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now_o finish_v these_o study_n and_o take_v a_o serious_a view_n of_o all_o that_o fall_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o humane_a knowledge_n i_o can_v say_v that_o they_o have_v give_v i_o any_o solid_a contentment_n for_o we_o can_v know_v but_o little_a and_o what_o we_o do_v know_v of_o natural_a thing_n do_v we_o small_a service_n it_o puff_v we_o up_o indeed_o like_o wind_n but_o give_v no_o nourishment_n it_o fill_v we_o with_o notion_n but_o of_o little_a or_o no_o use_n and_o therefore_o vex_v we_o at_o last_o and_o break_v our_o heart_n to_o consider_v that_o we_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o time_n and_o so_o many_o thought_n which_o have_v even_o eat_v up_o our_o spirit_n to_o so_o little_a purpose_n see_v annot._n i_o 15._o that_o which_o be_v crooked_a can_v be_v make_v straight_o and_o that_o which_o be_v want_v can_v be_v number_v 15._o for_o as_o there_o be_v inexplicable_a difficulty_n in_o all_o sort_n of_o knowledge_n of_o which_o no_o man_n can_v give_v a_o account_n so_o with_o all_o our_o study_n we_o can_v get_v skill_n enough_o either_o to_o prevent_v misfortune_n or_o to_o remove_v out_o of_o the_o way_n that_o which_o cross_v our_o design_n much_o less_o to_o alter_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o our_o own_o constitution_n nor_o to_o redress_v the_o disorder_n in_o government_n the_o defect_n in_o which_o and_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o condition_n we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v able_a to_o supply_v that_o we_o can_v number_v they_o and_o yet_o the_o folly_n of_o mankind_n represent_v every_o thing_n to_o their_o desire_n as_o if_o it_o be_v complete_o good_a and_o want_v nothing_o to_o make_v one_o happy_a see_v annot._n k_n 16._o i_o commune_v with_o my_o own_o heart_n say_v lo_o i_o be_o come_v to_o great_a estate_n and_o have_v get_v more_o wisdom_n than_o all_o they_o that_o have_v be_v before_o i_o in_o jerusalem_n yea_o my_o heart_n have_v great_a experience_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n 16._o i_o myself_o still_o persist_v in_o my_o reach_n after_o knowledge_n though_o i_o find_v it_o so_o painful_a and_o so_o unsatisfactory_a think_v within_o myself_o that_o there_o be_v this_o good_a at_o least_o in_o it_o that_o it_o have_v get_v i_o a_o very_a great_a name_n and_o raise_v i_o so_o high_a in_o all_o man_n opinion_n that_o i_o be_v note_v for_o the_o wise_a person_n that_o have_v ever_o be_v in_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o sort_n of_o knowledge_n wherewith_o my_o mind_n be_v not_o store_v in_o great_a abundance_n see_v annot._n l_o 17._o and_o i_o give_v my_o heart_n to_o know_v wisdom_n and_o to_o know_v madness_n and_o folly_n i_o perceive_v that_o this_o also_o be_v vexation_n of_o spirit_n 17._o and_o as_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o knowledge_n be_v to_o excite_v a_o thirst_n after_o more_o this_o make_v i_o apply_v my_o mind_n more_o earnest_o to_o comprehend_v not_o only_o the_o great_a but_o the_o mean_a matter_n to_o mark_v for_o instance_n the_o action_n and_o occupation_n of_o mad_a man_n and_o fool_n as_o well_o as_o the_o motion_n of_o wise_a person_n but_o i_o perceive_v that_o to_o be_v please_v mere_o with_o fame_n be_v to_o live_v upon_o air_n and_o it_o be_v a_o afflict_a thought_n to_o observe_v how_o little_a the_o most_o of_o the_o world_n though_o they_o think_v themselves_o very_o wise_a differ_v from_o lunatic_n and_o distract_a folk_n see_v annot._n m_o 18._o for_o in_o much_o wisdom_n be_v much_o grief_n and_o he_o that_o increase_v knowledge_n increase_v sorrow_n 18._o so_o that_o though_o knowledge_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o other_o earthly_a good_n be_v the_o ornament_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v the_o best_a part_n of_o we_o yet_o this_o also_o be_v insufficient_a for_o our_o happiness_n because_o after_o it_o have_v cost_v a_o man_n infinite_a pain_n and_o sometime_o exhaust_v his_o spirit_n and_o make_v he_o melancholy_a and_o morose_a nay_o throw_v he_o into_o many_o disease_n to_o acquire_v that_o little_a wisdom_n he_o can_v attain_v which_o raise_v also_o more_o doubt_n than_o it_o can_v resolve_v and_o meet_v with_o troublesome_a opposition_n from_o various_a opinion_n that_o clash_n against_o it_o it_o can_v but_o fill_v he_o with_o indignation_n to_o find_v folly_n general_o applaud_v more_o than_o his_o wisdom_n and_o grieve_v his_o very_a soul_n to_o see_v that_o it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o a_o man_n to_o know_v more_o than_o his_o neighbour_n and_o that_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v able_a to_o remedy_v what_o be_v amiss_o that_o he_o be_v hate_v if_o he_o endeavour_v it_o and_o reward_v with_o reproach_n for_o his_o care_n of_o the_o public_a good_a see_v annot._n n_o annotation_n asleep_o v._n 1._o the_o wisdom_n virtue_n and_o dignity_n of_o a_o author_n make_v his_o work_n more_o valuable_a and_o regard_v solomon_n or_o he_o who_o compose_v this_o book_n from_o what_o he_o have_v hear_v he_o deliver_v or_o find_v in_o his_o 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