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A57182
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A discourse of the vanity of the creature by a person of honour.
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Radnor, John Robartes, Earl of, 1606-1685.
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1673
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Wing R131; ESTC R17178
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thing_n no_o other_o than_o of_o vanity_n and_o that_o by_o gradation_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n the_o assertor_n give_v we_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o assertion_n it_o be_v not_o the_o say_n of_o a_o ignorant_a man_n nor_o be_v it_o say_v probable_o or_o problematical_o but_o positive_o say_v the_o preacher_n say_v he_o who_o have_v wisdom_n above_o all_o mortal_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o say_v he_o who_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n by_o the_o pen_n of_o solomon_n who_o make_v all_o mortal_n so_o as_o this_o truth_n be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v be_v utter_v by_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n say_v the_o preacher_n from_o the_o duplication_n we_o may_v draw_v the_o importance_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o well_o as_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v double_o diligent_a to_o awaken_v our_o heart_n to_o quell_v the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o earthly_a thing_n to_o see_v the_o emptiness_n and_o nothingness_n of_o they_o lively_o express_v in_o the_o twice_o vanity_n thereof_o to_o remember_v to_o abstain_v from_o those_o fleshly_a vanity_n which_o fight_v against_o the_o soul_n to_o double_a the_o file_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o fortify_v our_o imagination_n against_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o trifle_n and_o dotage_n of_o this_o world_n with_o the_o empty_a pomp_n and_o petty_a pageantry_n of_o wax_n and_o parchment_n of_o the_o fade_a breath_n and_o false_a acclamation_n of_o man_n or_o with_o fleet_a thing_n which_o sometime_o attend_v a_o waste_a life_n the_o necessary_a usher_n to_o a_o certain_a death_n to_o know_v we_o be_v here_o as_o stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n traveller_n not_o dweller_n such_o as_o death_n will_v draw_v from_o our_o house_n or_o adversity_n they_o from_o we_o to_o wind_v up_o our_o bottom_n upon_o stable_a thing_n to_o see_v the_o difference_n between_o counterfeit_a ware_n and_o true_a riches_n between_o worldly_a pelf_n and_o everlasting_a righteousness_n between_o the_o deceit_n of_o appearance_n and_o reality_n of_o good_a between_o walk_v in_o a_o vain_a show_n and_o wait_v for_o a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n from_o the_o universality_n of_o the_o assertion_n we_o may_v learn_v that_o it_o be_v not_o one_o or_o two_o particular_a thing_n which_o be_v vanity_n the_o whole_a system_n of_o worldly_a thing_n the_o creature_n itself_o be_v subject_a to_o vanity_n and_o groan_v under_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o this_o or_o that_o but_o all_o be_v vanity_n and_o not_o single_o so_o but_o in_o gradation_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n whatsoever_o good_a appear_v be_v momentany_a and_o unsatisfactory_a whence_o it_o be_v that_o humane_a desire_n hunt_v after_o variety_n inidentity_n and_o please_v themselves_o with_o somewhat_o new_a though_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o but_o what_o number_n make_v pliny_n speak_v of_o some_o inhabitant_n in_o asia_n who_o not_o weary_v with_o adversity_n but_o surfeit_v with_o prosperity_n of_o this_o life_n tire_v with_o the_o repetition_n of_o earthly_a thing_n cast_v themselves_o into_o the_o sea_n to_o avoid_v a_o irksome_a life_n which_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n so_o many_o thousand_o time_n over_o and_o over_o make_v that_o to_o they_o intolerable_a which_o most_o of_o mankind_n do_v esteem_v desirable_a where_o then_o shall_v we_o place_v our_o thought_n see_v nothing_o be_v to_o be_v find_v here_o but_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n but_o on_o that_o city_n which_o have_v foundation_n who_o builder_n and_o maker_n be_v god_n that_o leave_v the_o pursuit_n of_o these_o earthly_a trifle_n we_o may_v be_v mortify_v not_o only_o towards_o all_o evil_a but_o towards_o all_o earthly_a thing_n that_o so_o ascend_v in_o our_o thought_n and_o aspire_v by_o our_o endeavour_n to_o surmount_v this_o world_n and_o to_o get_v the_o ascendant_n as_o to_o our_o appetite_n towards_o these_o transitory_a thing_n we_o may_v arrive_v at_o that_o bless_a region_n where_o there_o be_v no_o time_n but_o eternity_n no_o accurant_a but_o felicity_n no_o change_n but_o perpetuity_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o vanity_n but_o a_o bless_a stability_n where_o a_o infinite_a good_a shall_v everlasting_o entertain_v such_o as_o have_v wise_o judge_v and_o righteous_o walk_v in_o this_o world_n with_o those_o joy_n that_o be_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n for_o evermore_o which_o neither_o eye_n have_v see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v nor_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n have_v conceive_v so_o as_o they_o that_o have_v walk_v as_o they_o shall_v in_o this_o valley_n of_o tear_n shall_v be_v there_o transfigure_v and_o transplant_v into_o eternal_a glory_n which_o god_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n grant_v we_o all_o for_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n sake_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o glory_n and_o honour_n amen_n finis_fw-la
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