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therefore_o can_v bâ—_n no_o other_o but_o solomon_n for_o of_o he_o god_n say_v 2._o chro._n 1_o because_o thou_o have_v ask_v 1_o wisdom_n wisdom_n be_v grant_v unto_o thou_o and_o riches_n and_o honour_n so_o that_o there_o have_v not_o be_v the_o like_a among_o the_o king_n thaâ—_n have_v be_v before_o thou_o neither_o after_o thou_o shall_v there_o be_v the_o like_a it_o may_v be_v demand_v why_o he_o do_v not_o as_o in_o the_o proverbe_n &_o in_o the_o song_n of_o song_n which_o he_o make_v of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n call_v himself_o by_o his_o usual_a name_n solomon_n by_o which_o he_o be_v beâ—_n know_v but_o do_v take_v a_o strange_a name_n not_o use_v elsewhere_o in_o all_o the_o scripture_n for_o through_o this_o book_n he_o call_v himself_o in_o hebrew_n koheleth_n in_o deed_n this_o be_v somewhat_o to_o be_v stand_v upon_o and_o i_o will_v brief_o show_v you_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o which_o be_v to_o be_v gather_v from_o the_o signification_n oâ—_n the_o word_n 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the_o principle_n upon_o which_o he_o ground_v be_v so_o clear_a that_o there_o be_v no_o head_n so_o dull_a but_o do_v acknowledge_v it_o and_o therefore_o be_v omit_v nevertheless_o for_o your_o help_n i_o will_v note_v it_o this_o it_o be_v about_o whatsoever_o there_o be_v labour_n spend_v yea_o such_o labour_n as_o carry_v with_o it_o grief_n for_o he_o use_v a_o word_n that_o signify_v labour_n with_o molestation_n and_o not_o profit_n arise_v thereof_o there_o all_o be_v extreme_a vanity_n and_o misery_n who_o be_v i_o say_v such_o a_o dullard_n yea_o such_o a_o block_n that_o he_o will_v deny_v this_o or_o call_v it_o into_o question_n ask_v a_o fool_n and_o he_o can_v say_v it_o be_v vanity_n to_o labour_v sore_o and_o receive_v no_o profit_n thereby_o then_o if_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o man_n of_o all_o his_o sore_a labour_n wherein_o he_o labour_v &_o vex_v himself_o under_o the_o sun_n that_o be_v in_o worldly_a affair_n receive_v no_o profit_n shall_v it_o not_o follow_v 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