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We have heard how the good earth is beholding to God for his holy Rain: the next circumstance objects to our meditation this earths thankful fertility. It bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed. Every word transcends the other; and as it excludes some vicious defect, so demonstrates it also some gradual virtue.

Wee haue heard how the good earth is beholding to God for his holy Raine: the next circumstance obiects to our meditation this earths thankfull fertility. It bringeth forth herbes meete for them by whom it is dressed. Euery word transcends the other; and as it excludes some vicious defect, so demonstrates it also some graduall vertue.

1. It brings forth. It is not barren like a dead ground that yields neither herbs nor weeds. This is no idle heart, that doth neither good nor harm; that like a mere spectator of the world, sits by with a silent contemplation for whom was made that Epitaph: Here lies he, was borne and cried, Lived threescore years, fell sick and dyed.

1. It brings forth. It is not barren like a dead ground that yeelds neither herbes nor weedes. This is no idle heart, that doth neither good nor harme; that like a meere spectator of the world, sits by with a silent contemplation for whom was made that Epitaph: Here lyes he, was borne and cryed, Liu'd threescore yeares, fell sicke and dyed.

Doing neither profit nor prejudice to the Country he lived in. Here is no such stupid neutrality, nor infructuous deadness. It brings forth.

Doing neither profit nor preiudice to the Countrey hee liued in. Heere is no such stupid neutralitie, nor infructuous deadnesse. It brings forth.