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Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57129	Annotations on the book of Ecclesiastes	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1669 (1669)	Wing R1238; ESTC R26989	179,441	418

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have_v man_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n etc._n etc._n what_o be_v there_o unto_o a_o man_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n nehem._n 6.6_o viz._n what_o profit_n comfort_n advantage_n can_v a_o man_n have_v of_o such_o labour_n wherein_o all_o the_o pain_n be_v he_o and_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o benefit_v another_o man_n chap._n 1.3_o &_o 3.9_o psal._n 39_o 6._o vexation_n of_o his_o heart_n hereby_o be_v note_v those_o discruciate_a disquiet_v careful_a thought_n whereby_o he_o do_v project_n and_o contrive_v within_o himself_o all_o way_n of_o gain_n and_o how_o to_o increase_v and_o preserve_v a_o great_a estate_n psal._n 49.11_o hab._n 2.5_o 6._o 1_o tim._n 6.9_o 10._o this_o may_v refer_v to_o all_o the_o three_o reason_n before_o give_v 1._o what_o have_v man_n leave_v to_o himself_o of_o all_o his_o labour_n and_o vexation_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v all_o the_o world_n be_v then_o go_v to_o he_o job_n 1.21_o 1_o tim._n 6.7_o ps._n 49.17.2_o what_o good_a have_v he_o by_o 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