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this_o to_o be_v worse_o than_o infidel_n nevertheless_o here_o be_v nothing_o to_o contrary_a that_o which_o solomon_n teach_v that_o there_o be_v no_o profit_n to_o a_o man_n of_o all_o his_o sore_a travail_n for_o he_o use_v a_o word_n which_o remain_v signify_v a_o profit_n that_o do_v remain_v and_o continue_v or_o stick_v by_o a_o man_n all_o present_a commodity_n be_v vain_a yea_o most_o vain_a because_o they_o continue_v not_o with_o man_n again_o here_o be_v nothing_o to_o drive_v man_n from_o labour_n &_o diligence_n about_o earthly_a thing_n but_o to_o moderate_v man_n labour_n and_o to_o correct_v immoderate_a &_o vain_a care_n which_o draw_v man_n from_o the_o study_n of_o better_a thing_n it_o be_v the_o same_o doctrine_n which_o christ_n teach_v john_n 6._o labour_v not_o for_o 6._o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v but_o for_o the_o meat_n that_o endure_v unto_o eternal_a life_n and_o which_o s._n paul_n exhort_v unto_o 1._o cor._n 7._o let_v he_o that_o bi_v be_v as_o though_o he_o possess_v 7._o not_o for_o y_z e_z fashion_n of_o this_o world_n pass_v away_o i_o may_v say_v further_o that_o to_o have_v riches_n &_o honour_n be_v good_a benefit_n in_o this_o respect_n also_o that_o by_o they_o man_n be_v the_o more_o enable_v to_o do_v good_a and_o so_o to_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n but_o as_o worldly_a man_n do_v account_n and_o as_o they_o do_v covet_v they_o there_o be_v no_o good_a in_o they_o at_o all_o for_o if_o a_o man_n substance_n be_v increase_v never_o so_o much_o he_o shall_v carry_v none_o of_o it_o away_o with_o he_o his_o pomp_n say_v the_o prophet_n shall_v not_o descend_v 49._o with_o he_o into_o the_o grave_n psalm_n 49._o she_o do_v often_o and_o usual_o follow_v and_o accompany_v unto_o the_o graves_n mouth_n but_o then_o return_v &_o take_v her_o leave_n well_o his_o son_n he_o be_v now_o aloft_o this_o be_v as_o good_a to_o the_o father_n as_o if_o he_o have_v it_o himself_o yea_o we_o see_v many_o a_o miser_n labour_n 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