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be_v the_o great_a so_o much_o great_a be_v his_o misery_n otherwise_o he_o that_o trust_v in_o the_o live_a god_n who_o have_v life_n in_o himself_o and_o by_o himself_o and_o give_v life_n to_o all_o be_v poor_a in_o his_o abundance_n math._n 5._o 3._o and_o rich_a in_o his_o poverty_n for_o in_o use_v of_o this_o world_n he_o use_v it_o not_o for_o his_o heart_n be_v in_o heaven_n because_o his_o treasure_n be_v there_o but_o he_o that_o have_v his_o treasure_n here_o live_v in_o fear_n and_o die_v in_o despair_n o_o death_n how_o bitter_a be_v the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o to_o a_o man_n that_o live_v at_o rest_n in_o his_o possession_n unto_o the_o man_n that_o have_v nothing_o in_o outward_a appearance_n at_o least_o to_o vex_v he_o and_o that_o have_v prosperity_n in_o all_o thing_n for_o a_o little_a while_n as_o croesus_n have_v yea_o unto_o he_o that_o be_v yet_o able_a to_o eat_v meat_n that_o be_v young_a lusty_a and_o strong_a etc._n etc._n ecclus_n 41._o 1._o verse_n 16._o and_o this_o also_o be_v a_o sore_a evil_n that_o in_o all_o point_n as_o he_o come_v so_o shall_v he_o go_v and_o what_o profit_n have_v he_o that_o have_v labour_v for_o the_o wind_n a_o amplification_n of_o the_o unprofitablenesse_n of_o riches_n lose_v by_o a_o comparison_n of_o the_o common_a condition_n of_o man_n leave_v his_o riches_n for_o a_o man_n by_o death_n to_o leave_v all_o behind_o he_o be_v a_o misery_n but_o it_o be_v a_o great_a misery_n for_o riches_n to_o leave_v a_o man_n before_o death_n common_o riches_n accompany_v the_o rich_a to_o the_o grave_n and_o there_o give_v he_o his_o farewell_n which_o indeed_o be_v a_o misery_n to_o go_v as_o he_o come_v but_o this_o man_n have_v get_v they_o with_o excessive_a toil_n be_v deprive_v of_o they_o before_o his_o death_n so_o that_o in_o all_o point_v he_o go_v as_o he_o come_v this_o be_v a_o double_a misery_n dives_fw-la his_o misery_n be_v great_a in_o that_o he_o must_v part_v from_o his_o wealth_n yet_o he_o 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