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he_o go_v away_o 31._o 1._o cor._n 〈◊〉_d 31._o and_o this_o much_o indeed_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o both_o the_o part_n of_o the_o acclamation_n sure_o in_o vain_a they_o make_v a_o noise_n he_n show_v the_o self_n same_o vanity_n to_o be_v of_o man_n careful_a endeavour_n which_o be_v of_o the_o man_n themselves_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v they_o labour_v run_v &_o sweat_v in_o vain_a which_o thing_n he_o himself_o have_v before_o find_v in_o experience_n who_o after_o he_o have_v purchase_v with_o so_o great_a travel_n the_o kingdom_n and_o so_o great_a riches_n he_o see_v abschalom_n his_o son_n to_o rage_n and_o he_o believe_v that_o mephibosheth_n will_v enterprise_n some_o thing_n against_o the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v
uncertain_a whether_o he_o shall_v have_v his_o son_n to_o be_v his_o successor_n or_o any_o other_o whosoever_o mark_v first_o david_n his_o tongue_n be_v now_o lowse_v he_o inveigh_v not_o present_o against_o abschalom_n nor_o against_o mephibosheth_n nor_o against_o any_o man_n whosoever_o but_o turn_v unto_o god_n he_o murmure_v against_o he_o for_o we_o be_v all_o of_o that_o disposition_n and_o that_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o our_o affectiones_fw-la that_o assoon_o as_o they_o be_v lowse_v than_o they_o begin_v first_o to_o be_v carry_v head_n long_o against_o god_n which_o thing_n these_o tragedy_n write_v by_o the_o gentile_n sufficient_o declare_v where_o you_o perceive_v so_o many_o blasphemy_n of_o miserable_a man_n so_o many_o passionate_a out_o cry_n &_o exclamation_n not_o so_o much_o against_o man_n as_o those_o god_n who_o they_o feign_v to_o themselves_o there_o sure_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a vive_fw-fr representation_n of_o the_o corrupt_a nature_n of_o all_o man_n 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set_v in_o that_o estate_n which_o david_n then_o be_v in_o have_v go_v further_o on_o &_o not_o only_a will_v he_o have_v earnest_o desire_v death_n at_o god_n hand_n but_o he_o himself_o have_v put_v hand_n in_o himself_o yet_o god_n leave_v not_o his_o own_o altogether_o thirdlie_o note_n that_o the_o corrupt_a nature_n of_o man_n abuse_v the_o best_a sentence_n what_o soever_o such_o as_o be_v this_o that_o all_o man_n be_v every_o way_n vanity_n for_o we_o can_v sufficient_o weigh_v our_o own_o mind_n how_o vain_a we_o be_v by_o nature_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o example_n yea_o in_o david_n a_o renew_a man_n we_o abuse_v this_o sentence_n to_o a_o very_a bad_a conclusion_n to_o impatience_n to_o desperation_n &_o to_o murmur_v against_o god_n the_o same_o david_n or_o who_o soever_o he_o be_v that_o write_v the_o 73._o psalm_n gather_v a_o far_o better_a conclusion_n of_o such_o a_o like_a sentence_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o ungodly_a man_n 〈◊〉_d psal_n â—2_n 〈◊〉_d this_o to_o 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not_o the_o part_n of_o a_o deaf_a man_n because_o i_o be_o a_o stranger_n before_o thou_o a_o soiourner_n as_o all_o my_o ancestor_n 14_o cease_v off_o from_o i_o that_o i_o may_v refersh_fw-mi myself_o when_o i_o go_v not_o as_o yet_o away_o so_o that_o i_o be_v present_a no_o more_o but_o now_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o psalm_n in_o which_o he_o draw_v courage_n to_o himself_o and_o correct_v that_o wander_a a_o stray_n which_o be_v in_o himself_o some_o time_n before_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v hither_o to_o i_o have_v have_v speak_v these_o thing_n of_o my_o go_v astray_o but_o now_o o_o lord_n what_o wait_v â—_o for_o that_o be_v what_o be_v my_o hope_n then_o he_o answer_v himself_o my_o hope_n be_v in_o thou_o having_n lay_v down_o his_o hope_n he_o conceive_v new_a prayer_n far_o diverse_a from_o those_o which_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o that_o he_o use_v before_o he_o be_v very_o zealous_a in_o prayer_n for_o he_o repeat_v one_o thing_n thrice_o now_o there_o be_v 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