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heavenly_a matter_n you_o lose_v not_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o your_o earthly_a possession_n so_o some_o seem_v to_o make_v no_o reckon_n at_o all_o of_o their_o heavenly_a inheritance_n so_o that_o they_o may_v uphold_v or_o better_a their_o state_n upon_o earth_n call_v you_o this_o wisdom_n or_o policy_n or_o providence_n or_o the_o like_a then_o achitophel_n be_v a_o wise_a man_n to_o prefer_v the_o expectance_n of_o honour_n at_o the_o traitor_n absaloms_n hand_n before_o the_o present_a enjoy_n of_o favour_n and_o good_a countenance_n from_o king_n david_n his_o anoint_a sovereign_n then_o esau_n be_v politic_a to_o esteem_v more_o of_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n then_o of_o the_o blessing_n 11._o which_o afterward_o he_o can_v not_o recover_v though_o he_o seek_v it_o with_o tear_n yea_o brief_o then_o that_o emperor_n be_v provident_a be_v it_o nero_n or_o whosoever_o else_o that_o fish_v for_o menise_v and_o gudgeon_n with_o net_n of_o silk_n and_o hook_n of_o gold_n 23._o what_o be_v the_o chaff_n to_o the_o wheat_n say_v the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n what_o be_v the_o shadow_n to_o the_o body_n the_o body_n to_o the_o soul_n 16._o frailty_n to_o eternity_n what_o shall_v it_o advantage_v a_o man_n to_o win_v the_o whole_a world_n if_o he_o lose_v his_o sâ—ule_n or_o can_v any_o man_n save_o his_o soul_n that_o have_v god_n his_o enemy_n or_o can_v any_o man_n have_v god_n to_o be_v his_o friend_n that_o do_v double_a with_o he_o be_v not_o deceive_v as_o god_n be_v call_v amen_o or_o true_a in_o the_o revelation_n and_o call_v himself_o truth_n in_o the_o 14._o of_o john_n 1._o so_o he_o love_v truth_n or_o sincerity_n in_o the_o inward_o part_n psalm_n 51._o and_o without_o truth_n he_o love_v nothing_o that_o he_o do_v love_n a_o double_a man_n or_o a_o man_n with_o a_o double_a heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v saint_n james_n be_v unstable_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o can_v such_o a_o one_o look_v for_o any_o 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3._o let_v he_o that_o glori_v glory_n in_o the_o lord_n 1._o cor._n 10._o not_o themselves_o to_o glory_n in_o themselves_o 10._o because_o strength_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o wisdom_n and_o therefore_o wisdom_n be_v debar_v from_o boast_v as_o you_o hear_v already_o strength_n ought_v much_o more_o that_o strength_n come_v short_a of_o wisdom_n solomon_n show_v both_o by_o plain_a word_n &_o by_o a_o example_n by_o plain_a word_n as_o when_o he_o say_v ecclesiast_n 9_o verse_n 16._o then_o say_v i_o 9_o better_a be_v wisdom_n than_o strength_n by_o a_o example_n as_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n verse_n 14._o a_o little_a city_n and_o few_o man_n in_o it_o and_o a_o great_a king_n come_v against_o it_o and_o compass_v it_o about_o and_o build_v fort_n against_o it_o and_o there_o be_v find_v therein_o a_o poor_a and_o wise_a man_n and_o he_o deliver_v the_o city_n by_o his_o wisdom_n etc._n etc._n thus_o solomon_n nature_n also_o have_v teach_v as_o much_o both_o in_o 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