of_o the_o spirit_n and_o image_n of_o god_n isai_n 30.21_o prov._n 4.18_o 19_o fear_v of_o god_n and_o love_n to_o man_n give_v much_o light_n prov._n 25.12_o 1_o john_n 2.10_o 11._o second_o avoid_v selfe-confidence_n prov._n 3.5_o 6_o 7._o and_o chap._n 28.26_o three_o consult_v with_o god_n in_o fast_v and_o prayer_n esth_n 4.6_o with_o chap._n 5.2_o in_o his_o word_n psal_n 119.24_o &_o verse_n 105._o in_o the_o time_n and_o opportunity_n of_o providence_n psal_n 32.8_o in_o the_o counsel_n of_o godly_a wise_a 1_o king_n 12.7_o four_o fit_a manner_n in_o all_o action_n be_v faith_n rom._n 14.23_o and_o love_n 1_o cor._n 16.14_o for_o the_o end_n god_n glory_n 1_o cor._n 10.31_o and_o the_o good_a of_o other_o 1_o cor._n 10.24_o eccles_n 8._o v._n 8._o 8._o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v power_n over_o the_o spirit_n to_o retain_v the_o spirit_n neither_o have_v he_o power_n in_o the_o day_n of_o death_n and_o there_o be_v no_o discharge_n in_o that_o war_n neither_o shall_v 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retain_v it_o in_o the_o body_n for_o 1._o that_o be_v express_v in_o the_o next_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n neither_o be_v there_o power_n or_o dominion_n to_o wit_n in_o a_o king_n in_o the_o day_n of_o death_n to_o discharge_v a_o subject_a in_o that_o war._n 2_o the_o verb_n translate_v to_o retain_v be_v rather_o to_o compel_v to_o restrain_v or_o constrain_v and_o proper_o signifi_v coercere_fw-la as_o david_n call_v his_o son_n by_o abigail_n by_o a_o name_n from_o this_o root_n chileab_n 2_o sam._n 3.3_o because_o of_o his_o mother_n restraint_n of_o he_o from_o shed_v blood_n whence_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o prison_n 2_o king_n 17.4_o to_o retain_v the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v express_v in_o a_o other_o phrase_n in_o that_o language_n psal_n 22.29_o but_o by_o spirit_n be_v here_o mean_v the_o conscience_n as_o elsewhere_o often_o pro._n 20.27_o &_o 18.14_o act_n 20.22_o doctr._n there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n no_o not_o the_o king_n that_o have_v a_o coercive_a power_n over_o the_o conscience_n he_o can_v 1_o constrain_v to_o sin_v forbid_v of_o god_n dan._n 3.13_o to_o 18_o nor_o restrain_v from_o duty_n command_v of_o god_n dan._n 6.7_o 10_o 22._o 2_o bind_v conscience_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a that_o be_v lay_v such_o a_o weight_n or_o burden_n upon_o a_o commandment_n of_o his_o own_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o sin_n to_o the_o conscience_n to_o neglect_v it_o if_o man_n commandment_n can_v bind_v the_o conscience_n than_o the_o commandment_n of_o man_n will_v be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o religion_n against_o matth._n 15_o 9_o 3_o by_o outward_a punishment_n compel_v a_o man_n to_o do_v against_o his_o conscience_n to_o wit_n he_o can_v that_o be_v he_o ought_v not_o till_o conscience_n be_v convince_v and_o then_o it_o be_v self-condemned_n reas_n 1_o from_o the_o immediate_a subjection_n of_o conscience_n to_o god_n for_o first_o there_o god_n only_o write_v his_o law_n rom._n 2.15_o second_o god_n only_o 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28_o 42._o whether_o in_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n or_o out_o of_o it_o yet_o ahab_n no_o type_n of_o christ_n second_o israelites_n or_o christian_n apostate_n to_o idolatry_n deut._n 17.2_o to_o 7._o in_o respect_n of_o their_o apostasy_n from_o the_o covenant_n verse_n 2._o three_o witch_n exod._n 22.18_o levit._fw-la 20.27_o with_o 22.23_o four_o seducer_n to_o idolatry_n deut._n 13.1_o to_o 5_o 11._o and_o to_o heresy_n matth._n 5.15_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o 2_o 3._o deut._n 13.10_o zach._n 13.3_o object_n but_o be_v not_o this_o to_o punish_v a_o man_n for_o his_o conscience_n and_o so_o to_o act_v contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n in_o hand_n answ_n it_o be_v not_o conscience_n that_o bind_v to_o these_o sin_n but_o sin_v against_o light_n of_o conscience_n blasphemer_n apostate_n witch_n heretic_n
mouth_n be_v gracious_a but_o the_o lip_n of_o a_o fool_n will_v swallow_v up_o himself_o 13_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n be_v foolishness_n and_o the_o end_n of_o his_o talk_n be_v mischievous_a madness_n 14_o a_o fool_n also_o be_v full_a of_o word_n a_o man_n can_v tell_v what_o shall_v be_v and_o what_o shall_v be_v after_o he_o who_o can_v tell_v he_o 15_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o foolish_a weari_v every_o one_o of_o they_o because_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o go_v to_o the_o city_n coherence_n see_v in_o verse_n 10._o these_o word_n the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n be_v grace_n be_v a_o reason_n of_o what_o he_o say_v verse_n 10._o that_o wisdom_n be_v profitable_a to_o direct_v take_v from_o the_o grace_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n word_n which_o make_v the_o argument_n of_o force_n howsoever_o grace_n be_v take_v doctr._fw-la 1._o the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a even_o of_o wise_a statesman_n be_v grace_n of_o statesman_n solomon_n here_o speak_v 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only_o manass_v of_o all_o the_o young_a king_n begin_v to_o reign_v at_o twelve_o year_n he_o do_v evil_a in_o his_o youth_n 2_o chron._n 33.1_o a_o child_n therefore_o be_v rather_o mean_v childish_a 1._o in_o understanding_n 1_o cor_n 14.20_o 2_o in_o affection_n and_o disposition_n first_o cleave_v to_o young_a counsellor_n 1_o king_n 12.8_o second_o soon_o waver_v in_o religion_n ephes_n 4.14_o three_o lead_v by_o sense_n and_o sensible_a object_n more_o than_o by_o depth_n of_o judgement_n and_o reason_n lead_v by_o passion_n and_o lust_n of_o youth_n pastime_n and_o recreation_n but_o careless_a of_o matter_n of_o importance_n thus_o rehoboam_n be_v say_v to_o be_v young_a and_o tender_a in_o heart_n when_o he_o be_v above_o forty_o one_o year_n old_a 1_o king_n 14.21_o with_o 2_o chron._n 13.7_o and_o so_o indeed_o solomon_n express_v this_o childishness_n in_o slothfulness_n and_o remissness_n of_o government_n v._o 18._o as_o by_o eat_v in_o the_o morning_n he_o express_v luxurious_a feast_n v._o 19_o who_o prince_n eat_v in_o the_o morning_n which_o impli_v both_o the_o unseasonablenesse_n of_o their_o eat_n especial_o their_o feast_n then_o as_o v._o 19_o expound_v it_o of_o the_o morning_n be_v the_o principal_a time_n of_o judgement_n jer._n 21.12_o and_o the_o excess_n and_o riot_n of_o their_o eat_n to_o wit_n for_o gluttovy_n and_o drunkenness_n rather_o than_o for_o strength_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o opposition_n of_o good_a prince_n diet_n v._o 17._o reason_n 1._o from_o the_o danger_n of_o childish_a government_n to_o a_o state_n as_o also_o of_o riotous_a government_n which_o danger_n be_v 1._o remissness_n of_o government_n or_o slothfulness_n whence_o the_o decay_n of_o all_o good_a in_o a_o commonwealth_n as_o in_o a_o house_n be_v neglect_v as_o decay_v of_o
etc._n heb._n 1.14_o use_v 3_o it_o be_v no_o unbeseeming_a office_n for_o king_n to_o write_v good_a book_n or_o to_o publish_v their_o repentance_n after_o their_o public_a sin_n psal_n 51._o use_v 4._o to_o let_v we_o see_v what_o a_o benefit_n it_o be_v for_o a_o minister_n or_o magistrate_n to_o live_v among_o good_a people_n they_o mutual_o help_v one_o another_o to_o avoid_v sin_n and_o to_o come_v out_o of_o it_o use_v 5._o to_o add_v still_o the_o more_o due_a respect_n to_o this_o book_n pen_v by_o a_o king_n and_o a_o king_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n use_v 6._o to_o teach_v penitent_n not_o to_o affect_v the_o expression_n of_o title_n or_o style_n of_o honour_n at_o large_a chap._n 1._o verse_n 2._o vanity_n of_o vanity_n say_v the_o preacher_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n the_o logical_a and_o rhetorical_a resolution_n of_o these_o word_n be_v deliver_v above_o in_o open_v the_o first_o use_n doct._n 1._o all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n whether_o creature_n of_o god_n or_o labour_n of_o man_n be_v altogether_o vain_a to_o the_o attain_n of_o true_a happiness_n or_o thus_o be_v excessive_o diverse_o wonderful_o vain_a the_o chief_a thing_n which_o man_n seek_v for_o in_o this_o life_n be_v vain_a in_o a_o threefold_a respect_n 1._o to_o find_v the_o chief_a good_a in_o they_o 2._o to_o satisfy_v the_o soul_n esay_n 55.22_o 3._o to_o make_v that_o good_a they_o be_v make_v for_o of_o themselves_o psal_n 33.17_o for_o the_o gather_n of_o this_o point_n from_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o text_n compare_v this_o place_n with_o verse_n 3.14_o and_o chap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 3._o in_o this_o sense_n paul_n call_v all_o thing_n loss_n dross_n dung_n phil._n 3_o 7_o 8._o to_o wit_n not_o only_o without_o christ_n or_o in_o comparison_n of_o he_o but_o for_o the_o attainment_n of_o christ_n or_o true_a happiness_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o point_n may_v be_v most_o sit_o show_v in_o open_v the_o several_a acception_n of_o vanity_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o observe_v how_o they_o all_o agree_v in_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n in_o this_o respect_n vanity_n be_v put_v for_o 1._o unprofitablenesse_n as_o here_o vers_n 2_o 3._o mal._n 3.14_o which_o agree_v to_o worldly_a thing_n mat._n 16.26_o a_o man_n may_v have_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o soul_n and_o than_o what_o profit_n do_v they_o yield_v he_o prov._n 11.4_o 2._o emptiness_n psal_n 2.1_o 1_o cor._n 3.20_o vain_a that_o be_v void_a of_o substance_n and_o worth_n and_o sufficiency_n so_o esay_n 36.5_o to_o which_o also_o agree_v esay_n 29.8_o esay_n 55.2_o 3._o lightness_n psal_n 62.9_o which_o be_v also_o true_a deut._n 32.47_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n in_o this_o case_n 4._o falshood_n and_o lie_v psal_n 12.2_o &_o 4.2_o which_o also_o hold_v here_o psal_n 31.6_o jonah_n 2.8_o 5._o frustration_n or_o disappointment_n of_o the_o end_n psal_n 127.1_o 2._o unless_o the_o lord_n build_v and_o keep_v the_o house_n and_o city_n the_o bvilder_n and_o watchman_n care_n will_v fall_v short_a of_o the_o end_n they_o aim_v at_o and_o so_o the_o work_n be_v in_o vain_a james_n 1.26_o 1_o cor._n 15.14_o 6._o frailty_n or_o inconstancy_n vanish_v away_o as_o smoke_n rom._n 8.20_o 21._o psal_n 144.4_o esay_n 40.6_o 7_o 8._o 7._o iniquity_n 2_o chron._n 13.7_o prov._n 12_o 11._o 8._o folly_n job_n 11.12_o prov._n 12.11_o reason_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o those_o former_a end_n 1._o from_o the_o end_n for_o which_o god_n make_v they_o to_o wit_n for_o we_o not_o we_o for_o they_o 1_o cor._n 3.22_o 2._o from_o their_o condition_n they_o be_v corporal_a temporal_a and_o therefore_o can_v feed_v much_o less_o satisfy_v a_o eternal_a spirit_n luke_n 12.19_o 20._o 3._o from_o the_o curse_n lie_v upon_o they_o since_o the_o fall_n gen._n 3.17_o reason_n of_o the_o repetition_n of_o this_o vanity_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n manner_n of_o speech_n in_o express_v this_o vanity_n 1._o to_o show_v the_o excessivenesse_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o these_o earthly_a thing_n vanity_n impli_v they_o be_v not_o only_o vain_a but_o exceed_o vain_a as_o vain_a as_o vanity_n itself_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n a_o superlative_a form_n of_o speech_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o high_a vanity_n as_o the_o song_n of_o song_n the_o most_o excellent_a song_n the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o servant_n of_o servant_n the_o chief_a king_n the_o most_o servile_a servant_n 2._o to_o show_v the_o multitude_n and_o variety_n of_o vanity_n heap_v up_o in_o earthly_a thing_n there_o be_v a_o rest_n as_o it_o be_v of_o vanity_n in_o they_o or_o as_o samson_n speak_v in_o another_o case_n judg._n 15.16_o heap_n upon_o heap_n 3._o for_o admiration_n to_o show_v the_o wonderful_a and_o strange_a vanity_n of_o these_o thing_n he_o break_v forth_o into_o this_o exclamation_n oh_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n etc._n etc._n use_v 1_o to_o show_v we_o what_o a_o great_a change_n sin_n make_v in_o the_o world_n it_o do_v as_o it_o be_v blast_v the_o virtue_n and_o beauty_n of_o the_o creature_n time_n be_v before_o sin_n enter_v when_o god_n see_v all_o the_o creature_n to_o be_v very_o good_a gen._n 1_o 31._o now_o after_o sin_n have_v blow_v upon_o they_o he_o look_v upon_o they_o again_o and_o all_o be_v vanity_n such_o a_o change_n will_v sin_n make_v in_o we_o and_o in_o our_o counsel_n and_o course_n use_v 2._o to_o show_v we_o what_o a_o woeful_a change_n they_o make_v that_o fall_v their_o soul_n to_o commit_v sin_n for_o any_o earthly_a benefit_n which_o be_v but_o vanity_n jonah_n 2.8_o esay_n 5.18_o temptation_n from_o earthly_a thing_n may_v draw_v on_o sin_n like_o cart-rope_n but_o they_o be_v the_o cart-rope_n of_o vanity_n and_o so_o do_v they_o that_o change_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n for_o accommodation_n which_o be_v under_o the_o sun_n use_v 3_o to_o show_v we_o the_o vanity_n of_o man_n beyond_o all_o creature_n psal_n 119.89_o he_o for_o who_o sake_n all_o the_o rest_n become_v vain_a be_v much_o more_o vain_a himself_o psalm_n 62.5_o he_o be_v light_a than_o vanity_n esay_n 40.17_o use_v 4._o to_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o set_v our_o heart_n on_o earthly_a thing_n psalm_n 62.10_o neither_o by_o 1._o covet_v they_o before_o we_o have_v they_o prov._n 23.4_o 5._o 2._o confident_o trust_v in_o they_o or_o proud_o rejoice_v in_o they_o when_o we_o have_v they_o job_n 31.24_o 25._o 3._o grief_n when_o we_o part_v from_o they_o job_n 1.21_o use_v 5._o to_o exhort_v we_o to_o lay_v up_o better_a treasure_n than_o these_o earthly_a vanity_n matth._n 6.19_o 20._o use_v 6._o for_o a_o sign_n of_o trial_n of_o our_o repentance_n such_o as_o see_v nothing_o but_o glory_n and_o goodliness_n in_o these_o outward_a thing_n satan_n have_v bewitch_v they_o mat._n 4_o 8._o but_o such_o as_o see_v the_o extreme_a vanity_n of_o they_o have_v repent_v with_o solomon_n here_o use_v 7._o to_o teach_v we_o it_o be_v no_o vanity_n to_o teach_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n in_o rhetorical_a elegancy_n here_o be_v many_o trope_n of_o rhetoric_n use_v so_o rom._n 12.5_o with_o these_o caution_n 1._o that_o the_o rhetoric_n be_v suitable_a to_o the_o matter_n grave_n and_o holy_a else_o its_o bastard_n rhetoric_n 2._o that_o it_o set_v forward_o the_o end_n of_o the_o discourse_n to_o wit_n to_o affect_v the_o heart_n with_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n eccles_n 1.2_o 3_o to_o 11._o verse_n 2._o vanity_n of_o vanity_n say_v the_o preacher_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n all_o be_v vanity_n in_o that_o solomon_n set_v the_o seal_n of_o his_o testimony_n to_o the_o vanity_n of_o all_o these_o earthly_a thing_n after_o the_o long_a trial_n of_o they_o observe_v this_o doctr._n they_o that_o have_v have_v most_o trial_n of_o all_o earthly_a comfort_n be_v most_o ready_a and_o best_o able_a to_o avouch_v the_o vanity_n of_o they_o who_o can_v haste_v more_o to_o outward_a thing_n than_o solomon_n and_o 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it_o be_v even_o with_o trade_n as_o with_o the_o creature_n they_o be_v full_a of_o labour_n and_o yet_o empty_a of_o satisfy_v the_o mind_n empty_a of_o newness_n use_v 2._o to_o exhort_v to_o the_o study_n and_o search_v out_o of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o grace_n of_o his_o spirit_n the_o word_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n these_o will_v answer_v our_o heart_n with_o rest_n and_o fullness_n and_o newhesse_n of_o comfort_n and_o contentment_n use_v 3_o for_o trial_n of_o our_o happiness_n whether_o we_o have_v make_v right_a choice_n of_o it_o if_o we_o bend_v our_o study_n and_o labour_n upon_o thing_n that_o be_v full_a of_o labour_n and_o yet_o empty_a of_o satisfy_v the_o mind_n with_o contentment_n and_o newness_n we_o have_v misplace_v our_o happiness_n but_o if_o we_o find_v rest_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o newness_n in_o the_o thing_n we_o be_v conversant_a about_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n we_o have_v choose_v heavenly_a thing_n to_o place_v 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19.26.29_o reason_n 3._o wicked_a fervant_n of_o counselor_n about_o a_o prince_n prov._n 25.4_o 5._o 1_o king_n 12.8_o to_o 11._o reas_n 4._o self_n sufficiency_n lean_v to_o a_o man_n own_o wisdom_n josh_fw-mi 14.15_o prov._n 3_o 5.6.7_o reas_n 4._o bribe_n or_o gift_n 1_o sam._n 8.3_o exod._n 23.8_o prov_n 281.21_o uâ—e_v 1._o to_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o wonder_v if_o we_o find_v sometime_o the_o like_a error_n here_o in_o our_o court_n we_o be_v to_o humble_v ourselves_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o court_n isai_n 59.14_o 15_o 16._o 2_o chron_n 19.10_o it_o may_v be_v every_o one_o will_v not_o judge_v it_o a_o iniquity_n to_o sine_fw-la the_o injury_n of_o twenty_o pound_n at_o two_o hundred_o we_o read_v of_o restauration_n twofold_n fourfold_a sevenfold_a but_o never_o one_o hundred-fold_n but_o be_v it_o not_o a_o wickedness_n to_o suffer_v blasphemy_n to_o pass_v unpunished_a and_o sodomitical_a rape_n what_o will_v become_v of_o rigour_n without_o mercy_n be_v yet_o unknown_a use_v 2._o to_o teach_v man_n of_o place_n first_o not_o to_o affect_v seat_n of_o justice_n they_o will_v not_o secure_v they_o second_o to_o prevent_v these_o error_n which_o be_v do_v by_o 1._o god_n fear_n 2_o chron._n 19.6_o 7.2_o not_o judge_v by_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o ear_n isai_n 11_o 3_o 4._o unless_o both_o ear_n be_v open_a 3_o rejection_n of_o gift_n isai_n 33.15_o use_v 3_o to_o refute_v the_o pope_n infallibility_n of_o judgement_n for_o he_o have_v not_o such_o a_o promise_n of_o infallibility_n as_o the_o king_n have_v prov._n 16.10_o use_v 4._o to_o moderate_v man_n eagerness_n to_o suit_n at_o law_n object_n why_o may_v i_o not_o sue_v for_o my_o right_n answ_n but_o can_v you_o tell_v that_o you_o shall_v attain_v your_o right_n by_o suit_n use_v 5._o to_o teach_v we_o private_a censurer_n may_v err_v much_o more_o who_o have_v not_o receive_v like_o promise_n doct._n 2._o god_n will_v find_v a_o time_n to_o judge_v both_o the_o righteous_a and_o wicked_a with_o every_o purpose_n or_o will_v and_o every_o work_n verse_n 17._o not_o only_o at_o the_o last_o judgement_n matth._n 12.36_o 1_o cor._n 4_o 5._o eccles_n 12._o last_o but_o even_o in_o this_o life_n prov._n 11.31_o psal_n 9.4_o 12_o 16_o &_o 7_o 11_o to_o 16_o &_o 76_o 9_o 10._o exod._n 22_o 22_o 23_o 24._o reason_n 1._o the_o glory_n of_o god_n psal_n 9_o 16_o and_o 50_o 26_o reas_n the_o restraint_n and_o check_n of_o the_o rage_n and_o pride_n of_o man_n psal_n 9.20_o reas_n 3._o the_o groan_n and_o sigh_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o poor_a afflict_a psal_n 12_o 5._o psal_n 9.18_o use_v 1_o to_o exhort_v to_o watchsulnesse_n in_o judgement-seat_n and_o against_o all_o secret_a unrighteousness_n eccles_n 12._o last_o use_v 2._o to_o exhort_v to_o quietness_n of_o spirit_n when_o wrong_a judgement_n proceed_v eccles_n 5.8_o eccles_n 3.18_o to_o 23._o 18._o i_o say_v in_o my_o heart_n concern_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o god_n may_v manifest_v they_o and_o that_o they_o may_v see_v that_o they_o themselves_o be_v beast_n 19_o for_o that_o which_o befall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n befall_v beast_n even_o one_o thing_n befall_v they_o as_o the_o one_o die_v so_o die_v the_o other_o yea_o they_o have_v all_o one_o breath_n so_o that_o a_o man_n have_v no_o preeminence_n above_o a_o beast_n for_o all_o be_v vanity_n 20._o all_o go_v unto_o one_o place_n all_o be_v of_o the_o dust_n and_o all_o turn_n to_o dust_n again_o 21._o who_o know_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o go_v upward_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o go_v downward_o to_o the_o earth_n 22._o wherefore_o i_o perceive_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o better_a than_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v rejoice_v in_o his_o own_o work_n for_o that_o be_v his_o portion_n for_o who_o shall_v bring_v he_o to_o see_v what_o shall_v be_v after_o he_o solomon_n have_v oberve_v a_o vanity_n that_o befall_v the_o estate_n of_o man_n first_o by_o the_o overul_a providence_n of_o god_n limit_v all_o their_o change_n verse_n 1._o to_o 14._o second_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o government_n of_o court_n of_o justice_n over_o other_o man_n verfe_n 16.17_o lest_o this_o shall_v reflect_v any_o dishonour_n upon_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o govern_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n wise_o righteous_o holy_o he_o take_v up_o and_o give_v himself_o and_o other_o a_o twofold_a satisfaction_n in_o this_o point_n from_o a_o twofold_a meditation_n 1._o from_o the_o order_n of_o which_o god_n will_v take_v to_o redress_v all_o the_o iniquity_n of_o court_n of_o justice_n both_o in_o this_o and_o in_o another_o world_n verse_n 17._o 2._o from_o the_o end_n which_o god_n aim_v at_o in_o leave_v court_n of_o justice_n to_o such_o iniquity_n which_o be_v double_a first_o god_n do_v it_o to_o try_v they_o second_o he_o do_v it_o to_o let_v they_o see_v they_o be_v as_o beast_n one_o to_o another_o verse_n 18._o and_o to_o convince_v they_o the_o more_o of_o this_o latter_a that_o man_n be_v but_o beast_n he_o argue_v it_o not_o only_o from_o their_o usage_n of_o one_o another_o as_o beast_n but_o from_o sundry_a event_n common_a to_o they_o with_o beast_n that_o which_o befall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n befall_v the_o beast_n to_o both_o alike_o which_o he_o argue_v first_o for_o their_o body_n in_o three_o particular_n 1._o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o their_o death_n as_o one_o die_v so_o die_v the_o other_o 2._o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o their_o breath_n they_o have_v all_o one_o breath_n verse_n 19_o 3._o in_o their_o burial_n and_o resolution_n of_o their_o body_n all_o turn_n to_o the_o dust_n as_o they_o come_v from_o it_o second_o for_o the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n of_o
tend_v to_o increase_v his_o disease_n and_o hasten_v his_o death_n eccles_n 4.4_o verse_n 4._o again_o i_o consider_v all_o travel_n and_o every_o right_a work_n that_o for_o this_o a_o man_n be_v envy_v of_o his_o neighbour_n this_o be_v also_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n solomon_n have_v show_v the_o vanity_n that_o befall_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n by_o oppression_n in_o v._o 1_o 2_o 3._o he_o now_o in_o this_o verse_n speak_v of_o the_o vanity_n that_o befall_v they_o by_o reason_n of_o envy_n verse_n 4._o and_o then_o proceed_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o vanity_n that_o befall_v a_o man_n from_o himself_o through_o first_o idleness_n vers_fw-la 5_o 6_o second_o covetousness_n vers_fw-la 7_o 8._o three_o solitariness_n vers_fw-la 9_o to_o 12._o four_o wilfulness_n vers_fw-la 13_o to_o 16._o doctr._n it_o be_v a_o vanity_n afflict_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o when_o a_o man_n work_n be_v right_a and_o he_o have_v take_v pain_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o right_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o he_o shall_v be_v envy_v of_o his_o neighbour_n reason_n of_o envy_n at_o good_a first_o pride_n of_o heart_n and_o excessive_a self-love_n for_o envy_n be_v the_o sadness_n of_o the_o heart_n for_o the_o good_a that_o we_o see_v in_o another_o in_o regard_n so_o much_o glory_n or_o praise_n seem_v to_o be_v take_v from_o we_o as_o be_v give_v to_o he_o eliab_n tax_v that_o in_o david_n which_o be_v his_o own_o sin_n 1_o sam._n 17.28_o hence_o hatred_n of_o brother_n as_o wish_v he_o deprive_v of_o the_o good_a he_o have_v second_o profane_a and_o rebellious_a infidelity_n for_o either_o we_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o our_o brother_n have_v these_o gift_n give_v he_o of_o god_n for_o if_o we_o do_v it_o will_v mortify_v envy_n john_n 3.26_o 27._o and_o this_o be_v profane_a infidelity_n or_o else_o if_o we_o believe_v they_o be_v forgive_v he_o of_o god_n it_o be_v rebellious_a infidelity_n to_o grudge_v against_o god_n goodness_n matth._n 20.15_o three_o want_v of_o union_n with_o christ_n and_o communion_n with_o our_o brethren_n for_o if_o we_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n by_o faith_n and_o one_o to_o another_o by_o brotherly_a love_n the_o glory_n of_o christ_n will_v be_v a_o comfort_n to_o we_o by_o whosoever_o advance_v phil._n 1.16_o to_o 19_o and_o if_o we_o be_v unite_v in_o brotherly_a love_n one_o to_o another_o the_o honour_n of_o one_o member_n will_v be_v the_o joy_n of_o another_o 1_o cor._n 12.26_o one_o finger_n envy_v not_o another_o that_o wear_v a_o gold_n ring_n as_o take_v it_o for_o a_o ornament_n of_o the_o whole_a hand_n yea_o of_o the_o whole_a body_n reason_n why_o it_o be_v afflictive_a first_o to_o the_o envious_a person_n it_o rot_v and_o waste_v the_o vigour_n of_o body_n and_o spirit_n prov._n 14.30_o second_o to_o the_o person_n envy_v 1._o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a threaten_a loss_n of_o life_n as_o in_o abel_n joseph_n david_n daniel_n christ_n it_o be_v murder_n prov._n 27.4_o 2_o it_o be_v uncomfortable_a and_o grievous_a to_o see_v a_o man_n self_n so_o il-beloved_n that_o his_o good_a shall_v be_v another_o man_n harm_n use_v to_o reprove_v the_o envious_a person_n see_v how_o many_o foul_a sin_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o his_o heart_n sin_n against_o god_n his_o neighbour_n and_o himself_o see_v the_o reason_n it_o argue_v weakness_n and_o baseness_n of_o spirit_n quorum_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la desperant_fw-la eorum_fw-la affectant_fw-la simultatem_fw-la apul._n flo._n l._n 1_o it_o be_v weakness_n of_o eye_n to_o water_n and_o run_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o light_n yea_o it_o be_v next_o step_n to_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n both_o malign_v other_o for_o their_o goodness_n only_o the_o one_o malign_v it_o as_o it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n or_o glory_n of_o christ_n the_o other_o as_o it_o be_v a_o glory_n to_o a_o neighbour_n such_o as_o grieve_v at_o other_o good_a will_v rejoice_v in_o their_o evil_n love_n grieve_v at_o the_o evil_a of_o another_o but_o envy_n grieve_v at_o the_o good_a of_o another_o mean_n against_o this_o sin_n first_o faith_n to_o discern_v whence_o gift_n spring_v john_n 3.27_o second_o love_v to_o look_v at_o they_o as_o give_v to_o our_o use_n what_o if_o all_o the_o town_n be_v good_a physician_n and_o i_o only_o have_v no_o skill_n that_o way_n the_o more_o ready_a help_v it_o will_v be_v to_o i_o what_o though_o deborah_n do_v not_o kill_v sisera_n but_o jael_n yet_o deborah_n rejoice_v in_o it_o hearty_o judge_n 25.24_o use_v 2._o to_o teach_v man_n in_o welldoing_a what_o to_o expect_v not_o applause_n nor_o encouragement_n but_o envy_n and_o yet_o not_o thereby_o to_o be_v discourage_v from_o welldoing_a nor_o to_o think_v it_o strange_a to_o find_v such_o unchristian_a entertainment_n even_o among_o christian_n eccles_n 4.5_o 6._o 5._o the_o fool_n fold_v his_o hand_n together_o and_o eat_v his_o own_o flesh_n 6._o better_a be_v a_o handful_n with_o quietness_n then_o both_o the_o hand_n full_a with_o travel_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n solomon_n have_v show_v the_o vanity_n that_o befall_v man_n through_o oppression_n and_o envy_n he_o proceed_v to_o show_v the_o vanity_n that_o befall_v the_o estate_n of_o man_n though_o idleness_n where_o he_o describe_v the_o idle_a person_n first_o by_o his_o adjunct_n of_o folly_n the_o fool_n second_o by_o his_o cessation_n from_o action_n and_o his_o compose_n himself_o to_o that_o cessation_n a_o fool_n fold_v his_o hand_n together_o three_o by_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o his_o cessation_n or_o restinesse_n a_o deceitful_a imagination_n of_o the_o betterment_n of_o a_o handful_n with_o ease_n and_o quietness_n then_o of_o both_o the_o hand_n full_a with_o travel_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n verse_n 6._o doct._n 1._o a_o idle_a person_n by_o his_o forbearance_n of_o labour_n make_v himself_o both_o a_o fool_n and_o a_o beggar_n or_o a_o man_n that_o withhold_v himself_o from_o labour_n do_v both_o befool_v and_o undo_v himself_o fold_v of_o the_o hand_n together_o be_v a_o act_n of_o a_o idle_a or_o slothful_a person_n first_o withhold_v himself_o from_o labour_n second_o compose_v himself_o to_o rest_n or_o sleep_v prov._n 24.30_o 33_o and_o 6_o 10._o it_o be_v all_o one_o whether_o he_o fold_v his_o finger_n together_o or_o fold_v his_o arm_n together_o put_v his_o hand_n into_o his_o pocket_n or_o bosom_n prov._n 19_o 24._o all_o alike_o express_a cessation_n from_o labour_n with_o a_o mind_n to_o forbear_v it_o reason_n of_o befool_v himself_o first_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o mistake_v name_n and_o nature_n of_o thing_n especial_o to_o delude_v ourselves_o with_o false_a name_n to_o account_v and_o call_v that_o to_o be_v quietness_n which_o be_v idleness_n sloathfulnesse_n sluggishness_n to_o account_v diligent_a labour_n travel_v vexation_n of_o spirit_n second_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o think_v a_o handful_n will_v be_v get_v with_o idleness_n whereas_o nothing_o will_v be_v so_o get_v prov._n 13.4_o &_o 20_o 4_o &_o 23_o 21_o &_o 24_o 34._o three_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o think_v a_o handful_n get_v with_o ease_n and_o idleness_n be_v better_a than_o both_o the_o handful_n with_o diligent_a labour_n whereas_o a_o little_a get_v with_o labour_n be_v more_o precious_a and_o comfortable_a eccles_n 5.12_o prov._n 12.27_o four_o it_o be_v folly_n yea_o a_o foolish_a tempt_a of_o god_n to_o separate_v the_o end_n from_o the_o mean_n to_o expect_v maintenance_n without_o labour_n gen._n 3.17_o prov._n 10.4_o five_o it_o be_v a_o like_a folly_n to_o separate_v the_o mean_n from_o the_o end_n god_n have_v give_v hand_n to_o labour_n mind_n and_o wit_n to_o employ_v in_o some_o honest_a call_n for_o private_a and_o public_a good_a end_n which_o to_o neglect_n be_v a_o slothful_a folly_n matth._n 25.26_o 6._o it_o be_v a_o folly_n for_o a_o man_n to_o prefer_v his_o wisdom_n and_o practice_n above_o other_o who_o excel_v he_o verse_n 6._o this_o folly_n be_v very_o incident_a to_o idle_a person_n prov._n 26.16_o reason_n of_o undo_n himself_o first_o by_o waste_v and_o neglect_v the_o mean_n of_o his_o subsistence_n prov._n 18.9_o eccles_n 10.18_o prov._n 20.4_o no_o man_n estate_n be_v infinite_a or_o bottomless_a prov._n 27.24_o to_o 27._o second_o by_o breed_v disease_n waste_v body_n rest_v to_o the_o body_n be_v as_o rust_v to_o mettle_n 3_o by_o corrupt_v the_o mind_n with_o wantonness_n pride_n folly_n ezek_n 16.49_o stand_v pool_n gather_v mud_n and_o venomous_a vermin_n 4_o by_o waste_v a_o man_n kindred_n also_o who_o be_v his_o own_o flesh_n use_v 1_o to_o wean_v we_o from_o idleness_n as_o that_o which_o make_v we_o both_o fool_n and_o beggar_n see_v all_o the_o particular_n in_o the_o reason_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o
the_o three_o commandment_n as_o spend_v our_o time_n and_o talent_n in_o vain_a against_o the_o four_o commandment_n as_o not_o labour_v fix_v day_n and_o so_o unfit_v we_o for_o rest_n on_o the_o seven_o against_o the_o five_o commandment_n pro._n 10.5_o against_o the_o six_o commandment_n in_o the_o text._n against_o the_o seven_o commandment_n ezek._n 16.49_o against_o the_o eight_o commandment_n pro._n 10.4_o &_o 19.15_o &_o 20.4_o idleness_n be_v count_v a_o gentleman_n life_n but_o it_o be_v a_o base_a and_o foolish_a condition_n use_v 2._o to_o observe_v the_o deceitfullness_n of_o sin_n to_o cover_v and_o colour_n idleness_n with_o the_o name_n of_o quietness_n but_o labour_n with_o the_o name_n of_o travel_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n self-love_n make_v we_o apt_a to_o make_v a_o good_a construction_n of_o our_o own_o way_n the_o vicinity_n or_o nearness_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n make_v we_o apt_a to_o mistake_v and_o miscall_v one_o for_o another_o use_v 3_o to_o teach_v parent_n to_o train_v up_o their_o child_n in_o a_o way_n of_o diligence_n if_o either_o parent_n be_v idle_a child_n will_v follow_v the_o worse_a part_n god_n give_v christ_n a_o call_v to_o be_v king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n to_o his_o church_n the_o angel_n have_v all_o a_o call_v heb._n 1.14_o adam_n in_o paradise_n a_o gardener_n gen._n 2.15_o cain_n a_o husbandman_n abel_n a_o shepherd_n noah_n a_o vine-dresser_n king_n must_v be_v diligent_a and_o provident_a pro._n 27.23_o to_o 27._o queen_n huswife_n pro._n 31._o use_v 4._o to_o teach_v we_o to_o labour_v most_o in_o our_o chief_a work_n 2_o pet._n 1.10_o phil._n 2.12_o eccles_n 4.7_o 8._o 7_o then_o i_o return_v and_o i_o see_v vanity_n under_o the_o sun_n 8._o there_o be_v one_o alone_o and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o second_o yea_o he_o have_v neither_o child_n nor_o brother_n yet_o be_v there_o no_o end_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n neither_o be_v his_o eye_n satisfy_v with_o riches_n neither_o say_v he_o for_o who_o do_v i_o labour_v and_o bereave_v my_o soul_n of_o good_a this_o be_v also_o vanity_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o sore_a travel_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n next_o go_v before_o solomon_n observe_v the_o vanity_n that_o befall_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n through_o idleness_n in_o these_o two_o verse_n he_o observe_v as_o great_a a_o vanity_n that_o befall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n through_o needless_a painfulness_n to_o wit_n the_o painfulness_n that_o covetous_a man_n put_v themselves_o to_o without_o 1_o cause_n 2_o end_v 3_o satisfaction_n 4_o recreation_n or_o refresh_n 5_o consideration_n first_o without_o cause_n he_o be_v a_o loan_n man_n have_v no_o second_n no_o wife_n child_n nor_o brother_n second_o without_o end_n no_o end_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n no_o term_n of_o it_o three_o without_o satisfaction_n his_o eye_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o riches_n four_o without_o refresh_v he_o bereave_v his_o soul_n of_o good_a five_o without_o consideration_n he_o consider_v not_o for_o who_o do_v i_o labour_v and_o bereave_v my_o soul_n of_o good_a but_o not_o without_o vanity_n and_o sore_a travel_n and_o affliction_n doctr._n it_o be_v a_o vanity_n and_o sore_a travel_n or_o affliction_n that_o a_o loan_n man_n shall_v put_v himself_o to_o endless_a and_o restless_a labour_n for_o riches_n and_o yet_o neither_o his_o eye_n satisfy_v with_o it_o nor_o himself_o refresh_v by_o it_o nor_o he_o so_o much_o as_o to_o consider_v with_o himself_o for_o who_o sake_n he_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n and_o so_o little_a ease_n and_o comfort_n a_o lone_n man_n one_o that_o have_v no_o second_a that_o be_v 1_o no_o wife_n 2_o no_o child_n 3_o no_o brother_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o his_o labour_n no_o end_v no_o term_n or_o cessation_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v not_o a_o end_n of_o intention_n but_o a_o end_n of_o cessation_n neither_o be_v his_o eye_n satisfy_v with_o riches_n that_o be_v his_o desire_n covetous_a desire_n which_o look_v out_o of_o the_o window_n of_o his_o eye_n hence_o covetousness_n be_v call_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n 1_o joh._n 2.16_o the_o eye_n be_v that_o which_o 1._o breed_v goverousness_n josh_n 7.21_o 2._o be_v only_o feed_v by_o it_o eccles_n 5.11_o he_o defraud_v first_o his_o body_n of_o wholesome_a diet_n physic_n recreation_n sleep_n eccles_n 15.12_o second_o his_o name_n of_o honour_n three_o his_o soul_n of_o grace_n luke_n 8.14_o 1_o reason_n why_o without_o cause_n first_o from_o the_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n upon_o a_o man_n that_o seek_v not_o nor_o make_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o god_n and_o sovereign_a good_a that_o he_o shall_v make_v the_o creature_n mammon_n his_o god_n and_o so_o seek_v it_o for_o himself_o as_o a_o godly_a man_n labour_v hard_a to_o enjoy_v more_o of_o god_n whether_o he_o have_v any_o child_n or_o brethren_n to_o leave_v he_o to_o or_o no._n matth._n 6.21_o second_o from_o the_o ambitious_a end_n of_o some_o that_o leave_v a_o great_a estate_n behind_o they_o it_o may_v be_v say_v they_o live_v not_o like_a drone_n or_o idlesbies_n or_o prodigal_n or_o shallow_a shuttlecock_n but_o know_v how_o to_o live_v and_o thrive_v in_o the_o world_n habac._n 2.5_o he_o be_v a_o proud_a man_n etc._n etc._n 2_o reason_n why_o without_o end_n first_o from_o want_n of_o satisfaction_n in_o riches_n eccl._n 5.10_o second_o from_o want_n of_o attain_v a_o man_n proper_a place_n when_o he_o have_v attain_v never_o so_o great_a wealth_n a_o stone_n rest_v and_o cease_v to_o move_v when_o it_o be_v fall_v to_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v its_o proper_a place_n but_o a_o covetous_a man_n cease_v not_o his_o labour_n because_o his_o wealth_n be_v not_o his_o proper_a place_n 3_o reason_n why_o without_o satisfaction_n first_o from_o the_o insufficiency_n 1_o of_o bodily_a thing_n to_o satisfy_v a_o spirit_n 2_o of_o temporal_a and_o transitory_a thing_n to_o satisfy_v a_o eternal_a and_o immortal_a soul_n second_o from_o the_o unnaturalness_n of_o this_o lust_n it_o be_v a_o disease_n like_o the_o dropsy_n which_o be_v increase_v by_o drink_v yea_o it_o be_v a_o lust_n set_v on_o fire_n from_o hell_n habac._n 2.5_o 4_o reason_n why_o without_o refresh_v first_o from_o the_o curse_n upon_o creature-comfort_n gen._n 3.17_o thorn_n and_o thistle_n be_v their_o fruit_n they_o pierce_v the_o heart_n through_o 1._o tim._n 6.10_o 5_o reason_n why_o without_o satisfaction_n first_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o sensual_a and_o earthly_a thing_n they_o stupefy_v the_o heart_n hence_o they_o be_v say_v to_o choke_v matth._n 13.22_o second_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o idolatry_n idol_n and_o they_o that_o worship_v they_o be_v alike_o senseless_a psalm_n 115.8_o esay_n 44.18_o 19_o 20._o use_v 1_o to_o observe_v that_o sometime_o man_n of_o great_a estate_n and_o great_a dexterity_n and_o industry_n to_o get_v great_a estate_n may_v yet_o want_v child_n and_o kindred_n to_o leave_v it_o to_o as_o nabal_n 1_o sam._n 25.11_o and_o abraham_n long_o gen._n 15.2_o with_o 17.17_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_a some_o man_n have_v wife_n and_o store_n of_o child_n and_o poor_a kindred_n to_o leave_v it_o to_o and_o yet_o want_v estate_n to_o leave_v they_o thus_o first_o there_o lie_v a_o vanity_n upon_o all_o man_n estate_n the_o poor_a eat_v his_o bread_n with_o sorrow_n because_o he_o have_v so_o little_a for_o so_o great_a a_o household_n the_o rich_a because_o he_o have_v not_o who_o to_o leave_v it_o to_o second_o god_n bestow_v his_o gift_n several_o to_o some_o child_n and_o kindred_n but_o no_o riches_n too_o other_o riches_n but_o no_o child_n or_o kindred_n which_o first_o show_v the_o emptiness_n of_o riches_n that_o can_v get_v neither_o child_n on_o earth_n nor_o father_n in_o heaven_n second_o call_v upon_o other_o for_o more_o thankfulness_n who_o have_v both_o wealth_n and_o child_n use_v 2._o to_o teach_v such_o as_o have_v child_n to_o be_v more_o diligent_a in_o their_o call_n and_o to_o be_v more_o provident_a in_o their_o expense_n for_o solomon_n count_v it_o a_o vanity_n and_o sore_a travel_n for_o man_n that_o want_v child_n to_o take_v such_o pain_n not_o for_o they_o that_o have_v many_o 2_o cor._n 12.14_o 1_o tim._n 5.8_o it_o be_v engraft_v in_o nature_n the_o old_a to_o provide_v for_o the_o young_a the_o want_n whereof_o god_n account_v want_n of_o understanding_n in_o the_o ostrich_n and_o cruelty_n job_n 39.14_o to_o 17._o use_v 3_o to_o teach_v the_o wife_n her_o due_a place_n she_o be_v a_o second_o not_o a_o first_o she_o it_o not_o above_o her_o husband_n for_o he_o be_v her_o head_n ephes_n 5.23_o nor_o beneath_o child_n or_o brethren_n use_v 4._o to_o dissuade_v from_o covetousness_n it_o tire_v out_o body_n and_o mind_n with_o
first_o from_o the_o folly_n and_o wilfulness_n of_o king_n v._o 13_o 14._o second_o through_o the_o levity_n and_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o people_n v._o 15_o 16._o the_o folly_n and_o wilfulness_n of_o king_n he_o argue_v from_o the_o meanness_n and_o baseness_n of_o that_o estate_n and_o that_o he_o aggravate_v by_o a_o argument_n à _fw-fr majori_fw-la of_o a_o far_o better_a estate_n of_o a_o wise_a child_n though_o poor_a above_o a_o foolish_a king_n though_o old_a and_o so_o for_o age_n venerable_a prefer_v the_o low_a estate_n of_o the_o one_o above_o the_o high_a estate_n of_o the_o other_o v._o 13._o and_o this_o he_o prove_v by_o the_o effect_n of_o both_o their_o estate_n for_o the_o poor_a wise_a child_n out_o of_o prison_n come_v to_o reign_v the_o other_o bear_v and_o waxen_a old_a in_o his_o kingdom_n become_v poor_a v._o 14._o in_o declare_v the_o levity_n and_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o people_n he_o note_v it_o as_o a_o vanity_n find_v in_o the_o people_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n under_o the_o sun_n first_o that_o there_o be_v no_o end_n or_o stay_v or_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n affection_n to_o their_o prince_n and_o governor_n second_o that_o the_o people_n will_v wax_v weary_a of_o the_o young_a prince_n that_o shall_v come_v after_o the_o old_a king_n after_o they_o have_v try_v his_o government_n v._o 16._o and_o both_o these_o he_o prove_v by_o his_o own_o observation_n of_o all_o the_o people_n live_v in_o all_o nation_n under_o the_o sun_n and_o compare_v the_o people_n deal_n with_o the_o second_o child_n that_o shall_v stand_v up_o in_o the_o old_a king_n stead_n v._o 15._o doctr._n there_o be_v a_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n that_o befall_v the_o estate_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n partly_o through_o their_o own_o folly_n and_o wilfulness_n partly_o through_o the_o levity_n and_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o people_n reason_n of_o their_o vanity_n through_o their_o own_o folly_n and_o willfullness_n first_o from_o the_o preferment_n of_o a_o wise_a child_n in_o his_o worst_a estate_n above_o such_o a_o prince_n in_o his_o best_a estate_n childhood_n be_v despicable_a in_o any_o eccel_n 11.10_o 1_o tim._n 4.12_o much_o more_o in_o poverty_n eccel_n 9.16_o old_a age_n be_v honourable_a in_o any_o levit._n 19.32_o much_o more_o in_o prince_n yet_o when_o a_o king_n though_o old_a be_v foolish_a and_o wilful_a a_o poor_a wise_a child_n be_v better_a than_o he_o yea_o though_o the_o child_n be_v a_o captive_n a_o prisoner_n for_o such_o a_o poor_a child_n or_o youth_n may_v out_o of_o prison_n come_v to_o reign_v as_o joseph_n genes_n 41.14.40_o david_n 1_o sam._n 18.23_o daniel_n 6.3_o whereas_o a_o old_a king_n may_v by_o folly_n and_o willfullness_n become_v poor_a as_o pharaoh_n exod._n 10.7_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 28.15_o joram_n 2_o king_n 6.25_o &_o 7_o 13._o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 4.33_o manasseh_n jehoahaz_n jehoiakim_n jeconiah_n zedekiah_n all_o of_o they_o prisoner_n 2_o chron._n 33.11_o &_o 36.4_o &_o 2_o king_n 23.33_o &_o 24.15_o &_o 25.7_o the_o occasion_n whereof_o be_v 1_o god_n delight_v to_o honour_v the_o humble_a and_o crush_v the_o proud_a 1_o pet._n 5.5_o job_n 40.11_o 12._o 2_o pride_n be_v the_o root_n of_o willfullness_n reason_n of_o their_o vanity_n through_o the_o levity_n of_o the_o people_n from_o their_o aptness_n to_o wax_v weary_a of_o any_o prince_n or_o governor_n 1_o sam._n 8.7_o 2_o sam._n 15.12_o 13._o 1_o king_n 1.11_o and_o this_o spring_v from_o want_n of_o attainment_n of_o their_o end_n in_o their_o magistrate_n there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o all_o the_o people_n v._o 16._o every_o thing_n rest_v in_o the_o attainment_n of_o his_o end_n the_o end_n of_o magistracy_n be_v set_v down_o 1_o tim._n 2.2_o this_o the_o people_n not_o attend_v nor_o attain_v they_o can_v rest_v hence_o they_o be_v compare_v to_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n never_o still_o sometime_o full_a sea_n sometime_o low-water_n psal_n 65.7_o rev._n 17.15_o isa_n 57.20_o use_v 1_o to_o teach_v we_o that_o royal_a state_n be_v no_o sanctuary_n nor_o preservative_n from_o folly_n and_o willfullness_n not_o only_o wicked_a king_n but_o all_o have_v have_v their_o pang_n and_o strain_n of_o folly_n david_n number_v the_o people_n 2_o sam._n 24.10_o adultery_n and_o murder_n solomon_n love_n of_o strange_a wife_n and_o toleration_n yea_o countenance_n of_o idolatry_n asa_n his_o league_n with_o benhadad_n imprisonment_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o trust_v in_o physician_n jehoshaphat_n his_o affinity_n with_o ahab_n and_o league_n with_o idolater_n hezekiah_n show_v his_o treasure_n to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o babel_n josiah_n his_o war_n against_o pharaoh-necho_n yea_o willfullness_n find_v not_o only_o in_o pharaoh_n exod._n 5.1_o 2._o in_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 20.30_o to_o 33._o in_o jeroboam_n 1_o king_n 13.33_o in_o jehu_n 2_o king_n 10.29_o 31._o but_o sometime_o in_o good_a king_n in_o david_n 2_o sam._n 24._o 1_o to_o 4._o in_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 16.9_o 10._o cause_n hereof_o first_o god_n hand_n psal_n 107.40_o second_o satan_n 1_o chron._n 21.1_o three_o great_a place_n breed_v great_a spirit_n whence_o pride_n spring_v that_o leaven_v and_o harden_v the_o whole_a lump_n jer._n 22.21_o four_o old_a age_n be_v froward_a and_o stiff_o five_o flatterer_n about_o prince_n lead_v they_o into_o ill_a way_n for_o their_o own_o end_n and_o stiffen_v they_o in_o they_o hos_fw-la 7.3_o 5._o amos_n 7.10_o to_o 13._o 1_o king_n 12.10_o 11._o a_o warn_v first_o to_o prince_n to_o pray_v for_o a_o wise_a and_o learning_n heart_n 1_o king_n 3.9_o second_o to_o people_n to_o strive_v with_o god_n for_o their_o prince_n psal_n 72.1.2_o use_v 2._o to_o refuse_v admonition_n be_v a_o great_a folly_n even_o in_o a_o prince_n even_o in_o a_o old_a prince_n 1_o king_n 12.6_o 7_o 13._o 2_o chro._n 16_o 9_o 10._o more_o hope_n of_o a_o fool_n then_o of_o such_o prov._n 26.12_o &_o 12.1_o it_o bring_v the_o commonwealth_n into_o a_o snare_n pro._n 29.8_o how_o much_o more_o foolish_a be_v this_o willfullness_n either_o in_o mean_a or_o young_a people_n use_v 3_o to_o teach_v we_o the_o excellency_n of_o wisdom_n which_o youth_n yea_o childhood_n and_o poverty_n can_v debase_v but_o it_o will_v arise_v to_o preferment_n and_o the_o baseness_n of_o folly_n and_o stubbornness_n which_o nobility_n and_o age_n can_v honour_v use_v 4._o to_o teach_v parent_n to_o train_v up_o their_o child_n to_o wisdom_n and_o therefore_o to_o learning_n and_o godliness_n and_o withal_o to_o break_v they_o of_o their_o willfullness_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v fit_a for_o preferment_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o men._n use_v 5._o to_o reprove_v the_o inconstancy_n of_o people_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o their_o neglect_n of_o the_o right_a end_n of_o magistracy_n 1_o tim._n 2.2_o use_v 6._o to_o wean_v great_a man_n from_o popularity_n the_o people_n favour_n be_v unstable_a joh._n 5.35_o mattth_n 21.8_o 9_o with_o 27.22_o 23_o eccles_n 5.1_o 2_o 3._o verse_n 1._o keep_v thy_o foot_n when_o thou_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o hear_v then_o to_o give_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o fool_n for_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o they_o do_v evil_a 2._o be_v not_o rash_a with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n be_v hasty_a to_o utter_v any_o thing_n before_o god_n for_o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o thou_o upon_o earth_n therefore_o let_v thy_o word_n be_v few_o 3._o for_o a_o dream_n come_v through_o the_o multitude_n of_o business_n and_o a_o fool_n voice_n be_v know_v by_o multitude_n of_o word_n in_o this_o chapter_n solomon_n declare_v the_o vanity_n find_v first_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o god_n worship_n v._o 1_o to_o 7._o second_o in_o marvel_v and_o murmur_v at_o oppression_n in_o man_n of_o place_n v._o 8._o three_o in_o riches_n v._o 9_o to_o 19_o in_o declare_v the_o vanity_n find_v not_o in_o god_n worship_n but_o in_o man_n manner_n of_o performance_n of_o it_o lest_o he_o 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evil_a disease_n verse_n 2._o riches_n wealth_n and_o honour_n be_v express_v by_o god_n himself_o in_o the_o same_o term_n 2_o chron._n 1.11_o riches_n differ_v from_o wealth_n riches_n express_v revenue_n of_o the_o field_n or_o cattle_n which_o be_v titheable_a for_o it_o be_v a_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n which_o differ_v in_o a_o prick_n only_o from_o ten_o for_o tithe_n wealth_n in_o the_o original_a be_v such_o treasure_n of_o silver_n gold_n jewel_n and_o housholdstuffe_n which_o be_v not_o tytheable_a god_n give_v he_o not_o power_n to_o eat_v thereof_o a_o metaphor_n and_o a_o synecdoche_n in_o eat_v put_v for_o enjoy_v the_o sweetness_n of_o they_o one_o kind_n of_o enjoy_v put_v for_o all_o for_o honour_n can_v proper_o be_v eat_v but_o the_o sweet_a of_o they_o may_v be_v enjoy_v doct._n 1._o it_o be_v a_o vanity_n and_o a_o evil_a even_o a_o evil_a disease_n a_o evil_a disease_n common_a among_o man_n every_o where_o that_o a_o man_n receive_v from_o god_n riches_n and_o honour_n of_o all_o sort_n even_o to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o yet_o god_n give_v he_o not_o power_n to_o enjoy_v the_o good_a of_o it_o but_o leave_v it_o to_o a_o stranger_n reason_n 1._o from_o the_o unlawful_a get_n of_o riches_n or_o honour_n by_o oppression_n deceit_n ambition_n or_o the_o like_a prov._n 28.8_o &_o 13_o 22._o job_n 27.13_o 16_o 17._o reason_n 2._o from_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o their_o heart_n in_o it_o which_o acquiescency_n in_o the_o creature_n be_v a_o idolatry_n which_o the_o lord_n will_v curse_v luke_n 12_o 19_o 20._o reason_n 3._o from_o want_n of_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o a_o comfortable_a use_n of_o the_o blessing_n we_o do_v enjoy_v jam_fw-la 4.3_o reason_n 4._o from_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o creature_n upon_o our_o lust_n jam._n 4.3_o job_n 20.22_o god_n take_v away_o from_o a_o man_n the_o power_n to_o enjoy_v the_o sweet_a and_o good_a of_o it_o many_o way_n as_o first_o by_o sickness_n of_o body_n job_n 21.25_o second_o 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6.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o 3._o if_o a_o man_n beget_v a_o hundred_o child_n and_o live_v many_o year_n so_o that_o the_o day_n of_o his_o year_n be_v many_o and_o his_o soul_n be_v not_o fill_v with_o good_a and_o also_o that_o he_o have_v no_o burial_n i_o say_v that_o a_o untimely_a birth_n be_v better_a than_o he_o 4._o for_o he_o come_v in_o with_o vanity_n and_o depart_v in_o darkness_n and_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v cover_v with_o darkness_n 5._o moreover_o he_o have_v not_o see_v the_o sun_n nor_o know_v any_o thing_n this_o have_v more_o rest_n than_o the_o other_o 6._o yea_o though_o he_o live_v a_o thousand_o year_n twice_o tell_v yet_o have_v he_o see_v no_o good_a do_v not_o all_o go_v to_o one_o place_n in_o these_o verse_n solomon_n declare_v the_o vanity_n of_o two_o other_o earthly_a comfort_n 1._o store_n of_o child_n 2._o long_o life_n which_o may_v be_v accompany_v and_o clog_v with_o great_a vanity_n in_o case_n two_o other_o benefit_n be_v want_v first_o the_o soul_n to_o enjoy_v good_a second_o the_o body_n to_o enjoy_v burial_n which_o misery_n and_o vanity_n he_o set_v forth_o by_o a_o comparison_n with_o a_o abortive_a a_o pari_fw-la &_o à _fw-la minore_fw-la equal_a in_o five_o respect_n 1._o of_o come_v into_o the_o world_n with_o vanity_n verse_n 4._o 2._o of_o see_v no_o good_a verse_n 6._o 3._o of_o depart_v in_o darkness_n and_o obscurity_n verse_n 4._o 4._o of_o oblivion_n of_o both_o verse_n 4.5_o of_o go_v both_o to_o one_o place_n verse_n 6._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o abortive_a less_o in_o respect_n first_o he_o have_v not_o see_v the_o sun_n second_o he_o have_v not_o know_v any_o thing_n to_o grieve_v he_o three_o he_o have_v more_o rest_n than_o the_o other_o verse_n 5._o doct._n 1._o a_o old_a father_n of_o many_o child_n and_o many_o year_n if_o his_o soul_n want_v goodness_n and_o his_o body_n burial_n a_o abortive_a or_o untimely_a birth_n be_v as_o good_a yea_o better_o than_o he_o as_o good_a in_o respect_n 1._o of_o 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their_o soul_n want_v not_o goodness_n nor_o their_o body_n burial_n they_o be_v better_a than_o these_o in_o the_o text._n use_v 3_o to_o look_v at_o abortion_n as_o a_o vanity_n and_o misery_n to_o the_o creature_n and_o so_o at_o want_n of_o burial_n it_o be_v a_o stoical_a apathy_n to_o despise_v want_n of_o burial_n facilis_fw-la jactura_fw-la sepulchri_fw-la caelum_fw-la tegitur_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la urnam_fw-la solomon_n porch_n and_o venus_n porch_n be_v not_o of_o equal_a dimension_n and_o if_o abortion_n be_v a_o vanity_n and_o misery_n then_o avoid_v such_o sin_n as_o make_v we_o like_o they_o as_o first_o malignancy_n against_o god_n people_n join_v with_o
incorrigibleness_n psal_n 58.8_o second_o harsh_a and_o unreverent_a insurrection_n against_o well_o deserve_a magistrate_n num._n 12.1_o 2_o 12._o use_v 4._o to_o exhort_v to_o furnish_v the_o soul_n with_o goodness_n which_o will_v make_v a_o blessing_n of_o life_n long_o or_o short_a child_n many_o or_o few_o burial_n or_o no_o burial_n isai_n 65.20_o psal_n 79.2_o a_o woman_n fear_v god_n be_v better_a than_o a_o woman_n bear_v the_o best_a child_n luke_n 11.27_o 28._o eccles_n 6.7_o 8._o 7._o all_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n be_v for_o his_o mouth_n and_o yet_o the_o appetite_n be_v not_o fill_v 8._o for_o what_o have_v the_o wise_a more_o than_o the_o fool_n what_o have_v the_o poor_a that_o know_v to_o walk_v before_o the_o live_n 9_o better_a be_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n then_o the_o wander_a of_o the_o desire_n this_o be_v also_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n in_o these_o verse_n solomon_n discover_v to_o we_o the_o vanity_n of_o labour_n which_o he_o set_v forth_o by_o four_o argument_n first_o from_o the_o wearysomenesse_n of_o it_o employ_v in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v labour_n cum_fw-la defatigatione_n &_o molestia_fw-la second_o from_o the_o end_n of_o it_o for_o the_o mouth_n three_o from_o the_o emptiness_n or_o defect_n of_o it_o in_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o satisfy_v by_o it_o verse_n 7._o which_o be_v amplify_v by_o a_o distribution_n of_o the_o subject_a person_n so_o labour_v whether_o he_o be_v wise_a or_o foolish_a the_o one_o have_v no_o more_o by_o his_o labour_n then_o the_o other_o yea_o the_o poor_a who_o be_v more_o laborious_a and_o industrious_a than_o other_o man_n yea_o the_o discreet_a and_o prudent_a poor_a who_o know_v how_o to_o converse_v and_o carry_v himself_o among_o man_n he_o have_v no_o more_o by_o his_o labour_n but_o to_o fill_v his_o mouth_n yet_o not_o to_o fill_v his_o desire_n or_o soul_n verse_n 8._o four_o from_o the_o wander_a of_o the_o desire_n which_o 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not_o satisfy_v but_o his_o inordinate_a desire_n after_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o maintenance_n like_o a_o dropsy_n thirst_n be_v never_o fill_v and_o thus_o fare_v it_o with_o the_o learned_a scholar_n the_o rich_a churl_n the_o industrious_a and_o prudent_a poor_a man_n these_o vanity_n fall_v alike_o to_o they_o all_o how_o much_o less_o be_v the_o immortal_a soul_n sill_v reas_n 4._o from_o the_o wandringness_n of_o the_o unsatisfy_v desire_n which_o like_o the_o bee_n run_v from_o flower_n to_o flower_n and_o suck_v honey_n and_o wax_n till_o it_o be_v lade_v and_o yet_o still_o labour_v for_o more_o till_o sometime_o it_o be_v stockn_v in_o its_o hive_n through_o abundance_n of_o honey_n better_a be_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n that_o be_v better_o be_v what_o you_o see_v before_o you_o be_v it_o less_o or_o more_o than_o the_o wander_a of_o the_o desire_n as_o the_o good_a housholder_n say_v to_o his_o guest_n much_o good_a may_v it_o do_v you_o what_o you_o see_v before_o you_o use_v 1._o to_o remind_v we_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o fall_n in_o adam_n whence_o so_o much_o bitterness_n in_o labour_n and_o sin_n for_o a_o little_a sweetness_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o a_o tree_n and_o that_o upon_o we_o and_o on_o all_o our_o posterity_n use_v 2._o to_o beware_v of_o such_o sinful_a labour_n as_o increase_v these_o wearisome_a vanity_n if_o honest_a labour_n be_v so_o grievous_a and_o vain_a how_o much_o more_o sinful_a labour_n take_v heed_n of_o labour_n to_o undermine_v and_o supplant_v well-deserving_a man_n pro._n 4.16_o psal_n 7.14_o darius_n be_v better_o employ_v dan._n 6.14_o 1_o thess_n 4.11_o use_v 3_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o labour_v for_o that_o bread_n which_o perish_v not_o but_o feed_v and_o satisfy_v the_o soul_n to_o aeterniy_v joh._n 6.26_o 27._o rev._n 2.3_o rom._n 16.12_o phil._n 4.3_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o &_o 58._o use_v to_o teach_v the_o poor_a that_o discretion_n in_o he_o be_v observe_v by_o god_n and_o wise_a prince_n when_o 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matth._n 11.18_o answ_n first_o minister_n that_o be_v faithful_a have_v special_a cause_n to_o provoke_v wicked_a man_n where_o their_o name_n chief_o suffer_v 1_o king_n 22.8_o &_o 18_o 17._o else_o wisdom_n be_v justify_v of_o her_o child_n matth._n 11.19_o second_o minister_n at_o length_n overwrastle_v it_o matth._n 23.29_o 30._o obj._n 3_o but_o even_o private_a christian_n as_o true_o godly_a be_v traduce_v answ_n first_o sometime_o they_o neglect_v their_o life_n of_o faith_n 2_o sam._n 12.13_o 14._o second_o god_n prevent_v sin_n in_o they_o by_o false_a report_n three_o it_o be_v but_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n act_n 28.22_o &_o 24.25_o four_o if_o it_o be_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o brethren_n it_o be_v through_o their_o ignorance_n emulation_n and_o rashness_n which_o god_n at_o length_n will_v overwrastle_v job_n 42.7_o otherwise_o god_n hide_v the_o name_n of_o his_o child_n in_o the_o secret_a of_o his_o tabernacle_n from_o the_o strife_n of_o tongue_n psal_n 31.20_o the_o word_n be_v a_o proverbial_a doctrine_n doct._n 2._o the_o day_n of_o death_n be_v better_a than_o the_o birth_n day_n this_o be_v not_o the_o speech_n first_o of_o job_n in_o misery_n job_n 3.3_o second_o of_o jeremy_n in_o passion_n jer._n 20.14_o but_o of_o solemon_n in_o his_o repentance_n this_o solomon_n speak_v not_o only_o of_o some_o extraordinary_a kind_n of_o death_n which_o have_v be_v of_o more_o public_a service_n as_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n joh._n 12.32_o of_o samson_n judg._n 16.30_o of_o the_o martyr_n who_o blood_n be_v first_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n john_n 21.19_o second_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o church_n but_o indefinite_o and_o general_o of_o the_o death_n of_o all_o or_o any_o better_o to_o the_o godly_a in_o regard_n first_o of_o sin_n which_o shall_v then_o be_v whole_o subdue_v rom._n 6.7_o 1_o cor._n 15.26_o if_o sin_n continue_v after_o death_n death_n be_v not_o the_o last_o enemy_n but_o in_o birth_n we_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n psal_n 61.5_o child_n of_o wrath_n eph._n 2.3_o yea_o newbirth_n leave_v much_o corruption_n still_o in_o we_o we_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n but_o we_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n rev._n 14.13_o 1_o thes_n 4.14_o second_o of_o misery_n which_o attend_v birth_n job._n 14.1_o &_o 5_o 7._o but_o death_n be_v a_o haven_n of_o rest_n after_o a_o sea_n of_o troublesome_a agitation_n and_o misery_n job_n 3.13_o 14_o &_o verse_n 21_o 22._o rev._n 14.13_o three_o of_o grace_n which_o will_v then_o be_v perfect_v heb._n 12.23_o 1_o cor._n 13.12_o jude_n 24._o ephes_n 5.27_o death_n be_v account_v a_o enemy_n to_o nature_n but_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o grace_n we_o be_v bear_v unclean_a job_n 25.4_o john_n 3.6_o but_o we_o die_v perfect_a four_o of_o glory_n birth_n be_v the_o seed_n time_n of_o corruption_n gal._n 6.8_o death_n be_v the_o seed_n time_n of_o incorruption_n and_o glory_n 1_o cor._n 15.36_o 42_o 43_o 44._o birth_n put_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o midwife_n and_o other_o weak_a woman_n death_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o glorious_a and_o mighty_a angel_n luke_n 16.22_o birth_n bring_v we_o forth_o into_o a_o valley_n of_o tear_n death_n into_o our_o master_n joy_n matth._n 25.21_o birth_n into_o a_o estate_n of_o absence_n from_o the_o lord_n 2_o cor._n 5.6_o death_n bring_v we_o into_o his_o presence_n 1_o thes_n 4.17_o 1_o john_n 3.2_o birth_n bring_v we_o to_o labour_v job_n 5.7_o death_n to_o rest_n rev._n 14.13_o even_o sabbath_n rest_n birth_n bring_v we_o into_o a_o large_a and_o fair_a world_n than_o our_o mother_n womb_n but_o death_n into_o a_o large_a and_o fair_a than_o this_o the_o starry_a roose_n of_o this_o world_n be_v but_o the_o pavement_n of_o that_o better_o to_o the_o wicked_a in_o regard_n first_o of_o other_o prov._n 11.10_o second_o of_o themselves_o though_o it_o have_v be_v good_a for_o they_o not_o to_o be_v bear_v matth._n 26.24_o yet_o be_v bear_v the_o soon_o dead_a 1._o the_o less_o sin_n 2._o the_o less_o punishment_n quest_n may_v the_o wicked_a than_o do_v well_o to_o hasten_v their_o own_o death_n answ_n by_o no_o mean_n for_o self_n murder_n be_v worse_a than_o murder_n of_o another_o and_o beside_o so_o the_o wicked_a cut_v himself_o off_o from_o mean_n and_o hope_n of_o conversion_n use_v 1_o against_o purgatory_n to_o the_o godly_a after_o death_n for_o than_o death_n settle_v they_o into_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o ever_o their_o birth_n do_v for_o the_o pain_n of_o purgatory_n as_o papist_n describe_v they_o differ_v not_o from_o the_o pam_n of_o hell_n in_o measure_n of_o torment_n but_o duration_n only_o and_o what_o use_n can_v there_o be_v of_o purgatory_n when_o no_o sin_n be_v leave_v in_o death_n to_o be_v purge_v after_o use_v 2._o to_o exhort_v to_o such_o a_o life_n as_o may_v make_v our_o death_n comfortable_a mean_n first_o regeneration_n new_a birth_n john_n 11.26_o phil._n 1.21_o second_o faithful_a and_o fruitful_a course_n of_o life_n 2_o tim._n 4.6_o 7_o 8._o use_v 3_o to_o comfort_v the_o godly_a against_o death_n by_o consideration_n of_o all_o the_o former_a benefit_n of_o death_n samson_n riddle_n be_v now_o solomon_n paradox_n out_o of_o the_o eater_n death_n which_o devour_v all_o come_v meat_n and_o sweetness_n object_n 1._o but_o in_o death_n i_o lose_v all_o my_o dear_a friend_n answ_n first_o if_o thou_o have_v live_v any_o long_a time_n most_o of_o thy_o dear_a friend_n be_v go_v before_o thou_o second_o thou_o shall_v change_v these_o here_o for_o better_a friend_n there_o our_o best_a friend_n love_v we_o not_o so_o dear_o as_o every_o one_o there_o three_o thy_o good_a friend_n will_v not_o be_v long_o after_o thou_o object_n 2._o but_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v with_o my_o poor_a child_n and_o young_a answ_n leave_v they_o with_o god_n jer._n 49.11_o object_n 3._o but_o there_o be_v bitterness_n and_o pang_n in_o death_n answ_n first_o so_o there_o be_v in_o birth_n second_o after-comsorts_a swallow_n up_o all_o grief_n john_n 16.21_o use_v 4._o to_o moderate_v the_o mourning_n of_o the_o live_n for_o their_o die_a friend_n you_o rejoice_v in_o their_o worse_a day_n their_o birth_n day_n why_o not_o much_o more_o in_o their_o better_a day_n 2_o sam._n 12.19_o 20._o pharaoh_n and_o herod_n solemnize_v their_o birth_n day_n gen._n 40.20_o mark_n 6.21_o why_o shall_v not_o christian_n rejoice_v in_o the_o departure_n of_o their_o christian_a friend_n the_o day_n of_o the_o martyr_n execution_n be_v call_v natalitia_fw-la it_o be_v true_a we_o may_v mourn_v for_o loss_n of_o public_a good_a instrument_n to_o family_n church_n and_o commonwealth_n and_o judge_v ourselves_o for_o such_o sin_n as_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o remove_v they_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v best_o for_o they_o that_o they_o be_v go_v and_o best_a for_o the_o church_n what_o god_n do_v the_o death_n of_o joseph_n and_o josiah_n turn_v to_o the_o best_a good_a of_o israel_n the_o bondage_n of_o egypt_n wrought_v for_o israel_n a_o more_o glorious_a deliverance_n and_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n which_o break_v in_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o josiah_n instead_o of_o a_o dungeon_n prove_v a_o wine-cellar_n cant._n 2.4_o eccles_n 7._o v._n 2._o 2._o it_o be_v better_a to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o mourn_v then_o to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o feast_v for_o that_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o man_n and_o the_o live_a will_v lay_v it_o to_o his_o heart_n as_o in_o the_o former_a verse_n solomon_n prefer_v two_o thing_n that_o seem_v less_o desirable_a above_o other_o two_o that_o seem_v more_o desirable_a a_o good_a name_n above_o a_o good_a ointment_n and_o the_o day_n of_o death_n above_o the_o birth_n day_n so_o here_o he_o preser_v a_o three_o thing_n that_o may_v seem_v
better_a 4._o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n but_o the_o heart_n of_o fool_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mirth_n 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 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 this_o also_o be_v vanity_n in_o verse_n 2._o solomon_n have_v prefer_v go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n above_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o mirth_n whereof_o he_o give_v two_o reason_n before_o the_o first_o take_v from_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o house_n of_o mourn_v it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o man_n the_o second_o from_o the_o spiritual_a improvement_n which_o live_v man_n will_v make_v of_o it_o the_o live_n will_v lay_v it_o to_o heart_n v._o 2._o now_o in_o this_o verse_n he_o give_v another_o reason_n of_o it_o 3._o from_o the_o pre-eminence_n of_o sorrow_n above_o laughter_n sorrow_n be_v better_a than_o laughter_n and_o this_o he_o prove_v first_o from_o the_o benefit_n of_o a_o sad_a countenance_n by_o the_o sadness_n of_o the_o countenance_n the_o heart_n be_v make_v better_o v._o 3._o second_o from_o the_o pre-eminence_n of_o such_o man_n who_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n above_o those_o who_o heart_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mirth_n the_o heart_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n the_o heart_n of_o fool_n in_o the_o house_n of_o mirth_n v._o 4._o three_o from_o the_o pre-eminence_n of_o hear_v the_o rebuke_n of_o the_o wise_a which_o cause_v sorrow_n above_o hear_v the_o song_n of_o fool_n v._o 5._o the_o vanity_n whereof_o be_v amplify_v by_o a_o comparison_n v._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o translate_v sorrow_n come_v of_o a_o root_n which_o signify_v proper_o to_o provoke_v as_o deut._n 32_o 19_o now_o because_o a_o man_n may_v be_v provoke_v either_o to_o anger_n or_o to_o grief_n 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13._o before_o god_n the_o hebrew_a be_v before_o the_o face_n of_o god_n that_o be_v before_o first_o his_o presence_n in_o his_o ordinance_n psalm_n 105.14_o second_o his_o presence_n in_o his_o providence_n prov._n 5.21_o psalm_n 119.168_o &_o 34.16_o fear_v of_o god_n first_n in_o holy_a reverence_n of_o his_o great_a and_o glorious_a majesty_n and_o goodness_n jer._n 130.4_o hos_fw-la 3.5_o second_o in_o humble_a sense_n of_o our_o great_a weakness_n and_o unworthiness_n phil._n 2.12_o 13._o three_o in_o awful_a shun_v to_o displease_v he_o prov._n 16.6_o use_v 1_o to_o restrain_v we_o from_o quarrel_v at_o god_n providence_n because_o it_o may_v sometime_o seem_v to_o go_v worse_o with_o god_n people_n then_o with_o the_o wicked_a jer._n 12.1_o say_v it_o confident_o and_o it_o shall_v go_v well_o with_o the_o godly_a psalm_n 73.1_o not_o so_o to_o the_o wicked_a use_v 2._o to_o take_v heed_n of_o abuse_v god_n patience_n unto_o hardness_n of_o heart_n in_o sin_n use_v 3_o to_o 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then_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o to_o be_v merry_a for_o that_o shall_v abide_v with_o he_o of_o his_o labour_n the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n which_o god_n give_v he_o under_o the_o sun_n in_o these_o verse_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o twelve_o verse_n of_o the_o nine_o chapter_n solomon_n declare_v and_o set_v forth_o another_o vanity_n which_o he_o observe_v in_o the_o world_n the_o promiscuous_a success_n and_o event_n that_o befall_v good_a man_n and_o bad_a chief_o by_o the_o misgovernment_n of_o prince_n in_o this_o four_o verse_n he_o propound_v one_o kind_a of_o it_o that_o there_o be_v just_a man_n to_o who_o it_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o on_o the_o contrary_a there_o be_v wicked_a man_n to_o who_o it_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a this_o promiscuous_a event_n he_o amplifi_v first_o by_o the_o adjunct_n vanity_n of_o it_o there_o be_v a_o vanity_n do_v upon_o the_o earth_n i_o say_v this_o be_v also_o vanity_n vanity_n usher_v it_o in_o and_o wait_v upon_o it_o after_o verse_n 14._o both_o be_v vanity_n both_o that_o the_o just_a find_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o that_o the_o wicked_a find_v according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o just_a second_o by_o the_o effect_n it_o wrought_v in_o solomon_n which_o be_v the_o use_n he_o make_v of_o it_o to_o commend_v mirth_n and_o that_o he_o prove_v first_o by_o the_o equality_n of_o the_o goodness_n hereof_o the_o free_a and_o cheerful_a use_n of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v equal_a to_o any_o other_o course_n which_o a_o man_n can_v take_v in_o such_o a_o case_n second_o by_o the_o permanency_n of_o this_o good_a with_o he_o as_o a_o sauce_n to_o sweeten_v all_o his_o labour_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n which_o god_n give_v he_o verse_n 15._o the_o coherence_n of_o these_o word_n with_o the_o former_a be_v that_o solomon_n see_v some_o wicked_a ruler_n honourable_o bury_v the_o punishment_n of_o some_o offender_n prolong_v and_o thereby_o to_o outward_a view_n it_o may_v appear_v that_o the_o estate_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v better_a than_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o godly_a save_o only_o that_o say_v know_v the_o contrary_a verse_n 10._o to_o 13._o he_o thereby_o take_v occasion_n to_o observe_v and_o set_v forth_o this_o vanity_n more_o distinct_o and_o full_o the_o promiscuous_a estate_n and_o success_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a man_n in_o these_o and_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n the_o promiscuous_a event_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n first_o that_o the_o good_a man_n fare_v as_o the_o evil_n shall_v fare_v and_o that_o evil_a fare_n as_o good_a shall_v do_v text._n second_o that_o sometime_o both_o fare_n alike_o if_o good_a man_n fare_v well_o so_o do_v the_o wicked_a if_o the_o wicked_a fare_n evil_a so_o do_v the_o good_a chap._n 9.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n to_o 10._o three_o that_o man_n of_o best_a ability_n and_o dexterity_n be_v disappoint_v of_o their_o hope_n and_o mean_n verse_n 11_o 12._o doctr._fw-la 1._o it_o be_v a_o vanity_n to_o be_v observe_v upon_o the_o earth_n that_o sometime_o it_o befall_v just_a man_n according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o it_o sometime_o befall_v the_o wicked_a according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a luke_n 16.25_o psal_n 73.12_o 13_o 14._o reason_n 1._o through_o the_o wickedness_n or_o weakness_n of_o ruler_n in_o commonwealth_n and_o church_n psal_n 12.8_o isai_n 59.15_o malach._n 3.15_o 2_o sam._n 16.3_o 4._o ezek._n 13.22_o reason_n 2._o through_o the_o wise_a providence_n of_o god_n dispense_v good_a thing_n to_o the_o wicked_a to_o lead_v they_o to_o repentance_n rom._n 2.4_o or_o else_o to_o harden_v they_o in_o impenitency_n rom._n 2.5_o dispense_v evil_a thing_n to_o the_o righteous_a first_o for_o chastisement_n and_o mortification_n of_o sin_n 1_o cor._n 11.32_o second_o for_o trial_n dan._n 11.35_o isai_n 27.9_o three_o for_o our_o good_a at_o the_o latter_a end_n deut._n 8.16_o heb._n 5.8_o job_n 23.10_o all_o these_o three_o end_n be_v co-incident_a reason_n of_o vanity_n there_o be_v a_o fourfold_a vanity_n in_o it_o 1._o of_o uncomelinesse_n prov._n 11.22_o &_o 26_o 1_o 8._o reason_n 2._o of_o unprofitablenesse_n the_o wicked_a make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o it_o psal_n 55.19_o so_o do_v the_o godly_a psal_n 73.13_o 14._o reason_n 3._o vanity_n of_o uncertainty_n act_v 20.22_o not_o know_v what_o shall_v befall_v i_o reason_n 4._o of_o confusion_n follow_v the_o fall_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n after_o the_o fall_n rom._n 8.20_o not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o vanity_n in_o god_n administration_n of_o itself_o all_o his_o act_n be_v wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n but_o first_o in_o man_n it_o be_v a_o sinful_a vanity_n to_o wit_n of_o unprofitablenesse_n in_o the_o sufferer_n and_o of_o folly_n in_o the_o doer_n of_o it_o viz._n in_o such_o as_o exalt_v the_o wicked_a and_o discourage_v the_o good_a second_o in_o other_o creature_n i_o mean_v in_o the_o disposal_n of_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v a_o penal_a vanity_n use_v for_o the_o wicked_a not_o to_o account_v themselves_o righteous_a though_o it_o happen_v to_o they_o according_a to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o righteous_a either_o thence_o learn_v to_o repent_v rom._n 2.4_o or_o look_v for_o wrath_n upon_o wrath_n verse_n 5._o this_o use_n be_v gather_v from_o the_o verse_n before_o the_o text_n eccles_n 8.13_o use_v for_o godly_a man_n to_o commend_v mirth_n to_o a_o godly_a heart_n as_o here_o solomon_n do_v then_o i_o commend_v mirth_n or_o joy_n verse_n 15._o that_o be_v first_o a_o free_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n meat_n drink_v and_o the_o like_a verse_n 15._o &_o chap._n 9.7_o 8_o 9_o second_o contentment_n in_o a_o man_n estate_n three_o delight_n therein_o reason_n 1._o if_o it_o fare_v well_o with_o we_o it_o be_v better_a with_o we_o then_o many_o other_o just_a man_n reason_n 2._o it_o abide_v with_o we_o or_o cleave_v to_o we_o of_o our_o labour_n it_o be_v the_o result_n of_o our_o labour_n through_o mercy_n reason_n 3._o joy_n be_v as_o oil_n to_o the_o wheel_n it_o strengthen_v we_o to_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o our_o call_n or_o make_v they_o easy_a neh._n 8.10_o reason_n 4._o if_o it_o go_v ill_a with_o we_o yet_o we_o have_v conveniency_n yea_o much_o more_o than_o we_o deserve_v gen._n 32.10_o lament_n 3.20_o and_o mourn_v for_o cross_n do_v more_o hurt_v then_o good_a 2_o cor._n 7.10_o object_n but_o ought_v not_o a_o man_n to_o be_v humble_v under_o cross_n answ_n 1._o yes_o but_o when_o we_o have_v be_v humble_v then_o bear_v all_o cheerful_o and_o thankful_o 1_o sam._n 1_o 7_o 18._o 2_o sam._n 12.20_o to_o
when_o he_o that_o be_v a_o fool_n walk_v by_o the_o way_n his_o wisdom_n fail_v he_o and_o he_o say_v to_o every_o one_o that_o he_o be_v a_o fool_n these_o word_n prevent_v a_o objection_n which_o may_v arise_v from_o the_o former_a object_n if_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o of_o the_o rich_a be_v subject_a to_o such_o vanity_n as_o have_v be_v show_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o former_a chapter_n and_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o then_o where_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o wisdom_n above_o folly_n answ_n in_o two_o thing_n first_o in_o place_v of_o the_o heart_n the_o heart_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o fool_n at_o his_o left_a v._o 2._o second_o in_o the_o fail_n of_o a_o fool_n heart_n in_o his_o ordinary_a course_n and_o way_n and_o thereby_o betray_v himself_o open_o to_o be_v a_o fool_n verse_n 3_o doctr._fw-la 1._o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o fool_n in_o the_o place_n and_o carry_v of_o their_o heart_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v there_o be_v any_o observable_a difference_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o of_o a_o fool_n for_o then_o some_o anatomist_n will_v have_v observe_v it_o but_o the_o heart_n be_v put_v metonymical_o for_o the_o mind_n judgement_n and_o will_v of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o right_n and_o left_a hand_n be_v put_v metaphorical_o the_o meaning_n be_v first_o a_o wise_a man_n do_v not_o aim_n at_o sinister_a end_n in_o his_o work_n matth._n 6.3_o he_o aim_v sincere_o at_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o himself_o and_o other_o a_o foolish_a pharisee_n christ_n call_v they_o so_o matth._n 23.17_o 19_o he_o do_v all_o to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n matsh_n 6.2_o 5_o 16._o 2_o king_n 10.16_o or_o for_o some_o selfish_a end_n or_o other_o second_o a_o wise_a man_n carry_v his_o thought_n and_o work_n with_o strength_n and_o dexterity_n as_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v count_v the_o strong_a than_o the_o left_a so_o what_o be_v wrought_v with_o strength_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n psal_n 118.15_o 16_o &_o 98_o 1._o three_o a_o wise_a man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v his_o heart_n at_o his_o right_a hand_n in_o that_o he_o take_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o fair_a and_o best_a sense_n from_o god_n or_o man_n psal_n 119.75_o matth._n 1.19_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o fool_n make_v a_o sinister_a construction_n of_o that_o which_o be_v well_o mean_v from_o god_n or_o man_n 2_o sam._n 10.2_o 3_o eccles_n 8.11_o psal_n 50.21_o rom._n 2.4_o 5_o four_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v a_o place_n of_o pre-eminence_n and_o blessing_n gen._n 48.14_o 17_o 18_o 19_o in_o which_o respect_n a_o wise_a man_n take_v way_n of_o preferment_n to_o high_a honour_n before_o the_o most_o high_a prov._n 15.24_o &_o 10_o 20_o 21_o &_o 12_o 26._o matth._n 25.33_o and_o for_o carry_v on_o their_o heart_n in_o their_o course_n of_o life_n there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o wise_a and_o the_o fool_n the_o fool_n in_o his_o ordinary_a and_o daily_a course_n of_o life_n which_o in_o verse_n 3._o be_v call_v his_o way_n his_o heart_n fail_v he_o and_o fail_v he_o so_o far_o that_o he_o express_v and_o discover_v his_o folly_n open_o to_o all_o that_o observe_v he_o not_o that_o solomon_n here_o speak_v of_o a_o natural_a fool_n that_o as_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o street_n discover_v to_o all_o that_o he_o be_v a_o fool_n by_o his_o look_n and_o gesture_n solomon_n seldom_o or_o never_o speak_v of_o they_o in_o all_o his_o writing_n but_o he_o speak_v of_o a_o carnal_a wicked_a man_n destitute_a both_o of_o spiritual_a wisdom_n and_o wisdom_n fit_a for_o his_o call_n and_o the_o word_n may_v according_a to_o the_o text_n be_v translate_v yea_o also_o as_o he_o that_o be_v a_o fool_n walk_v in_o his_o way_n his_o heart_n fail_v he_o and_o he_o say_v to_o all_o man_n he_o be_v a_o fool_n psal_n 36.1_o 2_o tim._n 3.9_o 1_o tim._n 5.24_o 25_o reason_n 1_o from_o the_o deep_a deceitfulness_n and_o weakness_n of_o the_o heart_n unless_o the_o lord_n dwell_v in_o it_o strengthen_v it_o keep_v it_o and_o guide_v it_o jer._n 17.9_o god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o godly_a wise_a man_n heart_n psal_n 73.26_o but_o in_o a_o hypocrite_n much_o more_o in_o a_o open_a wicked_a man_n his_o heart_n be_v empty_a at_o his_o best_a and_o be_v empty_a satan_n will_v soon_o repossess_v he_o and_o hurry_v he_o to_o open_a offence_n and_o miscarriage_n matth._n 12.44_o 45._o reason_n 2._o from_o the_o fail_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o way_n will_v be_v open_o vain_a and_o foolish_a and_o wicked_a text._n use_v 1_o to_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o neglect_v wisdom_n though_o a_o poor_a man_n wisdom_n be_v despise_v and_o he_o forget_v and_o a_o honourable_a man_n wisdom_n be_v corrupt_v with_o some_o dead_a and_o stink_a fly_n some_o time_n or_o other_o for_o though_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o there_o be_v great_a pre-eminence_n in_o a_o wise_a man_n above_o a_o fool_n as_o both_o these_o verse_n show_v use_v 2._o for_o trial_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n and_o a_o foolish_a according_a to_o the_o different_a place_n of_o a_o man_n heart_n on_o his_o right_a hand_n or_o leave_v this_n to_o be_v amplify_v according_a to_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o present_a auditory_a use_v 3_o to_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o trust_v in_o our_o own_o heart_n we_o be_v then_o fool_n prov._n 28.26_o our_o heart_n be_v empty_a natural_o and_o empty_a heart_n will_v fail_v we_o and_o proclaim_v our_o folly_n it_o be_v good_a to_o have_v our_o heart_n fill_v with_o christ_n with_o his_o spirit_n and_o with_o his_o grace_n eph._n 3.17_o heb_fw-mi 13.9_o eccles_n 10.4_o 4._o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o ruler_n rise_v up_o against_o thou_o leave_v not_o thy_o place_n for_o yield_v pacifi_v great_a offence_n solomon_n have_v observe_v that_o one_o dead_a fly_n and_o one_o little_a strain_n of_o folly_n stain_v the_o reputation_n and_o honour_n of_o wise_a man_n of_o high_a place_n he_o proceed_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o chapter_n to_o declare_v what_o those_o dead_a fly_n or_o vanity_n be_v in_o particular_a throughout_o this_o chapter_n but_o to_o prevent_v disloyal_a thought_n which_o thereupon_o may_v arise_v in_o the_o heart_n or_o carriage_n of_o subject_n towards_o their_o governor_n he_o hedge_v in_o his_o discourse_n with_o a_o twofold_a direction_n and_o instruction_n of_o loyalty_n 1._o one_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o discourse_n five_o 4._o 2_o the_o other_o in_o the_o end_n of_o it_o verse_n 20._o part_n of_o the_o verse_n 1_o a_o direction_n to_o a_o right_n and_o loyal_a carriage_n of_o a_o man_n self_n in_o case_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o ruler_n rise_v up_o against_o a_o man_n if_o so_o yet_o leave_v not_o thy_o place_n 2._o a_o reason_n of_o it_o from_o the_o benefit_n of_o a_o better_a course_n for_o yield_v pacifi_v great_a offence_n doct._n 1._o the_o rise_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o prince_n against_o a_o subject_a do_v not_o give_v leave_n to_o a_o subject_a to_o leave_v his_o place_n but_o call_v he_o rather_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v not_o a_o sudden_a passion_n but_o a_o habitual_a bend_v of_o displeasure_n for_o spirit_n be_v a_o habitual_a bent_n prov._n 18.14_o num._n â—_o 14_o his_o place_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o place_n of_o habitation_n chief_o for_o in_o time_n of_o deep_a and_o bitter_a displeasure_n â—t_a be_v lawful_a to_o leave_v the_o country_n 1_o king_n 19.1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n john_n 4.1_o 3._o nor_o the_o place_n of_o a_o man_n office_n if_o the_o office_n be_v civil_a and_o such_o as_o a_o man_n may_v lay_v down_o and_o leave_v without_o sin_n against_o god_n but_o detriment_n to_o himself_o for_o if_o the_o leave_v of_o a_o man_n civil_a office_n may_v prevent_v the_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n it_o be_v better_o lay_v down_o with_o safety_n then_o keep_v with_o displeasure_n and_o peril_n but_o by_o place_n be_v mean_v the_o relation_n of_o a_o subject_a his_o loyalty_n 1_o sam._n 24.4_o &_o chap._n 26_o 11._o place_n be_v by_o the_o septuagint_n translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d job_n 38.12_o reason_n 1._o from_o the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o authority_n and_o subjection_n between_o prince_n and_o people_n which_o be_v first_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n rom._n 13.1_o 2._o second_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o people_n confirm_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n between_o they_o eccles_n 8.2_o 2_o sam._n 5.3_o 2_o king_n 11.17_o until_o therefore_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n do_v find_v such_o great_a cause_n of_o complaint_n of_o their_o ruler_n as_o
a_o goodly_a palace_n if_o it_o be_v cut_v and_o lop_v as_o it_o be_v by_o repentance_n and_o mortification_n yet_o it_o sprout_v again_o but_o when_o the_o wall_n be_v take_v down_o and_o the_o stone_n cast_v asunder_o body_n and_o soul_n part_v then_o be_v build_v again_o the_o root_n be_v shake_v out_o utter_o reason_n 3._o to_o prepare_v the_o body_n of_o man_n for_o a_o immortal_a estate_n 1_o cor._n 15.50_o use_v 1_o to_o refute_v the_o vanity_n of_o carnal_a mind_n who_o think_v to_o escape_v this_o common_a condition_n of_o all_o man_n isai_n 28.15_o 18._o use_v 2._o to_o exhort_v to_o the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o creator_n and_o to_o prepare_v for_o a_o change_n here_o we_o have_v no_o abide_v city_n we_o seek_v one_o to_o come_v heb._n 13.14_o we_o be_v but_o tenant_n at_o will_n our_o tabernacle_n earthly_a use_v 3_o to_o strike_v terror_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wicked_a who_o return_v to_o dust_n now_o accurse_v after_o the_o fall_n gen._n 3.17_o 19_o it_o be_v now_o the_o food_n of_o the_o serpent_n gen._n 3.14_o and_o it_o be_v meat_n and_o drink_n to_o satan_n to_o torment_v the_o wicked_a who_o be_v accurse_v from_o god_n and_o so_o depart_v matth._n 25.41_o use_v 3_o to_o comfort_v the_o godly_a in_o distress_n job_n 3.22_o be_v thou_o in_o sickness_n and_o pain_n thou_o be_v but_o grind_v to_o dust_n and_o then_o ease_n be_v thou_o grieve_v with_o a_o body_n of_o sin_n rom._n 7.24_o dust_n will_v set_v thou_o free_a do_v thou_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n phil._n 1.23_o dust_n will_v dissolve_v thou_o and_o be_v a_o friend_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n to_o bring_v thou_o to_o christ_n the_o soul_n of_o every_o man_n be_v god_n gift_n gen._n 2.7_o jer._n 38.16_o zach._n 12.1_o heb._n 12.9_o reason_n from_o god_n immediate_a hand_n put_v forth_o above_o the_o mean_n in_o make_v the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o by_o creation_n of_o nothing_o yet_o it_o be_v by_o efformation_n of_o pre-existent_a matter_n whether_o of_o the_o spirituous_a part_n of_o the_o seed_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o parent_n see_v note_n in_o chap._n 11.5_o use_v 1_o to_o employ_v the_o soul_n in_o god_n service_n to_o which_o end_n it_o be_v make_v prov._n 16.4_o yea_o to_o return_n to_o he_o with_o advantage_n matth._n 25.27_o use_v 2._o to_o feed_v it_o with_o spiritual_a food_n as_o word_n sacrament_n etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n use_v 3_o then_o god_n may_v take_v it_o again_o at_o his_o pleasure_n job_n 1.21_o at_o death_n the_o soul_n return_v to_o god_n again_o luke_n 23.43_o 46._o act_n 7.59_o reason_n 1._o from_o the_o account_n to_o be_v make_v and_o the_o reward_n to_o be_v receive_v use_v 1._o to_o assure_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o reprove_v the_o brutish_a ignorance_n of_o such_o as_o consider_v it_o not_o eccles_n 3.21_o use_v 2._o to_o exhort_v to_o prepare_v for_o this_o return_n and_o therefore_o to_o remember_v our_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o youth_n use_v 3_o to_o comfort_v the_o godly_a in_o assurance_n of_o their_o return_n to_o god_n at_o the_o last_o eccles_n 12._o v._n 8._o 8._o vanity_n of_o vanity_n say_v the_o preacher_n all_o be_v vanity_n in_o these_o word_n solomon_n repeat_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n which_o he_o lay_v down_o in_o the_o beginning_n chap._n 1.2_o and_o have_v prove_v by_o sundry_a argument_n throughout_o the_o book_n especial_o by_o a_o induction_n of_o many_o particular_n and_o now_o have_v finish_v his_o proof_n thereof_o and_o demonstrate_v last_o of_o all_o the_o vanity_n of_o childhood_n and_o old_a age_n youth_n and_o death_n he_o repeat_v again_o his_o conclusion_n as_o that_o which_o he_o have_v full_o clear_v vanity_n of_o etc._n etc._n doctr._fw-la 1._o the_o whole_a estate_n of_o the_o creature_n from_o first_o to_o last_o and_o the_o whole_a estate_n of_o man_n from_o his_o childhood_n to_o his_o old_a age_n yea_o to_o death_n itself_o be_v a_o state_n of_o excessive_a vanity_n vanity_n of_o vanity_n university_n of_o vanity_n rom._n 8.20_o excess_n of_o vanity_n for_n therefore_o it_o be_v call_v by_o a_o not_o vain_a but_o vanity_n itself_o yea_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n which_o be_v a_o superlative_a vanity_n as_o holy_a of_o holies_n be_v a_o superlative_a holiness_n variety_n of_o vanity_n for_o it_o be_v vanity_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n vanity_n of_o many_o sort_n university_n or_o universality_n of_o vanity_n all_n be_v vanity_n the_o universality_n of_o all_o creature_n be_v vanity_n and_o all_o vanity_n be_v find_v in_o the_o creature_n the_o vanity_n the_o creature_n be_v subject_a to_o be_v call_v the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n rom._n 8.20_o 21._o which_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o natural_a corruption_n such_o as_o may_v be_v in_o beast_n before_o the_o fall_n for_o when_o generation_n be_v to_o be_v there_o be_v to_o be_v corruption_n but_o will_v have_v be_v no_o vanity_n because_o the_o creature_n have_v then_o finish_v his_o work_n as_o the_o silkworm_n after_o a_o sort_n have_v do_v and_o so_o depart_v but_o he_o mean_v a_o corruption_n that_o fall_v upon_o the_o creature_n by_o the_o fall_n which_o be_v a_o corruption_n 1._o through_o enmity_n of_o one_o creature_n against_o another_o when_o they_o also_o suffer_v most_o that_o be_v most_o innocent_a job_n 12.7_o 8._o 2._o through_o their_o inward_a debility_n or_o infirmity_n whence_o first_o their_o often_o abortion_n both_o in_o cattle_n woman_n fruitful_a tree_n olive_n vine_n and_o fig_n cast_v their_o fruit_n second_o their_o labour_n to_o bring_v forth_o what_o fruit_n they_o do_v yield_v even_o beyond_o their_o strength_n whence_o necessity_n in_o the_o soil_n of_o lie_v fallow_a in_o live_a creature_n of_o barrenness_n gen._n 3.17_o &_o 4_o 12._o levit._fw-la 26.20_o only_o weed_n and_o brier_n and_o thorn_n and_o such_o fruit_n of_o the_o curse_n be_v bring_v forth_o with_o more_o ease_n gen_n 3.17_o 18._o three_o through_o abuse_n by_o make_v the_o creature_n the_o object_n of_o our_o best_a affection_n psal_n 20.7_o prov._n 18.11_o job_n 31.24_o isai_n 44.17_o ezek._n 16.15_o thus_o we_o place_v our_o sovereign_a good_a in_o the_o creature_n comfort_n and_o by_o make_v they_o instrument_n of_o wickedness_n whether_o against_o god_n or_o against_o man_n 2_o tim._n 4.10_o jonah_n 2.8_o hos_fw-la 2.8_o jer._n 22.21_o jer._n 22_o 17._o micah_n 2.1_o 2._o job_n 24.15_o 16._o reason_n 1._o from_o the_o fall_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n gen._n 3.17.18_o reason_n 2._o from_o the_o sin_n of_o any_o person_n or_o people_n in_o succeed_a generation_n gen._n 4.12_o leu._n 26.19_o 20_o use_v see_v in_o note_n on_o eccles_n 11.7_o eccles_n 12._o v._n 9_o and_o moreover_o because_o the_o preacher_n be_v wise_a he_o still_o teach_v the_o people_n knowledge_n yea_o he_o give_v good_a heed_n and_o seek_v out_o and_o set_v in_o order_n many_o proverb_n from_o this_o verse_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n be_v the_o conclusion_n which_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n first_o a_o encouragement_n to_o the_o read_n of_o this_o and_o other_o book_n of_o scripture_n from_o verse_n 9_o to_o 12._o second_o the_o sum_n or_o scupe_n and_o use_v of_o this_o and_o the_o other_o book_n of_o scripture_n to_o fear_n god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n set_v forth_o and_o confirm_v by_o a_o twofold_a reason_n first_o from_o the_o complete_a duty_n of_o man_n second_o from_o the_o exact_a judgement_n of_o god_n verse_n 14._o the_o former_a of_o these_o to_o wit_n the_o encouragement_n to_o the_o read_n of_o this_o and_o other_o book_n of_o scripture_n be_v set_v on_o by_o seven_o argument_n first_o from_o solomon_n improvement_n of_o his_o wisdom_n to_o teach_v the_o people_n knowledge_n and_o that_o proportionable_o according_a to_o his_o wisdom_n the_o more_o wise_a the_o preacher_n be_v the_o more_o he_o teach_v the_o people_n knowledge_n v._o 9_o second_o from_o the_o elaborate_a diligence_n in_o ponder_v or_o weigh_v seek_v out_o order_v fit_a matter_n or_o word_n three_o from_o the_o matter_n &_o frame_v of_o his_o word_n they_o be_v word_n 1._o of_o knowledge_n 2._o of_o weight_n or_o power_n the_o word_n signify_v to_o rule_v or_o have_v authority_n as_o if_o the_o word_n be_v fit_a to_o command_v say_v and_o obedience_n verse_n 9_o 3._o acceptable_a word_n word_n of_o delight_n v._o 10._o 4._o upright_o 5._o of_o truth_n v._o 10._o four_o from_o their_o efficacy_n as_o 1._o goad_n 2._o nails_o v._o 11._o five_o from_o their_o authority_n 1._o ministerial_a fasten_v by_o the_o master_n of_o assembly_n 2._o principal_a or_o sovereign_n give_v by_o one_o pastor_n verse_n 11._o six_o from_o their_o sufficiency_n of_o these_o my_o son_n be_v enlighten_v or_o