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Adam had food aswell as thou, and so had Noah, and more then thou, unless thou hadst all, for they had all, and yet they might not be idle, because their hands were not given them for nothing: some work with their pen, some with their tongues, some with their fingers: as nature hath made nothing idle, so God would have no man idle, but that he which is a Magistrate, should do the work of a Magistrate: he which is a judge, should do the work of a judge: he which is a captain, should do the work of a captain, he which is a minister, should do the work of a minister: as when Noah was called an husbandman, he did the work of an husbandman. This contempt of the country, doeth threaten danger to the land as much as anything else in our days, unless their burden be eased, and their estimation qualified in some part to their pains. Thinking that you have not heard of his the aim before, seeing the words of my Text did lie for it, thus much I have spoken to put you in mind how easily you live in respect of them: and to certify our minds towards our poor brethren, which indeed seem too base in our eyes, & are scorned for their labours, as much as we should be for our idleness.

Adam had foode aswell as thou, and so had Noah, and more then thou, vnlesse thou hadst all, for they had all, and yet they might not be idle, because their handes were not giuen them for nothing: some worke with their pen, some with their tongues, some vvith their fingers: as nature hath made nothing idle, so God woulde haue no man idle, but that he vvhich is a Magistrate, should do the vvork of a Magistrate: he which is a iudge, should do the vvork of a iudge: he vvhich is a captaine, should do the work of a captaine, he vvhich is a minister, should doe the vvorke of a minister: as vvhen Noah vvas called an husbaudman, hee did the vvorke of an husbandman. This contempt of the countrey, doeth threaten danger to the land as much as anything else in our daies, vnlesse their burden bee eased, and their estimation qualified in some part to their paynes. Thinking that you haue not heard of his the ame before, seeing the vvordes of my Text did lie for it, thus much I haue spoken to put you in mind how easily you liue in respect of them: and to certifie our minds towards our poore brethren, which indeed seeme too base in our eies, & are scorned for their labours, as much as we should be for our idlenes.