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1. Fertility. It brings forth.

1. Fertillitie. It brings forth.

Barrenness hath ever been held a curse, a shame, a reproach. So the mother of John Baptist insinuated, Luke 1.¹ Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. When God will bring the Gospel, and with it salvation to the Gentiles, he is said to take away their barrenness. So was it prophesied, Isaiah, 54. 1. So was it accomplished, Galat. 4. 27. Rejoice thou barren that bearest not, break forth and cry (with joy) thou that travellest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she that hath an husband. The primordial praise of this good ground is, that it is not barren. This Fertility in the Christian heart, doth 1. conclude thankfulness. 2. exclude idleness.

BArrennesse hath euer beene helde a curse, a shame, a reproch. So the mother of Iohn Baptist insinuated, Luke 1.¹ Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the dayes wherein he looked on mee, to take away my reproach among men. When God will bring the Gospell, and with it saluation to the Gentiles, he is sayd to take away their barrennesse. So was it prophecied, Esay, 54. 1. So was it accomplished, Galat. 4. 27. Reioyce thou barren that bearest not, breake forth and crye (with ioy) thou that trauellest not: for the desolate hath many moe children, then she that hath an husband. The primordial praise of this good ground is, that it is not barren. This Fertillitie in the Christian heart, doth 1. conclude thankfulnesse. 2. exclude idlenesse.