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that_o the_o use_n of_o your_o faculty_n be_v not_o whole_o lose_v that_o you_o be_v able_a in_o some_o measure_n to_o expound_v the_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n concern_v the_o vanity_n of_o all_o thing_n below_o though_o you_o can_v so_o clear_o unfold_v the_o book_n of_o canticle_n that_o you_o be_v able_a to_o understand_v and_o choose_v the_o best_a thing_n that_o you_o can_v press_v other_o to_o the_o thing_n that_o you_o can_v now_o perform_v yourselves_o a_o old_a man_n can_v direct_v though_o he_o can_v work_v when_o david_n be_v almost_o spend_v yet_o if_o you_o read_v 2_o sam._n 22._o 〈◊〉_d 23_o chapter_n you_o will_v find_v his_o last_o word_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a in_o short_a in_o unavoidable_a shipwreck_n as_o these_o be_v we_o must_v not_o vain_o murmur_v at_o what_o we_o have_v lose_v but_o thankful_o and_o diligent_o improve_v what_o we_o have_v leave_v for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o this_o case_n habenti_fw-la dabitur_fw-la to_o he_o that_o have_v and_o improve_v what_o he_o have_v it_o shall_v be_v give_v and_o he_o shall_v have_v abundance_n sect_n iv._o a_o four_o inconvenience_n incident_a to_o decay_v old-age_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o sense_n and_o especial_o in_o â—…ose_n which_o be_v call_v sense_n of_o discipline_n see_v and_o hear_v by_o which_o as_o through_o window_n light_n be_v derive_v into_o the_o soul._n for_o as_o in_o natural_a thing_n nothing_o be_v find_v in_o the_o understanding_n which_o be_v not_o before_o in_o the_o sense_n so_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n the_o mystery_n of_o religion_n be_v not_o invent_v by_o our_o mind_n but_o convey_v to_o we_o by_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o satan_n bear_v a_o particular_a spite_n to_o these_o as_o some_o have_v observe_v from_o the_o person_n possess_v by_o he_o who_o he_o so_o frequent_o strike_v deaf_a and_o dumb_a and_o blind_a but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o by_o these_o door_n sin_v enter_v into_o the_o 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or_o person_n or_o one_o letter_n from_o another_o to_o continue_v in_o a_o perpetual_a night_n or_o twilight_n how_o uncomfortable_a must_v it_o be_v or_o to_o see_v people_n speak_v and_o yet_o scarce_o to_o hear_v what_o they_o say_v it_o be_v next_o to_o be_v bury_v alive_a for_o man_n be_v a_o sociable_a creature_n and_o the_o alwise_a god_n see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o adam_n himself_o to_o be_v alone_o but_o the_o privation_n of_o these_o sense_n leave_v a_o man_n to_o himself_o alone_o he_o sit_v alone_a and_o keep_v silence_n because_o he_o have_v bear_v it_o upon_o he_o he_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v abuse_v and_o injure_v both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n and_o be_v uncapable_a to_o help_v himself_o he_o be_v also_o render_v useless_a hereupon_o t._n manlius_n torquatus_n excuse_v himself_o from_o the_o consulship_n say_v it_o be_v not_o fit_a he_o shall_v be_v entrust_v with_o the_o life_n and_o fortune_n of_o other_o that_o can_v not_o see_v or_o hear_v but_o with_o other_o eye_n and_o ear_n yea_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o such_o person_n be_v preclude_v from_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n there_o be_v no_o better_a company_n sometime_o than_o a_o good_a book_n but_o they_o can_v see_v a_o letter_n and_o then_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o it_o be_v preserve_v and_o increase_v by_o the_o same_o mean_n but_o let_v they_o press_v never_o so_o near_o they_o can_v scarce_o hear_v a_o distinct_a word_n much_o less_o a_o whole_a sentence_n and_o what_o a_o dry_a and_o dead_a soul_n must_v that_o be_v that_o live_v out_o of_o the_o road_n of_o these_o ordinary_a help_n it_o be_v some_o question_n whether_o of_o these_o loss_n be_v the_o great_a of_o the_o eyesight_n or_o of_o the_o hear_v and_o upon_o some_o account_v the_o latter_a seem_v to_o be_v the_o sad_a loss_n of_o the_o two_o partly_o because_o god_n have_v ordain_v hear_v to_o be_v the_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o grace_n and_o comfort_n partly_o because_o there_o 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