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from_o great_a man_n remember_v they_o be_v vain_a 9_o and_o more_o vain_a than_o any_o other_o creature_n as_o in_o psal._n 62._o 9_o all_o man_n be_v vain_a and_o great_a man_n be_v lver_n if_o they_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o balance_n they_o be_v light_a than_o vanity_n that_o be_v in_o all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n there_o be_v a_o vanity_n and_o the_o great_a they_o be_v the_o more_o vanity_n be_v in_o they_o not_o that_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o more_o vain_a but_o because_o we_o expect_v more_o from_o great_a man_n therefore_o to_o we_o they_o be_v light_a than_o vanity_n they_o be_v more_o vain_a than_o all_o other_o man_n therefore_o let_v we_o neither_o seek_v that_o in_o ourselves_o nor_o in_o other_o man_n for_o they_o that_o cause_n the_o vanity_n upon_o the_o creature_n themselves_o must_v needs_o be_v much_o more_o subject_a to_o vanity_n three_o use_v if_o the_o creature_n be_v subject_a to_o vanity_n then_o consider_v what_o a_o evil_a choice_n we_o make_v to_o 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