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if_o he_o have_v difficulty_n to_o believe_v this_o report_n if_o with_o great_a astonishment_n he_o admire_v and_o say_v have_v then_o misery_n make_v man_n happy_a but_o whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o be_v such_o a_o one_o be_v not_o diffident_a not_o misery_n but_o mercy_n make_v happy_a but_o mercy_n proper_a seat_n be_v misery_n that_o humiliation_n may_v pass_v into_o humility_n necessity_n into_o virtue_n thou_o will_v segregate_v o_o god_n say_v he_o a_o voluntary_a rain_n for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o it_o become_v infirm_a but_o thou_o have_v perfect_v it_o a_o profitable_a infirmity_n indeed_o which_o seek_v after_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o physician_n and_o to_o his_o health_n do_v he_o fail_v in_o himself_o who_o god_n perfect_v chap._n xi_o that_o he_o can_v hope_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o who_o flesh_n sin_n do_v still_o reign_v but_o because_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n without_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o kingdom_n nor_o 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the_o bone_n be_v not_o able_a to_o sustain_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v breed_v also_o divers_a disease_n so_o also_o the_o quagmire_n of_o entice_a lust_n with_o what_o labour_n and_o loss_n sometime_o of_o name_n and_o honour_n and_o with_o danger_n even_o of_o life_n itself_o be_v it_o obtain_v how_o do_v its_o sulphureous_a vapour_n burn_v for_o a_o spurt_n gall_n with_o pricking-goad_n its_o raging-mad_a votary_n and_o like_o a_o swarm_n of_o bee_n when_o it_o shall_v have_v void_v its_o mischievous_o grateful_a honey_n how_o do_v it_o infix_v in_o their_o wound_a heart_n too_o too_o tenacious_a a_o bite_n who_o appetite_n be_v know_v to_o be_v accompany_v with_o anxiety_n and_o madness_n its_o act_n with_o abomination_n and_o ignimony_n and_o its_o end_n with_o repentance_n and_o shame_n then_o as_o for_o vain_a sight_n and_o show_n i_o ask_v what_o they_o profit_v the_o body_n or_o wherein_o they_o seem_v to_o avail_v the_o mind_n assure_o you_o will_v find_v nothing_o in_o man_n to_o which_o curiosity_n be_v profitable_a a_o frivolous_a vain_a and_o trivial_a solace_n nor_o know_v i_o how_o to_o wish_v he_o a_o great_a curse_n who_o fly_v the_o peace_n of_o a_o please_a quiet_a be_v delight_v with_o a_o curious_a restlessness_n that_o he_o may_v always_o want_v something_o that_o he_o may_v seek_v for_o and_o even_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o content_n who_o very_a pass_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o delight_v we_o then_o as_o for_o the_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n vainglory_n how_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o it_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o its_o very_a name_n vain_a therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o labour_n which_o be_v spend_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o vanity_n o_o glory_n glory_n say_v a_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o thousand_o of_o mortal_n thou_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o vain_a inflation_n of_o the_o ear_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o how_o great_a a_o infelicity_n think_v thou_o do_v this_o very_a not_o so_o much_o happy_a vanity_n as_o vain_a felicity_n breed_n for_o from_o hence_o proceed_v blindness_n of_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v write_v o_o my_o people_n they_o that_o call_v thou_o bless_v draw_v thou_o into_o error_n hence_o animosity_n a_o stiff-necked_a fury_n hence_o the_o anxious_a unquiet_a of_o suspicion_n hence_o the_o cruel_a torment_n of_o spite_n and_o miserable_a rack_a of_o tremble_v envy_n hence_o a_o insatiable_a love_n of_o riches_n which_o do_v far_o more_o torture_v the_o mind_n with_o their_o desire_n than_o they_o recreate_v it_o with_o their_o enjoyment_n for_o that_o the_o get_n of_o they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v full_a of_o labour_n the_o possession_n of_o they_o full_a of_o fear_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o they_o full_a of_o grief_n final_o where_o there_o be_v much_o riches_n there_o be_v many_o also_o who_o devour_v they_o and_o indeed_o the_o use_n of_o riches_n be_v with_o other_o only_o the_o name_n of_o they_o and_o the_o solicitude_n remain_v to_o the_o rich._n and_o in_o all_o these_o matter_n for_o such_o little_a thing_n or_o rather_o not_o so_o much_o little_a thing_n as_o indeed_o nothing_o to_o set_v light_n by_o that_o glory_n which_o neither_o eye_n have_v see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v nor_o have_v it_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o those_o that_o love_v he_o do_v not_o seem_v so_o much_o to_o proceed_v from_o foolishness_n as_o from_o infidelity_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o slavery_n of_o vice_n and_z deserve_o do_v this_o wicked_a world_n with_o its_o vain_a promise_n delude_v soul_n which_o forget_v their_o own_o proper_a nobility_n and_o condition_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o be_v subject_v to_o hog_n in_o their_o ministry_n and_o service_n and_o to_o be_v associate_v to_o they_o in_o their_o appetite_n and_o desire_n and_o yet_o after_o all_o not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o satiate_v themselves_o with_o their_o unhappy_a food_n for_o whence_o be_v this_o so_o great_a pusillanimity_n and_o so_o miserable_a abjection_n that_o a_o eminent_o noble_a creature_n capable_a of_o eternal_a beatitude_n and_o of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o great_a god_n to_o wit_n by_o who_o inspiration_n it_o be_v make_v with_o who_o image_n it_o be_v stamp_v with_o who_o blood_n it_o be_v redeem_v by_o who_o spirit_n adopt_v and_o with_o who_o faith_n it_o be_v endow_v shall_v not_o blush_v to_o be_v enslave_v under_o the_o rottenness_n of_o corporeal_a sense_n deserve_o be_v they_o unable_a to_o overtake_v such_o lover_n who_o forsake_v such_o a_o spouse_n to_o follow_v after_o they_o deserve_o do_v he_o hunger_n after_o husk_n and_o can_v not_o get_v they_o who_o choose_v rather_o to_o feed_v hog_n than_o to_o be_v satiate_v with_o the_o dainty_n of_o his_o father_n table_n a_o mad_a labour_n it_o be_v to_o feed_v the_o barren_a which_o bring_v forth_o no_o fruit_n and_o to_o refuse_v to_o do_v good_a to_o the_o poor_a widow_n to_o omit_v the_o care_n 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their_o very_a shortness_n uncertain_a they_o often_o forsake_v we_o whilst_o we_o live_v and_o we_o must_v always_o leave_v they_o when_o we_o die_v among_o all_o thing_n that_o happen_v to_o man_n what_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o death_n and_o what_o more_o uncertain_a than_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n death_n have_v no_o compassion_n for_o poverty_n nor_o no_o regard_n for_o riches_n it_o spare_v no_o body_n neither_o for_o their_o extraction_n nor_o their_o manner_n nor_o for_o their_o age_n neither_o only_o with_o this_o difference_n it_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n of_o age_a person_n and_o lie_v in_o ambush_n for_o those_o that_o be_v young_a unhappy_a therefore_o he_o who_o confide_v in_o the_o darkness_n and_o slipperiness_n of_o his_o life_n take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o lose_a labour_n never_o advert_v that_o what_o he_o labour_v for_o be_v a_o mere_a vapour_n that_o straight_o disappear_v vanity_n of_o vanity_n o_o thou_o that_o be_v ambitious_a have_v thou_o at_o length_n get_v the_o dignity_n thou_o have_v be_v long_o gape_v after_o keep_v what_o thou_o have_v and_o thou_o lover_n of_o money_n have_v thou_o fill_v thy_o coffer_n have_v a_o care_n thou_o be_v not_o robe_v have_v thy_o field_n bring_v a_o plentiful_a crop_n pull_v down_o thy_o barn_n that_o thou_o may_v build_v great_a turn_v all_o thing_n topsy-turvy_o say_v unto_o thy_o soul_n soul_n thou_o have_v many_o good_n lay_v up_o in_o store_n for_o many_o year_n but_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o that_o will_v say_v fool_z this_o night_n shall_v they_o require_v thy_o soul_n of_o thou_o but_o those_o thing_n thou_o have_v get_v who_o shall_v they_o be_v chap._n xv._o that_o the_o work_n which_o we_o do_v in_o time_n be_v as_o it_o be_v seed_n of_o eternal_a reward_n and_o will_v to_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v gather_v together_o only_o do_v perish_v and_o not_o which_o be_v far_o worse_a that_o their_o gatherer_n do_v perish_v also_o for_o it_o be_v more_o tolerable_a to_o labour_v lose_v labour_n than_o such_o labour_n as_o will_v ruin_v we_o but_o now_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o he_o who_o sow_n in_o the_o flesh_n shall_v of_o the_o flesh_n reap_v corruption_n for_o our_o work_n do_v not_o pass_v as_o they_o seem_v to_o do_v but_o all_o temporal_a work_n be_v sow_o as_o seed_n of_o eternity_n the_o fool_n shall_v be_v amaze_v when_o he_o shall_v see_v out_o of_o this_o small_a seed_n to_o rise_v up_o a_o plentiful_a harvest_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a according_a to_o the_o different_a quality_n of_o what_o be_v sow_o he_o that_o consider_v this_o deem_v no_o sin_n to_o be_v small_a for_o that_o he_o rather_o regard_v the_o future_a harvest_n than_o the_o present_a seedtime_n man_n therefore_o sow_v when_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v and_o when_o they_o hide_v mystery_n of_o iniquity_n when_o they_o conceal_v counsel_n of_o vanity_n when_o in_o darkness_n they_o transact_v work_n of_o darkness_n chap._n xvi_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o that_o sin_n so_o to_o hide_v himself_o as_o not_o to_o be_v see_v i_o have_v wall_n say_v he_o round_o about_o i_o who_o see_v i_o let_v it_o be_v no_o man_n see_v thou_o yet_o notwithstanding_o somebody_o see_v thou_o thy_o bad_a angel_n see_v thou_o thy_o good_a angel_n see_v thou_o and_o one_o that_o be_v great_a than_o both_o bad_a and_o good_a angel_n god_n see_v thou_o the_o accuser_n see_v thou_o a_o multitude_n of_o witness_n see_v thou_o yea_o the_o very_a judge_n himself_o before_o who_o tribunal_n thou_o must_v one_o day_n stand_v see_v thou_o in_o who_o sight_n to_o do_v amiss_o be_v as_o mad_a as_o it_o be_v dreadful_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_n god_n be_v not_o secure_a ambush_n lie_v secret_o hide_v which_o thou_o can_v not_o hide_v thyself_o from_o ambush_n i_o say_v lie_v hide_v which_o as_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v so_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v see_v by_o they_o hear_v the_o naked_a truth_n he_o who_o plant_v the_o ear_n and_o he_o who_o make_v the_o eye_n he_o look_v upon_o thou_o the_o ray_n of_o that_o sun_n be_v not_o keep_v out_o by_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n which_o himself_o create_v not_o even_o the_o very_a wall_n of_o this_o our_o body_n can_v exclude_v his_o prospect_n of_o the_o very_a truth_n all_o thing_n lie_v open_a to_o his_o sight_n it_o be_v more_o pierce_a than_o a_o two-edged_a sword_n moreover_o he_o not_o only_o see_v but_o also_o distinct_o discern_v the_o way_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o immost_a affection_n final_o if_o he_o do_v not_o see_v more_o clear_o than_o man_n himself_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o man_n heart_n and_o whatsoever_o lie_v hide_v in_o it_o one_o that_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o nothing_o will_v not_o now_o so_o great_o fear_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o judge_v he_o to_o i_o say_v he_o it_o be_v the_o least_o of_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o you_o or_o by_o man_n day_n but_o neither_o do_v i_o judge_v myself_o for_o i_o be_o guilty_a of_o nothing_o as_o far_o as_o i_o know_v myself_o but_o for_o all_o this_o i_o be_o not_o justify_v but_o he_o who_o judge_v i_o be_v the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 4._o v._n 3_o 4._o if_o by_o the_o interjection_n of_o a_o wall_n or_o by_o some_o counterfeit_a pretext_n thou_o glory_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o cheat_v the_o judgement_n of_o man_n assure_v thyself_o true_a crime_n shall_v never_o escape_v his_o notice_n who_o be_v wont_a to_o accuse_v we_o even_o of_o false_a one_o if_o thou_o do_v so_o great_o dread_v thy_o neighbour_n be_v conscious_a to_o thy_o life_n who_o perhaps_o do_v no_o less_o fear_v thy_o be_v conscious_a to_o he_o much_o less_o ought_v thou_o to_o contemn_v their_o knowledge_n to_o who_o iniquity_n be_v more_o odious_a and_o corruption_n far_o more_o execrable_a if_o final_o thou_o do_v not_o fear_n god_n and_o revere_a only_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n remember_v the_o man_n christ_n can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o deed_n of_o man_n 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