parent_n towards_o they_o and_o this_o indulgency_n and_o fond_a love_n of_o parent_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o two_o evil_n first_o that_o the_o child_n come_v to_o a_o shameful_a end_n second_o that_o their_o parent_n hoary_a head_n go_v down_o with_o sorrow_n to_o the_o grave_n and_o solomon_n confirm_v the_o same_o the_o rod_n and_o 29.15.17_o and_o prov._n 29.15.17_o reproof_n give_v wisdom_n but_o a_o child_n leave_v to_o himself_o bring_v his_o mother_n to_o shame_n and_o in_o the_o 17._o vers_fw-la correct_v thy_o son_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v thou_o rest_n yea_o he_o shall_v give_v delight_n unto_o thy_o soul_n this_o infancy_n of_o man_n be_v then_o but_o mere_a vanity_n for_o the_o first_o five_o year_n of_o it_o be_v but_o imbecility_n the_o second_o five_o but_o puerility_n and_o the_o last_o five_o nothing_o but_o malice_n obstinacy_n and_o disobedience_n so_o that_o according_a to_o their_o good_a or_o bad_a education_n they_o become_v a_o blessing_n or_o a_o curse_n 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two_o son_n hophny_n and_o phineas_n draw_v a_o great_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o and_o upon_o they_o both_o and_o the_o pupil_n and_o servant_n that_o reject_v the_o sharp_a reprehension_n and_o correction_n of_o their_o tutor_n or_o master_n aggravate_v their_o own_o guilt_n and_o acquit_v their_o tutor_n and_o master_n for_o they_o do_v not_o show_v themselves_o only_o disobedient_a to_o they_o but_o also_o to_o god_n for_o st._n paul_n charge_v they_o 6.5.9_o they_o ephe._n 6.5.9_o servant_n be_v obedient_a to_o they_o that_o be_v your_o master_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a in_o singleness_n of_o your_o heart_n as_o unto_o christ_n not_o with_o eye-service_n as_o man_n pleaser_n but_o as_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n and_o you_o master_n do_v the_o same_o thing_n unto_o they_o forbearing_z threaten_n know_v that_o your_o master_n also_o be_v in_o heaven_n neither_o be_v there_o respect_n of_o person_n with_o he_o but_o when_o young_a 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thirty_o and_o continue_v till_o forty_o five_o in_o this_o age_n man_n mind_n be_v common_o full_a of_o the_o care_n of_o this_o world_n they_o have_v wife_n child_n and_o servant_n to_o care_n for_o and_o as_o their_o family_n increase_v so_o do_v their_o toil_n and_o their_o care_n the_o vice_n or_o sin_n of_o their_o youth_n be_v rather_o change_v then_o forsake_v their_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n be_v change_v to_o envy_n or_o avarice_n their_o desire_n be_v now_o bend_v to_o attain_v to_o honour_n and_o riches_n and_o to_o out-go_v their_o neighbour_n in_o all_o thing_n but_o in_o virtue_n or_o a_o godly_a life_n their_o thought_n fly_v high_a and_o be_v bend_v only_o upon_o machavilian_a policy_n that_o they_o may_v by_o they_o overreach_v their_o brethren_n by_o false_a light_n by_o falsification_n of_o ware_n by_o distinction_n and_o equivocation_n and_o as_o for_o religion_n they_o use_v it_o only_o as_o a_o bait_n to_o deceive_v man_n and_o be_v more_o unsatiable_a after_o gain_n and_o money_n than_o the_o horseleech_n be_v after_o blood_n they_o account_v this_o say_n of_o solomon_n a_o paradox_n he_o that_o love_v silver_n shall_v not_o be_v satisfy_v with_o silver_n nor_o he_o that_o love_v abundance_n with_o increase_n he_o that_o trust_v in_o his_o riches_n shall_v fall_v but_o the_o righteous_a shall_v flourish_v as_o a_o branch_n 8._o branch_n eccles_n 10.5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o so_o either_o by_o right_n or_o wrong_n they_o will_v become_v rich_a and_o honourable_a at_o least_o in_o show_n according_a to_o the_o world_n but_o not_o real_o according_a to_o god_n for_o in_o his_o sight_n they_o be_v the_o most_o vile_a the_o poor_a and_o the_o most_o despise_a creature_n under_o the_o sun_n for_o they_o never_o take_v into_o consideration_n this_o say_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n what_o avail_v if_o a_o man_n get_v all_o the_o world_n and_o loose_v his_o own_o soul_n this_o virility_n of_o man_n be_v then_o but_o vanity_n and_o not_o inferior_a in_o vice_n to_o adolescency_n but_o they_o be_v not_o so_o visible_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n but_o as_o odious_a to_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n five_o the_o declination_n of_o man_n life_n begin_v at_o forty_o five_o year_n and_o continue_v till_o seventy_o this_o age_n of_o man_n be_v as_o much_o subject_n to_o envy_n and_o avarice_n as_o the_o former_a age_n be_v to_o ambition_n and_o cark_n care_v whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o man_n passion_n and_o sin_n do_v rather_o change_v then_o forsake_v they_o for_o volupty_a and_o carnal_a delight_n to_o which_o young_a man_n be_v most_o addict_v in_o their_o adolescency_n do_v change_n in_o their_o decline_a age_n to_o envy_n and_o avarice_n and_o sometime_o their_o avarice_n do_v change_v to_o ambition_n a_o passion_n more_o incident_a to_o the_o virility_n or_o mature_a age_n of_o man_n then_o to_o old_a age_n
eccles_n 8.5_o give_v not_o thy_o soul_n unto_o harlot_n that_o thou_o lose_v not_o thy_o inheritance_n prov._n 8.6_o look_v not_o round_o about_o thou_o in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n neither_o wander_v in_o the_o solitary_a place_n thereof_o eccles_n 8.7_o turn_v away_o thy_o eye_n from_o a_o beautiful_a woman_n and_o look_v not_o upon_o another_o beauty_n for_o many_o have_v be_v deceive_v by_o the_o beauty_n of_o a_o woman_n for_o herewith_o love_n be_v kindle_v as_o a_o fire_n sit_v not_o at_o all_o with_o another_o man_n wife_n nor_o sit_v down_o with_o she_o in_o thy_o arm_n and_o spend_v not_o thy_o money_n with_o she_o at_o the_o wine_n lest_o thy_o heart_n incline_v unto_o she_o and_o so_o through_o thy_o desire_n thou_o fall_v into_o destruction_n eccles_n 8.10_o a_o man_n that_o break_v wedlock_n say_v thus_o in_o his_o heart_n who_o see_v i_o i_o be_o compass_v about_o with_o darkness_n the_o wall_n cover_v i_o and_o no_o body_n see_v i_o what_o need_v i_o to_o fear_v the_o most_o high_a will_v not_o remember_v my_o sin_n such_o a_o man_n only_o fear_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o know_v not_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n bright_a than_o the_o sun_n behold_v all_o the_o way_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n this_o man_n shall_v be_v punish_v in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n and_o where_o he_o suspect_v not_o he_o shall_v be_v take_v eccl._n 23.18_o 19_o 21._o by_o these_o and_o many_o other_o place_n contain_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o lascivious_a passion_n of_o volupty_a be_v more_o destructive_a to_o man_n then_o any_o other_o passion_n whatsoever_o therefore_o it_o behove_v all_o sort_n of_o man_n whether_o they_o be_v young_a or_o old_a to_o be_v cautious_a of_o their_o way_n that_o they_o may_v not_o by_o their_o own_o corruption_n set_v on_o fire_n by_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n be_v ensnare_v in_o this_o horrid_a sin_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o special_o that_o it_o turn_v not_o by_o a_o continue_a custom_n into_o a_o habit_n for_o if_o it_o do_v it_o will_v cost_v they_o river_n of_o bitter_a tear_n before_o this_o spirit_n can_v be_v expel_v because_o the_o best_a divine_n hold_v that_o a_o old_a voluptuous_a sinner_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v convert_v then_o any_o because_o the_o sin_n of_o volupty_a be_v so_o suitable_a with_o the_o natural_a inclination_n of_o man_n yet_o if_o young_a man_n will_v always_o have_v this_o say_v of_o solomon_n in_o their_o mind_n 11.9_o eccle._n 11.9_o rejoice_v o_o young_a man_n in_o thy_o youth_n and_o let_v thy_o heart_n cheer_v thou_o in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o thy_o eye_n but_o know_v thou_o that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v bring_v thou_o to_o judgement_n and_o old_a voluptuous_a man_n this_o say_v of_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n 55.6.7_o isal_n 55.6.7_o seek_v you_o the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v call_v you_o upon_o he_o while_o he_o be_v near_o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a his_o thought_n and_o let_v he_o return_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o god_n out_o of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n will_v have_v compassion_n of_o they_o and_o hinder_a that_o satan_n shall_v not_o tempt_v so_o many_o voluptuous_a old_a man_n to_o despair_n as_o he_o do_v by_o suggest_v false_o that_o their_o sin_n be_v unpardonable_a and_o so_o entice_v they_o to_o put_v violent_a hand_n upon_o themselves_o which_o be_v to_o commit_v a_o sin_n that_o be_v cousin-german_a to_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy-ghost_n therefore_o when_o old_a man_n who_o have_v from_o their_o youth_n be_v addict_v to_o actual_a fornication_n and_o adultery_n and_o by_o a_o habit_n in_o these_o sin_n do_v impenitent_o continue_v in_o their_o decrepit_a age_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o satan_n in_o the_o intellectual_a fornication_n and_o adultery_n of_o the_o heart_n let_v they_o cast_v i_o say_v these_o false_a suggestion_n of_o satan_n like_o dung_n into_o his_o face_n for_o to_o despair_v of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v to_o yield_v he_o up_o their_o spiritual_a weapon_n and_o to_o commit_v a_o unpardonable_a sin_n for_o be_v their_o sin_n great_a than_o the_o sin_n of_o manasseh_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o equal_a with_o that_o of_o judas_n who_o betray_v his_o lord_n and_o saviour_n yet_o if_o they_o despair_v not_o of_o god_n mercy_n they_o will_v undoubted_o find_v mercy_n god_n be_v please_v sometime_o to_o magnify_v his_o unparallelled_a mercy_n by_o call_v some_o impious_a sinner_n into_o his_o vineyard_n at_o the_o last_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n and_o to_o give_v they_o out_o of_o his_o free_a grace_n the_o same_o wage_n as_o he_o have_v agree_v to_o give_v to_o those_o who_o have_v bear_v the_o burden_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n 20.12_o math._n 20.12_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o avarice_n diogenes_n the_o cynic_n be_v demand_v why_o gold_n be_v of_o so_o pale_a a_o yellow_a answer_v ingenuous_o that_o it_o be_v out_o of_o fear_n because_o all_o man_n do_v run_v after_o it_o to_o make_v it_o their_o captive_n or_o rather_o their_o god_n for_o it_o be_v daily_o see_v that_o avaritious_a man_n be_v the_o slave_n of_o their_o riches_n and_o that_o gold_n be_v their_o only_a deity_n but_o the_o poet_n simonides_n be_v move_v by_o a_o friend_n of_o he_o to_o resolve_v he_o which_o of_o these_o two_o viz._n of_o wisdom_n or_o gold_n be_v to_o be_v most_o desire_a and_o pursue_v answer_v wisdom_n say_v he_o for_o she_o be_v the_o mistress_n and_o gold_n be_v her_o handmaid_n notwithstanding_o say_v he_o i_o see_v daily_o the_o wise_a man_n court_n wait_v and_o attend_v upon_o the_o gold-monger_n and_o rich_a man_n of_o these_o day_n so_o little_o be_v virtue_n regard_v and_o vice_n so_o high_o esteem_v whereas_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o king_n solomon_n riches_n be_v nothing_o but_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o give_v this_o caveat_n to_o avaritious_a man_n labour_n not_o to_o be_v rich_a 5._o prov._n 23.4_o 5._o will_v thou_o set_v thy_o eye_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v not_o for_o riches_n certain_o make_v themselves_o wing_n they_o fly_v away_o as_o a_o eagle_n towards_o heaven_n 8.11_o prov._n 8.11_o but_o wisdom_n say_v he_o be_v better_a than_o ruby_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v desire_v be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o it_o but_o these_o say_n of_o solomon_n seem_v to_o be_v paradox_n to_o avaritious_a man_n for_o the_o glister_a lustre_n of_o their_o gold_n have_v dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o their_o judgement_n to_o conceive_v erroneous_o that_o gold_n be_v a_o sovereign_a remedy_n for_o all_o disease_n for_o it_o can_v say_v they_o deliver_v they_o from_o all_o 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be_v rich_a and_o by_o consequence_n idle_n and_o do_v nothing_o as_o the_o apostle_n s._n paul_n say_v but_o hear_v or_o tell_v news_n 17.21_o act._n 17.21_o or_o do_v employ_v themselves_o in_o all_o kind_n of_o carnal_a volupty_v therefore_o such_o as_o will_v be_v continent_n must_v addict_v themselves_o to_o some_o lawful_a call_n and_o be_v to_o be_v diligent_a in_o the_o same_o 10.4_o prov._n 10.4_o for_o a_o slothful_a hand_n say_v solomon_n make_v poor_a but_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o diligent_a make_v rich_a fullness_n of_o bread_n and_o idleness_n be_v the_o cause_n say_v the_o prophet_n ezechiel_n of_o the_o abhor_a lust_n of_o the_o sodomite_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o emperor_n severus_n make_v a_o decree_n that_o all_o man_n whatsoever_o live_v in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n shall_v employ_v themselves_o in_o some_o lawful_a call_n life_n see_v herodian_a in_o severus_n life_n and_o wear_v upon_o their_o apparel_n the_o badge_n of_o their_o profession_n that_o all_o idle_a person_n may_v be_v banish_v out_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n because_o idleness_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o vice_n the_o point_n may_v be_v prove_v by_o many_o instance_n but_o two_o shall_v serve_v for_o brevity_n sake_n 1._o as_o long_o as_o king_n david_n addict_v himself_o to_o martial_a achievement_n he_o never_o be_v carry_v away_o by_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n to_o lust_n after_o other_o man_n wife_n but_o when_o he_o be_v idle_a and_o walk_v upon_o the_o lead_v of_o his_o palace_n he_o be_v ensnare_v into_o sin_n by_o the_o beauty_n of_o bathsheba_n the_o wife_n of_o vriah_n the_o hittite_n 11.2_o 2_o sam._n 11.2_o 2._o as_o long_o as_o the_o prodigal_a son_n be_v employ_v about_o the_o manage_v of_o his_o father_n household_n affair_n he_o carry_v himself_o like_o a_o dutiful_a son_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v idle_a and_o have_v obtain_v his_o portion_n he_o waste_v the_o same_o among_o harlot_n 15.13_o luk._n 15.13_o and_o by_o riotous_a live_n for_o satan_n desire_v no_o better_a opportunity_n to_o tempt_v man_n to_o sin_n then_o when_o they_o be_v idle_a second_o allure_a object_n be_v to_o be_v eschew_v and_o special_o those_o of_o the_o feminine_a sex_n for_o many_o be_v bewitch_v by_o the_o glance_n of_o their_o eye_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o king_n david_n after_o his_o fall_n pray_v unto_o god_n he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o turn_v his_o eye_n from_o behold_v vanity_n 101.3_o psal_n 101.3_o as_o conceive_v the_o beauty_n of_o woman_n to_o be_v the_o great_a vanity_n under_o the_o sun_n for_o the_o glance_n of_o their_o eye_n be_v as_o destructive_a to_o man_n soul_n as_o the_o glance_n of_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o basilisk_n be_v to_o their_o body_n 4.25_o prov._n 4.25_o and_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o solomon_n say_v let_v thy_o