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be_v the_o condition_n of_o all_o man_n psal_n 144._o 4._o there_o be_v a_o allusion_n unto_o those_o two_o name_n we_o translate_v it_o man_n be_v like_a to_o vanity_n the_o hebrew_n be_v adam_n be_v as_o abel_n adam_n you_o know_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o first_o man_n the_o name_n of_o abel_n father_n but_o as_o adam_n be_v the_o proper_a name_n of_o the_o first_o so_o it_o be_v a_o appellative_a or_o common_a to_o all_o man_n now_o adam_n that_o be_v man_n or_o all_o man_n be_v abel_n vain_a and_o walk_v in_o a_o vain_a shadow_n and_o this_o word_n be_v by_o some_o translate_v nothing_o his_o day_n be_v nothing_o pine_v temtus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pine_v idol_n be_v nothing_o time_n be_v but_o the_o idol_n of_o eternity_n and_o thing_n temporal_a but_o the_o idol_n of_o thing_n eternal_a this_o word_n signify_v in_o the_o hebrew_n a_o idol_n and_o a_o vain_a thing_n deut._n 32._o 31._o jer._n 2._o 5._o the_o word_n abel_n be_v translate_v idol_n and_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 8._o tell_v we_o that_o a_o idol_n be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n that_o be_v a_o idol_n be_v the_o vain_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n or_o the_o great_a vanity_n so_o that_o upon_o the_o matter_n our_o estate_n and_o our_o day_n here_o be_v but_o a_o idol_n that_o be_v the_o representation_n of_o a_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o vanity_n and_o folly_n so_o much_o trouble_v and_o sorrow_n so_o much_o affliction_n be_v mix_v with_o the_o day_n and_o life_n we_o now_o lead_v as_o a_o nothing_o be_v all_o it_o can_v just_o be_v call_v or_o a_o idol_n a_o show_n of_o what_o be_v not_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v well_o make_v it_o a_o argument_n as_o job_n here_o to_o take_v we_o off_o from_o the_o world_n and_o to_o chide_v worldling_n with_o as_o david_n do_v psal_n 4._o o_o you_o son_n of_o man_n how_o long_o will_v you_o love_v vanity_n or_o as_o solomon_n about_o that_o adore_a idol_n of_o the_o world_n riches_n prov._n 23._o 5._o will_v thou_o set_v 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