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city_n which_o solomâ—n_o give_v to_o hirâ—m_n which_o he_o call_v cabul_n that_o be_v displease_v or_o dirty_a all_o the_o great_a the_o gay_a the_o glorious_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n may_v fit_o be_v resemble_v to_o the_o fruit_n that_o undo_v we_o all_o which_o be_v fair_a to_o the_o sight_n smooth_a in_o handle_v sweet_a in_o taste_n but_o deadly_a in_o operation_n a_o man_n may_v be_v happy_a that_o be_v not_o wealthy_a witness_n lazarus_n and_o 11._o heb._n 11._o those_o worthy_n of_o who_o this_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a but_o how_o hard_o a_o thing_n be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v happy_a that_o be_v wealthy_a matth._n 19_o 24._o it_o be_v easy_a for_o a_o camel_n or_o cabel-ropâ—_a as_o some_o render_v it_o to_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n than_o for_o a_o rich_a man_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n there_o be_v several_a exposition_n upon_o these_o word_n first_o some_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o little_a gate_n in_o jerusalem_n call_v the_o needles-eye_n which_o be_v so_o low_a and_o little_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o camel_n to_o enter_v in_o at_o it_o with_o his_o bâ—rden_n and_o therefore_o when_o camel_n come_v that_o way_n they_o take_v off_o their_o load_n and_o the_o camel_n themselves_o be_v force_v to_o stoop_v before_o they_o can_v pass_v through_o that_o gate_n some_o think_v that_o our_o saviour_n allude_v to_o this_o but_o second_o other_o interpret_v it_o of_o a_o cabel-rope_n or_o cord_n and_o then_o thus_o they_o expound_v the_o word_n a_o man_n can_v bâ—_n any_o mean_n possible_a put_v a_o cable_n through_o a_o needle_n eye_n but_o if_o he_o untwist_v it_o he_o may_v by_o thread_n and_o thread_n put_v it_o through_o three_o other_o say_v these_o word_n be_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n for_o the_o talmud_n have_v a_o proverb_n be_v you_o of_o pambeditha_n who_o can_v cause_v a_o elephant_n to_o go_v through_o a_o needle_n eye_n those_o of_o pambeditha_n be_v great_a bragger_n 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magnify_v and_o worship_n be_v but_o heavy_a burden_n and_o rather_o a_o hindrance_n than_o a_o help_n to_o heaven_n and_o happiness_n though_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n fare_v and_o live_v like_o a_o gentleman_n a_o gallant_a a_o knight_n a_o lord_n yet_o when_o he_o die_v he_o go_v to_o hell_n though_o mammon_n as_o aretius_n and_o 16._o luke_n 16._o many_o other_o observe_v be_v a_o syriack_n word_n and_o signify_v riches_n yet_o irenaeus_n derive_v mammon_n of_o mom_o that_o signify_v a_o spot_n and_o hon_n that_o signify_v riches_n to_o show_v that_o riches_n have_v their_o spot_n and_o yet_o o_o how_o in_o love_n be_v man_n with_o these_o spot_n how_o 8._o isaiah_n 5._o 8._o