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soul_n and_o the_o body_n which_o will_v be_v loosen_a and_o break_a the_o septuagint_n read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a retain_v be_v a_o shrub_n who_o fruit_n galen_n say_v be_v good_a for_o a_o weak_a appetite_n and_o avicen_n ad_fw-la irritandam_fw-la venerem_fw-la consonant_n whereunto_o be_v the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n athenaeus_n number_v capparis_fw-la among_o other_o hot_a and_o salacious_a herb_n because_o man_n go_v to_o his_o long_a home_n admetus_n domâ—m_n mundi_fw-la svi_fw-la hic_fw-la enim_fw-la mundus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la suus_fw-la so_o caietan_n witty_o though_o impertinent_o domus_fw-la saeculi_fw-la the_o long_a home_n be_v the_o grave_a whence_o man_n be_v never_o more_o to_o return_v into_o this_o world_n any_o more_o it_o be_v call_v a_o man_n own_o and_o proper_a house_n isa._n 14.18_o they_o promise_v themselves_o house_n for_o ever_o here_o ps._n 49.12_o but_o they_o have_v no_o abide_v home_o but_o in_o the_o grave_n job_n 7.10_o the_o body_n be_v domus_fw-la pernoctavionis_fw-la but_o the_o grave_a domus_fw-la aeternitatis_fw-la and_o the_o mourner_n go_v about_o the_o street_n accompany_v the_o hearse_n unto_o the_o grave_a jer._n 9.17_o or_o his_o friend_n that_o visit_v he_o go_v from_o he_o mourning_n and_o expect_v his_o funeral_n so_o we_o read_v of_o wail_v in_o all_o street_n amos_n 5.16_o those_o hire_a mourner_n who_o with_o music_n be_v wont_a to_o praise_v the_o party_n decease_v whereunto_o allude_v the_o evangelist_n matth._n 9.23_o we_o read_v of_o in_o varro_n lib._n 6._o de_fw-la lingua_fw-la latin_n vid._n scalig._n ib._n now_o from_o these_o infirmity_n we_o may_v be_v instruct_v to_o take_v care_n that_o amid_o our_o own_o fear_n we_o may_v be_v guard_v by_o angel_n and_o lead_v in_o our_o way_n and_o uphold_v by_o the_o lord_n right_a hand_n who_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v his_o angel_n a_o charge_n to_o keep_v we_o in_o our_o way_n and_o to_o make_v his_o 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all_o these_o in_o great_a abundance_n as_o far_o as_o royal_a wealth_n can_v procure_v largeness_n of_o heart_n desire_n or_o exquisite_a wisdom_n contrive_v in_o all_o which_o he_o take_v exceed_v much_o joy_n and_o delight_n be_v withhold_v by_o no_o manner_n of_o impediment_n from_o the_o full_a fruition_n of_o they_o yet_o in_o the_o conclusion_n he_o pass_v the_o same_o censure_n here_o as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o that_o all_o be_v vanity_n etc._n etc._n i_o make_v i_o great_a work_n i_o do_v not_o stoop_v to_o base_a and_o inconsiderable_a thing_n to_o find_v out_o that_o pleasure_n which_o may_v satisfy_v my_o desire_n but_o i_o seek_v it_o in_o magnificent_a work_n become_v the_o royal_a state_n of_o a_o king_n as_o esth._n 1.4_o of_o which_o work_n he_o do_v immediate_o subjoin_v a_o large_a catalogue_n i_o build_v i_o or_o to_o myself_o or_o for_o myself_o it_o be_v datrius_n commody_n house_n large_a and_o stately_a thirteen_o year_n in_o building_n 1_o reg._n 7.1_o 13._o &_o 9.15_o 17_o 18_o 19_o house_n for_o habitation_n and_o house_n for_o state_n and_o pleasure_n winter-house_n and_o summer-house_n amos_n 3.15_o david_n have_v build_v a_o house_n of_o cedar_n before_o 2_o chron._n 2.3_o but_o solomon_n content_v not_o himself_o with_o that_o vineyard_n cant._n 8_o 11._o david_n likewise_o have_v vineyard_n and_o orchard_n and_o cattle_n and_o treasure_n and_o servant_n set_v over_o all_o these_o 1_o chron._n 7.25_o 31._o yet_o solomon_n will_v have_v they_o in_o great_a magnificence_n have_v no_o war_n nor_o trouble_n to_o interrupt_v he_o as_o his_o father_n have_v v._o 5._o i_o make_v i_o garden_n and_o orchard_n garden_n for_o flower_n plant_n spice_n cant._n 6.2_o orchard_n or_o paradise_n for_o tree_n of_o all_o sort_n under_o which_o we_o may_v comprise_v forest_n and_o park_n or_o place_n for_o choice_a cattle_n cant._n 4.13_o 14._o neh._n 2.8_o which_o be_v place_n of_o great_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n esth._n 1.8_o v._o 6._o pool_n of_o water_n to_o water_v therewith_o the_o wood_n etc._n etc._n artificial_a pond_n and_o receptacle_n of_o water_n whether_o arise_v from_o spring_n or_o otherwise_o by_o aqueduct_n and_o other_o mean_v derive_v thither_o 2_o reg._n 18.17_o these_o use_v to_o be_v in_o or_o near_o great_a garden_n and_o near_o princely_a work_n 2_o reg._n 20.20_o neh._n 2.14_o &_o 3.15_o gen._n 2.9_o 10._o cant._n 7.4_o to_o water_v the_o wood_n or_o forest_n whereby_o he_o seem_v to_o mean_v the_o garden_n and_o orchard_n before_o mention_v for_o the_o spaciousness_n of_o they_o so_o a_o forest_n be_v elsewhere_o call_v a_o orchard_n or_o paradise_n neh._n 2.8_o these_o thing_n in_o these_o hot_a country_n be_v account_v special_a blessing_n and_o from_o thence_o they_o have_v their_o name_n josh._n 15.19_o these_o thing_n he_o have_v as_o material_n for_o his_o wisdom_n 1_o reg._n 4.33_o v._o 7._o i_o get_v i_o servant_n and_o maiden_n some_o he_o buy_v or_o hire_v from_o abroad_o other_o be_v bear_v unto_o he_o in_o his_o house_n and_o these_o he_o have_v for_o the_o manifold_a duty_n of_o his_o royal_a family_n such_o have_v david_n 1_o chron._n 27.26_o 31._o and_o so_o solomon_n 1_o reg._n 4.7_o &_o 5.16_o 17._o &_o 10.5_o and_o have_v servant_n bear_v in_o my_o house_n son_n of_o my_o house_n the_o child_n of_o a_o handmaid_n bear_v in_o her_o master_n house_n be_v bear_v servant_n unto_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n gen._n 14.14_o &_o 15.3_o &_o 17.12_o jer._n 2.14_o hereunto_o david_n allude_v when_o he_o say_v i_o be_o thy_o servant_n the_o son_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n psal._n 116.16_o the_o servant_n of_o solomon_n which_o be_v certain_a public_a officer_n appoint_v by_o solomon_n we_o read_v of_o long_o after_o ezra_n 2.58_o neh._n 7.60_o who_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v those_o of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o solomon_n make_v bondslave_n 1_o reg._n 9.21_o some_o by_o son_n of_o the_o house_n understand_v those_o officer_n who_o solomon_n do_v set_v over_o his_o 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9.26_o 28._o &_o 10.15_o 28._o and_o the_o peculiar_a treasure_n of_o king_n and_o of_o province_n precious_a rarity_n or_o most_o choice_a &_o desirable_a thing_n which_o man_n use_v to_o lay_v up_o in_o their_o treasure_n the_o chief_a rarity_n of_o several_a country_n 1_o chron._n 29.3_o hence_o whatsoever_o be_v intimate_o dear_a and_o honourable_a be_v metaphorical_o call_v segullah_o exod._n 19.5_o psal._n 135.4_o mal._n 3.17_o the_o apostle_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tit._n 2.14_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v of_o principal_a worth_n and_o esteem_n isai._n 39.2_o the_o pretious_a and_o most_o desirable_a thing_n which_o kingdom_n and_o province_n can_v afford_v or_o wherewith_o prince_n and_o province_n do_v use_v to_o present_v he_o 1_o reg._n 4.21_o &_o 9.11_o &_o 10.2_o 10._o 2_o chron._n 9.9_o &_o 10.24_o i_o get_v i_o man_n singer_n and_o woman_n singer_n these_o as_o well_o as_o those_o because_o natural_o their_o voice_n be_v sweet_a than_o man_n so_o we_o find_v they_o join_v 2_o sam._n 19.35_o 2_o chron._n 35.25_o so_o we_o read_v that_o not_o only_a moses_n and_o the_o man_n but_o miriam_n and_o the_o woman_n do_v sing_v at_o the_o overthrow_n of_o pharaoh_n exod._n 15.1_o &_o 20.21_o 1_o sam._n 8.6_o 7._o and_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n viz._n musical_a instrument_n etc._n etc._n the_o word_n translate_v musical_a instrument_n be_v no_o where_o else_o use_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o have_v various_a interpretation_n put_v upon_o it_o some_o understanding_n by_o it_o beautiful_a daughter_n denominate_v from_o their_o breast_n as_o elsewhere_o from_o their_o womb_n judg._n 5.30_o other_o for_o choice_n and_o delicate_a woman_n take_v as_o a_o prey_n in_o war_n as_o we_o find_v there_o the_o manner_n be_v and_o other_o for_o divers_a other_o thing_n as_o we_o find_v in_o hierom_n drusius_n mercer_n and_o other_o but_o the_o most_o receive_a sense_n and_o most_o agreeable_a with_o the_o former_a delight_n of_o singer_n be_v musical_a instrument_n v._o 9_o so_o i_o be_v great_a and_o increase_v or_o add_v to_o my_o greatness_n as_o chap._n 1.16_o 1_o reg._n 10.23_o also_o my_o wisdom_n remain_v with_o i_o this_o he_o add_v 1._o as_o a_o rare_a and_o unusual_a thing_n that_o pleasure_n shall_v not_o at_o all_o smother_n and_o suppress_v wisdom_n 2._o as_o a_o argument_n towards_o the_o main_a conclusion_n that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o these_o delight_n he_o do_v intend_v the_o business_n for_o the_o which_o he_o use_v they_o namely_o by_o wisdom_n to_o observe_v what_o real_a good_a and_o satisfaction_n they_o do_v bring_v to_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n v._o 10._o and_o whatsoever_o my_o eye_n desire_v etc._n etc._n it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o his_o wisdom_n haply_o and_o his_o fear_n of_o god_n restrain_v both_o his_o eye_n and_o his_o heart_n from_o so_o full_a a_o fruition_n of_o these_o delight_n as_o be_v requisite_a to_o extract_v all_o the_o comfort_n of_o they_o so_o job_n restrain_v his_o eye_n job_n 31.1_o and_o solomon_n advise_v a_o glutton_n to_o restrain_v his_o appetite_n prov._n 23.2_o numb_a 15.39_o to_o this_o he_o answer_v that_o whatsoever_o his_o eye_n desire_v as_o the_o eye_n be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a seat_n of_o desire_n or_o lust_a 1_o joh_n 2.16_o josh._n 7.21_o he_o do_v not_o reserve_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o from_o they_o which_o withhold_v his_o heart_n from_o any_o joy_n neither_o do_v any_o accidental_a hindrance_n intercede_v as_o war_n or_o sickness_n or_o sorrow_n or_o any_o notable_a affliction_n which_o may_v debar_v he_o from_o a_o liberal_a and_o cheerful_a use_n of_o all_o this_o his_o greatness_n the_o eye_n be_v here_o take_v synecdochical_o for_o all_o the_o sense_n for_o in_o this_o ample_a
and_o expose_v a_o man_n to_o many_o danger_n light_n be_v pleasant_a in_o itself_o eccles._n 11.7_o and_o it_o be_v metaphorical_o use_v to_o express_v the_o most_o excellent_a thing_n as_o joy_n psal._n 97.11_o ester_n 8.16_o liberty_n and_o deliverance_n isa._n 9.1_o glory_n 1_o tim_n 6.16_o prosperity_n mic._n 7.9_o life_n itself_o job_n 3.16_o 20._o and_o usual_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n whereunto_o it_o be_v here_o compare_v dan._n 5.14_o and_o it_o be_v very_o useful_a and_o necessary_a for_o direction_n in_o our_o work_n and_o labour_n joh._n 11.9_o 10._o but_o darkness_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v very_o uncomfortable_a it_o be_v use_v to_o express_v the_o most_o calamitous_a and_o disconsolate_a condition_n job_n 30.26_o eccles._n 5.17_o isa._n 8.22_o amos._n 5.18.20_o isa._n 50.10_o eccles._n 11.8_o very_o unuseful_a as_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o all_o labour_n exod_a 10.23_o josh._n 4.9_o very_o dangerous_a as_o cause_v a_o man_n to_o stumble_v at_o every_o stone_n to_o fall_v into_o every_o pit_n to_o wander_v out_o of_o his_o way_n etc._n etc._n josh._n 11._o 12._o &_o 12.35_o and_o folly_n and_o ignorance_n in_o the_o mind_n be_v usual_o express_v by_o the_o name_n of_o darkness_n eph._n 4.18_o &_o 5.8_o rom._n 1.21_o in_o the_o creation_n darkness_n be_v the_o first_o evil_a which_o god_n remove_v and_o light_v the_o first_o good_a creature_n that_o he_o make_v gen._n 1.2_o 3._o light_n excel_v darkness_n as_o the_o beautiful_a and_o orderly_a frame_n of_o nature_n do_v the_o first_o confuse_a chaos_n v._o 14._o the_o wise_a man_n eye_n be_v in_o his_o head_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a comparison_n a_o wise_a man_n be_v in_o the_o light_n but_o a_o fool_n in_o darkness_n in_o his_o head_n as_o in_o a_o watchtower_n from_o whence_o he_o see_v his_o way_n before_o he_o a_o far_o of_o take_v notice_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o well_o as_o thing_n present_a be_v circumspect_a and_o heedful_a judicious_a and_o wary_a in_o his_o undertake_n therefore_o they_o who_o be_v call_v wise_a man_n in_o one_o place_n deut._n 16.19_o be_v call_v man_n that_o have_v their_o eye_n open_a in_o another_o place_n exod._n 23.8_o they_o do_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o business_n look_v forward_o to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o they_o forecast_v event_n foresee_v consequence_n their_o eye_n try_v their_o way_n as_o psal._n 11.4_o so_o look_v straight_o forward_o denote_v ponder_v and_o weigh_v a_o man_n action_n prov._n 4.25_o 26._o here_o it_o be_v that_o moses_n say_v to_o his_o father_n in_o law_n who_o be_v a_o very_a wise_a man_n thou_o shall_v be_v to_o we_o instead_o of_o eye_n to_o guide_v and_o counsel_v we_o numb_a 10._o 31._o where_o the_o lxx_o render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v be_v a_o elder_a a_o counsellor_n a_o guide_n among_o we_o so_o job_n say_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v eye_n to_o the_o blind_a job_n 29.15_o a_o counsellor_n and_o guide_v unto_o they_o thus_o the_o excellency_n of_o wisdom_n be_v describe_v by_o the_o eye_n as_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o most_o beneficial_a to_o the_o whole_a 1_o cor._n 12.16_o 17_o 21._o mat._n 9.22_o and_o what_o the_o eye_n be_v to_o the_o body_n that_o be_v to_o the_o mind_n eph._n 1.18_o but_o the_o fool_n walk_v in_o darkness_n hereby_o we_o understand_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o have_v the_o eye_n in_o the_o head_n namely_o to_o have_v they_o useful_a for_o guide_v and_o order_v our_o way_n so_o as_o that_o we_o may_v not_o err_v wander_v stumble_v fall_v mistake_v miscarry_v in_o our_o affair_n the_o antithesis_fw-la shall_v have_v run_v thus_o but_o the_o fool_n eye_n be_v in_o his_o heel_n or_o he_o have_v no_o â—yes_n to_o see_v but_o the_o use_n of_o scripture_n be_v to_o put_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o antithesis_fw-la that_o which_o shall_v in_o sense_n amount_v thereunto_o as_o prov._n 12.27_o the_o one_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v parabolical_a or_o proverbial_a but_o the_o antithesis_fw-la be_v plain_a and_o familiar_a so_o prov._n 14.3_o &_o 15.19_o the_o fool_n be_v rash_a heady_a inconsiderate_a can_v discern_v event_n nor_o foresee_v danger_n know_v not_o which_o way_n to_o choose_v or_o to_o refuse_v his_o eye_n be_v any_o where_o rather_o than_o in_o his_o head_n prov._n 17.24_o be_v carry_v headlong_o in_o his_o business_n easy_o snare_v and_o take_v prov._n 4.18_o 19_o 2_o pet._n 1.19_o matth._n 13.15_o 16._o by_o darkness_n here_o we_o may_v understand_v blindness_n act._n 13.11_o and_o then_o walk_v in_o darkness_n be_v a_o discovery_n of_o folly_n when_o a_o man_n want_v eye_n and_o yet_o will_v be_v wander_v and_o venture_v abroad_o when_o he_o know_v not_o whither_o he_o go_v nor_o what_o danger_n be_v in_o his_o way_n thus_o far_o he_o have_v show_v the_o excellency_n of_o wisdom_n above_o folly_n now_o he_o show_v wherein_o notwithstanding_o they_o do_v so_o far_o agree_v as_o that_o vanity_n belong_v unto_o they_o both_o and_o i_o perceive_v the_o meaning_n be_v notwithstanding_o this_o excellency_n of_o the_o one_o above_o the_o other_o yet_o i_o perceive_v that_o one_o event_n happen_v to_o they_o all_o they_o be_v equal_o subject_a to_o the_o same_o unhappy_a event_n the_o wise_a man_n that_o be_v cannâ—â—_n by_o his_o own_o counsel_n exempt_v himself_o from_o the_o same_o common_a calamity_n which_o other_o man_n fall_v into_o as_o two_o way_n which_o seem_v to_o part_v the_o one_o turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o other_o to_o the_o left_a and_o yet_o both_o at_o last_o bring_v to_o the_o same_o town_n chap._n 9.2_o &_o 3.19_o v._o 15._o then_o say_v i_o in_o my_o heart_n i.e._n therefore_o or_o hereupon_o i_o say_v in_o my_o heart_n if_o it_o happen_v to_o i_o even_o to_o i_o as_o to_o the_o fool_n to_o what_o end_n have_v i_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o be_v more_o wise_a and_o learned_a than_o he_o be_v by_o all_o my_o wisdom_n not_o a_o whit_n protect_v from_o those_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v by_o his_o folly_n expose_v himself_o unto_o that_o this_o also_o be_v vanity_n some_o make_v this_o to_o be_v a_o judgement_n on_o that_o hasty_a and_o angry_a inference_n why_o be_v i_o then_o more_o wise_a and_o so_o the_o meaning_n to_o be_v this_o be_v my_o infirmity_n and_o vanity_n to_o undervalue_v wisdom_n and_o measure_v it_o by_o the_o casual_a event_n which_o befall_v it_o as_o psal._n 73.13_o 15._o &_o 77.10_o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o in_o this_o respect_n wisdom_n be_v no_o more_o able_a to_o make_v a_o man_n happy_a or_o to_o bring_v perfect_a tranquillity_n to_o the_o soul_n than_o folly_n be_v albeit_o in_o other_o respect_n there_o be_v a_o singular_a excellency_n in_o it_o above_o the_o other_o here_o then_o observe_v 1._o that_o the_o most_o excellent_a endowment_n of_o mind_n that_o be_v can_v perfect_o satisfy_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n 2._o that_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o special_a beauty_n and_o goodness_n in_o such_o gift_n to_o draw_v the_o light_n of_o the_o heart_n unto_o they_o as_o be_v to_o the_o mind_n as_o the_o eye_n to_o the_o head_n the_o guide_n and_o the_o beauty_n of_o it_o or_o as_o light_v to_o the_o eye_n a_o most_o congenial_a and_o suitable_a good_a unto_o it_o 3._o that_o event_n and_o success_n depend_v not_o upon_o the_o counsel_n of_o man_n nor_o upon_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n bestow_v on_o they_o but_o his_o providence_n have_v the_o cast_a voice_n and_o do_v over-rule_v and_o order_v they_o all_o as_o please_v he_o eccles._n 9.11_o psal._n 127.1_o 2._o many_o time_n those_o who_o have_v least_o wisdom_n or_o goodness_n have_v great_a success_n job_n 21.7_o 13._o psal._n 73.3_o 12._o jer._n 12.1_o 2._o hab._n 1.13_o mal._n 3.15_o and_o many_o time_n the_o wise_a and_o most_o circumspect_a man_n be_v most_o frustrate_v in_o those_o course_n which_o be_v contrive_v with_o great_a skill_n and_o cunning_a 2_o sam._n 17.14_o job_n 5.12_o 13_o 14._o isa._n 19.11_o 14._o 1_o cor._n 1.20_o 4._o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o providence_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n have_v the_o pre-eminency_n in_o the_o event_n of_o thing_n yet_o that_o hinder_v not_o the_o excellency_n of_o wisdom_n above_o folly_n neither_o be_v we_o thereby_o at_o all_o encourage_v to_o find_v fault_n with_o ourselves_o for_o any_o labour_n in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n only_o we_o must_v so_o use_v they_o as_o not_o to_o deify_v they_o nor_o to_o trust_v in_o they_o but_o whole_o to_o depend_v upon_o gâ—d_n for_o his_o blessing_n on_o our_o counsel_n to_o submit_v to_o his_o wise_a and_o holy_a purpose_n when_o they_o be_v disappoint_v to_o admire_v his_o goodness_n when_o at_o any_o time_n he_o turn_v our_o imprudence_n or_o improvidence_n unto_o good_a and_o make_v the_o
137.6_o but_o the_o heart_n of_o fool_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mirth_n tho_o he_o may_v by_o poverty_n business_n or_o many_o other_o diversion_n be_v absent_a in_o his_o body_n yet_o by_o his_o good_a will_v he_o will_v have_v his_o share_n in_o every_o merry_a meeting_n his_o heart_n be_v upon_o pleasure_n and_o his_o love_n run_v whole_o that_o way_n so_o that_o he_o be_v amaze_v and_o overwhelm_v through_o unpreparedness_n of_o heart_n when_o any_o sudden_a evil_n overtake_v he_o 1_o pet._n 4.3_o 4._o 2_o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o house_n of_o joy_n we_o read_v of_o isa._n 32.13_o here_o than_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o moderate_v ourselves_o in_o regard_n of_o outward_a pleasure_n because_o love_v of_o they_o be_v the_o character_n of_o a_o fool_n and_o of_o a_o heart_n estrange_v from_o god_n job_n 21.12_o 13._o prov._n 21.17_o 1_o cor._n 7.30_o 1_o joh._n 2.15_o 16._o v._o 5._o it_o be_v better_a to_o hear_v the_o rebuke_n of_o the_o wise_a then_o for_o a_o man_n to_o hear_v the_o song_n of_o fool_n he_n instance_v in_o another_o cause_n of_o sorrow_n namely_o the_o rebuke_n of_o wise_a and_o good_a man_n which_o though_o they_o may_v sad_a the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n for_o the_o present_a yet_o they_o be_v much_o more_o wholesome_a and_o beneficial_a than_o the_o song_n and_o flattery_n of_o ungodly_a parasite_n which_o sooth_n man_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o feed_v the_o flame_n of_o their_o lust_n and_o corruption_n it_o be_v better_a to_o hear_v i_o patient_o and_o obedient_o to_o listen_v to_o the_o counsel_n and_o reproof_n of_o a_o prudent_a friend_n who_o do_v seasonable_o and_o faithful_o discover_v his_o error_n to_o he_o then_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v hear_v the_o song_n of_o fool_n prov._n 13.18_o &_o 15.31.32_o &_o 27.6_o psal._n 141.5_o it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o a_o wise_a and_o teachable_a disposition_n to_o receive_v with_o meekness_n the_o word_n of_o reproof_n as_o david_n do_v not_o only_o from_o nathan_n a_o prophet_n 2_o sam._n 12.7_o 13._o but_o from_o abigail_n a_o woman_n 1_o sam._n 25.32_o 33._o heb._n 13.22_o prov._n 9.9_o &_o 17.10_o by_o the_o song_n of_o fool_n understand_v any_o flatter_a speech_n or_o any_o merry_a and_o pleasant_a discourse_n be_v a_o synecdoche_n whereby_o all_o kind_n of_o jest_n and_o bewitch_a pleasure_n be_v signify_v isa._n 24.8_o 9_o gen._n 31.27_o v._o 6._o for_o as_o the_o crackle_n of_o thorn_n under_o a_o pot_n so_o be_v the_o laughter_n of_o the_o fool_n the_o voice_n of_o thorn_n so_o the_o noise_n of_o chariot_n be_v call_v the_o voice_n of_o chariot_n and_o the_o noise_n that_o fire_n make_v in_o stubble_n be_v call_v the_o voice_n of_o a_o flame_n joel_n 2.5_o ezek._n 1.24_o fool_n be_v here_o elegant_o compare_v unto_o thorn_n they_o be_v burden_n to_o the_o place_n they_o live_v in_o gen._n 3.17_o 18._o they_o be_v intractable_a he_o must_v be_v fence_v which_o touch_v they_o 2_o sam._n 23.6_o 7._o they_o be_v unprofitable_a good_a for_o nothing_o but_o the_o fire_n heb._n 6.8_o the_o laughter_n of_o these_o fool_n that_o be_v all_o those_o flattery_n jest_n vain_a and_o frothy_a discourse_n mimical_a and_o apish_a practice_n whereby_o they_o beget_v laughter_n and_o feed_v the_o delight_n of_o vain_a man_n like_o themselves_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o noise_n of_o thorn_n burn_v under_o a_o pot_n as_o these_o make_v a_o sudden_a blaze_n and_o a_o great_a noise_n but_o do_v no_o good_a present_o go_v out_o and_o the_o meat_n be_v leave_v as_o raw_a as_o when_o it_o be_v put_v in_o in_fw-la stipulis_fw-la magnus_fw-la sine_fw-la viribus_fw-la ignis_fw-la incassum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la whereas_o a_o solemn_a fire_n in_o coal_n or_o great_a wood_n boil_v the_o meat_n without_o any_o such_o noise_n so_o the_o effuse_n mirth_n and_o jollity_n of_o fool_n i_o of_o wicked_a man_n though_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o promise_v more_o pleasure_n and_o content_n than_o the_o more_o sad_a and_o severe_a conversation_n of_o serious_a man_n yet_o that_o do_v sudden_o vanish_v without_o leave_v any_o solid_a joy_n behind_o it_o whereas_o the_o reproof_n of_o wise_a man_n sink_v down_o into_o the_o heart_n and_o help_v to_o work_v out_o the_o scum_n and_o vanity_n which_o lie_v within_o it_o psal._n 58.9_o &_o 118.12_o and_o as_o the_o crackle_n of_o thorn_n to_o the_o ear_n so_o the_o laughter_n and_o vain_a mirth_n of_o fool_n to_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v whole_o offensive_a and_o unsavoury_a hereby_o seem_v likewise_o to_o be_v note_v the_o aptness_n of_o vain_a man_n to_o be_v catch_v with_o every_o light_n and_o empty_a pleasure_n as_o fire_n do_v sudden_o take_v in_o thorn_n and_o pass_v through_o they_o exod._n 22.6_o v._o 7._o sure_o oppression_n make_v a_o wise_a man_n mad_a etc._n etc._n this_o may_v be_v understand_v two_o different_a way_n 1._o that_o even_o wise_a man_n when_o they_o see_v innocence_n oppress_v and_o violence_n prevail_v instead_o of_o justice_n or_o when_o they_o themselves_o be_v unrighteous_o oppress_v be_v hereby_o much_o shake_v and_o discompose_v tempt_v to_o passion_n and_o indignation_n against_o so_o great_a disorder_n psal._n 73.2_o 3_o 8_o 13_o 21._o prov._n 23.17_o hab._n 1.2_o 3_o 13_o 14._o 2_o sam._n 16.9_o and_o then_o the_o late_a clause_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v take_v and_o it_o namely_o oppression_n destroy_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o gift_n i_o a_o heart_n endow_v and_o adorn_v with_o excellent_a gift_n from_o above_o which_o sense_n the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n favour_v and_o many_o time_n when_o two_o substantive_n come_v together_o the_o late_a be_v take_v adjective_o as_o psal._n 5.6_o a_o man_n of_o blood_n i_o a_o bloody_a man_n psal._n 140.11_o a_o man_n of_o tongue_n i_o a_o evil_a speaker_n luk._n 4.22_o word_n of_o grace_n i_o gracious_a word_n ephes._n 4.24_o holiness_n of_o truth_n i_o true_a holiness_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n likewise_o do_v the_o septuagint_n and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a render_v this_o clause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perder_n robur_n cordis_n ejus_fw-la so_o by_o cor_fw-la muneris_fw-la they_o understand_v cor_fw-la munificum_fw-la &_o liberale_fw-mi 2._o oppression_n i_o wealth_n get_v by_o oppression_n make_v a_o wise_a man_n mad_a when_o a_o wise_a man_n turn_v oppressor_n and_o see_v bribe_n and_o gift_n come_v in_o apace_o he_o become_v mad_a in_o greediness_n to_o get_v more_o or_o mad_a in_o violence_n against_o his_o poor_a neighbour_n or_o mad_a in_o his_o understanding_n his_o eye_n be_v blind_v his_o heart_n be_v infatuate_v and_o besot_v he_o be_v bereave_v of_o his_o wont_a wisdom_n ruine_v his_o family_n when_o he_o think_v to_o raise_v and_o to_o establish_v it_o and_o so_o gift_n destroy_v the_o heart_n i_o his_o understanding_n hos._n 4.11_o deut._n 16.19_o exod._n 23.8_o either_o sense_n will_v consist_v well_o with_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o whole_a context_n which_o be_v to_o persuade_v unto_o patience_n against_o fretfulness_n when_o oppressor_n grow_v rich_a and_o run_v mad_v after_o gain_n and_o to_o direct_v they_o to_o wait_v quiet_o and_o observe_v the_o end_n of_o such_o man_n as_o david_n also_o direct_v psal._n 37.37_o 38._o &_o 73.17_o and_o not_o to_o break_v forth_o into_o anger_n and_o madness_n at_o the_o present_a disorder_n which_o we_o conceive_v to_o be_v in_o these_o thing_n v._o 8._o better_a be_v the_o end_n of_o a_o thing_n than_o the_o beginning_n etc._n etc._n this_o maxim_n hold_v in_o many_o thing_n the_o beginning_n be_v difficult_a and_o painful_a the_o end_v fruitful_a and_o reward_v those_o pain_n as_o in_o the_o study_n of_o learning_n in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n in_o the_o bear_n of_o affliction_n etc._n etc._n heb_n 12.11_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o beginning_n of_o vice_n seem_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a but_o they_o end_v in_o bitterness_n like_o the_o role_n that_o be_v sweet_a in_o the_o mouth_n but_o bitter_a in_o the_o belly_n rev._n 10.9_o 10._o 2_o sam._n 2.26_o so_o in_o business_n a_o man_n may_v sudden_o enterprise_v some_o great_a work_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o conceit_n of_o his_o ability_n who_o after_o come_v off_o with_o shame_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o finish_v it_o for_o want_v of_o wisdom_n to_o forecast_v event_n luke_n 13.28_o 32._o 1._o reg._n 20.11_o perseverance_n be_v that_o which_o crown_n and_o honour_n a_o enterprise_n matth._n 10.22_o heb._n 3.6_o rev._n 2.26_o many_o begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n who_o end_n in_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 3.3_o they_o use_v to_o say_v of_o the_o devil_n that_o he_o can_v change_v his_o foot_n he_o can_v begin_v like_o a_o saint_n and_o transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n but_o he_o will_v still_o end_v like_o himself_o but_o though_o this_o be_v appliable_a many_o way_n yet_o here_o the_o scope_n of_o
life_n and_o sweet_o to_o pass_v over_o the_o time_n of_o his_o pilgrimage_n here_o all_o thing_n come_v alike_o to_o all_n omnia_fw-la sicut_fw-la omnibus_fw-la so_o symmachus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o alike_o unto_o all_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o we_o can_v judge_v of_o love_n or_o hatred_n by_o outward_a thing_n for_o albeit_o good_a thing_n be_v promise_v unto_o good_a man_n and_o evil_a thing_n threaten_v unto_o evil_a man_n yet_o god_n do_v so_o proceed_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o these_o promise_n and_o threaten_n as_o that_o faith_n only_o can_v discover_v the_o difference_n all_o thing_n outward_o and_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n appear_v alike_o to_o all_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v subject_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o domination_n of_o fortune_n rather_o than_o of_o justice_n and_o that_o the_o event_n of_o the_o world_n be_v all_o rather_o casual_a and_o contingent_a than_o either_o predetermine_v by_o the_o counsel_n or_o govern_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n one_o event_n to_o the_o righteous_a and_o to_o the_o wicked_a etc._n etc._n moses_n die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o murmur_v josiah_n in_o the_o war_n as_o well_o as_o ahab_n be_v abraham_n rich_a so_o be_v nabal_n be_v solomon_n wise_a so_o be_v achitophel_n be_v joseph_n honour_v by_o pharaoh_n so_o be_v doeg_n by_o saul_n and_o usual_o as_o to_o outward_a thing_n the_o advantage_n be_v on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o worst_a man_n ps._n 73.12_o 13._o mal._n 3.15_o to_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a in_o regard_n of_o their_o spiritual_a state_n and_o condition_n towards_o god_n not_o that_o any_o man_n be_v perfect_o righteous_a in_o this_o life_n chap._n 7_o 2d_o but_o inchoat_o by_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n comparative_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o wicked_a evangelical_o by_o sincere_a disposition_n of_o heart_n and_o by_o the_o ordinary_a prevalency_n and_o dominion_n of_o grace_n to_o the_o clean_a and_o unclean_a between_o who_o great_a difference_n be_v to_o be_v make_v ezek._n 22.26_o to_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v and_o he_o that_o sacrifice_v not_o that_o careful_o observe_v or_o profane_o neglect_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o example_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o jehu_n as_o be_v the_o good_a so_o be_v the_o sinner_n the_o double_n of_o the_o prefix_v caph_n note_v a_o equal_a comparison_n and_o absolute_a similitude_n between_o the_o thing_n compare_v gen._n 18.25_o &_o 44.18_o isa._n 24.2_o 1_o reg._n 22.4_o and_o he_o that_o swear_v namely_o false_o or_o rash_o without_o truth_n or_o judgement_n or_o righteousness_n as_o he_o that_o fear_v a_o oath_n the_o character_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n who_o do_v so_o reverence_v the_o great_a name_n of_o god_n deut._n 28.58_o that_o by_o the_o fear_n thereof_o he_o be_v keep_v from_o swear_v rash_o by_o it_o and_o when_o he_o be_v call_v to_o swear_v do_v it_o with_o a_o awful_a regard_n towards_o that_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n v._o 3._o this_o be_v a_o evil_n among_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v etc._n etc._n when_o i_o consider_v the_o course_n of_o providence_n i_o find_v this_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o grievous_a thing_n which_o happen_v under_o the_o sun_n that_o all_o thing_n the_o same_o equal_a event_n both_o in_o life_n &_o death_n do_v happen_v not_o only_o to_o the_o just_a and_o the_o unjust_a but_o even_o to_o the_o mad_a and_o most_o desperate_a of_o sinner_n who_o all_o their_o life_n long_o do_v give_v up_o themselves_o unto_o all_o excess_n of_o wickedness_n this_o be_v a_o evil_n among_o all_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o evil_a in_o regard_n of_o god_n who_o do_v all_o in_o a_o most_o wise_a and_o holy_a manner_n but_o evil_a that_o be_v grievous_a and_o troublesome_a unto_o man_n to_o behold_v a_o great_a temptation_n unto_o he_o to_o consider_v that_o just_a and_o wise_a man_n shall_v be_v expose_v to_o the_o selfsame_a misery_n with_o fool_n and_o ungodly_a a_o evil_a among_o all_o thing_n or_o above_o all_o other_o evil_n so_o some_o render_v it_o hoc_fw-la pessimum_fw-la this_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o evil_n as_o the_o superlative_a be_v often_o express_v by_o a_o adjective_n govern_v a_o ablative_a case_n with_o the_o preposition_n caph_n example_n whereof_o the_o learned_a give_v in_o 1_o sam._n 17.12_o prov._n 30.30_o cant._n 1.8_o luke_n 1.28_o jer._n 49.15_o yea_o also_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_a of_o evil_n etc._n etc._n yea_o also_o that_o upon_o occasion_n hereof_o when_o man_n see_v that_o it_o be_v all_o one_o whether_o man_n be_v good_a or_o bad_a as_o to_o any_o outward_a difference_n in_o thing_n here_o below_o they_o judge_v it_o vain_a to_o serve_v the_o lord_n they_o despise_v all_o threat_n they_o undervalue_v all_o promise_n they_o let_v loose_v the_o reins_o and_o run_v headlong_o unto_o all_o kind_n of_o wickedness_n and_o madness_n all_o sort_n of_o furious_a headstrong_a and_o desperate_a excess_n with_o boldness_n and_o presumption_n see_v chap._n 8.11_o and_o after_o that_o they_o go_v to_o the_o dead_a after_o a_o life_n spend_v in_o madness_n and_o sensuality_n than_o they_o die_v or_o their_o late_a end_n be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o symmachus_n other_o after_o that_o i_o follow_v their_o own_o heart_n run_v after_o their_o own_o lust_n they_o do_v at_o last_o fall_n into_o the_o pit_n the_o end_n of_o all_o their_o madness_n be_v death_n rom._n 6.21_o v._o 4._o for_o to_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o all_o the_o live_n there_o be_v hope_v in_o the_o write_a text_n it_o be_v who_o shall_v be_v choose_v but_o the_o masoreth_n direct_v the_o read_n to_o be_v instead_o of_o choose_a join_v by_o a_o transposition_n of_o the_o original_a letterâ—_n this_o correction_n some_o learned_a man_n have_v conceive_v unnecessary_a some_o render_v it_o thus_o for_o what_o or_o which_o shall_v be_v choose_v thereby_o meaning_n how_o difficult_a it_o be_v to_o resolve_v which_o state_n or_o condition_n to_o choose_v that_o of_o the_o live_n or_o of_o the_o dead_a yet_o quick_o pass_v a_o judgement_n on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o live_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o hope_v a_o man_n may_v have_v while_o he_o live_v of_o better_v his_o condition_n other_o annex_v these_o word_n unto_o the_o last_o of_o the_o former_a verse_n thus_o after_o all_o man_n madness_n their_o end_n be_v to_o die_v who_o shall_v be_v choose_v out_o or_o exempt_v from_o that_o common_a condition_n since_o therefore_o all_o man_n without_o any_o choice_n or_o exemption_n must_v die_v most_o miserable_a be_v the_o condition_n of_o those_o mad_a man_n who_o heart_n be_v full_a of_o wickedness_n even_o till_o death_n overtake_v they_o for_o while_o man_n live_v there_o be_v some_o ground_n of_o hope_n but_o the_o mighty_a of_o sinner_n when_o once_o dead_a be_v past_a hope_n and_o in_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o the_o mean_a man_n who_o be_v yet_o alive_a other_o retain_v the_o marginal_a read_n render_v it_o thus_o by_o a_o interrogation_n for_o who_o will_v be_v join_v to_o wit_n with_o the_o dead_a who_o will_v choose_v a_o dead_a man_n for_o his_o companion_n since_o that_o be_v of_o all_o the_o most_o hopeless_a condition_n but_o this_o be_v a_o force_a sense_n herein_o therefore_o interpreter_n do_v most_o agree_v as_o for_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o or_o be_v a_o companion_n of_o the_o live_n he_o have_v hope_n while_o life_n remain_v what_o evil_n ever_o befall_v a_o man_n he_o be_v in_o hope_n to_o break_v through_o and_o to_o mend_v his_o condition_n some_o good_a thing_n however_o he_o do_v yet_o enjoy_v but_o as_o to_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n after_o death_n there_o be_v no_o hope_n symmachus_n who_o the_o vulgar_a follow_v render_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o shall_v always_o continue_v alive_a unto_o such_o a_o man_n there_o will_v be_v hope_n pagnum_fw-la &_o montanus_n keep_v the_o read_n in_o the_o text_n and_o render_v it_o thus_o whosoever_o be_v choose_v unto_o or_o among_o the_o live_n unto_o he_o there_o be_v hope_n the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o different_o from_o all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v there_o that_o communicate_v with_o or_o towards_o all_o the_o live_n they_o seem_v to_o follow_v not_o the_o write_a text_n but_o the_o read_n and_o so_o by_o communicate_v mean_v join_v in_o fellowship_n with_o the_o live_n who_o be_v there_o that_o shall_v have_v the_o society_n and_o communion_n of_o all_o the_o live_n sure_o none_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o symmachus_n and_o hierom._n marinus_n brixianus_n offer_v two_o other_o sense_n 1._o by_o read_v the_o word_n active_o with_o a_o different_a punctation_n thus_o
apt_a to_o say_v if_o the_o day_n of_o darkness_n be_v so_o many_o let_v we_o not_o make_v they_o more_o than_o they_o be_v by_o deny_v ourselves_o the_o pleasure_n of_o light_n but_o let_v we_o free_o indulge_v to_o ourselves_o all_o our_o delight_n and_o live_v to_o the_o length_n of_o our_o desire_n 1_o cor._n 15.32_o whereunto_o solomon_n answer_v in_o these_o word_n 1._o by_o way_n of_o concession_n 2._o by_o way_n of_o sad_a and_o severe_a praemonition_n the_o concession_n some_o will_v have_v to_o be_v real_a and_o serious_a as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o will_v not_o discourage_v thou_o from_o the_o use_n of_o lawful_a pleasure_n nor_o debar_v thou_o such_o content_n as_o the_o flower_n of_o thy_o age_n do_v call_v for_o only_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o careful_a not_o to_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o temperance_n and_o moderation_n but_o by_o the_o vanity_n of_o thing_n present_a and_o certainty_n of_o future_a judgement_n to_o compose_v thy_o mind_n to_o sobriety_n in_o enjoy_v and_o to_o a_o readiness_n to_o depart_v from_o these_o vain_a delight_n as_o gal._n 5.13_o 1_o pet._n 2.16_o enjoy_v pleasure_n but_o be_v not_o drown_v in_o they_o use_v honest_a delight_n but_o be_v not_o a_o slave_n unto_o they_o thou_o see_v that_o all_o here_o be_v vanity_n that_o the_o fashion_n of_o this_o world_n the_o power_n wealth_n honour_n pleasure_n strength_n health_n beauty_n thereof_o all_o vanish_v and_o pass_v away_o &_o that_o all_o of_o we_o must_v be_v bring_v before_o god_n tribunal_n and_o all_o our_o action_n undergo_v a_o severe_a trial_n therefore_o let_v it_o be_v thy_o chief_a care_n to_o provide_v for_o that_o account_n but_o the_o place_n be_v much_o more_o emphatical_a if_o we_o understand_v the_o concession_n ironical_o as_o 1_o reg._n 18.27_o &_o 22.15_o ezek._n 28.3_o 4._o matth._n 26.45_o since_o thou_o be_v wilful_a and_o scornful_a take_v thy_o course_n rejoice_v in_o thy_o youth_n or_o because_o thou_o be_v young_a strong_a healthful_a and_o thy_o bone_n full_a of_o marrow_n job_n 21.23_o 24._o and_o let_v thy_o heart_n cheer_v thou_o symmachus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v it_o be_v whole_o in_o good_a or_o in_o delight_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 do_v what_o thou_o please_v let_v thy_o wanton_a and_o wander_a eye_n inflame_v the_o lust_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o let_v thy_o sensual_a heart_n give_v law_n to_o thy_o whole_a man_n deny_v not_o thyself_o any_o thing_n which_o heart_n can_v wish_v or_o eye_n look_v on_o numb_a 15.39_o 1_o joh._n 2.16_o 2_o pet._n 2.14_o &_o 3.2_o ezek._n 23.16_o josh._n 7.21_o jer._n 18.12_o psal._n 81.12_o job_n 21.7_o thus_o sharp_o do_v the_o lord_n deride_v the_o pride_n and_o folly_n of_o young_a man_n in_o their_o career_n of_o lust_n and_o vanity_n and_o as_o it_o be_v give_v they_o over_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n desire_n prov._n 1.24_o 28._o rom._n 1.28_o but_o know_v thou_o tho_o thou_o endeavour_v to_o blind_v thy_o own_o eye_n with_o sensual_a delight_n to_o smother_v thy_o conscience_n and_o to_o baffle_v those_o principle_n of_o fear_n and_o restraint_n which_o god_n have_v plant_v in_o thou_o though_o thou_o will_v not_o see_v yet_o thou_o shall_v see_v and_o know_v to_o thy_o cost_n isa._n 26.11_o 1_o reg._n 22.25_o 2_o pet._n 3.5_o that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n for_o all_o the_o sin_n vanity_n and_o excess_n of_o thy_o youth_n for_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v now_o so_o grateful_a to_o thy_o sense_n though_o they_o please_v thy_o eye_n they_o will_v gnaw_v and_o sting_v thy_o conscience_n job_n 13.26_o psal._n 25.7_o god_n who_o word_n and_o fear_n thou_o now_o despise_v from_o who_o eye_n thou_o can_v not_o hide_v thy_o sin_n from_o who_o tribunal_n thou_o can_v not_o withdraw_v thy_o conscience_n will_v bring_v thou_o perforce_o whether_o thou_o will_v or_o no_o when_o thou_o shall_v in_o vain_a call_n to_o mountain_n and_o rock_n to_o hide_v thou_o rev._n 6.16_o luk._n 23.30_o into_o judgement_n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n judas_n vers_fw-la 6._o call_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o cor._n 5.10_o act._n 17.30_o the_o consideration_n whereof_o shall_v abate_v the_o heat_n of_o lust_n and_o cause_v the_o heart_n of_o young_a man_n to_o tremble_v at_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v v._o 10._o therefore_o remove_v sorrow_n from_o thy_o heart_n and_o put_v away_o evil_a from_o thy_o flesh_n for_o childhood_n and_o youth_n be_v vanity_n this_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v ironical_o as_o the_o former_a word_n of_o the_o verse_n forego_v nor_o in_o that_o sense_n but_o serious_o as_o a_o seasonable_a precept_n unto_o young_a man_n who_o be_v of_o all_o other_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o heat_n of_o their_o blood_n subject_a unto_o passion_n and_o unto_o pleasure_n the_o one_o seat_v in_o the_o heart_n the_o other_o in_o the_o fleshy_a from_o both_o which_o he_o do_v here_o forewarn_v they_o remove_v sorrow_n or_o anger_n and_o indignation_n from_o thy_o heart_n if_o we_o read_v it_o sorrow_n than_o hereby_o be_v mean_v all_o those_o sinful_a pleasure_n which_o though_o the_o deceitful_a heart_n look_v on_o as_o matter_n of_o joy_n yet_o will_v certain_o fill_v the_o heart_n with_o sorrow_n at_o the_o last_o prov._n 14.13_o if_o anger_n or_o indignation_n than_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v restrain_v all_o inordinate_a passion_n and_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n especial_o take_v heed_n of_o swell_a or_o storm_v at_o the_o will_n and_o way_n of_o god_n or_o at_o any_o serious_a advice_n mind_v he_o thereof_o james_n 1.19_o job_n 6.24_o and_o put_v away_o evil_a sinful_a lust_n from_o thy_o flesh_n from_o thy_o bodily_a member_n rom._n 6.13_o 1_o cor._n 6.15_o 2_o cor._n 7.1_o 1_o pet._n 2.11_o 2_o tim._n 2.22_o and_o so_o some_o understand_v the_o word_n flesh_n in_o the_o sense_n as_o it_o be_v use_v ezek._n 16.26_o &_o 23.20_o 2_o pet._n 2.10_o judas_n vers_fw-la 23._o for_o childhood_n and_o youth_n be_v vanity_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o advice_n draw_v from_o the_o vanish_v condition_n of_o youth_n and_o the_o pleasure_n thereof_o youth_n be_v but_o as_o the_o aurora_n or_o early_a morning_n of_o a_o day_n quick_o go_v from_o thence_o to_o noon_n and_o from_o noon_n to_o night_n therefore_o care_n shall_v be_v use_v to_o spend_v it_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o we_o may_v have_v a_o abide_a fruit_n and_o pleasure_n which_o will_v not_o vanish_v with_o the_o year_n which_o be_v consume_v in_o the_o pursuance_n of_o it_o chap._n xii_o in_o this_o chapter_n the_o wise_a man_n proceed_v to_o demonstrate_v this_o vanity_n of_o youth_n and_o old_a age_n which_o quick_o run_v into_o death_n and_o then_o conclude_v the_o whole_a book_n he_o have_v before_o by_o a_o emphatical_a irony_n deter_v young_a man_n from_o those_o inordinate_a passion_n and_o sensual_a pleasure_n which_o that_o slippery_a age_n be_v most_o subject_a unto_o and_o that_o by_o the_o consideration_n of_o that_o dreadful_a account_n which_o in_o the_o last_o judgement_n god_n will_v require_v of_o they_o and_o because_o that_o age_n of_o of_o all_o other_o be_v most_o apt_a to_o put_v the_o evil_a day_n far_o from_o they_o and_o to_o look_v on_o death_n and_o judgement_n as_o at_o a_o great_a distance_n as_o evil_a man_n use_v to_o do_v ezek._n 12.27_o 2_o pet._n 3.3_o 4._o amos_n 6.3_o therefore_o he_o do_v by_o a_o prolepsis_n prevent_v that_o shift_n young_a man_n may_v be_v apt_a to_o say_v the_o thing_n you_o press_v we_o unto_o be_v good_a but_o we_o shall_v have_v time_n enough_o before_o judgement_n come_v to_o think_v of_o they_o old_a age_n will_v be_v a_o fit_a season_n to_o draw_v off_o from_o the_o world_n and_o to_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n solomon_n here_o persuade_v from_o so_o dangerous_a a_o resolution_n show_v the_o necessity_n of_o seek_v and_o serve_v god_n in_o our_o youth_n in_o regard_n old_a age_n will_v be_v very_o unfit_a to_o begin_v so_o great_a a_o work_n in_o whereupon_o he_o show_v 1._o the_o vanity_n of_o old_a age_n set_v it_o forth_o by_o a_o large_a and_o a_o elegant_a allegory_n and_o by_o other_o expression_n vers._n 2_o 6._o 2._o he_o press_v the_o same_o duty_n by_o another_o argument_n from_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n which_o take_v away_o all_o mean_n of_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n vers_fw-la 7._o and_o have_v thus_o by_o a_o induction_n of_o many_o particular_n show_v the_o vanity_n both_o of_o the_o creature_n here_o below_o and_o of_o the_o condition_n of_o man_n under_o the_o sun_n who_o be_v they_o never_o so_o excellent_a can_v not_o long_o enjoy_v they_o he_o do_v conclude_v the_o whole_a book_n 1._o with_o resume_v his_o first_o conclusion_n vers_fw-la
be_v full_a of_o weariness_n and_o sorrow_n so_o job_n complain_v of_o the_o length_n of_o his_o misery_n that_o he_o possess_v month_n of_o vanity_n job_n 7.3_o and_o ezekiah_n isai._n 38.12_o 13_o 15._o the_o very_a strength_n of_o the_o year_n of_o a_o old_a man_n be_v all_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n psal._n 90.10_o v._o 2._o while_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o light_n or_o the_o moon_n or_o the_o star_n be_v not_o darken_v nor_o the_o cloud_n return_v after_o the_o rain_n these_o word_n may_v be_v understand_v either_o literal_o or_o allegorical_o as_o those_o that_o follow_v literal_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o unto_o old_a man_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o decay_n of_o their_o sense_n even_o the_o light_a body_n seem_v to_o be_v darken_v they_o look_v upon_o the_o sun_n at_o noon_n through_o the_o cloud_n and_o scale_n which_o be_v over_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a thing_n to_o behold_v the_o sun_n chap._n 11.7_o this_o shall_v minister_v no_o delight_n at_o all_o unto_o they_o light_n be_v little_a worth_n unto_o a_o man_n that_o be_v in_o misery_n job_n 3.20_o 23._o allegorical_o it_o be_v by_o some_o understand_v so_o as_o that_o the_o sun_n moon_n star_n light_n may_v refer_v unto_o some_o part_n in_o man_n signify_v thereby_o as_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o allegory_n ensue_v do_a and_o thus_o first_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n refer_v it_o unto_o the_o face_n and_o eye_n before_o the_o glory_n and_o beauty_n of_o thy_o face_n be_v change_v and_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o eye_n be_v darken_v and_o the_o comeliness_n of_o thy_o cheek_n be_v abate_v and_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n the_o star_n of_o thy_o countenance_n be_v extinguish_v and_o thy_o eyelid_n drop_v down_o tear_n as_o cloud_n after_o rain_n second_o other_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o weaken_n of_o the_o inward_a vigour_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o rational_a faculty_n understanding_n perspicacy_n memory_n judgement_n fancy_n all_o which_o in_o the_o nature_n 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of_o the_o sun_n seven_o fold_n isai._n 30.26_o &_o 60.20_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o great_a affliction_n such_o as_o swallow_v up_o all_o former_a joy_n and_o contentment_n come_v upon_o a_o man_n the_o scripture_n express_v it_o by_o the_o obscurity_n blackness_n and_o fall_v of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n isa._n 13.9_o 10_o 11._o &_o 24.20_o 23._o &_o 34.3_o 4._o jer._n 4.23_o 24._o &_o 15.9_o ezek._n 32.7_o 8._o joel_n 2.10_o &_o 3.15_o amos_n 8.9_o matth._n 24.29_o and_o this_o sense_n seem_v most_o genuine_a as_o express_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o day_n of_o old_a age_n be_v evil_a day_n and_o year_n wherein_o a_o man_n have_v no_o pleasure_n because_o both_o day_n and_o night_n the_o life_n of_o such_o a_o man_n be_v full_a of_o darkness_n and_o trouble_n therefore_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o sun_n and_o of_o moon_n and_o star_n to_o note_v the_o incessant_a pain_n ache_n trouble_n weakness_n which_o this_o age_n be_v afflict_v with_o job_n 7.4_o 13_o 14_o 18_o 19_o psal._n 32.4_o nor_o the_o cloud_n return_v after_o rain_n this_o likewise_o may_v be_v understand_v general_o of_o the_o trouble_n of_o old_a age_n in_o the_o former_a sense_n to_o noâ—e_v the_o continual_a return_n of_o they_o day_n and_o night_n a_o proverbial_a speech_n express_v the_o constant_a succession_n of_o one_o grief_n pain_n disease_n calamity_n after_o another_o as_o when_o the_o weather_n be_v set_v in_o to_o rain_v one_o cloud_n be_v no_o soon_o blow_v over_o but_o another_o uccee_v and_o bring_v more_o rain_n velut_fw-la unda_fw-la supervenit_fw-la undae_fw-la other_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o catarrh_n and_o defluxion_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o natural_a weakness_n and_o want_v of_o heat_n to_o concoct_v they_o do_v still_o ascend_v from_o the_o stomach_n to_o the_o head_n and_o from_o thence_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o breast_n and_o lung_n so_o that_o the_o head_n be_v ever_o rainy_a never_o serene_a the_o former_a sense_n seem_v most_o pertinent_a because_o in_o this_o verse_n be_v a_o general_a description_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o old_a age_n the_o particular_a specification_n whereof_o follow_v in_o the_o rest_n for_o as_o usurer_n before_o the_o whole_a debt_n be_v pay_v do_v fetch_v away_o some_o good_a part_n of_o it_o for_o the_o loan_n so_o before_o the_o debt_n of_o death_n be_v pay_v by_o the_o whole_a body_n old_a age_n do_v by_o little_a and_o little_o take_v away_o sometime_o one_o sense_n sometime_o another_o this_o year_n one_o limb_n the_o next_o another_o and_o cause_v a_o man_n as_o it_o be_v to_o die_v daily_o no_o sun_n can_v dispel_v the_o cloud_n and_o sorrow_n of_o old_a age_n but_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o bright_a morning_n star_n mal._n 4.2_o prov._n 4.18_o rev._n 22.16_o v._o 3._o in_o the_o day_n when_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o house_n shall_v tremble_v and_o the_o strong_a man_n shall_v bow_v themselves_o and_o the_o grinder_n cease_v because_o they_o be_v 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and_o of_o appetite_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o those_o that_o look_v out_o of_o the_o window_n shall_v be_v darken_v the_o vulgar_a per_fw-la foramina_fw-la through_o the_o hole_n as_o zach._n 14.12_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o render_v window_n 2_o reg._n 7.19_o isai._n 60.8_o gen._n 8.2_o so_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o dimness_n of_o the_o eye_n in_o old_a man_n gen._n 27.1_o &_o 48.10_o solomon_n glassius_n in_o his_o rhetorica_fw-la sacra_fw-la by_o window_n understand_v spectacle_n which_o for_o weakness_n of_o sight_n age_a man_n be_v necessitate_v to_o use_v cajetan_n apply_v it_o to_o all_o the_o sense_n and_o by_o foramina_fw-la understand_v the_o hole_n of_o the_o ear_n nose_n mouth_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o eye_n all_o these_o for_o want_n of_o vital_a spirit_n be_v blunt_v and_o dull_v in_o their_o exercise_n but_o the_o word_n look_v out_o and_o darken_a plain_o limit_v the_o meaning_n unto_o the_o sight_n only_o which_o through_o the_o want_n of_o spirit_n 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