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knowledge_n these_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o that_o wisdom_n which_o be_v foolishness_n with_o god_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n term_n it_o 1_o cor._n 3._o 19_o but_o again_o we_o will_v consider_v all_o the_o abovementioned_a enormity_n and_o irregularity_n in_o this_o section_n as_o they_o cause_v shortness_n of_o life_n the_o condensation_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o lord_n verulam_n in_o his_o history_n of_o life_n and_o death_n p._n 227._o write_v be_v effectual_a to_o long_a life_n and_o therefore_o especial_a care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o too_o often_o resolve_v for_o attenuation_n go_v before_o resolution_n and_o the_o spirit_n once_o attenuate_v do_v not_o very_o easy_o retire_v or_o be_v condense_v now_o resolution_n be_v cause_v by_o over-vehement_a affection_n of_o the_o mind_n overgreat_a care_n and_o carping_n and_o anxious_a expectation_n not_o without_o reason_n than_o be_v that_o proverbial_a sentence_n care_n will_v kill_v a_o 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be_v no_o end_n and_o much_o study_n be_v a_o weariness_n of_o the_o flesh_n eccles._n 12._o 12._o that_o be_v as_o bishop_n hall_n paraphrase_v upon_o the_o place_n by_o these_o divine_a word_n o_o my_o son_n do_v thou_o content_v thyself_o to_o be_v admonish_v not_o rove_a in_o thy_o desire_n after_o multitude_n of_o other_o volume_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o end_n in_o the_o compile_n and_o read_v of_o which_o there_o be_v much_o toil_n and_o weariness_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o much_o expense_n of_o the_o spirit_n final_o many_o other_o irregularity_n and_o enormity_n there_o be_v but_o as_o most_o of_o they_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o one_o or_o other_o of_o the_o abovementioned_a section_n so_o the_o like_a consequential_a effect_n may_v be_v deduce_v from_o they_o and_o so_o i_o conclude_v the_o whole_a chapter_n have_v large_o show_v and_o demonstrate_v that_o many_o sin_n be_v natural_a cause_n of_o bodily_a disease_n and_o shortness_n of_o life_n chap._n iii_o contain_v a_o 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