ordinance_n of_o god_n with_o his_o presence_n and_o his_o first_o miracle_n chap._n xxiv_o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o godly_a in_o afflict_v they_o a_o objection_n answer_v god_n end_n in_o afflict_v they_o i_o shall_v now_o treat_v of_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n towards_o the_o
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whether_o we_o consider_v his_o nature_n his_o essential_a property_n or_o his_o will._n in_o regard_n of_o they_o all_o he_o be_v sempèr_n idem_fw-la always_o the_o same_o his_o be_v be_v and_o will_v be_v be_v all_o one_o he_o be_v the_o same_o at_o this_o present_a that_o he_o be_v at_o the_o beginning_n and_o will_v be_v the_o same_o for_o ever_o that_o he_o be_v at_o this_o instant_n and_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o for_o be_v a_o simple_a entire_a essence_n void_a of_o all_o mixture_n and_o composition_n he_o be_v free_a from_o those_o quality_n that_o accompany_v compound_v body_n viz._n generation_n corruption_n augmencation_n diminution_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o alteration_n and_o for_o the_o immutability_n of_o his_o will_n he_o tell_v we_o aug._n transibunt_fw-la coeli_fw-la i._n e._n in_o melius_fw-la mutabuntur_fw-la hieron_n in_o psal_n 102._o et_fw-la erunt_fw-la caeli_fw-la novi_fw-la nòn_n substantiâ_fw-la sed_fw-la quâ—litacibus_fw-la renovati_fw-la aug._n that_o as_o he_o have_v purpose_v it_o shall_v stand_v and_o as_o he_o have_v consult_v it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v jer._n 14.24_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v till_o heaven_n and_o earth_n pass_v away_o one_o jot_n and_o tittle_n shall_v in_o no_o wise_a pass_n from_o the_o law_n till_o all_o be_v fullfil_v matth._n 5.18_o whereby_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v not_o mean_a that_o either_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v one_o day_n be_v destroy_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o substance_n by_o fire_n any_o more_o than_o they_o be_v by_o water_n 2_o pet._n 3.6_o rom._n 8.21_o nor_o yet_o then_o when_o they_o be_v change_v in_o regard_n of_o their_o quality_n when_o there_o shall_v be_v new_a heaven_n and_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n that_o be_v i_o suppose_v when_o god_n shall_v alter_v and_o change_v the_o state_n of_o his_o church_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o dwell_v in_o a_o new_a world_n that_o then_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o dissolution_n or_o alteration_n 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the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v change_v august_n mutatio_fw-la rerum_fw-la seu_fw-la effectuum_fw-la nòn_n valet_fw-la ad_fw-la mutationem_fw-la causarum_fw-la variis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la mutantur_fw-la opera_fw-la agricolae_fw-la &_o nòn_n ideò_fw-la mutatur_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ars_fw-la agriculturae_fw-la august_n resp._n i_o answer_v that_o the_o change_n of_o thing_n or_o effect_n make_v nothing_o to_o the_o change_n of_o cause_n a_o husbandman_n at_o one_o time_n use_v one_o piece_n of_o husbandry_n another_o while_n he_o use_v another_o sometime_o till_v sometime_o sow_v sometime_o dung_v and_o sometime_o reap_v at_o several_a time_n the_o work_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v change_v and_o yet_o the_o art_n of_o husbandry_n itself_o be_v not_o change_v god_n do_v not_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n govern_v his_o church_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o do_v under_o the_o law_n in_o the_o church_n infancy_n than_o he_o allure_v they_o with_o temporal_a promise_n whereby_o 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