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and_o thistle_n it_o bring_v forth_o to_o man_n gen._n 3._o 17_o 18._o sometime_o the_o seven_o lean_a cow_n devour_v the_o seven_o fat_a one_o the_o year_n of_o scarcity_n exceed_v the_o year_n of_o plenty_n so_o as_o that_o there_o be_v no_o bread_n to_o be_v have_v nor_o seed_n to_o so_o we_o the_o ground_n 3._o beside_o as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v psal._n 39_o 6._o sure_o every_o man_n walk_v in_o a_o vain_a show_n sure_o they_o be_v disquiet_v in_o vain_a he_o heap_v up_o riches_n and_o know_v not_o who_o shall_v gather_v they_o that_o which_o a_o man_n have_v labour_v for_o and_o get_v together_o oft_o time_n he_o have_v no_o use_n of_o it_o sometime_o it_o perish_v of_o itself_o sometime_o it_o be_v steal_v or_o plunder_v from_o he_o he_o that_o be_v as_o rich_a as_o job_n be_v one_o day_n be_v as_o poor_a as_o he_o be_v the_o next_o day_n sometime_o a_o man_n so_o idolize_v his_o wealth_n that_o he_o have_v not_o a_o heart_n to_o use_v it_o but_o only_o to_o look_v on_o it_o and_o to_o talk_v of_o it_o sometime_o sickness_n or_o death_n seize_v on_o he_o and_o then_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o vain_a man_n luk._n 12._o 20._o his_o soul_n be_v take_v from_o he_o his_o project_n fail_v his_o good_n be_v as_o uncertain_a owner_n which_o cause_v solomon_n to_o say_v eccl._n 2._o 18._o yea_o i_o hate_v all_o my_o labour_n which_o i_o have_v take_v under_o the_o sun_n because_o i_o shall_v leave_v it_o unto_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v be_v after_o i_o and_o who_o know_v whether_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o wise_a man_n or_o a_o fool_n yet_o shall_v he_o have_v rule_v over_o all_o my_o labour_n wherein_o i_o have_v labour_v and_o show_v myself_o wise_a under_o the_o sun_n this_o be_v also_o vanity_n whence_o he_o infer_v ver._n 22._o for_o what_o have_v man_n of_o all_o his_o labour_n and_o of_o the_o vexation_n of_o his_o heart_n wherein_o he_o have_v labour_v under_o the_o sun_n for_o all_o his_o day_n be_v sorrow_n and_o his_o travail_n grief_n yea_o his_o heart_n take_v not_o rest_n in_o the_o night_n this_o be_v also_o vanity_n 4._o there_o be_v much_o more_o evil_a consequent_a on_o that_o darkness_n or_o sin_n which_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o world_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o frequent_a annoyance_n persecution_n and_o temptation_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o enmity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o act_n of_o our_o adversary_n the_o devil_n who_o continual_o go_v about_o like_o a_o roar_a lion_n seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v by_o which_o it_o be_v that_o all_o people_n be_v full_a of_o trouble_n civil_a and_o foreign_a war_n which_o waste_a people_n and_o their_o wealth_n private_a quarrel_n which_o undo_v many_o to_o be_v and_o house_n law-suite_n and_o faction_n and_o â—â—iulations_n and_o discord_n which_o ruin_n many_o person_n and_o family_n brawl_n and_o jar_n and_o contention_n which_o overthrow_n many_o house_n and_o cause_v perpetual_a vexation_n many_o secret_a murder_n adultery_n perjury_n idolatry_n and_o other_o evil_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n which_o verify_v that_o censure_n of_o solomon_n ecol_n 1._o 14._o i_o have_v see_v all_o the_o work_n that_o be_v do_v under_o the_o sun_n and_o behold_v all_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n 5._o beyond_o these_o from_o the_o darkness_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n there_o do_v arise_v so_o many_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n fear_n jealousy_n dotage_n vain_a hope_n ambitious_a desire_n foolish_a imagination_n inordinate_a anger_n impatience_n and_o discontent_n sometime_o by_o provocation_n sometime_o causeless_a upon_o tale_n surmise_n mistake_n dream_n sancy_n imposture_n contingency_n and_o otherwise_o as_o make_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n like_o the_o trouble_a sea_n when_o it_o can_v rest_v who_o water_n cast_v up_o mire_n and_o dirt_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v isa._n 57_o 20._o 6._o but_o most_o of_o all_o the_o conscience_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v over_z whelm_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n with_o horror_n make_v felix_n tremble_v cain_n turn_v vagabond_n saul_n grow_v desperate_a and_o betake_v himself_o to_o one_o that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n judas_n become_v his_o own_o executioner_n in_o a_o word_n make_v many_o through_o fear_n of_o death_n all_o their_o life-time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n heb._n 2._o 15._o this_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o great_a torture_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o a_o person_n which_o make_v job_n express_v himself_o in_o this_o lament_a ditty_n job_n 13._o 24_o 25_o 26._o wherefore_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n and_o hold_v i_o for_o thy_o enemy_n will_v thou_o break_v a_o leaf_n drive_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o will_v thou_o pursue_v the_o dry_a stubble_n for_o thou_o write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o i_o and_o make_v i_o to_o possess_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o youth_n for_o as_o solomon_n say_v true_o prov._n 18._o 14._o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n will_v sustain_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear8_n all_o these_o thing_n and_o innumerable_a other_o evil_n experience_n show_v to_o infest_v the_o life_n of_o man_n against_o which_o the_o only_a remedy_n be_v well_o advise_v reason_n composedness_n of_o spirit_n patience_n say_v hope_v in_o god_n which_o must_v be_v communicate_v from_o christ_n who_o enlighten_v all_o with_o natural_a or_o supernatural_a light_n of_o which_o i_o be_o next_o to_o speak_v sect._n 6._o application_n to_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o sin_n evil_a and_o the_o world_n vanity_n and_o to_o provoke_v we_o to_o seek_v a_o tredsure_n above_o and_o light_n from_o christ_n to_o comfort_v we_o in_o
tradition_n sure_o there_o be_v so_o many_o footstep_n of_o their_o rite_n in_o their_o custom_n of_o their_o write_n in_o their_o poet_n and_o historian_n and_o philosopher_n work_n there_o be_v such_o relation_n of_o their_o philosopher_n travail_n into_o egypt_n beside_o this_o that_o the_o most_o understand_a people_n be_v such_o as_o do_v trade_n with_o phoenicians_n and_o egyptians_n next_o neighbour_n to_o israel_n as_o may_v give_v we_o cause_n to_o think_v that_o the_o cream_n of_o that_o knowledge_n they_o have_v be_v not_o from_o a_o light_n within_o they_o for_o then_o why_o shall_v not_o other_o people_n as_o well_o as_o they_o have_v attain_v to_o it_o but_o from_o a_o light_n without_o they_o dart_v direct_o on_o israel_n but_o from_o they_o yield_v some_o stricture_n of_o light_n and_o glimpse_n to_o the_o greek_n italian_n and_o other_o people_n sect._n 4._o the_o light_n without_o the_o write_a word_n which_o be_v in_o the_o gentile_n in_o the_o utmost_a extent_n of_o 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psalmist_n psal._n 139._o 6_o etc._n etc._n psal._n 104._o and_o elsewhere_o but_o even_o philosopher_n among_o the_o gentile_n have_v take_v occasion_n to_o magnify_v the_o divine_a wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n and_o yet_o the_o most_o witty_a people_n know_v not_o distinct_o who_o this_o god_n be_v but_o do_v ignorant_o worship_v he_o under_o this_o title_n of_o the_o unknown_a god_n as_o paul_n say_v of_o the_o athenian_n act._n 17._o 23._o 3._o they_o do_v or_o may_v know_v that_o god_n be_v invisible_a rom._n 1._o 20._o that_o he_o be_v a_o spirit_n aristolle_v term_n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o intelligence_n or_o mind_n deus_fw-la est_fw-la animus_n say_v the_o latin_a poet_n that_o he_o know_v and_o judge_v thought_n and_o discern_v the_o most_o hide_a thing_n be_v know_v by_o they_o as_o their_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o conscience_n between_o themselves_o apart_o from_o other_o show_v rom._n 2._o 15._o and_o yet_o when_o they_o 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