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their_o comtemptible_a nature_n by_o he_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v dung_n or_o dross_n both_o of_o they_o 8._o vile_a and_o base_a but_o yet_o neither_o of_o they_o so_o vile_a as_o vanity_n be_v for_o both_o dung_n and_o dross_n may_v have_v profitable_a use_n but_o that_o which_o be_v vain_a that_o have_v no_o use_n at_o all_o it_o be_v utter_o unprofitable_a it_o be_v like_a unto_o salt_n when_o it_o have_v lose_v his_o saltness_n which_o be_v good_a for_o just_a nothing_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n teach_v us._n 5.13_o so_o that_o this_o vanity_n be_v of_o a_o more_o vile_a and_o abject_a nature_n than_o the_o vile_a excrement_n of_o the_o most_o abject_a creature_n for_o there_o be_v none_o of_o all_o they_o that_o be_v clear_o without_o all_o use_n as_o vanity_n be_v in_o what_o signification_n soever_o you_o take_v it_o as_o if_o you_o will_v but_o look_v into_o the_o diverse_a signification_n of_o this_o word_n vanity_n deliver_v unto_o we_o 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lie_v and_o feign_v nec_fw-la si_fw-la miserum_fw-la fortuna_fw-la sinonem_fw-la finxit_fw-la vanum_fw-la etiam_fw-la mâ—ndacemque_fw-la improba_fw-la finget_fw-la where_o as_o you_o plain_o see_v he_o use_v vanus_fw-la and_o mendax_fw-la a_o vain_a man_n and_o a_o lie_a man_n as_o two_o word_n of_o one_o sense_n so_o likewise_o that_o apoliinaris_n in_o gellius_n of_o who_o i_o speak_v before_o he_o define_v vanos_n 4._o to_o be_v proper_o mendaces_fw-la et_fw-la infidos_fw-la that_o be_v liar_n and_o unfaithful_a man_n and_o in_o this_o same_o sense_n do_v likewise_o the_o scripture_n use_v the_o name_n of_o vanity_n o_o you_o son_n of_o man_n 4.2_o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n how_o long_o will_v you_o love_v vanity_n and_o seek_v after_o lie_n where_o the_o latter_a word_n expound_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o former_a to_o wit_n that_o by_o vanity_n he_o understand_v lie_v 12.2_o so_o likewise_o in_o a_o other_o place_n vanitatem_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la cuique_fw-la cum_fw-la 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out_o as_o s._n augustine_n there_o observe_v he_o call_v for_o joyful_a sing_v and_o loud_o sing_v which_o be_v harmonical_a music_n he_o call_v for_o timbrel_n harp_n and_o violâ—_n which_o be_v rhythmicall_a music_n and_o he_o call_v for_o trumpet_n which_o be_v organical_a music_n all_o these_o he_o here_o call_v for_o unto_o none_o other_o end_n but_o only_o that_o as_o the_o book_n of_o the_o psalm_n be_v conclude_v every_o thing_n which_o have_v breath_n may_v praise_v the_o lord_n 150._o for_o the_o first_o of_o those_o three_o music_n to_o wit_n harmonical_a music_n he_o name_v in_o the_o first_o verse_n two_o several_a kind_n of_o it_o the_o first_o be_v joyful_a sing_n which_o be_v call_v exultation_n and_o respect_v the_o spring_a and_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o second_o be_v loud_a sing_n which_o be_v call_v jubilation_n and_o respect_v the_o tune_n and_o modulation_n of_o the_o voice_n but_o yet_o so_o that_o neither_o exultation_n be_v without_o the_o voice_n 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