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this_o to_o be_v worse_o than_o infidel_n nevertheless_o here_o be_v nothing_o to_o contrary_a that_o which_o solomon_n teach_v that_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n to_o a_o man_n of_o all_o his_o sore_a travail_n for_o he_o use_v a_o word_n which_o remain_v signify_v a_o profit_n that_o do_v remain_v and_o continue_v or_o stick_v by_o a_o man_n all_o present_a commodity_n be_v vain_a yea_o most_o vain_a because_o they_o continue_v not_o with_o man_n again_o here_o be_v nothing_o to_o drive_v man_n from_o labour_n &_o diligence_n about_o earthly_a thing_n but_o to_o moderate_v man_n labour_n and_o to_o correct_v immoderate_a &_o vain_a care_n which_o draw_v man_n from_o the_o study_n of_o better_a thing_n it_o be_v the_o same_o doctrine_n which_o christ_n teach_v john_n 6._o labour_v not_o for_o 6._o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v but_o for_o the_o meat_n that_o endure_v unto_o eternal_a life_n and_o which_o s._n paul_n exhort_v unto_o 1._o cor._n 7._o let_v he_o that_o bi_v be_v as_o 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