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he_o first_o of_o all_o affirm_v that_o he_o say_v this_o to_o show_v that_o he_o do_v not_o bring_v any_o uncertain_a and_o doubtful_a matter_n but_o a_o doctrine_n of_o full_a and_o undoubted_a credit_n and_o such_o in_o deed_n as_o chief_o do_v belong_v unto_o the_o office_n of_o a_o preacher_n preacher_n a_o especial_a duty_n of_o a_o preacher_n who_o especial_o ought_v to_o labour_n this_o that_o man_n may_v be_v prove_v guilty_a of_o vanity_n and_o through_o this_o knowledge_n of_o his_o frailty_n and_o corruption_n be_v bring_v unto_o god_n of_o who_o he_o must_v beg_v and_o have_v remedy_n of_o his_o misery_n now_o this_o proposition_n be_v set_v forth_o with_o great_a garnishment_n of_o figure_n adiective_n substantive_n in_o stead_n of_o adiective_n substantive_n be_v use_v in_o stead_n of_o adiective_n for_o the_o more_o forcible_a and_o earnest_a express_v of_o the_o matter_n where_o he_o say_v vanity_n of_o vanity_n as_o if_o not_o only_o the_o thing_n appertain_v unto_o man_n be_v vain_a but_o also_o man_n themselves_o vain_a and_o most_o vain_a yea_o and_o vain_a than_o vanity_n itself_o and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o heap_n of_o all_o vanity_n together_o word_n repetition_n of_o the_o same_o word_n also_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o word_n do_v give_v a_o weight_n and_o increase_n unto_o the_o sentence_n it_o also_o appertain_v unto_o the_o make_n of_o the_o speech_n more_o vehement_a and_o move_v of_o affection_n in_o that_o he_o do_v not_o flat_o set_v down_o of_o who_o he_o speak_v this_o albeit_o in_o the_o verse_n follow_v he_o plain_o show_v that_o he_o understand_v it_o of_o man_n which_o short_a kind_n of_o speak_v be_v very_o fit_a for_o vehement_a and_o earnest_a speech_n and_o further_o by_o this_o name_n all_o as_o we_o have_v already_o teach_v out_o of_o the_o second_o rule_n he_o do_v not_o understand_v all_o thing_n create_v simple_o in_o themselves_o all_o what_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o this_o word_n all_o but_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v belong_v unto_o man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v counsel_n affair_n all_o action_n which_o be_v usual_a in_o this_o life_n lest_o we_o may_v suppose_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o to_o be_v here_o condemn_v the_o which_o almighty_a god_n have_v make_v for_o his_o purpose_n be_v to_o speak_v of_o man_n his_o happiness_n that_o be_v so_o far_o as_o happiness_n may_v befall_v unto_o man_n and_o when_o as_o he_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o man_n be_v most_o far_o from_o the_o same_o he_o be_v also_o to_o set_v down_o his_o vanity_n &_o not_o the_o vanity_n of_o other_o creature_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o hold_v with_o they_o the_o which_o do_v suppose_v that_o solomon_n speak_v general_o of_o all_o thing_n for_o albeit_o that_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o creature_n which_o otherwise_o be_v good_a be_v but_o mere_a vanity_n if_o they_o be_v compare_v with_o god_n because_o there_o be_v in_o they_o nothing_o firm_a nor_o stable_a yet_o that_o do_v nothing_o at_o all_o agree_v with_o the_o proper_a meaning_n of_o this_o place_n for_o his_o purpose_n be_v to_o speak_v of_o man_n nazianzen_n nazianzen_n therefore_o nazianzen_n in_o his_o paraphrasis_fw-la do_v thus_o expound_v these_o word_n how_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a be_v the_o thing_n and_o endeavour_n of_o man_n what_o soever_o be_v belong_v unto_o man_n yet_o be_v it_o notwithstanding_o true_a that_o the_o vanity_n of_o man_n have_v range_v so_o far_o that_o it_o have_v with_o the_o infection_n of_o his_o sin_n infect_v also_o all_o other_o thing_n create_v as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v rom._n 8._o chap._n 5.20_o but_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o place_n be_v simple_a and_o plain_a namely_o that_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o man_n in_o their_o business_n and_o