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4._o 30._o as_o it_o may_v seem_v he_o be_v alone_o walk_v and_o talk_v to_o himself_o like_o a_o fool_n say_v to_o himself_o be_v not_o this_o the_o great_a babel_n which_o i_o have_v build_v by_o the_o might_n of_o my_o power_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o my_o majesty_n and_o as_o thus_o upon_o their_o comfort_n so_o also_o upon_o their_o excellency_n as_o their_o learning_n wisdom_n part_n etc._n etc._n man_n love_v to_o stand_v look_v upon_o these_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o their_o own_o speculation_n as_o fair_a face_n love_v to_o look_v often_o and_o long_o in_o looking-glass_n which_o as_o it_o arise_v from_o that_o self-flattery_n be_v in_o man_n so_o also_o that_o they_o may_v keep_v their_o happiness_n still_o fresh_a and_o continue_a in_o their_o eye_n which_o thought_n when_o they_o raise_v not_o up_o the_o heart_n to_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n and_o be_v not_o use_v to_o that_o end_n but_o be_v bellows_n of_o pride_n they_o be_v vain_a and_o abominable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o god_n deal_v with_o those_o forementioned_a for_o to_o the_o one_o he_o say_v thou_o fool_n this_o night_n the_o other_o whilst_o the_o word_n be_v in_o his_o mouth_n give_v he_o no_o long_o warning_n he_o strike_v with_o madness_n and_o brutishness_n and_o haman_n you_o know_v be_v like_o a_o wall_n that_o do_v swell_v before_o it_o break_v and_o fall_v to_o ruin_n and_o decay_v second_o this_o speculative_a enjoy_n of_o pleasure_n and_o act_v over_o sin_n thus_o in_o fancy_n do_v appear_v in_o regard_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v which_o when_o we_o have_v in_o view_n or_o any_o hope_n of_o man_n thought_n go_v forth_o afore_o to_o meet_v they_o with_o how_o much_o contentment_n do_v man_n thought_n entertain_v their_o desire_n with_o vain_a promising_n and_o expectation_n aforehand_o of_o their_o pleasure_n that_o be_v in_o view_n and_o in_o possibility_n to_o be_v enjoy_v so_o they_o in_o isaiah_n wind_v up_o their_o heart_n to_o a_o high_a pin_n of_o jollity_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o cup_n in_o that_o their_o heart_n think_v and_o promise_v they_o to_o morrow_n shall_v be_v as_o to_o day_n and_o much_o more_o abundant_a isaiah_n 56._o 12._o so_o they_o james_n 4._o 13._o they_o say_v with_o themselves_o we_o will_v go_v to_o such_o a_o city_n and_o continue_v there_o a_o year_n and_o get_v gain_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o this_o and_o the_o thought_n of_o it_o aforehand_o feed_v they_o and_o keep_v up_o their_o heart_n in_o comfort_n when_o man_n rise_v in_o a_o morning_n they_o begin_v to_o forethink_v with_o much_o pleasure_n what_o carnal_a pleasure_n they_o have_v the_o advousion_n and_o promise_n of_o that_o day_n or_o week_n as_o to_o go_v to_o such_o company_n and_o there_o be_v merry_a to_o go_v such_o a_o pleasant_a journey_n enjoy_v satisfaction_n in_o such_o a_o lust_n hear_v such_o news_n etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o as_o godly_a man_n live_v by_o faith_n in_o god_n promise_n hab._n 2._o 4._o isaiah_n 38._o 16._o by_o these_o man_n live_v and_o this_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o my_o life_n say_v hezechiah_n even_o what_o god_n have_v speak_v vers_fw-la 15._o so_o do_v carnal_a man_n live_v much_o upon_o the_o promise_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n and_o thought_n aforehand_o for_o to_o this_o head_n of_o vain_a thought_n these_o vain_a promising_n be_v to_o be_v reduce_v psalm_n 49._o 11._o their_o inward_a thought_n be_v their_o house_n shall_v continue_v for_o ever_o and_o this_o thought_n please_v they_o what_o pleasure_n almost_o be_v there_o which_o a_o man_n make_v much_o account_n of_o but_o he_o act_v it_o first_o over_o in_o private_a in_o his_o own_o thought_n and_o thus_o do_v man_n foolish_o take_v their_o own_o word_n and_o promise_n and_o so_o befool_v themselves_o in_o the_o end_n as_o jeremy_n speak_v jerem._n 17._o they_o take_v up_o beforehand_o in_o their_o thought_n upon_o trust_n the_o pleasure_n they_o be_v to_o enjoy_v even_o as_o spendthrift_n do_v their_o rent_n or_o heir_n 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