weight_n of_o it_o have_v lose_v their_o power_n to_o support_v he_o his_o tooth_n likewise_o so_o rot_v or_o wear_v away_o or_o fall_v out_o that_o they_o can_v thew_v his_o meat_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o eye_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o show_v he_o thing_n at_o a_o great_a distance_n now_o so_o fail_v he_o that_o he_o can_v know_v one_o man_n from_o another_o though_o they_o stand_v hard_o by_o he_o see_v annot._n c._n 4._o and_o the_o door_n shall_v be_v shut_v in_o the_o street_n when_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o grind_n be_v low_a and_o he_o shall_v rise_v up_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o bird_n and_o all_o the_o daughter_n of_o music_n shall_v be_v bring_v low_o 4._o be_v this_o the_o time_n to_o gain_v acceptance_n with_o god_n when_o he_o be_v despise_v by_o man_n and_o exclude_v the_o public_a assembly_n because_o his_o voice_n be_v so_o low_a that_o no_o body_n can_v hear_v he_o nay_o his_o lip_n look_v as_o if_o they_o be_v close_v and_o fall_v so_o inward_a that_o he_o 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in_o a_o contitinual_a circulation_n see_v annot._n f_o 7._o then_o shall_v the_o dust_n return_n to_o the_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v and_o the_o spirit_n shall_v return_v unto_o god_n who_o give_v it_o 7._o and_o then_o what_o remain_v but_o that_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v part_v they_o go_v to_o their_o several_a original_n the_o body_n though_o now_o so_o fair_a a_o fabric_n to_o the_o earth_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v take_v according_a to_o that_o ancient_a doom_n pass_v upon_o it_o dust_n thou_o be_v and_o unto_o dust_n thou_o shall_v return_v but_o the_o soul_n unto_o god_n to_o be_v judge_v by_o he_o according_a to_o what_o it_o have_v do_v in_o the_o body_n since_o he_o send_v it_o thither_o see_v annot._n g_o 8._o ¶_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n say_v the_o preacher_n all_o be_v vanity_n 8._o and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o our_o labour_n i_o have_v reason_n to_o conclude_v this_o book_n as_o i_o begin_v it_o and_o listen_v i_o beseech_v you_o again_o to_o he_o who_o proclaim_v nothing_o to_o you_o but_o what_o he_o have_v prove_v in_o this_o discourse_n that_o there_o be_v no_o solid_a satisfaction_n to_o be_v find_v in_o any_o thing_n here_o below_o where_o all_o thing_n be_v both_o full_a of_o care_n and_o trouble_v as_o well_o as_o uncertain_a and_o perish_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o height_n of_o folly_n to_o take_v great_a thought_n for_o this_o present_a life_n and_o to_o lay_v up_o nothing_o for_o the_o life_n to_o come_v see_v annot._n h_o 9_o and_o moreover_o because_o the_o preacher_n be_v wise_a he_o still_o teach_v the_o people_n knowledge_n yea_o he_o give_v good_a heed_n and_o seek_v out_o and_o set_v in_o order_n many_o proverb_n 9_o perhaps_o you_o may_v still_o think_v otherwise_o and_o therefore_o i_o have_v this_o now_o to_o add_v and_o so_o shall_v sum_v up_o all_o i_o have_v say_v that_o i_o be_o as_o likely_a to_o judge_v aright_o as_o another_o man_n be_v endue_v with_o wisdom_n from_o above_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o god_n 1_o king_n iii_o 12._o iv_o 30_o etc._n etc._n who_o goodness_n also_o i_o have_v imitate_v in_o communicate_v my_o knowledge_n free_o unto_o other_o nay_o know_v that_o by_o sloth_n or_o envy_v the_o great_a wisdom_n may_v be_v lose_v the_o more_o i_o understand_v the_o more_o diligent_a i_o be_v in_o inform_v other_o nor_o do_v divine_a illumination_n make_v i_o either_o neglect_v my_o own_o study_n or_o other_o man_n invention_n but_o i_o listen_v unto_o all_o from_o who_o i_o may_v hope_v to_o learn_v any_o thing_n and_o both_o weigh_v what_o they_o say_v and_o also_o make_v a_o exact_a search_n into_o thing_n myself_o of_o which_o that_o not_o only_o the_o present_a age_n but_o posterity_n also_o may_v reap_v the_o benefit_n i_o have_v gather_v together_o and_o apt_o dispose_v and_o fit_v to_o all_o capacity_n abundance_n of_o excellent_a pithy_a sentence_n for_o instruction_n in_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n 1_o king_n iu_o 32._o see_v annot._n i_o 10._o the_o preacher_n seek_v to_o find_v out_o acceptable_a word_n and_o that_o which_o be_v write_v be_v upright_o even_a word_n of_o truth_n 10._o thus_o i_o that_o preach_v these_o thing_n have_v employ_v my_o pain_n in_o seek_v with_o no_o less_o diligence_n than_o covetous_a man_n do_v for_o money_n both_o the_o most_o pleasant_a and_o the_o most_o useful_a and_o most_o certain_a knowledge_n and_o have_v find_v what_o i_o seek_v i_o may_v safe_o affirm_v that_o nothing_o be_v say_v by_o i_o but_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v most_o acceptable_a be_v apt_a to_o give_v the_o great_a contentment_n and_o delight_n nothing_o write_v by_o i_o but_o what_o i_o find_v in_o the_o divine_a write_n or_o be_v so_o exact_o agreeable_a thereunto_o that_o it_o be_v a_o straight_a and_o faithful_a rule_n of_o life_n there_o be_v nothing_o frivolous_a or_o doubtful_a in_o they_o but_o they_o contain_v the_o most_o solid_a wisdom_n as_o sure_a and_o true_a as_o truth_n itself_o see_v annot._n k_n 11._o the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a be_v as_o goad_n and_o as_o nail_n fasten_v by_o the_o master_n of_o assembly_n which_o be_v give_v from_o one_o shepherd_n 11._o and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o power_n in_o they_o as_o there_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v in_o all_o the_o acute_a say_n of_o those_o that_o be_v wise_a and_o good_a to_o excite_v and_o stir_v up_o the_o mind_n of_o slothful_a man_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n that_o there_o be_v in_o a_o goad_n to_o prick_v the_o dull_a ox_n forward_o to_o draw_v the_o blow_n nor_o do_v they_o only_a sting_n and_o move_v the_o mind_n for_o the_o present_a but_o be_v apt_a to_o stick_v as_o
cant._n 5._o the_o urine_n who_o stream_n he_o fancy_n resemble_v a_o silver_n thread_n which_o be_v then_o break_a when_o it_o distil_v by_o drop_n as_o it_o frequent_o do_v in_o old_a man_n but_o the_o best_a of_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n by_o this_o cord_n understand_v the_o spinal_a marrow_n that_o be_v the_o pith_n of_o the_o backbone_n other_o the_o nerve_n other_o the_o outward_a coat_n of_o the_o nerve_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o be_v little_a reason_n to_o doubt_v but_o the_o marrow_n down_o the_o back_n continue_v from_o the_o brain_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o string_n or_o cord_n unto_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o it_o together_o with_o the_o nerve_n arise_v from_o it_o and_o the_o filament_n fiber_n and_o tendon_n that_o proceed_v from_o they_o be_v the_o thing_n here_o intend_v which_o melancthon_n see_v long_o ago_o the_o nerve_n say_v he_o and_o ligament_n be_v here_o mean_v which_o have_v literal_o the_o power_n of_o cord_n both_o to_o unite_v and_o tie_v together_o and_o 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extremity_n of_o extreme_a old_a age_n it_o can_v no_o long_o continue_v its_o continuity_n but_o by_o reason_n either_o of_o its_o natural_a dryness_n shrivel_a into_o itself_o or_o of_o preternatural_a moisture_n imbibe_v excrementitious_a humour_n till_o it_o be_v over-full_a it_o ofttimes_o snap_v asunder_o and_o so_o recurr_n i._n e._n run_v back_o as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v into_o itself_o from_o whence_o the_o brain_n must_v necessary_o subside_o and_o all_o the_o part_n serve_v unto_o animal_n motion_n be_v sudden_o and_o irrecoverable_o dash_v in_o piece_n so_o avenarius_n judicious_o translate_v this_o passage_n that_o yellow_a membrane_n which_o contain_v the_o brain_n be_v tread_v down_o the_o three_o step_n be_v the_o break_n of_o the_o pitcher_n at_o the_o fountain_n which_o be_v various_o interpret_v some_o understand_v hereby_o the_o inability_n of_o the_o bladder_n to_o retain_v the_o urine_n other_o by_o fountain_n understand_v the_o liver_n and_o by_o the_o 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