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love_n of_o case_n and_o want_v of_o compassion_n and_o affection_n either_o in_o our_o own_o trouble_n or_o the_o trouble_n of_o other_o these_o man_n will_v neither_o weep_v nor_o exclaim_v nor_o give_v any_o sign_n of_o violent_a passion_n as_o if_o this_o be_v fortitude_n and_o patience_n which_o be_v rather_o stupidity_n and_o want_n of_o charity_n what_o father_n will_v like_v his_o son_n if_o upon_o his_o displeasure_n he_o show_v himself_o nothing_o daunt_v nor_o move_v in_o his_o countenance_n nor_o strike_v at_o the_o heart_n to_o look_v pale_a or_o to_o humble_v his_o voice_n or_o to_o weep_v or_o to_o deject_v his_o eye_n will_v a_o father_n call_v this_o patience_n or_o stubborness_n in_o his_o son_n such_o be_v they_o who_o when_o their_o heavenly_a father_n afflict_v they_o make_v haste_n present_o to_o stop_v their_o passion_n that_o neither_o tear_n nor_o groan_n nor_o complaint_n may_v find_v any_o passage_n through_o too_o much_o
the_o 104_o psalm_n the_o sun_n rise_v and_o man_n go_v forth_o unto_o his_o labour_n until_o the_o evening_n likewisese_v ecclesiastes_n the_o king_n speak_v of_o toil_n and_o labour_n he_o usual_o style_v it_o labour_n under_o the_o sun_n what_o profito_n have_v a_o man_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n wherein_o he_o labour_v under_o the_o sin_n so_o that_o as_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o master_n urge_v the_o servant_n work_n so_o the_o eye_n of_o heaven_n exact_v labour_n and_o upbraid_v rest_n unto_o miserable_a and_o mortal_a man_n and_o yet_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v down_o still_o light_n continue_v labour_n by_o artificial_a lamp_n and_o candle_n hold_v they_o to_o their_o task_n whereupon_o from_o the_o name_n of_o light_a this_o labour_n be_v call_v lucubration_n therefore_o job_n lament_v the_o affliction_n of_o mankind_n do_v fit_o use_v this_o speech_n wherefore_o be_v light_n give_v to_o they_o that_o labour_n the_o sweet_a sight_n whereof_o they_o can_v enjoy_v which_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o feed_v their_o eye_n with_o pleafant_n colour_n or_o with_o sight_n and_o theater_n wherefore_o do_v they_o see_v light_n light_a the_o measure_n of_o pain_n the_o renewer_n of_o weariness_n the_o enemy_n of_o rest_n the_o opener_n of_o the_o eye_n which_o want_v sleep_v wherefore_o be_v light_n give_v to_o augment_v labour_n and_o pursue_v the_o poor_a servant_n in_o the_o night_n the_o painful_a housewise_o rise_v in_o the_o night_n and_o hold_v her_o maid_n to_o their_o task_n prou._n 31._o noctem_fw-la addens_fw-la operi_fw-la famulasque_fw-la ad_fw-la lumina_fw-la longo_fw-la exercet_fw-la penso_fw-la castum_fw-la ut_fw-la seruare_fw-la cubile_fw-la coniugis_fw-la &_o possit_fw-la paruos_fw-la educere_fw-la natos_fw-la so_o every_o carpenter_n and_o workemaister_n that_o labour_v day_n and_o night_n and_o watch_n to_o finish_v a_o work_n operi_fw-la perficiendo_fw-la invigilat_fw-la the_o smith_n also_o by_o the_o anvil_n early_o and_o late_o be_v not_o his_o eye_n put_v out_o with_o too_o much_o light_n while_o the_o vapour_n of_o the_o fire_n waste_v his_o flesh_n and_o the_o noise_n of_o the_o hammer_n be_v ever_o beat_v in_o his_o earer_z &_o ad_fw-la poliendum_fw-la opus_fw-la advigilat_fw-la and_o he_o watch_v to_o polish_v his_o work_n to_o conclude_v then_o see_v as_o light_n be_v first_o ordain_v for_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n and_o to_o direct_v and_o illustrate_v our_o action_n so_o now_o since_o we_o be_v condemn_v to_o labour_n and_o travel_n it_o be_v become_v tedious_a and_o cruel_a let_v we_o with_o job_n bewail_v our_o fin_n which_o have_v so_o alter_v our_o condition_n and_o sigh_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n into_o that_o liberty_n where_o the_o weary_v be_v at_o rest_n where_o the_o servant_n be_v free_a from_o his_o master_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o oppressor_n be_v not_o hear_v now_o beside_o this_o sensible_a light_n there_o be_v also_o the_o light_n of_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n which_o in_o stead_n of_o joy_n and_o delight_n how_o it_o add_v affliction_n unto_o those_o that_o labour_n do_v more_o easy_o appear_v for_o as_o it_o be_v eccles_n 1._o ult._n in_o multa_fw-la sapientia_fw-la multa_fw-la indignatio_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la addit_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la addit_fw-la laborem_fw-la the_o eye_n of_o the_o understanding_n be_v so_o owlish_a that_o the_o light_n of_o knowledge_n do_v offend_v it_o so_o that_o most_o man_n do_v either_o decline_v wisdom_n &_o experience_n or_o else_o complaint_n of_o the_o labour_n wherewith_o it_o be_v accompany_v it_o be_v true_a which_o solomon_n say_v ecles_n 2._o that_o wisdom_n excel_v folly_n as_o much_o as_o light_n excel_v darkness_n and_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v in_o his_o head_n but_o the_o fool_n walk_v in_o darkness_n yet_o when_o the_o light_n that_o be_v within_o we_o be_v darkness_n say_v our_o saviour_n how_o greatis_fw-la that_o darkness_n for_o which_o cause_n we_o 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totius_fw-la dici_fw-la discursus_fw-la non_fw-la nocet_fw-la quia_fw-la pondus_fw-la illis_fw-la abest_fw-la nec_fw-la se_fw-la ipsi_fw-la gravant_fw-la child_n say_v quintilian_n be_v not_o weary_a because_o they_o have_v not_o weight_n of_o understanding_n but_o in_o man_n consideration_n and_o judgement_n make_v their_o mind_n more_o ponderous_a and_o so_o labour_n become_v more_o difficult_a and_o burdensome_a unto_o they_o last_o this_o model_n of_o knowledge_n which_o this_o world_n afford_v we_o be_v so_o small_a that_o as_o the_o orator_n say_v of_o the_o poor_a pittance_n of_o a_o paisoner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o neither_o can_v strengthen_v the_o body_n nor_o will_v suffer_v it_o to_o die_v so_o this_o knowledge_n neither_o can_v make_v a_o man_n happy_a nor_o will_v suffer_v some_o man_n to_o seek_v for_o that_o knowledge_n which_o will_v make_v they_o happy_a but_o this_o be_v true_a of_o intellectual_a light_n it_o be_v not_o so_o of_o spiritual_a yet_o 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the_o world_n he_o weep_v prophesy_v say_v s._n austen_n of_o his_o misery_n to_o come_v his_o cradle_n be_v his_o grave_n he_o suck_v error_n with_o his_o milk_n and_o when_o his_o understanding_n first_o appear_v the_o weed_n of_o bad_a affection_n spring_v up_o with_o it_o before_o he_o know_v what_o vice_n be_v he_o become_v vicious_a further_o how_o many_o cruelty_n do_v they_o suffer_v whilst_o some_o be_v snatch_v from_o their_o mother_n breast_n and_o either_o expose_v with_o moses_n or_o dash_v against_o the_o stone_n as_o the_o child_n of_o babylon_n whilst_o some_o be_v the_o death_n of_o those_o that_o bear_v they_o and_o loose_v their_o mother_n before_o they_o can_v smile_v upon_o they_o whilst_o some_o do_v but_o once_o by_o breath_n take_v in_o the_o air_n and_o then_o breathe_v out_o their_o soul_n into_o the_o air_n who_o god_n only_o show_v unto_o the_o world_n and_o take_v they_o away_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v give_v they_o and_o if_o they_o live_v till_o youth_n what_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n of_o youth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d youth_n be_v vanity_n itself_o rule_v by_o fancy_n and_o affection_n adore_v pleasure_n and_o treasure_v up_o matter_n of_o repentance_n for_o age_n full_a of_o hope_n and_o crednlity_n overgrow_v with_o vice_n by_o waste_n and_o prodigality_n make_v war_n against_o himself_o as_o disobedient_a to_o reason_n as_o to_o his_o parent_n last_o what_o be_v youth_n but_o the_o boil_a of_o outrageous_a blood_n which_o when_o it_o be_v decoct_v and_o something_o more_o moderate_a by_o age_n although_o it_o be_v less_o boast_v yet_o be_v it_o more_o pernicious_a and_o hurtful_a for_o most_o man_n when_o they_o grow_v to_o experience_n and_o year_n they_o strive_v to_o put_v off_o simplicity_n and_o to_o put_v on_o craft_n and_o then_o they_o have_v well_o profit_v when_o they_o can_v deceive_v and_o not_o be_v deceive_v their_o knowledge_n be_v now_o to_o unlearne_v that_o they_o learn_v
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