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body_n therefore_o in_o his_o soul_n the_o sun_n shine_v not_o when_o it_o be_v eclipse_v therefore_o he_o shine_v not_o at_o all_o chap._n vi_o conformity_n between_o man_n and_o beast_n the_o conformity_n between_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v threefold_a the_o first_o natural_a and_o necessary_a the_o second_o shameful_a the_o three_o laborious_a the_o first_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o a_o animal_n life_n man_n and_o beast_n agree_v in_o eat_v drink_v sleep_a etc._n etc._n and_o although_o this_o state_n be_v imperfect_a as_o suppose_v many_o want_n yet_o there_o be_v neither_o shame_n nor_o pain_n for_o man_n he_o do_v in_o that_o nothing_o against_o his_o reason_n which_o be_v one_o part_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o other_o this_o conformity_n be_v inseparable_a from_o man_n in_o this_o world_n nor_o be_v the_o state_n of_o innocence_n itself_o free_a from_o it_o the_o second_o be_v the_o consequence_n and_o punishment_n 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nation_n but_o make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o keep_v up_o civil_a society_n hence_o arise_v also_o science_n art_n commerce_n society_n and_o kingdom_n the_o second_o be_v liberty_n a_o indifference_n of_o do_v and_o not_o do_v what_o he_o please_v whereas_o beast_n be_v determine_v in_o all_o their_o action_n by_o a_o predominant_a instinct_n they_o can_v resist_v hence_o arise_v law_n to_o secure_v private_a man_n and_o promote_v public_a interest_n which_o be_v ground_v only_o upon_o liberty_n there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o they_o in_o a_o nature_n determine_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n hence_o also_o arise_v virtue_n which_o result_n from_o the_o good_a use_n of_o liberty_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n nay_o man_n be_v discernible_a by_o his_o vice_n the_o love_n of_o glory_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o command_v distinguish_v we_o from_o beast_n though_o our_o condition_n be_v not_o a_o jot_n the_o better_a for_o it_o since_o all_o desire_v not_o oversway_v by_o reason_n render_v 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into_o judgement_n with_o every_o secret_a thing_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v evil_a c._n 12.13_o 14._o the_o only_a ground_n he_o insist_o upon_o to_o persuade_v they_o be_v that_o the_o world_n and_o all_o its_o attendance_n be_v vanity_n abuse_n darkness_n and_o misery_n for_o they_o that_o seek_v to_o be_v happy_a by_o it_o thus_o he_o begin_v his_o discourse_n exclaim_v vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n then_o he_o give_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o all_o these_o vanity_n he_o describe_v exaggerates_n and_o carry_v they_o so_o far_o as_o to_o render_v every_o one_o sensible_a of_o his_o own_o misery_n he_o prescribe_v particular_a remedy_n for_o each_o of_o they_o and_o because_o his_o book_n be_v direct_v to_o great_a sinner_n he_o seem_v to_o compound_v with_o they_o and_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o fix_v their_o love_n in_o the_o creature_n he_o allow_v they_o a_o moderate_a and_o lawful_a use_n of_o they_o all_o these_o vanity_n may_v be_v 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the_o sublimest_n knowledge_n since_o it_o procure_v no_o advantage_n to_o the_o learned_a above_o the_o ignorant_a both_o die_a and_o be_v equal_o forget_v after_o their_o death_n 12.17_o vanity_n in_o the_o hardship_n man_n undergo_v night_n and_o day_n to_o heap_v up_o riches_n not_o know_v who_o they_o gather_v they_o for_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o labour_n than_o heap_v up_o still_o and_o starve_v one_o self_n to_o enrich_v a_o unworthy_a heir_n that_o this_o baseness_n of_o soul_n be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a punishment_n of_o god_n 16_o 18_o 26._o vanity_n in_o the_o change_n and_o and_o care_v of_o man_n who_o be_v oblige_v to_o vary_v they_o at_o every_o moment_n that_o how_o great_a and_o satisfy_v soever_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n yet_o man_n heart_n wish_v still_o for_o a_o eternal_a and_o immutable_a god_n can_v find_v no_o rest_n in_o they_o so_o that_o the_o best_a way_n be_v to_o use_v they_o moderate_o still_o expect_v great_a thing_n c._n 3._o v._n 1_o 15._o vanity_n in_o the_o injust_a sentence_n of_o judge_n which_o the_o great_a judge_n will_v disannul_v 16_o 17._o vanity_n in_o that_o notorious_a equality_n between_o man_n and_o beast_n in_o life_n death_n and_o corruption_n so_o as_o to_o incline_v stupid_a man_n to_o doubt_v of_o their_o own_o soul_n immortality_n 18_o 22._o vanity_n in_o calumny_n innocent_a people_n suffer_v and_o the_o envy_n to_o which_o they_o be_v expose_v who_o excel_v in_o any_o faculty_n c._n 9_o v._n 1_o 16._o vanity_n in_o a_o man_n continual_a toil_n who_o heap_v up_o still_o though_o he_o have_v no_o heir_n and_o intend_v to_o have_v none_o 7_o 12._o vanity_n in_o the_o revolution_n of_o state_n wherein_o from_o the_o low_a rank_n one_o be_v often_o raise_v to_o the_o throne_n 13_o 16._o vanity_n in_o the_o quick_a decay_n of_o the_o great_a fortune_n after_o so_o many_o pain_n to_o be_v settle_v in_o they_o 12_o 19_o vanity_n in_o the_o great_a riches_n the_o 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