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be_v it_o not_o in_o god_n nor_o can_v be_v for_o so_o be_v it_o vicious_a but_o hatred_n as_o it_o be_v a_o purpose_n not_o to_o have_v mercy_n on_o the_o wicked_a or_o as_o it_o be_v a_o decree_n to_o punish_v they_o or_o as_o it_o be_v his_o displeasure_n with_o they_o so_o the_o scripture_n do_v attribute_v it_o to_o he_o and_o true_o and_o proper_o it_o belong_v unto_o he_o he_o make_v instance_n in_o these_o very_a word_n thou_o hate_v all_o they_o say_v he_o that_o work_n iniquity_n that_o be_v thou_o do_v not_o only_o abhor_v they_o but_o thou_o have_v decree_v to_o punish_v they_o and_o so_o indeed_o thou_o do_v be_v it_o not_o the_o property_n of_o god_n to_o punish_v the_o wicked_a say_v he_o yes_o it_o belong_v unto_o his_o justice_n and_o therefore_o hatred_n say_v he_o in_o that_o sense_n that_o the_o scripture_n attribute_v it_o unto_o god_n agree_v true_o unto_o god_n and_o be_v proper_o attribute_v unto_o he_o second_o concern_v vanity_n it_o be_v that_o which_o in_o a_o other_o word_n be_v call_v iniquity_n and_o therefore_o shall_v he_o say_v in_o that_o day_n 7.23_o day_n mat._n 7.23_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o that_o work_n iniquity_n if_o the_o question_n be_v here_o ask_v why_o iniquity_n be_v call_v vanity_n and_o the_o worker_n thereof_o the_o worker_n of_o vanity_n it_o be_v therefore_o call_v vanity_n for_o that_o iniquity_n in_o itself_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o no_o esteem_n and_o serve_v to_o no_o use_n they_o trust_v in_o vanity_n 59.4_o vanity_n esay_n 59.4_o say_v the_o prophet_n esay_n &_o speak_v lie_n they_o conceive_v mischief_n and_o bring_v forth_o iniquity_n they_o hatch_v cockatrice_n egg_n and_o weave_v the_o spider_n web._n their_o web_n shall_v not_o become_v garment_n nether_a shall_v they_o cover_v themselves_o with_o their_o work_n nor_o be_v this_o speak_v in_o that_o sense_n as_o those_o word_n of_o the_o preacher_n be_v 1.2_o be_v eccles._n 1.2_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n say_v the_o preacher_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n for_o all_o there_o intimate_v to_o be_v vanity_n be_v all_o temporal_a and_o worldly_a thing_n in_o comparison_n of_o true_a felicity_n but_o the_o vanity_n here_o mean_v be_v absolute_o by_o itself_o without_o any_o reference_n to_o better_a thing_n in_o comparison_n of_o true_a felicity_n knowledge_n riches_n authority_n howsoever_o god_n good_a gift_n be_v all_o of_o they_o but_o vain_a but_o mischief_n and_o inquitie_n have_v a_o deep_a dye_n in_o vanity_n three_o whereas_o it_o be_v here_o say_v thou_o hate_v all_o they_o that_o work_n vanity_n the_o categoricall_a word_n alice_n show_v that_o he_o make_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o between_o king_n &_o subject_a master_n and_o servant_n mistress_n and_o maid_n bond_n &_o free_n of_o a_o truth_n 10.34_o