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of_o this_o life_n last_o the_o preacher_n say_v 10.2_o say_v eccles._n 10.2_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o wiseman_n be_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n but_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o fool_n be_v at_o his_o left_a hand_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o word_n show_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o righteous_a &_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o cogitation_n and_o the_o action_n of_o the_o one_o sort_n be_v ever_o right_o that_o be_v full_a of_o honesty_n innocence_n and_o wisdom_n but_o the_o imagination_n and_o enterprise_n of_o the_o other_o be_v foolish_a &_o wicked_a decline_v unto_o the_o left_a hand_n which_o lead_v unto_o destruction_n hence_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n both_o of_o love_n &_o wel-wishing_a in_o jacob_n towards_o his_o son_n because_o he_o change_v the_o disastrous_a name_n of_o ben-oni_n into_o the_o well-portending_a name_n of_o benjamin_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o father_n right_a hand_n be_v a_o great_a favour_n cyropaed_n xenoph._n li._n 8._o cyropaed_n &_o yet_o the_o ancient_a persian_n as_o xenophon_n report_v use_v to_o place_v such_o as_o they_o mean_v to_o honour_v upon_o their_o left_a hand_n but_o the_o hebrew_n observe_v a_o contrary_a custom_n 2.19_o custom_n â—_o reg._n 2.19_o for_o we_o read_v that_o solomon_n place_v his_o mother_n upon_o his_o right_a hand_n &_o at_o the_o general_a judgement_n it_o be_v say_v that_o 25.33_o that_o math._n 25.33_o christ_n shall_v set_v the_o sheep_n upon_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o goat_n on_o the_o left_a therein_o honour_v the_o elect_n and_o disgrace_v the_o reprobate_n these_o two_o name_n ben-oni_n &_o benjamin_n impose_v by_o rahel_n &_o jacob_n do_v mystical_o decipher_v the_o two_o estate_n of_o mankind_n the_o