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every_o other_o verse_n i_o consider_v i_o consider_v and_o withal_o keep_v still_o to_o the_o object_n of_o man_n reason_n all_o thing_n under_o the_o sun_n as_o chap._n 1._o 3_o 7._o and_o chap._n 6._o 1._o 12._o and_o certain_o if_o i_o will_v be_v a_o great_a admirer_n of_o man_n reason_n or_o the_o will_n of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o top_n of_o it_o i_o know_v no_o book_n more_o among_o all_o the_o book_n of_o truth_n that_o speak_v for_o it_o or_o to_o it_o then_o this_o of_o solomon_n he_o put_v every_o sentence_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o rational_a account_n say_v i_o consider_v i_o consider_v time_n and_o thing_n and_o i_o find_v they_o thus_o and_o thus_o and_o so_o do_v you_o etc._n etc._n but_o now_o observe_v and_o all_o you_o that_o be_v so_o much_o for_o man_n reason_n and_o will_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o that_o though_o he_o call_v to_o a_o consideration_n of_o time_n and_o thing_n yet_o he_o centre_n not_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o creature_n but_o determine_v all_o in_o god_n as_o chap._n 3._o 17_o 18._o i_o say_v in_o my_o heart_n god_n shall_v judge_v the_o righteous_a etc._n etc._n 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 so_o likewise_o in_o the_o 5._o chapter_n ver._n 19_o reason_n nor_o industry_n get_v not_o riches_n but_o these_o be_v gift_n as_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n not_o on_o man_n improvement_n no_o mark_v how_o he_o silence_n man_n reason_n chap._n 7._o 10._o say_v not_o thou_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o former_a day_n be_v better_a than_o these_o for_o thou_o do_v not_o inquire_v wise_o concern_v this_o so_o verse_n 13._o consider_v the_o work_n of_o god_n for_o who_o can_v make_v that_o straight_o which_o he_o have_v make_v crooked_a and_o also_o in_o the_o text_n god_n have_v set_v prosperity_n against_o adversity_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o find_v out_o any_o thing_n after_o he_o in_o all_o these_o though_o he_o call_v for_o the_o consideration_n of_o man_n yet_o he_o say_v not_o if_o thou_o will_v god_n be_v engage_v but_o say_v not_o in_o thy_o heart_n man_n be_v apt_a enough_o to_o boast_v and_o pride_n themselves_o in_o any_o figleaf_n of_o their_o own_o sew_v together_o whereby_o to_o cover_v their_o nakedness_n we_o be_v too_o too_o apt_a to_o set_v up_o our_o own_o will_n againt_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v contrive_v and_o determine_v personal_a and_o national_a event_n yea_o and_o for_o salvation_n man_n will_v be_v buy_v and_o sell_v for_o that_o too_o when_o in_o all_o we_o shall_v say_v if_o the_o lord_n please_v ascribe_v all_o â—5_n â—n_n â—5_n to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o will_n and_o therefore_o silence_v thy_o own_o reason_n and_o resolve_v all_o into_o god_n for_o if_o this_o oracle_n may_v be_v believe_v all_o that_o thou_o say_v or_o do_v be_v all_o vanity_n yea_o the_o refine_v think_v or_o action_n without_o mercy_n be_v not_o only_a vanity_n but_o also_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n eccles_n 2._o 17._o but_o i_o come_v to_o the_o text_n in_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n rejoice_v but_o in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n consider_v god_n have_v set_v the_o one_o over_o etc._n etc._n the_o whole_a verse_n contain_v two_o thing_n 1._o what_o man_n do_v upon_o this_o world_n text_n dion_fw-la of_o text_n change_n in_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n he_o rejoice_v etc._n etc._n 2._o what_o the_o lord_n do_v in_o or_o upon_o this_o do_n of_o man_n man_n will_v be_v judge_v absolute_o the_o thing_n and_o act_n of_o god_n by_o outward_a appearance_n of_o prosperity_n and_o adversity_n but_o mark_v god_n set_v one_o against_o another_o to_o silence_n man_n censure_v for_o explication_n let_v we_o consider_v 1._o what_o we_o do_v upon_o this_o world_n change_n in_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n we_o rejoice_v and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n etc._n etc._n i_o conceive_v we_o 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sun_n a_o time_n to_o be_v bear_v a_o time_n to_o die_v a_o time_n to_o plant_v and_o a_o time_n to_o pluck_v up_o that_o which_o be_v plant_v so_o here_o in_o the_o day_n that_o be_v in_o the_o season_n and_o time_n of_o prosperity_n so_o our_o saviour_n in_o that_o of_o matth._n 6._o 34._o sufficient_a unto_o the_o day_n be_v the_o evil_a thereof_o that_o be_v in_o every_o state_n time_n and_o condition_n in_o this_o life_n there_o be_v a_o sufficiency_n of_o trouble_n temptation_n and_o encumbrance_n of_o evil_n that_o do_v accompany_v that_o time_n or_o condition_n so_o here_o in_o the_o day_n in_o that_o state_n and_o condition_n but_o 2._o in_o the_o day_n of_o prosperity_n the_o day_n of_o glory_n be_v a_o prosperous_a state_n indeed_o for_o the_o soul_n to_o rejoice_v in_o but_o i_o take_v not_o this_o to_o be_v mean_v here_o but_o rather_o a_o day_n of_o prosperity_n as_o to_o a_o day_n that_o be_v respect_v this_o world_n and_o this_o most_o genuine_a to_o the_o scope_n as_o 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