much_o the_o rather_o that_o long_a life_n and_o all_o the_o comfort_n of_o it_o if_o they_o be_v not_o sanctify_v and_o well_o improven_v be_v as_o empty_a of_o true_a satisfaction_n as_o they_o be_v ineffectual_a in_o order_n to_o procure_v true_a happiness_n be_v but_o vanity_n ver_fw-la 8._o and_o 2._o he_o do_v more_o particular_o press_v home_o this_o exhortation_n of_o tymous_a and_o serious_a preparation_n for_o death_n on_o young_a man_n who_o ordinary_o mind_n nothing_o less_o and_o be_v violent_a in_o pursuit_n of_o their_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n ver_fw-la 9.10_o where_o he_o offer_v to_o these_o young_a man_n 1._o his_o council_n speak_v by_o a_o irony_n which_o be_v a_o figure_n in_o a_o holy_a manner_n mock_v their_o sinful_a jovialty_n incident_a to_o youth_n ver_fw-la 9_o 2._o he_o give_v they_o a_o sad_a check_n to_o stay_v their_o sinful_a mirth_n by_o persuade_v they_o of_o the_o certainty_n severity_n strickness_n and_o terribleness_n of_o a_o day_n of_o 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be_v that_o we_o must_v not_o be_v weary_v out_o of_o our_o charity_n by_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o poor_a while_o the_o lord_n continue_v his_o liberality_n to_o we_o only_o he_o call_v it_o a_o portion_n because_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v proportion_v to_o the_o number_n of_o these_o that_o call_v for_o our_o charity_n and_o he_o give_v a_o second_o reason_n to_o press_v the_o same_o duty_n take_v from_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o what_o calamity_n may_v come_v thou_o know_v not_o what_o evil_n may_v be_v upon_o the_o earth_n the_o meaning_n whereof_o be_v thou_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o thou_o may_v be_v deprive_v of_o ability_n or_o opportunity_n to_o do_v good_a with_o what_o thou_o have_v and_o put_v to_o live_v thyself_o upon_o the_o charity_n of_o other_o hence_o learn_v 1._o though_o our_o charity_n or_o liberality_n to_o the_o poor_a can_v merit_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o lord_n see_v we_o can_v only_o give_v what_o he_o have_v first_o free_o give_v to_o we_o 1_o chron._n 29.16_o luk._n 17.10_o yet_o the_o same_o be_v a_o step_n of_o the_o way_n to_o felicity_n wherein_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v his_o people_n to_o walk_v and_o therefore_o he_o who_o will_v use_v the_o outward_a blessing_n of_o this_o life_n so_o as_o his_o true_a happiness_n may_v be_v promove_v thereby_o must_v not_o only_o have_v a_o heart_n to_o use_v they_o liberal_o and_o cheerful_o so_o far_o as_o may_v consist_v with_o sobriety_n and_o holiness_n for_o his_o encouragement_n in_o his_o master_n service_n but_o he_o must_v also_o have_v a_o heart_n to_o give_v out_o a_o part_n thereof_o to_o other_o in_o necessity_n for_o solomon_n have_v frequent_o press_v the_o former_a in_o order_n to_o man_n happiness_n he_o come_v here_o to_o press_v the_o latter_a in_o order_n to_o the_o same_o end_n as_o be_v clear_a by_o refer_v this_o to_o his_o general_a scope_n which_o be_v to_o direct_v miserable_a man_n in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o his_o true_a felicity_n cast_v thy_o bread_n 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in_o a_o special_a way_n present_a with_o they_o while_o they_o be_v oppress_v and_o suffer_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n 1_o pet._n 4.14_o yet_o in_o their_o sad_a condition_n they_o have_v often_o few_o or_o none_o among_o man_n to_o be_v comfortable_a to_o they_o even_o of_o these_o who_o relation_n and_o engagement_n tie_v they_o most_o strict_o thereunto_o which_o flow_v from_o the_o want_n of_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o put_v man_n to_o these_o duty_n which_o man_n law_n press_v not_o job_n 6.14_o such_o as_o this_o be_v of_o sympathy_n and_o fellow-feeling_n and_o the_o expression_n thereof_o and_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o oppressor_n lest_o respect_n to_o the_o oppress_a may_v bring_v themselves_o to_o their_o condition_n 1_o sam._n 23.11_o 12._o and_o likewise_o from_o the_o lord_n gracious_a purpose_n to_o try_v his_o own_o complete_o and_o make_v they_o seek_v after_o and_o set_v a_o great_a value_n upon_o divine_a consolation_n for_o to_o the_o mourning_n oppress_v there_o be_v no_o comforter_n to_o wit_n among_o men._n 5._o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o duty_n of_o these_o that_o be_v fellow-sufferer_n to_o sympathize_v with_o and_o be_v comfortable_a to_o one_o another_o but_o also_o and_o especial_o of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o tranquillity_n to_o sympathize_v with_o these_o that_o be_v under_o oppression_n and_o incite_v other_o to_o do_v the_o same_o for_o solomon_n who_o be_v in_o much_o prosperity_n the_o most_o part_n of_o his_o time_n and_o while_o he_o be_v write_v this_o book_n eccles_n 2.25_o speak_v here_o as_o a_o tender_a heart_a sympa_n hizer_n with_o the_o oppress_a and_o call_v upon_o other_o to_o look_v on_o they_o with_o pity_n and_o to_o be_v comfortable_a to_o they_o while_o he_o say_v behold_v the_o tear_n of_o the_o oppress_a and_o they_o have_v no_o comforter_n and_o again_o they_o have_v no_o comforter_n 6._o the_o lord_n be_v please_v not_o only_o to_o suffer_v cruel_a oppressor_n to_o have_v external_a force_n 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in_o it_o where_o such_o usage_n be_v ordinary_a and_o make_v they_o long_o for_o that_o morning_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v dominion_n over_o their_o oppressor_n ps_n 49.14_o for_o that_o country_n where_o righteousness_n only_o dwell_v 2_o pet._n 3.13_o for_o the_o new_a heaven_n where_o all_o tear_n shall_v be_v wipe_v from_o their_o eye_n rev._n 7.17.21_o 4._o and_o for_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n where_o none_o of_o a_o curse_a kind_n can_v be_v for_o in_o order_n to_o these_o end_n solomon_n describe_v the_o ordinary_a tragedy_n that_o be_v act_v upon_o the_o stage_n of_o this_o world_n to_o alienat_fw-la mens_fw-la heart_n from_o the_o imagination_n of_o happiness_n in_o it_o i_o consider_v all_o the_o oppression_n under_o the_o sun_n and_o behold_v the_o tear_n of_o the_o oppress_v etc._n etc._n verse_n ii_o wherefore_o i_o praise_v the_o dead_a which_o be_v already_o dead_a more_o than_o the_o live_n which_o be_v yet_o alive_a iii_o yea_o better_o be_v he_o than_o both_o they_o which_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v who_o have_v not_o see_v the_o evil_a work_n that_o be_v do_v under_o the_o sun_n the_o preacher_n here_o show_v what_o effect_n the_o consideration_n of_o those_o grievous_a oppression_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a word_n have_v upon_o he_o as_o 1._o that_o he_o commend_v the_o state_n of_o they_o who_o have_v by_o death_n escape_v the_o sight_n of_o such_o dishonour_n to_o god_n and_o the_o feel_n of_o such_o misery_n as_o much_o to_o be_v prefer_v to_o their_o state_n who_o be_v pine_v away_o under_o they_o and_o expose_v to_o manifold_a temptation_n of_o who_o no_o better_o can_v be_v say_v than_o that_o they_o live_v and_o that_o be_v all._n yea_o 2._o he_o prefer_v the_o state_n of_o he_o who_o be_v not_o yet_o bear_v both_o to_o the_o state_n of_o they_o who_o have_v wrestle_v through_o these_o misery_n and_o they_o that_o be_v yet_o in_o their_o passage_n because_o such_o a_o one_o have_v not_o see_v or_o as_o the_o force_n of_o the_o 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solomon_n here_o to_o speak_v thus_o wherefore_o i_o praise_v the_o dead_a which_o be_v already_o dead_a more_o than_o the_o live_n etc._n etc._n 2._o man_n life_n for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o misery_n be_v incident_a to_o it_o and_o the_o sad_a spectacle_n that_o be_v in_o it_o be_v but_o a_o begin_v death_n a_o languish_a and_o pine_v away_o a_o continual_a moâ—â—n_n towards_o death_n so_o shall_v live_a man_n look_v upon_o themselves_o that_o they_o may_v mind_v the_o certainty_n of_o death_n and_o prepare_v for_o it_o for_o solomon_n so_o compare_v the_o dead_a and_o the_o live_n as_o if_o the_o live_n be_v a_o die_v i_o praise_v the_o dead_a who_o be_v already_o dead_a more_o than_o the_o live_n who_o be_v yet_o alive_a and_o that_o be_v all_o 3
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attain_v to_o what_o be_v press_v in_o the_o former_a namely_o the_o removal_n of_o sorrow_n from_o the_o heart_n and_o put_v away_o evil_a from_o thy_o heart_n 10._o man_n will_v never_o right_o reform_v the_o ill_n of_o their_o practice_n especial_o sin_n of_o their_o youth_n till_o they_o be_v sensible_a of_o their_o original_a pollution_n which_o do_v incline_v they_o to_o sinful_a course_n even_o from_o the_o very_a morning_n of_o their_o life_n or_o as_o the_o word_n translate_v youth_n signify_v the_o break_n of_o the_o day_n of_o their_o be_v in_o the_o world_n for_o original_a sinfulness_n be_v hold_v forth_o in_o this_o expression_n which_o be_v bring_v in_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o man_n shall_v be_v serious_a in_o reform_v their_o actual_a transgression_n for_o childhood_n and_o youth_n be_v vanity_n 11._o the_o sinful_a delight_n of_o youth_n be_v transitory_a and_o those_o hot_a furious_a motion_n of_o passion_n lust_n and_o the_o like_a will_v soon_o evanish_v the_o 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