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in_o time_n thou_o die_a time_n out-live_a they_o â—ail_v deceive_v thou_o they_o age_n die_v leave_v thou_o soâ—â—_n up_o immortal_a spirit_n and_o mount_a fly_n into_o the_o arm_n of_o great_a eternity_n not_o heaven_n or_o earth_n he_o he_o thy_o end_n and_o birth_n now_o if_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o all_o creature_n man_n can_v find_v no_o parcel_n of_o his_o blessedness_n how_o much_o less_o in_o any_o one_o single_a creature_n as_o first_o cap._n iii_o not_o in_o riches_n riches_n be_v as_o nebuchadnezar_n goldeâ—_n idol_n dan._n 3._o all_o people_n nation_n anâ—_n language_n fall_v down_o and_o worship_v this_o goldeâ—_n image_n but_o all_o the_o honour_n the_o most_o deâ—vout_a zelots_n give_v it_o can_v wring_v from_o it_o the_o least_o degree_n of_o happiness_n for_o first_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a idol_n 1._o a_o image_n have_v only_o a_o name_n and_o appearance_n of_o what_o it_o image_v thus_o these_o outward_a thing_n be_v call_v and_o to_o mop-eyed_a man_n seem_v to_o be_v riches_n but_o be_v unrighteous_a mammon_n and_o at_o best_o and_o with_o the_o best_a not_o true_a riches_n luk._n 16.11_o their_o very_a be_v be_v no_o be_v and_o when_o they_o be_v they_o be_v not_o prov._n 23.4_o true_a riches_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o plenty_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v useful_a to_o the_o person_n who_o they_o enrich_v but_o 1._o the_o principal_a part_n of_o man_n to_o which_o the_o â—ody_n be_v but_o a_o servant_n have_v no_o use_n of_o they_o â—r_o benefit_n by_o they_o neither_o of_o the_o natural_a meat_n drink_n etc._n etc._n or_o artificial_a gold_n silver_z etc._n etc._n nay_o 2._o even_o to_o the_o body_n while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o short_a pilgrimage_n of_o this_o life_n where_o only_o they_o be_v current_n they_o be_v â—ather_o as_o a_o little_a spend_a money_n than_o its_o â—ortion_n or_o inheritance_n for_o look_v as_o many_o cartloads_a of_o laconian_a money_n that_o iron_n â—yn_fw-mi can_v not_o enrich_v a_o traveler_n who_o â—as_v 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righteousness_n deliver_v from_o death_n prov._n 11.4_o they_o shall_v cast_v their_o silver_n in_o the_o street_n and_o their_o gold_n shall_v be_v remove_v their_o silver_n and_o their_o gold_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n ezek._n 7.19_o zeph._n 1.18_o be_v our_o friend_n in_o danger_n they_o can_v redeem_v a_o brother_n nor_o give_v a_o ransom_n for_o he_o psal._n 49.6_o 7._o when_o we_o will_v serve_v ourselves_o of_o they_o they_o take_v they_o to_o their_o wing_n and_o be_v go_v prov._n 23.4_o will_v we_o sleep_v they_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o eccles._n 5.12_o and_o instead_o of_o help_v hurt_v we_o eccles._n 5.13_o 3._o as_o idol_n make_v their_o worshipper_n like_v to_o themselves_o even_o idol_n psal._n 115.8_o thus_o man_n idolize_v riches_n become_v like_a to_o their_o coin_n mere_a image_n of_o man_n they_o have_v neither_o mouth_n to_o eat_v nor_o hand_n to_o enjoy_v oâ—_n take_v part_n of_o 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