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etc._n heb._n 1.14_o use_v 3_o it_o be_v no_o unbeseeming_a office_n for_o king_n to_o write_v good_a book_n or_o to_o publish_v their_o repentance_n after_o their_o public_a sin_n psal_n 51._o use_v 4._o to_o let_v we_o see_v what_o a_o benefit_n it_o be_v for_o a_o minister_n or_o magistrate_n to_o live_v among_o good_a people_n they_o mutual_o help_v one_o another_o to_o avoid_v sin_n and_o to_o come_v out_o of_o it_o use_v 5._o to_o add_v still_o the_o more_o due_a respect_n to_o this_o book_n pen_v by_o a_o king_n and_o a_o king_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n use_v 6._o to_o teach_v penitent_n not_o to_o affect_v the_o expression_n of_o title_n or_o style_n of_o honour_n at_o large_a chap._n 1._o verse_n 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 vanity_n of_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n the_o logical_a and_o rhetorical_a resolution_n of_o these_o word_n be_v deliver_v above_o in_o open_v the_o first_o use_n doct._n 1._o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n whether_o creature_n of_o god_n or_o labour_n of_o man_n be_v altogether_o vain_a to_o the_o attain_n of_o true_a happiness_n or_o thus_o be_v excessive_o diverse_o wonderful_o vain_a the_o chief_a thing_n which_o man_n seek_v for_o in_o this_o life_n be_v vain_a in_o a_o threefold_a respect_n 1._o to_o find_v the_o chief_a good_a in_o they_o 2._o to_o satisfy_v the_o soul_n esay_n 55.22_o 3._o to_o make_v that_o good_a they_o be_v make_v for_o of_o themselves_o psal_n 33.17_o for_o the_o gather_n of_o this_o point_n from_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o text_n compare_v this_o place_n with_o verse_n 3.14_o and_o chap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 3._o in_o this_o sense_n paul_n call_v all_o thing_n loss_n dross_n dung_n phil._n 3_o 7_o 8._o to_o wit_n not_o only_o without_o christ_n or_o in_o comparison_n of_o he_o but_o for_o the_o attainment_n of_o christ_n or_o true_a happiness_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o point_n may_v be_v most_o sit_o show_v in_o open_v the_o several_a acception_n of_o vanity_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o observe_v how_o they_o all_o agree_v in_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n in_o this_o respect_n vanity_n be_v put_v for_o 1._o unprofitablenesse_n as_o here_o vers_n 2_o 3._o mal._n 3.14_o which_o agree_v to_o worldly_a thing_n mat._n 16.26_o a_o man_n may_v have_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o soul_n and_o than_o what_o profit_n do_v they_o yield_v he_o prov._n 11.4_o 2._o emptiness_n psal_n 2.1_o 1_o cor._n 3.20_o vain_a that_o be_v void_a of_o substance_n and_o worth_n and_o sufficiency_n so_o esay_n 36.5_o to_o which_o also_o agree_v esay_n 29.8_o esay_n 55.2_o 3._o lightness_n psal_n 62.9_o which_o be_v also_o true_a deut._n 32.47_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n in_o this_o case_n 4._o falshood_n and_o lie_v psal_n 12.2_o &_o 4.2_o which_o also_o hold_v here_o psal_n 31.6_o jonah_n 2.8_o 5._o frustration_n or_o disappointment_n of_o the_o end_n psal_n 127.1_o 2._o unless_o the_o lord_n build_v and_o keep_v the_o house_n and_o city_n the_o bvilder_n and_o watchman_n care_n will_v fall_v short_a of_o the_o end_n they_o aim_v at_o and_o so_o the_o work_n be_v in_o vain_a james_n 1.26_o 1_o cor._n 15.14_o 6._o frailty_n or_o inconstancy_n vanish_v away_o as_o smoke_n rom._n 8.20_o 21._o psal_n 144.4_o esay_n 40.6_o 7_o 8._o 7._o iniquity_n 2_o chron._n 13.7_o prov._n 12_o 11._o 8._o folly_n job_n 11.12_o prov._n 12.11_o reason_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o those_o former_a end_n 1._o from_o the_o end_n for_o which_o god_n make_v they_o to_o wit_n for_o we_o not_o we_o for_o they_o 1_o cor._n 3.22_o 2._o from_o their_o condition_n they_o be_v corporal_a temporal_a and_o therefore_o can_v feed_v much_o less_o satisfy_v a_o eternal_a spirit_n luke_n 12.19_o 20._o 3._o from_o the_o curse_n lie_v upon_o they_o since_o the_o fall_n gen._n 3.17_o reason_n of_o the_o repetition_n of_o this_o vanity_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n manner_n of_o speech_n in_o express_v this_o vanity_n 1._o to_o show_v the_o excessivenesse_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o these_o earthly_a thing_n vanity_n impli_v they_o be_v not_o only_o vain_a but_o exceed_o vain_a as_o vain_a as_o vanity_n itself_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n a_o superlative_a form_n of_o speech_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o high_a vanity_n as_o the_o song_n of_o song_n the_o most_o excellent_a song_n the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o servant_n of_o servant_n the_o chief_a king_n the_o most_o servile_a servant_n 2._o to_o show_v the_o multitude_n and_o variety_n of_o vanity_n heap_v up_o in_o earthly_a thing_n there_o be_v a_o rest_n as_o it_o be_v of_o vanity_n in_o they_o or_o as_o samson_n speak_v in_o another_o case_n judg._n 15.16_o heap_n upon_o heap_n 3._o for_o admiration_n to_o show_v the_o wonderful_a and_o strange_a vanity_n of_o these_o thing_n he_o break_v forth_o into_o this_o exclamation_n oh_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n use_v 1_o to_o show_v we_o what_o a_o great_a change_n sin_n make_v in_o the_o world_n it_o do_v as_o it_o be_v blast_v the_o virtue_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o creature_n time_n be_v before_o sin_n enter_v when_o god_n see_v all_o the_o creature_n to_o be_v very_o good_a gen._n 1_o 31._o now_o after_o sin_n have_v blow_v upon_o they_o he_o look_v upon_o they_o again_o and_o all_o be_v vanity_n such_o a_o change_n will_v sin_n make_v in_o we_o and_o in_o our_o counsel_n and_o course_n use_v 2._o to_o show_v we_o what_o a_o woeful_a change_n they_o make_v that_o fall_v their_o soul_n to_o commit_v sin_n for_o any_o earthly_a benefit_n which_o be_v but_o vanity_n jonah_n 2.8_o esay_n 5.18_o temptation_n from_o earthly_a thing_n may_v draw_v on_o sin_n like_o cart-rope_n but_o they_o be_v the_o cart-rope_n of_o vanity_n and_o so_o do_v they_o that_o change_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n for_o accommodation_n which_o be_v under_o the_o sun_n use_v 3_o to_o show_v we_o the_o vanity_n of_o man_n beyond_o all_o creature_n psal_n 119.89_o he_o for_o who_o sake_n all_o the_o rest_n become_v vain_a be_v much_o more_o vain_a himself_o psalm_n 62.5_o he_o be_v light_a than_o vanity_n esay_n 40.17_o use_v 4._o to_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o set_v our_o heart_n on_o earthly_a thing_n psalm_n 62.10_o neither_o by_o 1._o covet_v they_o before_o we_o have_v they_o prov._n 23.4_o 5._o 2._o confident_o trust_v in_o they_o or_o proud_o rejoice_v in_o they_o when_o we_o have_v they_o job_n 31.24_o 25._o 3._o grief_n when_o we_o part_v from_o they_o job_n 1.21_o use_v 5._o to_o exhort_v we_o to_o lay_v up_o better_a treasure_n than_o these_o earthly_a vanity_n matth._n 6.19_o 20._o use_v 6._o for_o a_o sign_n of_o trial_n of_o our_o repentance_n such_o as_o see_v nothing_o but_o glory_n and_o goodliness_n in_o these_o outward_a thing_n satan_n have_v bewitch_v they_o mat._n 4_o 8._o but_o such_o as_o see_v the_o extreme_a vanity_n of_o they_o have_v repent_v with_o solomon_n here_o use_v 7._o to_o teach_v we_o it_o be_v no_o vanity_n to_o teach_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o rhetorical_a elegancy_n here_o be_v many_o trope_n of_o rhetoric_n use_v so_o rom._n 12.5_o with_o these_o caution_n 1._o that_o the_o rhetoric_n be_v suitable_a to_o the_o matter_n grave_n and_o holy_a else_o its_o bastard_n rhetoric_n 2._o that_o it_o set_v forward_o the_o end_n of_o the_o discourse_n to_o wit_n to_o affect_v the_o heart_n with_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n eccles_n 1.2_o 3_o to_o 11._o verse_n 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 in_o that_o solomon_n set_v the_o seal_n of_o his_o testimony_n to_o the_o vanity_n of_o all_o these_o earthly_a thing_n after_o the_o long_a trial_n of_o they_o observe_v this_o doctr._n they_o that_o have_v have_v most_o trial_n of_o all_o earthly_a comfort_n be_v most_o ready_a and_o best_o able_a to_o avouch_v the_o vanity_n of_o they_o who_o can_v haste_v more_o to_o outward_a thing_n than_o solomon_n and_o yet_o more_o confident_a in_o avouch_v the_o vanity_n of_o they_o reason_n 1._o experience_n be_v a_o divine_a testimony_n as_o be_v take_v from_o the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v by_o providence_n reason_n 2._o experience_n be_v of_o great_a authority_n with_o man_n as_o be_v a_o argument_n more_o sensible_a and_o less_o subject_a to_o ignorance_n or_o error_n use_v to_o show_v we_o a_o broad_a difference_n of_o earthly_a thing_n from_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a earthly_a thing_n seem_v goodly_a and_o glorious_a till_o we_o have_v they_o and_o good_a trial_n of_o they_o and_o afterward_o we_o find_v they_o altogether_o vanity_n but_o heavenly_a thing_n seem_v vanity_n till_o we_o
have_v they_o and_o good_a trial_n of_o they_o then_o seem_v they_o excellent_a and_o divine_a no_o gain_n no_o glory_n no_o comfort_n like_o to_o that_o which_o they_o yield_v before_o we_o leave_v this_o verse_n let_v we_o remove_v a_o false_a collection_n which_o one_o make_v from_o this_o word_n that_o read_v be_v preach_v because_o solomon_n call_v his_o book_n though_o read_v the_o preacher_n but_o for_o answer_n consider_v 1._o solomon_n do_v not_o call_v his_o book_n but_o himself_o the_o preacher_n 2._o he_o may_v from_o hence_o collect_v that_o the_o preacher_n may_v deliver_v his_o sermon_n by_o writing_n and_o so_o that_o writing_n may_v be_v preach_v but_o that_o read_v therefore_o be_v preach_v follow_v not_o for_o in_o write_v a_o minister_n may_v and_o do_v make_v use_n of_o spiritual_a gift_n requisite_a in_o a_o prophet_n or_o preacher_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o ministry_n 1_o cor._n 14.1_o but_o not_o so_o in_o read_v which_o even_o a_o schoolboy_n may_v perform_v that_o never_o attain_v any_o spiritual_a gift_n at_o all_o verse_n 3._o what_o profit_n have_v a_o man_n of_o all_o the_o labour_n which_o he_o have_v under_o the_o sun_n labour_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v labour_n take_v about_o the_o creature_n or_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n for_o the_o labour_n a_o man_n take_v for_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n be_v labour_n for_o thing_n above_o the_o sun_n whence_o such_o be_v say_v to_o converse_v in_o heaven_n phil._n 3.20_o and_o to_o walk_v with_o god_n gen._n 5.24_o what_o profit_n to_o wit_n towards_o the_o attain_n of_o true_a happiness_n otherwise_o in_o all_o labour_n there_o be_v some_o profit_n towards_o the_o help_a of_o our_o earthly_a estate_n prov._n 14.23_o this_o verse_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o dwell_n upon_o the_o former_a conclusion_n of_o the_o vantity_n of_o all_o thing_n deliver_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n and_o here_o repeat_v in_o other_o word_n more_o plain_o doctr._fw-la all_o the_o labour_n a_o man_n take_v whether_o of_o mind_n or_o body_n about_o the_o creature_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v altogether_o unprofitable_a towards_o the_o attainment_n of_o true_a happiness_n chap._n 2.22_o &_o 3.9_o reason_n from_o the_o disproportion_n of_o these_o creature_n to_o our_o happiness_n reas_n 1._o all_o these_o creature_n be_v under_o the_o sun_n but_o our_o happiness_n be_v above_o it_o now_o as_o water_n can_v never_o ascend_v high_o nor_o carry_v any_o other_o thing_n high_o than_o the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v so_o neither_o can_v thing_n below_o the_o sun_n carry_v we_o up_o to_o a_o condition_n above_o the_o sun_n 2._o these_o creature_n be_v temporal_a our_o happiness_n eternal_a 2_o cor._n 4.17_o 18._o 3._o these_o thing_n be_v changeable_a and_o unsettle_a but_o our_o happiness_n unchangeable_a use_v 1_o to_o wean_v we_o from_o immoderate_a labour_n after_o these_o thing_n which_o can_v profit_v it_o many_o time_n fall_v out_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o labour_v most_o to_o avoid_v be_v the_o most_o behooveful_a to_o attainment_n of_o happiness_n as_o affliction_n psal_n 119.67_o 71._o use_v 2._o to_o stir_v up_o to_o labour_v principal_o for_o heavenly_a blessing_n thing_n above_o the_o sun_n esay_n 55.1_o 2_o 3._o 1_o cor._n 15.58_o eccles_n 1.4_o 5._o to_o 11._o verse_n 4._o one_o generation_n pass_v away_o and_o another_o generation_n come_v but_o the_o earth_n abide_v for_o ever_o 5._o the_o sun_n also_o arise_v and_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o and_o hasten_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o arise_v that_o which_o solomon_n teach_v we_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n the_o unprofitablenesse_n of_o all_o labour_n about_o worldly_a thing_n towards_o the_o attainment_n of_o happiness_n he_o confirm_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o the_o rest_n which_o follow_v by_o induction_n of_o sundry_a sort_n of_o labour_n wherein_o man_n usual_o weary_a themselves_o but_o in_o vain_a and_o first_o he_o begin_v with_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o mind_n about_o the_o study_n of_o natural_a thing_n which_o in_o this_o whole_a chapter_n he_o show_v to_o be_v unprofitable_a to_o the_o attainment_n of_o happiness_n by_o two_o reason_n 1._o the_o first_o take_v from_o the_o want_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o accompany_v true_a happiness_n to_o wit_n stability_n satiety_n newness_n in_o natural_a thing_n the_o reason_n stand_v thus_o the_o knowledge_n and_o study_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o want_v stability_n satiety_n newness_n be_v unprofitable_a to_o the_o attainment_n of_o true_a happiness_n but_o the_o knowledge_n and_o study_n of_o such_o thing_n be_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o want_v stability_n satiety_n novelty_n this_o want_n of_o stability_n he_o prove_v by_o the_o state_n 1._o of_o body_n mix_v of_o the_o four_o element_n which_o be_v generable_a and_o corruptible_a come_v and_o go_v vers_n 4._o 2._o of_o the_o 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