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what_o my_o lord_n zadok_n will_v answer_v to_o those_o particular_a exception_n which_o be_v take_v and_o may_v be_v urge_v hereafter_o for_o some_o presumption_n against_o the_o king_n word_n especial_o against_o this_o his_o ordinary_a talk_n towards_o the_o ratification_n of_o diverse_a erroneous_a opinion_n that_o so_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v plain_a by_o we_o by_o who_o those_o the_o king_n word_n must_v be_v gather_v record_v &_o commend_v to_o the_o church_n there_o may_v hereafter_o no_o just_a advantage_n be_v take_v nor_o any_o exception_n be_v admit_v against_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o same_o prince_n the_o prince_n and_o we_o be_v well_o please_v say_v the_o prince_n if_o it_o shall_v please_v my_o lord_n zadok_v to_o vouchsafe_v we_o his_o learned_a judgement_n &_o patience_n therein_o zadok_v zadok_v and_o i_o also_o say_v zadok_n shall_v not_o be_v unwilling_a to_o answer_v abiather_n in_o these_o thing_n as_o the_o lord_n shall_v enable_v i_o for_o the_o better_a 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which_o word_n as_o you_o well_o know_v note_v rather_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o mind_n than_o a_o work_n of_o the_o body_n or_o any_o other_o labour_n but_o to_o make_v this_o yet_o more_o plain_a let_v we_o consider_v first_o what_o the_o king_n mean_v by_o this_o word_n vanity_n and_o then_o what_o the_o thing_n be_v which_o he_o comprehend_v under_o the_o same_o for_o why_o shall_v man_n contend_v about_o that_o whereof_o they_o know_v neither_o the_o meaning_n nor_o the_o reason_n therefore_o you_o shall_v understand_v that_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vanity_n vanity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vanity_n which_o the_o king_n use_v singular_o and_o absolute_o signify_v a_o very_a light_a thing_n that_o which_o soon_o vanish_v away_o as_o the_o smoke_n or_o as_o a_o bubble_n of_o the_o water_n and_o as_o touch_v any_o profit_n be_v worth_a nothing_o 144_o psal_n 144_o the_o vanity_n of_o adam_n son_n as_o say_v the_o psalmist_n thus_o adam_n and_o hevah_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o word_n or_o that_o singular_a or_o notable_a word_n word_n ille_fw-la sermo_fw-la that_o word_n or_o matter_n so_o say_v the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o by_o this_o we_o may_v not_o say_v that_o the_o king_n have_v include_v all_o thing_n under_o vanity_n but_o only_o a_o particular_a sum_n of_o thing_n see_v therefore_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o draw_v under_o this_o vanity_n but_o some_o thing_n not_o what_o thing_n be_v exclude_v from_o vanity_n and_o what_o not_o we_o may_v consider_v first_o what_o the_o thing_n be_v which_o be_v exclude_v and_o stand_v without_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o all_o &_o then_o what_o those_o thing_n be_v which_o be_v comprehend_v within_o the_o same_o both_o the_o which_o be_v to_o be_v gather_v and_o