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and_o come_v away_o 13._o and_o for_o this_o especial_o that_o their_o dead_a hope_n be_v revive_v and_o they_o receive_v the_o earnest_n and_o beginning_n of_o that_o future_a bliss_n the_o expectation_n of_o which_o be_v our_o great_a comfort_n in_o this_o life_n and_o the_o consummation_n of_o it_o our_o high_a happiness_n in_o the_o next_o and_o therefore_o i_o say_v again_o awake_v and_o stir_v up_o thy_o desire_n thou_o who_o art_n most_o dear_a unto_o i_o thou_o who_o art_n most_o lovely_a in_o my_o eye_n arise_v and_o go_v and_o take_v possession_n of_o those_o inestimable_a benefit_n see_v annot._n m_o bridegroom_n 14._o ¶_o o_o my_o dove_n that_o be_v in_o the_o cleft_n of_o the_o rock_n in_o the_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o stair_n let_v i_o see_v thy_o countenance_n let_v i_o hear_v thy_o voice_n for_o sweet_a be_v thy_o voice_n and_o thy_o countenance_n be_v comely_a 14._o and_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o those_o who_o seek_v to_o destroy_v thou_o force_v thou_o to_o flee_v like_o a_o innocent_a dove_n to_o hide_v thyself_o and_o seek_v for_o safety_n in_o holes_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o cave_n and_o den_n and_o secret_a place_n but_o from_o thence_o look_v up_o unto_o i_o and_o call_v upon_o i_o with_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n and_o i_o will_v save_v and_o deliver_v thou_o for_o i_o love_v thou_o inseparable_o who_o be_v most_o amiable_a in_o my_o eye_n who_o prayer_n and_o praise_n i_o delight_v to_o hear_v and_o to_o behold_v my_o own_o image_n that_o be_v form_v in_o thou_o see_v annot._n n_o 15._o take_v we_o the_o fox_n the_o little_a fox_n that_o spoil_v the_o vine_n for_o our_o vine_n have_v tender_a grape_n 15._o and_o therefore_o i_o require_v all_o those_o that_o act_n by_o authority_n from_o i_o and_o to_o who_o i_o have_v commit_v the_o care_n of_o my_o church_n to_o use_v their_o early_a diligence_n also_o to_o discover_v and_o confute_v the_o sophistry_n of_o deceiver_n who_o crafty_o insinuate_v their_o false_a doctrine_n into_o 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of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o will_n xiii_o rom._n 11_o 12._o and_o the_o light_n of_o it_o scatter_v all_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o law_n let_v my_o beloved_n also_o make_v haste_n to_o succour_v and_o relieve_v i_o in_o all_o difficulty_n and_o distress_n and_o show_v the_o same_o readiness_n for_o my_o preservation_n that_o he_o do_v v._o 9_o for_o my_o first_o salvation_n see_v annot._n q_o annotation_n asleep_o verse_n 1_o there_o be_v so_o little_a ground_n to_o apply_v the_o several_a part_n of_o this_o song_n to_o the_o several_a age_n of_o the_o church_n till_o the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o i_o can_v think_v fit_a
suitable_a to_o what_o the_o psalmist_n say_v v._o psal_n 1._o and_o jeremiah_n xxi_o 12._o xxv_o 2_o 3._o thus_o theodoret_n here_o expound_v it_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o use_v all_o sit_v diligence_n in_o visit_v those_o that_o have_v already_o receive_v the_o preach_n whether_o they_o bring_v forth_o more_o than_o leave_v and_o especial_o whether_o any_o beginning_n of_o charity_n appear_v among_o they_o for_o so_o he_o expound_v if_o the_o pomegranate_n bud_v forth_o and_o this_o say_v he_o be_v the_o great_a expression_n of_o love_n to_o he_o which_o he_o make_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o last_o word_n there_o will_v i_o give_v thou_o my_o love_n for_o what_o care_n we_o bestow_v upon_o they_o he_o account_v as_o do_v to_o himself_o according_a to_o his_o own_o word_n in_o as_o much_o as_o you_o have_v do_v it_o to_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o these_o you_o have_v do_v it_o unto_o i_o the_o vine_n may_v signify_v the_o lesser_a sort_n of_o people_n and_o the_o pomegranate_n the_o great_a n_o v._n 13._o the_o word_n dudaim_n be_v find_v only_o here_o and_o in_o the_o xxx_o gen._n 14._o where_o we_o read_v how_o jacob_n wife_n contend_v for_o they_o as_o a_o most_o precious_a that_o be_v a_o rare_a and_o delicious_a fruit._n for_o none_o can_v imagine_v they_o strive_v about_o that_o now_o call_v by_o we_o mandrake_n which_o be_v of_o a_o stink_a smell_n and_o very_o offensive_a or_o about_o any_o ordinary_a flower_n such_o as_o violet_n or_o jasemin_n by_o which_o some-expound_a this_o word_n which_o they_o may_v have_v send_v out_o their_o maid_n to_o gather_v easy_o every_o where_n ludolphus_n therefore_o in_o his_o late_a ethiopic_a history_n l._n i._n c._n ix_o n._n 23._o have_v happy_o conjecture_v that_o it_o signify_v the_o fruit_n which_o the_o arabian_n call_v mauz_fw-fr or_o muza_n call_v by_o some_o the_o indian_a fig_n which_o in_o the_o abyssine_a country_n be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o cucumber_n and_o of_o the_o same_o form_n and_o shape_n 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as_o need_v require_v thereby_o fulfil_v another_o prophecy_n lxxii_o psal_n 10.15_o unto_o which_o megadim_n may_v have_v respect_n for_o such_o precious_a thing_n as_o silver_n and_o gold_n as_o well_o as_o the_o excellent_a fruit_n of_o tree_n be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n as_o may_v be_v see_v xxxiii_o deut._n 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o chap._n viii_o argument_n the_o first_o four_o verse_n belong_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n wherein_o the_o spouse_n continue_v her_o ardent_a desire_n to_o see_v his_o kingdom_n enlarge_v he_o agreee_v to_o it_o and_o then_o begin_v v._n 5._o the_o nine_o and_o last_o part_n of_o this_o song_n in_o which_o all_o the_o person_n speak_v in_o their_o turn_n her_o friend_n admire_v her_o new_a advancement_n and_o the_o spouse_n declare_v the_o mighty_a power_n of_o love_n whereby_o she_o have_v attain_v it_o and_o hope_v to_o keep_v it_o and_o be_v make_v desirous_a to_o propagate_v it_o unto_o those_o that_o want_v it_o v._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 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weight_n of_o it_o have_v lose_v their_o power_n to_o support_v he_o his_o tooth_n likewise_o so_o rot_v or_o wear_v away_o or_o fall_v out_o that_o they_o can_v thew_v his_o meat_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o eye_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o show_v he_o thing_n at_o a_o great_a distance_n now_o so_o fail_v he_o that_o he_o can_v know_v one_o man_n from_o another_o though_o they_o stand_v hard_o by_o he_o see_v annot._n c._n 4._o and_o the_o door_n shall_v be_v shut_v in_o the_o street_n when_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o grind_n be_v low_a and_o he_o shall_v rise_v up_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o bird_n and_o all_o the_o daughter_n of_o music_n shall_v be_v bring_v low_o 4._o be_v this_o the_o time_n to_o gain_v acceptance_n with_o god_n when_o he_o be_v despise_v by_o man_n and_o exclude_v the_o public_a assembly_n because_o his_o voice_n be_v so_o low_a that_o no_o body_n can_v hear_v he_o nay_o his_o lip_n look_v as_o if_o they_o be_v close_v and_o fall_v so_o inward_a that_o he_o 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joy_n and_o all_o such_o pleasant_a passion_n be_v flee_v away_o melancholy_a fear_n alone_o remain_v which_o make_v he_o scarce_o dare_v to_o tread_v in_o the_o highway_n much_o less_o his_o head_n be_v so_o giddy_a to_o go_v up_o a_o pair_n of_o stair_n nay_o he_o think_v himself_o unsafe_a in_o the_o strong_a fortress_n such_o be_v the_o feebleness_n of_o old_a age_n which_o look_v venerable_o by_o its_o grey_a hair_n but_o they_o be_v a_o early_a sign_n of_o approach_a death_n and_o be_v make_v contemptible_a by_o his_o crumple_v shoulder_n hip_n and_o back_o which_o as_o they_o be_v of_o themselves_o a_o sufficient_a load_n so_o be_v relieve_v and_o support_v by_o no_o bodily_a pleasure_n the_o very_a desire_n of_o which_o now_o fail_v he_o for_o there_o be_v but_o a_o very_a short_a step_n between_o he_o and_o his_o grave_n unto_o which_o if_o he_o be_v carry_v with_o the_o usual_a solemnity_n it_o be_v all_o his_o friend_n can_v do_v for_o he_o see_v annot._n e_fw-la 6._o or_o ever_o the_o silver_n cord_n be_v loose_v or_o the_o golden_a bowl_n be_v break_v or_o the_o pitcher_n be_v break_v at_o the_o fountain_n or_o the_o wheel_n break_v at_o the_o cistern_n 6._o remember_v therefore_o thy_o creator_n while_o the_o noble_a faculty_n of_o sense_n and_o motion_n remain_v entire_a and_o be_v strong_a and_o lively_a for_o the_o time_n will_v come_v and_o that_o will_v be_v very_o unfit_a for_o this_o or_o indeed_o any_o other_o business_n when_o they_o will_v be_v total_o disable_v the_o nerve_n for_o instance_n will_v shrink_v up_o and_o be_v dispirited_a the_o brain_n itself_o and_o all_o those_o precious_a vessel_n wherein_o it_o be_v contain_v be_v of_o no_o use_n at_o all_o unto_o thou_o for_o the_o very_a fountain_n of_o life_n the_o heart_n will_v fail_v and_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n no_o long_o carry_v the_o blood_n round_o the_o body_n but_o the_o motion_n will_v cease_v by_o the_o decay_n of_o that_o power_n which_o now_o thrust_v it_o forward_o in_o a_o contitinual_a circulation_n see_v annot._n f_o 7._o then_o shall_v the_o dust_n return_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v unto_o god_n who_o give_v it_o 7._o and_o then_o what_o remain_v but_o that_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v part_v they_o go_v to_o their_o several_a original_n the_o body_n though_o now_o so_o fair_a a_o fabric_n to_o the_o earth_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v take_v according_a to_o that_o ancient_a doom_n pass_v upon_o it_o dust_n thou_o be_v and_o unto_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v but_o the_o soul_n unto_o god_n to_o be_v judge_v by_o he_o according_a to_o what_o it_o have_v do_v in_o the_o body_n since_o he_o send_v it_o thither_o see_v annot._n g_o 8._o ¶_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n say_v the_o preacher_n all_o be_v vanity_n 8._o and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o our_o labour_n i_o have_v reason_n to_o conclude_v this_o book_n as_o i_o begin_v it_o and_o listen_v i_o beseech_v you_o again_o to_o he_o who_o proclaim_v nothing_o to_o you_o but_o what_o he_o have_v prove_v in_o this_o discourse_n that_o there_o be_v no_o solid_a satisfaction_n to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o thing_n here_o below_o where_o all_o thing_n be_v both_o full_a of_o care_n and_o trouble_v as_o well_o as_o uncertain_a and_o perish_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o height_n of_o folly_n to_o take_v great_a thought_n for_o this_o present_a life_n and_o to_o lay_v up_o nothing_o for_o the_o life_n to_o come_v see_v annot._n h_o 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 9_o perhaps_o you_o may_v still_o think_v otherwise_o and_o therefore_o i_o have_v this_o now_o to_o add_v and_o so_o shall_v sum_v up_o all_o i_o have_v say_v that_o i_o be_o as_o likely_a to_o judge_v aright_o as_o another_o man_n be_v endue_v with_o wisdom_n from_o above_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o god_n 1_o king_n iii_o 12._o iv_o 30_o etc._n etc._n who_o goodness_n also_o i_o have_v imitate_v in_o communicate_v my_o knowledge_n free_o unto_o other_o nay_o know_v that_o by_o sloth_n or_o envy_v the_o great_a wisdom_n may_v be_v lose_v the_o more_o i_o understand_v the_o more_o diligent_a i_o be_v in_o inform_v other_o nor_o do_v divine_a illumination_n make_v i_o either_o neglect_v my_o own_o study_n or_o other_o man_n invention_n but_o i_o listen_v unto_o all_o from_o who_o i_o may_v hope_v to_o learn_v any_o thing_n and_o both_o weigh_v what_o they_o say_v and_o also_o make_v a_o exact_a search_n into_o thing_n myself_o of_o which_o that_o not_o only_o the_o present_a age_n but_o posterity_n also_o may_v reap_v the_o benefit_n i_o have_v gather_v together_o and_o apt_o dispose_v and_o fit_v to_o all_o capacity_n abundance_n of_o excellent_a pithy_a sentence_n for_o instruction_n in_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n 1_o king_n iu_o 32._o see_v annot._n 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11._o the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v as_o goad_n and_o as_o nail_n fasten_v by_o the_o master_n of_o assembly_n which_o be_v give_v from_o one_o shepherd_n 11._o and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o power_n in_o they_o as_o there_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v in_o all_o the_o acute_a say_n of_o those_o that_o be_v wise_a and_o good_a to_o excite_v and_o stir_v up_o the_o mind_n of_o slothful_a man_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n that_o there_o be_v in_o a_o goad_n to_o prick_v the_o dull_a ox_n forward_o to_o draw_v the_o blow_n nor_o do_v they_o only_a sting_n and_o move_v the_o mind_n for_o the_o present_a but_o be_v apt_a to_o stick_v as_o
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of_o this_o verse_n be_v very_o apposite_a it_o shall_v return_v that_o it_o may_v stand_v in_o judgement_n before_o god_n for_o elohim_n the_o word_n here_o for_o god_n in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n signify_v a_o judge_n as_o in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a 1_o sam._n xxviii_o 9_o there_o be_v a_o sentence_n not_o much_o unlike_a to_o this_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o plutarch_n consolatory_a discourse_n to_o apollonius_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n where_o he_o allege_v among_o a_o great_a many_o other_o this_o say_v of_o epicharmus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h_o v._n 8._o and_o now_o have_v thus_o demonstrate_v his_o first_o proposition_n he_o elegant_o repeat_v the_o exordium_n or_o entrance_n of_o his_o book_n as_o be_v here_o observe_v by_o st._n hierom_n who_o word_n be_v so_o significant_a that_o i_o can_v but_o translate_v they_o as_o a_o excellent_a gloss_n upon_o this_o verse_n for_o since_o all_o the_o labour_n of_o mortal_a man_n of_o which_o solomon_n 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