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judgement_n which_o alarm_n he_o gâ—ves_v they_o very_o hoâ—e_v and_o particular_a by_o thou_o and_o thou_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o three_o he_o draw_v a_o conclusion_n from_o all_o ver_fw-la 10._o wherein_o he_o press_v the_o exhortation_n from_o several_a motive_n that_o in_o the_o end_n the_o neglect_n of_o it_o will_v be_v grief_n to_o the_o heart_n hurtful_a to_o the_o body_n and_o a_o evidence_n of_o great_a vanity_n intimate_v that_o as_o neglect_v of_o duty_n and_o sinful_a course_n though_o pleasant_a will_v be_v grief_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o trouble_n to_o the_o body_n so_o youth_n be_v a_o very_a slippery_a time_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o many_o vain_a and_o foolish_a course_n chap._n xi_o ver._n 1._o cast_v thy_o bread_n upon_o the_o water_n for_o thou_o shall_v find_v it_o after_o many_o day_n 2._o give_v a_o portion_n to_o seven_o and_o also_o to_o eight_o for_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o evil_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n 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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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principal_a use_n thereof_o which_o be_v that_o man_n shall_v make_v serious_a and_o timous_a preparation_n for_o death_n judgement_n and_o eternity_n and_o for_o this_o end_n because_o that_o which_o main_o divert_v man_n from_o this_o study_n be_v the_o apprehension_n they_o have_v of_o much_o pleasure_n in_o thing_n earthly_a therefore_o he_o do_v first_o by_o way_n of_o concession_n yield_v to_o man_n that_o there_o be_v some_o sweetness_n and_o pleasure_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o creature-comfort_n for_o by_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o light_n and_o pleasantness_n for_o behold_v the_o sun_n be_v mean_v all_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o present_a life_n which_o make_v it_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a next_o upon_o supposition_n that_o man_n have_v never_o so_o long_a a_o life_n and_o the_o same_o never_o so_o much_o sweeten_v by_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o creature-comfort_n he_o press_v upon_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v remember_v death_n as_o certain_o abide_v they_o and_o 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