disable_v thou_o another_o time_n from_o do_v that_o good_a which_o now_o he_o put_v into_o thy_o hand_n it_o be_v wisdom_n to_o do_v god_n work_v in_o god_n time_n haply_o thou_o thyself_o may_v fall_v into_o want_n and_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o help_n from_o other_o therefore_o make_v thou_o friend_n of_o mammon_n before_o hand_n luk._n 16.9_o ps._n 37.26_o &_o 41.1_o 2_o 3._o 1_o tim._n 6.18_o 19_o v._o 3._o if_o the_o cloud_n be_v full_a of_o rain_n they_o empty_v themselves_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o the_o tree_n fall_v towards_o the_o south_n or_o towards_o the_o north_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o tree_n fall_v there_o it_o shall_v be_v he_n urge_v the_o duty_n of_o charity_n and_o bounty_n by_o elegant_a similitude_n cloud_n that_o be_v full_a of_o moisture_n do_v not_o keep_v it_o to_o themselves_o but_o shed_v it_o forth_o in_o shower_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o on_o all_o kind_n of_o corn_n and_o herb_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o many_o whence_o they_o be_v call_v the_o bottle_n of_o heaven_n job_n 38.37_o and_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o lord_n ps._n 104.13_o from_o whence_o he_o pour_v down_o rain_n according_a to_o the_o vapour_n thereof_o job_n 36.27_o 28._o so_o shall_v rich_a man_n prov._n 11.25_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v fill_v with_o his_o blessing_n as_o the_o scripture_n use_v to_o express_v it_o deut._n 33.23_o job_n 22.18_o prov._n 5.10_o deut._n 6.11_o prov._n 30.9_o phil._n 4.12.18_o not_o keep_v god_n blessing_n to_o themselves_o but_o pour_v they_o forth_o upon_o those_o that_o be_v empty_a and_o if_o the_o tree_n fall_v etc._n etc._n this_o some_o apply_v unto_o death_n as_o if_o we_o be_v thereby_o warn_v to_o do_v good_a while_o we_o may_v because_o death_n will_v at_o last_o cut_v we_o down_o and_o deprive_v we_o of_o any_o further_a opportunity_n eccl._n 9.10_o joh._n 9.4_o and_o as_o death_n leave_v we_o judgement_n will_v find_v we_o but_o it_o seem_v rather_o to_o denote_v the_o benefit_n of_o charity_n unto_o the_o author_n thereof_o that_o wheresoever_o their_o bounty_n and_o mercy_n be_v place_v there_o it_o will_v be_v find_v again_o to_o their_o comfort_n they_o shall_v not_o go_v without_o their_o reward_n as_o the_o tree_n on_o which_o side_n ever_o it_o fall_v it_o will_v there_o be_v find_v when_o the_o owner_n thereof_o inquire_v after_o it_o v._o 4._o he_o that_o observe_v the_o wind_n shall_v not_o sow_v and_o he_o that_o regard_v the_o cloud_n shall_v not_o reap_v by_o these_o similitude_n he_o prevent_v all_o those_o pretence_n and_o objection_n which_o carnal_a heart_n be_v apt_a to_o make_v against_o the_o present_a season_n of_o do_v good_a and_o be_v apt_a thereby_o to_o defer_v and_o put_v it_o off_o to_o some_o fit_a time_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v find_v out_o more_o fit_v object_n on_o which_o to_o place_v their_o bounty_n we_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o frame_v excuse_n against_o present_a duty_n hag._n 1.2_o act._n 24.25_o prov._n 3.27_o 28._o here_o therefore_o the_o wise_a man_n remove_v these_o pretence_n he_o that_o will_v by_o every_o wind_n be_v deter_v from_o sow_v his_o seed_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v blow_v away_o and_o by_o every_o cloud_n from_o reap_v his_o corn_n lest_o the_o weather_n shall_v be_v unseasonable_a shall_v never_o do_v his_o business_n because_o there_o will_v never_o be_v want_v some_o discouragement_n or_o other_o so_o he_o that_o be_v ever_o frame_v carnal_a objection_n against_o do_v good_a shall_v overslip_a the_o season_n and_o never_o do_v his_o duty_n nor_o receive_v his_o reward_n we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o present_a call_n of_o god_n unto_o any_o good_a work_n and_o the_o present_a opportunity_n he_o put_v into_o our_o hand_n and_o not_o delay_v service_n upon_o the_o fear_n of_o future_a contingent_n which_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n matth._n 6.34_o v._o 5._o as_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n nor_o how_o the_o bone_n do_v grow_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o she_o that_o be_v with_o child_n even_o so_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o work_n of_o god_n who_o make_v all_o by_o our_o ignorance_n of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n providence_n he_o warn_v we_o to_o be_v diligent_a in_o embrace_v every_o present_a opportunity_n of_o do_v good_a and_o not_o to_o defer_v or_o delay_v duty_n till_o haply_o the_o lord_n will_v put_v we_o out_o of_o all_o capacity_n to_o do_v it_o this_o ignorance_n he_o prove_v a_o minori_fw-la if_o we_o know_v not_o thing_n more_o ordinary_a and_o familiar_a unto_o we_o which_o happen_v every_o day_n as_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n symmachus_n render_v it_o of_o the_o wind_n which_o way_n it_o come_v and_o go_v how_o it_o rise_v and_o slackn_v joh._n 3.8_o or_o how_o the_o soul_n come_v into_o the_o body_n and_o quicken_v it_o so_o the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o how_o the_o bone_n do_v grow_v how_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o body_n skin_n flesh_n sinew_n bone_n some_o hard_a some_o soft_a be_v all_o shape_v out_o of_o the_o same_o seed_n psal._n 139.13_o 16._o job_n 10.10_o 13._o much_o less_o be_v we_o able_a to_o foresee_v the_o work_n of_o god_n providence_n which_o be_v far_o off_o and_o exceed_o deep_a chap._n 7.24_o therefore_o since_o we_o know_v not_o what_o shall_v be_v to_o morrow_n how_o god_n may_v dispose_v of_o our_o life_n or_o our_o estate_n how_o long_a he_o may_v continue_v unto_o we_o opportunity_n of_o do_v good_a we_o ought_v not_o to_o defer_v or_o put_v off_o duty_n from_o time_n to_o time_n but_o while_o we_o have_v a_o present_a season_n to_o embrace_v it_o chap._n 9.10_o gal._n 6.10_o v._o 6._o in_o the_o morning_n sow_v thy_o seed_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n withhold_v not_o thy_o hand_n for_o thou_o know_v not_o whether_o shall_v prosper_v either_o this_o or_o that_o or_o whether_o they_o both_o shall_v be_v alike_o good_a he_n infer_v from_o the_o former_a doctrine_n of_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o future_a event_n a_o hortatory_n conclusion_n to_o be_v do_v good_a on_o all_o occasion_n and_o to_o be_v assiduous_a and_o dililigent_a in_o the_o work_n which_o god_n have_v set_v we_o to_o do_v whether_o all_o our_o labour_n take_v effect_n or_o no._n the_o lord_n be_v sometime_o please_v to_o frustrate_v man_n endeavour_n and_o to_o defer_v the_o success_n they_o expect_v from_o they_o first_o to_o try_v they_o whether_o they_o will_v persevere_v in_o their_o call_n and_o continue_v therein_o with_o god_n though_o they_o have_v not_o always_o alike_o encouragement_n 2._o to_o teach_v they_o that_o success_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n but_o upon_o the_o will_n and_o free_a blessing_n of_o god_n and_o he_o persist_v in_o his_o former_a metaphor_n of_o sow_a seed_n meaning_n thereby_o first_o in_o particular_a work_n of_o charity_n and_o mercy_n to_o the_o poor_a as_o vers_n 1_o 4._o 2_o cor._n 9.6_o ps._n 112.9_o second_o in_o general_n work_v of_o righteousness_n in_o our_o general_n or_o particular_a calling_n prov._n 11.18_o hos._n 12.10_o thereby_o teach_v we_o that_o work_v of_o mercy_n and_o righteousness_n do_v not_o perish_v but_o will_v bring_v forth_o a_o harvest_n of_o comfort_n and_o great_a reward_n unto_o those_o that_o abound_v in_o they_o gal._n 6.8_o sow_v thy_o seed_n do_v thy_o own_o work_n intend_v thy_o own_o call_n intermix_v not_o thyself_o in_o thing_n which_o belong_v not_o unto_o thou_o 2_o thess._n 3.10_o 1_o thess._n 4.11_o be_v liberal_a of_o thy_o own_o estate_n ephes._n 4.28_o in_o the_o morning_n sow_v and_o in_o the_o evening_n withhold_v not_o thy_o hand_n or_o let_v not_o thy_o hand_n rest_n or_o give_v over_o begin_v betimes_o and_o be_v not_o weary_a of_o well_o do_v but_o continue_v unto_o the_o end_n be_v always_o do_v of_o good_a morning_n and_o evening_n note_v the_o whole_a day_n from_o one_o end_n of_o it_o to_o the_o other_o gen._n 1.5_o dan._n 8.14_o psal._n 104.22_o 23._o so_o solomon_n bid_v we_o be_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n long_o prov._n 23.17_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n of_o a_o man_n life_n which_o shall_v be_v whole_o consecrate_v to_o god_n lam._n 3.27_o eccles._n 12.1_o psal._n 92.14_o matth._n 10.22_o or_o of_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n of_o a_o man_n prosperity_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o god_n give_v thou_o a_o estate_n begin_v to_o do_v good_a with_o it_o and_o be_v not_o weary_a of_o so_o do_v but_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n god_n require_v our_o charity_n to_o be_v set_v about_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n 1_o cor._n 16.2_o gal._n 6.9_o 10._o the_o night_n be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o time_n of_o work_v or_o of_o dâ—ty_n therefore_o
the_o garment_n but_o another_o wear_v it_o this_o also_o be_v vanity_n viz._n for_o a_o wicked_a man_n to_o labour_n for_o other_o who_o he_o love_v not_o nor_o ever_o intend_v his_o labour_n for_o here_o we_o see_v 1._o goodness_n consist_v in_o approve_v a_o man_n self_n to_o god_n 2._o that_o sweet_a and_o perfect_a contentment_n be_v peculiar_a unto_o good_a man_n 3._o that_o wisdom_n or_o skill_n to_o get_v riches_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n deut._n 8.18_o 4._o that_o knowledge_n to_o use_v they_o be_v get_v be_v likewise_o god_n gift_n as_o vers_n 24._o 5._o that_o good_a man_n only_o be_v the_o proper_a subject_n of_o true_a joy_n gal._n 5.22_o 6._o that_o among_o other_o curse_n god_n do_v many_o time_n punish_v wicked_a man_n with_o give_v they_o up_o to_o the_o insatiable_a desire_n of_o their_o covetous_a heart_n to_o weary_v themselves_o in_o gather_v wealth_n to_o no_o purpose_n of_o their_o own_o of_o eccl._n 4.8_o 7._o god_n providence_n that_o many_o time_n dispose_v the_o labour_n of_o wicked_a man_n for_o the_o use_n and_o good_a of_o the_o godly_a chap._n iii_o in_o this_o chapter_n the_o wise_a man_n proceed_v in_o discover_v the_o vanity_n of_o worldly_a thing_n and_o of_o all_o man_n toil_n and_o labour_n about_o they_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o total_a uncertainty_n of_o future_a event_n as_o have_v their_o whole_a dependence_n on_o the_o predeterminate_a purpose_n of_o god_n &_o not_o at_o all_o on_o the_o anxious_a care_n and_o thought_n of_o man_n and_o that_o therefore_o since_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o alter_v the_o series_n and_o contexture_n of_o event_n fore-ordained_n by_o god_n he_o ought_v with_o contentment_n of_o heart_n to_o enjoy_v his_o condition_n and_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n &_o depend_v on_o his_o providence_n which_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o he_o by_o all_o his_o own_o solicitude_n to_o prevent_v or_o escape_v and_o therefore_o though_o he_o may_v cheerful_o enjoy_v present_a blessing_n yet_o he_o must_v not_o have_v his_o heart_n glue_v to_o they_o nor_o build_v his_o chief_a hope_n on_o they_o in_o regard_n they_o be_v so_o variable_a and_o subject_a to_o unavoidable_a change_n and_o uncertainty_n so_o that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ten_o first_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n seem_v to_o be_v 1._o a_o argument_n enforce_v the_o former_a counsel_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n chap._n 2.24_o that_o since_o there_o be_v a_o set_v and_o prefix_a season_n for_o all_o even_o the_o most_o contingent_a event_n and_o that_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o man_n by_o all_o his_o thought_n counsel_n &_o care_n to_o break_v through_o the_o limit_n of_o god_n providence_n in_o the_o guidance_n of_o they_o therefore_o our_o wise_a way_n be_v to_o yield_v ourselves_o unto_o god_n to_o depend_v on_o his_o counsel_n and_o provision_n to_o rest_v content_v in_o that_o which_o he_o give_v and_o not_o to_o disquiet_v ourselves_o with_o the_o care_n fear_n hope_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v whole_o without_o the_o order_n of_o our_o wisdom_n or_o power_n 2._o a_o caveat_n in_o the_o use_n of_o outward_a comfort_n still_o to_o remember_v that_o they_o be_v changeable_a subject_a to_o time_n and_o providence_n to_o wear_v they_o out_o &_o deprive_v we_o of_o they_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v offend_v if_o we_o have_v not_o always_o our_o desire_n nor_o enjoy_v they_o so_o long_o and_o in_o so_o constant_a a_o tenor_n of_o success_n as_o we_o can_v wish_v ourselves_o 3._o a_o further_a observation_n of_o vanity_n in_o outward_a thing_n in_o the_o various_a action_n of_o other_o man_n as_o he_o have_v before_o discover_v in_o his_o own_o labour_n v._o 1._o to_o every_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o season_n a_o predeterminate_a and_o a_o appoint_a time_n so_o it_o be_v use_v esth._n 9.31_o ezra_n 10.14_o nehem._n 13.31_o to_o every_o purpose_n to_o voluntary_a and_o contingent_a thing_n which_o seem_v most_o in_o a_o man_n own_o power_n yet_o these_o be_v overrule_v for_o their_o beginning_n duration_n and_o end_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n to_o every_o purpose_a business_n where_o note_n 1._o that_o all_o event_n in_o the_o world_n both_o natural_a and_o contingent_a voluntary_a or_o fortuitous_a be_v all_o of_o they_o limit_v and_o bound_v for_o their_o beginning_n duration_n and_o end_n by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n psal._n 31.15_o job_n 14.14_o act_n 17.26_o so_o we_o read_v of_o a_o time_n for_o wrath_n psal._n 37.13_o ezek._n 7.7_o hos._n 5.7_o isa._n 40.2_o a_o time_n of_o love_n ezec._n 16.8_o 2_o cor._n 6.2_o a_o time_n to_o work_v in_o joh._n 2.4_o a_o time_n to_o suffer_v in_o joh._n 7.30_o &_o 8.20_o &_o 13.1_o &_o 17.1_o it_o be_v great_a wisdom_n for_o man_n to_o observe_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o this_o point_n that_o they_o may_v according_o behave_v themselves_o towards_o he_o 1_o chron._n 12.32_o luk._n 19.42_o eccles._n 9.12_o jer._n 8.7_o 2._o that_o whatever_o be_v the_o thought_n or_o care_n of_o man_n yet_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n must_v stand_v no_o man_n can_v by_o his_o anxious_a fear_n or_o contrivance_n mend_v or_o alter_v his_o condition_n mean_v we_o must_v use_v in_o obedience_n unto_o god_n and_o expectation_n of_o his_o promise_a blessing_n but_o event_n and_o success_n we_o must_v whole_o leave_v to_o he_o isa._n 46.10_o prov._n 19.21_o psal._n 33.10_o 11._o matth._n 6.27_o jer._n 10.23_o 3._o that_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n be_v subject_a to_o continual_a change_n there_o be_v various_a revolution_n and_o vicissitude_n of_o event_n now_o one_o thing_n and_o anon_o the_o contrary_a to_o the_o intent_n that_o man_n shall_v neither_o be_v wanton_a in_o prosperity_n nor_o desperate_a in_o adversity_n but_o shall_v always_o fear_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o seek_v for_o a_o kingdom_n which_o can_v be_v shake_v 1_o cor._n 7.29_o 31._o prov._n 27.1_o jam._n 4.13_o 14._o dan._n 2.21_o v._o 2._o the_o wise_a man_n subjoin_v a_o induction_n of_o several_a particular_n obvious_a to_o every_o man_n experience_n whereby_o he_o demonstrate_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o general_a proposition_n some_o of_o these_o particular_n be_v thing_n natural_a and_o whole_o out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o man_n other_o humane_a and_o voluntary_a such_o as_o be_v do_v and_o direct_v by_o the_o skill_n of_o man_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o all_o the_o most_o free_a and_o contingent_a action_n be_v under_o the_o law_n of_o god_n providence_n direct_v and_o limit_v thereby_o as_o well_o as_o those_o which_o be_v most_o natural_a and_o necessary_a 1_o reg._n 22.24_o isa._n 10.5_o 6_o 7._o act._n 4_o 27_o 28._o some_o again_o begin_v with_o pleasant_a instance_n and_o end_n in_o sad_a one_o other_o begin_v with_o sadness_n and_o end_n with_o delight_n the_o lord_n as_o he_o please_v order_v the_o affair_n of_o man_n so_o as_o that_o sometime_o they_o have_v their_o good_a day_n first_o and_o afterward_o sorrow_n sometime_o evil_a first_o and_o after_o deliverance_n luke_n 16.25_o job_n 42.12_o joh._n 21.18_o another_o thing_n to_o be_v remember_v here_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o by_o every_o one_o of_o these_o particular_n signify_v what_o be_v good_a or_o lawful_a to_o be_v do_v but_o only_o teach_v we_o that_o not_o only_o the_o good_a action_n of_o man_n but_o their_o sin_n not_o only_o their_o serious_a action_n but_o those_o which_o be_v most_o ludicrous_a and_o vain_a be_v all_o of_o they_o under_o the_o decree_n and_o overrule_a counsel_n oâ—_n god_n direct_v of_o they_o and_o their_o season_n aâ—_n it_o please_v he_o matth._n 10.29_o 30._o gen._n 45_o 5._o &_o 50.20_o judg._n 21.21_o 22_o 23._o a_o time_n to_o be_v bear_v or_o to_o bear_v and_o briâ—â—_n forth_o called_n the_o hour_n of_o a_o woman_n joâ—â—_n 16.21_o and_o a_o time_n to_o die_v called_n the_o 〈◊〉_d wherein_o a_o man_n must_v depart_v joh._n 13.1_o 〈◊〉_d though_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n have_v sometimes_o be_v revoke_v isa._n 38.1_o 5._o yet_o the_o predâ—â—terminate_a time_n forefixed_n in_o the_o purpose_n god_n be_v not_o alter_v v._o 3._o a_o time_n to_o kill_v there_o be_v a_o propendence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o violent_a death_n of_o man_n direct_v action_n either_o sinful_a or_o fortuitous_a as_o it_o please_v he_o 2_o reg._n 10.30_o compare_v with_o hos._n 1.4_o exod._n 21.13_o 1_o reg._n 22.34_o hos._n 6.1_o 1_o sam._n 2.6_o job_n 30.26_o to_o beat_v down_o and_o to_o build_v jer._n 1.10_o &_o 18.7_o &_o 31.28_o isa._n 5.2_o 5._o v._o 4._o a_o time_n to_o weep_v viz._n from_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o speak_v all_o along_o of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o who_o hand_n all_o our_o time_n both_o of_o sorrow_n and_o of_o joy_n be_v psal._n 80.5_o ruth_n 1.20_o 21._o and_o a_o time_n to_o laugh_v psal._n 126.1.2_o gen._n 21.6_o
137.6_o but_o the_o heart_n of_o fool_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mirth_n tho_o he_o may_v by_o poverty_n business_n or_o many_o other_o diversion_n be_v absent_a in_o his_o body_n yet_o by_o his_o good_a will_v he_o will_v have_v his_o share_n in_o every_o merry_a meeting_n his_o heart_n be_v upon_o pleasure_n and_o his_o love_n run_v whole_o that_o way_n so_o that_o he_o be_v amaze_v and_o overwhelm_v through_o unpreparedness_n of_o heart_n when_o any_o sudden_a evil_n overtake_v he_o 1_o pet._n 4.3_o 4._o 2_o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o house_n of_o joy_n we_o read_v of_o isa._n 32.13_o here_o than_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o moderate_v ourselves_o in_o regard_n of_o outward_a pleasure_n because_o love_v of_o they_o be_v the_o character_n of_o a_o fool_n and_o of_o a_o heart_n estrange_v from_o god_n job_n 21.12_o 13._o prov._n 21.17_o 1_o cor._n 7.30_o 1_o joh._n 2.15_o 16._o v._o 5._o it_o be_v better_a to_o hear_v the_o rebuke_n of_o the_o wise_a then_o for_o a_o man_n to_o hear_v the_o song_n of_o fool_n he_n instance_v in_o another_o cause_n of_o sorrow_n namely_o the_o rebuke_n of_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n which_o though_o they_o may_v sad_a the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n for_o the_o present_a yet_o they_o be_v much_o more_o wholesome_a and_o beneficial_a than_o the_o song_n and_o flattery_n of_o ungodly_a parasite_n which_o sooth_n man_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o feed_v the_o flame_n of_o their_o lust_n and_o corruption_n it_o be_v better_a to_o hear_v i_o patient_o and_o obedient_o to_o listen_v to_o the_o counsel_n and_o reproof_n of_o a_o prudent_a friend_n who_o do_v seasonable_o and_o faithful_o discover_v his_o error_n to_o he_o then_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v hear_v the_o song_n of_o fool_n prov._n 13.18_o &_o 15.31.32_o &_o 27.6_o psal._n 141.5_o it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o a_o wise_a and_o teachable_a disposition_n to_o receive_v with_o meekness_n the_o word_n of_o reproof_n as_o david_n do_v not_o only_o from_o nathan_n a_o prophet_n 2_o sam._n 12.7_o 13._o but_o from_o abigail_n a_o woman_n 1_o sam._n 25.32_o 33._o heb._n 13.22_o prov._n 9.9_o &_o 17.10_o by_o the_o song_n of_o fool_n understand_v any_o flatter_a speech_n or_o any_o merry_a and_o pleasant_a discourse_n be_v a_o synecdoche_n whereby_o all_o kind_n of_o jest_n and_o bewitch_a pleasure_n be_v signify_v isa._n 24.8_o 9_o gen._n 31.27_o v._o 6._o for_o as_o the_o crackle_n of_o thorn_n under_o a_o pot_n so_o be_v the_o laughter_n of_o the_o fool_n the_o voice_n of_o thorn_n so_o the_o noise_n of_o chariot_n be_v call_v the_o voice_n of_o chariot_n and_o the_o noise_n that_o fire_n make_v in_o stubble_n be_v call_v the_o voice_n of_o a_o flame_n joel_n 2.5_o ezek._n 1.24_o fool_n be_v here_o elegant_o compare_v unto_o thorn_n they_o be_v burden_n to_o the_o place_n they_o live_v in_o gen._n 3.17_o 18._o they_o be_v intractable_a he_o must_v be_v fence_v which_o touch_v they_o 2_o sam._n 23.6_o 7._o they_o be_v unprofitable_a good_a for_o nothing_o but_o the_o fire_n heb._n 6.8_o the_o laughter_n of_o these_o fool_n that_o be_v all_o those_o flattery_n jest_n vain_a and_o frothy_a discourse_n mimical_a and_o apish_a practice_n whereby_o they_o beget_v laughter_n and_o feed_v the_o delight_n of_o vain_a man_n like_o themselves_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o noise_n of_o thorn_n burn_v under_o a_o pot_n as_o these_o make_v a_o sudden_a blaze_n and_o a_o great_a noise_n but_o do_v no_o good_a present_o go_v out_o and_o the_o meat_n be_v leave_v as_o raw_a as_o when_o it_o be_v put_v in_o in_fw-la stipulis_fw-la magnus_fw-la sine_fw-la viribus_fw-la ignis_fw-la incassum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la whereas_o a_o solemn_a fire_n in_o coal_n or_o great_a wood_n boil_v the_o meat_n without_o any_o such_o noise_n so_o the_o effuse_n mirth_n and_o jollity_n of_o fool_n i_o of_o wicked_a man_n though_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o promise_v more_o pleasure_n and_o content_n than_o the_o more_o sad_a and_o severe_a conversation_n of_o serious_a man_n yet_o that_o do_v sudden_o vanish_v without_o leave_v any_o solid_a joy_n behind_o it_o whereas_o the_o reproof_n of_o wise_a man_n sink_v down_o into_o the_o heart_n and_o help_v to_o work_v out_o the_o scum_n and_o vanity_n which_o lie_v within_o it_o psal._n 58.9_o &_o 118.12_o and_o as_o the_o crackle_n of_o thorn_n to_o the_o ear_n so_o the_o laughter_n and_o vain_a mirth_n of_o fool_n to_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v whole_o offensive_a and_o unsavoury_a hereby_o seem_v likewise_o to_o be_v note_v the_o aptness_n of_o vain_a man_n to_o be_v catch_v with_o every_o light_n and_o empty_a pleasure_n as_o fire_n do_v sudden_o take_v in_o thorn_n and_o pass_v through_o they_o exod._n 22.6_o v._o 7._o sure_o oppression_n make_v a_o wise_a man_n mad_a etc._n etc._n this_o may_v be_v understand_v two_o different_a way_n 1._o that_o even_o wise_a man_n when_o they_o see_v innocence_n oppress_v and_o violence_n prevail_v instead_o of_o justice_n or_o when_o they_o themselves_o be_v unrighteous_o oppress_v be_v hereby_o much_o shake_v and_o discompose_v tempt_v to_o passion_n and_o indignation_n against_o so_o great_a disorder_n psal._n 73.2_o 3_o 8_o 13_o 21._o prov._n 23.17_o hab._n 1.2_o 3_o 13_o 14._o 2_o sam._n 16.9_o and_o then_o the_o late_a clause_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v take_v and_o it_o namely_o oppression_n destroy_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o gift_n i_o a_o heart_n endow_v and_o adorn_v with_o excellent_a gift_n from_o above_o which_o sense_n the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n favour_v and_o many_o time_n when_o two_o substantive_n come_v together_o the_o late_a be_v take_v adjective_o as_o psal._n 5.6_o a_o man_n of_o blood_n i_o a_o bloody_a man_n psal._n 140.11_o a_o man_n of_o tongue_n i_o a_o evil_a speaker_n luk._n 4.22_o word_n of_o grace_n i_o gracious_a word_n ephes._n 4.24_o holiness_n of_o truth_n i_o true_a holiness_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n likewise_o do_v the_o septuagint_n and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a render_v this_o clause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perder_n robur_n cordis_n ejus_fw-la so_o by_o cor_fw-la muneris_fw-la they_o understand_v cor_fw-la munificum_fw-la &_o liberale_fw-mi 2._o oppression_n i_o wealth_n get_v by_o oppression_n make_v a_o wise_a man_n mad_a when_o a_o wise_a man_n turn_v oppressor_n and_o see_v bribe_n and_o gift_n come_v in_o apace_o he_o become_v mad_a in_o greediness_n to_o get_v more_o or_o mad_a in_o violence_n against_o his_o poor_a neighbour_n or_o mad_a in_o his_o understanding_n his_o eye_n be_v blind_v his_o heart_n be_v infatuate_v and_o besot_v he_o be_v bereave_v of_o his_o wont_a wisdom_n ruine_v his_o family_n when_o he_o think_v to_o raise_v and_o to_o establish_v it_o and_o so_o gift_n destroy_v the_o heart_n i_o his_o understanding_n hos._n 4.11_o deut._n 16.19_o exod._n 23.8_o either_o sense_n will_v consist_v well_o with_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o whole_a context_n which_o be_v to_o persuade_v unto_o patience_n against_o fretfulness_n when_o oppressor_n grow_v rich_a and_o run_v mad_v after_o gain_n and_o to_o direct_v they_o to_o wait_v quiet_o and_o observe_v the_o end_n of_o such_o man_n as_o david_n also_o direct_v psal._n 37.37_o 38._o &_o 73.17_o and_o not_o to_o break_v forth_o into_o anger_n and_o madness_n at_o the_o present_a disorder_n which_o we_o conceive_v to_o be_v in_o these_o thing_n v._o 8._o better_a be_v the_o end_n of_o a_o thing_n than_o the_o beginning_n etc._n etc._n this_o maxim_n hold_v in_o many_o thing_n the_o beginning_n be_v difficult_a and_o painful_a the_o end_v fruitful_a and_o reward_v those_o pain_n as_o in_o the_o study_n of_o learning_n in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n in_o the_o bear_n of_o affliction_n etc._n etc._n heb_n 12.11_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o beginning_n of_o vice_n seem_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a but_o they_o end_v in_o bitterness_n like_o the_o role_n that_o be_v sweet_a in_o the_o mouth_n but_o bitter_a in_o the_o belly_n rev._n 10.9_o 10._o 2_o sam._n 2.26_o so_o in_o business_n a_o man_n may_v sudden_o enterprise_v some_o great_a work_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o conceit_n of_o his_o ability_n who_o after_o come_v off_o with_o shame_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o finish_v it_o for_o want_v of_o wisdom_n to_o forecast_v event_n luke_n 13.28_o 32._o 1._o reg._n 20.11_o perseverance_n be_v that_o which_o crown_n and_o honour_n a_o enterprise_n matth._n 10.22_o heb._n 3.6_o rev._n 2.26_o many_o begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n who_o end_n in_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 3.3_o they_o use_v to_o say_v of_o the_o devil_n that_o he_o can_v change_v his_o foot_n he_o can_v begin_v like_o a_o saint_n and_o transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n but_o he_o will_v still_o end_v like_o himself_o but_o though_o this_o be_v appliable_a many_o way_n yet_o here_o the_o scope_n of_o