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worthy_a prophet_n of_o god_n after_o i_o have_v finish_v this_o book_n and_o my_o sermon_n note_v by_o one_o that_o do_v write_v i_o be_v request_v to_o peruse_v &_o to_o perfect_v they_o in_o some_o better_a sort_n for_o the_o print_n which_o as_o leisure_n serve_v i_o have_v perform_v in_o one_o part_n if_o that_o weak_a measure_n of_o gift_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v bestow_v upon_o i_o bring_v any_o good_a by_o this_o travail_n unto_o the_o church_n i_o shall_v be_v glad_a and_o ready_a to_o bestow_v some_o pain_n if_o it_o please_v god_n about_o the_o rest_n i_o be_o bold_a to_o offer_v this_o unto_o your_o ladyship_n as_o a_o token_n of_o a_o dutiful_a and_o thankful_a mind_n for_o so_o honourable_a favour_n as_o i_o have_v receyve_v from_o the_o right_n honourable_a my_o lord_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o from_o your_o honour_n i_o be_o also_o encourage_v hereunto_o with_o this_o that_o your_o ladyship_n have_v long_a time_n continue_v a_o earnest_a lover_n and_o 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with_o those_o that_o come_v after_o ecclesiastes_n chap._n 1._o the_o word_n of_o ecclesiastes_n etc._n etc._n this_o inscription_n of_o the_o book_n show_v who_o do_v it_o be_v when_o it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o ecclesiastes_n the_o son_n of_o david_n king_n in_o jerusalem_n this_o be_v king_n solomon_n they_o be_v his_o word_n and_o his_o writing_n he_o set_v it_o forth_o for_o a_o instruction_n of_o god_n people_n in_o all_o age_n if_o any_o will_v object_v that_o here_o be_v no_o proper_a name_n mention_v and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o juda_n be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n why_o may_v not_o this_o ecclesiastes_n be_v ezechia_n jehosaphat_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o godly_a king_n before_o or_o after_o they_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o son_n of_o david_n which_o write_v this_o book_n be_v he_o that_o do_v excel_v in_o wisdom_n all_o that_o be_v before_o he_o in_o jerusalem_n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o 16._o versâ—_n of_o this_o chapter_n and_o 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subject_a unto_o vanity_n and_o unto_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n they_o groan_v and_o travail_v in_o pain_n man_n labour_v in_o they_o to_o build_v and_o set_v up_o some_o sure_a work_n but_o it_o will_v not_o be_v for_o they_o decay_v alter_v and_o perish_v he_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n withstand_v or_o remedy_v this_o crookedness_n his_o skill_n &_o his_o power_n do_v utter_o fail_v he_o herein_o man_n himself_o be_v more_o crooked_a his_o mind_n deprave_a full_a of_o utter_a blindness_n the_o passion_n &_o affection_n most_o vile_a and_o corrupt_a the_o body_n base_a and_o subject_a unto_o
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his_o heart_n in_o wisdom_n and_o take_v hold_v of_o folly_n than_o pleasure_n shall_v not_o make_v he_o mad_a we_o have_v see_v before_o why_o this_o be_v add_v that_o he_o will_v take_v hold_n of_o folly_n and_o so_o here_o he_o do_v let_v we_o understand_v that_o in_o both_o these_o together_o he_o wade_v deep_o yea_o most_o deep_o until_o as_o he_o say_v he_o may_v see_v whether_o this_o be_v the_o good_a that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v to_o enjoy_v under_o the_o heaven_n the_o number_n of_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n whether_o a_o man_n may_v find_v good_a under_o the_o heaven_n in_o wisdom_n and_o delight_v mix_v together_o thus_o have_v declare_v the_o purpose_n of_o his_o mind_n he_o show_v how_o he_o do_v practice_v the_o same_o for_o look_v what_o serve_v for_o honour_n for_o royalty_n and_o magnificence_n he_o set_v it_o up_o nothing_o be_v omit_v which_o may_v minister_v comfort_n and_o joy_n in_o lawful_a and_o honest_a delight_n wisdom_n also_o show_v herself_o 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