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and_o travel_n then_o enjoyment_n nay_o not_o only_o no_o profit_n but_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n in_o all_o yet_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o possess_v more_o than_o all_o that_o go_v before_o he_o and_o none_o that_o come_v after_o he_o shall_v exceed_v he_o for_o say_v he_o what_o can_v the_o man_n do_v that_o come_v after_o the_o king_n he_o may_v not_o think_v to_o grasp_v more_o of_o the_o world_n than_o i_o have_v do_v and_o when_o he_o have_v all_o he_o have_v but_o so_o much_o vanity_n and_o with_o it_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n the_o wise_a man_n give_v a_o instance_n of_o this_o vanity_n in_o chap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 8._o there_o be_v one_o alone_o and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o second_o yea_o he_o have_v neither_o child_n nor_o brother_n yet_o be_v there_o no_o end_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n neither_o be_v his_o eye_n satisfy_v with_o riches_n neither_o say_v he_o for_o who_o do_v i_o labour_v &_o bereave_v myself_o of_o good_a this_o be_v also_o vanity_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o sore_a travel_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o will_v make_v you_o judge_v of_o all_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n for_o look_v upon_o a_o man_n that_o spend_v all_o his_o time_n in_o labour_n after_o the_o world_n he_o increase_v daily_o in_o riches_n but_o not_o in_o content_a he_o be_v not_o the_o more_o at_o ease_n for_o the_o more_o he_o possess_v but_o more_o creature_n he_o have_v the_o more_o desire_n and_o travel_n increase_v nay_o say_v he_o this_o be_v a_o great_a vanity_n he_o do_v all_o this_o to_o increase_v his_o labour_n of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o end_n though_o he_o have_v no_o satisfaction_n in_o his_o riches_n nor_o any_o to_o leave_v they_o too_o he_o be_v like_o the_o barren_a womb_n that_o be_v never_o satisfy_v nor_o bring_v forth_o any_o to_o be_v satisfy_v after_o it_o man_n may_v find_v creature_n to_o love_n and_o vanity_n enough_o in_o the_o world_n to_o possess_v but_o in_o all_o his_o love_n shall_v be_v lose_v and_o shall_v not_o find_v satisfaction_n in_o any_o abundance_n under_o the_o sun_n ch._n 5._o v._n 10._o he_o that_o love_v silver_n shall_v not_o be_v satisfy_v with_o silver_n nor_o he_o that_o love_v abundance_n with_o increase_n this_o also_o be_v vanity_n and_o if_o vain_a man_n shall_v gather_v up_o a_o content_a as_o he_o think_v in_o these_o vain_a thing_n so_o that_o with_o the_o fool_n in_o the_o gospel_n he_o bid_v his_o soul_n take_v ease_n he_o have_v good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n yet_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v joy_n and_o laughter_n it_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o crackel_a of_o thorn_n under_o a_o pot_n this_o also_o be_v vanity_n chap._n 7._o vers_fw-la 6._o so_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o world_n man_n and_o beast_n die_v alike_o chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 19_o 20._o for_o that_o which_o befall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n befall_v beast_n even_o one_o thing_n befall_v they_o as_o the_o one_o die_v so_o die_v the_o other_o all_o go_v unto_o one_o place_n all_o be_v of_o the_o dust_n and_o all_o return_n to_o dust_n again_o so_o chap._n 2_o vert_fw-fr 16._o the_o wise_a man_n and_o the_o fool_n die_v both_o alike_o thus_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v give_v in_o his_o experimental_a testimony_n to_o this_o truth_n both_o in_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o man_n for_o further_a proof_n let_v we_o look_v upon_o job_n both_o in_o his_o full_a and_o his_o empty_a condition_n they_o be_v both_o under_o the_o sun_n and_o therefore_o a_o certainty_n in_o neither_o he_o that_o have_v so_o much_o of_o every_o thing_n in_o a_o few_o moment_n have_v nothing_o but_o his_o body_n full_a of_o sore_n and_o a_o potsherd_a to_o scrape_v they_o with_o and_o this_o low_a condition_n have_v the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o world_n in_o it_o for_o that_o pass_v away_o and_o his_o latter_a end_n be_v great_a than_o his_o beginning_n i_o cite_v it_o only_o to_o this_o purpose_n to_o demonstrate_v the_o vanity_n of_o all_o outward_a 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it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o gourd_n that_o i_o shall_v have_v have_v content_a in_o but_o when_o i_o have_v it_o i_o find_v it_o wither_v &_o then_o i_o say_v i_o do_v well_o to_o be_v angry_a health_n tell_v sickness_n i_o think_v i_o shall_v never_o have_v be_v in_o your_o condition_n but_o now_o i_o find_v there_o be_v vanity_n in_o my_o health_n because_o it_o wither_v the_o strong_a man_n tele_o the_o weak_a i_o think_v my_o strength_n have_v be_v my_o own_o and_o i_o can_v have_v keep_v it_o but_o now_o i_o be_o weak_a as_o you_o be_v i_o find_v i_o be_v vain_a in_o my_o thought_n and_o my_o strength_n be_v vanity_n so_o
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not_o to_o trust_v in_o the_o world_n or_o any_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n because_o all_o be_v vanity_n he_o that_o rest_v upon_o a_o break_a reed_n do_v not_o only_o lose_v his_o hope_n and_o his_o end_n but_o be_v wound_v by_o that_o which_o he_o trust_v in_o the_o world_n be_v this_o break_a reed_n it_o make_v a_o show_n but_o can_v bear_v no_o weight_n the_o soul_n that_o trust_v it_o must_v find_v it_o so_o because_o it_o be_v vanity_n and_o in_o the_o experience_n of_o this_o vanity_n there_o be_v not_o only_a hope_n lose_v and_o disappointment_n in_o their_o room_n but_o also_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v so_o with_o ionas_n when_o the_o gourd_n fail_v he_o he_o say_v he_o do_v well_o to_o be_v angry_a disappointment_n have_v a_o mighty_a weight_n upon_o a_o natural_a heart_n the_o hope_n of_o the_o world_n do_v puff_n up_o like_o a_o bladder_n which_o be_v fill_v only_o with_o wind_n but_o the_o disappointment_n of_o the_o world_n come_v like_o a_o millstone_n that_o press_v down_o to_o the_o dust_n nay_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o world_n have_v so_o many_o fear_n mix_v with_o they_o that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o discover_v which_o be_v most_o the_o hope_n or_o the_o fear_n but_o when_o the_o disappointment_n come_v than_o the_o former_a hope_n increase_v the_o present_a grief_n and_o the_o complain_n then_o be_v as_o the_o prophet_n be_v my_o friend_n that_o lie_v in_o my_o bosom_n have_v betray_v i_o i_o neither_o know_v it_o nor_o fear_v it_o to_o be_v a_o break_a reed_n till_o i_o have_v place_v my_o hope_n and_o confidence_n in_o it_o and_o that_o weight_n discover_v it_o indeed_o say_v this_o poor_a heart_n though_o i_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o think_v of_o die_v yet_o i_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o short_a my_o life_n be_v but_o i_o well_o hope_v this_o that_o the_o pleasure_n profit_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n will_v not_o leave_v i_o in_o this_o life_n therefore_o i_o give_v out_o my_o heart_n to_o they_o bind_v up_o my_o spirit_n in_o they_o lay_v down_o to_o rest_v by_o they_o and_o expect_v they_o shall_v be_v a_o gourd_n to_o shelter_v i_o from_o sun_n and_o storm_n but_o the_o poor_a soul_n which_o thus_o trust_v in_o the_o world_n do_v not_o see_v it_o vanity_n be_v not_o know_v of_o the_o worm_n that_o be_v at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o gourd_n to_o consume_v it_o his_o heart_n say_v as_o the_o fool_n in_o the_o gospel_n soul_n take_v thy_o ease_n thou_o have_v good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o yoare_n but_o do_v not_o hear_v that_o voice_n that_o say_v thou_o fool_n this_o night_n shall_v thy_o soul_n be_v take_v from_o thou_o it_o be_v a_o great_a burden_n to_o be_v disappoint_v for_o the_o present_a but_o to_o be_v disappoint_v to_o eternity_n be_v more_o misery_n than_o can_v be_v express_v and_o thus_o must_v every_o soul_n be_v that_o trust_v the_o world_n and_o lay_v out_o itself_o upon_o it_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n have_v their_o creation_n and_o their_o be_v from_o god_n therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v what_o god_n intend_v they_o to_o be_v i_o a_o create_v be_v which_o must_v return_v to_o its_o first_o nothing_o the_o world_n be_v a_o map_n of_o vanity_n never_o intend_v by_o its_o original_n to_o be_v a_o object_n of_o faith_n or_o hope_n it_o be_v the_o earth_n that_o must_v be_v shake_v until_o it_o be_v crumble_v to_o nothing_o therefore_o very_o unfit_a to_o be_v trust_v or_o rest_v in_o the_o vanity_n under_o the_o sun_n will_v be_v no_o better_a satisfaction_n to_o such_o soul_n as_o trust_v in_o they_o than_o the_o figleaf_n be_v a_o garment_n to_o cover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n neither_o of_o both_o can_v beget_v confidence_n enough_o to_o come_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n where_o the_o spirit_n seal_v up_o this_o truth_n to_o any_o soul_n sure_a there_o will_v be_v no_o more_o trust_v of_o or_o in_o the_o world_n or_o in_o any_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n because_o vanity_n comprehend_v it_o all_o psal_n 61.9_o man_n of_o low_a degree_n be_v vanity_n and_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n be_v a_o lie_n altogether_o light_a than_o vanity_n so_o that_o trust_n man_n or_o man_n of_o what_o degreee_v soever_o they_o must_v deceive_v because_o they_o be_v vanity_n the_o man_n of_o high_a degree_n in_o his_o outside_n promise_v more_o than_o he_o of_o low_a degree_n but_o he_o will_v prove_v a_o lie_n there_o be_v a_o worm_n at_o his_o root_n he_o will_v wither_v to_o nothing_o methinks_v the_o prophet_n counsel_n psal_n 2.10_o come_v in_o very_o suitable_a to_o this_o purpose_n be_v wise_a now_o therefore_o o_o you_o king_n be_v learned_a you_o that_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o earth_n serve_v the_o lord_n with_o fear_n and_o rejoice_v in_o he_o with_o reverence_n kiss_v the_o son_n lest_o he_o be_v angry_a and_o so_o you_o perish_v from_o the_o right_a way_n if_o his_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v yea_o but_o a_o little_a bless_v be_v all_o they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o observe_v it_o and_o it_o amount_v to_o 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